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Energy Minister Simon Khaya Moyo speaks on shutdown of petrol stations reportsGOVERNMENT has said there is no need for fuel panic buying as the country has adequate supplies and people should ignore social media claims that there will be a shutdown of petrol stations as this is...MyZimbabweServices27 July 2018
EcoCash launches new serviceEconet Wireless’ mobile money platform, EcoCash, has launched a “Swipe into EcoCash” service that enables customers whose banks have not integrated with EcoCash to be able to swipe their monies from t...ChronicleServices26 October 2017
City phone codes changedStare-run monopolistic fixed line operator, TelOne, yesterday announced new phone codes for cities across the country as part of a national broadband project aimed at ensuring customers get more from....DailyNewsServices26 September 2017
ZimSwitch allays ZIPIT fearsINTERBANK transaction processor, ZimSwitch, has allayed fears the Zimswitch Instant Payment Interchange Technology (ZIPIT) had been suspended or scrapped after the application went offline for the bet...HeraldServices26 September 2017
Econet scoops Private Security AwardECONET Wireless (Econet)’s Connected Car, a business unit of the Econet Connected Lifestyle stable of property and vehicle security services, has won the ‘Most Innovative Vehicle Tracking and Monitori...ChronicleServices26 September 2017
BAZ appeals against Kwese TV licencingTHE Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has approached the Supreme Court challenging a High Court decision to overturn a ban it had placed on Econet boss Strive Masiyiwa’s Kwese TV. Independent s...NewsDayServices13 September 2017
Storm over Fidelity's housing projectListed financial services group, Fidelity Life Assurance Company, is in the eye of a storm after failing to honour its side of the bargain to purchasers, who bought residential stands at its South Vie...NewsDayServices8 September 2017
Bond Notes Value TumblesIntroduced in November last year as part of measures meant to address the liquidity crisis, bond notes have fallen sharply in their value, stirring a wave of massive price increases, especially of bas...DailyNewsServices5 September 2017
SI 64 to be ReviewedThere is a need for Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 (SI 64) to be reviewed so that it includes more goods that were left out when it was introduced so that local industry enjoys protection while recap...OnlineServices3 September 2017
Zimra launches blitz on tradersTHE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has launched a massive blitz targeting all traders who continue to dodge their tax obligations by not installing fiscal devices and connecting them to its server...HeraldServices31 August 2017
'Kwese TV never applied for a licence'Econet Wireless’ Kwese TV has never applied for a licence to distribute foreign television content in Zimbabwe, and players in the industry are baffled where discussions around that matter are coming....HeraldServices29 August 2017
CBZ avails $110 000 for youthsA LEADING financial services group, CBZ, has injected $110 000 into this year’s Youth Entrepreneurs Programme meant to assist youths with business capital. The financial institution launched the progr...ChronicleServices22 August 2017
Zim microfinanciers accept livestock as collateralSome microfinance institutions are now accepting livestock as collateral to help rural-based and young entrepreneurs access project financing, Standardbusiness has learnt. Lions Finance Zimbabwe MD Ly...TheStandardServices21 August 2017
Zimbabwe in Exports PoserZIMBABWE’S heavy reliance on few commodities for balance of payment support is dangerous for the economy as the exports can easily succumb to international price slumps, analysts have warned. Zimbabwe...TheStandardServices20 August 2017- SA Grounds Mugabe Plane, Demands Foreign Operators PermitHARARE and Pretoria were on the brink of a full-on diplomatic row Saturday after a South African Airways plane was grounded in Harare, a day after South Africa seized an Air Zimbabwe aircraft. SA 025....New ZimbabweServices20 August 2017
Manhunt for Cash Smugglers. . . $7,3 Million Squirreled Away to BotswanaPolice have launched a massive manhunt for three Bulawayo businesspeople on allegations of externalising more than $7,3 million to Botswana this year. The probe is part of stern efforts to deal with t...ChronicleServices17 August 2017
ZPC Misses Power Production TargetThe Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) missed its production target in the first quarter by 5 percent, sending out a total of 1789.80 gigawatts hour (GWh) of energy against a target of 1902.76GWh. Managing....TheSourceServices12 August 2017
Ecocash Service DownEconet Wireless will carry out scheduled maintenance work on its mobile money transfer platform EcoCash over the weekend to optimise the system ahead of increased transaction volumes anticipated in th...HeraldServices12 August 2017
Ecocash dominance unsettles governmentINFORMATION Communication Technology Minister Supa Mandiwanzira has expressed disquiet over Econet Wireless’ dominance of the country’s mobile money payments system saying this exposed the country to....FingazServices11 August 2017- '$300m new bond facility only after first batch exhausted'The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the $300 million standby export finance facility will be made available once the bank has exhausted the initial $200 million to ensure that exporters continue t...NewsDayServices10 August 2017
Zimra online system collapsesCLEARANCE of goods at the country’s border posts has reportedly been at a standstill since Friday following a technical hitch with the customs and excise department’s automated system, also known as A...NewsDayServices8 August 2017
Banks accountable for fraudulent use of cardsFINANCIAL institutions will be held responsible for any fraudulent or unauthorised transactions carried out without the knowledge of a credit or debit card holder. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) l...NewsDayServices5 July 2017
Banks finally go the EcoCash wayThey say, “if you cannot beat them, join them” as banks in Zimbabwe have finally resolved to do the inevitable, that is transferring their services to phones. The current cash crisis has brought in ne...OnlineServices23 June 2017
RTGS transactions overwhelm bankshe prevailing cash shortages are clogging banks’ real time gross settlement transaction (RTGS) systems as Zimbabweans are relying on this mode of payment for virtually all transactions. The result is....TheStandardServices19 June 2017