ADM: ZIMBABWE NEEDS REVENUE — BUT NOT A TAX SYSTEM THAT PUNISHES ORDINARY PEOPLE Zimbabweans are being asked to carry yet another burden in an economy where the ordinary citizen is already struggling to survive. The introduction and enforcement of the 15% Presumptive Rental Income Tax on qualifying rental arrangements…
By A Correspondent - Young people in Chilonga have taken a leading role in addressing a critical transport challenge in their community by mobilising local stakeholders to open a temporary access route while rehabilitation works on the Chilonga Causeway are underway. The initiative, spearheaded by members of the Youth Empowerment…
Source: Le Parisien French authorities have detained an 18-year-old man suspected of planning to abduct Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé. Prosecutors say the teenager is allegedly tied to a string of break-ins and armed robberies where victims were assaulted. According to investigators, Mbappé was named as one of the potential…
Zimbabwe – Women Empowering Sustainable Environments (WESE) is issuing an urgent public health and environmental warning to the residents of Masvingo City and the relevant authorities. We have observed a deteriorating and dangerous situation at the Rowton Club, which is currently being utilized by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) as…
Tinotenda Hove- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s controversial constitutional changes have begun translating into concrete changes in Parliament, with 10 newly appointed senators taking their oaths of office on Tuesday, 1 September 2026. The appointments, made under provisions introduced through the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act, have brought a mixture…
Tinotenda Hove- The government has intensified its crackdown on landlords who earn rental income without paying tax, warning property owners that houses generating income are effectively being treated as businesses for tax purposes. The latest move has raised questions about whether Zimbabwe's already struggling property owners and tenants are being…
Tinotenda Hove- Twenty-two members of the National Democratic Working Group were detained in Emakhandeni, Bulawayo, on Saturday afternoon during a church gathering and have since been freed. The group, 17 women and 5 men, was reportedly praying for a sick colleague when officers moved in. One of those held had…
Tinotenda Hove- President Emmerson Mnangagwa left Harare today for Lusaka to witness the swearing-in of Zambia’s President-elect Hakainde Hichilema, putting aside months of strained ties between Harare and Lusaka. The Head of State and Government departed aboard a presidential aircraft and will join a host of regional leaders gathered for…
Tinotenda Hove- Zimbabwe’s Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) is facing a deepening funding crisis, with government arrears to schools now exceeding US$292 million and raising fresh questions about the sustainability of a programme meant to keep vulnerable children in classrooms. The government has attributed the mounting debt to limited fiscal…
Tinotenda Hove- Four people have died and 12 others sustained injuries following a horrific head-on collision along the Roy–Buffalo Range Road. According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), the fatal accident occurred at the 120-kilometre peg on Friday, 28 August 2026, at around 8pm. "The ZRP confirms a fatal road…
