Prices: Rogue businesses put on notice

Flagrant disregard of the law by some businesses, which recently hiked prices of goods and services after the Government gazetted a law to protect consumers from unfair pricing could soon force the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) to rein in the indiscipline.

Let’s run incompetent gremlins out of town

Bishop Lazi’s granny was celebrated for her witchcraft. The old lady surely knew how to concoct a delectable seven-day brew that could steal the heart of many an imbiber in the village and beyond.

Nadolo leaves Ndiraya smiling

A gamble by Dynamos coach Tonderai Ndiraya to bring in an unfit King Nadolo paid dividends, as the former Highlanders forward scored the priceless goal to ensure the Harare giants cemented their position at the top of the Chibuku Super Cup Group One log standings.

Skeletons tumble in council clean up …traders fall prey to rogue employees

The ongoing council-led blitz to rid cities of illegal structures and undesignated trading sites could have inadvertently unearthed a major scam by council employees.

Govt pursues forex abusers

Government has started going after companies that are violating the recently promulgated Statutory Instrument (SI) 127, which is meant to protect consumers by ensuring they are not charged prices aligned to the black market exchange rate, especially by companies who would have benefited from the foreign currency auction.

Football legend Yogi dies

An avalanche of tributes from within and outside the country continued as the Zimbabwe football family mourned its legend and 1980 Soccer Star of the Year David “Yogi” Mandigora, who died in Harare yesterday.

Ammara eyes foreign stars

AMMARA Brown has not dropped a lot of material in the past 18 months.

But, the barefoot goddess, as she is affectionately known by her fans, has not been inactive.

Cheap electricity no longer guaranteed

ELECTRICITY tariffs will continue to be reviewed in line with inflation and exchange rate movements until they reflect the cost of production, a Cabinet Minister has said.

Sad, happy tales of cotton farmers

FOR cotton farmers in Guruve, Mashonaland Central Province, the beginning of the cotton selling season on May 18 brought with it dampened spirits, desperation, anxiety and, to a lesser extent, relief.

World Bank acknowledges Zim’s recovery efforts

THE World Bank has just released the Zimbabwe Economic Report in which it has given a positive outlook on the trajectory of the local economy, projecting a 3,9 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figure for 2021 which it expects to rise to 5,2 percent next year.

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