Covid-19 rules for Easter holiday

Covid-19 rules for Easter holiday    Chronicle 31/3/2021 Public gatherings, including church services and weddings are required to strictly be limited to not more than 50 people. Bars and nightclubs will remain closed during the Easter holiday. Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday announced additional measures covering the Easter Holiday, with visitors to the …

Sport activities resume, restaurants re-open

Sport activities resume, restaurants re-open Herald 17/3/2021   Minister Mutsvangwa Farirai Machivenyika  and Rumbidzayi Zinyuke All sporting activities will resume with immediate effect after Cabinet further relaxed Covid-19 lockdown measures yesterday. Restaurants will also be allowed to cater for sit-in customers but at only 50 percent capacity. The measures were announced by Information, Publicity and …

Statutory Instrument 61 and 62 of 2021. Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) (National Lockdown) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order, 2021 (No. 16)

Statutory Instrument 61 of 2021. Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) (National Lockdown) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order, 2021 (No. 16) Statutory Instrument 66 of 2021. Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) (National Lockdown) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order, 2021 (No. 17)

Payment of duty in local currency for an electric/ semi-electric vehicle

Payment of duty in local currency for an electric/ semi-electric vehicle  Chronicle 11/3/2021   Honda Fit Hybrid What are Foreign Currency Designated Goods? THE government promulgated Statutory Instrument (SI) Number 252A of 2018 on 23 November 2018 which provides for the payment of duty for selected goods in any currency other than the bond notes …

Public Health Lock-down Order : Relaxation of Lock-down

BILL WATCH 14/2021 [7th March 2021] Public Health Lock-down Order : Relaxation of Lock-down In the past fortnight four SIs have been published amending the Lock-down Order.  The first two made minor changes to it but the third and fourth lifted the tight lock-down that has been in force since the 3rd January.  A consolidated …

Dealing with problematic property transactions

Dealing with problematic property transactions Herald 25/2/2021   Godknows Hofisi The area of property law is of interest to many individuals and organisations. Quite often property transactions go wrong caused by the buyer, seller or unforeseen hurdles. Challenges in property transactions Below are some of the things that can go wrong in a property transaction. …

Presumptive tax

Presumptive tax  Herald 25/2/2021   Presumptive tax legislation was introduced to broaden the revenue base in view of the increase in informal business activities. Selected sectors of the economy were targeted to ensure the participation of informal businesses in tax payment. Self-employed professionals presumptive tax With effect from January 1, 2021 there was a new …

Public Health Lock-down Order : Further Extension of Lock-down

BILL WATCH 9/2021 [17th February 2021] Public Health Lock-down Order : Further Extension of Lock-down The lock-down has been slightly relaxed and extended until Monday 1st March. In a statement on Monday the President announced the decision to extend it and new measures that would be in force during the extension.  He said that although …

Due diligence to verify property ownership

Due diligence to verify property ownership  Herald 18/2/2021   Godknows  Hofisi Introduction I have previously written an article on carrying out a due diligence on properties on sale. Subsequently I received many inquiries some specifically on land under development and others on how to verify property ownership in general. Due diligence Due diligence, also known …