Fiscalisation and interfacing

Fiscalisation and interfacing The Chronicle 19/8/2021 WHAT IS FISCALISATION AND INTERFACING? Fiscalisation is the recording of transactions for Value Added Tax (VAT) purposes using electronic fiscal gadgets. The fiscalised gadgets record the information on read only memory, meaning that once recorded, this information cannot be altered (SI 104 of 2010). Statutory Instrument 153 of 2016 …

Zimbabwe may borrow from private creditors to pay evicted white farmers

Zimbabwe may borrow from private creditors to pay evicted white farmers Felix Njini and Antony Sguazzin 16/8/2021 A tobacco farm in Zimbabwe. iStock Zimbabwe is considering borrowing money directly from private investors to fund the first half of a $3.5 billion (R52 billion) compensation agreement with white farmers whose land was seized two decades ago, …

Suspension of Court Operations During Covid Lock-down

COURT WATCH 16/2021 [12th August] Suspension of Court Operations During Covid Lock-down When we analysed the latest amendments to the COVID-19 lock-down in Bill Watch 56/2021 of the 4th August, we said that nothing had been done to legalise the suspension of court operations during the lock-down.  We were wrong.  A reader has kindly pointed …

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

BILL WATCH 56/2021 [4th August 2021] Public Health Lock-down Order : Extension of Lock-down The thirty-first amendment to the Lock-down Order was published on the 30th July, in SI 210 of 2021, and can be accessed on the Veritas website [link].  Its effect is simply to extend the Level IV lock-down until the 10th August, …

The 2021 Mid-term Budget and Economic Review Speech

The 2021 Mid-term Budget and Economic Review Speech Mid Term Budget and Economic Review in Full 2021 Midterm Budget Review Highlights   Global GDP growth for 2021 projected at 6% up from initial projection of 0.5% growth Sub Saharan Africa to grow by 3.4% Zim GDP to grow by 7.8% up from 7.4% initial forecast. …

Mr President, those who benefited should compensate

Mr President, those who benefited should compensate ByNewsday 28/7/2021 DEAR Mr President, Your Excellency, I would like to applaud you and the government of Zimbabwe for walking the talk in as far as compensating former commercial farmers displaced during the violent land redistribution of the early 2000s. The compensation is enshrined in the country’s governance …

Level 4 lockdown remains in place

Level 4 lockdown remains in place 2-2 minutes Minister Monica Mutsvangwa The Herald 28/7/2021 Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter Cabinet yesterday agreed to retain the level 4 lockdown Covid-19 control measures introduced by President Mnangagwa as a containment measure for the virus. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa made the announcement after yesterday’s Cabinet …