Ncube piles more tax misery

Ncube piles more tax misery – NewsDay Zimbabwe   23/11/2018 ZIMBABWEANS should brace for more price hikes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube increased excise duty on petrol and diesel as fundamentals pointed to a worsening economy despite token measures to contain expenses. BY BLESSED MHLANGA /VENERANDA LANGA/FIDELITY MHLANGA Finance minister Mthuli Ncube arrives at Parliament …

Met Dept warns of violent storms

Met Dept warns of violent storms     The Chronicle 23/11/2018 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau THE Meteorological Services Department has said there is a high possibility of violent thunderstorms countrywide with excess of 20 millimetres in 24 hours, from yesterday to today. In a statement yesterday, the MSD said a cloud band started entering Zimbabwe through …

Tax benefits of formal businesses

Tax benefits of formal businesses Financial Gazette 21/11/2018 Marvellous Tapera  THERE is so much talk about Zimba­bwe being a multi-billion dollar econ­omy through its small to medium scale enterprises (SMEs). However, not much is being done to tap tax revenue from these enterprises, which are often viewed as informalised.  In a International Monetary Fund (IMF) …

Govt speaks on fuel situation

Govt speaks on fuel situation     The Herald 22/11/2018 Felex Share Senior Reporter Government has attributed the fuel stock-outs witnessed in the last two days at some service stations in Harare to delays in foreign currency allocations. Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo yesterday maintained that the country had enough fuel stocks. …

Mash Central set to benefit from Command Livestock

Mash Central set to benefit from Command Livestock     The Herald 22/11/2018 Lawrence Chitumba Mash Central Correspondent MASHONALAND Central Province is set to benefit from the $5 million Command Livestock Programme earmarked for six provinces which is being bankrolled by Homelink through Diaspora remittances. The other provinces are Mashonaland East and West, Masvingo, Manicaland …

Govt moves to curb inputs abuse

Govt moves to curb inputs abuse     Vice President Kembo Mohadi hands over maize seed and fertilisers to beneficiaries at the launch of the 2018 Presidential Inputs Support Scheme in Lutumba, Beitbridge, in September The Herald 22/11/2018 Martin Kadzere and Kuda Mhundwa Government has come up with regulations to curb side marketing of agricultural …

No to burning waste

No to burning waste     The Chronicle 22/11/2018 Burning of waste has become a common method to dispose of garbage due to various reasons, chief among them, being the local authorities’ failure to regularly collect refuse. Besides polluting the air, the burning of waste raises a lot of health and environmental concerns. Pollutants from …