It’s not you, BancABC is experiencing yet another ‘systems challenge’
No, you’re not reading the notice from 10 days ago and this isn’t déjà vu. Indeed, BancABC has announced that it is facing another systems challenge. The notice posted on…
You can now book e-passport applications online. Here’s how you do it
Online e-passport applications are here! Well, not exactly… The express e-passport portal/centre is now up and running but it appears that it is only there for booking appointments according to…
High operational costs choke Telecel
TELECOMS outfit, Telecel Zimbabwe has revealed that it is battling “spiralling operational costs”. Company spokesperson Zitha Dube said the telecommunications firm required urgent capital injection to stay afloat. Last week,…
Magamba launches The Hustle Fund to support media startups and creatives
Magamba Network has announced that it is launching The Hustle Fund, a way to fund content creators and media startups. This development follows the Content Creators Startup Week which was…
Second-hand cars: ridiculous prices, preserving value, govt negligence & more
Buying a second-hand car in Zimbabwe is a game of Russian roulette because good looking cars are sometimes on their last legs and the bad ones… well… We took a…
It is real, the document where Mthuli Ncube proposes US$50 duty on every new phone and increases withholding tax
On the 25th of November, the Minister of Finance, Dr Mthuli Ncube released the national budget for 2022. There weren’t many surprises and it all read like we expected. As…
ZIMRA: VAT payments deadline is the 25th of November
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has said in a circular that registered VAT operators in categories B (returns and tax due are submitted/paid bi-monthly) and C (returns and tax due…
Zimbabwean banking industry: Shame, Shame, Shame!
If you remember, the gallant RBZ announced that Zimbabwean banks were to start paying interest on savings accounts, effective 1 July. The RBZ sounded proud of this development as we…
This Ecocash horror story shows how systems can fail you
Earlier this week I wrote about the need to make banks and Zimbabwe’s financial institutions accountable for some of the losses that people suffer through hacking and fraud incidents. There…
VID runs out of licensing stationery
SCORES of prospective drivers in Marondera and other stations countrywide are stranded after the Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) ran out stationery to produce the licences. The crisis has reportedly gone…