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Makururu blasts fake prophets
LEADER of the Johanne Masowe eChishanu Apostolic Sect Andby Makururu (pictured) has accused prophets who claim to heal all ailments of being "fake prophets".He told this publication on Friday that...Published: 7 hrs ago | 99 | by Staff reporter
Nsingo declared Zanu-PF DCC chair
A BULAWAYO businessman, Mnothisi Nsingo, has been declared Zanu-PF Area 5 District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson after a losing candidate was mistakenly announced as the winner in polls hel...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:15hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
The worse ever political year in Zimbabwe
As we come to the wire of the year 2019, there is nothing to write home about as poverty, hunger and unemployment continue to sting the ordinary people in the country.Looking at the political ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:55hrs | 2344 | by Leonard Koni
Mohadi launches community bakeries
Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday rallied the nation to make use of available indigenous resources and knowledge to enhance community resilience and tackle challenges of price increases for basic ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:06hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Bread price goes up
Bakers have hiked the price of bread for the seventh time this year by 2,7 percent from $14,75 to $18,45 for a standard loaf. The new prices are applicable to Baker's Inn and Lobels bread only...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1798 | by Staff rpeorter
Bread prices go up again
THE prices of bread have gone up to $18 from $14 a loaf, further putting pressure on already overburdened consumers who are struggling to put food on the table due to the escalating prices of basic go...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 11:49hrs | 1511 | by Staff reporter
More Zimbabwe businesses join Black Friday crusade
MORE businesses in Zimbabwe have joined the Black Friday craze set for today by slashing prices of their goods and services in a bid to stimulate consumer spending. For others like Gold Medal ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:38hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Countdown to Black Friday
BLACK Friday, that time when shoppers go ballistic in trying to clinch the best deals ahead of the festive season is here! The overrated Black Friday shopping frenzy, an informal name for the Fr...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
Donkeys face population collapse due to skin trade
Donkeys are in a state of global crisis with the animals facing population collapse across a number of countries as traders target their skins to export as an ingredient for ejiao, a traditional Chine...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:57hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Bread price set to increase
ANOTHER bread price increase looms after the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) hiked wheat price by about 67 percent, millers and bakeries have said. Millers were previously purchasing wheat from GM...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 22:05hrs | 3359 | by Staff reporter
ZESA issues power disconnection notice
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company (ZETDC) advised all defaulting customers who are on the post-paid system to settle their electricity bills without any further delay to...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 22:04hrs | 6710 | by Staff reporter
War vets bread initiative ridiculed
A project by Bulawayo-based war veterans to produce "affordable" bread using Dutch ovens has been described as a waste of time since it has no capacity to meet the city's demand for the commodity....Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:44hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to commission new Zupco buses in Bulawayo on Friday
BULAWAYO is set to have 76 more Zupco buses to ease transport problems in the province, with President Mnangagwa expected to commission them on Friday. Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister Jud...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:36hrs | 1022 | by Staff reporter
War veterans to bake 'affordable' bread
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has announced plans to embark on an ambitious project to produce "affordable" bread for Bulawayo residents who cannot afford the comm...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:51hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Zesa disconnections target political bigwigs
ZESA Holdings has said political bigwigs will not be spared as the power utility disconnects electricity to defaulting clients to recover $1,2 billion in unpaid bills. The Zimbabwe Electricity...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:51hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
The growth of competition laws and enforcement in Africa
African competition law on the continent is the subject of notable growth. An increasing number of jurisdictions have adopted laws and regulations, established authorities, secured membership to regio...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 21:53hrs | 316 | by Lerisha Naidu,
Bread prices slashed
Bakers Inn has slashed by a dollar the prices of its bread after the government provided them with subsidised wheat.Prices of basic commodities have been going up since January as inflation co...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 4556 | by Staff reporter
US sanctions on Zimbabwe, a regime change agenda, says Wadyajena
Zanu-PF legislator for Gokwe-Nembudziya, Justice Mayor Wadyajena says economic sanctions imposed on the country by western nations are hurting ordinary Zimbabweans and the United States of America is ...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 12:29hrs | 2218 | by Staff reporter
Bread price shoots to $16 a loaf
THE Consumer Rights' Association says bread is now beyond the reach of many consumers in the country after retailers this week increased its price to almost ZWL$16 a loaf from around ZWL$10. A...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bread price jumps 61%
Zimbabwe's bread price has shot up 61% to $15 after days of shortages, piling more misery on a citizenry already bearing the brunt of poor earnings.This comes after the bread price had been co...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1416 | by Staff reporter
Panic as bread disappears in Harare
Bread has reportedly disappeared in Harare amidst reports that the Bakers Association of Zimbabwe are planning to increase the price from $10 to $15. The impending price increase is being attr...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 13:39hrs | 5980 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt tightens screws on bread prices
The government has tightened its monitoring mechanisms on subsidised bread-making flour to millers and bakers to avoid unjustified bread price increases.This comes after several reports of som...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1341 | by Staff reporter
'Foreigners can now invest in Zimbabwe's restricted sectors'
Government has reviewed the ownership of restricted areas by making it permissible for individuals, who are not Zimbabwean citizens, to invest in previously "reserved sectors" of the economy.T...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 06:46hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Bread price up 28,57%
Bakers yesterday hiked the price of bread for the fifth time this year by 28,57% from $7 to $9 for a standard loaf, adding pressure on citizens grappling with poor earnings.The price of bread ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:00hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
'Bread to cost $30 in December'
Zimbabweans must brace for a dark Christmas as the price of commodities co0ntinue to sky rocket yet the salaries remain the same. MDC Secretary General Charlton Hwende took to Twitter to lamen...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 08:24hrs | 2210 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Auxillia Mnangagwa slams corrupt business people
FIRST Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa, has castigated some businesspeople that are creating artificial shortages of products in the market through unjustified price increases and corrupt tendencies saying th...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:28hrs | 3285 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF 'primitive bakery' projects mocked
Zanu-PF's promotion of wood-powered kiln ovens to make bread has been described as "primitive and unsustainable".The project was commissioned in Harare recently before the concept was taken to...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:38hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF teaches Bulawayo residents to make bread
MORE than 100 people in Bulawayo were on Tuesday trained on how to make bread using Dutch ovens as part of Zanu-PF's economic empowerment projects. Zanu-PF last month launched empowerment proj...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:21hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF rolls out bread-making workshops
There was a massive turnout at the Zanu-PF community bakery training programme that was held at the party's provincial offices in Marondera on Friday.Scores of party supporters, mainly women f...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 3739 | by Staff reporter
Overfed, unconcerned and arrogant - Zimbabwe's politicians have broken away from the people
Saying all kinds of niceties and delivering nothing. These seem to be the most notable, if not the best traits of a politician. Particularly the Zimbabwean politician. It is not because they lack the ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 21:03hrs | 1501 | by Mandla Tshuma
Government starts recapitalising small bakeries
THE Government has identified eight small to medium enterprises (SMEs) bakeries for recapitalisation as it moves to resuscitate the depressed bread-making industry.Women Affairs, Community and...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:15hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
One year on: What has changed for Zimbabwe?
A year ago, with Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe out of the picture, the troubled southern African country seemed to have taken a turn for the better.Mugabe's successor and the incumbent, ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:50hrs | 278 | by Al-Jezeera News
PHOTOS: Bread riots hit Harare
There was chaos at a Harare bakery on Tuesday morning when citizens broke into fist fight over bread as shortages in the City worsen.An eyewitness who spoke to this reporter said the only mill...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 12:35hrs | 7993 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTO: Zanu-PF bush bakery bread
Zanu-PF Women's League members demonstrate how they bake bread using the bush oven in Gweru on Saturday. The party is on a nationwide campaign to empower women through projects which will mostly benef...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 15:54hrs | 7685 | by Staff reporter
A 'one day' economy
At a time when there is a shortage of virtually everything except poverty and corruption, the tale of the one-day bush bakery in an open maize field seems to sum up what is wrong in Zimbabwe.N...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 19:26hrs | 2644 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
War collaborators meet
ZANU-PF National Chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has reaffirmed the Government's commitment to push for socio-economic development programmes aimed at uplifting the lives of liberation war collab...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:20hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC prepares for mass demos
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's MDC will launch big rallies across the country this weekend - in preparation for massive protests against the country's worsening economic rot, which has resulted in...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:02hrs | 3671 | by Staff reporter
Bush bakery closes 24 hrs after commissioning
A RUDIMENTARY bread oven that was officially opened by two ministers in Makonde amid pomp and fanfare has been closed barely 24 hours after it became operational.When NewsDay visited the place...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:20hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt rolls out community bakeries
Government is establishing community-led bakeries to increase the production of confectionery products, including bread, at affordable prices in rural areas. The programme is also expected to ...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Lobels shut down Bulawayo plant again
LOBELS bakery on Friday reportedly indefinitely closed its Bulawayo plant due to dwindling flour stocks.Workers at the plant told NewZimbabwe.com they were told to go home for an unspecified p...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:12hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
Mathebeleland - The Ndexit Era
The truth remains the truth no matter what your wishes may be. Amandebele people cannot live together with Shonas even if Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo would have wanted it that way, it is just water and oil, ...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 19:25hrs | 3499 | by Clemen Moyo
Power blackouts force Zimbabwe firms to shut down
Zimbabwe's economy could grind to a halt if power outages gripping the nation persist as production plunges, exports decline, companies lay off staff and disposable incomes shrink, after it emerged th...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 4403 | by Staff reporter
Getting Zimbabwe back on track
IT is extremely frustrating to sit on the sidelines of this game we are all playing called "getting Zimbabwe back on track".We are doing so many of the right things, our team is looking much b...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 09:16hrs | 3411 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe bakers urged to stop baking biscuits, confectioneries
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says the country's flour stocks have improved, but has warned bakers not to "waste" supplies on confectionary and biscuits because the situation was st...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:58hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Bread crews promoting bread shortages for self gain
The bread delivery van crews from the country's three main bakeries are feeding the prevailing bread shortages for personal gains, the Harare Post has established. During the weekend, this pub...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 10:01hrs | 1474 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Bread supplies to improve
Bread supplies are set to improve in the coming days following the arrival of 19 000 tonnes of wheat which was bonded in Beira. The wheat was released after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe paid US$7 mill...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: ED bakery Pfee
Photos of Zanu-PF members baking break have gone viral on social media.Yesterday we reported that Zanu-PF members will soon run bakeries in every ward to deal with the increasing price of brea...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 20:52hrs | 12120 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Mthuli Ncube's magic now working?
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube's prophecy that prices of basic goods in terms of RTGS$ were, in fact, going down looks like is coming to pass.Professor Ncube in June said that reforms whic...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 21:52hrs | 18852 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businesses reduce prices
Zimbabwean businesses have started to reduce prices of services and commodities following threats issued by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the government would be taking measures to enforce price r...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 17:18hrs | 4965 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF to bake bread for Zimbabweans
ZANU PF members will soon run bakeries in every ward to deal with the increasing price of bread and the shortages of wheat affecting the nation. ZANU PF has announced that Members ...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 15:06hrs | 7781 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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