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Fake brown bread on the market
Some unscrupulous bakers are reportedly colouring white flour brown in making bread as a substitute to using brown flour, NewsDay reported.The difference between colouring white flour brown an...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:52hrs | 1444 | by Staff reporter
Money is the root of all evil
We all use money every day and yet few of us really understand what these bits of paper or cotton or simply figures in a ledger really mean. But we know the stuff is important.In economic term...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:38hrs | 990 | by Eddie Cross
Bread supply begins to normalise
Bread supplies have markedly improved after millers upped flour deliveries to bakers from 200 tonnes per day last month to 650 tonnes.Bakers require about 800 tonnes of flour daily, and suppli...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:19hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Bread supplies improve
Bread supplies have improved in most parts of the country due to increased flour supplies, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has said. Over the past weeks bread has been in shor...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:35hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Wheat deliveries to improve as trucks rescue NRZ
THE country's wheat reserves are set to improve as tonnes of wheat have started trickling into the country courtesy of haulage trucks hired to complement efforts by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:50hrs | 1245 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa demands Presidency
Opposition Leader Nelson Chamisa has rejected the Leader of the opposition office that President Mnangagwa had offered him.Said Chamisa, "Mnangagwa is fascinating. I was voted by the people to...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 09:09hrs | 7733 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube probes cooking oil shortages
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has commenced touring manufacturing firms, starting with a visit to Surface Wilmer, the largest cooking oil manufacturer in Zimbabwe.Surface Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd, sit...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:40hrs | 2352 | by Staff reporter
Biometric register for civil servants
GOVERNMENT is going to put in place a time-lined raft of measures which include developing a biometric register of all civil servants on Government payroll as it moves to tighten screws in its quest t...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:03hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must deal with economy to avert collapse
BAKERS will today increase the price of bread to $1,40 following a government commitment to avail 80% of their foreign currency requirements.This came hardly a week after government last weeke...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:01hrs | 288 | by Editorial - newsday
Bread price up to $1.40
The retail price of bread is with effect from this Friday expected to be increased to $1.40 per loaf from $1.10.The move comes on the backdrop of widespread consultations which have been done ...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 15:47hrs | 1725 | by Staff reporter
Woman denied spousal support
A BULAWAYO woman has been denied spousal maintenance but got maintenance for her two children. Mr Linda Nyamandi who wanted $540 in spousal maintenance and the upkeep of her two children got $...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
Millers blast bakers over bread price
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ), which represents the country's major milling companies, has said bakers' decision to unilaterally increase the price of bread from $1.10 to $2.20 is u...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:36hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Bread remains at $1,10
Government's call for bread retailers to revert to the old price of $1,10 for a loaf from the $2,10 as announced by Lobels on Friday was heeded by most retailers, although with alarming consequences....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 15:17hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa stops bread price hike
GOVERNMENT yesterday ordered bakeries to revert to the old price of $1,10 for a loaf of bread after they had unilaterally increased it to $2,20 with effect from today (Saturday). Industry and ...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:49hrs | 4277 | by Staff reporter
Bread prices go up 100% in Zimbabwe
LOBELS Holdings has hiked the price of bread by 100% from $1,10 per loaf to $2,20 with effect from today, citing the constant rise in the cost of inputs as the reason for the hike.The announce...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:25hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bakers, retailers haggle over $5 bread
A STORM is brewing between the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) and the National Bakers' Association of Zimbabwe (NBAZ) after the latter proposed to hike the price of bread from $1,50 to abou...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1608 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bakers plot $4 per loaf
Some stakeholders in the baking industry have held secret consultations over the past week to unilaterally peg the price of a standard loaf of bread to the prevailing black market rate of the United S...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:25hrs | 3632 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business are mercenaries out to loot the poor: MDC legislator
Former MDC legislator for Bulilima East, Norman Mpofu, has described Zimbabwe business people as mercenaries out to loot the poor saying that prices in shops have been hidden. "You walk into t...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 09:20hrs | 2483 | by Stephen Jakes
SA investor loses firm, $650k assets to Zimbabwean employee
A SOUTH AFRICAN investor, Imran Valley, lost his company and assets worth $650 000 after his Zimbabwean manager allegedly fraudulently filed fake documents to the Registrar of Companies before changin...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:17hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
Haefelis opens in Harare
As the "coffee culture" grows in Harare with various shops popping up especially in the northern suburbs, Simbisa Brands has introduced their highly coveted Haefelis Confectionery and Coffee Co at Chi...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:35hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
To reset Zimbabwe, Stop queueing for anything
Thank you Nomazulu Thata, although we have never met, people like you give me hope for Zimbabwe. It is a good feeling to know there are still good Zimbabweans out there.Honestly, with all the ...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 18:22hrs | 3738 | by Sam Wezhira
Millers resort to flour rationing
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has resorted to flour rationing to avert possible bread shortages as the country battles a crippling shortage of wheat, its worst cereal crisis since i...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:46hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Bread and sugar is killing you anyway
So why make a big deal on price increases?Everywhere you turn there are complains about price increases of basic commodities like sugar and cooking oil. The bottom line is these are foods that...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 00:28hrs | 2979 | by Sam Wezhira
Grain Millers suspend flour supplies for confectioneries
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has suspended supply of bread and self-raising flour to biscuit and confectionery firms to ensure continuous supply for bread.The suspension will be r...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 22:22hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Innscor reports good performance in all business portfolios
INNSCOR Africa Limited posted a $48,6 million profit after tax in the full-year ended June 2018 from $34,4 million in prior period, as all its business portfolios reported good performance.The...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Bread to revert to $1
THE price of bread may revert to $1 from $1,10 per loaf in the next two weeks, as grain processors are engaging Government over the procurement of wheat. Addressing journalists in Bulawayo on ...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:42hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's US$800m forex reserve gap
Zimbabwe requires a foreign currency cover of US$1 billion, against current reserves of US$200 million and needs to further increase production to narrow the gap, an official has said.Ms Jesim...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:23hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Brace for another bread price hike
PRICES of basic commodities, among other crucial daily requirements like fuel, have continued to skyrocket, with the Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) warning that the cost of bread is lik...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 12:51hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Bread price to go down?
THE price of bread may revert to $1 from $1.10 per loaf in the next two weeks as grain processors are engaging Government over procurement of wheat. Addressing journalists in Bulawayo on Thursday, Gra...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 12:49hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
'Production costs push price of bread up'
THE country's bakeries have attributed the recent 10 percent bread price increase to operational costs.National Bakers Association of Zimbabwe president Mr Ngoni Mazango said bakers were strug...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:50hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa launches Jill Baker's book, The Thorns
Dabengwa launches Jill Baker's book, The THornsZapu leader Dumiso Dabengwa opver the weekend launched Jill Baker's Boook titled The THORNS through his Foundation at the Bulawayo Theatre....Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 08:59hrs | 969 | by Stephen Jakes
Man rubs manhood on woman's backside in bread queue
AN attempt by a 26-year-old Kadoma man to quench his sexual appetite on a female stranger in a bread queue on Saturday last week backfired on him after he was arrested for indecent assault.Sam...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1618 | by Staff reporter
Bread price shoots up, bakeries shut down
THE price of bread is set to go up today as bakers struggle to secure flour amid rising operational costs and shortage of foreign currency to buy essential raw materials and equipment, it has emerged....Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:24hrs | 3004 | by Staff reporter
Bread shortages hit Zimbabwe
Bread supplies have declined drastically giving rise to shortages as bakers grapple with bottlenecks in the availability of flour. A survey showed that some retail outlets were running out of ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | 2452 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa to launch book one of the Zambezi Trilogy, 'The Horn' by Jill Baker
Zapu leader Dumiso Dabengwa will be launching book one of the Zambezi Trilogy, 'The Horns' written by Jill Baker on September 14 at the Bulawayo Theatre.An invitation to the event indica...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1280 | by Stephen Jakes
39 MDC-Alliance members on the run
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is still looking for 39 MDC-Alliance supporters who were part of a group that held an illegal demonstration early this month against the alleged delay by the Zimbabw...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:33hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Baker's Inn to sink $20million into bread production
CONFECTIONERY giant, Baker's Inn, will invest over $20 million towards putting up additional plants at its Bulawayo and Harare factories next year as it seeks to further ramp up production to meet the...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 11:00hrs | 1333 | by Staff Reporter
Simbisa to expand Nando's footprint countrywide
Simbisa Brands, a Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-isted (ZSE) fast foods operator, is on drive to expand the footprint of the Nando's brand to meet growing demand for its services.Simbisa Brands chief...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:53hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
2 more in court over MDC Alliance demo
Two Harare men accused of participating in a violent protest in Harare on August 1 that culminated in the death of at least six people appeared in court yesterday.Last Tinashe Vambe, 20,...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 15:32hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy burns as Chamisa, Mnangagwa fight
It is a crying shame that Zimbabwe's political stalemate, in the wake of the hotly-disputed July 30 presidential poll, has pushed the urgent need for the country to fix its ailing economy on the back-...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 16:22hrs | 2010 | by Staff reporter
Bread, flour prices set to increase
INTERNATIONAL suppliers of wheat have reportedly hiked prices by $35 per metric tonne in response to rising shipment costs, a development likely to trigger a sharp increase in the prices of flour and ...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:44hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt for Tendai Biti & Co
POLICE are appealing for information that may lead to the arrest of nine suspects including MDC Alliance leaders Mr Tendai Biti and Morgen Komichi who allegedly incited violence that rocked Harare las...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance ‘hooligans' appear in court
FIVE MDC Alliance officials and 19 suspected supporters appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing public violence allegations.The charges are in connection with Wednesday's pro...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:54hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Millers allay flour shortage fears
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has allayed fears of flour shortages in the country and urged the public to desist from panic buying. The assurance follows panic buying of flo...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:13hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Rotten pies land Bakers Inn in court
Masvingo City Council has taken Bakers Inn to court for selling meat pies with micro-organism unfit for human consumption.Emmanuel Katsvamutima, a sales marketing manager at the fast food outl...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 07:32hrs | 2461 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF orders Proton to employ youths
ZANU-PF youths in Marondera have ordered Proton Bakeries to employ at least 100 party supporters.This was revealed by provincial youth executive member Ozin Chitani at a rally in Marondera on ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:57hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Are You Thinking of Living in Spain? Here are the Pros You should Know about
Spain is a lovely country, and there’s no denying that it has its own unique and special charm which has attracted tourists for years. The country is an eclectic mix of people, but one thing’s for...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 16:43hrs | 1248 | by Khulani David Ndhlovu
Bread shortages loom
GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has warned that the country faces imminent bread shortages if millers do not get an urgent allocation of forex to import wheat, as there is only three week...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:30hrs | 1332 | by Staff rpeorter
Shingi Munyeza's franchise businesses crumble
Business Shingi Munyeza seems to have failed to grow the businesses he acquired several years ago as he is reportedly set to dispose the franchises.Munyeza started by scaling down operations a...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:58hrs | 1658 | by Staff reporter
Innscor snaps up News Café and Ocean Basket from Munyeza
Innscor Africa has snapped up News Café and Ocean Basket franchises from investor and restauranteur Shingi Munyeza. Munyeza said that he had sealed a deal with Innscor Africa, but would not b...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 09:58hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
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