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Family of torture victim to sue Zimbabwe police
The grieving family of Blessed Believe Juruvenge, who died after allegedly being tortured by a police officer at Ruwa Police Station, has formally notified authorities of their intention to sue for da...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 08:06hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Baker's Inn accused of staging fake donation to visually impaired entrepreneur
BAKER'S INN, a bread manufacturing company under Innscor Limited, has been accused of making a fake donation of a scooter bike and a container to partially visually impaired entrepreneur John Jemwa. T...Published: 13 May 2025 at 14:01hrs | 3706 | by Stephen Jakes
ZIMPHAC holds youth seminar on Social Media influence
Zimbabwe Partner Help A Child last weekend held a seminar to educate the youth on leadership, drug abuse and correct use of social media....Published: 13 Nov 2024 at 06:09hrs | 228 | by Stephen Jakes
Manufacturing sector on the rise in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector is experiencing a significant resurgence, with capacity utilization surging to 53.2 percent, driven by growth in food, tobacco, cotton, leather, timber, furniture, phar...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 14:03hrs | 332 | by Tonderai Ndoro
Bakers Inn to build second plant in Bulawayo
Baker's Inn, a division of Victoria Falls Stock Exchange-listed Innscor Africa, is expanding its operations by adding a second plant to its Belmont factory in Bulawayo.The company recently com...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:33hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa officiating at all manner of ceremonies becoming problematic'
So, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is still making national news headlines for officially commissioning new companies.In fact, his latest stunt was not even commissioning a new company ...Published: 19 May 2024 at 12:20hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
When the president officially commissions companies, then Zimbabwe is still far from developing!
So, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is still making national news headlines for officially commissioning new companies. In fact, his latest stunt was not even commissioning a new company...Published: 18 May 2024 at 20:53hrs | 5 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans must not be shy to make money
Zimbabweans should not hesitate to make money, as the government has created a conducive environment for economic success, President Emmerson Mnangagwa stated.Speaking at the commissioning of ...Published: 18 May 2024 at 10:59hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo set for major transformation
BULAWAYO is experiencing a renaissance as investor interest is surging, reindustrialisation efforts taking root and multi-million dollar projects underway, signalling a promising future for the city....Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:00hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mthulisi Ncube exempts VAT on key basic commodities
TREASURY has gazetted the suspension of Value Added Tax (VAT) on selected basic commodities with effect from today as part of Government measures to tame price increases while boosting consumer purcha...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Govt descends on price manipulators
THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) will soon impose heavy fines on retailers that have not reduced prices of their goods in line with movements of the exchange rate on the interbank market....Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:30hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on Bakers Inn truck
Four suspected armed robbers allegedly pounced on a Bakers' Inn bread delivery truck in Chiweshe and robbed cash amounting to US$11 800.The matter came to light at Concession magistrates court...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 12:16hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Lobels in bread packaging wrangle
STRUGGLING bread maker, Lobels has threatened to sue local competitor, Natbake, over use of blue and red colour packaging which it claims is associated with its premium white bread.Lobels lawy...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'There is no reason for bread shortage' Musarara
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) national chairman Tafadzwa Musarara, however, said there is no reason for the country to experience bread shortages as there is adequate wheat in the count...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 10:21hrs | 12 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Universities to copy Nust accommodation model
THE Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) will replicate the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) student accommodation model at other universities to curb shortages at te...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:03hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bread price up 15%
THE price of flour has gone up by 6.5% from $112 000 to $119 000 per metric ton, a situation that also pushed the price of bread up by 15% from $175 to $210.Grain Millers Association of ...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Innscor shells US$70m on expansion
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed blue-chip, Innscor Africa Limited, has injected about US$70 million to consolidate its expansion operations, according to the group's chairperson, Addington Chinake....Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Currency manipulators on the prowl
CURRENCY manipulation by businesses setting their Zimbabwe dollar prices to black-market exchange rates, has reached levels where some shops are pricing their goods and services using illegal rates ra...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:25hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Simbisa Bulawayo outlet employees test positive for Covid-19
Several employees at the listed leading fast-food chain, Simbisa Brands, in Bulawayo have reportedly tested for Covid-19 amid reports the issue is being kept under wraps by the management. Sim...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 23:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Simbisa Brands slashes prices
LISTED quick service business, Simbisa Brands, has set the pace by slashing prices of its major products by 20 percent margins in response to monetary and fiscal consolidation measures being implement...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
RBZ releases US$7m for bonded wheat
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says it has secured US$7 million from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to import 19 000 metric tonnes of wheat.The revelation came after sour...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lobel's shuts down Bulawayo plant
Lobel's bakery on Tuesday indefinitely closed its Bulawayo plant, just days after shutting down its Harare operation.Officials at the bakery said they had exhausted their flour stocks and had ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 16:55hrs | | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe runs out of wheat
Zimbabwe has run out of wheat and bakeries in the country may soon not be able to produce bread.One of the leading bakeries has suspended operations and other major players are holding their b...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to slash bread price
GOVERNMENT plans to support small bakeries and confectionaries in small towns around the country to help increase their capacity and eventually bring down the cost of bread, Industry and Commerce mini...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Government urges bakers to defer bread price hike
GOVERNMENT yesterday called on the Bakers' Association of Zimbabwe to reconsider its position to hike the price of bread and allow for consultations to take place first before any increase is effected...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Price of bread goes up
THE price of bread has gone up to RTGS$2,30 from RTGS$2 with millers saying the increase is not associated with the cost of flour as the price of the product has remained constant. Yesterday, ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bakers debunk 100% local wheat bread
INDUSTRY experts have roundly discredited the proposal presented to Cabinet last week by a Gweru farmer who claimed that he could produce a standard loaf of bread using locally-produced wheat alone....Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 10:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bread price goes up...again
Innscor Africa Limited T/A Bakers Inn Bakeries has announced that starting from Wednesday 6 March the recommended would be $2.70 up from $2.50.Zimbabwe has been hit by the acute wheat shortage...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 18:48hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bread prices goes up 66%
BAKERS have increased the price of bread, with a standard loaf now pegged at $2,60 or alternatively US$0,90, citing the rising cost of production after government failed to provide support to maintain...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Minister to meet Delta over US dollar prices
DELTA Corporation yesterday said it would start selling all its products in foreign currency with effect from tomorrow, a decision described by the Government as unacceptable and illegal. Anal...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Motlanthe inquiry report in brief
Executive SummaryZimbabwe held its national elections on the 30th of July 2018. The electoral process was generally peaceful until the 1st of August 2018, when many demonstrators took to the s...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:50hrs | | by Motlanthe
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 | 1 | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
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 | | 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 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 2 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
RBZ blessed bread price increase
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the increase in the price of bread to $1 from 90 cents was arrived at following wide consultations across all sectors and realisation that cost pressures had in...Published: 09 May 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bread prices go up
A survey conducted by H-Metro yesterday showed that the prices went up by 10 cents.Previously, the bread price was 90 cents for a standard loaf and a dollar for the popular Bakers Inn, Lobels ...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 16:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bakers selling under-weight bread
Investigations by Standardbusiness have revealed that bread makers in Zimbabwe are short-changing consumers by making and selling bread weighing less than the government stipulated mass of 700g per lo...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
More than 20 top Bulawayo companies regaining footing
MORE than 20 top companies in Bulawayo have recorded positive growth this year as evidenced by increasing capacity utilisation, fresh investment and opening of new plants. According to the Con...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 08:42hrs | 38 | by Staff Reporter
Innscor considers share buy-back
Innscor Africa Limited directors seek shareholders' approval to purchase its own shares listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange at the next Annual General Meeting (AGM) next month.Innscor will h...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 16:27hrs | 2 | by Takudzwa Chiwara
Calls for Bulawayo to be declared an SEZ
INDUSTRY and commerce executives in Bulawayo have called on the Government to declare the entire city an industrial Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as opposed to adopting a sectoral approach. Cont...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
RBZ governor backs street sales
STUNG by poor cash circulation on the market, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is encouraging local manufacturers to sell their produce directly to the market as a way of tapping into the money that is ...Published: 06 Aug 2017 at 13:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man steals from Bakers Inn van
A 27-year-old Guruve man was slapped with $100 fine for stealing a bakery delivery van battery.It emerged that Prince Dzinza (27) stole a battery from a Bakers Inn van at Guruve growth point l...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 19:14hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
13 people died on the spot
FOURTEEN people from two families travelling in a commuter omnibus to a funeral in Masvingo died when a haulage truck collided with their vehicle and crushed it in a horrific accident near the Nationa...Published: 10 Mar 2017 at 05:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt declares floods state of disaster
The government has declared a national state of disaster following heavy rains which pounded most parts of the country since the onset of the rain season.Speaking to ZBC News, after a cabi...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 17:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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