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Mafume defends Harare's water quality
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, along with senior city officials, on Thursday appeared before the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) to respond to allegations of violating residents' environmental and...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:25hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Trade Fair brings brisk business for vendors, kombis
For small entrepreneurs like Mr Felix Ndlovu and Mr Lovemore Mutatu, the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is not just an annual event, but a golden opportunity that redefines their year's earn...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:29hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions Varum push carts
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially commissioned two new manufacturing lines at Varun Beverages (Zimbabwe) (Pvt) Ltd, a move set to boost the production capacity of Aquaclear bottled wat...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:04hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Heatwave and water crisis grip Beitbridge
The escalating effects of climate change are manifesting with greater severity, as Beitbridge District faced sweltering temperatures of up to 42°C yesterday. The extreme heatwave has intensified dema...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:23hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions fruit juice plant
On Thursday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially inaugurated the Mutare Teachers College Fruit Juice and Water Processing Plant in Manicaland Province.The plant was constructed by Masvingo...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 15:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry allays cholera fears
SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry has assured the safety of participants at next week's Bonaqua Africa Triathlon Cup Troutbeck competition set for Nyanga in Manicaland, amid fears of an event boycott as...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:31hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's new tax regime to trigger price hikes
The recently proposed tax regime by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is anticipated to lead to significant price increases, with the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) forecasting a potential U...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Cholera is wreaking havoc in Harare's poor suburbs
TWO men struggle to push a rusty wheelchair over quarry stones into one of the tents at a clinic in Kuwadzana phase 4, one of Harare's densely populated suburbs.In the wheelchair is an elderly...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:35hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
New city takes shape in Umguza Rural District
A NEW city named Kings City with state-of-the-art facilities including shopping malls and gated townhouses is taking shape on the outskirts of Bulawayo in Umguza Rural District.The development...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:29hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's only female presidential candidate was forced to drink bottle water
United Zimbabwe Alliance leader and president Elisabeth Valerio has highlighted the service delivery plight that many Zimbabweans, particularly those in rural areas, continue to face.Valerio, ...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:51hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'supporters' walk out on Mnangagwa
BY 8AM on Wednesday last week, Harare's usually bustling Mupendanhamo flea market was quiet and deserted.Hundreds of its mostly youthful informal entrepreneurs had been directed to shut down a...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 18:36hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF 'deploys drones' to spy on Chamisa's CCC
THE ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday "deployed drones" to spy on the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) campaign launch in Gweru as the August 23 polls campaign heats up.President Em...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants to rule forever
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday disclosed that he wants to die in office saying he wanted prayers to rule forever.Mnangagwa was addressing thousands of Johane Marange apostolic sect mem...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:24hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimgold unfazed by SA imports
ONE of Zimbabwe's leading cooking oil producers, Zimgold Oil Industries said this week it was not worried about prospects of stiffer competition after government's decision to lift restrictions on the...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:42hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimgold seeks to ramp up production
COOKING oil producer Zimgold Oil Industries has announced plans to ramp up production by increasing its crushing capacity by 67% to 100 000 tonnes annually. The company's finance director Amit Goyal m...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar notes are disappearing on the streets
October temperatures start to climb early in Harare, but by noon beverages vendor Davis Kugara is already counting his losses for the day.One after the other, many of his potential customers a...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 22:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pepsi plans massive Zimbabwe expansion
ZIMBABWE'S fast-growing beverages maker, Varun Beverages said it planned to expand its operations in the country despite commissioning a US$12 million water bottling plant at its Harare operation on W...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:05hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
PepsiCo commissions a US$12 million water bottling plant in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S fastest growing beverages maker, Varun Beverages announced a massive expansion strategy on Wednesday, as it commissioned a US$12 million water bottling plant at its Harare operation....Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:02hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Do not buy cllrs, MPs bottled water during events MIHR
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to desist from buying their councillors and legislators bottled water during public events but make them drink the water which the community drink on daily bas...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 10:20hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe to register virtual schools
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is working on mechanisms to register virtual schools as a means of complementing online classes being held as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:04hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Varun enjoys business boom
BEVERAGES producer, Varun Beverages says there is good demand for its products, including the newly-launched Aquaclear bottled water, due to its world-class quality and low price.Varun Beverag...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu mulls opaque beer exports
IN an effort to position itself for a wider regional footprint under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), beverages producer, Ingwebu Breweries, is considering packaging of its traditiona...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Polytechnic without running water
A health time bomb is looming at the Bulawayo Polytechnic as the institution has gone for a month without running water, forcing students and staff to resort to contaminated borehole water. Th...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
What caused the 50% plunge in Zimbabwe's fuel import bill?
ZIMBABWE'S fuel import bill fell by more than 50% in 2020, from US$1,2 billion the previous year.Figures recently released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat), capturing data ...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Varun opens new production line
VARUN Beverages Zimbabwe Private Limited (VBZPL) has commissioned a new production line to ramp up production of its Aquaclear bottled mineral water.VBZPL is a subsidiary of the Indian headqua...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 20:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Historic virtual Econet Vic Falls Marathon set to roar into life this Sunday
ABOUT 5 000 local and international athletes are expected to take part in this year's Econet Victoria Falls Marathon on Sunday, now easily one of Africa's largest marathons.This year the popul...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 15:46hrs | 14 | by Agencies
Jonathan Moyo takes SB Moyo head on
Professor Jonathan Moyo has taken Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Busi Moyo head on over a tweet which the latter posted on Twitter assuring the nation that he is safe and hi...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 15:27hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga battles for life in South Africa
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been airlifted to a South African hospital in his latest battle with failing health, ZimLive reports.The former army commander, who turns 63 next month,...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 09:15hrs | 2 | by ZimLive
Grain millers raise prices
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has increased recommended retail prices for mealie-meal, flour and rice which will see a 5kg bag of roller meal costing $9.60. In a lette...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
When things fall apart
OUR planet earth comes from the infinitely skilful hands of our Maker. When he had launched the whole of creation, "he found it very good" (Gen 1: 31).Creation is ongoing and is still "very go...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by Fr Oskar Wermter sj
Of market forces and price hikes
Not too long ago, three months ago in fact, fuel in Zimbabwe was cheaper than bottled water and flights from the country were some of the cheapest around. This was thanks to a fixed exchange rate that...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:13hrs | | by newZWire
Rude awakening for Chamisa
THE just ended, Bulawayo Cowdray Park Ward 28 by-election was a rude awakening for the MDC-Alliance that always prided itself as the sole beneficiary of the urban constituent. Too much t...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:42hrs | 2 | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda
39 school kids feared dead
NEARLY 40 students from Dzingire Primary School in Chimanimani are feared dead as the country continue to count the cost of the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai.This comes as the death toll from...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai donations continue to pour
Several companies and organisations continue to chip in with humanitarian assistance towards relief efforts in Cyclone Idai-ravaged Chimanimani and Chipinge, where over 192 people have been confirmed ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnagagwa is a habitual liar
I am now forced to believe that the President of South Africa is visiting Zimbabwe in days to come because he may want to get a lecture/exchange notes from/with John Mangudya and Mthuli Ncube. News th...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 20:12hrs | 1 | by Don Chigumba
Zimbabweans react to 143% increase in fuel prices
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night announced new prices for petrol and diesel, effective midnight."With effect from midnight tonight, a fuel pump price of $3.11 per litre for diesel and $...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo industry needs remodelling'
BULAWAYO needs to transform its industrial focus through adoption of an agile approach and investing more on new business lines consistent with global demands, the Project Management of Zimbabwe (PMZ)...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Patriotism can save Zimbabwe economy
IN the last few weeks, particularly after elections, Zimbabwe's economy has undergone a material and rapid negative transformation, leaving business, government and labour in a crisis. The biggest dip...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:40hrs | 2 | by Daniel Ngwira
1 year after Mugabe fall, Zimbabwe asks 'What has changed?'
One year ago the unthinkable happened in Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe fell from power.Tanks rolled in the streets of the capital, Harare, on November 14, 2017, and the military put Mugabe under hou...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:25hrs | | by AP
Travellers' rebate unchanged: Zimra
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has emphasised that it will remove the traveller's rebate for people who bring in goods in excess of $200. This comes as the Government indefinitely susp...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Goods de-listed from import licence requirement
Following the gazetting of Statutory Instrument (SI) 237A of 2018, a number of goods which were formerly controlled by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Enterprise Development were removed from t...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 16:59hrs | 8 | by Zimra
Schweppes anticipate continued gaps in production due to forex shortages
Schweppes Holdings Africa Limited (SHAL) is the holding company for Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited (SZL) whose core business is manufacturing, sales and distribution of beverages under license from The Co...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 09:00hrs | 14 | by Schweppes
Where is Zimbabwe's cash going?
Zimbabwe is currently going through serious shortages of literally everything from bottled water to bread.Queues have become a common feature across the country as Zimbabweans struggle to purc...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:15hrs | | by Crecey Kuyedzwa - Fin24
Import with your own forex, Mangudya says
Companies and individuals seeking to import basic commodities following the lifting of the import ban will have to use free funds, freeing the central bank from having to raise funds for the imports, ...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
President ED Mnangagwa is finished
The day Tuesday 23 October 2018 will never be forgotten in the economic history of Zimbabwe. It shall be remembered as a 'dark' day, a day when ZANU PF government officially announced the collapse of ...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 09:49hrs | 1 | by Don Chigumba
Govt Suspends Restrictions On Importing Goods
The following goods are no longer subject to SI22 of 2017 restrictions:1-Margarine 2-Stockfeeds3-Shoe Polish 4-S...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 16:33hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Business leaders conflicted over imports ban
ZIMBABWE'S business leaders want government to suspend the Statutory Instrument (SI)22, which is meant to protect local industry from cheap and non-essential imports, to counter the growing shortages ...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces worst economic crisis in a decade
As Zimbabwe plunges into its worst economic crisis in a decade, gas lines are snaking for hours, prices are spiking and residents goggle as the new government insists that the country - somehow - has ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 14:36hrs | | by AP
Mthuli Ncube fails to douse the fire
Jittery Zimbabweans say Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's humiliating back pedalling on Friday - on his much-criticised two cents per transacted dollar tax - was "too little, too late" because the count...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 12:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
New broom sweeping clean, let's rally behind the new dispensation!
Dear Zimbabweans, My fellow countrymen I salute you in the name of love, peace, harmony and development. God bless us.Well I don't know where to start from but one thing for certain Zimbab...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 11:59hrs | | by Munya Shumba
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