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Shop owner robbed two loaves

A 30-YEAR-OLD man from Figtree was left counting losses after two suspected robbers allegedly robbed him of his two loaves, cell phone and a speaker.Gift Ndlovu was also attacked with a knobkerrie by the suspects who left him seriously inj…

Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 23:40hrs | 802 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Chichewa interpreter required in SA court

Murder-accused Mpumalanga farm manager, Reinhardt Steyn, 24; and his three co-accused, Dumisani Chriswell Masilela, 33; Stephan Wilson, 30; and Dumisani Luthuli have appeared before the Middelburg Magistrate's Court.The case against the fo…

Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:29hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter

Woman finds rat in her bread

In a lengthy Facebook post, she said she purchased the loaf of bread from a local shop after work on August 27.For the next days, Mkumla proceeded to use slices of bread from the load to make toast."Then, on the morning of August 31, I too…

Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:24hrs | 1383 | by Staff reporter

Bread shoots to US$1,30 in Zimbabwe

PRICES of most basic commodities, particularly food items, have surged by more than 30% since last year as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to lose value against the greenback.The new 15% value-added tax (VAT) that kicked in on January 1 this…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 10:02hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter

Bread price go up in Zimbabwe

The price of bread in Zimbabwe has increased recently, and bakers are attributing it to taxes mentioned in the 2024 National Budget by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube. Bakers used to sell bread for around US$0.90 but have now raised the pric…

Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:32hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa gives rally attendees 'ED bread' to consume for a day

IT was yet another bumper crowd for President Emmerson Mnangagwa where Zanu-PF supporters attended the Mashonaland Central provincial rally in Centenary over the weekend.Hundreds of buses and lorries brought supporters from all corners of …

Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

If Mnangagwa had a shop how much would he sell a loaf of bread?

It is really sickening whenever I hear senior government and ruling ZANU PF party officials always choosing to fault business every time prices of basic commodities shoot up. Over this past weekend, information minister Monica Mutsvangwa w…

Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:19hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Bread price jumps 109% in Zimbabwe

THE average price of a standard loaf of bread shot to $1 800 which is equivalent to US$1,70 at the official exchange rate of $1 059,60 to the greenback.This represents a 109% hike on the $860 that was being charged mid-last month for the s…

Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Minister allays bread shortage fears

HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira says the country will not experience wheat and bread shortages because it has 13 months wheat supply, signifying a good wheat harvest.Responding to questions during a media briefing yeste…

Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:36hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Bread price goes up in Zimbabwe

THE bread shortage that has been largely described as artificial and temporary by market players hit the market over the past few days as bakers increased the price of the product.Some retailers in Harare yesterday hiked the price of bread…

Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Another bread price hike looms

ZIMBABWEANS should brace for another bread price hike after the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) increased the price of wheat by 30%, industry officials said yesterday.NewsDay understands that GMB increased wheat prices from $239 000 to $310 00…

Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Flour price goes up

THE price of bread is likely to go up after flour prices rose by 10% yesterday.This comes after the Grain Marketing Board increased its wheat prices to millers by 8% from $239 360 to $258 416 per tonne.In a statement yesterday, the Grain M…

Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

The price of bread to humble Mnangagwa

Emmerson Mnangagwa's new dispensation should should always play a track from Simon 'Chopper' Chimbetu's song Survival which is very informative and educative.This is a well choreographed track which talks about the rising cost of living wh…

Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 11:56hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni

'Teachers' salary can only buy 20 loaves of bread'

AS bread prices continue to soar, public sector employees are now comparing and contrasting their low wages to how many loaves they can actually purchase.A loaf of bread in the country now costs between $600 and $945, way beyond the reach …

Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:01hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Price of bread skyrockets again in Zimbabwe

A standard loaf of bread now costs $640, up from $450, or US$2.10 using the foreign exchange auction rate, piling more misery on Zimbabweans grappling with price hikes.During the inclusive government, bread was retailing at less than US$1.…

Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:16hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter

Bread in short supply as bakeries demand US$

BREAD is in short supply in some parts of the country as some bakeries are demanding payment in United States dollars only.Tuckshop owners in Harare yesterday told NewsDay Weekender that they were struggling to get enough bread suppliers f…

Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Bread price shoots to US$2 in Zimbabwe

A STANDARD loaf of bread now costs more than US$2 after its price shot up by 30% to $345.This follows an increase in the price of flour seven days ago by 17%.The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) last Thursday increased the pric…

Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bread price set to rise

ZIMBABWE'S baking sector has been thrown off balance by escalating fuel prices and deadly power cuts that have recently rattled the economy.So dire is the situation that some baking industry executives told the Zimbabwe Independent this we…

Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 16:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Bread shortage looms

ZIMBABWE is facing a massive shortage of bread and possible price increase for the vital commodity occasioned by a massive decline in global wheat supply after major producer countries were heat by drought, it has emerged.The local price o…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bread price jumps 13,8%

THE price of a standard loaf of bread has risen by 13,8 percent this week to $82 from $72 and consumers feel the move is not justified. Some retailers, who had already effected the latest price adjustment on Wednesday, said they were caugh…

Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:11hrs | 3 | 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 projects which include bread-making, confectionery,…

Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:21hrs | 2 | 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 from all the 23 constituencies in the province, …

Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

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 miller and baker who was still supplying parts of H…

Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 12:35hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

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 publication spoke to a number of tuck shop keepers…

Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 10:01hrs | 1 | 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 million last week. The Grain Millers Associ…

Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1 | 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 bread and the shortages of wheat affecting the nati…

Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 20:52hrs | 1 | 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 of Parliament  will launch bread making tr…

Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 15:06hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Bakers divert bread to parallel market

Bakers are diverting bread from the official market by creating cartels of their sales representatives and vendors who sell the basic commodity on the streets across Harare at exorbitant prices of between $5 and $6 a loaf. Most supermarket…

Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:38hrs | 1 | 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 sources told NewsDay that Lobels shut down its Bula…

Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe runs out of bread

There was no bread in most shops around Zimbabwe today Monday evening and millers have reported that there is no wheat in the country. Scores of people scoured supermarkets in  Bulawayo and other cities in search of the commodity that…

Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 21:47hrs | 1 | by Methusi Ncube

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. Yesterday, a loaf of bread was being …

Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Make bread 'reachable' to NSSA pensioners

This morning today, yes, today at around 9 a.m Mr Marufu a NSSA pensioner walked in front of me into a local supermarket in our area for bread. The senior citizen headed straight for the deli corner where 'breads' from various suppliers is…

Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:50hrs | | by Gabarinocheka

Outcry over bread price hike

ZIMBABWEANS have raised concern over bakers' decision to increase the price of bread from $1,40 to $2,60 or alternatively US$0,90 for a standard loaf.The increase came hot on the heels of a three-fold fuel price hike, which led to violent …

Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:38hrs | 1 | 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 announcement was made in a letter from Lobels' regional…

Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bread price goes up

Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by Sithabile Mafu

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 are very bad for your health so why even sweat…

Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 00:28hrs | 3 | by Sam Wezhira

Do not deny our children bread

Well, to begin with, I need my bread and I am sure we all do. As for the kids I shall not speak, a day without bread is like a day 'never lived'. Now, who is taking away bread from us by raising the price from one dollar to $2.10? Will the…

Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 18:48hrs | | by Tondo Murisa

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.This comes as some bakeries have starte…

Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:24hrs | 6 | 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 high demand of bread on the market.Bak…

Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 11:00hrs | 2 | 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 increased in the baking industry in recen…

Published: 09 May 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1 | 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 loaf.In December 2017, bakers introduced …

Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Woman trades sex for bread with hubbyâ€™s best friend

IT took two loaves of bread and five fish to feed 5 000 people in the Bible, but it took two loaves of bread for a Gokwe man to have sex with his best friend's wife.There was hardly a shortage of bread at the Ncube homestead in Maseru Vill…

Published: 12 May 2017 at 16:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Lobel's not leaving Bulawayo

The country's oldest bread maker, Lobel's Bread, is not planning to shut down its operations in the second largest city of Bulawayo, contrary to speculation that it could join many other firms that have relocated to Harare.The rumour-mill …

Published: 23 Jun 2016 at 09:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bread price reduction wont affect quality - CCZ

THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has assured customers that the reduction in bread prices will not lead to a compromise in quality.Most shops have reduced the bread price from $1 per loaf to between 90 cents and 95 cents in line with…

Published: 25 Mar 2015 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Bread price still $1 in Byo

The price of bread had by Friday morning still not been breduced in several retail outlets in Bulawayo from US$1 per loaf to between $0.85 to $0.99.Early this week, bakers, millers and retailers entered into an agreement to slash the cost …

Published: 20 Mar 2015 at 11:41hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou

Zim bakeries warned against underweight bread

THE Ministry of Industry and Commerce has warned bakeries and retailers against making and selling underweight bread.In a statement yesterday, the ministry said it was concerned about bakeries that were baking bread that did not comply wit…

Published: 29 Oct 2011 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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