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Smuggling takes toll on Zimbabwe economy
A sharp increase in smuggling and unregulated imports is intensifying illicit financial flows (IFFs) in Zimbabwe, severely undermining the country's formal retail sector. Authorities have recently pro...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:41hrs | 399 | by `
Civil war: Not Matabele-Shona but Zezuru-Karanga infightings!
Now that the impeachment is dead on arrival, Geza has changed his modus operandi multiple times, he wants people to make stay-away protests. His statement has again changed, and it now says: stay away...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 13:55hrs | 1633 | by Nomazulu Thata
Modi acquires Choppies Zimbabwe for US$260,000 after selling it for US$22 million
Deputy Industry Minister and prominent businessman Raj Modi has acquired Choppies Zimbabwe for just US$260,000, marking a dramatic turn in the retail chain's fortunes more than a decade after the Bots...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 20:46hrs | 2729 | by Staff reporter
Choppies exits Zimbabwe with US$1 million loss
Botswana-based retail giant Choppies Enterprises Limited has confirmed it incurred a loss of P14 million (approximately US$1.02 million) following the disposal of its Zimbabwean operations in December...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 13:39hrs | 1109 | by Staff reportetr
Modi takes over Choppies outlets
Retail chain operator Sai Mart, owned by Bulawayo businessman and legislator Raj Modi, has successfully acquired all former Choppies Zimbabwe outlets nationwide and is now embarking on an extensive re...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 08:41hrs | 1701 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's son moves to block Choppies sale to Raji Modi
Siqokoqela Mphoko, son of the late former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, has filed an urgent chamber application seeking to prevent the sale of Choppies Zimbabwe to Bulawayo businessman and Deputy...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:42hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank speaks on retailers
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has dismissed claims by registered retailers that the country's economic environment is to blame for their operational challenges, pointing instead to gross mismanag...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:30hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's retail sector faces crisis
Zimbabwe's retail sector is in crisis, with more than 1,000 jobs lost so far this year due to an escalating economic downturn, as several key players signal their intention to exit the market. Regiona...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 09:11hrs | 1569 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's retail sector crisis worsens as shops continue closing
Zimbabwe's retail sector is facing an unprecedented crisis, with several major retailers and wholesalers forced to close branches amid a series of economic challenges. This Thursday, President Emmerso...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:57hrs | 2054 | by Staff reporter
Tuckshops challenge Zimbabwe's retail giants
A quiet but dramatic shift is unfolding in Zimbabwe's retail sector as large supermarket chains struggle against the rise of informal tuckshops. Established brands such as OK Zimbabwe, Spar, and Chopp...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:31hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Harare retail outlets resemble deserted ruins after war on smuggling
Retail outlets across Harare are increasingly resembling deserted ruins, offering a stark reflection of Zimbabwe's worsening economic conditions. As the country grapples with ongoing economic shocks, ...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 07:06hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's retail sector faces collapse
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has expressed grave concerns over the critical state of the country's formal retail and wholesale sector, following the closure of key retail outlets and ...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:16hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Buy Zimbabwe raises concerns over retail sector challenges
Buy Zimbabwe has raised concerns about the challenges facing the retail sector, stating that these obstacles are hindering efforts to promote locally-produced goods.Over the past few weeks, ma...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:17hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers storm Choppies Supermarket in Bulawayo
A daring armed robbery unfolded on Saturday night at a Choppies Supermarket in Bulawayo's New Luveve suburb, leaving staff traumatised and injured.The robbers, armed with guns, struck just aft...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:34hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Siqokoqela snubs Mphoko's burial
Siqokoqela Mphoko, the son of the late former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, was conspicuously absent from his father's burial at the family's Douglasdale plot in Bulawayo yesterday. His absence c...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 04:39hrs | 2030 | by Staff reporter
Phelekezela Mphoko: Farewell to a revolutionary
THE passing of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has left a profound void in the hearts of many Zimbabweans and those who knew him globally. As we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:28hrs | 115 | by Marshall Ndlela
Mphoko leaves family legacy of ruins?
Zimbabwe's liberation struggle hero and former Vice President, Phelekezela Report Mphoko, whose death in India has left the nation in mourning, returns home tomorrow to be laid to rest in a tragic fam...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 07:43hrs | 3701 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga gives glowing eulogy for Mphoko
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has expressed profound sorrow following the passing of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who died in India on Friday. Mphoko, a distinguished liberation war...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:10hrs | 1385 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Raj Modi interested in Choppies acquisition
Local trading firm Pin Tail Trading, which operates the Sai Mart retail chain, has expressed interest in acquiring Choppies Enterprises Limited's Zimbabwe operations. The leading supermarket chain rec...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:54hrs | 3512 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko points to legal disputes as why Choppies is exiting Zimbabwe
Choppies Enterprises Limited has revealed plans to cease its operations in Zimbabwe, citing increased competition from the informal sector among other challenges. However, former Vice President Phelek...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 15:42hrs | 2927 | by Staff reporter
Choppies considers exiting Zimbabwe
Choppies Enterprises Limited has announced its intention to sell the business operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nanavac (Pty) Ltd, trading as Choppies Zimbabwe, subject to discussions and reg...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 18:26hrs | 6217 | by Staff reporter
Choppies mulls Zimbabwe exit
Botswana-based retailer Choppies Enterprise Limited is contemplating a withdrawal from the Zimbabwean market, citing significant financial pressure stemming from the instability of the newly introduce...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:44hrs | 6768 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo malls deserted
Nokulunga Mlalazi, an airtime vendor at Nkulumane Complex in Bulawayo for over two decades, has witnessed the decline of this once-bustling shopping center. Built in the late 1990s by Old Mut...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:13hrs | 1068 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP's warrant of arrest cancelled after showing up in court
CCC legislator Joana Mamombe appeared in court today and successfully had her arrest warrant revoked. Mamombe is currently facing charges related to fabricating abductions. The warrant was issued afte...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 16:44hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
60 jobless after Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Street Choppies closure
FOLLOWING the eviction of Choppies Supermarket from Building 78 Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Street on Friday by the Deputy Sheriff, the owner of the building has started partitioning the buildin...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 12:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko vs Welshman Ncube in trust funds theft case
THE case between former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim vice president, Professor Welshman Ncube, where the former is accusing the latter of the...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube tours Bulawayo shops, chides business for hiking prices
Continued unjustified fluctuation of prices of goods in supermarkets will force people to import basic commodities from outside the country, Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has stated....Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Senior journalist acquitted in Mphoko case
ALPHA Media Holdings Bulawayo bureau chief Silas Nkala was yesterday acquitted by Bulawayo magistrate Gamuchirai Gore in a case where he was being accused of transmitting false data messages intending...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:00hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's son Siqokoqela charged with 3 counts of rape, escaping police
Siqokoqela Mphoko, the 44-year-old son of former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko was charged with three counts of rape during a court appearance in Bulawayo on Thursday.Mphoko, of Derby Road...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 20:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's son arrested on rape allegations
Zimbabwean ex-vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko's son Siqokoqela has been arrested on allegations of rape, but fled from Hillside Police Station in Bulawayo, saying he fears he would be killed. He is ...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 19:14hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mphokos, Choppies legal wrangle rages on
THE legal battle pitting Choppies Enterprises Limited against former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son Siqokoqela over the 51 percent shareholding that they claim at the retail giant will ...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses Mphoko's application in Choppies dispute
THE Bulawayo High Court has dismissed an application by former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son Siqokoqela, who took Choppies Enterprises to court over 51% shareholding that they claim ow...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Shops rejecting RTGS
Most shops in Bulawayo have started rejecting the ever-falling RTGS in favour of foreign currency.A snap survey carried by this publication indicated that most shelves have now pegged their go...Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 16:00hrs | 10 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya
Basic goods prices gallop in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo residents have called for Government controls as prices of basic commodities are increasingly getting out of reach for the majority of citizens, with retailers having adopted different foreig...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko, Choppies case judgment reserved
THE Bulawayo High Court has reserved judgment in a case involving former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son, Siqokoqela who are suing Choppies Enterprises over a 51% Choppies share stake th...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
CCC members trial postponed again
A State witness at the trial of CCC activists Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri on charges of faking their abductions sometime in 2020 could not attend court yesterday as she was ill, forcing the mat...Published: 05 May 2022 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube fails to pay Mphoko's US$1,5 million
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son Siqokoqela have escalated their fight to recover about US$1,5 million from their former lawyer Welshman Ncube, with the matter set to be heard at t...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe's application dismissed
ACTING Chief Magistrate Mrs Faith Mushure on Friday dismissed MDC-Alliance members, Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri's application for the quashing of charges of faking their abductions saying she h...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Choppies commits to Zimbabwe market
Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE)-listed supermarket group Choppies says while it has divested from loss-making markets, it remains committed to managed expansion in Zimbabwe and two other countries....Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri seek exception
MDC-Alliance members Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri now want the courts to drop their charges of allegedly faking their abduction in May last year.Mamombe and Chimbiri, through their lawye...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbery cases increased in 2021
Cases of armed robberies increased countrywide this year with criminals targeting cash-in transit vehicles, individuals and business people with large amounts of cash.Schools and cross-border ...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:23hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe trial moved to January
MDC-Alliance members, Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri, yesterday failed to appear in court for their hearing on allegations of faking their abductions sometime in May last year, after they both all...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube embroiled in property dispute
MDC-Alliance deputy president Professor Welshman Ncube risks losing a residential stand after a local company approached the High Court seeking an order to cancel an agreement of sale reached between ...Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Security guard arrested for inside-man role in armed robbery
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a security guard from Emakhandeni suburb who allegedly connived with armed robbers to raid his boss who managed to escape with a bag containing over US$300 000. ...Published: 29 Oct 2021 at 08:57hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter
Shops continue using 'illegal' rates
WARNINGS by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) Financial Intelligence Unit and the recent arrest of directors of some top companies over foreign currency manipulation seem to have fallen on deaf ear...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZRP lifts Zimbabwean flag very high
The first pillar of the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights (hereinafter UN Guiding Principles) underscores that the duty to protect human rights lies with the State.Assessment of police eff...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | 4 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Armed robbers kill man in home raid
A Bulawayo man was shot dead at his home by four suspected armed robbers in an attack that left his neighbour with gunshot wounds. The man's family talked about the devastation of losing a loved one f...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Cop 'killer' flushed out of Lobengula hideout
A FRACTURED arm and a missing ring finger are the least of Ntabiso Ncube's worries as he stands accused of shooting dead a police officer, who was part of a team that foiled an armed robbery by ...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 06:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Cop killer arrested
AN armed robber who shot dead a policeman during a foiled robbery in New Luveve suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested.The policeman, Constable Gibson Tafara Madzimure (35), was shot in the head...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 18:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fourwinds armed robbers appear in court
Three of six suspected armed robbers who were involved in a shootout with the police Saturday morning in Bulawayo's Fourwinds suburb have appeared in court charged with armed robbery.The suspe...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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