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Zimbabwe's food security strengthens

Zimbabwe's food security situation improved significantly in July 2025, driven by an above-average harvest, a stable local currency, and expanded resilience programmes, the World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed in its latest Markets Moni…

Published: 08 Sep 2025 at 13:19hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter

Rotten beef bust in Bulawayo

Bulawayo health authorities have destroyed more than 700 kilograms of beef, including meat sourced from a major fast-food chain and a city police station, after it was deemed unwholesome and unfit for human consumption.According to the lat…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Food poison floods Bulawayo streets

Bulawayo councilors have raised concerns over a growing wave of cheap, potentially hazardous food being smuggled from South Africa and sold on city streets, particularly under the cover of night.Officials warned that rising summer temperat…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:31hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Hillside Teachers' College expands work-for-fees programme

Hillside Teachers' College is continuing its work-for-fees programme, designed to support financially needy students, the institution's principal, Dr Sifelani Jabangwe, has confirmed.Speaking during the college's 67th graduation ceremony l…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:53hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo's food insecure received pay outs

More than 39 000 vulnerable and food-insecure people in Bulawayo received monthly allowances of up to US$13 between October 2024 and mid-2025, Parliament has been informed.Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Edgar Moyo told …

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

WFP eyes Zimbabwe as regional food hub

Zimbabwe's growing agricultural capacity and logistics network have attracted the interest of the World Food Programme (WFP), which is considering making the country a regional food production and distribution hub, Foreign Affairs and Inte…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Food aid demand to rise until December in Zimbabwe

The demand for food assistance in Zimbabwe is expected to rise steadily until at least December, with households in the country's typical deficit-producing areas projected to exhaust their own-produced food stocks by then, according to the…

Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt cracks down on local authority extravagance

The Government has introduced sweeping new controls on foreign travel and allowances for councillors and local authority officials as part of measures aimed at curbing the misuse of public funds and restoring accountability within local au…

Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City food outlets violate regulations

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has flagged more than 90 food establishments for various operational violations, issuing warnings, condemnation orders, and fines following a series of recent inspections aimed at curbing non-compliance with…

Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Republic Police to audit food rations

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is set to conduct a thorough audit of food rations distributed to police stations nationwide following allegations that some senior officers have been abusing the system by diverting and selling supplies …

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:07hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter

8 millions of Zimbabweans still need of food aid

A staggering eight million Zimbabweans remain in urgent need of food assistance following severe crop failures caused by the El NiÃ±o weather phenomenon and an extended drought that disrupted food production nationwide during the 2023/2024…

Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:13hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter

Food contract for Zimbabwe's security services sparks debate

A multi-million-dollar food supply contract awarded to Agrifora Private Limited to serve Zimbabwe's security services-including the Zimbabwe National Army, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services-has …

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:17hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter

Cops acquitted of murder charges due to procedural violations

In a landmark ruling handed down at the Chinhoyi High Court, three Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers charged with the 2018 murder of a suspected poacher have been acquitted after the court ruled that their arrest and prosecution viol…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Teenager killed in fight over isitshwala

A quarrel over a plate of isitshwala, Zimbabwe's beloved staple food, turned fatal when 19-year-old Allen Shambare was beaten to death by two rival men at Abedine farm compound.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Commissio…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:08hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter

South African donates food to 250 families in Mbembesi

On Tuesday, 250 families in Mbembesi received much-needed food parcels from the Mkiva Humanitarian Foundation, led by its president, Zolani Mkiva, a prominent member of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA). The …

Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mutare City to rid CBD of street food vendors

The City of Mutare has announced plans to launch a wide-scale operation to remove illegal street food vendors from the Central Business District (CBD) in a bid to restore order and address rising public health concerns.Mayor Simon Chabuka …

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:32hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter

Wife accused of using urine in husband's food

A Harare couple's marriage is teetering on the edge of collapse amid bizarre and disturbing allegations. Artwell Matemera has accused his wife, Winny Johannes, of mixing his food with urine and secretly storing bottles of it in their wardr…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:17hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter

Food mixed with urine divides hubby and wife

A Bindura-based man has approached the Harare Civil Court seeking a protection order against his wife, accusing her of emotionally and physically abusing him - including allegedly mixing his food with urine and storing bottles of it in the…

Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter

China donates US$16 million in food aid to Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe received US$16 million in emergency food assistance from China in 2023 to cushion vulnerable communities from the impact of the El NiÃ±o-induced drought, Chinese Ambassador Zhou Ding revealed on Friday.Speaking during the commissi…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 14:00hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter

Foreigners tighten grip on Zimbabwe's retail sector

Foreign nationals are increasingly dominating Zimbabwe's retail sector, raising concerns over the flouting of laws that reserve the industry for indigenous Zimbabweans.Despite legal provisions meant to empower locals through economic indig…

Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 08:52hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter

Expired, counterfeit products taken to Zimbabwe's rural areas

The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has expressed concern over unscrupulous businesses that are channeling expired, counterfeit, and underweight products to rural areas in Zimbabwe, taking advantage of weaker oversight. These business…

Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:17hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora demands equitable food aid distribution from govt

The president of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Douglas Mwonzora, has urged the government to ensure an equitable distribution of food aid and take measures to address the impacts of the El Nino-induced drought.El Nin…

Published: 26 Dec 2023 at 09:09hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Africa's food security relies on climate smart agriculture

THERE has not been a more demanding time for Africa to adopt modern agriculture methods than now. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, food security in Africa is threatened at all levels and farming activities have nearly been brought to …

Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by The Exchange

Zanu-PF monopolising food aid, claims ZPP

POLITICISATION of subsided mealie-meal and food aid by ruling Zanu-PF party officials during the COVID-19-induced lockdowns compounded hunger among vulnerable communities in most parts of the country, a Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) report …

Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Food crisis worsens in rural Matabeleland

THE food security situation in most parts of Matabeleland has reportedly worsened amid reports that some families are now only surviving on a single meal a day.According to the latest survey by Habakkuk Trust, some rural communities in Mat…

Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 10:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's Govt should not hide Zimbabwe's food security status

CLAIMS by Labour and Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza this week that the country had adequate food stocks to cater for vulnerable households cannot go unchallenged, given the current harsh weather conditions which have seen some areas …

Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:10hrs | | by Editorial - newsday

Food And Nutrition Security Key To Zim's Recovery

Over the past two decades (1990 - 2010), Zimbabwe underwent a number of economic and political challenges including economic decline (hyperinflation, rising unemployment, decrease in food production and GDP), increasing political instabili…

Published: 04 Apr 2014 at 08:22hrs | | by Maxwell Teedzai

Some Of The Most Unusual Delicacies From Around The World

Below are some of the most unusual dishes from around the World: 1. Criadillas, Spain Image source - zomgfood What is this tasty looking treat? Some crispy prawn tempura? Some of the finest chicken nuggets Captain Birdeye can dish up? Wron…

Published: 18 Mar 2012 at 13:15hrs | | by Moyo Roy

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ZRA warns ZESCO over excessive water use at Kariba dam

'Incompetent' magistrate banned from criminal trials

Mnangagwa launches book on Zimbabwe's economic revival

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There is no constitutional loophole

Extending Zimbabwe's Presidential term of office

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