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GMB maize stocks fall
MAIZE stocks have declined in the nation's reserves at Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots dotted across the country, and this may worsen food insecurity situation at a time when inflation and currency...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:08hrs | 1411 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's crude path
When things become unbelievably smooth on the trot, you just need to do a reality check by tuning into ZTV, for there you will certainly find the dose that will wake you up from your island siesta....Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:59hrs | 890 | by Tawanda Majoni
Matinyarare's 'Innscor has destroyed the taste of Zim food' comments cause consternation
If Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed food giant Innscor was hoping to avoid press scrutiny, it could hardly have chosen a more self-destructive path than seeking a gag order against journalist Rute...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 21:20hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean ministers says social media is a security threat
GOVERNMENT has said the misinformation and disinformation being peddled on social media platforms have become a security threat amid plans to introduce laws to curb the practice.Information mi...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:03hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Knives out as battle looms between Benson Matinyarare and the milling industry
In a recent development that has sent shockwaves through the milling industry in Zimbabwe, a looming battle between Rutendo Benson Matinyarare and major players such as Innscor and National Foods has ...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 16:22hrs | 1116 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Is Zimbabwe punching above its belt?
Once a bread basket of Africa, Zimbabwe is now a case of the continent. A once-promising country is now mired with challenges like election rigging, economic collapse, high inflation and abuse of stat...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 21:47hrs | 236 | by Leonard Koni
Benson Matinyarare a threat to national security
In a recent series of claims made by Rutendo Benson Matinyarare against Innscor, Simbisa brands, and Zed Koudounaris, it is imperative to critically analyze the validity of these assertions. These ren...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 12:43hrs | 1792 | by Trevor Nhamburo
Zimbabwe millers warn of rice price hikes
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has approached the Treasury to scrap the 15% value-added tax (VAT) on rice, warning that the levy will hit consumer spending.The developments c...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 09:26hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Food crisis escalates in Matebeleland region
A food crisis is worsening in the Matebeleland region owing to erratic rains with hunger already stalking villagers in drought-prone provinces, including the Bulawayo metropolitan province.Com...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:48hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe leaders are from Mars!
I WAS touched by an impassioned plea by a fellow Zimbabwean.He appeared on local television, imploring the government to remove VAT (value added tax) on rice. His logic was that rice w...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:19hrs | 563 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Belarus strongman dispatches 'smallhouse' to Mnangagwa's wife
PROFESSOR Irina Abelskaya, the Belarusian envoy recently dispatched to Harare to deliver a donation to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, is a mistress of the Eastern European country's leader Alexander L...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:21hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Innscor goes after Zanu-PF activist
Innscor Africa has obtained a takedown order against Zanu-PF social media activist Benson Rutendo Matinyarare, who posted videos online accusing the company of "destroying the taste of Zimbabwean food...Published: 17 Jan 2024 at 05:05hrs | 1427 | by Staff reporter
Cholera cases continue to rise
CHOLERA cases are continuing to rise in the country with 770 new cases and 16 suspected cholera deaths in the past three days countrywide.Statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Chil...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:41hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Zambia limits worship time to 2 hours
Churches in Zambia have been ordered to limit worship time to two hours as part of measures to curb the spread of cholera.No sale of perishable and ready-to-eat foods in all churches, Ndiwa Mu...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:56hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe claims to have enough grain in stock
GOVERNMENT has assured the nation that Zimbabwe has enough mealie-meal to feed the people amid fears of a possible shortage due to the predicted El Nino-induced droughtZimbabwe and other regio...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:55hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's taxes kick in
Zimbabweans will begin a new year tomorrow faced with a basket of new taxes, levies and fees that will push up the cost of living for many that are already struggling to make ends meet.Finance...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 13:00hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ailing SOEs owe Chinese, Indian banks US$1.7billion
ZIMBABWE has accessed loans of up to USS$1.7 billion from Chinese and Indian banks to shore up technically insolvent state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a leading regional financier has revealed.A...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:57hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans' appetite for imports remains high
Zimbabweans still prefer imported goods despite increased production by local producers because most of the products are substandard, it has emerged.For years, the local market has been domina...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:56hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Flash floods damage 1 600 houses
MORE than 1 600 houses have been damaged in flash flooding incidents since commencement of the rainy season in October, resulting in the loss of properties valued at thousands of dollars.To da...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:49hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
59 households in Harare affected by flash floods
Fifty-nine households in Harare's Budiriro 5B Extension and the paddocks area of Kuwadzana have been affected by flash flooding along the Marimba River caused by the ongoing rains, with the river drai...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 06:59hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
6 family members perish in car crash
A pregnant mother, her husband and four of their children travelling from Marymount in Rushinga to Chinhoyi, were among the nine people killed early Monday morning in the head-on collision between two...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:11hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Only 22,2% urban households involved in urban agriculture
About 22.2% of households were involved in urban agriculture.This is revealed in the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) 2023 report which noted that therefore, the Government...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 17:43hrs | 186 | by Stephen Jakes
Depleted local food produce constrains access to income ahead of 2024 season: FEWS NET
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has reported that depleted own-produced food stocks, has constrained access to income, and high food prices will likely drive Crisis (IPC Phase 3) o...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 13:26hrs | 170 | by Stephen Jakes
AU livestock programme launched in Zimbabwe
THE African Union-Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation yesterday launched the resilient African feed and fodder systems (RAFFS Project) in Zimb...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe back to 20-hour power cuts
Zimbabwe is once again grappling with 20-hour power cuts, with no solution in sight until 2025 at the earliest."It's a long road ahead," Energy Minister Edgar Moyo said.Zimbabwe's peak...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 19:42hrs | 2620 | by Staff reporter
Gweru's stranger-than-fiction robbery
In the quiet cemetery-like ambiance of the Northlea Suburb in Gweru, during the night, a group of audacious robbers forcefully entered a residence. They corralled the occupants into a corner, rummaged...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:45hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
51 Zimbabwe parastatals fail to submit financials
A total of fifty-one state-owned enterprises have failed to submit their financial statements for auditing to the Auditor-General, as required by law.The Acting Auditor-General, Mrs. Rhea Kuji...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:40hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans crossing into SA without passports to buy groceries are not criminals'
South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Mike Masiapato has said Zimbabweans who cross the border into South Africa without passports to buy scarce goods and go back to their coun...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 09:53hrs | 1648 | by Staff reporter
Clerk arrested for stealing US$17,000
A cashbook clerk employed by National Foods Limited has been brought before the Harare magistrates' court, facing allegations of defrauding his employer to the tune of US$17,000. The case was represen...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa survived assassination attempts 3 times
President Mnangagwa has narrowly escaped death on three occasions during his lifetime, including surviving an assassination attempt by poisoning in Gwanda six years ago and evading the death sentence ...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:52hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Eat to live, not live to eat
None communicable diseases are on the rise and claiming more lives than wars. The terrible and horrible 'siamese' twins, diabetes and hypertension are the ring leaders of these phantom hit squads. How...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 22:35hrs | 351 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Soldiers voted against Mnangagwa?
PRESIDENT-ELECT Emmerson Mnangagwa lost at a polling station set up for soldiers from Pondoroza Barracks in Redcliff, Midlands province, during last week's elections, in a development that has laid ba...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 21:13hrs | 1132 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says he is going to win the Zimbabwe election by a big margin
More than 10,000 people, many clad in bright yellow, gathered on Monday for a climactic show of support for Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa ahead of tense general elections.The sou...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 06:28hrs | 22 | by Stafff reporter
Zanu-PF's well-oiled campaign raises eyebrows
A day after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rally in Harare on August 9, thousands of empty boxes of fast foods were strewn across the venue spanning up to more than the size of four soccer fields....Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:57hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Landlord vs lodger: The battle continues
"LANDLORD fatally stabbed by lodger over rent!" screamed a newspaper headline.In 2021, Prayer Banda (22) of Mbizo 18 in Kwekwe, was fatally stabbed by his lodger Victor Moyo (24), following a ...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:19hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa chases Kasukuwere's shadow
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Saturday took his campaign to Saviour Kasukuwere's Mashonaland Central home province urging supporters not to entertain the ex-Zanu-PF commissar's political ambitions....Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:13hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
E-passport Offices at Concession are a pleasure to visit
Visiting government offices for whatever reason is usually viewed and weighed with disdain by many for fear of delays and poor service delivery. After procrastinating for over two weeks, me an...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 13:36hrs | 41 | by Thomas Murisa
Khanye promises his best to the club and fans
Zimbabwe footballer Nkosilomusa Khanye who plays as a striker for Young Stars in Botswana promises to continue with his fine form from last season.The Zimbabwean plays his football in the Bots...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 19:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe agrees to sell maize to Rwanda, opens talks with neighbours for wheat exports
Zimbabwe is to export 10,000 tonnes of maize to Rwanda and is in talks to export part of its wheat stocks to neighbours, Cabinet says.The government says the Grain Marketing Board is currently...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 17:40hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Salary increase for civil servants
GOVERNMENT has reviewed civil servants' salaries upwards after negotiations held by the National Joint Negotiating Council last week.The civil servants' salary issue was among others which dom...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 23:56hrs | 20 | by Staff Reporter
'Zanu-PF abusing State resources'
CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) and opposition political parties have accused the ruling Zanu-PF party of abusing State resources by transporting its supporters to rallies across the country using ...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:16hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Inadequate milk supplies worry Dairibord
MILK processing giant Dairibord Holdings Limited (DHL) this week raised concerns over a demand-supply gap in its products due to inadequate milk supply, giving rise to arbitrage opportunities....Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:52hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Mutonhori Rwodzi's family suspects foul play
Independent candidate for Gutu West Christopher Mutonhori Rwodzi (53), who died in a car accident last night, will be buried on Sunday at the family's rural homestead at Aarons' Village, formerly Mush...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 15:49hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Dollarisation key at this juncture
THE instability in the country's macroeconomic environment is a serious cause for concern and solutions should be sought as a matter of urgency.Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that stu...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Johannes Marisa
'Zimbabwe football practitioners must self-introspect'
TWINE Phiri the former Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League chairman, has demanded that all football practitioners do a self-introspection of themselves as the league celebrates 30 years and the country 60 ...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Lovemore Dube
Zimbabwe's strongest man eats 60kgs of isitshwala, 60kgs of rice every month
SIXTY kilogrammes of isitshwala, 60 kgs of rice and 750 bananas per month for just one man. For breakfast, he consumes two loaves of bread, 30 eggs (15 boiled and 15 fried), one litre of juice...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 08:38hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
SA hair salon used as conduit in Natfoods cash scam
A SOUTH AFRICAN hair salon was reportedly used as a conduit to transfer part of the money that was siphoned from National Foods.Scammers hacked into the company's computer system and accessed ...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:30hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
GMB holding 275 000 tonnes of grain
THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has more than 257 000 tonnes of grain at its depots countrywide, with stocks expected to increase over the coming weeks as farmers continue delivering produce from the ...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:28hrs | 5 | 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 | 15 | by Staff reporter
What do we have to show for Africa Day except traditional attire?
When the OAU (Organization for African Unity) was established on 25th May 1963, in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), the main objective of the founding fathers was the unity and solidarity of all the people Afr...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:31hrs | 12 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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