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Marvo Stationery saga rages on...10 years later
The Marvo Stationary case continue to drag on and on, with new twists and turns. Since the company was sold to Mahlongonono Valela and his partners, following the death of Mr. Kates the original owner...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 13:14hrs | 12 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Malayitsha claims to be father to MRP president's child
MTHWAKAZI REPUBLIC Party (MRP) leader Mqondisi Moyo must be a very bitter man after a malayitsha claimed on Facebook that he is the biological father of one of the militant politician's children....Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 17:44hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Informal sector keeps Bulawayo running
THE informal sector in Bulawayo has contributed more than $13 million to council coffers through licence fees and rentals during the first six months of the year, Southern Eye has learnt.The l...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Marvo directors accused of threatening workers
Marvo Stationery company directors Matt Valela and Tswelelo Valela have been accused of resorting to threatening the workers who are demanding their rights. This was revealed by the compa...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 10:30hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
What does it take for the judiciary to hear a matter before them?
Marvo Stationary Manufacturing Company employees have not been paid their unpaid salaries since the United States Dollar and the use of the multi currency regime during the Government of Nationa...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 16:37hrs | | by Mbonisi Gumbo
What does it take for the judiciary to hear a matter before them?
Marvo Stationary Manufacturing Company employees have not been paid their unpaid salaries since the United States Dollar and the use of the multi currency regime during the Government of Nationa...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 20:24hrs | 1 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
75% of Bulawayo's industrial plants idle
THE battle to reposition Bulawayo as the heartbeat of Zimbabwe's industries appears to be hitting a brick wall.Just when national manufacturing output is reportedly rising, Bulawayo's industri...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Marvo judicial manager's role must be reviewed
Since the beginning of companies mass closures over a decade ago, with Bulawayo being the hardest hit by closures and relocations. The Judicial managers have been beneficiaries of the crisis. In most ...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 08:11hrs | | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Marvo resumes operations
BULAWAYO'S stationery giant, Marvo Stationery Manufacturers (Marvo), has resumed operations on a small scale and is banking on an anticipated $1,5 million investment from a local unnamed investor to s...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Giant stationery Manufacturer Re-Opens But...
The giant stationary manufacturer Marvo is set to re open next week on Monday.Workers who were stopped working some time ago said they were told that the company is re-opening."The ove...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Diasporans keen to revive Bulawayo industries'
THE revival of Bulawayo industries is likely to be a reality soon as Zimbabweans based abroad have shown interest in investing in the city, a minister has said.The Minister of State for Provin...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cabs caught up in Marvo corruption scandals
A former worker at Marvo Stationary Mbonisi Gumbo has said it is disheartening and totally unacceptable to note that even the big corporates are involved in corruption activities, underminin...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 07:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Marvo directors responsible for workers death
Concerned Morvo Stationary workers have expressed their concern that the directors at the company are the ones responsible for the death of their work mates due to poverty as a result of being deprive...Published: 05 Jan 2017 at 03:45hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Browns corruption tip off from anonymus
Dear Editor Today I received photos from someone who claims to be a ZIMRA official in Beitbridge, which shows two full truck loads of imported stationery from South Africa in Browns's name, br...Published: 19 Oct 2016 at 19:43hrs | | by Concerned Marvo Employee
Marvo Corruption Continues
MARVO A BAD EXAMPLE OF INDIGENIZATION The Zimbabwe government's adopted black empowerment and indigenization policy have proved to be a curse in this country for ordinary citizens. The policy ...Published: 04 Oct 2016 at 13:48hrs | | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Statement by Marvo workers - You can only fool government not us
YOU CAN ONLY FOOL GOVERNMENT NOT US BRIEF BACK GROUND OF MARVO CASE As Marvo workers we are worried by the behaviour of our Employer Marvo Stationery, ever since the dollarisation of t...Published: 10 Aug 2016 at 18:46hrs | 1 | by Concerned Marvo workers
Zanu PF govt has failed workers
Mthwakazi Republic Party has claimed that the ruling Zanu PF government has failed the workers in Zimbabwe by its poor polices which have continued to crumble the economy.MRP spokesperson Mbon...Published: 07 May 2016 at 10:44hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Marvo workers wallow in poverty
A former worker with Marvo stationary company has said workers are wallowing in perpetual poverty as this is the third year running for the suffering Marvo workers, since 2012 Marvo workers have...Published: 22 Dec 2015 at 06:39hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Marvo workers angry against management
Marvo Stationery workers have expressed concerns over the manner in which they are being treated by the Company.They said it is now clear to us that Soul Mashamba is sabotaging the company on ...Published: 03 Nov 2015 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Zim level of poverty sickening
A Zimbabwean based in South Africa has said the level of corruption prevailing in the country is a cause for concern for the economic crisis faced nation.Mbonisi Gumbo said Zimbabwe's level of...Published: 25 May 2015 at 07:16hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Workers go for 28 months without pay
14 May 2015 Press Statement: It is Now 28 months for Marvo workers still counting without pay. Though it doesn't look like there would be a solution an...Published: 14 May 2015 at 17:53hrs | | by Marvo Workers
ZCTU gears for workers day celebration
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is gearing itself to mark the workers day celebrations across its regional centres across the country amid outcry by workers that they have nothi...Published: 28 Apr 2015 at 06:06hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Long wait for pay irks Marvo workers, as they go for 28 months without pay
Marvo stationary workers who have gone for 28 months now without pay have after the company was placed under judicial management have expressed disgust and impatience over the delays of their pay....Published: 15 Apr 2015 at 22:09hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Marvo Stationary workers go for 27 months without pay
Marvo Stationary workers are wallowing in serious crisis as they have gone for 27 months without pay.One of the affected workers Mbonisi Gumbo said the situation may sound unbelievable yet ver...Published: 18 Mar 2015 at 07:46hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
How long shall Marvo workers wait untill they get paid thier salaries?
This month marks 27 months without pay for Marvo workers it sound unbealivable yet very true indeed in a democratic Zimbabwe. We have become slaves in our own Country even during the Smith r...Published: 17 Mar 2015 at 20:05hrs | | by Mqondisi Moyo
Marvo Workers Cry Foul
The festive season has come and gone with most of people having enjoyed their holidays visiting family and friends buying groceries for themselves and others around them, but for Marvo Stationery ...Published: 06 Jan 2015 at 10:03hrs | | by Concerned Marvo Worker
Zimbabwean workers given 30 books as salary
WORKERS at Marvo Stationary (Pvt) Ltd, who reportedly last got paid $10 in May last year, on December 30 2014 got another shock of their lives when they received 30 exercise books as pay, before being...Published: 06 Jan 2015 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Marvo Management taking its workers and government for granted: Claims
Marvo have been accused of not paying workers for 21 months without and a source said chances for them to recover their money are slim, after claims that officials in the ministry of labour are alleg...Published: 14 Oct 2014 at 13:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Why must the poor subsidise the rich?
Since 1980 when Zimbabwe got its independence, Zanu pf have only managed to fulfil the 1979 Grand Plan it is the only thing they have successfully achieved nothing else. Zanu pf have over the past...Published: 24 Sep 2014 at 16:05hrs | | by Mbonisi Gumbo ,MRP Secretary for Information and Publicity
Govt must re-look at Judicial managers - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number. ...Published: 06 Sep 2014 at 09:40hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
'Sherrif is being biased in the case of Marvo' - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 28 Aug 2014 at 07:09hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
'Marvo management getting away with it' - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 14 Aug 2014 at 20:07hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
Marvo Stationery workers continue to suffer
Editor,Marvo Stationery is practising slave trade in Zimbabwe surprisingly nobody seem to care about the plight of poor workers who have gone FOR 18 months without pay and in the next few days...Published: 28 Jul 2014 at 10:00hrs | | by Concerned Marvo Workers
Marvo appeals to govt
Marvo Stationery has appealed to the government to impose heavy import duty to curb the dumping of stationery products, which it feels is suffocating the industry.Saul Mashamba, the Marvo mana...Published: 06 Jul 2014 at 06:50hrs | | by Business Reporter
$10 salary for Marvo employees
TROUBLED Bulawayo firm Marvo Stationery Manufacturers has paid its workers $10 each after going for 18 months without salaries, it emerged yesterday.The disgruntled workers told Southern Eye B...Published: 02 Jul 2014 at 10:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Marvo management at it again
Marvo employees who have spent almost 18 months continuously without pay are yet to enjoy the US $. Since 2009 they have never been paid full pay but it became worse last year January 2013 up unti...Published: 10 Jun 2014 at 13:07hrs | | by Disgruntled Marvo Workers
Was DEMAF meant for South Africans?
As we approach Workers Day on the first of May 2014 many workers have nothing to celebrate. The sad reality is that in Zimbabwe only civil servants and a few workers in the private sector will cel...Published: 29 Apr 2014 at 14:46hrs | | by Concerned Bulawayo workers
Marvo workers demonstrate against none payment of salaries
These pictures shows Marvo workers demonstrating against none payment of their salaries at the Company premises in Bulawayo yesterday morning. The workers have for the past 15 months only p...Published: 30 Mar 2014 at 17:17hrs | | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Rubber Products closes shop
BULAWAYO-BASED manufacturing concern Rubber Products Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd reportedly closed shop on Friday, sending workers home, with outstanding salaries of over eight months.Workers who ...Published: 08 Dec 2013 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Salesman demoted to toilet cleaner
A salesman with Marvo Stationery Manufacturers, got the shock of his life after returning from leave to find that he has been demoted to a toilet cleaner.The disgruntled worker Mbonisi Gumbo, ...Published: 06 Dec 2013 at 07:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Marvo workers down tools over unpaid wages
Workers at Bulawayo-based firm Marvo stationers have gone on strike for the second time this year after going without pay for eight months.This is the second time that the workers at the strug...Published: 21 Sep 2013 at 06:30hrs | | by Nomalanga Moyo
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