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Zimbabwe govt moves to break Tongaat Hulett's monopoly
The Zimbabwean government has announced plans to introduce new players into the sugarcane milling industry to break the monopoly held by Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe, a move aimed at boosting competition, ...Published: 22 May 2025 at 12:07hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Grain supplies exceed 38.9 %
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has managed to exceedingly meet demand by 38,9 percent this festive season.In a statement, GMAZ chairperson, Dr Tafadzwa Musarara said the mill...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 11:17hrs | 762 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe wheat harvest tops 560 000 metric tonnes
Zimbabwe has harvested 560,000 metric tonnes of wheat this year, a significant increase from the 468,000 tonnes produced in 2023. This milestone was confirmed by the country's Lands and Agriculture Pe...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 07:11hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ endorses ZiG currency...boosts market sentiment
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has become the first business organization to fully embrace and support the newly launched ZiG (Zimbabwe Gold) currency. This development has instilled...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 12:04hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Shock as Rutendo Matinyarare labels the High Court a Kangaroo Court
Controversial Rutendo Matinyarare, a well-known public figure, recently faced backlash for his absence during a court hearing. The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe had taken legal action against ...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 14:57hrs | 23 | by George Tshuma
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 | 34 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Millers dismiss claims of maize shortages
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has assured the nation that the country is maize secure as there are adequate and satisfactory supplies of grain across the country.In a statem...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe left with 4 months grain supply
ZIMBABWE'S grain stocks are depleting and will last for four months, the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) said yesterday, amid calls for the government to scale up imports.The revelations by GMB ac...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 18:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister claims that maize meal supply guaranteed
The HeraldThe low volumes of some mealie meal brands that appeared in formal retail shops recently was just a temporary business distribution hitch not caused by any grain shortages, with mill...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ begins processes to import maize
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has begun processes to import maize both from the Southern African region and Black seas.In a sta...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
GMAZ in US6 Million loss
The Grain Milling Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has lost over USD 6 million over the past three months due to the continuous loss of value of the local currency.The board's chairman, Dr Tafad...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 18:43hrs | 4 | by Desmond Nleya
Zimbabwe millers, retailers in stand-off over mealie meal
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says mainstream retail shops have low stocks of mealie meal because they want the product on credit terms at a time the exchange rate is volatile....Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe millers welcome maize import ban
GRAIN millers have welcomed government's decision to suspend the importation of maize meal to protect millers from unfair pricing by "opportunists."Speaking at a meeting for the Northern Regio...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 3 | 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 ...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
NEC chairperson up for bribe
Employers in the Milling industry have accused National Employment Council chairperson Tich Zimhondi of taking a bribe from Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) trade unions in a bid to amend the const...Published: 11 May 2022 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Paul Ndou
Mealie-meal, wheat prices jump
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has reviewed upwards prices of mealie-meal and flour, following the increase of maize and wheat prices.The prices of mealie-meal and flour rece...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe to beef up social welfare allocations'
PARTS of the country that were affected by the prolonged dry spell during the 2021/22 farming season are already experiencing food shortages, government has said.Giving a post-Cabinet media br...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Millers tussle over salary deal
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has filed an urgent High Court chamber application seeking an order setting aside a collective bargaining agreement signed by other industry players....Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
GMEAZ files urgent chamber application
Grain Millers Employers Association of Zimbabwe (GMEAZ) yesterday filed an urgent chamber application for stay of registration of a Collective Barga...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 19:15hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bread flour price up 6,25%
GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says the price of bread flour went up by 6,25 percent to $119 000 from $112 000 tonne with effect from 9 January 2022.The successful 2021 command w...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bread price up 15%
THE price of flour has gone up by 6.5% from $112 000 to $119 000 per metric ton, a situation that also pushed the price of bread up by 15% from $175 to $210.Grain Millers Association of ...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bread flour demand declines
The demand for bread flour is low following its recent price hike of 6,25%.According to Grain Millers Association Chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara in a statement, the milling industry has remaine...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 10:34hrs | 16 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF fights delay wheat payments
PAYMENTS to wheat farmers for the 2021 season are likely to be delayed after millers, who had pledged $5,5 billion to complement government funds, were scandalised by a parliamentary report which left...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:15hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Millers donate to ZANU-PF
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) today donated food in Bindura towards the annual ZANU PF Congress to be held this month.Speaking during the hand over GMAZ chairperson Tafadz...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 14:44hrs | 113 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
GMAZ speaks on Wheat pricing
The Grain Millers Association,in a statement,said,the recently announced producer price of wheat,which will see the commodity selling at ZW$55.517.69 per ...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 15:29hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole / Tarisai Mudahondo
Millers back fresh policies
ZIMBABWE'S milling industry have showered praises on under fire Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube for "continued strenuous efforts" in maintaining fiscal discipline to rebuild the troubled economy....Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ happy with Mthuli Ncube and Mangudya
THE grain milling industry has hailed 2021 mid-term fiscal and monetary policies presented by authorities, underscoring that the twin policies would foster price and exchange rate stability, at a time...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 11:02hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
GMAZ mourns Haritatos
Grain Millers Association (GMAZ) has sent condolence messages to the Haritatos family following the untimely death of fORMER Muzvezve MP and ZANU PF Central Committee member Peter Haritatos who succum...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 17:22hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt clamps down on maize mealie smugglers
GOVERNMENT has begun a crackdown on errant retailers who are selling imported mealie-meal as it moves to curb the smuggling of the commodity from neighbouring countries.The exercise, which cam...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Millers close, offload staff as imports rise
ZIMBABWE'S milling industry has hit turbulent times, amid revelations that some companies have suspended operations after a flood of cheap imported mealie-meal pushed them to the brink, it has been re...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Millers mobilise $20bn for maize procurement
Senior Business Reporter THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has mobilised $20 billion under a pre-payment arrangement with Government to bankroll maize procurement by the Grain Marketing...Published: 14 May 2021 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Sugar industry workers demand wage review
SUGAR industry employees are demanding an urgent National Employment Council (NEC) meeting to come up with new salary scales.The Zimbabwe Sugar Milling Allied Workers' Union of Zimbabwe (ZSMAW...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Millers declare looming workers strike illegal
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has warned employees representatives of the milling industry that their threats to embark on a nationwide...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 18:36hrs | 2 | by Paul Ndou
Millers choke under cheap maize meal imports
GRAIN millers have appealed to government to stop imports of mealie-meal into the country, saying they had become a threat to the local milling industry.On Friday last week, Grain Millers Asso...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
GMAZ threatens legal action against Daily Maverick
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has released a scathing response to the Daily Maverick Cartel Dynamics report.In a statement released by the Acting General manager Garikai Chaunza, t...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 13:03hrs | 11 | by Nicholas Ncube
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 pric...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Imports cripple milling industry?
THE local milling industry's capacity utilisation has dropped below 20 percent as maize meal and flour imports pile pressure on local producers. The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:07hrs | 15 | by Elliot Ziwira
Millers want Musarara re-elected
Some millers have started canvassing for re-election of the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) national chairman, Tafadzwa Musarara and his entire executive "because of the role they played ...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: MDC Bulawayo demonstration stopped
A section of Bulawayo business community has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court of Zimbabwe pleading with the court to ban the MDC demonstration planned for Bulawayo tomorrow....Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 11:41hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Perence Shiri to be taken to court?
A section of farmers and grain dealers have made moves to seek legal recourse against Minister Perence Shiri over Statutory Instrument 145 of 2019. A Harare lawyer who is representing the farm...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 18:03hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe economy needs free-market policies to grow
The introduction of the foreign exchange interbank market by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) in February 2019 was a major milestone towards free market economics. Even though there are fears of gov...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 17:59hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe bakers urged to stop baking biscuits, confectioneries
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says the country's flour stocks have improved, but has warned bakers not to "waste" supplies on confectionary and biscuits because the situation was st...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grain Millers...from Cartels to nation builders
The Grain Millers club was once dominated and run by unscrupulous individuals who ran the industry for personal gain at the expense of the consumers and the nation at large. Grain milling was ...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 12:29hrs | | by Nicholas Ncube
Bread shortages loom
A bread shortage is looming after local millers ran out of wheat due to foreign currency shortages to import the cereal. The country has been facing challenges in wheat availability of late in...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland hay for Matebeleland cattle
EFFORTS are being made to move hay from Mashonaland region to the southern part of the country so as to save livestock in these areas from succumbing to the effects of drought, an official said....Published: 05 May 2019 at 09:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mealie meal price set to go up
THE Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says the country should brace for an increase in the price of mealie meal in the next few days in line with the new producer prices. In an int...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe losing $100 million annually importing wheat
Industry and Commerce minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has said Zimbabwe is losing $100 million annually to wheat imports due to failure by farmers to produce enough stocks.Officiating at an exhibiti...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
79 Matebeleland milling firms close shop
AT least 79 milling companies have folded up in the Matebeleland region due to economic hardships which have seen an increase in grey imports, an official has said.Addressing journalists after...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
$3 million food looted: GMAZ
GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has called on government to assist them with security personnel to dispatch 6 700 tonnes of mealie meal to retailers in Bulawayo, saying security threats w...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Packaging materials price hike shocks millers
MILLERS will on Wednesday meet with packaging material manufacturers after the latter raised their prices by over 500%, sparking fears of another round of increases for flour, mealie-meal and bread....Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
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