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Mohadi drawn into gold claims ownership dispute
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has been drawn into a protracted ownership dispute involving gold mining claims in Shamva.In a letter sent to Mohadi last Friday, Jairus Matsika, managing director ...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:23hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Aflatoxin contaminated maize sparks fear in Zambia after 400 dogs die
An "alarming number" of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize and humans could be at risk too, the country's health minister has said....Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 12:34hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats narrows down costs
Zimplats narrowed down costs in the quarter to end June although it is still investing in capital projects such as a solar power plant that is due for commissioning and a concentrator project....Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 14:06hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Farewell Chairman VK: Reflections of a dear friend
The late Vimbai Kamoyo (VK) was quite a character.They buried him last week in Chiunye village, Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central. Between him and I, the title of "Chairman" took tu...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:54hrs | 33 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Mnangagwa's son in destructive gold mining
THE once-pristine and picturesque Boterekwa escarpment in Shurugwi, Midlands province, now stands as a haunting monument to the ravages of human exploitation and destructive gold mining activities by ...Published: 19 May 2024 at 11:51hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans must not be shy to make money
Zimbabweans should not hesitate to make money, as the government has created a conducive environment for economic success, President Emmerson Mnangagwa stated.Speaking at the commissioning of ...Published: 18 May 2024 at 10:59hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Rutendo Matinyarare drags Mnangagwa and his family into his contempt of court saga
Self professed marketing and communication strategist Rutendo Matinyarare has dragged the President and the President's family into his shenanigans. Rutendo paid a visit to Champions Milling where he ...Published: 17 May 2024 at 14:37hrs | 25 | by George Tshuma
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 | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
GMO maize scandal unearthed at Mbare Msika
A scandal of significant proportions has erupted at Mbare Msika, where unscrupulous entities are selling genetically modified (GM) maize without adhering to the necessary regulations. The gravity of t...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 12:08hrs | 13 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Foreign currency dealers ditch trading spots
MOST illegal money changers popularly known as "Osiphatheleni" have abandoned their traditional trading spots in Bulawayo following the launch by the Government of the new gold-backed currency, the Zi...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF has dismally failed
The Zanu PF government continues to fail the majority of the people. All hope is now lost. The majority of people who are now finding it hard to eke out a living and put food on their tables. We shoul...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 15:40hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni
Duo fined for same sex affair
A BEITBRIDGE man and his partner were on Tuesday fined US$150 each after they were found in a compromising position in a toilet at a local bar recently.Twenty-six-year old Ayanda Nkomo, a stoc...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maize, mealie meal prices skyrocket
The prices of mealie-meal and maize have gone up by over 100% amid indications that the commodity is fast disappearing from shop shelves as the effects of drought set in.Indications are that t...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 15:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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 | 15 | by George Tshuma
Grain imports into Zimbabwe liberalised
GOVERNMENT has liberalised the importation of grain at household level as part of a raft of measures aimed at mitigating the effects of the El Nino-induced drought and guaranteeing national food secur...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
FRANCESCO MARCONATI FILES: Unveiling the dark trail of violence and plunder at Queens Mine
Francesco Marconati, a self-styled Italian Mafia boss, has become a notorious name associated with Queens Mine, where his malevolent actions have left an indelible mark on the lives of those who have ...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 11:45hrs | 2 | by George Tshuma
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 | | 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 | 19 | by Mandla Ndlovu
44 vehicles impounded in crackdown on errant kombis
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) in conjunction with police yesterday launched a blitz against pirate taxis and errant kombis defying a directive to move to the newly upgraded Egodini bus terminus and othe...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono friend abducted
Suspected state security agents abducted a Harare-based construction manager - who has done a lot of building works for award-winning Zimbabwean filmmaking journalist Hopewell Chin'ono - yesterday in ...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Tshuma confident of victory in Pelandaba-Tshabalala
ASPIRING legislator for Bulawayo's Pelandaba-Tshabalala constituency, Joseph Tshuma, says his vision is to empower young people to be economically independent in line with the Government's development...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | | 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
Mealie-meal shortage artificial
MEALIE-MEAL stock-outs in retail outlets witnessed over the last few weeks were a result of "logistical challenges" that were being faced by local milling companies, which have since been resolved and...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:37hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Gayton McKenzie takes his anti-immigrants vigilantism to the Limpopo River in Beitbridge
Recklessly xenophobic South African opposition Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie and members of his right-wing party took their anti-immigrants vigilantism to the Limpopo River in Beitbri...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 09:31hrs | 9 | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 7 notorious robbery suspects
SEVEN robbery suspects, one of them a police officer, have been arrested for a spate of armed cases they committed between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls over eight months.Two of the suspects Wel...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:32hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Grain millers condemn Zimbabwe's improperly bred wheat variety
An investigation has been launched into concerns raised by local grain millers over the quality of wheat reportedly produced from an improperly bred variety, it has been learnt.Alarmed by the ...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 19:01hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Govt seeks to set up sugar mill
The government is preparing to establish a new sugar milling company in the Lowveld region after its unsuccessful attempt to purchase Tongaat Hulett, one of the country's major sugar estates. Tongaat ...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
MP Elizabeth Masuku reported to ZACC over O Level exam scandal
Matabeleland North Member of Parliament, Elizabeth Masuku, is facing allegations of misconduct and corruption, as reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC). According to a letter obta...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:36hrs | 1 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zulu to commence lithium processing in Zimbabwe
Premier African Minerals Ltd, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, has announced its readiness to commence the production of spodumene concentrates at the Zulu Lithium and Tantalum project l...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:20hrs | | 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 | | by Simbarashe Sithole
PPC consolidates shareholding in Zimbabwe unit
Cement manufacturer PPC has increased its shareholding in its Zimbabwean unit to 90% by repurchasing shares previously held by various indigenisation parties. The shares were repurchased at a price of...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urged to cut sugar imports to avert collapse of local industry'
To safeguard local producers grappling with declining sales, it is advisable to halt sugar imports into Zimbabwe. Concerns have arisen that by March of next year, the country could find itself burdene...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo flea burns
ABOUT 350 traders in Bulawayo have been left stranded after their wares were reduced to ashes by a raging inferno, which engulfed Mutize Flea Market, popularly known as the ‘Little Musina" early yes...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pledges to rid cities of opposition mess
The Government has finished a geo-technical survey for a number of irregular urban dwellings which sprouted under the watch of inept opposition led local authorities and will soon move workmen on the ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanla story on Salisbury fuel tanks is utter fiction
THERE has been a lot of confusion on the role ZIPRA played during the liberation struggle and a lot of twisting of facts related to certain operations that are perceived to have changed the course of ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 08:41hrs | 2 | by Barbatone Irvine Sibhona
Mnangagwa's bussed crowds going invade Mashonaland Central
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today heads to Centenary, Mashonaland Central Province, for a Star Rally that is expected to be another huge success, as Zanu PF continues to demonstrate its indomitable mobilisati...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sex worker jailed for bedding teenage boy
A COMMERCIAL sex worker has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for being intimate with a teenage boy.Mercy Chisiyo (20) of Lion's Den, Chinhoyi was, however, spared a custodial term aft...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sugar estates to be sold to Tanzania's Kagera Sugar
South Africa's Tongaat Hulett is to sell its sugar estates, including those in Zimbabwe, to Kagera Sugar, one of East Africa's largest sugar producers.This is part of a plan to rescue Tongaat ...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 18:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreigners 'invade' retail space reserved for Zimbabweans
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have been allocating retail licenses to foreigners in contravention of the law, investigations have established.Retail space in the capital Harare is now dominated by In...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government of Zimbabwe helps meet refugees' food needs
HARARE - The Government of Zimbabwe has today contributed 4,400 mt of maize grain, to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to meet the food needs of refugees living at Tongogara Refugee Camp ...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 11:20hrs | 5 | by APO/WFP
Metallon to take over Redwing Mine
GOLD Miner, Metallon Corporation will take over operations at the scandal-ridden Redwing Mine in Penhalonga following the removal of the gold mine from corporate rescue by the Supreme Court in Septemb...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
13 distressed Zimbabwe firms rescued
Testifying to its commitment to tangible deliverables aimed at transforming the livelihoods of the people, the Second Republic, under the stewardship of President Mnangagwa, has resuscitated 13 previo...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US$5m required to resuscitate Harare Power Station
AT least US$5 million is needed to resuscitate the Harare Power Station whose dilapidated machinery, a Zesa Holdings official has said.Speaking during the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on ...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Big surprises in Zanu-PF primaries
SOME ministers and veteran parliamentarians fell by the wayside in the Zanu-PF primary elections that were held over the weekend as the ruling party entrenches democracy and reenergises its base ahead...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa exposed
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been left exposed and politically vulnerable following ground-breaking revelations by Qatar-based international television network Al Jazeera's of gold...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 18:23hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Power outages hit PPC cement sales
REGIONAL cement maker PPC expects sales volumes at its Zimbabwean unit will drop by 14% in the full year compared to the same period last year due to recurrent power outages and grey imports.P...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
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