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Modi acquires Choppies Zimbabwe for US$260,000 after selling it for US$22 million

Deputy Industry Minister and prominent businessman Raj Modi has acquired Choppies Zimbabwe for just US$260,000, marking a dramatic turn in the retail chain's fortunes more than a decade after the Botswana-based supermarket giant entered th…

Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 20:46hrs | 2738 | by Staff reporter

Raj Modi rescues Sizinda with 22,000 litres of water

Bulawayo South Member of Parliament and Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, on Wednesday delivered 22,000 litres of water to Sizinda suburb residents, who had endured three weeks without running water.The emergency water delivery …

Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:03hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter

Modi takes over Choppies outlets

Retail chain operator Sai Mart, owned by Bulawayo businessman and legislator Raj Modi, has successfully acquired all former Choppies Zimbabwe outlets nationwide and is now embarking on an extensive rebranding exercise. This move follows Ch…

Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 08:41hrs | 1703 | by Staff reporter

Mphoko's son moves to block Choppies sale to Raji Modi

Siqokoqela Mphoko, son of the late former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, has filed an urgent chamber application seeking to prevent the sale of Choppies Zimbabwe to Bulawayo businessman and Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj…

Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:42hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe eyes hosting 5th Intra-Africa Trade Fair in 2027

Zimbabwe has expressed optimism about hosting the 5th Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF) in 2027, pending the results of an ongoing evaluation process, NewsDay has learned.This was revealed by Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Raj Modi dur…

Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 06:31hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter

Raj Modi brings Christmas cheer to the elderly

In a heart-warming display of generosity, Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Raj Modi yesterday brightened the lives of 100 elderly residents from various suburbs in Bulawayo. Through his annual festive initiative, Modi donated food ham…

Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:47hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter

Minister Raj Modi's liquor outlet closed amid smuggling clampdown

The Zimbabwean government has shut down a liquor outlet owned by Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, in Bulawayo as part of a nationwide operation targeting smuggled goods. The closure, which occurred on Saturday evening, w…

Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 15:20hrs | 2149 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF's Raj Modi interested in Choppies acquisition

Local trading firm Pin Tail Trading, which operates the Sai Mart retail chain, has expressed interest in acquiring Choppies Enterprises Limited's Zimbabwe operations. The leading supermarket chain recently announced plans to exit the Zimba…

Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:54hrs | 3514 | by Staff reporter

China plays key role in Zimbabwe's path to industrialisation

CHINA is a key player in Zimbabwe's quest to transition from primary industries to manufacturing value chains, a Zimbabwean official has said.In an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the Southern African Development Community Indust…

Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:54hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter

Raj Modi back in Zimbabwe government

Minister Mavhunga was sworn in by President Mnangagwa, along with Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Raj Modi at State House in Harare yesterday.Speaking after the swearing-in ceremony, Minister Mavhunga said in line with Vision 2030…

Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF accused of imposing Modi in Bulawayo South by-election

Several Zanu-PF members in Bulawayo South Constituency have raised concerns about the party's decision to field former Member of Parliament Raj Modi as the candidate for the upcoming by-election scheduled for December 9, 2023. These member…

Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 20:18hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Modi's MP candidacy challenged

In a case that could come as a test to the court's impartiality, a Bulawayo voter has filed a High Court challenge against deputy industry minister Rajesh Kumar Modi's candidacy, claiming the Zanu-PF candidate for Bulawayo South filed his …

Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 20:54hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Modi donates toilets to school

BULAWAYO South legislator Raj Modi has donated a toilet block to Greenfield Primary School's infants' department. The toilet block was built at a cost of US$35 000 by the Raj Modi Foundation. The school, located at Bellevue subur…

Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 17:21hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Modi donates US$120 000 computer bus

JUBILATION punctuated by singing and ululations was the order of the day on Sunday as scores of residents in Sizinda under Bulawayo South constituency received a US$120 000 mobile computer bus donated by their MP, Raj Modi.Modi, who is rep…

Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Raj Modi pledges to donate salary to community, again

THE Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Raj Modi has once again pledged to donate his monthly salary if elected Member of Parliament and appointed in Government to under-privileged people in Bulawayo.Modi is the only Zanu-PF candidate…

Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 17:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Raj Modi donates brick maker to youths

DEPUTY Minister of Industry and Commerce has donated a brick moulding machine in his constituency to create employment for the young people in the community.The initiative is meant to empower young people and fight drug abuse.On his Twitte…

Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 16:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Modi given standing ovation at dogs-attacked woman's church

THE Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, was on Sunday given a standing ovation when he attended a church service at Abundant Life Revival Mission International Church where Ms Cherish Muchegwa fellowships.  Not only wa…

Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Modi rallies Bosso

DEPUTY Minister of Industry and Commerce Raj Modi has rallied Bulawayo giants Highlanders to lift the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title. Modi, who is also a renowned businessman and Bulawayo South Member of Parliament, took to micro…

Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 22:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Government supports online forex traders

THE Government is ready to support the Forex Traders' Association of Zimbabwe (Fotraz) through the establishment of a Special Economic Zone. Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Raj Modi said this at the launch of Fotraz in Bulawayo on Sa…

Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

India to offer Zimbabwe jewellery manufacturing scholarships

THE Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery (IIGJ) in Jaipur has made a commitment to help Zimbabwe acquire skills in jewellery designing and has proposed to offer scholarships to Zimbabwean students with an interest in jewellery manufactur…

Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mphoko loses control of Choppies

Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son Siqokoqela Mphoko have no financial or operation say  in the business of Nanavac Investments which owns 51% of Choppies brand in Zimbabwe , the CEO Ramachandran Ottapathu has said.I…

Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 08:05hrs | 17 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Bosso will never die, says Modi

BULAWAYO businessman and philanthropist Raj Modi says while human beings are mortal Highlanders are immortal. The businessman, who is also Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, made the declaration in his eulogy to the departed former …

Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Jailed Mnangagwa ally to walk free

South African businessman Zunaid Moti, who has been locked up in a prison in Munich, Germany, for two months after he was arrested on the strength of an international warrant of arrest, could walk free as the International Criminal Police …

Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Modi woos Belgian, Luxembourg investors to Bulawayo

INDUSTRY and Commerce Deputy Minister, Raji Modi, has enticed Belgian and Luxembourg companies to exploit manufacturing investment opportunities in Bulawayo and Zimbabwe at large. The Bulawayo South House of Assembly member was in Belgium …

Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Modi names Bulawayo shopping mall after Mnangagwa

South Member of Parliament Rajesh Kumar Modi - popularly known as Raj Modi, is probably one of the most loved parliamentarians in the city.This is largely because of the corporate social responsibility initiatives he undertook before he ve…

Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 20:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa ally's wedding in Asia 'blesses' Bulawayo

A QUIET wedding ceremony in India 37 years ago involving a young man of Asian origin and his Zimbabwean fiancÃ©e Parul Kothari has turned out to be a boon for the community of Bulawayo South in Zimbabwe.The groom, Raj Modi, who is now a su…

Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

When Cupid flew Modi to Zimbabwe

Growing up in the populous streets of India, little did he know that he would one day be a government minister in a country that is 7 000km from his birth place.Until a few weeks ago, many Zimbabweans were not familiar with the name Raj Mo…

Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's minister exposed charging in USD refuses Bond notes

Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister who is also Zanu-PF's representative in parliament for Bulawayo South Raj Modi's shop charges alcoholic drinks in United States dollars.Moji confirmed this on his Twitter account saying that his shop c…

Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa ally donates his govt salary to charity

Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi will donate his monthly salary during his tenure in Government to under-privileged people in Bulawayo.Modi is the only Zanu-PF candidate who won a parliamentary seat in Bulawayo's 12 const…

Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 11:27hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

'Modi scales up Mnangagwa bootlicking'

Mthwakazi Republic Party has accused Bulawayo South MP Raji Modi, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, of bootlicking President Emmerson  Mnangagwa to another dimension.Party President Mqondisi Moyo said in his Twitter space,…

Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:17hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Mnangagwa to do a Narendra Modi on Zimbabwe black market?

There are whispers the President Emmerson Mnangagwa will come hard on the black market with some saying he will do what Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did in India in 2016. The secrecy with which this demonetisation scheme was planned…

Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 18:17hrs | 8 | by Ndoro Tafadzwa

Modi SMEs loan deadline closes

THE deadline for the Raj Modi Trust loan scheme closes today with successful applicants expected to get funding soon to boost their businesses. Project coordinator, Mr Hope Sendamai said the initiative would first benefit Bulawayo South as…

Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Raj Modi lobbies govt to work from Bulawayo instead of Harare

Zimbabwe's new deputy minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi has requested government to allow him to work from Bulawayo instead of Harare.Bulawayo businessperson and Sai Enterprises proprietor, Raj Modi is the first Zanu-PF member in…

Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 10:54hrs | 22 | by Staff writer

Time for Bulawayo to reclaim lost glory: Modi

INDUSTRY and Commerce Deputy Minister, Raj Modi, has said the new dispensation offers Bulawayo an opportunity to reclaim its former glory as the industrial hub of Zimbabwe. Himself a prominent businessman, Modi, who won the Bulawayo South …

Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Modi hits ground running

BUSINESSMAN and Bulawayo South MP, Mr Raj Modi, has bought a brick-moulding machine worth $20 000 to capacitate residents under his constituency as part of his pre-election promises. The prominent entreprenuer last Friday delivered a finan…

Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Modi to set up $7m geysers factory

PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman and Zanu-PF National Assembly candidate for Bulawayo South constituency Raj Modi has partnered an India-based firm, Kanti Council Services (KCS) to set up a $7 million solar equipment manufacturing factory in…

Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mphoko disowned

AS the adage does, when the times are dark, friends are few and former Vice-President Phelekezela is finding out this the hard way.Zanu-PF's aspiring parliamentary candidate for Bulawayo South constituency, Raj Modi has denied being politi…

Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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