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'Counterfeits, financial instability imperil manufacturing sector'
Zimbabwean consumers are grappling with increasing difficulties, including the proliferation of counterfeit goods and financial instability, as the country's manufacturing sector struggles to grow. Pa...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:39hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe achieves record wheat harvest
Zimbabwe has achieved a record-breaking wheat harvest of over 560,000 tonnes for the 2024 season, surpassing last year's production of 467,905 tonnes. This marks the second consecutive year the countr...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 09:59hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe Grand Tour can now be yours - for US$21 000 per person
You can now experience a recreation of the Grand Tour: One for the Road route across Zimbabwe – minus Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond – if you have about US$21 000 (per person) to s...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:35hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe spends US$40m on importing spaghetti
Zimbabwe's annual importation of approximately US$40 million worth of macaroni and spaghetti, primarily from Egypt, reflects the nation's sluggish industrialization progress. Despite pasta not being a...Published: 18 May 2024 at 11:55hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Legal woes mount for Italian Mafia Boss Francesco Marconati as CID and Home Affairs are roped in
In the sinister saga unfolding within Zimbabwe's gold mining industry, Francesco Marconati emerges as a dark specter, casting a menacing shadow over the operations of DGL Investments Number Five (Pvt)...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 13:29hrs | 1 | by George Tshuma
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 | 9 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Beitbridge highway project: A new big step in the right direction
AS we turn right off the Harare-Beitbridge highway - just before the intersection of the Harare and Bulawayo arteries five kilometres north of Beitbridge Border Post on the banks of the Limpopo River ...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Surface Wilmar's plant 75% complete
THE country's biggest cooking oil manufacturer, Surface Wilmar says its US$24 million plant that is under construction in Harare will commence production in September.The plant was shut down i...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:30hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Surface Wilmar in US$50m Olivine revival plan
THE country's biggest cooking oil manufacturer, Surface Wilmar has put in place a revival plan for Olivine Industries, which will result in a US$50 million upgrade of the Willowvale plant in Harare....Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:15hrs | 2 | by Mukunda Chitova
'Puppets will never rule Zimbabwe'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the door is open for former opposition officials who defected to the ruling Zanu-PF party to rise through the ranks just like all other members.Addressing thousand...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Milling company splits groceries unit
LISTED milling company, National Foods Limited, is splitting its groceries unit into the down-packed and traded goods units while US$4 million has been planned for investment into additional cereal ma...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Youths urged to take up farming seriously
YOUTHS in Mashonaland West province have been urged to take farming seriously.This was said by Zimbabwe Young Farmers Association for Sustainable Development national director of lands, projec...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bread shortage looms
ZIMBABWE is facing a massive shortage of bread and possible price increase for the vital commodity occasioned by a massive decline in global wheat supply after major producer countries were heat by dr...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Imported wheat price increase by 16%
The price of imported wheat into Harare has increased by 16% amidst a decline in world supply of wheat Grain Millers Association (GMAZ) has said....Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 07:41hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Can sex, affect prostate cancer risk?
AS we continue to fight COVID-19 in Zimbabwe, let us bear in mind that we also need to raise awareness of prostate cancer.It's that time of the year again when everyone is busy preparing for t...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Michelle Madzudzo
Arenel invests US$3m, expands export footprint
BUOYED by enhanced production capacity following recent capital investments, diversified food producer, Arenel Private Limited, now targets widening export market beyond Africa while creating more job...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Are Tray Packers A Necessity For Industries In 2021?
A key piece of American history since the later part of the 1800s has been robotic case packing. Although it was at first only used to pack a considerable quantity of food, it's since then been renova...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 20:12hrs | | by Staff writer
18 forex abusers to pay penalties
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe yesterday listed the first 18 firms facing civil penalties under the new Statutory Instrument 127 after being caught abusing the foreign exchange auction system, with Zimb...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo industries on the mend, claims Parly
BULAWAYO industry is said to be on a recovery path after major biscuit and sweet manufacturer, Arenel recently got a US$3 million capital injection for new projects.The observation was made by...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sanctions have made Zimbabweans bolder'
BUSINESS and Zimbabwe at large should forget about baneful sanctions that were imposed by Western countries on the country and focus on local resources through value addition and increasing exports, P...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Proudly made in Zimbabwe
The advent of globalization has demonstrated that each country has expertise in a certain trade and there are commodities that resonate with certain countries more than others. It is often argued that...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 00:25hrs | 2 | by Victor Bhoroma
National Foods starts maize imports
National Foods says it has commenced substantial maize imports to cover the predicted demand between December 2020 and April 2021 as the recently concluded harvest was impacted by a second successive ...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 20:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Celebrity chef collaboration puts a saucy spin on breakfast
Local food manufacturer Efoods has enlisted the insight and expertise of celebrity chef, Carl Joshua Ncube, to collaborate on a new range of sauce-inspired yoghurts.Prompted by his unorthodox ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 12:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Duty in foreign currency
With effect from 23 November 2018 duty on importation of selected items including Surtax, Presumptive Tax and Value Added Tax payable on importation duty on importation will be paid in foreign currenc...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 11:33hrs | | by Zimra
How Mugabe survived assassination in Gutu
Kenny Constantine Mabuya, whose Chimurenga name was Cde Kenny Ridzai, makes stunning revelations about their confrontation with the British authorities after they had been sent as the advance team for...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
From cash hoarders to panic buyers
On Monday, most Zimbabweans woke up to a WhatsApp message which read, "Buy basic commodities and keep them. The USD/bond rate is escalating at an alarming rate and the USD has disappeared. There...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Samantha Chipoyera
Whites bought their land, says Mosiuoa Lekota
COPE leader Mosiuoa Lekota says white people who own land in SA bought it. So if the government wants their land‚ it must pay for it.In an interview with TimesLIVE‚ Lekota explained why he...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 14:39hrs | 2 | by TimesLIVE
Made in Zimbabwe
The advent of globalization has demonstrated that each country has expertise in a certain trade and there are commodities that resonate with certain nations more than others. It is often argued that t...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:48hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Muridzo, mother break down on stage
After all Andy Muridzo is human! Kudzai Andrew Ngwenya, better known as Andy Muridzo in music circles, brought the whole auditorium at Club 1+1 which is nestled at Long Chen Plaza in Harare to a halt ...Published: 07 May 2018 at 12:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Singer distances self from six women
FOR the seven years he has been at the helm of Utakataka Express, singer Peter Moyo has been linked with a number of women.And despite that talk of several girlfriends and love scandals, Peter...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Buyanga offers R1 billion for Zimbabwe's sovereign wealth fund
The African Medallion Group (AMG) says it has mobilised Rand 1 billion worth of gold assets, which can be leveraged to jump-start Zimbabwe's sovereign wealth fund (SWF).This also comes as the ...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to buy election vehicles worth US$3,6 million
Zanu-PF will purchase service vehicles worth US$3,6 million for the youth and women"s leagues ahead of the 2018 harmonised elections, President Mugabe has said. Speaking at the Zanu-PF Youth League Na...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 15:03hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Rogue war vets must get their comeuppance, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, as a democrat that I have always been all my life, I have never really wanted to muzzle dissent in any form, just for the sake of stifling it, becau...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 12:51hrs | | by CZ
'Bev took us for a ride'
IT is a tragedy of leg-splitting proportions no doubt, but lovebirds Andy Muridzo and stripper-cum-pole-dancer Beverly 'Bev' Sibanda will no longer be able to play happy couples with a bouncing ba...Published: 08 Apr 2017 at 12:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Tony Blair should be prosecuted at The Hague,' says Grace Mugabe
ZIMBABWEANS should not heed "stayaway" calls by shadowy groups and Western agents as such acts are targeted at destabilising the country, First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe has said. Grace Mugab...Published: 10 Jul 2016 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thabo Mbeki on Nkandla Judgement
The Wider Significance of the Judgement of the Constitutional Court on the "Nkandla Matter". On 31 March, 2016, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng conve...Published: 11 Apr 2016 at 13:04hrs | | by Thabo Mbeki
King Zwelithini did not praise apartheid
THE storm had barely passed over King Goodwill Zwelithini’s alleged xenophobic rant when Mzansi’s best-paid monarch dropped another bomb!This time even his diehard supporters might find i...Published: 10 Dec 2015 at 12:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tastic cooking sauces and rice products recalled from shops
Johannesburg - Tiger Brands has recalled some of its cooking sauces and rice products after tests found traces of potentially carcinogenic ingredients, the food company said on Thursday.Af...Published: 16 Oct 2014 at 10:02hrs | | by Reuters
Zimbabwe's Big Brother representative revealed
Radio personality Tariro Mharapara - affectionately known as Butterphly - will represent Zimbabwe in the Big Brother Africa Hotshots.DJ Butterphly was yesterday announced as the country's ...Published: 19 Sep 2014 at 07:48hrs | | by Tafadzwa Zimoyo
Pasta plant to be opened in Bulawayo
Cairns, the agro-processing firm, currently under judiciary management, plans to revive its Bulawayo pasta producing plant before year-end, subject to availability of investment funds, a senior compan...Published: 04 Mar 2014 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teacher fired over penis piercing
Johannesburg - The Gauteng education department welcomed a decision by a high school in Pretoria to fire a teacher who allegedly took pupils to have their penises pierced."No school or tea...Published: 30 Oct 2013 at 04:39hrs | | by Sapa
Bulawayo musician drops 'Amadimoni'
...Published: 30 Sep 2013 at 08:45hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
Macheso's girlfriend arrested for beating up a reporter
Tsitsi Kumbula, an alleged girlfriend of Alick Macheso and a former student at Masvingo Polytechnic was arrested at The Ritz Night Club last Friday night after slapping a reporter in the face for taki...Published: 28 Apr 2013 at 07:06hrs | | by Arts reporter
Black smoke from Sistine chapel chimney: No pope yet
This time there was no doubt. There was no new pope yet, and the mystery of who - and when - was as thick as the unmistakable heavy black smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney.As tho...Published: 13 Mar 2013 at 10:01hrs | | by Sapa-AP
Horse meat found in Ikea meatballs
STOCKHOLM - Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe's widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork and...Published: 25 Feb 2013 at 10:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Senator Obert Gutu and Irene Petras on Question Time with Lance Guma
Both MDC formations in the coalition government gave in to demands by ZANU PF that human rights abuses committed before February 2009 should not be investigated by the new Human Rights Commission. De...Published: 30 Jul 2012 at 16:17hrs | | by Lance Guma | SW Radio Africa
Zimra's list of goods now attracting 25 percent surtax
Zimra announced on Friday a list goods that now attracts 25% surtax with effect from January 1. This announcement is expected to have an effect on food prices and other basic commodities as they are s...Published: 16 Jan 2012 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Ajax Hotspurs dismiss Amalanda at Somhlolo stadium
Ajax Hotspurs 2 - 0 AmalandaA goal in each half by Zimbabwe Under 20 international Team trialist Thulani "Thuske" Gumede sealed hard fought victory for Ajax Hotspurs who played 70minutes of the ga...Published: 11 Sep 2011 at 12:55hrs | | by Siphambaniso Dube
Thandie Newton says 'black don't crack'
Thandiwe Newton praised her African genes, inherited from her Zimbabwean mother for her youthful look. She has co-starred with Tom Cruise and socialised with Will Smith therefore affirming her A-list ...Published: 07 May 2011 at 10:21hrs | 1 | by Janine Dube
Halle Berry's got a nice rack: Nicole Scherzinger
The Pussycat Dolls singer - who has been dating Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton for the past three years – admits she admires the bodies many fellow stars, in particula...Published: 16 Mar 2011 at 05:51hrs | | by Byo24News
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