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Businessman loses firearm and US$185,000 at girlfriend's house
A Harare businessman suffered a major loss on Saturday night after his firearm and nearly US$185,000 in cash were stolen while he was spending the night at his girlfriend's house in Ruwa.Josep...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:42hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
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 | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe restricts imports of potatoes from South Africa
GOVERNMENT has moved to restrict the importation of potatoes and potato seeds from South Africa following an outbreak of pepper ringspot virus.Pepper ringspot virus affects potatoes."T...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 12:16hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Minister Mangwiro dishes sweet potato seeds
Deputy Minister for Health who is also Chikomba West legislator Dr John Chamunorwa (JC) Mangwiro is giving sweet potato seeds in his constituency.Mangwiro is encouraging the people of Chikomba...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Farmer sues Cairns Foods over defective potato seed
CAIRNS Foods Limited has been sued for US$46 000 after allegedly supplying a farmer contracted to produce potatoes with defective seed.Patrick Makuzwa has approached the High Court seeking an ...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourning
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolence to the Kawonza family following the death of Ambassador Evelyne Kawonza who was a long serving Director of State Occasions in his office.Am...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's farm equipment auctioned
Former president Robert Mugabe's farm equipment and vehicles are set to go under the hammer in what could signal a collapse of the once thriving diversified business empire. A local auction fi...Published: 10 May 2019 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe stews in legal bills
FOR over 37 years, former president Robert Mugabe had remained untouchable as many citizens suffered in silence at the hands of the autocratic leader. But when his rule came to a dramatic end nearly t...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Company asks court to reject Mugabe company bid to reverse $174,000 award
A Harare agricultural products supplier locked in a debt dispute with former President Robert Mugabe's family business asked a court on Thursday to throw out an application for rescission of a default...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 10:55hrs | | by ZimLive
Court to rule on Mugabe's potato wrangle
The dispute between former President Robert Mugabe's family business, Gushungo Holdings and Seed Potato Co-op (Pvt) Ltd, is set to be resolved today at the High Court where the two parties will appear...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe debt saga in new twist
Former President Robert Mugabe's family business, Gushungo Holdings, which was recently slapped with a $174 183 default judgement in favour of a potato seed company, has successfully thwarted efforts ...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe turns tables against potato firm
Former president Robert Mugabe company's Gushungo Holdings (Private) Limited has turned the tables against a potato producing company that supplied it with seed on credit in 2015, accusing the firm of...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 14:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe challenges default judgment
FORMER President Robert Mugabe's family business, Gushungo Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, has approached the High Court seeking to challenge a $174 183 default judgment granted against them for failing to pay fo...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 14:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe ordered to pay $174 183
Former President Robert Mugabe's family business, Gushungo Holdings has been ordered to pay $174 183 to Seed Potato Co-op for seed supplied in 2015.The default judgment was entered on July 2 b...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
Chatunga's butchery business collapses
Former president Robert Mugabe's son, Chatunga Bellarmine, is set to lose property after failing to pay rentals for his butchery in Chitungwiza.A writ of execution has since been issued for th...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 15:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
PepsiCo mulls Zim snack plant
AMERICAN conglomerate PepsiCo is looking at Zimbabwe among three other countries in the region to set up a snack plant.Speaking to NewsDay after the launch of the Pepsi plant under Varun Bever...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
How the mighty Mugabes have fallen
During his reign, former president Robert Mugabe and his allies were untouchable to the point where not even the long arm of the law could catch up with them.But tables turned immediately afte...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 18:14hrs | | by Tarisai Machakaire
Mugabe hits hard times
LOCAL seed company, Seed Potato Co-op (Pvt) Ltd, has taken former President Robert Mugabe's family business, Gushungo Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, to court seeking to recover over $174 000 it was owed for pota...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt threatens to expel potato farmers
Government has threatened to expel some farmers around the Nyanga Potato Quarantine Zone after it emerged that they are allowing their cattle to stray into the protected area in contravention of regul...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sulu Chimbetu struggles to pay potatoes debt
MUWI Village headman in Nyanga, Landmine Madongonda is yet to receive the full amount of money he is owed by dendera musician, Suluman Chimbetu, Nyanga Magistrates Court heard recently.The civ...Published: 01 Feb 2016 at 13:48hrs | | by Liberty Dube
Mysterious juju found in General Chiwenga's house
Jocelyn Mauchaza, ex-wife of army commander Constantine Chiwenga, says she found mysterious juju items in one of the couple's houses.Mauchaza was ejected from one of the properties owned by th...Published: 09 Oct 2014 at 12:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Women's co-operative expecting bumper sack potato harvest
A women's co-operative, Hama Mawoko, of Sizinda high-density suburb in Bulawayo is looking forward to realising an optimum yield from its 500-sack potato project. The 21-member co-operative st...Published: 16 Mar 2014 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Farmers urged to take up sack potato farming
SMALL-SCALE and peri-urban farmers have been urged to take up sack potato farming to generate income and ensuring food security.In an interview, an agronomist with Edda Seeds, a potato seed co...Published: 10 Jan 2014 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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