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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...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:42hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter
CCC 12 case likely to be rgued on Wednesday or Thursday at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has called for a case management meeting at 10 AM on Monday in the appeal by 12 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidates from Bulawayo who were barred by the High Court from ru...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:46hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa blamed for disqualification of candidates
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Mr Nelson Chamisa has been fingered as the main culprit in the chaos bedevilling the party in Bulawayo following a High Court judgement which disqualified th...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:53hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Magwegwe to host gig to fight music piracy
THE Zimbabwe Musicians and General Arts Trustee (ZIMGAT) under the Zimbabwe Musicians Fund (ZMF) has organised a music show on June 10 and 11, 2023 at Magwegwe grounds in Bulawayo aimed at fighting mu...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Young Turks plot surprises
DAGGERS are out in Zanu-PF as aspiring youthful candidates turn on the heat on the party's old guard ahead of the ruling party's primary elections.It appears the ruling party has opened up the...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 22:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF eyes Bulawayo seats in 2023
Zanu-PF's Bulawayo Greens district political commissar Elias Mweneziko said the party was set to regain all the seats it lost to the opposition in 2018.Bulawayo has been an opposition strongho...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Liquor hubs should contribute funds to psychiatric centres
Bulawayo residents have appealed to Liquor hubs owned by deputy minister Raji Modi to contribute a certain amount towards the psychiatric centres like Ingutsheni hospital to help victims of substance ...Published: 09 May 2022 at 15:10hrs | 11 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa jets off to SA for Trade Fair
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa left Harare Monday for Durban in South Africa to attend the Inter Africa Trade Fair (IATF) in Durban, South Africa.Early this month, Mnangagwa and an entourage of ...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 18:40hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to be major steel producer
A third major steelworks is now scheduled for Zimbabwe as the country moves rapidly forward as a major steel producer in Africa with local firm Steelmakers set to start building a steel mill in Masvin...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Riot police called in to restore order during Zanu-PF's elections
RIOT police were called in to restore order during Zanu-PF's chaotic internal elections on Sunday after drunk and angry supporters accused the party's chefs of holding sham elections ahead of next wee...Published: 07 May 2019 at 20:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Fierce battle for Bulawayo council seat
THE battle for the Cowdray Park ward 28 council seat has reached fever pitch with parties contesting in the by-election leaving nothing to chance.The by-election has been set for this coming S...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 15:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's absence felt in Zanu-PF
NEARLY two decades after his death, Zanu-PF says it misses Joshua Nkomo's extraordinary skill in uniting the nation and mobilising votes for the ruling party.The late revered vice president pa...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top envoy Mothobi laid to rest in Bulawayo
Former top envoy Buzwani Donald Mothobi was laid to rest at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo yesterday with mourners describing him as a dedicated pioneer civil servant.Mothobi, who was ambas...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 05:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Scramble for Zanu-PF Bulawayo chair
Bulawayo province has been hit by another round of divisions over who should lead the metropolis following the death of Callistus Ndlovu last week.Ndlovu collapsed and died at the age of 83 in...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 14:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo industry revival vital'
THE revival of Bulawayo industries is critical towards achieving national economic growth targets under the Government's new blue-print, the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP), Industry and Co...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's world crumbling?
Former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko's world is crumbling down following his fall from grace in November last year.The diplomat could just be on the verge of losing what many consider to b...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:11hrs | 6 | 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 w...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 , th...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 08:05hrs | 17 | by Mandla Ndlovu
6 Indo-Zim agreements sealed
Zimbabwe and India yesterday signed six agreements to heighten bilateral co-operation and explore mutually beneficial opportunities in health, media, sports, mining and ICTs.Vice-President Kem...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZNCC to meet over cash shortages
THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) will next week host a meeting in Bulawayo to discuss the major drivers of cash shortages in the economy and proffer sustainable solutions, with Finance...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 05:59hrs | | 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...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Hefty fines for price hikes
Retailers and manufacturers who increase prices of goods and services without justification will face heavy Government fines under a new consumer protection law that fosters fair business practices....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena blasts Modi, Mthuli for indicating right while turning left
Zanu-PF legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena has blasted deputy minister of Industry Raji Modi and Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube for what he called "indicating right while they turn left" through preach...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 09:31hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Hefty fines for price hikes
Retailers and manufacturers who increase prices of goods and services without justification will face heavy Government fines under a new consumer protection law that fosters fair business practices....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo raps Modi for selling goods in US Dollar
Former Zanu PF legislator Jonathan Moyo has rapped deputy minister of industry Raji Modi for telling the public that some of his goods are being sold in US dollar only while telling other businesses t...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 08:27hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'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 Pre...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:17hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Giant stationery Manufacturer Re-Opens But...
The giant stationary manufacturer Marvo is set to re open next week on Monday.Workers who were stopped working some time ago said they were told that the company is re-opening."The ove...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa's arrogance spoiled the party
Failure by opposition parties to agree on a grand coalition cost MDC Alliance's Nelson Chamisa crucial votes that could have seen him deny President Emmerson Mnangagwa an outright victory, hence force...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 19:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Lack of unity costs opposition'
Political analysts have blamed the country's opposition parties for authoring their own downfall in Monday's national harmonised elections by failing to set aside their differences and contest the rul...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 14:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
High Court dismisses appeal by 2 convicted serial burglars
THE High Court has dismissed an appeal against conviction and sentence by two serial burglars who stole $80 000 after raiding two supermarkets, including aspiring Zanu-PF Bulawayo South aspiring MP, R...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC Alliance stutters in Bulawayo South
INCUMBENT Bulawayo South MDC legislator Eddie Cross' decision to step aside ahead of the July 30 harmonised elections has opened avenues for Zanu-PF and new entrants in the constituency if events on t...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police block Zanu-PF youth demo
POLICE in Bulawayo on Friday cordoned off the Zanu-PF provincial offices and blocked a youth demonstration against alleged imposition of businessman Raji Modi as party candidate for Bulawayo South con...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Parliament aspirants preach unity
ZANU-PF Bulawayo province yesterday held constituency meetings to introduce candidates for the forthcoming general elections to the electorate.The message at all the meetings was that the part...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF losing candidate challenges poll outcome
RETIRED army chaplain and lawyer, Similo Jonah Ndlovu has disputed his defeat by sitting Gwanda North MP, Madodana Sibanda in the just-ended Zanu-PF primary elections, claiming the voting process was ...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
G40 linked candidates rejected
Aspiring candidates, most of them who were linked to the G40 cabal in the Midlands province, will not be representing the revolutionary party in this year's harmonised election after their CVs were re...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Raji Modi buys back 20% stake in Choppies
BULAWAYO-BASED business mogul Raji Modi has brought back a 20% stake in Choppies Zimbabwe barely six months after selling off his entire Sai Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd business to Botswana's largest retail...Published: 10 Jan 2014 at 09:23hrs | 45 | by Staff Reporter
Botswana's Choppies moves into Bulawayo
LOCAL mogul Raji Modi has sold off his entire stake in Sai Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, paving the way for the entry into the Zimbabwe retail sector of Botswana's biggest retail outlet, Choppies Enterprise...Published: 30 Oct 2013 at 02:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Shoprite closes Bulawayo shop, quits trading in Zimbabwe
South Africa's retail outlet Shoprite has closed shop at the Bulawayo Centre amid revelations local business mogul Raji Modi, owner of Bellevue Spar, has taken over the business to open another outle...Published: 18 Sep 2013 at 05:58hrs | 97 | by Business reporter
Mpilo Hospital turns into state-of-the-art institution
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo is fast turning into a state-of-the-art health institution following the adoption of major wards by local companies who are financing its rehabilitation. The...Published: 10 Aug 2013 at 16:37hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
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