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Grain millers warn of impending mealie-meal shortage

Grain millers have warned that Zimbabwe is facing a looming shortage of mealie-meal, urging the government to reconsider its recent ban on grain imports to prevent potential food insecurity.David Moyo, southern region chairperson of the Gr…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:59hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter

Councillors worry over ambulance shortage

Councillors have expressed concern over a severe shortage of ambulances in the city, warning that the crisis is undermining emergency health delivery services.According to minutes of a recent full council meeting, Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 08:37hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's ICT Ministry faces critical staff shortages

The Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services is facing a critical shortage of qualified technical staff, a situation that threatens its ability to achieve key objectives.Charged with providing modern, a…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 05:58hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter

Schools in Zimbabwe struggle as BEAM funds remain unpaid

Schools across Zimbabwe are facing a financial crisis as the government continues to delay Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) disbursements, a programme meant to cover fees for vulnerable learners.Minister of Public Service, Labour a…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe doctors continue to leave

Zimbabwe's healthcare system is under strain as medical doctors continue to leave the country for better opportunities abroad, affecting service delivery, particularly in rural areas, government officials have warned.Deputy Minister of Hea…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:48hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Timber shortage hits Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is grappling with a serious timber shortage that has left the local market heavily reliant on imports from neighbouring countries, particularly South Africa, as deep-rooted challenges continue to hamper domestic production.The cou…

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 07:39hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter

Skilled worker shortage hinders Zimbabwe healthcare standards

A critical shortage of skilled health professionals continues to impede Zimbabwe's efforts to deliver high-quality healthcare services, the Private Healthcare Association of Zimbabwe (PHAZ) has warned.Speaking during the association's 2025…

Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:47hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter

HIV patients pay hidden fees as ARV shortage deepens in Zimbabwe

A growing crisis is unfolding in Zimbabwe as some nurses at public clinics in Harare are reportedly charging people living with HIV illicit fees for access to lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) medication, amid a worsening shortage of the dru…

Published: 01 May 2025 at 12:11hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe allays fears of ARV shortages

The Government has assured Zimbabweans that the country has adequate stocks of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), following concerns about potential shortages after reports that the United States Government may reduce aid for HIV and Aids progr…

Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe faces critical shortage of student nurses' accommodation

Zimbabwe's health sector is grappling with a critical shortage of training infrastructure, particularly in accommodation for student nurses and other healthcare trainees, Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Sleiman Kwidini, revealed …

Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:00hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland has critical shortage of rehab centres

A critical shortage of drug rehabilitation centers in Matebeleland South and Matabeleland North has left residents with limited options for addressing escalating drug and substance abuse, according to the Parliamentary Thematic Committee o…

Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 15:56hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter

ARVs shortage hits Tsholotsho

Tsholotsho district in Matabeleland North is grappling with a severe shortage of anti-retroviral (ARV) medication, despite having the highest number of people living with HIV in Zimbabwe, according to a recent parliamentary report.The repo…

Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:55hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter

Lack of books access rocks council schools

Councillors have complained about the Bulawayo City Council's failure to provide textbooks for learners in council-run schools, despite parents paying a book levy.According to the latest council minutes, Ward 20 Councillor Sandra Sibindi (…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 06:58hrs | 190 | by Stephen Jakes

US$ shortages on official market crippling ZiG acceptability

The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) warns that the ongoing US$ shortages on the official market could further undermine the ZiG currency, amid increasing calls for comprehensive reforms to address the local currency's challenges…

Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 08:07hrs | 1880 | by Staff reporter

Harare faces water treatment chemicals shortage

Harare is at risk of a water crisis due to a shortage of treatment chemicals, stemming from unresolved payments to suppliers. The city council owes Chemplex Corporation approximately US$3 million for chemicals provided by Zimphos. A plan w…

Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:56hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter

Matopo Hills clean-up campaign

A Matopo-based environmental conservation organization has launched a series of clean-up campaigns aimed at preserving the heritage site where Cecil John Rhodes is buried. Located atop a granite hill within Matobo National Park, the site h…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:29hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Shortage of ZiG coins, notes affects Bulawayo vendors

Informal traders in Bulawayo are grappling with significant challenges due to the scarcity of Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) notes and coins, which has severely impacted their ability to conduct business effectively. Introduced in April as a replacem…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Eswatini denies reports kingdom facing shortage of men

The Kingdom of Eswatini has denied reports that it was offering nationality to citizens from southern Africa to fill up for shortage of men in the country.It follows a viral fake letter purportedly written by King Mswati III expressing con…

Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 18:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Shortage of refuse trucks chokes BCC

SHORTAGE of refuse removal trucks throttles the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s garbage collection daily activities around the city.This has came at a time when the city council is doing everything possible to clear out informal traders oper…

Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 08:52hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwe panics over grain shortages

GOVERNMENT expects the revamped irrigation systems in the country to anchor food production and ensure household food security this season in the wake of the poor rains due to the El Nino phenomenon, which has crippled the 2023-2024 summer…

Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Harare battles acute public toilets shortage

Harare faces further risks of cholera infection with the shortage of public toilets in the city centre as the majority are closed or inaccessible.The city has public toilets dotted around the CBD, but of these, only pay toilets are working…

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:12hrs | 1 | 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 consumers should not panic over supply…

Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:37hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Inadequate milk supplies worry Dairibord

MILK processing giant Dairibord Holdings Limited (DHL) this week raised concerns over a demand-supply gap in its products due to inadequate milk supply, giving rise to arbitrage opportunities.The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed group manufa…

Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:52hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Mealie-meal shortage hits Zimbabwe?

ILLICIT deals involving some unscrupulous suppliers and traders have been blamed for creating artificial shortages of mealie-meal in formal shops while the commodity is being diverted to the streets and pavements where it is being sold str…

Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

NetOne allays SIM card shortage fears

Mobile network provider, NetOne Cellular, has dismissed allegations that it is short of SIM cards those touts and dubious agents trying to sell SIM cards for US$4, four times the official price of US$1 or local currency equivalent at NetOn…

Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Sugar shortage hits Zimbabwe

SOME parts of the country such as the capital, Harare, are experiencing shortages of sugar supplies at retail shops with the informal sector struggling to restock.A snap survey yesterday confirmed that sugar was in short supply at most she…

Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 20:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Schools reject Zimdollar fees

SEVERAL schools across the country are demanding fees exclusively in United States (US) dollars owing to rising inflation, a development that has left parents and guardians in quandary ahead of schools' opening on Monday.This comes despite…

Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe faces cooking oil shortage

Zimbabwe is facing fresh cooking oil shortages following a sharp increase in   edible oil prices on the international markets and foreign currency shortages leading to viability challenges for the sector, Business Times has learn…

Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

IDs shortage to ease

THE GOVERNMENT has enlisted the services of a Lithuanian printing company, Garsu Pasaulis (GP), to produce national identity documents (IDs) to ease current shortages.A progress report presented by GP to the Government last week indicates …

Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Shortage of staff slows Bulawayo mass vaccination

A SHORTAGE of health workers is dampening the mass vaccination drive in Bulawayo as centres are being overwhelmed resulting in some residents being turned away. Under the mass vaccination exercise which was launched two weeks ago, about 30…

Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

PPC blames cement shortages on panic buying

Zimbabwe's largest cement maker, PPC Zimbabwe says artificial shortages created by customers engaging in panic buying is adversely impacting on the country's construction industry, Business Times can report.The crisis, which has seen cemen…

Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 08:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe facing shortage of psychiatrists

ZIMBABWE needs to recruit more psychiatrists to deal divisively with the mental health challenges facing most citizens.Recent statistics showed that the country, with a population of over 14 million, has less than 30 qualified psychiatrist…

Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:40hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Stationery shortage hits Registrar-General's office

The Registrar-General's Office (RG) has been hit with a serious shortage of stationery and consumables required to process national identification cards and passports, it has emerged.The office has gone for two months without issuing new d…

Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Fuel shortages worsen

MOTORISTS here have for the past week endured stock outs of fuel supplies, indicating a worsening fuel situation in the petroleum industry.So bad has been the situation that even the pump stations that sell in foreign currency have virtual…

Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

'Fuel import liberalisation to ease forex demand'

BUSINESS and analysts say the move by government to liberalise fuel imports will ease pressure on forex demands and improve supply of the commodity across the country.Zimbabwe relies on fuel imports which were previously centrally controll…

Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Fuel shortages to ease by month-end: Mangudya

RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya yesterday said the current fuel shortages will ease by end of the month, attributing the problem to delays in the processing of lines of credit (LCs) and the lack of working capital by oil co…

Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Forex shortages hit money transfer agencies

Money transfer agencies mainly Western Union, have become latest victims of foreign currency shortages as it emerged they are failing to access hard cash from local banks for onward transfer to receivers. A money-transferring agency transf…

Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe has become a lawless state?

Zimbabwe has been skirting a constitutional crisis since November 2017, and, despite the optimism of the international and regional community, in our view the government has finally plunged the country into a full-blown constitutional cris…

Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 14:34hrs | 1 | by Ibbo Mandaza & Tony Reeler

Fuel shortage hits small-scale miners

THE Zimbabwe Miners' Federation (ZMF) says the prevailing fuel shortage has significantly crippled small-scale mining operations as most of its members use diesel. Zimbabwe has been experiencing fuel shortages due to lack of foreign curren…

Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:32hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter

Corruption worsens fuel shortages

Unscrupulous fuel attendants and dealers have compounded a critical fuel supply situation that was caused by limited foreign currency reserves in the first place, investigations show. Fuel dealers and their service station employees are sa…

Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 16:57hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter

Deficit of democracy in the opposition

Zimbabwe under President Mnangagwa has opened up democratic space in the country since November 2017. As the country celebrates the first anniversary of Zimbabwe's rebirth, there is reason to celebrate on the democracy scorecard. The Secon…

Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:17hrs | 13 | by Philemon Mutedzi

Mthuli Ncube probes cooking oil shortages

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has commenced touring manufacturing firms, starting with a visit to Surface Wilmer, the largest cooking oil manufacturer in Zimbabwe.Surface Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd, situated in Chitungwiza and its consumer products …

Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Millers allay flour shortage fears

The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has allayed fears of flour shortages in the country and urged the public to desist from panic buying. The assurance follows panic buying of flour and related products by members of the publi…

Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:13hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe bread shortage averted

The milling industry has received a boost after it took delivery of 30 000 metric tonnes of wheat, which is enough for three weeks, to avert a potential bread shortage.The wheat was imported from Germany with another consignment expected i…

Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Day-old chicks shortage hits industry

THE production of hatching eggs in Zimbabwe is projected to remain depressed until the last quarter of this year, necessitating the continued high dependence on imports to satisfy demand for day-old chicks from poultry farmers, an official…

Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Coca Cola shortage to hit Zimbabwe

Well, that could soon be a reality in Zimbabwe.The popular drink, which is already in short supply, is likely to disappear from the shelves in the next few weeks, thanks to the foreign currency shortage which has hamstrung the operations o…

Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 12:23hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Bond note introduction to ease cash shortages

THE planned introduction of bond notes, expected before the end of the year, will improve business transactions and help ease cash shortages Zimbabwe is currently facing, a new survey has shown.But economists and corporate players were qui…

Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Conrad Mwanawashe

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