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Haefelis opens in Harare
As the "coffee culture" grows in Harare with various shops popping up especially in the northern suburbs, Simbisa Brands has introduced their highly coveted Haefelis Confectionery and Coffee Co at Chi...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:35hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Bread price shoots up, bakeries shut down
THE price of bread is set to go up today as bakers struggle to secure flour amid rising operational costs and shortage of foreign currency to buy essential raw materials and equipment, it has emerged....Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:24hrs | 3004 | by Staff reporter
Simbisa to expand Nando's footprint countrywide
Simbisa Brands, a Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-isted (ZSE) fast foods operator, is on drive to expand the footprint of the Nando's brand to meet growing demand for its services.Simbisa Brands chief...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:53hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn get boost
CHICKEN Inn yesterday received a major boost to their season after three companies came on board to sponsor the team, as the former champions seek to mount a late surge and overtake the pacesetters in...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Comedian in anti-Mnangagwa campaign
The list of artists who have released "election materials" ahead of forthcoming harmonised election is continuously growing with the latest being South Africa-based comedian Baba Tencen, who has poste...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 17:40hrs | 6603 | by Staff reporter
Winky D 'endorses' Chamisa
Dancehall star Winky D has released a cheeky political statement challenging the current political status quo through a single titled Parliament, which found its way to the internet on Friday morning....Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:02hrs | 2092 | by Staff reporter
No Chinhoyi 7 for Bulawayo
Bulawayo movie enthusiasts will, at least for now, have to wait a bit longer before they can watch war bio-pic Chinhoyi 7, which premiered at Ster Kinekor Borrowdale in Harare last week.The pr...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:21hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
Shingi Munyeza's franchise businesses crumble
Business Shingi Munyeza seems to have failed to grow the businesses he acquired several years ago as he is reportedly set to dispose the franchises.Munyeza started by scaling down operations a...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:58hrs | 1658 | by Staff reporter
Innscor snaps up News Café and Ocean Basket from Munyeza
Innscor Africa has snapped up News Café and Ocean Basket franchises from investor and restauranteur Shingi Munyeza. Munyeza said that he had sealed a deal with Innscor Africa, but would not b...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 09:58hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
Ex-hubby refuses to sign divorce papers
NO divorce!An estranged husband has declared that he won't sign divorce papers because of the way his wife parted ways with him five years ago.Despite Simbisai Caroline Paganga (31) fi...Published: 25 May 2018 at 06:55hrs | 359 | by Staff rpeorter
CCTV nails $10 000 theft cashier
A CASHIER at a food outlet in Bulawayo has been arraigned after allegedly being captured on CCTV stashing daily takings into her shoes and clothes, thereby stealing about $10 000.Sharon Kasoma...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:28hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Foreign investors prey on ZSE
Foreign investors are buying more than they are selling on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) with interest in blue-chip counters.Statistics from the bourse show that foreign investors have bee...Published: 06 May 2018 at 10:10hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai had a secret wife - Reports
The late MDC-T leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, secretly paid lobola for a Bulawayo woman, Nobuhle Marylin Ndiweni (36), last year while he was officially married to Ms Elizabeth Macheka, it has emerged....Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 09:12hrs | 3876 | by Staff Reporter
Big companies turned down Mnangagwa amnesty
The Zimbabwean government accused auditing firm Ernst and Young, Unilever South East Africa and Boc Gases Zimbabwe of externalising $35000 (R418070), $315000 and $55000 respectively.The compan...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 09:20hrs | 2517 | by Business Report
Zimbabwe Xhosa community rubbishes Inxeba
TO hell with it!The Xhosa community in Zimbabwe is not happy with the controversial South African feature film Inxeba; The Wound because the movie undermines their culture.The local Xh...Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 05:52hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Foreign currency shortages to persist
Foreign currency shortages are expected to persist throughout this year despite promising economic turnaround following the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa as Zimbabwe's President late last year....Published: 15 Jan 2018 at 16:12hrs | 2837 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth leader up for kidnapping Mujuru supporters
A Zanu-PF youth leader was yesterday charged with kidnapping and assaulting six supporters of former vice-president Joice Mujuru two years ago.Innocent Hamandishe, the youth league commissar, ...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 09:50hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Hope Jonathan Moyo now knows 'chine vene vacho chinhu ichi?'
WHEREVER he is, Professor Jonathan Moyo should know vakarumwa nechekuchera. As he reflects and takes stock with his G40 cabal, he should always remember James 1 vs 19 which says: "Know this, my belove...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 08:25hrs | 715 | by Bishop
Tsvangirai refuses to state who leads MDC in his absence
HARARE - MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday spoke to Studio 7's Blessing Zulu ahead of the voter registration blitz that kicks off today.Q: What's your ...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 12:01hrs | 4734 | by Staff Reporter
Nando's bounces back from building collapse
BULAWAYO fast food outlet, Nando's, which abruptly closed shop in February this year after its veranda roof collapsed on customers and passersby – killing one – re-opened yesterday.Before ...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 06:42hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Ster Kinekor readies for Bulawayo
THE long wait is over for movie lovers in Bulawayo as motion picture power house Ster-Kinekor Zimbabwe will open on September 21 with a movie premiere of The Kingsman: Golden Circle.Ster Kinek...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 06:43hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Nando's Bulawayo readies to re-open?
THERE seems to be activity at the Nando's Bulawayo outlet that collapsed in February this year as contractors have been spotted working on the structure, whetting the appetite of the city's foodies af...Published: 17 Aug 2017 at 06:51hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Man two times woman and daughter in-law
A WOMAN and her daughter-in-law are entangled in a love triangle following revelations they were seeing the same married man.Idah Tavengwa and her daughter-in-law Tabeth Simbisa from Mhuka Vil...Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 07:57hrs | 2208 | by Staff reporter
Wife watches hubby enjoying sex with another woman
A 26-year-old married woman recently confessed to have been denying her husband sex for almost a year preferring intercourse with goblins. Alice Siyan'andu of Gokwe made the stunning revelatio...Published: 30 May 2017 at 18:58hrs | 7374 | by Staff reporter
More Chicken Inns for Gwanda
FAST-FOOD retail chain Chicken Inn plans to open two more outlets in Gwanda due to growing demand for its products in the mining town.Simbisa Holdings chief executive officer Mr Warren Mea...Published: 13 Apr 2017 at 06:20hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
ZimPF deputy secretary for external affairs dies
Felistus Guni (45), a deputy secretary for external affairs in ZimPF women's wing has died.The affable Guni was a crusading member of ZimPF died of cancer at her home in West Masvingo on...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 05:45hrs | 320 | by Stephen Jakes
35 buildings condemned in Bulawayo CBD
A week after a Bulawayo building that housed popular fast food outlet Nando's collapsed and killed one person, it has emerged that 35 more buildings in the city were condemned and need urgent attentio...Published: 26 Feb 2017 at 07:31hrs | 2940 | by Staff Reporter
Ibhetshu Lika Zulu statement on the collapse on Nandos in Bulawayo
We have received once again with shock the collapse of another food outlet from the Simbisa Holding stable in less than two years.We are concerned that this is the building that has recently b...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 15:19hrs | 1939 | by Mbuso Fuzwayo, Ibhetshu Lika Zulu Secretary General
Four injured as Nando's building collapses
FOUR people were injured when the walk way roof of a building housing Nando's fast-food outlet in Bulawayo collapsed on them yesterday afternoon.Last night, there were unconfirmed reports that...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 09:21hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
$90 000 theft manager blames bosses
A SIMBISA southern region banking manager who is facing theft charges involving more than $90 000 has denied the charge saying he was forced to sign an incriminating affidavit.Simbisa is a...Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 05:45hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Lifa Ncube drops a bombshell
CHICKEN Inn FC chairman Lifa Ncube yesterday dropped a bombshell, announcing that he will be stepping down from his position at the end of the month.Ncube leaves a lasting legacy at the Ga...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 09:16hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents expressed disbelief and despair at the new look Haefelis
BULAWAYO residents have expressed disbelief and despair at the new look Haefelis describing it as bland and unattractive, saying the city has lost a landmark.Over the past eight months, Si...Published: 10 Nov 2016 at 04:55hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
POEM; Yangu mibvunzo kuvakuru
Pamusoroi vakuru varo dareBu bu bu gusvu ndorova kukupai rwenyu rukudzoNdiri mwana wazuro mukaka uchipo pane dzangu mhinoNdakanga ndisipo urwu rungano parwakaitikaMukasatiudzawo chokwa...Published: 29 Oct 2016 at 09:18hrs | 897 | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo Snr
Bond note jitters and investor fears hits the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
A nosedive in turnover on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) as well as apprehension over the introduction of local bond notes next month are worsening investor apprehension and denting confidence ...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 18:44hrs | 1275 | by Online
Haefelis Bulawayo upgrade deferred
THE completion of upgrade works at Simbisa Foods' Haefelis outlet in Bulawayo has been deferred to September. The renovations started in March and were initially expected to take six weeks und...Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 06:57hrs | 1748 | by Bianca Mlilo
Delta, Econet in top 250 African companies
LISTED Zimbabwean heavyweights Delta Corporation and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe continue to be the only two local firms making the Top 250 African companies list.The list which is published annu...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 07:16hrs | 2802 | by Staff reporter
2 000 dressed chickens 'stolen' from Chicken Inn
AT least 2 000 dressed chickens reportedly went missing last week from Chicken Inn's Bulawayo holding depot with officials suspecting that this could be an inside job.Bulawayo police spokesper...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 09:45hrs | 4642 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Using talk to tackle Zimbabwe's mental health crisis
If you take the World Health Organization's estimate that one in four people will suffer mental health problems at some point in their lives, the figures for Africa would run into the hundreds of mill...Published: 23 Feb 2016 at 07:54hrs | 652 | by Brian Hungwe
Mphoko sends out SOS
THE government is working with businesses to revive industries in Bulawayo in an initiative aimed at restoring the city's status as the country's industrial hub, Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has ...Published: 22 Feb 2016 at 10:39hrs | 2717 | by Pamela Shumba
Bulawayo Chicken Inn drive through creates 50 jobs
THE deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Chiratidzo Mabuwa, will officially open the $1 million Bulawayo Chicken Inn drive-through facility today, management said yesterday.Simbisa Foods ...Published: 19 Feb 2016 at 06:05hrs | 1386 | by Bianca Mlilo
CIOs to open Bulawayo Chicken Inn drive-through outlet
Bulawayo first ever Chicken Inn drive-through facility opening has again been postponed as officials are keen on having someone from the Office of the President to officially open it.This coul...Published: 02 Feb 2016 at 07:01hrs | 7269 | by Staff Reporter
Strive Masiyiwa's Econet sheds $354 million in value
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ) had $354 million of its value shaved off last year, tumbling from being second-biggest counter to the fourth largest by market capitalisation on...Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 09:15hrs | 3022 | by Enacy Mapakame
Bulawayo Chicken Inn drive through opening deferred
INNSCOR'S fast foods division, Simbisa Brands, has deferred opening of its Bulawayo Chicken Inn drive through facility to end of this month.Innscor managing director, Warren Meares, said the n...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 06:06hrs | 2974 | by Brighton Gumbo
Integrity should be the password for Government
Let's not waste each other's time - President Mugabe is enjoying his holiday in the Far East. There is absolutely no need to disturb him and his family with this hogwash that he should cut short his h...Published: 03 Jan 2016 at 09:54hrs | 653 | by Bishop
Bulawayo Chicken Inn drive-through under construction
INNSCOR'S fast foods division has invested $900,000 in setting up a Chicken Inn drive-through service in Bulawayo.The new outlet is under construction and will be opened next month, Innscor ma...Published: 17 Nov 2015 at 16:28hrs | 4375 | by Brighton Gumbo
Innscor's Simbisa Brands plans to list
Fast-food group Innscor Africa will separately list its restaurants unit on November 6, allowing it to pursue mergers and acquisitions of companies operating similar businesses, the company said on Mo...Published: 12 Oct 2015 at 16:12hrs | 4344 | by Reuters
Pastor dumps lover, hook with another church member
An Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) pastor in Harare Kenneth Midzi dumped her lover Simbisai Nhara after lobola negotiations and wedding dates had been set.Midzi is said to have hooked up with an...Published: 09 Oct 2015 at 12:39hrs | 4783 | by Staff Reporter
Musician praises Grace Mugabe, blasts Gamatox
ZIMDANCEHALL chanter Soul Jah Love has waded into Zanu PF faction politics after he released a song attacking the party's under-fire former secretary for administration, Didymus Mutasa.The tr...Published: 31 Jan 2015 at 18:03hrs | 5296 | by Staff Reporter
City Council failing to collect refuse
Gweru City Council fails to collect refuse Gweru City Council is battling to improve refuse collection as heaps of garbage are mounting at Kudzanayi bus termini, posing a health hazard to the ...Published: 27 Dec 2014 at 18:37hrs | 2729 | by Staff Reporter
Village head, son kill a man over food aid
A GOKWE North village head and his son were beginning 15-year-jail terms each yesterday after they were convicted of killing a man during a row over food aid.Village head Kezias Mugomeri, 60,...Published: 20 Sep 2014 at 13:12hrs | 1973 | by Kamangeni Phiri
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