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Zesa expects normal service at Hwange on Friday
ZESA Holdings has announced that normal electricity supplies from Hwange Power Station are expected to resume by Friday, May 9, following an emergency outage caused by tube leaks that crippled all uni...Published: 07 May 2025 at 09:36hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Varun Beverages brings PepsiCo snacks to Zimbabwe
Varun Beverages Limited will start distributing PepsiCo snacks in Zimbabwe and Zambia from next week, with plans to begin local manufacturing when its production plant comes online in October this yea...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:26hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reads the riot act
President Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning to senior Zanu-PF members accused of using social media to sow divisions, create discord, and confuse the party's membership. Addressing the 380th sessio...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:13hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa condemns social media misuse by Senior Zanu-PF members
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning to senior ZANU-PF members over the misuse of social media to create divisions and discord within the party. Speaking during the 380th Session of...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:15hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for unity in ZANU-PF
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for renewed commitment and unity within ZANU-PF as the party sets its sights on the upcoming 2025 elections. Speaking at the 380th Ordinary Session of the Polit...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:11hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions Varum push carts
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially commissioned two new manufacturing lines at Varun Beverages (Zimbabwe) (Pvt) Ltd, a move set to boost the production capacity of Aquaclear bottled wat...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:04hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prices soar as new taxes kick in
THE year 2024 has started on a sombre note for citizens as prices of basic commodities surge in the wake of businesses implementing new government tax measures.Meat dealers have indicated that...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:53hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Varun's plea to curb imported energy drinks goes flat
Competition regulators have turned down a request by Varun Beverages, the bottler of Pepsi in Zimbabwe, to restrict imported energy drinks.Imports of energy drinks have surged by over 7 000% s...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:30hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Inside the life of Mthuli Ncube's 'nightmare'
BORN and bred in the sprawling suburb of Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, in 2005, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) National Assembly member-designate, Pashor Raphael Sibanda, was seen as a nonentity and co...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'I'm working for investor-friendly environment" insist Mnangagwa. Watch again Al Jazeera Gold Mafia. I rest my case!
The spirit is willing, but the intellect is weak! "Zimbabwe is open for business!" is the most enduring thing President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ever said since taking over from the late Robert ...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 18:43hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa commits to create investor-friendly climate
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government was working hard towards creating a conducive economic environment for foreign direct investment."My government is continually workin...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Innscor invests in beer plant
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed Innscor Africa Holdings has invested close to US$70 million into a beer manufacturing plant under its Buffalo Brewing Company (Buffalo) with more funds expected to be in...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Varun targets rural Zimbabwe
Beverages producer, Varun Beverages has plans underway to set up solar powered outlets in rural Zimbabwe to increase the reach of its products.Speaking at the Zimbabwe-Rwanda Investment Confer...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Varun to make Zimbabwe production hub
VARUN Beverages Zimbabwe, the holder of the PepsiCo franchise, intends to make Zimbabwe the production hub for markets in the southern African region.The non-alcoholic beverages manufacturer s...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pepsi plans massive Zimbabwe expansion
ZIMBABWE'S fast-growing beverages maker, Varun Beverages said it planned to expand its operations in the country despite commissioning a US$12 million water bottling plant at its Harare operation on W...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:05hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
PepsiCo commissions a US$12 million water bottling plant in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S fastest growing beverages maker, Varun Beverages announced a massive expansion strategy on Wednesday, as it commissioned a US$12 million water bottling plant at its Harare operation....Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:02hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Pepsi rolls out third plant
PEPSI Zimbabwe, will next month launch its third beverages plant at its Harare operation, the firm said on Friday.Pepsi, which established its presence on the domestic market a few years ago t...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Delta, Varun share beverages market
DELTA Corporation's market share in the non-alcoholic beverages market is facing serious threat from PepsiCo's Varun Beverages which has taken on an aggressive market penetration strategy, Morgan &...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Varun enjoys business boom
BEVERAGES producer, Varun Beverages says there is good demand for its products, including the newly-launched Aquaclear bottled water, due to its world-class quality and low price.Varun Beverag...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
More businesses benefit from RBZ forex auction system
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Wednesday published a list of institutions and individuals that have accessed foreign currency from the auction system from June 2020 to April 2021. A tot...Published: 14 May 2021 at 08:23hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Delta completes MBC takeover
BEVERAGES blue-chip Delta Corporation has achieved its plan to expand its multiple brands' footprint into Manicaland province after a key regulator approved a transaction to take over Mutare Bottling ...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ warns banks
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has warned banks which offer overdrafts to companies to buy foreign currency from the auction system saying such a move creates speculation in the market and promote...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
Varun opens new production line
VARUN Beverages Zimbabwe Private Limited (VBZPL) has commissioned a new production line to ramp up production of its Aquaclear bottled mineral water.VBZPL is a subsidiary of the Indian headqua...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 20:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Pepsi Zimbabwe increases production by 200%
PEPSI Zimbabwe, the local unit of Varun Beverages, says production capacity at its manufacturing and bottling plant in Harare has increased by 200% due to huge demand of its product, local and abroad....Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa trumpets Indian support to Zimbabwe's economic reconstruction
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday applauded the immense contribution of India to Zimbabwe's economic reconstruction, diplomacy and international politics. Represented by Patrick Chinamasa...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 21:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Looted shops get fridges
MORE than 120 Bulawayo shop owners whose properties were destroyed during the opposition instigated violent protests in January, yesterday received refrigerators from Varun Beverages. As part ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 00:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pepsi ups output in Zimbabwe
PEPSI Zimbabwe, the local unit of Varun Beverages, says it has more than doubled production at its manufacturing and bottling plant in response to the shortages of soft drinks being experienced in the...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 20:42hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Delta shuts soft drink plants
ZIMBABWE is headed for a dry festive season as stocks of soft drinks are expected to run out after Delta beverages shut down its plants citing inadequate foreign currency to keep them running....Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Pepsi to double production in Zimbabwe
Indian soft drinks manufacturer, Varun Beverages has said it is doubling production at its recently-commissioned $40 million Pepsi manufacturing and bottling plant in Harare.The company, which...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 12:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel consumption spikes 24%
Fuel consumption has spiked 24 percent to 752,4 million litres between January and June this year, largely in response to rising economic activity sparked by renewed investor confidence following the ...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa endorsement wake up call for Chamisa
For the past three weeks, the MDC-Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa derailed Zimbabwe's progress through a poorly-thought out court petition against President Mnangagwa's electoral victory on July 30, 20...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa delivers 60 000 jobs?
Zimbabwe's employment level has firmed over the last six months with more than 60 000 jobs created in various sectors, as the economy continues to stabilise under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's admini...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Schweppes face boycott over Mazoe brands
SCHWEPPES Zimbabwe has come under fire for changing the ingredient formulation on the Mazoe syrups and Mazoe Orange Crush without informing consumers.Angry consumers have gone on social media ...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 20:47hrs | | 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
Mnangagwa mulls tax incentives to lure investors
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has implored Finance and Economic Planning Minister Patrick Chinamasa to consider tax incentives and tax holidays for foreign investors to encourage investment and grow the domesti...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa envisions new wave of prosperity
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday opened a multi-million dollar Varun Beverages plant in Harare and called for more foreign companies to be part of the country's new economic drive aimed at upgra...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions $30m Pepsi plant
President Mnangagwa yesterday commissions a $30 million Varun Beverages plant in Harare and called for more foreign companies to be part of the country's new economic drive aimed at upgrading people's...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
More externalised funds coming
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya says more individuals and companies continue to heed Government's call to repatriate funds salted away in prior years.The RBZ is next w...Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pepsi starts production in Zimbabwe
INDIAN soft drinks manufacturer, Varun Beverages, has started manufacturing operations in the country, but says the cost of setting up its plant might spiral from the initial budget of $30 million to ...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 05:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Indian investors express interest in acquire land in Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa told
Some Indian investors have expressed interest to acquire land to establish a sugarcane plantation in Zimbabwe.This was said by India's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ambassador Rungsung Masakui when ...Published: 04 Jan 2017 at 18:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pepsi $30 million deal in limbo
Indian Multinational food giant Varun Beverages (Varun)'s $30 million Pepsi plant in Zimbabwe is in limbo due to the government's bureaucracy and red tape. Zimbabwe is not new in creating ...Published: 06 Dec 2016 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya to launch housing project in Bulawayo
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries will next week launch a housing construction programme in Bulawayo that will see 46 000 houses being built in four cities. The multi-million dollar project...Published: 13 Aug 2016 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Zvamaida Murwira
Pepsi to set up multi-million plant in Zimbabwe
AN Indian billionaire planning to set up a multi-million dollar PepsiCo plant in the country visited Zimbabwe over a fortnight ago to clear bureaucratic hurdles, which appeared to stall the project, t...Published: 20 May 2016 at 13:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
PepsiCo franchisees sets up base in Zimbabwe
A ground breaking ceremony for a beverages factory to be set up in Zimbabwe has been held in Harare's Adbernie light industries area.Work on the beverage manufacturing plant initiated by Varun...Published: 13 Nov 2015 at 15:08hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe saves PepsiCo deal
PepsiCo had sought to start operations in the country three years ago, but had been frustrated by bureaucratic bungling and demands for bribes by senior government officials, including ministers. ...Published: 12 Nov 2015 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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