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Mnangagwa preaches constitutionalism
President Mnangagwa emphasized the importance of respecting the Zanu-PF Constitution, values, and principles during the 377th Ordinary Session of the Politburo in Harare. He called for all party organ...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:37hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Men's Cave: Inkundla yamadoda meeting on the cards
LOCAL men are set to congregate at Derby Hotel in Bulawayo for a workshop that will shed light on what has been a nascent pandemic lately, mental health issues that men face.The discussion pla...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
It's so difficult to speak for the suffering when suffering yourself!
These are one of those rare moments I just feel like wearing my heart on my sleeve.Those days when life in my country becomes so unbearable and reaches stressful levels, such that the only way...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 11:17hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Smirnoff vodka leaving Russia
The UK-based owner of popular alcohol brands says it will wind down all business operations within six monthsUK-based alcoholic beverage producer Diageo is leaving Russia due to the Western sa...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 18:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
South Africans say #NoToZimWorkPermits, #PutSouthAfricansFirst
While many Zimbabweans have said they were edgy over the delay of their SA permits being renewed, South Africans have indicated the opposite, ...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 08:29hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter
Ingwebu to set up PET, water bottling plants
THE Bulawayo Municipal Commercial Undertaking owned Ingwebu Breweries is working on establishing a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant at their depot so as to package their beer in takeaway bottles...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:01hrs | 17 | 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 | 7 | 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 | 26 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's retailers deserve a wage subsidy'
WHILE government was bullish in the midterm fiscal policy and revised upwards gross domestic product (GDP) growth projections for 2021 from 7,4% initially projected in November last year to 7,8%, grow...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:01hrs | | 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
Mnangagwa ally turns US$22m glass firm into cattle pen
PROMINENT Gweru businessman Douglas Makwande has set himself on a collision course with the Gweru City Council after converting premises of Zimbabwe Glass Holdings (Zimglass) into a cattle pen for his...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu mulls opaque beer exports
IN an effort to position itself for a wider regional footprint under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), beverages producer, Ingwebu Breweries, is considering packaging of its traditiona...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1 | 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
Mazowe abandons donated rubbish bins
MAZOWE valley waters Private Limited company is not at peace with Mazowe Rural District Council MRDC after the local authority accepted their branded bins and abandoned them in their yard .The...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 18:55hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
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 | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe gets rare praises
If there is one thing that former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is commendable for – and coming from me, such a compliment is a bit of a jaw-dropping, tide turner – was his unwavering comm...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 14:02hrs | | by Rejoice Ngwenya
Delta Corp volumes drop on price hikes
BEVERAGES producer, Delta Corporation, has recorded subdued volume performance for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 amid declining demand due to price increases. In a trading update for the pe...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa's Econet accused of murder?
Rutendo Matinyarare who resides in South Africa has been making a lot of videos on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube talking about many different things.Econet decided to respond though when Matin...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 17:00hrs | | by social media
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 | 8 | by Staff reporter
Delta Beverages resumes soft drinks production
The Minster of Trade and Commerce Mangaliso Ndlovu and his Team met with Delta Corporation Executives on Tuesday to deliberate on the state of affairs at the giant corporation, it has been revealed....Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 11:58hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 1 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Skeletons tumble as MPs begin investigation
FORMER Mines deputy minister Freddie Moyo has become the latest politician to be linked to the demise of Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL), a development that left the lives of thousands of famil...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Free float exchange system catastrophic for Zimbabwe'
ZIMBABWE risks plunging into rampaging price inflation if it liberalises foreign exchange controls, according to the proponents of a managed exchange rate system. But critics of the system argue that ...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Delta invests $3m into Bulawayo infrastructure projects
BEVERAGES maker, Delta Corporation, has invested close to $3 million in effluent and road upgrade projects in Bulawayo since 2016 as part of its community development initiatives. As one of th...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Delta in accelerated sustainability spending
DELTA Corporation (Delta) says it has invested at least $2,9 million in infrastructure-related corporate social investments under its integrated sustainable development framework.Sustainabilit...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | | 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 | | 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 | | 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
Delta, Coca-Cola still negotiating over notice of termination
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed blue chip counter Delta Beverages says negotiations are still ongoing with the Coca-Cola Company following a notice issued last year to terminate its bottling agr...Published: 10 May 2018 at 21:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Delta Corporation under investigation
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating the alleged misappropriation and mismanagement of funds by beverages manufacturer Delta Corporation from a pension fund that was set up ...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 19:42hrs | 19 | 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 | | by Business Report
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 currenc...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 12:23hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's first $ billionaire
Telecom tycoon Strive Masiyiwa has become Zimbabwe's first billionaire.According to a report by Forbes, Masiyiwa, 57 is now worth $1.7 billion. Masiyiwa controls Econet Group, a Zimbabwe-liste...Published: 11 Jan 2018 at 05:39hrs | | by Forbes
Delta - Coca Cola bottling discussions progressing slower than expected
Local beverage maker, Delta Corporation says discussions with Coca Cola Company's (TCCC) intention to terminate bottling of Coca Cola beverages are progressing slower than anticipated.Delta is...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 11:46hrs | 1 | by Takudzwa Chiwara
No beer price hikes
DELTA Beverages has warned its suppliers to carefully manage their value chain and desist from the temptation to hike prices.In a memo sent out by the company's Supply Chain director Cynthia M...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko meets white business community
VICE President Phelekezela Mphoko has urged the white community in the country to work with fellow Zimbabweans and heed President Mugabe's call for reconciliation.Addressing the white business...Published: 02 Oct 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutare Bottling retrenches
Beverages manufacturer Mutare Bottling Company (MBC) has retrenched 61 employees.Managing director Allen Lang said MBC was cutting back on staff at the main plant and at its Rusape depot as it...Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 14:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo will rise again,' says Mnangagwa
Government is working towards the resuscitation of strategic industries in Bulawayo to restore the city to its former glory, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday.He said this w...Published: 10 Apr 2017 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Choppies to open 32nd branch in Harare
FAST growing retail firm Choppies Zimbabwe looks forward to a robust business in 2017 in view of improved consumer spending on the back of use of plastic money and introduction of bond notes....Published: 25 Jan 2017 at 07:22hrs | | 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
Coca-Cola to buy back African bottling venture stake
Coca-Cola Co has reached a deal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev's majority stake in their African bottling venture for $3,15 billion and hold onto it until it finds a new owner, the companies said....Published: 22 Dec 2016 at 13:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Coca-Cola in talks with potential new Zimbabwe bottling partners
Global beverage giant, Coca-Cola Company, says it is in talks with a potential new partner and expressed its long-term commitment to the Zimbabwean market. Coca-Cola Company last month rep...Published: 18 Nov 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Coca-Cola to terminate Delta Beverages Agreement
The Coca-Cola Company has given notice of its intention to terminate the Bottlers' Agreements with Delta Beverages and its associate Schweppes Holdings Africa Limited. This follows t...Published: 20 Oct 2016 at 21:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Productivity in manufacturing industry up 50%
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says productivity in some local manufacturing industries has gone up by an average of 30 percent to 50 percent aided by the restrictions on importati...Published: 20 Oct 2016 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Violent protests escalate
HARARE resembled a war zone yesterday as violence flared up after riot police violently disrupted an opposition political parties-organised electoral reform demonstration in defiance of a High Cou...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 08:29hrs | | 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
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