Mthuli Ncube targets revenue from backyard chicken producers, informal businesses

Unregistered small businesses reaping profits from the country's money-spinning environment could soon find themselves elbowed out of the supply chain, finance minister Mthuli Ncube said recently, as ...

Poultry import permits remain frozen - Shiri

GOVERNMENT is not issuing any permits for importation of chickens, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister, Perrance Shiri, has said."Permits are issued under my signature and so fa...

Zimbabwe imports chicken eggs from Europe

POULTRY producers could be forced to import hatching eggs from Europe on the back of local and regional shortages that were triggered by the outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza viru...

Businessman in hiding after failing to pay suppliers and workers

RIZWAAN BROWN, a Victoria Falls businessman who operates the famous Riz Chickens Restaurant, has allegedly gone into hiding to avoid paying suppliers.He got chicken supplies from different sma...

KFC to open more branches in Zimbabwe

International fast-food retail giant KFC is planning to open more branches in Zimbabwe, in a development that will result in employment creation in the country.Bruce Layzell,  general man...

KFC reopens in Zimbabwe

American fast food chain KFC has reopened in Zimbabwe after a nearly seven year absence. The retailer planning to open about 25 outlets in Zimbabwe finally unveiled its shop in Harare on Sun...

Zimbabwe re-introduce surtax on chicken

The re-introduction of surtax on chicken and other goods to promote local producers has revived the local poultry industry with experts predicting further growth after imports declined significantly....