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Zimbabwe's food security strengthens

Zimbabwe's food security situation improved significantly in July 2025, driven by an above-average harvest, a stable local currency, and expanded resilience programmes, the World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed in its latest Markets Moni…

Published: 08 Sep 2025 at 13:19hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter

Rotten beef bust in Bulawayo

Bulawayo health authorities have destroyed more than 700 kilograms of beef, including meat sourced from a major fast-food chain and a city police station, after it was deemed unwholesome and unfit for human consumption.According to the lat…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:33hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter

Food poison floods Bulawayo streets

Bulawayo councilors have raised concerns over a growing wave of cheap, potentially hazardous food being smuggled from South Africa and sold on city streets, particularly under the cover of night.Officials warned that rising summer temperat…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:31hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter

Hillside Teachers' College expands work-for-fees programme

Hillside Teachers' College is continuing its work-for-fees programme, designed to support financially needy students, the institution's principal, Dr Sifelani Jabangwe, has confirmed.Speaking during the college's 67th graduation ceremony l…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:53hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo's food insecure received pay outs

More than 39 000 vulnerable and food-insecure people in Bulawayo received monthly allowances of up to US$13 between October 2024 and mid-2025, Parliament has been informed.Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Edgar Moyo told …

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter

WFP eyes Zimbabwe as regional food hub

Zimbabwe's growing agricultural capacity and logistics network have attracted the interest of the World Food Programme (WFP), which is considering making the country a regional food production and distribution hub, Foreign Affairs and Inte…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:55hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter

Food aid demand to rise until December in Zimbabwe

The demand for food assistance in Zimbabwe is expected to rise steadily until at least December, with households in the country's typical deficit-producing areas projected to exhaust their own-produced food stocks by then, according to the…

Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:44hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt cracks down on local authority extravagance

The Government has introduced sweeping new controls on foreign travel and allowances for councillors and local authority officials as part of measures aimed at curbing the misuse of public funds and restoring accountability within local au…

Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:21hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City food outlets violate regulations

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has flagged more than 90 food establishments for various operational violations, issuing warnings, condemnation orders, and fines following a series of recent inspections aimed at curbing non-compliance with…

Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:19hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Republic Police to audit food rations

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is set to conduct a thorough audit of food rations distributed to police stations nationwide following allegations that some senior officers have been abusing the system by diverting and selling supplies …

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:07hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter

8 millions of Zimbabweans still need of food aid

A staggering eight million Zimbabweans remain in urgent need of food assistance following severe crop failures caused by the El NiÃ±o weather phenomenon and an extended drought that disrupted food production nationwide during the 2023/2024…

Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:13hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter

Food contract for Zimbabwe's security services sparks debate

A multi-million-dollar food supply contract awarded to Agrifora Private Limited to serve Zimbabwe's security services-including the Zimbabwe National Army, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services-has …

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:17hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter

Cops acquitted of murder charges due to procedural violations

In a landmark ruling handed down at the Chinhoyi High Court, three Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers charged with the 2018 murder of a suspected poacher have been acquitted after the court ruled that their arrest and prosecution viol…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:42hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter

Teenager killed in fight over isitshwala

A quarrel over a plate of isitshwala, Zimbabwe's beloved staple food, turned fatal when 19-year-old Allen Shambare was beaten to death by two rival men at Abedine farm compound.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Commissio…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

South African donates food to 250 families in Mbembesi

On Tuesday, 250 families in Mbembesi received much-needed food parcels from the Mkiva Humanitarian Foundation, led by its president, Zolani Mkiva, a prominent member of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA). The …

Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:18hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter

Mutare City to rid CBD of street food vendors

The City of Mutare has announced plans to launch a wide-scale operation to remove illegal street food vendors from the Central Business District (CBD) in a bid to restore order and address rising public health concerns.Mayor Simon Chabuka …

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:32hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter

Wife accused of using urine in husband's food

A Harare couple's marriage is teetering on the edge of collapse amid bizarre and disturbing allegations. Artwell Matemera has accused his wife, Winny Johannes, of mixing his food with urine and secretly storing bottles of it in their wardr…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:17hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter

SDA Church offers free food, medical assistance in Bulawayo

The Seventh Day Adventist Church, through its Dorcas Ministries at Beacon of Hope, has begun offering food, free medical assistance, and emotional support to struggling members of the community in a bid to spread hope and compassion.Tariro…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:15hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter

Food mixed with urine divides hubby and wife

A Bindura-based man has approached the Harare Civil Court seeking a protection order against his wife, accusing her of emotionally and physically abusing him - including allegedly mixing his food with urine and storing bottles of it in the…

Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter

China donates US$16 million in food aid to Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe received US$16 million in emergency food assistance from China in 2023 to cushion vulnerable communities from the impact of the El NiÃ±o-induced drought, Chinese Ambassador Zhou Ding revealed on Friday.Speaking during the commissi…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 14:00hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter

Foreigners tighten grip on Zimbabwe's retail sector

Foreign nationals are increasingly dominating Zimbabwe's retail sector, raising concerns over the flouting of laws that reserve the industry for indigenous Zimbabweans.Despite legal provisions meant to empower locals through economic indig…

Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 08:52hrs | 1048 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's food crisis set to worsen

Zimbabwe is grappling with worsening food shortages as more than half the population faces hunger due to delayed rains and the ongoing effects of drought. The situation is expected to persist during the lean season, with most areas receivi…

Published: 05 Jan 2025 at 14:39hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter

885 import permits granted to ensure food security in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwean Government has issued 885 import permits to 423 private companies to address food security challenges caused by this year's severe drought. The move aims to bolster the private sector's capacity to import grain for mealie-me…

Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:43hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter

Food relief distribution intensifies in Matabeleland South

More than 320,000 people in Matebeleland South Province have received food aid over the last five months as the Government intensifies efforts through its Food Relief Mitigation Programme to assist vulnerable communities affected by the on…

Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter

Expired, counterfeit products taken to Zimbabwe's rural areas

The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has expressed concern over unscrupulous businesses that are channeling expired, counterfeit, and underweight products to rural areas in Zimbabwe, taking advantage of weaker oversight. These business…

Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:17hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt officials loot food aid

Two officers from the Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare in Guruve, Mashonaland West Province, have been arrested for allegedly stealing food aid meant to support villagers affected by drought. The officers, Mutsa …

Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 14:49hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF hijacks food aid in Insiza

In Insiza district, members of the ruling party Zanu-PF are accused of manipulating the food aid distribution process. Villagers have pointed fingers at Zanu-PF councillor Sindiso Ndlovu of Ward 17 for allegedly extorting $3 from each hous…

Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 11:19hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

High food assistance needs imminent, says USAid

Governments, stakeholders and humanitarian partners should brace for sustained high food assistance needs and potential emergency levels of food insecurity in Zimbabwe and other deficit-producing southern African countries, USAid has said.…

Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa assures food security for urban dwellers

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday reiterated that his Government will ensure that all the vulnerable households across the country receive food aid, including those staying in urban centres.Speaking in the Somabhula area of Vungu District in M…

Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Food crisis escalates in Matebeleland region

A food crisis is worsening in the Matebeleland region owing to erratic rains with hunger already stalking villagers in drought-prone provinces, including the Bulawayo metropolitan province.Community members, farmers and agricultural expert…

Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora demands equitable food aid distribution from govt

The president of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Douglas Mwonzora, has urged the government to ensure an equitable distribution of food aid and take measures to address the impacts of the El Nino-induced drought.El Nin…

Published: 26 Dec 2023 at 09:09hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

'Detained CCC activists denied food'

The lawyer representing the 27 arrested Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, Chris Mhike yesterday told the court that his clients were denied food by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officials.Submitting com…

Published: 19 Jan 2023 at 07:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Western countries trying all tricks to remove Zanu-PF from power

AS the clock ticks towards the 2023 harmonised elections, which some have described as "crunch" (interestingly all polls since 2008 have been dubbed as such!), Zimbabweans should brace for more shocks as the country's detractors turn the s…

Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Africa's food security relies on climate smart agriculture

THERE has not been a more demanding time for Africa to adopt modern agriculture methods than now. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, food security in Africa is threatened at all levels and farming activities have nearly been brought to …

Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by The Exchange

'Corruption worsening food crises'

CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) have blasted corrupt practices by African governments, saying they were major stumbling blocks to eradicating poverty and food insecurity on the continent.In statements to commemorate Africa Day yesterday…

Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

KFC robbed US$50 000, R30 000

SIX armed robbers raided KFC fast food restaurant in Msasa around midnight and got away with US$50 000, R30 000 and $19 000 after manhandling a security guard at the premise.The six who were wearing balaclavas and armed with a pistol blew …

Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 17:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Stranded Nust students beg for food

NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) students are stranded in Bulawayo after government imposed travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the university's student representative council (SRC) to launch a camp…

Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt assesses food insecurity

GOVERNMENT is in the process of consolidating statistics of able-bodied citizens who are still food insecure in rural areas following a successful farming season where the country recorded a bumper harvest.The country recorded successive d…

Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:36hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF monopolising food aid, claims ZPP

POLITICISATION of subsided mealie-meal and food aid by ruling Zanu-PF party officials during the COVID-19-induced lockdowns compounded hunger among vulnerable communities in most parts of the country, a Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) report …

Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Opposition supporters denied food aid

Zanu-PF officials in Matabeleland North's Tsholotsho district are accused of denying opposition supporters food aid as the ruling party starts campaigning ahead of the 2023 elections.According to the latest monitoring report by the Zimbabw…

Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora says Zimbabweans are fed up with political fights, want jobs, food

MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora has said Zimbabweans are fed up with engaging in daily, deadly, and partisan political fights and now yearn for jobs, food, and better medical care.He accused political leaders across the divide of continui…

Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:55hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Food crisis worsens in rural Matabeleland

THE food security situation in most parts of Matabeleland has reportedly worsened amid reports that some families are now only surviving on a single meal a day.According to the latest survey by Habakkuk Trust, some rural communities in Mat…

Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 10:51hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter

Solar projects boost food security in Matabelaland

GLOBAL humanitarian organisation, Practical Action, has rolled out a US$2,3 million solar-powered irrigation projects aimed at transforming drought-prone Gwanda North district into a greenbelt.This becomes the second solar project followin…

Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:02hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter

Army boss up for rations theft

The commander of One Commando regiment in Harare was arrested last week for allegedly stealing army rations valued at more than $500 000.Zimbabwe National Army spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Alphios Makotore confirmed the arrest of Lieute…

Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's Govt should not hide Zimbabwe's food security status

CLAIMS by Labour and Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza this week that the country had adequate food stocks to cater for vulnerable households cannot go unchallenged, given the current harsh weather conditions which have seen some areas …

Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Editorial - newsday

Harare supermarkets run out of basic foodstuffs

MOST supermarkets in Harare's central business district (CBD) are running out of stocks of basic goods as supply lines are drying up, the NewsDay has established.A survey done by NewsDay over the weekend revealed that retailers such as Foo…

Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:52hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

1.1 million Zimbabweans will need food aid, warns WFP

The World Food Programme warned on Friday that 1.1 million Zimbabweans could need food aid before the next harvest in 2019, with rural smallholders most at risk of food shortages.Growing food prices and the country's dire economic state co…

Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 10:24hrs | 969 | by AFP

Raw food treatment for cancer - Alternative cancer treatments

The Editor,I thought this information can help improve someone's quality of life.https://www.cancertutor.com/rawfood/This is a very potent cancer treatment; however, it should not be used as the only cancer treatment. This protocol is gene…

Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 14:58hrs | 5 | by Sam Wezhira

One million people in need of food aid in Zimbabwe

The number of people in need of food aid in the country has dropped to one million from four million last year, thanks to the success of Command Agriculture and the Presidential Input Scheme, an official has said. Public Service, Labour an…

Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zapu confronts village heads over unfair food distribution

FORMER Cabinet minister, Dumiso Dabengwa's opposition Zapu will start confronting traditional leaders implicated in partisan food aid distribution, citing frustration by government workers' inaction on perpetrators.Reports abound that trad…

Published: 14 Feb 2017 at 05:26hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter

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