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Ex-employee wins lawsuit against Lobels
In a recent ruling, Magistrate Sharon Mashavira has ordered Lobels (Private) Limited to compensate former employee Hardlife Chauke with US$14,000 after he was wrongfully accused of theft and subjected...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 07:56hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Lobels Biscuits' COO acquitted of rape charges
IN a stunning turn of events, Andrew Dinhidza, the chief operations officer (COO) of Lobels Biscuits Company in Bulawayo, has emerged as a free man after facing a harrowing ordeal. Accused of 10 count...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 08:24hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa failed to improve Zim's economic prospects
IT is now more than five years since President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed power with a mandate from his backers to improve the country's economic fortunes, the nemesis of his predecessor, Robert Gabri...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:29hrs | 9 | by Martin Majaji
Sanctions mongers return to ZITF
THE UK and US are keen on working with Zimbabwe as they are exhibiting at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) for the first time in many years.Both countries hailed the Second Republi...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:26hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Lobel's rape 'victim' collapses in court
ONE of the five victims in the rape trial of Lobel's Biscuits chief operations manager in Bulawayo Andrew Dinhidza collapsed while giving her evidence at the Bulawayo magistrate's court on Wednesday....Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lobels Biscuits chief in dock for rape, sexual harassment
LOBELS Biscuits chief operations officer Andrew Dinhidza, has been dragged to court facing nine counts of rape and sexually harassing subordinates.Dinhidza appeared before Bulawayo magistrate ...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lobels fires 400 employees for challenging sexual harassment
LOBELS Biscuits has dismissed more than 400 workers at its Belmont factory in Bulawayo for participating in demonstrations over sexual harassment , nepotism and low wages, among others.The wor...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Lobels COO Andrew Dinhidza
Hundreds of Lobels workers staged protests against Chief Operating Officer Andrew Dinhidza over allegations of nepotism, sexual harassment and several other allegations. Dinhidza is no strange...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 17:46hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lobels in bread packaging wrangle
STRUGGLING bread maker, Lobels has threatened to sue local competitor, Natbake, over use of blue and red colour packaging which it claims is associated with its premium white bread.Lobels lawy...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police probing Lobels heist
POLICE say they are still investigation a burglary at Bulawayo's Lobels Bakeries during which over US$80 000 was stolen in Belmont industrial site last month.The burglars made off with US$80 0...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Companies must use banking services, period
EXPERTS say although banks do many things, their primary role is to take in funds—called deposits—from those with money, pool them, and lend them to those who need funds.In essence, banks ...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wanted robber gunned down
A notorious robber, who has been on the police's most wanted list, was shot and killed last Thursday in Glen View 1, Harare, where he was hiding at his girlfriend's house.Decide Rice (52) had ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thieves get away with whopping US$1, 1 million from Lobels Biscuits
CONFECTIONERY manufacturing firm, Lobels Biscuits, has lost nearly US$1,1 million after thieves broke into its premises in Bulawayo's Belmont industrial area on Sunday night.The suspects made ...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bread price up 15%
THE price of flour has gone up by 6.5% from $112 000 to $119 000 per metric ton, a situation that also pushed the price of bread up by 15% from $175 to $210.Grain Millers Association of ...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Road accident claims 3
Three Lobels Limited employees died in a road accident that occurred today along Harare-Chirundu highway when their delivery truck collided with a haulage truck.The accident occurred 15 kilome...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:16hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mr President open Ekusileni Hospital - People are Dying
In June 2018, ahead of the July 2018 general elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the government had engaged the Indian Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI) to operate the health facil...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 19:14hrs | 1 | by Dr Edwin Moyo
Lobels MD succumb to Covid-19
Lobels Bakeries managing director Heritage Mudiwa Nhende is reported to have also succumbed to Covid-19 early Saturday morning at the Arundel hospital in Harare.The Institute of Chartered Acco...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 17:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Forex duty for raw materials suspended
Government has exempted 12 food and beverages companies from paying duty in foreign currency when importing certain raw materials quantities necessary for their production processes. Also on t...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
One year on: What has changed for Zimbabwe?
A year ago, with Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe out of the picture, the troubled southern African country seemed to have taken a turn for the better.Mugabe's successor and the incumbent, ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:50hrs | | by Al-Jezeera News
BCC engages business community to revive industry
Bulawayo City Council is engaging the local business community to spearhead the development and revival of industries.This was revealed by council spokesperson Bongiwe Ngwenya yesterday in a n...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lobels shut down Bulawayo plant again
LOBELS bakery on Friday reportedly indefinitely closed its Bulawayo plant due to dwindling flour stocks.Workers at the plant told NewZimbabwe.com they were told to go home for an unspecified p...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
The reality of stagflation in Zimbabwe
The current fiscal year is turning out to be a challenging year for the Zimbabwean economy. The country is experiencing all the features of economic decline from a recession, high unemployment rate, d...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 19:31hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
RBZ releases US$7m for bonded wheat
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says it has secured US$7 million from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to import 19 000 metric tonnes of wheat.The revelation came after sour...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe runs out of wheat
Zimbabwe has run out of wheat and bakeries in the country may soon not be able to produce bread.One of the leading bakeries has suspended operations and other major players are holding their b...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes on bread cartels
THE Government has moved to break the monopoly in the bread industry through resuscitation of indigenous bakeries that used to operate in various communities, a Cabinet Minister said.In his in...Published: 05 May 2019 at 09:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to slash bread price
GOVERNMENT plans to support small bakeries and confectionaries in small towns around the country to help increase their capacity and eventually bring down the cost of bread, Industry and Commerce mini...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government urges bakers to defer bread price hike
GOVERNMENT yesterday called on the Bakers' Association of Zimbabwe to reconsider its position to hike the price of bread and allow for consultations to take place first before any increase is effected...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Price of bread goes up
THE price of bread has gone up to RTGS$2,30 from RTGS$2 with millers saying the increase is not associated with the cost of flour as the price of the product has remained constant. Yesterday, ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti's mischief exposed
The recent summoning of the Reserve Bank Governor, Dr John Mangudya, to appear before the Parliamentary Public Account Portfolio Committee (PAC) has exposed Tendai Biti, the Committee Chairman of usin...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 22:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe manufacturing sector exports up by 54%
ZIMBABWE'S manufacturing sector exports went up by 54% to US$222,6 million in 2018, buoyed by the export incentive introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in 2016, Industry and Commerce minister Nq...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bread prices goes up 66%
BAKERS have increased the price of bread, with a standard loaf now pegged at $2,60 or alternatively US$0,90, citing the rising cost of production after government failed to provide support to maintain...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe chaos part of an African plot, claims Charamba
THE recent demonstrations in the country were not a local affair but a way by Western countries to camouflage their goals on Zimbabwe and the African continent in general, Presidential spokesperson Mr...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 22:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Millers blast bakers over bread price
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ), which represents the country's major milling companies, has said bakers' decision to unilaterally increase the price of bread from $1.10 to $2.20 is u...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bread remains at $1,10
Government's call for bread retailers to revert to the old price of $1,10 for a loaf from the $2,10 as announced by Lobels on Friday was heeded by most retailers, although with alarming consequences....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 15:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa stops bread price hike
GOVERNMENT yesterday ordered bakeries to revert to the old price of $1,10 for a loaf of bread after they had unilaterally increased it to $2,20 with effect from today (Saturday). Industry and ...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bread prices go up 100% in Zimbabwe
LOBELS Holdings has hiked the price of bread by 100% from $1,10 per loaf to $2,20 with effect from today, citing the constant rise in the cost of inputs as the reason for the hike.The announce...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bread price goes up
Bread price goes up...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 13:35hrs | | by Sithabile Mafu
No madam Khumalo stop lying!
Dear, Fellow countrymen I salute you for the hard work you are doing to improve our economy, God bless us.Yester-night while listening to the infamous and most unreliable source of new...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 13:02hrs | | by Munya Shumba
Millers resort to flour rationing
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has resorted to flour rationing to avert possible bread shortages as the country battles a crippling shortage of wheat, its worst cereal crisis since i...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's US$800m forex reserve gap
Zimbabwe requires a foreign currency cover of US$1 billion, against current reserves of US$200 million and needs to further increase production to narrow the gap, an official has said.Ms Jesim...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brace for another bread price hike
PRICES of basic commodities, among other crucial daily requirements like fuel, have continued to skyrocket, with the Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) warning that the cost of bread is lik...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 12:51hrs | | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's business empire
Reputedly 'Zimbabwe's richest' man, no amount has been attached to Mnangagwa's wealth, which has allegedly also been supplemented by illicit mine deals in the DRC Congo.Zanu-PF heir-in-waiting...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:09hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube embarks on stakeholder listening & consulting roadshow
Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube embarks on stakeholder listening and consulting roadshow, starting with private meeting with fifty captains of industry.&nbs...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 12:46hrs | | by Agencies
Lobels worker trapped by machine loses two fingers
A WORKER at Lobels Biscuits Company in Bulawayo allegedly lost two fingers after her hand got trapped in a sweet-making machine.Sources to Chronicle reportedly said the unnamed woman's fingers...Published: 27 Aug 2018 at 13:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
RBZ doubles up cash imports to $100m
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has doubled cash imports to $100 million per month as the central bank tries to ameliorate the prevailing cash shortages as well as meet rising demand from recoverin...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 12:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA firms seek Bulawayo partnerships
A SOUTH African embassy business delegation was in Bulawayo last week to gather data on manufacturing companies in the city for possible partnerships with investors in the neighbouring country....Published: 02 May 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Bread prices go up
A survey conducted by H-Metro yesterday showed that the prices went up by 10 cents.Previously, the bread price was 90 cents for a standard loaf and a dollar for the popular Bakers Inn, Lobels ...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 16:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman fined for false report against lover
A Bulawayo woman was last week fined $200 for making a false rape report against her boyfriend after he refused to delete their indecent pictures.Takudzwanashe Murandu (22) employed by Lobels ...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mangudya hails bond notes
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya says bond notes have been successful since they have helped companies to increase both production and exports.Dr Mangudya said this whe...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
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