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Man fined for selling kudu meat without permit

A 62-year-old man, Samson Ncube, has been fined US$1 100 for selling dried kudu meat without a license, the Hwange Regional Court has ruled.Ncube was found in Lwendulu Village with 12kg of dried kudu meat, valued at US$480, which he was al…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:45hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter

Man steals goat, sells the meat to owner

A Hwange man has been sentenced to six months in prison for stealing a goat from his neighbor, slaughtering it, and then selling the meat back to its owner.The convict, Shylock Zulu (28) from Mashala Village, was charged with stock theft a…

Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:41hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to remove VAT on meat?

Zimbabwe is set to see price cuts on meat and poultry products following a recent policy change that eliminates Value Added Tax (VAT) on these items. This decision, confirmed by Finance Ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga, aims…

Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 13:31hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter

Donkey remains irk Bulawayo residents

RESIDENTS of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo have raised a red flag over fresh donkey parts found in the suburb, raising suspicions that the animals could have been stolen from surrounding areas and slaughtered for meat.The meat is suspected to h…

Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Our meat is rotting, Cde Mnangagwa

ON August 3, 2023, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa commissioned the new Hwange Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8.Amid the pomp and fanfare, Mnangagwa proudly and confidently declared that Zimbabwe's perennial power crisis had final…

Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe listed as world's second largest beef consumer

ZIMBABWE has been listed among the world's leading consumers of beef, coming second after Argentina.According to data released by Visual Capitalists on Most Consumed Meat in the World, Zimbabweans consumed an average of 42,3 kilogrammes of…

Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 16:39hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Pumula supermarket in residents' crosshairs

PUMULA residents have taken to task a local supermarket for allegedly selling rotten meat."I bought meat this Monday and when I got home and opened the packet, the whole house was immediately filled with a stench. I realised that the meat …

Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo vendors sell meat on streets

FEARS abound that a major disease outbreak could hit Bulawayo following an increase in illegal meat vendors in the city's high-density suburbs.The most affected suburbs are Pumula, Emganwini, Entumbane, Lobengula and Magwegwe, among others…

Published: 15 May 2023 at 18:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

2 400 meat vendors arrested, butcheries closed

More than 2 400 people have now been arrested countrywide since just before last Christmas, 154 of them since Sunday, as police intensify operations against illegal and unlicensed butcheries.Since the launch of the operation, more than 111…

Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Rustler forced to eat raw goat meat

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating a case in which law enforcement agents forced an elderly suspected cattle rustler to eat raw stolen goat meat.The incident allegedly occurred at Guyu Police Station in Matabeleland South.…

Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Major component installed at CSC Bulawayo plant

THE installation of one of the major components at the CSC Boustead Beef Zimbabwe Bulawayo plant, the condenser has begun with engineers optimistic that it will be up and running in April. The meat processor which is carrying out final tou…

Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

3 people suffer bloating stomachs after feasting on isambane meat

THREE Bulawayo men, who voraciously feasted on meat of an ant-bear locally known as isambane, which was killed after it was found in Old Magwegwe near Engen Filling Station on Tuesday last week, have reportedly suffered swollen stomachs.Ac…

Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 18:19hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

Thieves break into police canteen; steal cash, 18kg meat

POLICE have arrested two daring thieves who broke into their canteen at Drill Hall in Bulawayo and stole cash and groceries, including 18kg of meat.Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube yesterday confirmed the arrest of Leroy Musiiwa…

Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Uninspected meat floods butcheries

Some farmers and butchers are selling condemned meat from livestock affected by diseases such as January disease and anthrax, instead of burning the carcasses. Although cases of tick-borne diseases are on the decrease, in some areas isolat…

Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

CSC revival shifts gear up

Government's planned revival of giant meat processor - Cold Storage Company (CSC) - through Bousted Beef Zimbabwe, has reached an advanced stage following revelations that CSC recently received 2 000 herd of breeding cattle from South Afri…

Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 08:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

We want real meat-pies not soya-chunks

The story and 'evolutionary' progress of the Zimbabwean meat-pie is stomach churning and disappoing. Updating technology and latest recipes have failed to bring back the 'lick and bite' on our beloved meat-pies that used to be a great trea…

Published: 25 May 2019 at 16:14hrs | | by Thomas Murisa

Donkey meat hits Bulawayo market

SUSPECTED livestock rustlers have invaded Umguza district, stealing cattle and donkeys from their pens and slaughtering them, with the meat allegedly sold in Bulawayo.The rustlers are targeting newly-resettled villagers in Maraposa, Redwoo…

Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Butcheries sell infected meat

A RARE tick-borne disease (atheileriosis) is killing cattle at an alarming rate in Mutare district with some unscrupulous elements reportedly selling the carcases to butchery operators at give away prices, putting the lives of unsuspecting…

Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 11:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Meat prices continue to rise

THE prices of meat and most beef products have continued to increase despite Government's efforts to normalise the price hike situation.While prices of most basic commodities have started going down, a snap survey conducted in Bulawayo rev…

Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:34hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter

Dog meat peddlers resurface in Bulawayo

Bulawayo City Council and an animal rights body have warned the public to desist from buying meat from the street amid fears that dog meat vendors could be back on the market.The warning comes after three men were found skinning dogs at th…

Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe sets up first donkey abattoir

A BULAWAYO-BASED company, Battlefront Investments has started constructing a $150 000 specialised state-of-the-art donkey abattoir that will have a capacity to dress more than 70 animals per day.The abattoir, located in Waterford suburb is…

Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 10:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Dog meat is not part of nation's food culture

The recent arrest of a Bulawayo man on allegations of selling parts of dogs' carcasses he retrieved from some rubbish dumping sites was a very unusual occurrence.The dogs had been put down by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to An…

Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 07:58hrs | 3 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu

Dog meat vendor records brisk business in Bulawayo

A HOMELESS Bulawayo man has been skinning carcasses of dogs that would have been put down by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and selling the meat to some residents.The SPCA puts down severely diseased dogs or th…

Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chinamasa backsdown on offals tax

A planned controversial 15% VAT on rice, meat, potatoes, margarine, cereals and mahewu has been shelved   by Finance  minister Patrick Chinamasa.Chinamasa said he want to further consult. "Following our debate and stake…

Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 04:39hrs | 716 | by Staff Reporter

Hungry Zimbabweans eat 12 tonnes of meat at Biggest braai

ZIMBABWE is right on track to breaking a Guinness World Record as history was made on Saturday when Delta Beverages' quest of braaing 10 tonnes of meat was surpassed with a total of 12 463kgs braaid.The country's Biggest Braai Day party he…

Published: 31 Oct 2016 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

What do you think of this photo?

While browsing the internet today I came across this photograph of a woman at a popular braaing place.I am not really sure if this image has been Photoshopped or not but assuming the image hasn't been manipulated at all, would you as a gue…

Published: 11 Oct 2013 at 08:13hrs | | by Moyo Roy

Horse meat found in Ikea meatballs

STOCKHOLM - Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe's widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork and sold in 13 countries across the contin…

Published: 25 Feb 2013 at 10:30hrs | 3382 | by Staff Reporter

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