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Charamba in Court for stealing and slaughtering 6 cattle

A Bulawayo man accused of stealing six cattle and selling their meat appeared in court on Wednesday to face stock theft charges.Ignatius Charamba, 44, was represented by his lawyer, Prince Butshe of Butshe and Associates, and pleaded not g…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:30hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter

Farmers to claim offals, hides, heads, and hooves at Zimbabwe abattoirs

Livestock farmers will soon be able to reclaim the full value of their animals - including offals, hides, heads and hooves - after slaughter, as Government moves to amend Statutory Instrument (SI) 182 of 2000 on Agricultural Products Marke…

Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:41hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter

Man assaults daughter-in-law in dispute over teaspoon

A 48-year-old widower from Senga, Gweru, has been handed a four-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting his daughter-in-law over a dispute involving a teaspoon.Appearing before Gweru Provincial Magistrate Beaulity Dube, Peter Dhomo …

Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter

'Establish animal husbandry centre in Bulawayo'

LIVESTOCK farmers from the Matebeleland region are facing challenges in accessing technical support to boost their production as there is no veterinary training-focused institution, which negatively affects the competitiveness of the leath…

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 prophets jailed for stock theft

TWO self-styled prophets from a Zionist church in Tsholotsho and a villager from Dete in Hwange have been jailed for nine years each for stocktheft.Promise Vundla (33) and Hawkins Sibanda (47) are both self-styled prophets from Capuka vill…

Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 17:23hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

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

Cattle rustlers wreak havoc in Mat South

POLICE in Matabeleland South have launched a manhunt for suspected cattle rustlers who stole and slaughtered three cattle valued at $2 300 in the bush.Police said the cattle were stolen between 17 and 19 March  at Siphapha Village, Es…

Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:29hrs | 3 | 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 | | 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 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

'Zimbabwe opposition has given up on 2018 elections'

Zanu-PF politburo member, Jonathan Moyo has picked a fresh verbal fight with opposition leaders, after he claimed that they have given up on the 2018 elections, accusing them of lacking nationalistic grounding.Addressing a Southern African…

Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

CSC not operating- Deputy Minister Zhanda

THE Deputy minister of Agriculture responsible for live stock Paddy Zhanda has said the Cold Storage Company which is the sole meat producer in the country is currently not operating but will start operating well by end of this year.Zhanda…

Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes

Chinamasa only sane minister in Zimbabwe--MDC-T

An  MDC-T legislator has described Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa  as  the only "sane" minister in President Robert Mugabe's bloated cabinet."He is so good, he is the only minister who does not have Zanu PF DNA" Binga No…

Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 04:48hrs | 4 | 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 | | by Staff Reporter

Retailers request more POS machines

RETAILERS have implored the Government to double its 2017 target of Point of Sale (POS) machines as the country moves closer towards fulfilling the financial inclusion strategy.The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has set a target to distribute 50…

Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Government impose tax on offals

Government cash crises has plunged to new levels as it has  imposed a 15% value-added tax (VAT) on all meat products such as offals with effect from today (Wednesday)The tax also applies to fish, rice, maheu and margarine.Opposition M…

Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 03:11hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter

Tsvangirai, Mujuru dream marriage fades

TWO months ago former vice-president Joice Mujuru and ex-Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai breathed life into Zimbabwe's opposition politics when they held hands as they marched in Gweru against President Robert Mugabe's rule.The march re-i…

Published: 23 Oct 2016 at 11:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 survive truck-jumbo crash

TWO people were injured and an elephant died when a haulage truck plunged into a herd of jumbos at a blind spot between Cross Mabale and Gwayi River.The accident occurred at about 6.45PM on Sunday and left the driver of the truck belonging…

Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Leonard Ncube

Imbongi enchant Mphoko

PRAISE poets (imbongi) captivated the heart of Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko as they stole the show when he officially opened the National Culture Week celebrations on Saturday at Godlwayo Cultural Centre in Avoca, Matabeleland South p…

Published: 24 May 2016 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Bongani Ndlovu

Unable to address you in full, Cdes

Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I have to sincerely apologise that I will not be able to address you in full this week as you are all aware that I had to travel to New York where I had to dutifully remind humanity what sort of …

Published: 01 Oct 2015 at 11:57hrs | 1 | by CZ

MDC Renewal condemns arrest of Mangoma

The MDC Renewal has condemned the arrest of its senior member former Energy Minister Elton Mangoma by the police describing it as triumphed up action by the police on behalf of the government which is struggling to revive the economic due …

Published: 14 May 2015 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes

Man steal employer's beast for Xmas

A 33-YEAR-OLD farm worker will spend the next nine years in prison after he stole his employer's beast in a bid to have a feast together with his family over the festive holiday.Sibangilizwe Moyo of Figtree area slaughtered his employer's …

Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 08:30hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube

'Bully' prophet hits back

REVEREND Tititi Moyo, who was accused of bullying farmers in Kwekwe, has issued a bizarre statement defending and casting himself as a victim of several conspiracy theories.NewsDay last Saturday reported that Sherwood farmers demonstrated …

Published: 01 Jan 2015 at 07:02hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter

Miss Zim pageant in dire straits as contestants pay $100 for camp

Models taking part in the Miss Zimbabwe boot camp were for the first time made to pay $100 each for their camp which will be breaking today, Saturday Leisure can reveal.The finals for Miss Zimbabwe are slated for March 24 at the Harare Int…

Published: 10 Mar 2012 at 12:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

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