South African food and beverage maker Pioneer Foods has recalled its Ceres apple juice brands sold in seven Comesa markets, including Kenya and Uganda. The recalled brands were found to contain high levels of patulin, a fruit-based mould toxin that causes nausea, vomiting and gastrointestinal disturbances. Common Market for Eastern …
Read More »‘Abandon Forex Auction’
Captains of industry this week pressured the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mangudya to consider abandoning the ‘inefficient’ Dutch foreign currency auction system or do an overhaul of the system. Local businesses also suggested the return of the interbank system to allocate foreign currency in the economy. The …
Read More »SDA Run School Head In Trouble For Fraud
The Headmistress of a Seventh Day Adventist run school in Lupane is in hot soup following allegations of fraud and embezzlement of school funds, Indaba has learnt. She is also being accused of misusing school property. It is alleged that Nomathemba Ngwenya the headmistress of Mtshibini Adventist Primary School signed …
Read More »Organisation Donates Reusable Sanitary Wear To Hwange Rural Girls
More than 100 learners at Neshaya Secondary school, on the outskirts of Hwange received a boost of re-usable sanitary wear donated by a Harare based organisation, Nduna Zimbabwe Trust. The learners were identified by Hwange Youth Empowerment Initiative (HYEI). Nduna Zimbabwe Trust Programmes Officer Evelyn Mdutshwa said they were moved …
Read More »Mash Central Agric Show Roars Into Life
The annual Mashonaland Central Agricultural show roared into life yesterday at Bindura showgrounds and will run until this Saturday. Running under the theme, “Enhanced Agricultural Productivity, the driving force to economic development,” the show is hosting about 140 exhibitors amongst them government departments, agro equipment and fertilizer manufacturers, NGO’s and …
Read More »6 000 Children Hospitalised For Malnutrition
Nearly 6 000 children in the country have been admitted to healthcare institutions due to acute malnutrition since the start of the year, a United Nations agency has said. Despite a good harvest, the UN report said millions still faced severe food insecurity with 400 000 Zimbabweans having received food …
Read More »DJs Fantan, Levels To Pay Fine
The High Court has been reduced the 12-month jail term of three popular music promoters Arnold Kamudyariwa (DJ Fantan) Tafadzwa Kadzimwe (DJ Levels) and Damma, born Simbarashe Chanachimwe. Their sentence has been reduced to three months with an option to pay a $2 000 fine each coupled with conditions of …
Read More »Mbudzi Roundabout Interchange To Be Completed By December 2022
The Mbudzi Roundabout Interchange along Simon Mazorodze Road in Harare is already in motion, with contractors now on site, Government has advised. Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Felix Mhona revealed that actual construction works will begin in December and expected to be completed within 12 months. Mhona said those …
Read More »No Resignation From Army Before 2023, ‘Rogue’ Soldiers Sent For Re-training
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant General David Sigauke has reportedly sent junior soldiers on forced re-training in Hwange as punishment for demanding a salary increase during an ostensibly no-holds-barred meeting, it has emerged. Sigauke is said to have had a meeting with junior officers in Harare where he opened …
Read More »CFI Holdings: An Old Giant Looking For A Way Back To The Top Table
Almost four years after it last traded on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, CFI Holdings made a return to the market on Monday. The share was suspended in January 2018 for violating listing rules. The violations were a sign of deeper problems at a company that could have been great, but …
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