Alarming signs of household food stock depletion have emerged in drought-affected regions - particularly Matabeleland South - raising fears of growing food insecurity despite national stability, accor...
By Staff reporter | Published: 10 hours ago
National Foods Group has invested US$8,6 million in upgrading its Bulawayo plants as part of a wider modernisation and expansion programme, with the agro-processing giant now positioning itself to en...
By Staff reporter | Published: 09 November 2025
Zimbabwe has declared itself food sufficient in all basic staples, ensuring that citizens will not go hungry until the next harvest. The milestone comes as a result of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 October 2025
Linda Hungwe, a 52-year-old farmer from Masvingo Province in southeastern Zimbabwe, believes that the key to maintaining food security is to adopt indigenous seed varieties that are well-adapted to th...
By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2025
Zimbabwe has recorded a remarkable 290% increase in food crop production during the 2024-25 farming season compared to the previous season, according to the Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (...
By Staff reporter | Published: 29 September 2025
The Government's newly introduced 0.5 percent levy on fast-food items has generated almost US$1 million in revenue during the first half of 2025, a senior official has confirmed.The tax, commonly kno...
By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2025
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)...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 September 2025
Farmers' unions have warned that Zimbabwe may face food shortages despite forecasts of an early and above-normal rainy season.The Meteorological Services Department recently predicted that rains will ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 02 September 2025
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-produce...
By Staff reporter | Published: 05 August 2025
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 sy...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 July 2025
A staggering eight million Zimbabweans remain in urgent need of food assistance following severe crop failures caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon and an extended drought that disrupted food pro...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2025
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...
By Staff reporter | Published: 27 June 2025
Retail giant OK Zimbabwe has announced the closure of its premium Food Lover's Market outlets in Borrowdale and Avondale, a move that underscores the mounting pressure on Zimbabwe's formal retail sect...
By Staff reporyter | Published: 04 June 2025
Zimbabwe received US$16 million in emergency food assistance from China in 2023 to cushion vulnerable communities from the impact of the El Niño-induced drought, Chinese Ambassador Zhou Ding revealed...
By Staff reporter | Published: 17 May 2025
Silo Foods Industries is now buying maize and small grain from farmers at RTGS$4 000 per tonne, representing a 90.47% increase from RTGS$2 100 being offered by its parent Grain Marketing Board (GMB).&...
By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2019
MDC Midlands province has raised the red flag over alleged politicisation of food aid in parts of Gokwe district where villagers are facing drought-induced hunger.Government, in conjunction with some ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 27 September 2019
Zanu-PF leadership and traditional leaders are marginalising rural dwellers in dire need of food aid by distributing handouts along partisan lines, the latest Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) report has r...
By Staff reporter | Published: 09 July 2019
GOVERNMENT'S recent purchase of weaponry as reported in media circles has shown that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is gearing itself for a brutal confrontation with defenceless Zimbab...
By Harry Peter Wilson | Published: 11 June 2019
A NEW world class fast food outlet, Steak 'n Chips has been opened in Gweru, a major investment set to increase competition in the sector. The former Size Butchery was converted into a state-of-the-ar...
By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2019
National Foods Limited will this week re-open its Mutare maize milling plant as it seeks to meet the growing demand of maize meal, a senior official said yesterday. The plant with capacity to mill 9 4...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 January 2019
INDUSTRY minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu says the flour milling arm of National Foods will not close shop after government addressed the concerns brought by the company, which had warned of imminent closur...
By Staff reporter | Published: 07 December 2018
ONE of the biggest millers in the country, National Foods Limited (NFL) says it will today switch off its wheat milling machines, citing non-payment of its foreign suppliers, with the country facing p...
By Staff reporter | Published: 05 December 2018
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is grossly misleading the country regarding food self sufficiency, a leading financial research firm has said.Equity Axis said latest trade data show a spike in maize impo...
By Staff reporter | Published: 17 July 2018
Local companies have complied with the food fortification programme introduced last year to prevent micro-nutrient deficiency disorders among consumers, a government consultant has said.In an intervie...
By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2018
GIANT agro-processor United Refineries Limited (URL) has adopted food fortification as part of its long term business model in keeping with the country's nutrition policy and global trends.Food forti...
By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2018
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