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Choppies ownership wrangle sucks in Mogae
FORMER Botswana President Festus Mogae and Choppies managing director Ottapathu Ramachandran have been sucked into the legal battle between former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and retail gr...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 06:35hrs | 2221 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe sent to Psychiatric unit
A HARARE magistrate has ordered that MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joana Mamombe be treated for her mental disorder at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals' Annex Psychiatric Unit after...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 18:19hrs | 5513 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko rekindles Choppies fight
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son Siqokoqela have taken the Botswana-headquartered Choppies Enterprises, its distribution centre and Nanavac Investments to court demanding an outsta...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 08:04hrs | 4575 | by Staff reporter
'Mamombe has psychological problems'
TWO medical doctors have concluded that MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joana Mamombe has psychological problems and recommended that she be treated and get help from a psychologist....Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 17:12hrs | 3190 | by Staff reporter
Joana Mamombe mental exam stalls trial
THE trial of MDC-Alliance youth members, who are facing charges of staging an unsanctioned demonstration in Warren Park, has been postponed to October 13 pending the mental examination of one of them,...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 20:16hrs | 1120 | by Staff reporter
Choppies posts positive results despite COVID-19 effects
THE Botswana-headquartered supermarket chain, Choppies Enterprises Limited, has posted positive results for the year to June this year from its southern African business despite the COVID-19 pandemic ...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:30hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official points gun at colleague
A top Zanu PF official, Tonderai Bosha, allegedly pulled out his gun and pointed it at his colleague following a dispute over a woman, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.The incident occurred in Ruwa r...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 09:01hrs | 9258 | by Simbarashe Sithole
MDC 'abduction' trio in bid to avoid trial
The trial of MDC Alliance legislator Joana Mamombe and two other party activists Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova who are facing charges of communicating false statements prejudicial to the State af...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:10hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe unstable and under psychiatric management
MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joanna Mamombe is unstable and currently under the care of a psychiatrist.This came out in court yesterday through her lawyer, Alec Muchadeham...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 15:47hrs | 3370 | by Staff reporter
Woman sues Choppies
A BULAWAYO woman who tripped after stepping on a slippery floor while shopping at a local Choppies Supermarket has taken the shop owners to court demanding $3,5 million in damages for pain, suffering ...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:29hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
'Abduction' case: Trial fails to kick off
THE trial of MDC Alliance youth leaders Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marowa accused of faking their abduction after a demonstration in Warren Park, Harare, yesterday failed to kick off ...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 16:06hrs | 1557 | by Staff reporter
Analysis of Dual Pricing Policy (SI 185 of 2020)
The Zimbabwean government gazetted Statutory Instrument (SI) 185 of 2020 on the 24th of July 2020. The latest regulation compels sellers of various goods and services to display, quote and offer price...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 17:05hrs | 3662 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mphoko, son sue Chamisa's deputy over cash row
ZIMBABWE'S former majority shareholders in Botswana-based multinational grocery and general merchandiser, Choppies Enterprises, are suing politician and lawyer Welshman Ncube, for allegedly withholdin...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 08:42hrs | 5904 | by Staff reporter
MDC jecha boys' tendency for mindless destruction
A walk along Harare's Simon Muzenda Street (formerly Forth Street), past a City of Harare paid parking lot, reveals a rusting body of a bus parked near the eastern part of the municipal space. ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:07hrs | 1878 | by Nobleman Runyanga
MDC Alliance abductees' bail hearing today
MDC-Alliance legislator Joana Mamombe and two other party activists accused of lying to the police about being abducted, will know their fate today when the High Court is expected to determine their b...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:49hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance trio to know fate today
MDC-Alliance members - Joana Mamombe, Cecillia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova - will today know their fate when Harare regional magistrate Bianca Makwande makes a bail ruling in a matter in which they are...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:08hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Man up for stealing floor polish
A MAN from Bulawayo's Mzilikazi suburb stole 400ml of Chitaitai floor care polish worth $158 from Choppies supermarket down town.Jabulani Moyo (33) pleaded guilty to theft when he appeared bef...Published: 22 May 2020 at 11:49hrs | 1311 | by Stephen Jakes
Supermarkets start trading in forex
SUPERMARKETS, food outlets and fresh produce dealers have started selling their goods in foreign currency in line with Government's directive allowing them to use free funds for domestic transactions....Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 07:57hrs | 2177 | by Staff reporter
High lockdown compliance on Day-One
THE majority of Zimbabweans yesterday complied with the Government's lockdown directive as most of them stayed at home while a few visited shopping centres to buy essential goods.President Mna...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:54hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
LOCKDOWN: Zimbabwe heeds call to stay at home
Zimbabweans have largely observed Government's call to stay at home and limit movement as a measure to contain the spread of Covid-19.The usually busy and noisy Bulawayo-Harare Road section th...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 18:47hrs | 1659 | by Staff reporter
Choppies restructures to lift suspension
Gaborone, 23 March 2020: Supermarket giant Choppies Enterprises Limited (CEL) is overhauling its corporate governance in preparation for the lifting of the suspension of trading in its shares on the B...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 18:33hrs | 2234 | by Staff reporter
Choppies blames Audit firms for stock exchange woes
Problems with two audit firms signing off on financial statements of the Choppies group for the years ended 30 June 2016, 2017 AND 2018 have been cited by the company in a notice to shareholders ahead...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 18:29hrs | 702 | by Staff reporter
Man breaks into car, steals over US$2000
A MAN from Nketa in Bulawayo allegedly broke into a parked vehicle and stole a satchel containing R20 000, US$2 300 and $3 000 local currency....Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 07:24hrs | 1949 | by Stephen Jakes
Jerrycan thief gets 12 months in jail
A BULAWAYO man was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for stealing a jerrycan valued at $725 from a parked vehicle. Thabani Sibanda (29) from Emakhandeni suburb stole from Mr Alvis Ncub...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:57hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Serial robbers in court $11 500 robbery
BULAWAYO serial robbers have been taken to court for robbing several residents property worth $11 500.Nick Ngwenya (23) and Malcon Ngondo (18) appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Lizwe Jamela ...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 09:22hrs | 421 | by Stephen Jakes
Bread price up 17%
BAKERS have increased the price of bread for the first time this year by about 17 percent from $18 to $21 for a standard loaf citing increased production costs and challenges in procurement of flour. ...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:31hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube rubbishes Mphoko claims
Movement for Democratic Change vice-president Welshman Ncube has hit out at former vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko saying he is trying to tarnish his image by claiming he owes him money.Mpho...Published: 15 Dec 2019 at 12:16hrs | 3242 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube responds to the Mphokos
Former Vice-President, Phelekezela Mphoko and his son, Siqokoqela are suing their former lawyer, Professor Welshman Ncube, for failing to transfer part of the US$2,9 million released from the sale of ...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 18:51hrs | 6525 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube dragged to court over Mphoko money 'theft'
MDC Alliance deputy president Professor Welshman Ncube was on Wednesday ridiculed over a court case where former Vice Phelekezela Mphoko is accusing the law professor of stealing his US$1,5 million....Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1793 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa's deputy sued over Mphoko debt
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and son Siqokoqela have taken their former lawyer Welshman Ncube to court demanding payment of $1 452 205,50 he allegedly received in trust on their behalf fro...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:50hrs | 1561 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube in trouble over Mphoko's money?
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son, Siqokoqela, have taken their former lawyer, Professor Welshman Ncube to court for allegedly squandering part of the US$2,9 million they got as sha...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:32hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Phelekezela Mphoko sues Welshman Ncube
Former Phelekezela Mphoko has taken his former lawyer and MDC Vice President Prof Welshman Ncube to court over trust funds relating to the sale of Choppies shares.South Africa’s Times Live r...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 19:18hrs | 3585 | by Mandla Ndlovu
More Zimbabwe businesses join Black Friday crusade
MORE businesses in Zimbabwe have joined the Black Friday craze set for today by slashing prices of their goods and services in a bid to stimulate consumer spending. For others like Gold Medal ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:38hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Modi in corruption, police bribery storm
ZANU PF youth leader Lewis Matutu has made sensational claims that Deputy Industry Minister Raj Modi is demanding payments in US dollars against government policy and bribing police officers for prote...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 18:33hrs | 2873 | by newzimbabwe
Choppies plans to exit SA, Kenya as regional expansion drive collapses
TROUBLED Botswana-based retail group, Choppies, is set to pull out of South Africa and Kenya, two of the region's largest markets. Its ambitions to become one of the biggest food retailers in sub-Saha...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 06:00hrs | 1797 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs out of mealie-meal
SHOPS in Bulawayo have run out of mealie-meal, a development that has forced some retail outlets in the country's second largest city to ration the staple commodity.The shortage has allowed so...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 10:16hrs | 2984 | by New Zimbabwe
Mealie-meal shortage hits Bulawayo
MAJOR supermarkets in Bulawayo have run out of mealie-meal and by yesterday only a few retail outlets had the commodity on the shelves. A snap survey conducted in the city's Central Business Dis...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 06:26hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
Afrophobia and the Zimbophobes among us
Africa and the whole world are perturbed by the gory sights of acts of Afrophobia which are perpetrated against African foreign nationals in South Africa by some citizens of that country. And rightly ...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 13:53hrs | 2520 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Ottapathu back with new Choppies Board
Ram Ottapathu, founder of leading Southern African retailer Choppies, is back after being suspended as CEO four months ago.An extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of Choppies shareholders has o...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 09:19hrs | 2320 | by Staff reporter
Africa'second revolution whose time has come: Breaking-away from oppressive partisan poverty politics
The high-sounding and inspirational liberation of the entire of Africa by political parties and liberation movements that lost its cause! The law-abiding citizens that have been reduced to the level o...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 21:20hrs | 1539 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Suspended Choppies CEO responds to 'unfair and biased' forensic & legal reports
Legal and forensic reports into Choppies Enterprises Limited, circulated to shareholders via Botswana's X-News and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) are unfair and biased – and app...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 21:32hrs | 1510 | by Staff reporter
August 16 exposes the MDC's insincerity
The much-hyped MDC's 16 August 2019 demonstration in Harare fell flat on its face despite the spirited attempts by some of its impressionable and excitable youths to defy the prohibition order issued ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 13:54hrs | 1200 | by Nobleman Runyanga
PHOTOS: Latest on MDC protests in Bulawayo
Some parts of Bulawayo CBD were on business as usual on Monday morning with heavy security forces patrolling the streets. Other shops like Zapalala and Edgars remained closed .Police officers ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 09:18hrs | 11898 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Harare businesses count losses after crackdown
Harare businesses were left counting their losses on Friday after a violent crackdown by police on opposition supporters left the city centre deserted.The majority of businesses did not open a...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:55hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Choppies battle heads for EGM
The boardroom battle for Botswana and JSE-listed Choppies Enterprises Ltd, is heading for resolution by shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in Gaborone on 4 September 2019.C...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 21:10hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter
Shot protestor claims bad luck
A 30-YEAR-OLD man from Luveve suburb in Bulawayo who was shot and injured by police while allegedly planning to loot Choppies supermarket during January violent demonstrations has appeared in court. ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:54hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala case exposes MDC confusion, dilemma
MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa, and his top lieutenants should be ruing the day that party's deputy chair, Job Sikhala, told party supporters at a rally in Bikita East last week that the MDC would overthr...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 3602 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Government to name and shame overpricing shops
ZANU-PF national secretary for the commissariat Victor Matemadanda yesterday warned businesses in Bulawayo against selling goods at exorbitant prices, saying corrective measures will soon be taken aga...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:21hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC to overthrow Mnangagwa govt before 2023
THE opposition MDC says it is going to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa before his term of office expires in 2023.At a rally in Bikita, Masvingo province on Saturday as the main oppositi...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | 5121 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe retailers in major price climbdown
THE price hike madness that had manifested in the country in recent weeks appears to be dissipating with some of the major players in the economy starting to see reason following the gazetting of Stat...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 2368 | by Staff reporter
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