BUSINESS NEWS

Blue Ribbon stops operations amid maize shortage

Blue Ribbon Foods, Zimbabwe's second-largest milling company, has suspended operations at its Bulawayo plant due to a severe maize shortage, contradicting government claims of a national surplus.The c...

BUSINESS NEWS

Millers warn of impending mealie-meal shortage

Grain millers have warned that Zimbabwe is facing a looming shortage of mealie-meal, urging the government to reconsider its recent ban on grain imports to prevent potential food insecurity.David Moyo...

POLITICS

Councillors worry over ambulance shortage

Councillors have expressed concern over a severe shortage of ambulances in the city, warning that the crisis is undermining emergency health delivery services.According to minutes of a recent full cou...

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe farmers warn of food shortages

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 ...

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's ICT Ministry faces critical staff shortages

The Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services is facing a critical shortage of qualified technical staff, a situation that threatens its ability to achieve key obje...

BUSINESS NEWS

Groundwater to tackle Bulawayo shortages

The Bulawayo City Council and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) are exploring innovative groundwater extraction solutions in a bid to address the city's persistent water shortages. The ...

POLITICS

Catholic Zimbabwe faces critical shortage of Priests

The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe is grappling with a severe shortage of vocations to the priesthood, with the number of candidates enrolling at the country's only Major Seminary, Chishawasha, steadily ...

BUSINESS NEWS

Timber shortage hits Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is grappling with a serious timber shortage that has left the local market heavily reliant on imports from neighbouring countries, particularly South Africa, as deep-rooted challenges continu...

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe's teacher shortage crisis worsens

Zimbabwe's education sector is facing mounting pressure as the teacher-to-pupil ratio has climbed to an alarming 1:45-far above the recommended standard of one teacher for every 20 learners in early c...

BUSINESS NEWS

Skilled worker shortage hinders Zimbabwe healthcare standards

A critical shortage of skilled health professionals continues to impede Zimbabwe's efforts to deliver high-quality healthcare services, the Private Healthcare Association of Zimbabwe (PHAZ) has warned...

BUSINESS NEWS

TIMB, Propak dismiss speculations of Hessian wrap shortages

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) and Propak Hessian Private Limited have moved to allay fears of a shortage of hessian wraps, assuring tobacco growers and industry stakeholders that the...

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Ministry urges farmers to prepare for potential stockfeed shortages

The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development has issued a critical warning to farmers, urging them to prepare for potential livestock feed shortages, particularly for ca...

Shortage of oil refineries haunts Africa as fuel prices rocket

A shortage of oil refineries across sub-Saharan Africa coupled with soaring crude prices because of the war in Ukraine has left countries dangerously short of fuel supplies, disrupting airlines and ca...

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Foreign currency shortages derail Paramount Garments

LEADING textile firm, Paramount Garments' exports have dropped by 14 percent while prospects of growing its Bulawayo clothing manufacturing unit, Archer Clothing Manufacturers are in limbo due to adve...

MINING & RETAIL

Makomo Resources hit by forex shortages

COAL miner Makomo Resources is only getting about 50% of its foreign currency requirements for the importation of critical inputs like spares, a situation that has crippled its production, an official...

BUSINESS NEWS

Bread shortages loom

A bread shortage is looming after local millers ran out of wheat due to foreign currency shortages to import the cereal. The country has been facing challenges in wheat availability of late in spite o...

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta to revive malt exports as forex shortages continue to bite

Delta Corporation has invested close to US$4m in its barley contract-farming scheme, targeting a yield of 35,000 metric tonnes this year and with an objective of earning foreign currency from malt exp...

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Cooking oil shortages loom

Zimbabwe will experience serious cooking oil shortages in the coming weeks as foreign currency shortages have affected the importation of crude oil, leaving oil expresses producing a fifth of the 9 mi...

BUSINESS NEWS

Acute fuel shortages rock Zimbabwe again

Energy and Power Development minister Jorum Gumbo yesterday claimed that fuel companies were concentrating on supplying outlying areas resulting in a shortage of the commodity in urban areas.Gumbo mad...

BUSINESS NEWS

Fuel shortage hits small-scale miners

THE Zimbabwe Miners' Federation (ZMF) says the prevailing fuel shortage has significantly crippled small-scale mining operations as most of its members use diesel. Zimbabwe has been experiencing fuel ...

BUSINESS NEWS

Corruption worsens fuel shortages

Unscrupulous fuel attendants and dealers have compounded a critical fuel supply situation that was caused by limited foreign currency reserves in the first place, investigations show. Fuel dealers and...

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare hit by serious water chemical shortages

Harare residents should brace for a dry festive season or rely on rain water, as council has run out of water purification chemicals.Mayor Herbert Gomba yesterday gave a grim picture of water supply i...

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Forex shortage: Innscor looks within

DIVERSIFIED group, Innscor Africa Limited says it is now leveraging on its domestic fast-moving consumer goods line to cushion itself from high foreign currency requirements. The company said although...

MINING & RETAIL

Forex shortages, inflation weigh on Innscor

Diversified Industrial group, Innscor Africa Limited says gross profit margins during the first quarter of the 2019 financial year remained under pressure due to foreign currency and inflationary pres...

BUSINESS NEWS

LPG shortages hits Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) says the obtaining foreign currency challenges are to blame for the shortages in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at a time its consumption is on the incre...