LEADING retail shops in Bulawayo have been exposed for profiteering after they were caught selling basic commodities beyond retail prices recommended by suppliers. The deplorable consumer manipulative behaviour was unearthed… Read more »

GOVERNMENT has set aside $70 million for provision of people’s shops in a move aimed at curtailing wanton increases in prices of basic commodities, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister… Read more »

Former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son Siqokoqela have sold their shares in Choppies Supermarkets Zimbabwe for US$2,9 million, the company has announced. In a notice to shareholders, Botswana-headquartered Choppies… Read more »

ZIMBABWE’s food basket was Tuesday further stretched after prices of the staple maize meal doubled. The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) and beverages manufacturer, Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited, announced they… Read more »

Suspended Choppies Enterprises CEO Ramachandran Ottapathu has denied any wrongdoing and says he will challenge his suspension in court. Ottaputhu was suspended with effect from May 22 amid a forensic… Read more »

South African retail giant, Edcon, is selling its shareholding in local clothing chain Edgars Zimbabwe, as the struggling group realigns operations to stay afloat. News of a possible collapse of… Read more »

A BITTER boardroom battle for the control of one of Botswana’s most prestigious companies, Choppies Enterprises Limited is being waged in Gaborone – and is reverberating through eight sub-Saharan Africa… Read more »

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… Read more »