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Maize scam sucks in GMB executives

Grain Marketing Board (GMB) senior executives were yesterday accused of allocating subsidised maize to millers who are allegedly diverting it to the black market and countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Maize Marketing in Zimbabwe

By Eddie Cross Maize or “Corn” as it known in other jurisdictions is a crop developed from a plant grown naturally in South America and has become one of the world’s largest food grains. Yellow maize is grown all over the world as a feed source for livestock – poultry, pigs and cattle and white […]

Zimbabwe a nation without leadership

According to the Herald of September 28, 2013 Zimbabwe needs about US $60m for the maize they got from Zambia. This just shows that Zimbabwe does not have a leader. If the maize was from US or Brazil, then that was going to be different.

Makandiwa church donates hospital equipment

HARARE – The United Family International Church (UFIC) Charity Department head Rufaro Nyadembera on behalf of Prophets Emmanuel and Ruth Makandiwa donated top-of-the-range hospital equipment to Kadenge Rural Health Centre as well as tonnes of goods to Tanyaradzwa Children’s home in Murehwa last week.

Displaced farmers feeding Zimbabwe from Zambia

The Grain Marketing Board has now been ordered to remove stickers on bags of maize imported from Zambia, because they show the names of dispossessed white Zimbabwean farmers who are now effectively feeding the country from Zambia.

Former journalist turned farmer turns to music

Many Zimbabweans will know David Mwanaka as a former journalist who made history by becoming one of only two black farmers in the UK. Homesick exiles frequent his farm to buy rare white maize, pumpkin leaves, rape, choumoellier, tsunga and butternuts.