Mazoe: A Sweet Story Turned Sour | Documentary
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- This documentary explores the tangled history of Mazoe, once a beloved Zimbabwean beverage. From its origins to controversies, we uncover the bitter truths behind the sweetness.
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Zimbabweans really deserved a Mazoe Documentary
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As a Zambian, particularly one that grew up in Livingstone, Mazoe holds dear memories for me. We crossed over to Vic Falls town in Zimbabwe countless times and Mazoe was always an item purchased. That and margarine will always remind me of Zimbabwe. Much love my brothers.
I have stayed in Zambia Lusaka for 2 years now. A lot of people tell me this story. Painful.
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories. Does the Mazoe still taste the same to you?
Don't forget that brown sugar my brother and the sweet biscuits
Our brothers and sisters from Zimbabwe...
Much love from Zambia...
Thank you for Mazoe as it gives us a shared experience as though we grew up as neighbors. 🔥
The orange flavor now has an aftertaste and causes throat irritation but I currently enjoy the cream soda flavor 🔥
Oh no, do you think the orange flavor is the fake Mazoe?
@@TheFeedZW
No I believe it is the original product but it changed from the time I was younger and later had a slight bitter taste and gave me a throat irritation after drinking. I have not drank the orange Mazoe in years so maybe the current one is different again, I could be wrong
Mazoe is R50 in Namibia. It's found in all shops Pick n Pay, ShopRite, OK, Woermanbrock. I have tasted all diluted drinks and nothing comes close to Mazoe. It's the best. My favourite are Orange Crush, Pineapple, Cream Soda and Black Current. They are all good including Raspberry.
Mazoe has great flavours indeed! Thank you for watching
Pineapple?!!!!!! Mazoe has pineapple flavour?
Its peach@@sisandasibanda3306
That's very cheap in SA we pay R100 for the fake shit and taste bitter not sweet or it's watery not the same anymore
@@sisandasibanda3306 nop it has peach
never knew i needed a documentary on Mazoe but im glasd i watched it.
need a documentary on SOBO next
Thank you for watching. Besides SOBO, what other documentaries would you like to watch?
I love SOBO from Malawi too
Malawian SOBO and Zimbabwean MAZOE are related 🤣
Sobo is the best orange juice in Southern Africa. Anyone know why they stopped selling it here in Zambia?
@@tanmoon19the cost became too high I think
Great production....but for us to get the proper answers we should ask the right people running the company ..assumptions won't solve a problem
What assumptions? The clear lack of rain (climate change), no electricity and inflation has contributed to this. Not really hard to understand is it?
@@Enielm Thet is also the impact of new taxes on the cost of the product, that is were the producers of the product have to coming in, to hear their side of the matrix.
Thank you for watching and your suggestion
@@Enielm natural factors like climate can be solved by irrigation schemes plan ahead..shortage of electricity can be solved by solar systems plan ahead again .inflation its crafted by individuals who run the country please dont get me wrong the vidoe is a good production set and we love more of such in zimbabwe ..but we should get leaders of the country get interviewed ..we may try to hide it but our political factors have a huge impact on the economy .Not everyone in this country can leave with political connections
@@Enielm so how do explain the differences in prices by 100% between Zambia and Zimbabwe. According to your documentary the product sold in Zambia is labelled made in Zimbabwe and not made in Zambia meaning its exported to Zambia. So why does it cost less there. Could nt have been better to travel to Zambia to ask the same questions and also talk to Mazoe management and not field pickers. The economist wanted to talk about legislation but was cut off why
Absolutely love the vision with this production, i am a young visual artist and creative director myself and i wish there was a way i could work with you on a documentary or documentaries!
Thank you for watching. You can contact us via thefeedzw@gmail.com
Wow as a Zambian this has been an interesting and eye opening documentary. I like the transparency, and makes me more cautious of what happens in my own country.
Thank you for watching. What other issues do you think we should look at?
@@TheFeedZW even Zambians can pronounce Mazowe, great docu but please next time pay attention to detail
I'm South African and I love Mazoe. I was telling my colleagues last week about how hard this brand is to find in our stores lately.
Thanks for watching. Do you agree with those saying the Zimbabwean one tastes better than the one in South Africa?
Even here in Botswana, sometimes you find it other times it's out of stock. Especially Mazoe orange crush 😢
It is not longer available for real. I was having the same conversation with my mom.
@@TheFeedZW I wouldn't know bruh. I've never been to Zim.
In Zambia in the 90s one would import Mazoe from Zimbabwe which we thought tasted better, now our neighbors are buying from us. At least it is still better than SA Oros which is the 2nd best.
Oros is nonsense
What do you think caused the shift?
Is it that bad?
We buy mazoe at an expensive price here in a South African grocery shop.
I remember the 90s *Mazoe* drink ✔️
Wow We Zimbabweans are very intelligent.I love the comments from the interviewees….Thank you so much for this documentary.You are doing an awesome job!
Thank you for watching
Was waiting for someone to the documentary, and you exceeded my expectations. Wow great work people. One sub added and I’ll definitely share
Well done!! Keep up the good work. Great research, great presentation ❤
this is some good work.. keep it up
Mazoe is N$39 this side, but we stopped buying them, they now taste the same with Oros. Leaves a bitter and after taste in your mouth and irritation on your throat. Heard pane eku Zambia. We just had to part ways and accept kuti its no longer the same.
Some people are selling fake ones. I drank one that smelled of paraffin, and that was £6 down the drain. After checking carefully, the logo is different from the original, and the stamp of quality is missing. They need to standardise the price to stop fake production.
You're drinking what's called Mazoe Orange Squash, check your bottle, it' not the original, Zimbabwean orange crush, I bought it in South Africa (the squash) at one time, very excited to find Mazoe in SA (around 2014-16) but soon to discover the difference. Our Mazoe orange crush may be more expensive than most people can afford, but I guarantee you the taste is the same as I grew up knowing.
Also from Namibia used to love and still love it I've actually picked up the difference a few years back a friend of mine brings the og stuff whenever he comes this side but yeah the price is bad bad news
Quite nice seeing a good production quality on our local stories, the only disappointing thing is you did not give the manufacturers a chance to respond. We also need to hear their side of the story.
Thank you for watching and sharing this! We will try our best to follow up and get the manufacturers side of the story
Mazoe is a cherished drink that brings back fond childhood memories. Zimbabwe will never fall. Watching from Lusaka Zambia
Thank you for watching. What other Zimbabwean productions would like to see?
Wow. Thank you for the information. Very great production
Glad you liked it, thank you for watching
🎉. Great investment. Thank you so much for the information
Thank you for watching
This is a beautiful production and presenting. well done guys
Thank you!
What I don’t understand with Schweppes it doesn’t even pay their workers well.Their workers are the most underpaid in the market not even a single benefit.They work on zero contract hours whilst the management are dripping in gold.
What a shame hey for such a big and long standing company.Not sure if it is still Schweppes international or what.
Lest not forget the receipe changed from the Mazoe we used to take to boarding school back in the 1980’s
Excellent production!
Glad you like it! What other documentaries would you like to see us produce?
In Zambia Mazoe is one of the more expensive brands of juice, we still love it. However, the average buyer will simply get one of the many cheaper local brands from Trade Kings, Big Tree Beverages or Californian Beverages.
Loved the details in documentary.
Thanks for reminding me I hadn't drank Mazowe Orange in months going to shop around for the cheapest mumakona muhudu
Iam from Zambia, my late dad always bought Mazoe for us when we were younger. It brings back memories for me. I like the raspberry flavour now, very much. Keep pushing Zimbabwe and stay blessed as always.
Great documentary
Well done documentary. Excellent editing. We did not hear the side of management though(not field workers). Let's have a fully balanced story
Thank you for watching. We will definitely try to do a follow up and give management a chance to speak out
It would've been great to know how the company is structured today. Knowing if it still has foreign ownership or not. Good video!
The brand is owned by CocaCola. First it was the change is taste and the public echoed their cry now its the price...
It's owned by coca cola
Locals will destroy it, they’ve destroyed everything.
I like how you put this together. Good production guys
thank you for supporting us
There are only 2 things that every Zimbabwean needs to know , the reason why born in Zimbabwe and reason why Zimbabwe is what it is today .
What are the reasons? Please share with us
the presenter is beautiful shesh
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@@TheFeedZW can i have her IG
Great documentary 😢Cry 🇿🇼
Mnangagwa ukuzviona here zvauri kuita Nyika? Haa Maiporonga Baba.. matirwadziswa ende matibaya moyo
How can I you have a documentary without even a single spokes person from Mazoe (ç)
Good video
When I clicked on the video I thought I will hear about the history of the company and its founders and l was also expecting to hear from the company owners
The accent is excellent,?,the presenter is beutfull 😊
In botswana its less than 3 US Dollars. And I love it more than oros. By the way one of the berry brands are the ones which are expensive here.
Thanks for Mazoe Zim family form your ZAM SISTER ❤️🙏🏽
It would have been good to include a comparative analysis of the products from Zambia and Zimbabwe as well for a deeper insight into the pricing. Is it exactly the same product? Sugar content? Fruit content? Plus inputs from the company to explain the differences. Nicely shot
You should have asked about the decreasing quality of Mazoe yet they are getting expensive.
It's the Garwe Gvt, they have their fingers in everything, vachingodya mazino😢
Mazoe was my daily juice in school from Grade 7 up to Grade 9.
The guys in suits in the offices didn't have anything meaningful to say. The people in the streets, especially the guy in the White T-Shirt, were the ones who said things that had substance.
Grt video by the way
Where is this wholesale in Harare?
Zimbabwe Mazoe is 50% orange crush. Zambia and uther countrys is 4% orange crush so don't compare Zimbabwe products with those from Zambia.
Yah very true ende haàsi kuwanika emuno acho
Exactly. I'm Zambian and we always k new the Zimbabwean Mazoe was original and better. That is why it Was a bit more expensive
4% is a lie. 20 is correct
@@zcanine I'm buying Mazoe every week in South Africa is't 4% I have photos of those two different if you have watsaap drop your phone number I send you pictures for you to believe
Yes there's no country manufacturers 50% Mazoe besides Zimbabwe
would be more powerful to end the video with all the ndange ndichikumbirawo clips played directly after each other, from all the different people
You need to fully address the issue of the "sugar tax" introduced by the govt, looking at what it means to the health system ultimately. Do also speak to the producer of the product locally, you left them out in this documentary they will have a say and govt as well as to why they introduced the tax and who stands to benefit.
Please make your videos downloadable
We will put this into consideration, thank you for watching
Apart from differing economic policies which inturn impact the cost of production, the Zambian Mazoe is cheaper because it has non-nutritive sweeteners - its not the original Mazoe
Makes sense
You are 100% correct!
The zambian mazoe is over-diluted & extremely fake!
I love the original!
Mazoe has been my all-time favourite!
Mwana akanaka hake uyu mmmm❤❤❤
The guy who said we compromise on quality is sharp
Mazowe in SA is 11% orange juice hence it’s cheaper.The one 1️⃣ in Zim is 50% orange juice
Let's forget about Mazoe, what's the presenters name!
Nice documentary
Are you able to atleast increase the narration parts. Its very difficult to be reading sub titles for 75%of the video for those of us who can't speak Shona.
We also enjoyed mazoe until the price also increased
From South Africa
This is why it has always been said that using USD was always harmful to countries. The rising cost of production in Zim is amplified by the fact that it is in USD whereas in Zambia it is in local currency. So their cost of production and exportation is much lower than Zim. There's much more to this but this is one factor to take into consideration.
People who are Zimbabwean 🇿🇼
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I think the All Blacks have been dominant for the last 20 years.
But this is changing.
The great history between the two nations has swung left and right in terms of dominance.
It has favoured the All Blacks last two decades.
Nobody stays on top forever. Anywhere. In any discipline.
All Blacks! Start getting used to losing. Not only to the Boks!
Zimbabwe is going back to 2008 hard times of zimbabwe economy
It's not only about the price though. Even the taste has changed. When that "Original" band was removed something changed.
Mazoe has become scarce in South Africa. Always preferred it from Oros
Here in malawi we have sobo squash which has changed over the years from company ownership to ingredients being changed to prices being increased to consumers having health complications by drinking it like we all turned to mazoe at some point when our squash was recalled off the market by our bureau of
standards today we still drink the same squash (sobo)that has not been the same one that we used to know coz sobo has been part of the Malawian heritage and lack of competition since other squashes taste terrible and coca cola malawi which now owns sobo(southern bottlers limited)doesn't seem to care what the are putting out for us to buy coz sobo squash nowadays it's known to be gassy and cause Constipation in other people and the taste of just feeling the flavor but not the feel of the fruit like how mazoe tastes
I see what you did there😊 Mazoe to the people hhhh💪🏾
I didn't know in Zambia we made mazoe i thought it was imported after the plant in ndola was shut down..either way mazoe was a popular drink back then before we had variety from the many companies making similar products
The long bottle is Zambian. Zim still uses the original shape
Here in Cape Town, we buy Mazoe for around $2,50.
The product is on demand both home and away
As Zimbabweans we need to understand our situation.
1 We need our own currency which would be used to the exclusion of all other currencies for local transactions. As long as we insist on using foreign currencies, we will remain subject to the cost of foreign currencies. The Chinese are at the centre of our problems as they are using Zimbabwe as a source of their own forex.
2 We are not exporting anything, simply because we are too lazy to work hard. too lazy to vote for viable governments and too lazy to take steps to outlaw corruption.
3 We have had finance ministers who are lawyers instead of economists.
4 All the 75-90 million USD per month sent by our diasporans and coming into our pockets is not invested in any way. We just buy day to day supplies and live hand to mouth.
5 We are not fighting crime which is rampant throughout the nation, with police being the biggest criminals.
We are contributing to our own hardships.
E ma Zimbabweans kwesekwese zwinhu zwadura cost of living is very high every where ku urope warse pakaila kani hama dzangu dozwiripo pamberi nekushiga pamberi nekushanda zwakaoma chikamu ichochi chinophuura don't shake mirai padzwimbo be strong
The green one lol ❤
a well packaged product
We no longer buy Mazoe in Zambia. Maybe that's why it's cheaper when imported from Zambia. It leaves a bitter after taste and irritates the throat. Our popular and affordable Zambian juice is 'JUST' juice.
In Zambia, most of us regarded mazoe as that special drink which found itself as one of the special Christmas drinks, but it disappeared go or some time, when it came back, the taste hasn't been the same
In botswana there is mazoe 20% it's not that nice though.its better than oros though😮😢.
Zimbabwe really is something else😂😂😂 Crying for a health hazard like Mazoe Juice settles the debate.. Zimbabwe is on another planet
If the bunch of packed oranges is not expensive, what more can be expensive from the orange juice
Thats the money being used to build roads so that SADC think Zimbabwe is being developed and the leaders.in Zim are doing.a good Job
The stock is widely available from street vendors than in retail shelves
The documentary was very one sided. It did not include an outline on the production of Mazoe in Zambia or Zimbabwe and how this may affect the price. Additionally there was no official comment from Schweppes Zimbabwe. Lastly the aspect of legislation was not adequately tackled to explain the product price differences between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Mazoe is unmatched
Yeah in Zambia we buy for less than 2dollars
These are the long term effects of Zim using a stronger currency in the region
Mazoe is the best
Mazooiiii kuita sei futi?
Pamwe pacho hanzi mazooh
The taste of mazoe has changed aswell. Ukamavhura you must refrigerate them otherwise anowora.
Ahyas. Zimbabwe is a pro case of mismanagement in literally every aspect of the country
It's truly sad
I am from Zambia and I remember when Zimbabwe was known as the _bread basket of Southern Africa_ with many delicious, well processed, packaged and branded products like Mazoe but now it's just sad to see
Zimbabwe is being destroyed by lack of jobs not expensive , because in namibia mazoe cost 42rand which is $2.50USD
I thought I was alone
The video is great but the color grades aren't giving 🥶
Well I can't believe I just watched a documentary about Mazoe lol
Lol hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching
its the corrupt who makes these expensive, levies and taxes are there to fill in their pockets
Mazie was the shitt man this juice was what I grew up with
In 2018 mazoe akatombonetsa kuwana
True, and when it came back it had a different taste
If someone can be employed in same company for 22 years... What about a 22 years old boy or girl when are they going to be given a chance 🤔
Thatz Zim prices can be changed anytime
Do one about cerevita
Thank you for the suggestion. Will look into it
It's not climate change. Has the production methods improved? From just eye view they haven't put much efficiencies there.
Also heavy taxation is too much in Zimbabwe.
The "revolutionalist" Mugabe.
If businesses are bypassing the zimbabwean market and acquiring mazowe from Zambia for cheaper, it means they are also bypassing the so called sugar tax, rendering it redundant. Ncube Mthuli just scrap that tax. It was dead on arrival, all his schemes are a joke.
Zambian Mazoe has 20% orange juice and Zimbabwean Mazoe has 50% orange juice in it,, so definitely Zambian Mazoe is going to be cheaper.. but zimbabwe Mazoe is always the best of the 2 ..
Where is the proof of what what you are saying?
@@allenchilekw5698 read on the 2 containers it’s clearly labeled 20% on the longer narrower Zambian container and 50% on the Shorter and stouter Zimbabwean container.
@@edsonmakiyi71I think the question is how do know if whats on the label is whats actually in the drink? It’s clear Mazoe is also compromising on quality.
@@calvinsharara how do I know? It’s written on the bloody container that’s how I know,, question for u, how do u know which date u wer born?? Bet u read it on your birth certificate… innit!!!