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Bulawayo hit by wave of lithium battery fires

Lithium batteries meant to power homes are instead turning them into death traps, as a surge of fires linked to poorly installed solar systems sweeps across Bulawayo.So far this year, 10 homes have been destroyed and one life lost. Added t…

Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:38hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo firm urged to seize lithium battery opportunities

A Bulawayo-based engineering company, VEET Engineering, has been encouraged to tap into the booming global market for lithium batteries and contribute to Zimbabwe's industrial growth and economic recovery.The call was made by Higher and Te…

Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 08:22hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo woman cheats death in batteries explosion

A 38-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo's Woodlands suburb escaped death by a whisker in an explosion of solar batteries at her home last Saturday.Council acting chief fire officer Lynos Phiri confirmed the accident yesterday, saying the explosi…

Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:14hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Chinese firm to manufacture lithium batteries in Zimbabwe

CHINESE steel manufacturer Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) says it intends to locally produce lithium-ion batteries as Zimbabwe has all the raw materials required in the production process.The company expects to produce two million t…

Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:30hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Tesla batteries are keeping Zimbabwe's economy running

Zimbabweans are relying on Tesla to help them pay their bills.Amid power outages of as long as 18 hours a day, Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's biggest mobile-phone operator, is turning to the Palo Alto, California-based automaker and storable-…

Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 08:08hrs | 14 | by Bloomberg

Zim can be a global manufacturing centre for Lithium batteries

Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa has said Zimbabwe has the potential to be a global manufacturing centre for the type of Lithium batteries."We are already using Lithium battery systems in DPA and we are partnered with some of the key players…

Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 13:28hrs | 4221 | by Staffr eporter

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Bulawayo hit by wave of lithium battery fires

Bulawayo firm urged to seize lithium battery opportunities

Bulawayo woman cheats death in batteries explosion

Chinese firm to manufacture lithium batteries in Zimbabwe

Tesla batteries are keeping Zimbabwe's economy running

Zim can be a global manufacturing centre for Lithium batteries

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