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CCC activist deported from UK on time to go and vote in Zimbabwe
LAWYERS representing opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist, Tafadzwa Chivaura, confirmed Sunday that he was due for deportation in the evening,Chivaura, former MDC youth trea...Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:58hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Parents worry about exam fee payment dates
Parents and guardians of children writing national public examination in November are concerned over the day when the local currency fees are set and the very narrow one-week window given to pay these...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mourns Prof Mararike
Zanu-PF has mourned Professor Claude Mararike, describing him as an astute Pan-African thinker who devoted intellectual labour to the betterment of Zimbabwe.Prof Mararike, who was a senior Soc...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:04hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Professor Mararike dies
Veteran academic and social commentator Professor Claude Mararike has died. He was 82. His daughter, Ms Vivian Mararike, confirmed the death of the Prof who was University of Zimbabwe ...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu declared national hero posthumously
THE Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday posthumously declared the late Cdes Rabelani Choeni, Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu, Elliot Ngwabi, Professor George Kahari and Professor Sheunesu Mpepereki as national heroes. Pr...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Professor Sheunesu Mupepereki dies of COVID-19
Renowned academic, Professor Sheunesu Mupepereki has died. A professor, and senior academic at the University of Zimbabwe, Mupeper...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 15:47hrs | | by Shelton Muchena
Zimbabwe plans power import cuts with US$440m deal
GOVERNMENT has lined up a plan to reduce power imports by significant margins under a multimillion dollar deal to expand generation at the Hwange thermal power station, where vital projects are alread...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga and the decolonisation of the field of political science
WHILE the repository of African political philosophy is awash with contributions from intellectual doyens like Marcus Garvey, Senghor Toure, Walter Rodney, Archie Mafeje, Ali Mazrui, Thabo Mbeki, Asan...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 3 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Chiwenga triggers important political science debate
Black Epistemologies and the Non-Writing PoliticianWhile the repository of African political philosophy is awash with contributions from intellectual doyens like Marcus Garvey, Senghor Toure, Walter R...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:41hrs | 1 | by Richard Mahomva
Zesa tightens screws on bigwigs
ZESA has embarked on a blitz to compel all high-profile people who owe it money to pay up or face prosecution. So far, several bigwigs including former and serving ministers have appeared in c...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Mutsvangwa farms switched off
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, last week disconnected power supplies to farms belonging to former president Robert Mugabe and In...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa rectifies fault at Hwange
ZESA has managed to rectify a technical fault that developed on one of Hwange Thermal Power Station's generators, Unit 5, over a week ago, which resulted in the power utility losing about 160 Megawatt...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Electricity woes to ease as Zesa fixes station
ZIMBABWE last week lost 160 Megawatts of power after one of the only reliable generation station Hwange Unit Five went down, further crippling power supply at a time authorities are battling to secure...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Load shedding set to ease
POWER utility, Zesa has paid an additional US$890 000 to South Africa power company Eskom, as it steps up efforts to clear its debt and pave way for new power exports from the neighbouring country, an...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Power tariff hike gives Zesa headstart
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube last week announced an interim tariff framework meant to support Zesa's operations.But will the new tariff(s) address the cripp...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Migration to solar costs Econet US$60m
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe says it requires more than US$60 million to upgrade its equipment and convert all its sites to solar power. The move to embrace solar energy comes on the back of cripp...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kariba restricted to 358MW as dam water drops to 24%
State power utility, Zesa, needs to strictly adhere to a tight prescribed water ration that allows it to generate an average of 358 megawatts at Kariba to avoid depleting Kariba Dam following revelati...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zesa seeks 9-fold tariff hike
Zesa wants to convert its old 9,83 cent kilowatt hour to RTGS dollars at the interbank rate, a near 9-fold increase to almost $1 a unit.Zesa is seeking Government approval for customers to pay...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa says deal with Eskom close
State power utility Zesa has commenced commercial discussions with South Africa's, Eskom, with a view to resume imports and plug a crippling power deficit.Zesa used to supplement a far less po...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube could hike rates over 50% to deal with speculators
Zimbabwe won't hesitate to raise interest rates above their current level of 50 percent to deal with speculative borrowers, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Monday.As inflation soared, th...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 21:57hrs | | by Reuters
Zesa throws RBZ under the bus
ZIMBABWE'S power utility, Zesa Holdings says the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has not provided with foreign currency to import power since last October.This comes as the southern African cou...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Edd gets global honour
African citizens and Zimbabweans in particular should unify their efforts and embrace responsible citizenship regardless of their diversity, Prophet Edd Branson has said.The charismatic preach...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's speech hit by load shedding
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Thursday came face to face with reality after he was forced to temporarily stop engaging captains of industry at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) conferenc...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:42hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Zesa engages Eskom over debt
Power utility Zesa Holdings will this week head to South Africa for crunch talks with fellow electricity supplier, Eskom, over a payment plan relating to a US$33 million debt for power imports. ...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti wants Zimbabwe to redollarise
THE crippling fuel and power shortages facing Zimbabwe are likely to get worse if government fails to deal with price distortions on the market, former Finance minister Tendai Biti has said.Sp...Published: 20 May 2019 at 16:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Industry warms up to Zesa tariff increase
MANUFACTURERS say an upward electricity tariff review to allow Zesa Holdings to fund generation projects, in the face of rolling power shortages of up to 10 hours a day in some parts of the country, h...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa not expecting any load shedding
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) says it does not expect any load shedding for as long as it can maintain power production at its power plants across the country.The power utility ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 14:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa insists on 30% tariff hike
Zesa Holdings insists that a 30 percent tariff increase is critical to ensure the country continues to enjoy a steady supply of electricity, as there would be funds to repair the transmission and dist...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 23:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa starts fixing damage from Cyclone Idai
ZESA has started fixing the extensive damage inflicted on its power infrastructure by Cyclone Idai in Manicaland, but bringing hardest hit areas, such as Chimanimani, back on the grid might take a bit...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa to hike electricity tariffs in line with interbank rates
STATE power utility, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) is mulling a tariff hike, it has emerged.This despite screams to the contrary following social media reports that Zesa was...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:45hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Zesa to extend Hwange life for US$310m
Zesa Holdings is working on upgrading Hwange Power Station to restore the plant's generation potential to rated capacity of 920 megawatts from current levels of around 700MW, acting group chief execut...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hwange extension project underway
The actual construction works for Zesa's US$1,4 billion Hwange Power Station (HPS) 7 and 8 extension project have started, giving hope the project will be completed within time and original budget, a ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cops acquitted for killing a prison officer
TWO Gwanda-based police officers, who were accused of fatally assaulting a drunken prison officer for refusing to be taken to a police holding cell for detention have been acquitted by the High Court....Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pressures Zesa to pay Chivayo $52m
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration - in many ways carrying over from where toppled former president Robert Mugabe's regime left - has given the green light for Wicknell Chivayo to access a ...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 14:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa unit in fraud storm
ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) has flown into the eye of a storm amid revelations a senior executive of the State- owned power utility allegedly awarded a multi-million dollar contract without going to ...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
India pledges to finance Zimbabwe's energy infrastructure projects
INDIA has pledged its commitment to financing Zimbabwe's energy infrastructure rehabilitation projects, which will see the country accessing millions of dollars from the Asian partner for power genera...Published: 29 May 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top Bulawayo lawyer deregistered for fraud
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe has deregistered Bulawayo lawyer Russel Dzete who is facing several counts of fraud.Dzete is among 25 other lawyers who were last week barred from practicing by the...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
26 lawyers barred from practicing
TWENTY-SIX lawyers yesterday had their practising certificates withdrawn by the Law Society of Zimbabwe, although no reasons were cited for the decision.The move effectively bars the affected ...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 06:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Crippling power cuts loom - Zesa
Zimbabweans should brace for sustained crippling power cuts after energy regulator, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) rejected tariff hike application from Zesa. Zesa had applie...Published: 31 Jul 2016 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Turning to Afrocentric paradigm of conceptualising the 'nation'
As I sat to write this piece my mind was taken back to the academic wars that raged in the lecture rooms of my political science class. There were controversial modules which fuelled these gross debat...Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:53hrs | 2 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Coltart and Msipa's memoirs: A time to reflect on Zim's split patriotic consciousness
It is with great shock that Zimbabwe is continuously losing her prolific thinkers. This past week I was shocked to receive the news about Alexander Kanengoni's departure for eternal rest. "Gora" (His ...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 10:05hrs | | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
'Heroes have no tribe,' says Mnangagwa
THE government has said tribalism and regionalism are not used in bestowing liberation hero status to those who would have contributed immensely to the country.Vice President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Tshili
Declare Lindela Ndlovu liberation hero- Misihairabwi-Mushonga
MDC MP Pricsilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has demanded to know why late Matabeleland academics Professor Sam Moyo and former NUST vice chancellor Lindela Ndlovu where not offered State assisted funerals ...Published: 16 Mar 2016 at 14:23hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Man gets life in jail for rape, murder of 15-year-old orphan
AN ESIGODINI man who raped his neighbour's 15-year-old orphaned granddaughter before crushing her head with a big stone to conceal the crime, was yesterday sentenced to life in jail.Twoboy Phi...Published: 04 Feb 2016 at 05:30hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Mugabe apologist declared liberation hero
The late academic and University of Zimbabwe lecturer, Dr Vimbai Chivaura, has been declared a liberation hero.Dr Chivaura died on Tuesday morning at the Avenues Clinic in Harare after bat...Published: 26 Nov 2015 at 16:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's apologist Vimbai Chivaura dies
Zanu-PF apologist and University of Zimbabwe lecturer Vimbai Gukwe Chivaura, has died.Chivaura died Tuesday morning at Avenues clinic in Harare.Chivaura was popular for his ZBC TV prog...Published: 24 Nov 2015 at 09:38hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Load shedding to end in 2018 - ZESA
A senior Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority official Engineer Patrick Chivaura has claimed that there will be no load shedding in Zimbabwe by 2018.Chivaura told delegates at the Chamber...Published: 24 May 2015 at 06:48hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Machete wife killer acquitted
A MPOPOMA man who in 2012 gruesomely murdered his estranged wife with a machete thinking that she was a gorilla, was acquitted yesterday at the High Court.Goodman Nyoni murdered Miriam Takavin...Published: 07 Feb 2015 at 07:01hrs | 9 | by Thandeka Moyo
Prophet Makandiwa's mass weddings under probe
THE Registrar-General's office is reportedly investigating the occasion in Harare on Sunday where the United Family International Church (UFIC) founder and leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa "blessed"...Published: 02 Dec 2014 at 06:55hrs | | by Nyemudzai Kakore
ZBC attacks national constitution
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is running a series of programme completely discrediting the new Zimbabwean Constitution signed into law in May last year by President Robert Mugabe....Published: 03 Oct 2014 at 18:36hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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