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Zimbabwe plans to produce 100 MW from wind
Government is mobilising additional funds to undertake an assessment on possible sites for wind farms after initial bids for the project markedly exceeded the budget earmarked for the project, accordi...Published: 15 hrs ago | 76 | by Staff reporter
Painful policies pay off, says Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE has begun to enjoy the fruits of painful policies introduced by the Second Republic when it came to power, with consistent electricity and fuel supplies and a stable local currency.Mo...Published: 17 hrs ago | 712 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe poverty reaches alarming levels
ABOUT 1.5 million people living in Zimbabwe's urban centres plunged into alarming penury after their livelihoods were disrupted by the outbreak of Covid-19 and restrictions which were enforced to cont...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:18hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Payment delays affect power projects
THE developers of a US$4 billion hydropower plant on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border delayed the project until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.Pre-construction work on the Batoka Gorg...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:56hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Residents should only pay for services provided
IN an article https://www.herald.co.zw/ councils-shoulder-blame-for-poor-service-delivery/ on November 15, 2019, Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe president and Gweru mayor Josiah Makombe was quo...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:38hrs | 131 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Tanganda to relist on ZSE
ZIMBABWE'S largest producer and distributor of tea and other beverages, Tanganda Tea Company Limited, is expected to relist on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) after over a decade of absence. This wi...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to set up nuclear power station with Russia's help
THE governments of Zimbabwe and Russia this week signed an agreement that will see the Russians assisting the southern African nation setting up a nuclear power station to provide alternative sources ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 08:25hrs | 2880 | by Staff reporter
Residents fume as mayor relocates
BULAWAYO United Residents Association (Bura) has rapped the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) for allocating a double-storey mansion to mayor Solomon Mguni in North End suburb.Mguni, who currently r...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:30hrs | 1300 | by Staff reporter
BCC to purchase water pumps directly
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) hopes the purchase of water pumps directly from manufacturers will help ease water woes that have been bedevilling the city. This comes as the city last w...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:20hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Tobaiwa Mudede in fresh arm Wrangle
FORMER Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede is involved in a bitter fight over land boundary at a farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central with a fellow farmer, Roti Gadzikwa.Gadzikwa, this week issued...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:18hrs | 1459 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 slows down Batoka Gorge project
THE developers of a US$4 billion hydropower plant on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border delayed the project until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.Pre-construction work on the Batoka Gorg...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:18hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says no one will be displaced in Chilonga
No villager will be displaced from where they are settled by the planned Chilonga Irrigation Scheme in Chiredzi, whose aim is to develop and empower people in the drier region, Vice President Constant...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:14hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Another Zimbabwean survivor tells of horrific scenes in Cabo Delgado
A brief background of PalmaPalma is a coastal town located far north of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique. It is very close to the Tanzanian boarder, 20 kilometres away.Since the dis...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | 967 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
NetOne seeks Zimdollar fuel to power boosters
STATE-run mobile telecommunications company, NetOne, has appealed to government to avail fuel to the telecommunications sector in local currency to ensure 24-hour connectivity, particularly in rural a...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:24hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
RioZim gold output falls 27%
LOW ore grade at the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed gold producer RioZim's flagship unit Cam&Motor Mine saw the firm's total output tumble by 27% during the year ended December 31, 2020, said the ...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:44hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Government licenses 80 IPP projects
GOVERNMENT has so far licensed 80 independent power producers (IPPs) projects who could add a total of 7 000 megawatts to the national grid, more than three times the national requirement."At ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Electric shock: No power to treat transformer 'thief'
In an ironic twist of fate, a Bulawayo man, who sustained horrific burns while allegedly attempting to steal a Zesa high voltage transformer at Mpilo Central Hospital, could not be fully attended to f...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar maintains stability
THE Zimbabwe dollar continues to maintain stability on the official weekly foreign currency exchange auction system with marginal fluctuations against the greenback exhibiting market confidence in the...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:42hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya to challenge further remand
ZIMBABWE Mining Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya has given the state notice to challenge further remand if not provided with trial date on her next court appearance.She is facing ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:40hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Meter fraud haunts Jere
BUSINESSMAN Farai Jere's company, Helcraw Electrical Private Limited, will be jointly charged along with its owner and two Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) engineers,...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:39hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Blanket completes Zimbabwe's deepest gold shaft
RESOURCES firm Caledonia Mining Corporation has blasted off its first gold ore at the US$67 million Central Shaft at Blanket Mine in Gwanda, marking the beginning of a new era following six years of p...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 07:07hrs | 1593 | by Staff reporter
Power outage hits southern region again
THE southern parts of Zimbabwe including, Beitbridge and the entire Mwenezi district, have been hit by a serious power outage following a fault on the 132kV main supply line between the Lowveld and th...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:55hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Ngoni Kudenga rejected by CSC creditors
CREDITORS of the defunct Cold Storage Company have voted Mr Vonani Majoko of Majoko and Majoko Legal Practitioners as the new interim corporate rescue practitioner for the country's meat processor and...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:09hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
OneMoney records growth in subscriptions
State Owned Mobile communications giant NetOne's mobile money platform OneMoney, has witnessed a significant rise in number of new subscribers.This follows the statistics from the just release...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:53hrs | 346 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
AfDB pegs Zimbabwe growth at 4,2%
ZIMBABWE'S economy contracted by 10% last year and is envisaged to grow by 4,2% in 2021 if effective measures are taken to stabilise foreign exchange and avoid excessive money creation, the African De...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:26hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
New power plant to feed 25MW into national grid
A 13-kilometre power line linking Zimbabwe Zhongxin Electrical Energy (Private) Limited's new plant in Hwange and Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is being installed in readiness to start feeding the init...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Govt sweats over situation in schools
THE government is enforcing security measures in schools to make sure Covid-19 protocols are observed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the viral disease in all learning institutions, Informati...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 16:26hrs | 2730 | by Staff reporter
The economic toll of Covid-19 on Zimbabwe has deepened energy poverty
Zimbabwe's management of the Covid 19 pandemic on the health front seems to have scored positively compared to other countries but the gains on statistics should not deflect attention from the perils ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 21:43hrs | 261 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
Woman weeps in court
A Harare woman wept uncontrollably before a magistrate saying that her sisters-in-law were abusing her, leaving her with no joy at her parents' house. The court had to adjourn and resume later...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:38hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
800 companies benefit from Foreign Currency Auction
Close to 800 companies have benefited from the weekly Foreign Currency Auction Trading System where a total of US$639,5 million has been allotted since the introduction of the platform in June last ye...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:36hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Massive power outage hits Zimbabwe
A CRIPPLING power outage has hit the eastern, western and southern regions of Zimbabwe following a fault on the 330kV powerline between Gweru and Mashava.This has affected several cities and t...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 1972 | by Staff reporter
New flour plant for Bulawayo
DIVERSIFIED agro-industrial concern, National Foods is set to install a new state-of-the art US$5 million flour milling plant at the firm's factory in Bulawayo. The new plant, whose installati...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:13hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Biti vows to continue exposing graft
TENDAI Biti has effectively been using his position as the chair of Zimbabwe's parliamentary public accounts committee and his legal and financial skills to expose billions of US dollars of taxpayers'...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:45hrs | 2015 | by Staff reporter
'Modern NRZ increase freight 2.8 to 4.5 m tonnes by 2023' - pariah state's vision 2030 mirage
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is being upgraded in line with President Mnangagwa vision of creating an upper middle-income economy by 2030."We are working on installing modern electr...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:17hrs | 203 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe's no go routes for Ngwena's motorcade.
I knew no politics by 1980 because I was still too young. I remember well in the early 1980s we used to read about Mugabe and Nkomo but this history made little sense to our young apolitical minds by ...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 5920 | by Etiwel Mutero
Mnangagwa in Tanzania for Magufuli memorial service
President Mnangagwa flew to Tanzania yesterday to join other African and world leaders for today's memorial service for former Tanzanian President John Magufuli who died in office of a heart ailment o...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:00hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
NRZ to bring back electric trains
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has set in motion an ambitious programme to introduce a modern electro system with high voltage power for their railway lines as the company moves away from the...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:25hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Power crisis cripples RG's office
THE Registrar-General's Office in Bindura has not been processing passports, birth certificates and identity cards after failing to purchase pre-paid electricity tokens for several months.Prov...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 06:03hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Manager uses Zesa employee as domestic worker
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) last week arrested suspended Zesa southern region manager King Dube on allegations of using one of the power utility's employees as his domestic worker, ...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:51hrs | 2121 | by Staff reporter
Registrar's office fails to pay electricity bill
BINDURA registrar's office has failed to pay electricity prepaid tokens for several months thereby muzzling the whole system.Sources who spoke to Bulawayo24.com said the office has been runnin...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 15:47hrs | 439 | by Simbarashe Sithole
BCC engages Zesa over power cuts
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has engaged the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) over recurrent power cuts which have disrupted water supplies.The most affected high-density suburb...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:30hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Residents decry water shortages
BULAWAYO residents have complained over recurring water shortages despite claims by city fathers that the local authority has eased water-rationing.Council claimed that it had lifted the week-...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:08hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
3 Zesa senior managers arrested
THREE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution (ZETDC) senior managers from the southern region have been arrested for alleged criminal abuse of office as public officers. ZETDC is a subsidi...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Local supplies fill up supermarkets
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the worst of the country's economic woes is over as Zimbabwe is witnessing a revival of its manufacturing sector that is filling up supermarkets, with an economic growth p...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs the Patriotic Act
A debate on the possibility of a Patriotic Act to be enacted in our country's laws has been raging on ever since the Bill got tabled in the Parliament of Zimbabwe. A lot of diverse views have co...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 14:04hrs | 312 | by Prosperity Mzila
2-week blackout for Hillside suburb
RESIDENTS of Hillside suburb in Bulawayo have gone for almost two weeks without electricity after thieves once again stole nearly 1km of copper cables along Percy Avenue in the suburb. The inc...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's IPPs struggle to produce power
INDEPENDENT power producers (IPPs) are only feeding 135,8 megawatts (MW) into the national grid, about a decade since government started granting private players licences to produce electricity....Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:55hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Kariba taps run dry whilst the ZETDC Network Development Engineer runs Whatsapp groups
Kariba residents continue with dry taps when the lake continues to rise with sufficient and all the water that is required to supply even the nation. Municipality of Kariba recently bought new pumps f...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 10:34hrs | 1862 | by MuHwisiry ChaiyeChaiye
All Zimbabwe dams must have hydropower plant
ENERGY minister Zhemu Soda said the government is planning to have a hydropower plant at every dam across the country.Speaking in the Senate last week after he was asked by senator chief Makum...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 15:28hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reports massive growth in production in 2020, despite Covid-19
The world over, with the exception of a few countries, the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in negative economic growth in 2020.In its 2021 Global Economic Prospects report released early January, t...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 14:14hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
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