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Sekeramayi faces $327,000 power debt
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has petitioned the court seeking to compel former Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi to settle a $327 481 debt incurred at his Ul...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Four independent power producers approach Zera for licences
Four Independent Power Producers (IPP) have approached the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority seeking independent licenses to venture into electricity generation. The energy regulatory autho...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:21hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube secures $250m loan
The new Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube has secured a $250 million commercial loan facility from an international finance company, Gemcorp through the Reserve Bank...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 19:58hrs | 9554 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance Kariba District Chairperson Mr George Masendu elected Kariba Mayor
Finally Kariba Municipality has a set of new councillors, 8 from the MDC Alliance and one from ZANUPF who has claimed such ward from the former deputy Mayor in ward 6. The fresh set brought about a lo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 416 | by John T Chirinda
Construction of new Zimbabwe Parly to start soon
Construction of the new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden is expected to commence soon after China identified a contractor, Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda has said. Ad...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
World Bank optimistic on Mnangagwa's new Cabinet
Bretton Woods institution, the World Bank says work outlined by the new Cabinet should determine the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, as investors are increasingly warming up ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Roles of Provincial Councils, Ministers spelt out
Implementation of devolution enjoins central Government to release funds for provincial budgets to ensure that areas lagging behind in terms of development are prioritised, Local Government, Public Wo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's five big challenges
NEWLY-APPOINTED Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube faces the unenviable task of navigating Zimbabwe's stuttering economy through serious challenges and will need to make tough deci...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:11hrs | 3371 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to take over Kariba in 2 years
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) will take over full control of the newly completed Kariba South Power Station after two years when the defects liability period agreed with Chinese contractor Sinohydr...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:49hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Zesa offers whistleblowers rewards for exposing the criminals
ZESA has invited whistleblowers to volunteer information that could lead to the arrest of culprits behind the vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure. In a statement, Zesa said the i...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 579 | by Staff Reporter
Business opportunities in Zimbabwe that will make more millionaires in 2018
The term "millionaire" is taking on a new meaning in Zimbabweans abroad. It's no longer just about the size of your bank account; any shady politician, corrupt bureaucrat, or unscrupulous busi...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 1723 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Fire razes another house
A THREE- roomed house was gutted by fire in Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb after a 16 year old boy doing homework using a candle for light dozed off. Ndaitai Muchimba fell asleep at around 10PM on T...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:11hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean power imports down 50%
Zimbabwe's power imports declined by almost 50 percent during the second quarter of the year after the country's power utility increased generation at Kariba plant. Zesa Holdings increased out...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:24hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans should look beyond the horizon'
ZIMBABWEAN businesses should look beyond the horizon of challenges and grab available investment opportunities under the new dispensation to help transform the country's economy, Steward Bank chief ex...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:17hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'enemy of the people' returns home
In our series of letters from Africa, Zimbabwean journalist Wilf Mbanga reflects on his return home after 15 years in exile - and 10 months after long-time leader Robert Mugabe was ousted from office....Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 10:43hrs | 3812 | by BBC News
Sable Chemicals warns of fertiliser crisis
SABLE Chemicals Industries (Sable), Zimbabwe's only manufacturer of ammonium nitrate (AN), says it will only be able to meet just about 38% of national demand this year.AN is a top-dressing fe...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 07:15hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Conflict of interest in land probe team
CONFLICT of interest has arisen in the seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land in and around urban areas since 2005 as it emerged that one of the commissioners is husband to a p...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Zesa under fire over EcoCash purchases
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has increased its minimum EcoCash prepaid electricity token to $10 from $2, much to the chagrin of customers who say the hike caught them by surprise. ...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:32hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's biggest winner in China
The Zimbabwean economy will emerge the biggest winner following President Mnangagwa's attendance at the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China – Africa Co-operation (FOCAC).With Chinese P...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:10hrs | 2330 | by Staff reporter
Police appeal to residents to curb vandalism
POLICE in Bulawayo have appealed to residents to help in the fight against vandals targeting TelOne and Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Zetdc) property.Bulawayo pol...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:00hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over Zesa's $10 minimum purchase via EcoCash
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has increased its minimum EcoCash prepaid electricity token to $10 from $2. ...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 08:26hrs | 2238 | by Staff reporter
Water shedding starts in Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council has embarked on 10 hour water cuts in some suburbs mainly due to erratic electricity supply at its waterworks. In a statement, the Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube adv...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Chinese investors line up to meet Mnangagwa
Chinese and international investors are lining up to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is in Beijing where he was attending the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit.Some of the...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 13:22hrs | 3040 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga shifts attention to the economy
Zanu-PF has shifted attention from the recent harmonised elections which it won resoundingly, and is now focusing on tangible deliverables aimed at transforming the country into a middle income econom...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:26hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Zesa's $20 million transformers burden
NATIONAL power utility, ZESA Holdings, requires a staggering $20 million to replace over 4 000 transformers that were either vandalised or stolen across the country. Government says thieves ar...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:23hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel consumption spikes 24%
Fuel consumption has spiked 24 percent to 752,4 million litres between January and June this year, largely in response to rising economic activity sparked by renewed investor confidence following the ...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Prof. Mthuli Ncube: How to kick start Zimbabwe's economic recovery
There is a lot of work to do on the economic front but what is important is to draft a very clear economic vision and strategy for the country, to create an economy that exhibits strong GDP growth ove...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 22:05hrs | 6216 | by Professor Mthuli Ncube
Corruption major hurdle to meeting development goals
THERE are many questions which require some answers for Zimbabwe pertaining to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) especially on whether Zimbabwe will achieve the targets of the 17...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | 52 | by David Mhlanga
Zesa hammered for negligence in electrocution cases
Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, has been ordered to pay $23 805 to a Harare widow who lost her husband due to electrocution. ...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:32hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet okays Zesa re-bundling
Cabinet has approved the re-bundling of Zesa Holdings as part of measures to arrest the high cost of running the business, and potentially result in the power tariff coming down or remaining at the cu...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:30hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Scientists say Mnangagwa's Generation too old to turnaround Zimbabwe
There are five generations agreed by Scientists and their influence upon the surface of Earth is distinct. Scientists decided to define their parameters by starting their counting from year 1900. They...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 10:45hrs | 3146 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Zesa prepaid system woes hit consumers hard
Egrina Magura (25) had come all the way from Unit O Seke, in Chitungwiza, about 35km south-east of the capital to purchase pre-paid electricity tokens which are unavailable now owing to a breakdown of...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:39hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
Anxiety as Zimbabwe awaits Chamisa vs Mnangagwa ruling
ANXIETY gripped Harare and other parts of the country as the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) began the much-anticipated hearing to determine the case in which MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is con...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:37hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Tugwi-Mukosi: All that glitters is not gold
WHEN the 1,8 billion cubic metre Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, the largest inland water reservoir in the country, was completed in December 2016, many thought the perennial woes of the drought-prone Masvingo prov...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:12hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
ZIDERA extension is unacceptable
The ushering in of the new dispensation on 24 November 2017, gave hope to the people of Zimbabwe as they hoped to see a paradigm shift from the old dispensation of Robert Mugabe. President Emmerson Mn...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:15hrs | 1241 | by Elijah Chihota
Jumbos harass villagers
Newly-installed headman Azviyambiwi Ndou, also known as Chikwelengwe, says he hopes the incoming government will rescue his community from a host of problems, among them lack of educational facilities...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Duo electrocuted in attempted cable theft
TWO Harare men were severely electrocuted after they allegedly tried to steal live Zesa Holdings power cables and are admitted at Harare Central Hospital, where they are battling for life under prison...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 06:01hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe wheat production to surge, but imports to continue
ZIMBABWE'S winter wheat production this year is projected to reach over 100 000 metric tonnes (MT) from about 20 000MT in 2017, due to command agriculture-related investments, an official of the Zimba...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:21hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo squatters pin hopes on Mnangagwa
SQUATTERS in Bulawayo have said that they have faith that the new Government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa will provide decent accommodation for them.Lack of accommodation has seen a num...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:18hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Depriving the poor of the right to education
Dear Editor, Thank you and your crew for your informative editions which have become the voice of the voiceless giving hope to the hopeless.What we witnessed today driving around Murow...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 11:04hrs | 775 | by Murowa Community Zvishavane
Chivayo turns to God
Flashy businessman Wicknell Chivayo has spoken about his stay in remand prison, describing the days as long.After his release on $2 000 bail, Chivayo took to Instagram in his usual style but t...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 15:59hrs | 8619 | by Staff reporter
ZB Bank trade profitability continues
ZIMBABWE'S ZB Bank, continues to trade profitably and is ahead of its year-to-date budget projections, group chief executive officer Ronald Mutandagayi has said.Ron MutandagayiAddressing deleg...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:26hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Urban land sales probe intensifies
THE Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land in and around urban areas since 2005 this week embarks on marathon visits to provinces as it intensifies its probe.According to a schedule...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:16hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Residents mete instant justice on Zesa crew
THREE Zesa employees were arrested after they were allegedly caught stealing copper cables in Woodville suburb in Bulawayo on Wednesday night.The trio was bashed by neighbourhood watch committ...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:24hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
ZPC boss arrested over $1 billion Hwange tender
ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) secretary, Nora Tsitsi Tsomondo appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing corruption charges after she allegedly concealed a transaction from her principal...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:25hrs | 2201 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa - Mugabe feud reaches historic nastiness
It's a deepening feud - playing out on TV stations and on Twitter and Facebook - that has now ballooned well beyond a small political quarrel.For President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecess...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 12:27hrs | 3159 | by Staff reporter
'Heavy tax on beef'
ZIMBABWE'S beef industry is heavily taxed and Government needs to review downwards, streamline compliance costs to create room for growth in the sector and enable livestock farmers to realise high ear...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:29hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge voters hope Mnangagwa win can lead to more success
VOTERS in Beitbridge have said they are looking forward to accelerated infrastructure and economic development in the area soon after harmonised elections.The district is divided into two cons...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Colliery denies workers election holiday
THOUSANDS of mine workers stationed in the "essential services sections" at Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) have condemned the company's decision to summon them to work today, denying them the ...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs state-of-the-art equipment, says Chitando
State-of-the-art extraction equipment is what the Zimbabwean mining industry, particularly chrome mining, requires for the extraction of the large mineral deposits that the country has, to boost cost ...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 06:55hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
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