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Zesa to recruit new engineers, managers
ZESA is looking at recruiting new managers to spearhead the re-bundling of its five companies, a move that should see a sharp reduction in managerial staff once duplicated positions are eliminated. ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 367 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa’s Agenda 2020 address to the nation
(Transcript of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s ‘Agenda 2020’ address as prepared for delivery at Stodart Hall in Mbare on January 21, 2020)Fellow Zim...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 19:47hrs | 1008 | by Nelson Chamisa
Energy challenges sinking Zimbabwe's economy
The 2019 survey report by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) on the impact of energy challenges on business paints a grim picture of the state of production in the economy. Unrelenting p...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 07:08hrs | 765 | by Victor Bhoroma
What are our leaders smoking?
Zimbabwe has been experiencing electricity shortages which has been compounded by reduced water levels in Kariba Dam . South Africa, through their power utility Eskom, has come to the rescue but recen...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 13:49hrs | 1954 | by A Kadada
Power cuts to intensify
Zesa Holdings warned yesterday that the country's debilitating power cuts are set to worsen due to reduced imports, dwindling local generation capacity and the current heavy rains. This comes ...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:44hrs | 2385 | by Staff reporter
'Eskom still supplying Zimbabwe with off-peak power'
South African power utility Eskom is still supplying Zimbabwe with 300MW of power outside peak hours under a US$2 million a month deal with Zesa, Cabinet was told yesterday. Eskom has surplus ...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:34hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Chasi challenges Koko to expose officials
Government has challenged South African businessman Engineer Matshela Koko to expose officials frustrating the implementation of a licensed US$250 million solar power deal by demanding bribes. ...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:28hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Zesa announces stage two load shedding
Zesa holdings this Monday announced that the power utility is now implementing load shedding stage two which will see consumers enduring more hours without power.The power utility said this is...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 16:58hrs | 1887 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's tycoon to set up renewable energy institute in Gwanda
Energy poverty is defined as the lack of adequate modern energy for the basic needs of cooking, warmth, lighting, and essential energy services for manufacturing, services, schools, health centres and...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 07:13hrs | 3168 | by Nicholas Ncube
Cyril Ramaphosa's 'plot' to kill the ANC
SOME senior ANC leaders have accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of working with external parties to collapse the governing party and replace it with a centre-right coalition led by him after the 2024 g...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 17:23hrs | 4776 | by Piet Rampedi
Chasi to spell out terms for Zesa board
IT will no longer be business as usual for boards under the Ministry of Energy and Power as among a cocktail of measures being proposed their performances will be subjected to scrutiny by members of t...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:48hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa has failed to improve the economic prospects of Zimbabwe?
It is now more than two years since President ED Mnangagwa assumed power with an ostensible mandate from his backers to improve the country's economic fortunes, the nemesis of his predecessor, RG Muga...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:03hrs | 589 | by Martin
RBZ Autonomy and Quasi-Fiscal Activities
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the Zimbabwean Government that it needs to give autonomy to its central bank if it is to avert the risk of plunging the economy into hyperinflation aft...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 18:46hrs | 1142 | by Victor Bhoroma
ZESA's corruption & incompetence an unwarranted burden on Zimbabweans - need for urgent accountability
As I write this article, we are just seated, or milling around, incapable of engaging in any meaningful productive work. Why? Because there is no electricity - which, we desperately need for our effec...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 17:58hrs | 2038 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zesa owes Eskom R322 million
South Africa's Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has said that debt-laden power utility Eskom is owed a combined R632 million by three neighbouring countries for providing electricity. ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 04:53hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
ZESA announces phase-two load shedding
AS power shortages continue, government has announced power producer Zesa has lost over 200MW after generators at Hwange inexplicably collapsed early Sunday.Energy Minister Fortune Chasi used ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:05hrs | 2398 | by newzimbabwe
BREAKING: South Africa bans Air Zimbabwe from using its airports
Reports coming from Harare indicate that the national airline Air Zimbabwe has been barred from using any of the South Africa's airports until some amounts that it owes to the Airports Company South A...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 19:05hrs | 12125 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Pravin Gordhan is a serious liability in 'New Dawn'
It can no longer be avoided Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has become a serious liability to President Cyril Ramaphosa's "New Dawn", says the writer. File picture: ReutersThis week ...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 16:04hrs | 2233 | by Sifiso Mahlangu
Massive power cuts to be implemented
The national power company ZETDC has announced that it is going to escalate the electricity load-shedding to Stage 2 due to the massive power cuts that is happening in the neighbouring South Africa. ...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 11:41hrs | 1799 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa to experience 14 hours load-shedding
South Africa's power utility company Eskom has announced that load-shedding stage 2 will be implemented on Wednesday.According to a Twitter statement the load-shedding will be implemented from...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:27hrs | 964 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Will ZESA tariff hike translate to more power?
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) on Wednesday approved an electricity tariff increase of $162,16c per kilowatt hour, following a recent application by power utility ZESA Holdings to adj...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:26hrs | 177 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
More economic pain for Zimbabweans
Zesa Holdings (Zesa) has announced shocking plans to hike power tariffs in the country every month - and in line with prevailing foreign currency exchange rates. Zimbabwe raised its averag...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1457 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe quadrupled its electricity prices
Zimbabwe has increased the average electricity tariff by 320% to let the state power utility ramp up production and improve supplies at a time of daily rolling power cuts, the national energy regulato...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 17:29hrs | 2655 | by Reuters
ZESA set to increase power exports to Namibia
State-run Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) senior officials are expected to meet with executives from Namibia's electricity company NamPower and finalise some on-going negotiations for the...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 16:54hrs | 994 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to get 100 MW from Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE'S Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) will this week feed 100 megawatts into the country's power grid, a move likely to ease power shortages in Zimbabwe, Zim Morning Post reported....Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 20:37hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Zambia to double electricity prices
Zambia is in talks with South African power utility Eskom to import 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity, Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa said on Tuesday, adding that retail prices could double once import...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 19:33hrs | 1493 | by Reuters
Econet buys lithium-ion batteries from Tesla
Zimbabwe's biggest telecommunications company, Econet Wireless, has turned to lithium-ion batteries to power its base stations in the wake of incessant power shortages currently rocking the country....Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 07:13hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces serious turbulence
THE quasi Zimbabwe currency this week weakened against the United States dollar as the authorities struggle to defend the value of the domestic currency. The local currency, which was trading at ZW$11...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:47hrs | 1842 | by Economic Global Capital
Zimbabwean 'trucker millionaire' businessman arrested in SA over citizenship
The Mpumalanga-based logistics operator became a household name earlier this year during the Durban July when he arrived in a convoy of 72 luxury cars.News broke on Sunday evening that busines...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 06:51hrs | 24110 | by Staff reporter
Firms fork out US$15m for power imports
Over 20 local firms have signed up to Zesa's facility to ring-fence electricity imports and are contributing up to US$15 million a month as they seek to avoid widening losses due to long hours of load...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 07:44hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Zesa loses 2 200 transformers
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority's ability to effectively supply electricity to businesses and residents continues to be seriously hamstrung following reports that more than 2 200 transformer...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 06:58hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
ZESA to increase load shedding hours
ZESA Spokesperson Fullard Gwasira says the power utility company will be implementing Stage 2 load-shedding after there was a breakdown at one of the units in Hwange. The Stage means Pow...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:56hrs | 7556 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe engages Zambia, Mozambique over power supply
GOVERNMENT has opened fresh talks with Zambia and Mozambique for additional electricity supply as the situation remains dire due to obsolete infrastructure at Hwange Thermal Power Station and low wate...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:35hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Hwange breakdowns reverse improvement in electricity availability
A breakdown of three power generation units at Hwange Thermal Power Station recently, has seen Zesa increasing load-shedding across the country, Cabinet has observed. This reverses the i...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:27hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Chasi talks tough on Zesa board appointments
ENERGY and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi is talking tough on Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) Holdings board appointment as he seeks to undo previous cherry-picking of acquainta...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:46hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Kariba power generation could stop in November: Chasi
Zesa might stop power generation at the from Kariba Dam due to falling levels, a development that will worsen the country's electricity shortages, Energy and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi h...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:50hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter
Zesa on brink of collapse
ZIMBABWE'S state-owned power utility Zesa Holdings (Zesa) is on the brink of collapse due to a plethora of problems.It is beset by multiple crippling factors, including rampant power theft, no...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 20:24hrs | 5198 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pays $10 million to Mozambique's power utility
GOVERNMENT says it has paid US$10 million to the Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), Mozambique's power utility to clear part of the US$35 million debt it owes them to unlock fresh power imports....Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:17hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter
Load-shedding back to Stage 2
Zesa HOLDINGS has reverted to Stage Two load-shedding schedule hardly two weeks after assuring consumers of significant relief. Zesa spokesperson Mr Fullard Gwasira earlier this month said the...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Time for serious legal action against ZESA
As the constant, but greatly debilitating, power outages continue to torment the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans - who are already at the mercy of an unprecedented economic turmoil in 10 years - with se...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 10:47hrs | 5047 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 730 | by Staff reporter
Revisiting the power situation
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) started receiving electricity imports totaling 400MW from Eskom of South Africa on the 9th of August 2019. The imports came as a relief to the Zi...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 08:53hrs | 2115 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe eyes more power imports from Mozambique
GOVERNMENT is negotiating with Mozambique for up to 400MW of electricity to continue alleviating power outages facing the country, the Minister of Energy and Power Development, Advocate Fortune Chasi ...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 06:56hrs | 371 | 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 | 2845 | by Staff reporter
When Excellencies grace Chitungwiza shebeen
What a couple of weeks of diplomatic intrigue.Epoch-making, maybe.Hallelujah! Praise be to the living God!We had desperately reckless American diplomats abandoning their airy a...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:37hrs | 363 | by Bishop Lazi
Zimbabwe turns to nuclear enrichment, with help from Russia
TROUBLED by a recurring electricity crisis, Zimbabwe agreed terms with Russia to engage in uranium exploration and enrichment in a bid to begin generation, Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo revealed this...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:13hrs | 2636 | by newzimbabwe
Zesa seeks another shock tariff hike
Power utility ZESA has approached the power regulator for a threefold increase in tariffs to ZWL$0.81 per kilowatt four from the current ZWL$0.27 in an effort to reduce load shedding. The bid ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:07hrs | 2895 | by Staff reporter
Eskom not responsible for current Zimbabwe power cuts
South African power utility Eskom says it is not responsible for the power outages being experienced in Zimbabwe, saying it is supplying 400MW to the southern African country as agreed.After e...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 21:43hrs | 4117 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plunged into darkness again
Zimbabwe has rolled back into darkness with Zesa Holdings (Zesa) re-activating the Stage Two load-shedding regime where households and businesses go for 18 hours without electricity.Sources wh...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 14:25hrs | 6467 | by Staff reporter
Fuel situation in Zimbabwe improves
The Minister of Energy and Power Development Fortune Chasi told Cabinet on Tuesday that the fuel situation in the country has improved in the country significantly as has been evidenced by the shorter...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | 855 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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