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Decaying infrastructure drags Zimbabwe to Stone Age
ZIMBABWE is lagging behind other regional countries in infrastructural development and would require huge investment to build robust infrastructure and catch up with continental leaders, a new report ...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:05hrs | 148 | by Nyasha Chingono
ZW$ remains our best foot forward
At the rate at the Zimbabwe dollar (ZW$) is losing its intrinsic value, it may just be a matter of time before the country dollarizes, officially or non-officially.Those pushing for dollarizat...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:15hrs | 5637 | by Jameson Dapi
Zimbabweans are not the problem in South Africa, Big business is
While studying at the University of Cape Town in 1997, I discovered the presence of "gaps" in the South African labour market. Sometimes my friends Credence, Fair, Chi and I would catch a ta...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 08:17hrs | 15826 | by Tafi Mhaka
COVID-19 lockdown: Coercing the poor, coddling the rich?
From the perspective of reducing the negative public health effects of the coronavirus, national lockdowns will almost certainly - if adhered to - reduce the number of coronavirus transmissions while ...Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 22:21hrs | 919 | by Seán Muller
'Zimbabwe is open for business' slogan is hot air, says ex-Eskom boss Matshela
The oft-repeated claim by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that "Zimbabwe is open for business" is hot air, according to Koko Matshela, the former head of South Africa's power utility, Eskom.Matsh...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 15:43hrs | 2727 | by Staff reporter
Zesa told to harden blow on debtors
THE Government has instructed Zesa Holdings to come hard on defaulters in its efforts to recover its outstanding debt, which has ballooned to more than $1 billion.Power and Energy Development ...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:51hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Cyril Ramaphosa's message to South Africans
Dear Fellow South African, Since we declared the nation-wide lockdown, we have found that the majority of South Africans have responded with patience and understanding despite the conside...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 14:59hrs | 1199 | by Cyril Ramaphosa
Zesa gets more power from Mozambique
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has opened debt repayment negotiations with Mozambique's Hydro Cahora Bassa (HCB) with a view of settling the US$45 million debt owed to the regional p...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 08:44hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
South African to be hit by a hike in electricity tariffs
Consumers can brace themselves for another hike in electricity tariffs.Eskom announced in a statement on Saturday that the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) had approved tariff increases...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 22:09hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Miners seek 25% increase in coal price
Zimbabwe's coal miners are seeking a 25 percent increase in the price of coal they supply to Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), a subsidiary of State-owned ZESA Holdings to enhance the miners' viability, a...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 08:02hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Power Crisis Solely a Result of Poor Planning by the Illegitimate Regime
Zimbabwe power short ages will not be resolved - as long as the ED led illegitimate regime continues to sleep at wheelAs the Zimbabwean citizenry and economy is ravaged by incessant powe...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 11:22hrs | 594 | by Jasmine Toffa
Coal concessions: Zesa fights back
ZESA Holdings is seeking legal recourse after Government withdrew its coal concessions in the Western Areas of Hwange District.The power utility intended to venture into mining to guarantee co...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:26hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Eskom confirms that Zimbabwe has paid off all its debts
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha confirmed that Zimbabwe has paid off all its debts. He said Zimbabwe had settled its historical obligations. "Eskom can confirm th...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:58hrs | 1469 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zimbabwe clears ESKOM debt
The Minister of energy Advocate Fortune Chasi has announced that Zimbabwe has cleared all the debt that it owes to South Africa's power utility ESKOM. Said Chasi, "Hard to believe but ESCOM ha...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 18:37hrs | 6827 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Impact of COVID 19 on Zimbabwean Economy
The outbreak of the novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) poses a significant threat to the world economy and to Zimbabwe's fragile economy too. So far the virus has infected close to 470 000 people from 200 ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 10:08hrs | 923 | by Victor Bhoroma
Load-shedding to go by June, claims Zesa
LOAD-SHEDDING is expected to significantly ease within the next three months as the country is close to settling its debt with South Africa's Eskom - one of the country's major power suppliers - while...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:34hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Zesa cuts Eskom debt to US$4m
LOAD-SHEDDING is expected to significantly ease within the next three months as Zimbabwe is close to settling its debt with South Africa's Eskom - one of the country's major power suppliers - while pa...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:27hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to load shedding by mid-year
ZESA has assured the nation that the prevailing load shedding will come to an end by mid-year as the country's power utility has embarked on ambitious programmes to address the situation. Due ...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 05:31hrs | 4187 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces 300% surge in electricity tariffs
THE continuous low water levels on Zimbabwe's biggest dam, Kariba, could see a 300% spike in electricity costs, as the country battles crippling power cuts of up to 17 hours daily, the United Nations ...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 1238 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pays Eskom US$1m monthly
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi has said Zimbabwe is paying nearly US$1 million towards clearing its debt to South Africa's State power utility, Eskom, and expects improved power s...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 05:45hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Gilbert Tachuona aka Sam Mshengu Chabalala granted R500,000 bail
There were jubilant scenes outside the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga on Wednesday after flamboyant, corruption-accused businessman Sam Tshabalala was granted R500 000 bail.Most...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 12:09hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
Sam Mshengu Chabalala's real name is Gilbert Tachuona
Controversial Mpumalanga businessman and tycoon in the trucking business Sam "Mshengu" Chabalala's true identity has been revealed. Court papers exposed that his real name is Gilbert Tachuona and he w...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 07:03hrs | 2794 | by Staff reporter
Sam Mshengu Chabalala's real name is Gilbert Tachuona
Controversial Mpumalanga businessman and tycoon in the trucking business Sam "Mshengu" Chabalala's true identity has been revealed. Court papers exposed that his real name is Gilbert Tachuona and he w...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 19:17hrs | 7252 | by Staff reporter
Warning to South Africans - Zimbabwe also started with 2 to 4 hours of power cuts per day
South Africans are grappling with regular load-shedding which can last four hours at a time, but this could be the start of something much worse.This is the warning from Zimbabwe national Tafa...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 19:26hrs | 3623 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to pay off Eskom debt in March
President Mnangagwa says the government will pay off its debt to South Africa`s power utility - Eskom, by March, a development expected to improve power supply in the country.According to the ...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 19:11hrs | 1169 | by Staff reporter
The market has redollarised, says Biti
MDC vice-president Tendai Biti (TB), who during the inclusive government era, served as Finance minister speaks to NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga on the failing Zimbabwe dollar and other...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 10:45hrs | 1994 | by Staff reporter
Kariba water levels worsen, serious loadshedding to retun
WATER levels at Kariba Dam, home to the country's biggest and only hydro-electric power station, have started going down. the dam is left with power generation water that is at one metre ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:14hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Zesa top brass purging plot brews storm
A STORM is brewing at the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Holdings (Zesa) after the newly-appointed executive chairperson Sydney Gata's plot to purge senior managers was exposed this week, leadi...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:15hrs | 1685 | by Staff reporter
Zesa secures $100 million to ease load shedding
Zimbabwe is set to clear its arrears owed to Mozambique and South Africa after securing a US$100-million facility from Afreximbank and revive a 30-year trilateral agreement with the two neighbouring c...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:14hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zesa unveils plans to ease load-shedding
Zimbabwe is set to clear its arrears with Mozambique and South Africa after securing a US$100 million facility from Afreximbank and revive a 30-year trilateral agreement with the two neighbouring coun...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:07hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
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: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:15hrs | 800 | 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 | 1488 | 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 | 789 | 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 | 1958 | 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 | 2387 | 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 | 487 | 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 | 555 | 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 | 1888 | 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 | 3260 | 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 | 4851 | 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 | 236 | 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 | 597 | 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 | 1145 | 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 | 2067 | 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 | 284 | 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 | 2399 | 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 | 12147 | 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 | 2235 | 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 | 1810 | 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 | 969 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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