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Electricity generations continues to improve in Zimbabwe
Electricity generation in Zimbabwe continues to show improvement, leading to a significant reduction in hours of load shedding. Hwange Power Station, in particular, has increased its output.Ac...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:32hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's endorsement of 'rigged' election will bring more foreigners to SA, say Zimbabweans
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa's public support of Zimbabwe's national election results will lead to more foreign nationals fleeing to South Africa in search of a better life, Zimbabwean nati...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 08:56hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
SA faces pressure from Europe and America to ditch coal
"We doing this for ourselves because it is absolutely the right way to go" said Vukile Davidson, National Treasury's chief director of financial markets and stability. "But we are also going to increa...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 07:35hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
South Africa back on Stage 6 load shedding
Less than a week after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he was confident that Eskom had enough generating capacity to withstand the cold weather, the power utility announced the impleme...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa failed to improve Zim's economic prospects
IT is now more than five years since President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed power with a mandate from his backers to improve the country's economic fortunes, the nemesis of his predecessor, Robert Gabri...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:29hrs | 3 | by Martin Majaji
ZESA pays coal suppliers in forex
ZESA Holdings is now paying coal suppliers in foreign currency, a development expected to ensure smooth supply of the commodity to the expanded Hwange thermal power station.The Coal Producers ...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'RBZ directive to trigger more power cuts'
EXPERTS have warned of more power outages after the central bank ordered non-exporters to settle their energy bills in Zimbabwean dollars in a bid to keep the under-fire local currency relevant....Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA's troubles are mounting, IMF warns
The IMF has warned that SA faces "mounting economic and social challenges" as economic growth recedes, consumer and business sentiment remain weak, and energy and logistics crises deepen. It a...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 18:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and SA telcos hit hard by worsening energy crisis in the region
Telecommunication companies have been hit hard by the worsening energy crisis in the southern Africa region, which has seen daily national power grid electricity outages of up to 16 hours.The ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
South African rand hits record low in more market turbulence
The South African rand hit an all-time low on Friday before paring losses after a minister denied the country's arms control committee had approved an arms shipment to Russia, on another turbulent day...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe imports most electricity from South Africa, Zambia
Zimbabwe, facing perennial power shortages, received the bulk of its electricity imports from South Africa and Zambia in the fourth quarter of last year, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMST...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Multitudes march in South Africa demanding Ramaphosa's exit
Thousands of protesters marched through South Africa's cities on Monday, calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign over the lack of jobs and electricity, as security forces guarded malls and stre...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 synchronised with the Zimbabwe power grid
It was a historic moment yesterday evening here, when one of the Second Republic's signature projects, the Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7, was successfully synchronised with the national grid, ...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Malema holds 'the most successful shutdown ever in the history of struggle in SA'
EFF leader Julius Malema has claimed success in his party's bid to shutdown the country to protest against President Cyril Ramaphosa's incumbency and the energy crises in the country.Speaking ...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 13:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power supplies set to improve
RISING water levels in Lake Kariba and the imminent synchronisation of Hwange units 7 and 8 to the grid - which will add a cumulative 600MW - have raised expectations that the country's power supply s...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is White monopoly capital turning against its own in SA?
PAUL Mashatile was sworn as South Africa's deputy president on March 7 alongside other new ministers in a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle. The Cabinet reshuffle was necessitated by several factors, amo...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 22:02hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
'West should have lifted sanctions after 2017 coup!' ANC maintains. Nonsense, Zimbabwe was and remain a pariah state.
One of the most obnoxious things appoint white racism is the how the whites denied the blacks a voice. "Our blacks are very happy it is the Russian and Chinese communists how are agitating for black m...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 21:51hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Underperforming ANC hell bent on stopping regime change in Zimbabwe; it's fiddler crab strategy
"South Africa has a Zimbabwe problem - and no one is willing to help it, said African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula as he called for an end to long-standing sanctions agains...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Hwange power plant output falls to 10%
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is at various stages of repairing four units at Hwange Power Station after a series of breakdowns led to a sharp drop in power supply, after output at the country's se...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: ESKOM appoints new CEO..as loadshedding rages on
Eskom has announced the appointment of Calib Cassim as Interim Group Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. According to a press statement, Cassim will lead the Eskom management team u...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 06:26hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Hwange Unit 7 soon to add 300MW to Zimbabwe power grid
POWER challenges will be dramatically ameliorated as Government is working on the "best and most" reliable power supply, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.With the imminent commissioning of U...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Incompetent' Eskom chief executive resigns
André de Ruyter, Eskom's group chief executive, has resigned.News24 understands that he notified board chairperson Mpho Makwana of his decision earlier in the week. Makwana has also informed ...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 20:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zesa 'ignored' calls over Kariba water
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) made costly blunders by ignoring valuable advice by the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) to stick to 550MW generation electricity at the Kariba South Hydro Power Station....Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:30hrs | 2 | by Staff rteporter
Eskom has to cut off Zimbabwe or 'SA's grid will collapse'
Although South Africa is well-known for its "humanitarian approach" towards Zimbabwe, according to experts and Eskom, Zimbabwe is now on its own following its electricity shortages which are set ...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean charged with 'Eskom coal theft' goes scot-free after case thrown out of court
The case against a 28-year-old Zimbabwean truck driver, who was arrested last Tuesday at the Camden power station in Mpumalanga on charges of fraud and theft of Eskom's coal, has been withdrawn....Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa plans to charm Brits into lifting Zimbabwean sanctions
When President Cyril Ramaphosa meets newly appointed UK prime minister Rishi Sunak this week, he will try to persuade him to have the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe lifted.This is according to ...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs 450 megawatts of imports to fill energy gap: Magombo
GOVERNMENT says the country requires energy imports of between 200 megawatts (MW) and 450MW daily from regional utilities to meet its power deficit.Zimbabwe has been reeling under rolling powe...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa denies knowing his tender tycoon nephew
"I don't even know this gentleman."With these words, President Cyril Ramaphosa has, for the first time, denied knowing Hangwani Morgan Maumela, his nephew from a previous marriage, who scored ...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Phala Phala matter calls for Ramaphosa to step aside in line with ANC's resolution
Tourism Minister and African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) Member, Lindiwe Sisulu says the Phala Phala matter calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step aside from his po...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 05:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: South Africa's Gwanda electricity supplier Matshela Koko arrested
South Africa National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Investigating Directorate has reportedly arrested former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko, his wife Mosima and his stepdaughter Koketso Choma on charges of cor...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 09:38hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Big energy users to import 500MW
Zesa is set to import more power to meet demand from the country's biggest energy consumers — the Intensive Energy Users Group (IEUG) — who require more than 500 megawatts (MW) to run their operat...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Power cuts choke mines, industry'
THE mining sector has decried the rolling power cuts in Zimbabwe and neighbouring South Africa, saying they will severely affect the mining and manufacturing sectors.In a statement yesterday, ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The importance of parastatals
WHEN State-managed institutions work well they are often not recognised or rewarded and are taken for granted. When they fail, everyone suffers the consequences.At independence in 1980, 40% of...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 3 | by Eddie Cross
ZESA says more power cuts nationwide; blames technical and imports challenges
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company warned of possible outages on its Twitter account on Sunday, saying there will be increased "load curtailment" from Sept. 24.ZETD...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
SA blackouts bleed Zimbabwe industry
ZIMBABWEAN industries, already battered by a long running economic crisis, have been thrown off balance by rolling blackouts in South Africa, which escalated this week, briefly grounding trade....Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
SA addresses cargo movement challenges
Commercial cargo is now moving south through Beitbridge Border Post after the South African Revenue Service managed to refuel its stand-by generator on Tuesday afternoon, so allowing customs officers ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA loadshedding triggers Beitbridge border chaos
Continued loadshedding in South Africa with delays in delivering diesel for the South African back-up generator has seen commercial cargo piling up at Beitbridge Border Post with trucks stretching in ...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
SA risks unprecedented man-made power outages
South Africa is facing a risk of an unprecedented level of load shedding this week after units at two of its coal-fired power plants broke down.Eskom earlier yesterday began cutting 6 000MW fr...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zesa pays US$6,4m for power deal
ZIMBABWE has secured a five-year deal to import 100 megawatts of electricity a day from Zambia after paying US$6, 4 million upfront to Zesco, Zambia's power utility, Energy and Power Development minis...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in bid to block SA from taking over foreign electricity deals
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa will visit Mozambique and Zambia in a bid to save the country's electricity import contracts that are being eyed by Eskom.Mnangagwa's trips come at a ti...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa to replace Zimbabwe as an importer of electricity from Mozambique and Zambia
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., the South African state-owned power utility, is looking to replace Zimbabwe as an importer of electricity from Mozambique and Zambia to help ease rolling blackouts.Zim...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Batoka takeoff failure leaves Zimbabwe, Zambia facing uncertain power future
THE revelations by the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) that a consortium which clinched a deal to implement the 2 400-megawatt (MW) Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme (BGHES) was struggling to mobilise ...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Power imports cost Zesa US$17m monthly
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) requires US$17 million per month for power importation to augment local supplies which are set to receive a major boost with coming on line of Hwange u...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power cuts end in sight
Zimbabwe will start receiving 100MW from Zambia's state-owned power utility, Zesco, early next month under a five-year deal, while a delegation from Mozambique is expected in the country today to fina...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 09:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures 300MW
ZESA Holdings has secured a 300 megawatt (MW) power import deal with regional suppliers as the energy crisis threatens to cripple industry and domestic consumers, confidential documents show.T...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 10:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Pravin must fall, chants Wits students
A Wits School of Governance event featuring Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan ended in mayhem after students refused to accept his false narrative about the privatization of Eskom and the 'n...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 09:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
South Africa becoming another Zimbabwe, unions plan national shutdown
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is planning a national shutdown to protest the rising costs of living in the country and the ongoing energy crisis.SAFTU is the country's s...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Load shedding worsens in SA
Unable to switch on lights or heaters, cook dinner or charge their phones, South Africans are spending their mid-winter evenings plunged in darkness and low-tech living.Power outages, known he...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
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: 30 Jun 2022 at 19:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
nZondo Commission 'a useful distraction' from South Africa's pressing problems
Many South Africans have already drawn their conclusions regarding the judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, corruption and fraud in the Public Sector, including Organs of ...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 19:50hrs | 2 | by Sipho Seepe
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