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ZESA appoints interim leaders

ZESA Holdings has announced key interim leadership changes in the wake of the sudden passing of its executive chairman, Dr. Sydney Gata.In an internal circular seen by this publication, the state-owned power utility revealed that Vice Chai…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 20:27hrs | | by Staff reporte

Sydney Gata is no hero

When US president Abraham Lincoln said that one can fool some people sometime, but one cannot fool all the people all the time, he forgot to add that Zanu-PF, as a stalwart, disciplined and principled party has no problem trying to fool al…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:38hrs | 422 | by Kenneth Mufuka

Mnangagwa explains why Gata was declared national hero

As questions arise among Zimbabweans about why certain individuals who did not directly participate in the liberation struggle are accorded the status of national heroes, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has offered clarity on the matter.Speak…

Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:57hrs | 1374 | by Staff reporter

Gata died a bitter, angry, broken man

Sydney Gata, the long-serving and controversial executive chairman of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), has died at the age of 79 - just days after his tenure was terminated by Energy and Power Development Minister July Moy…

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 15:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zesa's Sydney Gata dies

Sydney Gata, the long-serving executive chairman of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), has died at the age of 79.Gata passed away late Thursday night at a private hospital in Harare, where he had been admitted earlier in the…

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 09:17hrs | 1183 | by Staff reporter

Gata, Mthuli Ncube differ on load-shedding

The ongoing electricity crisis in Zimbabwe continues to dominate national discussions, with contrasting statements from key government officials regarding the future of load-shedding.ZESA Chairman Sydney Gata has expressed optimism that th…

Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 08:05hrs | 1094 | by Staff reporter

Zesa brokers a US$5 billion power deal with Indian company

ZESA Holdings has secured a $5 billion agreement with Jindal Steel and Power to overhaul Zimbabwe's aging power generation units at Hwange. This refurbishment is expected to boost the countryâ€™s power generation capacity to 2000 megawatts…

Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:45hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter

Zesa explains power shortages

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) Executive Chairman Sydney Gata has reported a significant power shortfall of 540 megawatts (MW) due to increased demand during the winter season. According to Gata, Zesa's total power supply is …

Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 12:54hrs | 851 | by Staff reporter

What is Gata even still doing at ZESA?

As Zimbabwe continues to sink deeper into an economic abyss - exacerbated by recurrent crippling electricity shortages - one is baffled as to why heads at the power utility are not rolling.No one, with an once of decency and sincerity in t…

Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 11:43hrs | 11 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

SA police bust explosives smuggling syndicate

South African police have arrested a three-man syndicate, suspected to be Zimbabweans after they allegedly smuggled into the neighbouring country some mining explosives whose value was yet to be ascertained.Provincial police Commissioner f…

Published: 13 Jan 2022 at 16:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bombing of Gukurahundi memorial plague censured

CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiCZ) has strongly condemned the recent bombing of a Gukurahundi memorial plaque at Bhalagwe in Maphisa, Matebeleland South, describing the act as barbaric.It added the incident was a clear testimony that Pres…

Published: 13 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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