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Nightshifts at Lake Gwayi Shangani
CONTRACTORS at Lake Gwayi Shangani are now working night shifts to ensure the construction of the dam wall is completed next month.Construction work at the Lake Gwayi Shangani dam wall and ear...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:43hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Laying of pipes brings Gwayi-Shangani water closer
AN over a century old dream to bring water from Lake Gwayi-Shangani to Bulawayo is close to reality as some pipes for laying the pipeline that arrived in the country last week have been placed at stra...Published: 03 May 2022 at 15:38hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani pipeline to be complete before 2023
BULAWAYO'S perennial water shortages could soon be a thing of the past amid revelations that the much anticipated Gwayi Shangani pipeline water project will be completed before 2023.The projec...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:26hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland group petitions Parly over villagers' displacements
A MATEBELELAND human rights group has petitioned Parliament to probe ongoing displacement of villagers in the region without compensation to pave way for mining operations.The Matabeleland Ins...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:37hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland group petitions Parly over villagers' displacements
A MATEBELELAND human rights group has petitioned Parliament to probe ongoing displacement of villagers in the region without compensation to pave way for mining operations.The Matabeleland Ins...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:52hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa satisfied with Lake Gwayi Shangani project progress
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday toured Lake Gwayi-Shangani site and expressed satisfaction on progress made in the construction of the giant water project.He proved his commitment to hard work b...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:45hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Council to decommission Umzingwane Dam
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has said it will decommission Umzingwane Dam tomorrow due to low inflows into the reservoir.Another dam, Upper Ncema is expected to be decommissioned in July....Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:14hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Villagers in suspense over Gwayi Shangani Dam project
THE planned displacement of around 2 000 Lubimbi villagers in Binga to pave way for the construction of the Gwayi Shangani Dam has left the villagers in suspense, amid indications that government had ...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:00hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani water to reach Bulawayo end of next year
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has assured Bulawayo residents that the city's prevailing water challenges will be permanently addressed when Lake Gwayi-Shangani project is completed next year.The Zimbabw...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:53hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland projects get priority in 2022 budget
GOVERNMENT continues to drive the development of Matabeleland with the 2022 National Budget Statement presented yesterday in Parliament by Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli N...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 08:43hrs | 47 | by Staff Reporter
Gwayi-Shangani dam construction resumes
THE Gwayi-Shangani Dam site was yesterday a hive of activity with onsite engineers from the Zimbabwe National Water Authoriy (Zinwa) and Chinese contractors supervising construction works following th...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:00hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Govt floats Gwayi-Shangani tender
THE Government has floated a tender for the construction of the 260km Gwayi-Shangani Dam-Bulawayo pipeline, which marks the implementation of the Second Phase of the National Matabeleland Zambezi Wate...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam engineers back on site
THE attainment of Independence in 1980 has seen the Government implementing several developmental projects for citizens who had been sidelined under white colonial rule for many years. The Sec...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam work set to resume
THE construction works at the Gwayi-Shangani Dam are set to resume in April as the Chinese engineers involved in the project are expected in the country next month. They had been held up in Ch...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Hydro-politics depriving Bulawayo and Matebeleland of water
MORE than a century ago in 1912, the people of Matebeleland and Bulawayo regions were promised that they will draw water from the Zambezi River, through the Matebeleland Zambezi Water Project (MZWP)....Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Lack of funding stalling Gwayi Shangani Dam construction
LACK of funding is reportedly stalling progress at the US$121 million Gwayi Shangani Dam, with only 39% of the project funds having been expended to date, while government is failing to secure more to...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls gets city status
PARLIAMENT has approved Victoria Falls' city status following recommendations by a commission that was set up to assess the town's capacity. Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moy...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Private sector urged to adjust workers' salaries
The private sector should adjust salaries to cushion its workers from rising prices similar to the way Government has responded to the plight of civil servants who, in addition to getting more than $6...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani dam completion set for 2020
Forget that Matabeleland North province sticks out as the only province out of the 10 that is yet to have a provincial hospital.That the Government composite building is yet to be completed an...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 11:27hrs | 1858 | by ViewFromMatopos
Chiwenga to give unemployed teachers, nurses jobs?
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Government has plans to ensure that unemployed teachers and nurses in the country end up getting jobs. Speaking during a well attended Zanu-P...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwean economy
The strength of any country revolves around its economy which is determined by how we account for every resource and every cent we make when doing business; manufacturing and exporting more goods than...Published: 03 May 2018 at 13:57hrs | | by Clement Moyo
The Zimbabwean economy
The strength of any country revolves around its economy which is determined by how we account for every resource and every cent we make when doing business; manufacturing and exporting more goods than...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 18:34hrs | | by Clement Moyo
'We can make Zimbabwe a heaven,' says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans can make their country a heaven if they shun hate speech, love one another and work for economic prosperity.Mnangagwa said this while addressing t...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 14:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa set date for Gwayi Shangani dam completion
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has assured the nation that the government will avail all the necessary funding to ensure that the construction of the Gwayi Shangani dam is completed by December next yea...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 14:30hrs | 1660 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Matebeleland North
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is at the Gwayi Shangani Dam in Hwange as part of his programme to assess incomplete infrastructure projects.The President is being accompanied by his deputy, Rtd ...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 12:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Hwange, takes heavily armed soldiers with him
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is at the Gwayi Shangani Dam in Hwange as part of his programme to assess incomplete infrastructure projects.The President is being accompanied by his deputy, Rtd ...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 10:48hrs | 10118 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's star rallies preps at an advanced stage
Mat North ready to meet PresidentPreparations for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's star rallies in Hwange and Bubi are at an advanced stage with 5,000 people expected to attend the rally in Hwange....Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 12:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Only $23m allocated for Gwayi, Shangani Dam construction
THE Government has allocated $23,3 million towards the construction of Gwayi-Shangani dam in the 2018 national budget.The multi-million dollar project is earmarked to end Bulawayo's perennial ...Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 04:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwayi Shangani project employees are from other regions
Community benefits from the Gwayi Shangani project have become questionable with the project said to have employees from other regions at the expense of the local community.The first stage of ...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 17:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government commits to Gwayi Shangani dam construction
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to the construction of the Gwayi Shangani dam which will cost $114 million.The dam, which will be third largest inland project in the country after...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 14:51hrs | 450 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's govt of frustrating developmental projects in Matabeleland
DUMISO Dabengwa's opposition Zapu party has accused the Zanu-PF government of frustrating mega developmental projects in Matabeleland region as part of its "scorched earth policy" to keep the region m...Published: 24 Jul 2017 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa urged to fund Gwayi - Shangani dam construction
Treasury has been called upon to ensure funds are allocated on time to ensure the completion of the 635 cubic meter Gwayi Shangani dam.Construction of the dam began in 2012 before the contract...Published: 16 Jul 2017 at 18:30hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Go for locally made products, says Mnangagwa
VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged Zimbabweans to support the consumption of domestic products and drift from the mindset that foreign goods are superior to those produced locally....Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 06:38hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Govt secures $37 million for Gwayi-Shangani Dam
THE construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam in Matabeleland North is set to resume after Government secured $37 million to clear arrears owed to the contractor and lay the ground for the beginning of t...Published: 03 Jun 2017 at 11:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dams now 74% full
BULAWAYO's supply dams are now 74,4 percent full.According to the Bulawayo City Council, Insiza Dam was spilling while Upper Ncema was at 71,70 percent full and Mtshabezi at 79,49 percent full...Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 05:42hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko meets South African investors over Gwayi Shangani dam
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is at the Gwayi Shangani Dam to meet South Africans investors who have expressed interest in completing the project.The Vice President's visit is a follow...Published: 21 Sep 2016 at 16:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko challenges business
ACTING President Phelekezela Mphoko has challenged the Bulawayo business community to assist in rebuilding the economy and not leave that solely in the hands of the Government. Acting Presiden...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 12:06hrs | | by Robin Muchetu
Matebele nation too rich to beg money from financially broke Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe as we know it, is a failed state that has lost its financial sovereignty and international reputation due to hyper inflation, economic mismanagement and institutionalised corruption....Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 07:09hrs | 4570 | by Israel Dube
Gwayi-Shangani dam: Mat North's elusive hope
IT was in 1991 when the government made a resolution to build a dam at the confluence of the Gwayi and Shangani Rivers in Matabeleland North province.The multi-million dollar project was to be...Published: 07 Jun 2016 at 08:04hrs | 2766 | by Staff reporter
BCC applauded for provision of Clean Water
Bulawayo City Council has been applauded for being able to provide clean water compared to other councils in the country.This was revealed by the Chairman for the Bulawayo United Residents Ass...Published: 05 Mar 2015 at 09:16hrs | | by Mandlenkosi Chinula
Mugabe readies for Sadc chairmanship
Zimbabwe will ensure that it promotes, articulates and safeguards Sadc's principles and programmes when it assumes the regional body's chair at the 34th Sadc Summit to be held in Victoria Falls on Sun...Published: 12 Aug 2014 at 07:18hrs | | by Farirai Machivenyika
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