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Here's who won Zimbabwe govt's biggest road tenders
The Ministry of Transport handed out millions of dollars' worth of contracts for roadworks in the first quarter of the year. Here are some of the biggest winners.Top of the pile? Fossil...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 14:30hrs | 27273 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dam deal will leave ratepayers drowning in bills
A $126 million plan to construct the Glass Block Dam in the Umzingwane catchment area could finally provide relief for Bulawayo's persistent water shortages. However, the project's private financing m...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
JR Goddard sues Bulawayo property developer
Renowned businessman James Ross Goddard has taken legal action against a Bulawayo property developer in an effort to recover over US$450,000 owed for contracted works.Through his company, JR G...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:32hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Zimasco placed under corporate rescue
Zimasco, one of Zimbabwe's largest ferrochrome producers, has been placed under corporate rescue following court filings by controversial businessman Shepherd Tundiya, who claims the company owes cred...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 11:00hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter
5MW plant commissioned at Mutirikwi Dam
A major step forward in Zimbabwe's energy sector was made on Saturday with the commissioning of a five-megawatt hydropower project at Mutirikwi Dam. The plant, a collaboration between local and foreig...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:30hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to cut water supplies to just 36 hours per week for residents
The City of Bulawayo is set to introduce a more drastic water conservation regime which will see water coming out of the taps for just 36 hours in a week, or one-and-a-half days.The second cit...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:04hrs | 2224 | by Staff reporter
JR Goddard roped in to construct Bopoma Glassblock Dam
The Zimbabwean government has endorsed the construction of the Bopoma Glassblock Dam in Matabeleland South province through a public-private partnership (PPP), aimed at bolstering bulk water supplies ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:49hrs | 2384 | by Staff reporter
Lake Mutirikwi hydro power plant nears completion
THE US$14,6 million hydro power plant that has a rated output of five megawatts of electricity that will be added to the national grid is now 70 percent complete and is expected to be commissioned in ...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Insiza tourist attractions set for upgrade
NESTLED on the picturesque landscapes and rich mineral deposits of Matebeleland South, Insiza District will soon be etched as one of the country's most sought-after tourist hubs as envisioned by the l...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:41hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Ndebele cultural champion envisions inclusive development
NKOSANA, a cherished member of his community, embraces his Ndebele heritage and wholeheartedly participates in cultural events. He understands the importance of his roots and acknowledges that his upb...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho Stadium dream suffered stillbirth
TSHOLOTSHO resident Meluleki Sibanda is a disappointed man.He still remembers the day he witnessed what was supposed to be the birth of a new era in Tsholotsho District.The constructio...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:03hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Great Zimbabwe 5 megawatt Hydropower project on course
CONSTRUCTION of a five megawatt Great Zimbabwe Hydropower project at Mutirikwi Dam in Masvingo is set to be completed in July next year.The power project, which is in three phases with the fir...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders win ZNCC award
HIGHLANDERS were honoured with a Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) Matabeleland Chapter Lifetime Achievement award presented to board member Methuseli Mafu at a Bulawayo hotel on Friday...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's US$3bn platinum deal all but collapses in a shambles
IT was noisily touted as a game changer for Zimbabwe's mining sector, and the economy; a centrepiece of government's ambitious yet unrealistic US$12 billion target for the industry by next year and ca...Published: 31 May 2022 at 07:38hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's oligarchs: The heirs of Cecil Rhodes
As Zimbabwe's economy has spiralled down, with one million economic refugees in South Africa alone and ordinary people facing shortages of food, fuel, medicine and shelter, there is a class of people ...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 18:29hrs | 20 | by Phillip van Niekerk and a Zim-based Research Team
Govt approves dam construction
GOVERNMENT has approved construction of a dam outside Marondera, which is earmarked for horticultural purposes.The dam will be situated between the Churchhill and Sambok area and is expected t...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho to resume stadium construction
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council has said it is working on resuming the construction of a soccer stadium which was abandoned in 2015.The idea was the brainchild of former Higher Education min...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala ordered to step aside in Mliswa Parly probe
Zengeza West legislator and lawyer Mr Job Sikhala was yesterday barred from representing two parliamentarians facing allegations of demanding a $400 000 bribe from a local businessman after the commit...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Temba Mliswa threatens to castrate Zanu-PF MP
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa on Monday brought the Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy to an abrupt end after accusing ZANU PF MP Dexter Nduna of stealing $11 million from Zimbab...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 13:54hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mliswa 'exposed', in '$400 000 bribe demand'
MEMBERS of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy allegedly demanded $400 000 from a local businessman keen to mine coal at Hwange Colliery, we can exclusively reveal. The a...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:15hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Mohadi involved in rape and murder' says Mliswa as he spills the beans
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has accused vice President Kembo Dugish Campbell Mohadi of being involved in corruption, rape and murder. Mliswa says he is compiling a dossi...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 09:32hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
JR Goddard opens up on lithium contract
BULAWAYO businessman Mr Jim Ross Goddard says his company will deliver the best service and render investment value after it won an earth-moving contract running into millions of dollars from Prospect...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
The world trusts Mnangagwa, So should we
From the moment he assumed office, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has set about reversing the slide into the economic decay, isolationism and a foreign investor's nightmare.The numbers have spir...Published: 28 May 2018 at 09:10hrs | 1 | by Charles (student)
Investment deals bear fruit?
Most of the $15 billion investment commitments to Zimbabwe, the bulk of which are in the mining sector, are progressively coming to fruition, with the $4,2 billion platinum project bankrolled by Cypru...Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
JR Goddard urges nation to be patient
NOT only does Mr Jim Ross Goddard have a gigantic frame but his company has over the years grown to attain such status and now his next step is to increase participation in making Zimbabwe an economic...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 08:43hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe officially opens $82 million PPC factory in Harare
PPC Zimbabwe's new Harare mill has been officially commissioned by President Robert Mugabe and a high level government delegation. Valued at US$82 million, the world-class facility features a ceme...Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 14:44hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Govt rapped over delayed completion of bridge along Mutare Road
A political and social commentator Rejoice Ngwenya has rapped the government over failure to complete a bridge along a road in Mutare for a long time."I have a complaint against the government...Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 06:51hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
PSMAS assists towards construction of classroom block in Tsholotsho
Premier Medical Aid Society donated 100 bags of cement towards construction of a classroom block at Mbiriya Primary School in Tsholotsho.Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko commissioned the bloc...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 10:59hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Oppah Muchinguri 'stalls' development projects in Tsholotsho
THE Minister of Water, Climate and Environment Oppah Muchinguri has been accused of stalling development projects in Tsholotsho by frustrating an elephant hunt which had been okayed by her predecessor...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Bulawayo to get a new $208 million dam
THE City of Bulawayo is set to get a new dam to add to the six supply dams, a move that will significantly improve the water situation in the city.According to the Ministry of Water, Climate a...Published: 04 Oct 2015 at 08:27hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Byo to get new $208m dam
Bulawayo is set to have a new dam to be situated at Glass Block in Matabeleland South in addition to the current six.The dam is expected to cost $208m.The city with a population ...Published: 27 Sep 2015 at 14:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
JR Goddard completes 200 projects
A LEADING construction company, JR Goddard Contracting Company, has successfully completed at least 200 projects since its inception 32 years ago, a company official has said.JR Goddard Contra...Published: 07 Jun 2015 at 14:22hrs | 9 | by Ngonidzashe Chiutsi
Confusion over Joshua Mqabuko Street
THE rehabilitation of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street in Bulawayo is engulfed in confusion, amid allegations that the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara)-contracted Group Five is not committin...Published: 24 May 2015 at 09:53hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Plumtree-Mutare Highway commissioning next month
WORK on the rehabilitation of the 820km Plumtree-Bulawayo-Harare-Mutare Highway is 98 percent complete with the project set for commissioning next month, Zinara board chairman Albert Mugabe has said....Published: 10 Apr 2015 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Prosper Ndlovu
Big wigs suck Zimbabwe banks dry
The majority of banks that folded over the past five months choked on souring loans extended to top executives and serial debtors, The Sunday Mail reported.AfrAsia is the latest victim of toxi...Published: 22 Mar 2015 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zimplats only giving ultra-lucrative tenders to white owned firms
Platinum miner Zimplats is allegedly parcelling out ultra-lucrative jobs to white-owned firms while side-lining indigenous companies, State media reported.Sources said the subsidiary of South ...Published: 01 Feb 2015 at 11:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tollgate fees likely to rise
Tollgate fees are likely to increase after the construction of new state-of-the-art toll plazas on the country's highways that has started with a pilot project along the Bulawayo - Harare highway....Published: 30 Aug 2012 at 18:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
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