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'Lake Kariba may fill up next year'
Lake Kariba will reach its full mark next year, Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) experts predicted yesterday. With almost 11 metres to go before the lake is full, and with evaporation losses and the rati...Published: 13 hrs ago | 496 | by Staff reporter
Kariba power generation remains constrained
ELECTRICITY generation at Kariba Hydropower Station remains constrained despite the dam level rising by 97 centimetres between January and March this year, data from the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:27hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls thunders
THE thunderous sound of the mighty Victoria Falls is back as the Zambezi River's water levels have significantly risen, giving hope of recovery in the tourism sector once the Covid-19 threat has been ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:30hrs | 4139 | by Staff reporter
Water levels rise in Zambezi River
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has said water flows upstream of the Zambezi River and subsequent inflows into the Victoria Falls and Lake Kariba have increased, but will not result in an immediate ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:27hrs | 1356 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Biggest floods of the Zambezi hits Victoria Falls and Kariba
The floodwaters of the Zambezi have hit Victoria Falls and Kariba - the river has risen quickly and the lake is starting to fill. This is the biggest flood since 1977/78, which is the biggest ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 14:52hrs | 18919 | by Bhejani Trust
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 | 6723 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC MP accused of plotting to politicise the distribution of rice
MDC House of Assembly Member for Kariba constituency, John Rolland Houghton has been accused of plotting to politicise the distribution of rice allocated to his constituency by Government.It i...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 18:56hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
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 | 852 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimpapers suspends printing of publications
ZIMPAPERS has with effect from next week suspended the publication of five newspapers including B-Metro and uMthunywa as the country's largest integrated media house goes into semi-lockdown in an effo...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:22hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Govt cuts numbers of on-duty staff
The Government and swathes of the private sector are slashing back on staff on active duty with all Government departments from tomorrow to be manned by a third of their normal workforce at a time wit...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:14hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Slow movement in border traffic
HUMAN traffic at some of the country's border posts was still flowing as the directive to restrict access to all traffic except cargo and returning residents as directed by the President on Monday nig...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:46hrs | 1554 | by Staff reporter
Controls hit cross border traders
Traffic at border posts was restricted yesterday as new rules by Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia were being formulated and border officers were awaiting instructions. At Kariba and Chirundu, v...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:30hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Selmor cancels shows, adopts online streaming
AFRO-JAZZ songstress Selmor Mtukudzi has joined the long list of artistes who have been forced to shelve several forthcoming shows after President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week banned gatherings of ove...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 12:55hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Zesa's US$500m plan to end load-shedding
Zesa has cobbled up a US$500 million plan to end rolling electricity cuts by building solar power plants across the country in partnership with private investors.Zimbabwe last year introduced ...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:40hrs | 1850 | by Staff reporter
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 | 526 | 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 | 195 | by Staff reporter
Load shedding is temporary, claims Zimbabwean minister
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi has attributed the abrupt increase in load shedding experienced over the past few days to a fault at Hwange Power Station. Though the supply...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:48hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Children of war vets vow to protect the liberation legacy
THE newly elected executive board of the Children of Zimbabwean Liberation War Veterans Association (CZLWVA) has vowed to protect the country's sovereignty and preserve the legacy of the liberation st...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Kaukonde refuses to vacate service station
Total Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd is suing businessman Ray Kaukonde for failing to vacate its Service Station in Kariba following the expiry of their deed of settlement at the end of last month. In its...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:36hrs | 1417 | by Staff reporter
Residents associations gang up to challenge govt on COVID-19
Residents associations across the country have ganged up to call on the government and responsible authorities to act on the COVID-19 preparedness.In a statement residents associations (RAs) f...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 08:40hrs | 984 | by Stephen Jakes
New Zambia-Zimbabwe border to increase trade, unity
THE opening of a new border post between Zambia and Zimbabwe is set to increase trade and tourism as well as promote unity between the two neighbouring Southern African countries.The Kasambabe...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 07:37hrs | 1551 | by CAJ News
'Law must punish anti-Zimbabwe elements'
PARLIAMENT should push for a punitive law that deals with citizens who demonise the country and serve foreign interests, war veterans leader Douglas Mahiya has said. Addressing delegates at th...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:32hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi opens Binga border post
GOVERNMENT has commissioned Kasambabezi Border Post in Binga, in a development set to catapult Matabeleland North province to development through tourism and trade with neighbouring Zambia.The...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 07:07hrs | 2243 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar chaos power producers
The ban on the use of foreign currency in local transactions and the rapid collapse of the re-introduced Zimbabwe dollar has left independent power producers (IPPs) facing viability problems and is st...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 11:09hrs | 1609 | by Staff reporter
Apostolic prophets brought me back on stage - Kariba
Alick Macheso's Ochestra Mberikwazvo dancer Shame Chideo (36) popularly known as Kariba-Zambezi who was off the stage for over 5 months last week battling an ankle injury said he was brought back to t...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 14:20hrs | 1615 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Farmers fret over fish theft
FISH farmers have raised concern over the theft of fish from their operations, which is now threatening their businesses' viability.In its latest report following a meeting held recently, Live...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 07:11hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
No PSL games in Harare this season
NO Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match will be played in Harare this season unless the National Sports Stadium and Rufaro Stadium meet minimum requirements to host football matches. Pirai...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 05:56hrs | 828 | 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 | 4174 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Ndiweni berates Mnangagwa's govt
Outspoken Ntabazinduna Chief, Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, has lambasted the government for failing to designate community radio stations to Ndebele communities.He defined this segregation ...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
Kheli will be key to Bosso success
FORMER Warriors assistant coach, Saul Chaminuka has backed Highlanders decision to rope in Mkhokeli 'Kheli' Dube in the fold describing his vast experience as key to the club's success and growth of t...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:47hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Mohadi take gospel of cleanliness to Mvurwi, Binga
It was a hive of activity yesterday across the country as citizens took part in the national clean-up campaign, with Vice Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi leading the exercise in Mvurw...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:42hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Electricity supplies improve countrywide
THE country's electricity supply has improved in the past few weeks with consumers confirming the reduction in the power outages. While complaining about what they view as "steep" charges, fol...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:54hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
11-year-old killed in crocodile attack
AN 11-year-old boy from Binga was killed by a crocodile while swimming in a stream at Binga Centre. Munkuli Amusomi (11) a Grade Five pupil at Malube Primary School was swimming with other kid...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:05hrs | 341 | 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 | 1237 | by Staff reporter
Kariba kapenta fishing under threat
Players in the kapenta fishing industry are reportedly scrambling for Lake Kariba's Basin 5, amid fears of overfishing which could scuttle efforts to replenish fish stock. Some rig crews are r...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 05:48hrs | 488 | 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
215 Binga households displaced by floods
THE National Association of non-governmental organisations (Nango)'s latest report dated February 17 shows that 215 households totalling 967 individuals were seriously affected by the recent flash flo...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:57hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya dodges questions on 'risky' depositors
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya yesterday refused to publicly disclose the identity of the 200 depositors who own the bulk of the $34,5 billion bank deposits in the country.Man...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:55hrs | 1861 | by Staff reporter
IMF reviews Zimbabwe economic outlook
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has started reviewing projected economic outlook for Zimbabwe for 2020 with preliminary indications pointing to a number of headwinds the lender thinks may weigh ...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:52hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Dream houseboat heads home
The Zimbabwe Dream houseboat, a new addition to Lake Kariba's growing list of luxury boats, is making a 7-day road trip to the resort town from an engineering factory in Harare. Sitting at a s...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1893 | 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 | 3615 | by Staff reporter
PPPs ideal for self-financing infrastructure projects
The state of public infrastructure in Zimbabwe is now deplorable due to several years of neglect and underinvestment. The country's infrastructure gap in railway, roads, energy, sports facilities, bor...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 13:24hrs | 618 | by Victor Bhoroma
Kariba, Victoria Falls inflows increase
Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) says water inflows at gauging stations upstream of the Zambezi River have increased this month, the highest in 13 years. The gauging stations are upstream of Vict...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:24hrs | 2341 | by Staff reporter
Calls to diversify energy mix grow louder
CALLS for Zimbabwe and its regional peers to diversify the energy mix are growing in the face of biting climate change, whose effects have been erratic rains or too much rains in some areas, impacting...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 05:37hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
ZBC monopoly to be broken
The government on Thursday took the first step to break the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation's television monopoly by inviting applications for six new free-to-air commercial TV licences.The ...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 06:36hrs | 2791 | by Staff reporter
BAZ calls for community radio and television licence applications
THE Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has made a call for applications from Zimbabweans wishing to operate community radio, television and campus stations.Six free to air national comme...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa playing dangerous gukurahundi games in Matabeleland - we see blood on the floor
This has to be put as crude as it is. Mnangagwa, Zanu-PF government and the Shona majority that cheered the Zimbabwe National Army 5th Brigade and celebrated the death of innocent Matebeles in the 198...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 09:08hrs | 4874 | by Israel Dube
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
Kariba water challenges worsen
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has further reduced the allocation of water for power generation at Kariba hydro-power station for 2020, which will result in suppressed electricity supplies from the...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:01hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe recession deeper than thought?
Nyasha Mutseyekwa, a minivan transporter in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, cannot afford new tyres for his ramshackle kombi, selling at US$45 for a good second hand.Whether he opted to pay in US c...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:35hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
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