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Zimbabweans to endure 6 more years with load shedding
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) is undertaking energy generation projects worth 3,000MW to eliminate load-shedding and achieve universal electricity access by 2030. The initiatives ar...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:49hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power outages to ease as Hwange Unit 7 returns to operation
The Zimbabwean government has assured citizens that severe power outages affecting the country will ease this weekend as Hwange Unit 7, recently down for maintenance, is set to resume operation. The u...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:32hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
If Smith was an oppressor, then what is Mnangagwa?
As I sit here, my work at a standstill due to the daily power outages we are experiencing in Zimbabwe, most times going for 15 hours or more a day, I can not help wondering.What has this suppo...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 22:17hrs | 843 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zesa unveils strategy to end load-shedding
ZESA Holdings has announced a transformative strategy to eliminate load-shedding by next year and achieve universal electricity access across Zimbabwe by 2030. The plan, detailed by ZESA executive cha...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:44hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe implementing 12-hour power cuts
The Government has attributed the current power cuts in Zimbabwe to reduced power generation at Hwange Power Station. The country is implementing 12-hour power cuts to manage domestic demand, as the n...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:47hrs | 1196 | by Staff reporter
Brian Molefe smeared by Corruption Watch?
The Pretoria High Court on Friday, 07 June 2024, announced the withdrawal of the case brought by the Oppenheimer-funded Corruption Watch against former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe and several high-ranking ...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 15:00hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe re-introduces brutal load-shedding timetable
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has re-introduced brutal load-shedding schedules after it was forced to cut its power generation at the key Kariba plant.This is expected to se...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 14:30hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station Unit 7 put into commercial operation
TRIALS have ended for the new Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7 which has now been successfully put into commercial operation to provide an uninterrupted 300MW electricity supply to the national g...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says govt will be merciless with perpetrators
VICE–PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga says government will be merciless with perpetrators of political violence in the run-up and after the August 23 elections.Chiwenga said this yesterday whi...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:48hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Telecel, NetOne lose subscriptions
TELECEL and NetOne`s active subscriptions have been consistently declining over the past five quarters, resulting in the mobile penetration rate in the country falling by 1,6% to 92,6%, a new report h...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa ramps up power supply
Zimbabweans have welcomed improved electricity supply across the country after Hwange Thermal Power Station started performing at its best in the last week, generating 740 megawatts as of yesterday, a...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile operators sweat over power cuts
Regular power outages have resulted in falling use of mobile phones as operators hike tariffs to offset rising operating costs, the Postal and Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has said....Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Giant step taken on Zimbabwe's 1 000MW floating solar project
THE bankability and feasibility study for the 1 000 Megawatt floating solar farm on Lake Kariba is expected to be completed this year while work on the proposed US$1 billion project will commence soon...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:25hrs | 4 | by Mbuso Ndlovu
Zimbabwe telcos in another staggered price review
ZIMBABWE'S main telecommunication companies are set for another price adjustment on April 1, 2023, as operator battle to offset rising operational costs.The telecoms industry will review tarif...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:24hrs | 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 | 12 | by Staff reporter
Pedestrian killed in hit and run
A GWERU man died on the spot after being hit by a car in a hit-and-run accident.Gerald VanHeerde (37) of Athlone in Gweru was reportedly hit by an unknown motorist along the Harare-Bulawayo hi...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 09:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZESA told to publish load shedding schedule
Bulawayo residents have urged power utility ZESA to publish expected load shedding schedules, a move which will make planning easy.Zimbabwe is battling low power generation. Yesterday, ZESA ge...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents camp at boreholes as week-long water crisis bites
Bulawayo City Council yesterday opened taps temporarily for about four hours after disconnecting supplies citywide last Thursday and blamed power cuts for the prevailing prolonged water cuts. ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:16hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Power cuts to wipe out US$4bn'
ROLLING blackouts, which have deepened in the past few months, could cost the economy close to US$5 billion this year, industrialists told the Zimbabwe Independent.They said many companies had...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 18:23hrs | 1 | 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
Zimbabwe, Zambia to speed up two key power projects
Zimbabwe and Zambia are working to expedite the implementation of two key power generation projects to bring relief to citizens of the two countries who, along with others in the region, have been end...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 23:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabweans are serial plan B people!' Where is plan B if millions are in the dark and starving
"Zimbabwe did not become a failed state overnight. The collapse of the country happened over a period of decades, starting as early as the 1980s," wrote Malaika Mahlatsi in an article circulating in m...Published: 15 Dec 2022 at 10:01hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Our leaders are not just corrupt, they're godfathers of corruption. 'But who will guard the guards themselves!'
The announcement that government will be installing 5 KVA solar powered kits at the homes of over 100 top government official including service chiefs "to cushion them and their families from ZESA loa...Published: 13 Dec 2022 at 09:34hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe's dormant IPP licences to be revoked
Licences of independent power producers (IPPs) who have failed to provide electricity under their agreement with the State are being re-examined by the regulator and could be revoked, legislators have...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Malema tells South Africans to look in the mirror and 'you'll see a Zimbabwean'
Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema says South Africans need to open their hearts and welcome people from other African countries with open arms.Malema was speaking during his part...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:45hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Rolling power blackouts hit Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced a nationwide load shedding regime, which began Monday and will last up until Friday.ZETDC, a subsidiary of ...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 21:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zesa explains increased load shedding
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says the current increased load shedding is due to depressed generation capacity at its power stations.According to gener...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 17:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Efforts to end loadshedding by November stepped up
The problems at the huge Hwange Power Station and the small Harare station have been corrected, while negotiations are ongoing for the importation of more electricity as a short-term measure to lessen...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Lifestyle audit is needed at BCC
WHY do local authorities in Zimbabwe think it is normal to be owed money by residents?Take for example, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) which is failing to effectively collect revenue to the exten...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Eskom plunges South Africa into darkness
South African power company Eskom has announced that the country will experience Stage 4 loadshedding from Monday 13:00 until 05:00 on Friday. The surprise stage 4 comes a day after the stage ...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 11:30hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Loadshedding to go in three months'
LOADSHEDDING being experienced in the country will be a thing of the past in three months' time as the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) is employing a number of measures to ensure there is...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe restores power generation, to end load-shedding
ELECTRICITY supply is set to improve countrywide starting this week following the full restoration of power generation at Hwange Power Station, a Cabinet minister has said.This follows erratic...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa releases Bulawayo loadshedding schedule
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is experiencing limited power supply which will result in load shedding in some parts of the country.In a statement, Zesa said there is limited...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 14:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC fails to explain prolonged water shortages
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has failed to explain the prolonged water shortages in the city, ruling out the possibility of normalisation of water supplies soon.The council has failed to meet t...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water woes far from over
BULAWAYO's water restoration strategy has suffered new setbacks in the form of power cuts and pipe bursts as the city's reticulation system readjusts to normal supplies of the precious liquid....Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's power supply limited: ZESA
ZESA Holdings says the country's power supply is currently limited due to the fire that broke out at Hwange Power station last night .In a statement, the power utility advised that the develop...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Load shedding between 1600 - 1900 hours
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, (ZESA) said it would like to advise its valued customers countrywide that there is limited power supply in the national grid due to a technical fault at Hwan...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 18:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Faults overwhelm Zesa's capacity
Zesa is not load-shedding, but is having to stretch manpower and resources to cope with the growing number of faults seen in rainy seasons, mainly falling poles, trees falling on overhead cables, wate...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suburbs blackout likely to stretch till weekend
Suburbs in Bulawayo that have not had electricity since Monday following a major fault at Richmond Substation are likely to be in darkness until the weekend. Some of the suburbs which have bee...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
President Mnangagwa what is our problem?
We are the second largest platinum producer in the world, we have gold reserves around the country, we have chrome, we have alluvial diamonds, we have best human resources skills, we have land and nat...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 08:10hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zesa's daily power cuts worsen
ZESA through its ZETDC subsidiary announced the implementation of load shedding schedules lasting nearly 10 hours a day. Load curtailment will be exercised during the morning peak (0500hrs to ...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents pushed to go solar
SITTING in the dark due to Zesa's prolonged loadshedding, Mr Arthur Maphosa decided it was time to take the bull by the horns. Mr Maphosa said he realised that he had to find a lasting solution to Zes...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
The outcome of the August 16 MDC mass protest foretold
The month of August in Zimbabwe is recognized as the month of heroes. We celebrate those who fought for our freedom and the institutions which facilitated the liberation process. 2019 hero...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 15:14hrs | | by Fidelis Fengu
ZETDC Kariba shreds its own loadshedding schedule
The ultimate tourist resort town of Kariba must brace for dark days like it has never endured before since 1960.Zimbabwe's electricity shortages are getting worse each day as the Kariba lake w...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | | by Laiton Kandawire, Patsaka-Nyaminyami CR Environment and Tourism Series
Zesa might spoil Afcon for football lovers
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) might spoil the Africa Cup of Nations for football lovers after it revealed that it can't guarantee uninterrupted power supply during the tournament. ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa announces load shedding reprieve
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has said load shedding hours have gone back to normal following extended power cuts last week. ZESA spokesperson Mr Fullard Gwasira, he said th...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:32hrs | | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe might run out electricity by October
Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo has told the nation that the country might fail to generate electricity if it does not make efforts to manage its water levels. Speaking on...Published: 13 May 2019 at 14:04hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
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