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MPs take Soda Zhemu to task
LEGISLATORS say Energy minister Soda Zhemu is painting a misleading picture of Zimbabwe's energy situation, which they say is worsening despite his numerous assurances.In the final quarter of ...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 13:58hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Midlands inches closer to 2030 rural electrification target
The Midlands Province is inching closer to the 2030 target for all rural areas to have electricity as three-quarters of public schools, clinics, extension offices and other public institutions have be...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | 93 | by Staff Reporter
WATCH: Jonathan Moyo praises Mnangagwa government
Exiled former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo praised the Emmmerson Mnangagwa's government's rural solar project under the Rural Electrification Agency (REA)....Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 00:14hrs | 2934 | by Staff Reporter
60% of population owns houses
Almost 60 percent of Zimbabwean households own their home and more than 83 percent of Zimbabweans now live in modern houses and flats, showing both the high levels of home ownership and the rapid impr...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Government connects 400 schools to the internet
GOVERNMENT has connected 400 schools to the internet in all the country's 10 provinces as part of an ongoing programme to accelerate the implementation of the national e-learning strategy.The ...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
3 200 rural schools get free Internet
More than 3 000 rural schools have been earmarked for free Internet connection under an ongoing programme to accelerate implementation of the national e-learning strategy.At least 400 schools ...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 09:58hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Work to ensure smooth drive to Tsholotsho begins
THE rehabilitation of the 115km Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road has begun and is expected to be complete before the end of the year as the Second Republic ups the developmental momentum in the region....Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:43hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Gold branding necessary in anti-smuggling fight, says ZACC
Zimbabwean gold needs to be branded so it can be positively identified once smuggled out of the country, to enable easy identification, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has said....Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:54hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
ZACC blocks US$18m illegal transactions
THE widening of the battle against corruption to include prevention as well as hunting down the lawbreakers is paying off for the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission which recently blocked two illegal...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:03hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's donated computers lying idle 12 years later
AT LEAST 100 computers donated by the late deposed president, Robert Mugabe, to Arda Transau secondary school in 2010 are still lying idle due to lack of electricity at the institution, NewZimbabwe.co...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:09hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZESA Engineer Builds London's First Electrified Bus
A ZIMBABWEAN engineer, Irvine Nyamapfene has won praises after he led the groundbreaking project that created the first electric buses in London, the United Kingdom (UK).A former Zimbabwe Elec...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:09hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Blacklist for tender cheats
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is looking at blacklisting tender cheats despite improvements in the processes that have seen all suppliers having to be vetted before they are allowed t...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
$109m for Kariba rural electrification
THE Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has commenced electrifying parts of rural Kariba including Magororo-Musambakaruma and Mola-Siakobvu.Speaking to NewsDay yesterday, REA spokesperson Johan...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zesa pension fund opts for merger
BOARD of directors at the embattled Zesa Holdings Pension Fund (ZESAPF), battling a ZW$2,4 billion (US$28,5 million) actuarial deficit, are now opting for a merger with the Zimbabwe Electricity Indust...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:36hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Fuel dealers warned over forex pricing for 'auction fuel'
Fuel companies importing fuel and cooking gas using foreign currency they bought on the auctions have been warned that they must accept local currency from customers and cannot demand foreign currency...Published: 20 May 2021 at 05:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chief Sigola exposes corruption by Umzingwane District Lands Committee
CHIEF Zephania Sigola is accusing the Umzingwane District Lands Committee in Matabeleland South of deliberately sidelining him in the allocation of land at Springvale Estate and "corruptly allocating ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:57hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
The day of reckoning shall come
The political events on the ground already indicate what will happen in 2023 when political parties will bid for the occupation of the State House. While the time to prepare for such contestation is n...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 09:02hrs | | by Grace Chekai
Reviving the rural economy in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's rural economy plays a significant role in national food production, in alleviating extreme poverty and in the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Zimbabwe National Stati...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 12:37hrs | 2 | by Victor Bhoroma
REA targets to electrify 60% of rural areas
Government is forging ahead with its thrust to modernise rural areas, with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) pledging to bring access to electricity to 60 percent of the rural populace in line wi...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa re-bundling part of parastatals reforms, says Chiwenga
THE re-bundling of Zesa and merger of its five previously separate entities into a single integrated company will cut overhead costs and boost power generation efficiency, Vice President Constantino C...Published: 25 Apr 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe requires 4200MW to ensure electricity access
THE Zimbabwe Energy Council (ZEC) says that the country requires 4200 MW to ensure that both urban and rural areas are electrified.ZEC executive director Mr Panganayi Sithole said major power ...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:51hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube statement at the United Nations High Level Meeting on Middle Income Countries
STATEMENT BY HON. PROFESSOR MTHULI NCUBE, MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ON THE OCASSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON MIDDLE INCOME COUNT...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 19:03hrs | 2312 | by Staff Reporter
Cabinet okays Zesa re-bundling
Cabinet has approved the re-bundling of Zesa Holdings as part of measures to arrest the high cost of running the business, and potentially result in the power tariff coming down or remaining at the cu...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministry set to build, computerise schools
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is set to construct 17 schools and computerise more than 1000 schools countrywide.In its 100 day plan, the Ministry is set to commence more than...Published: 28 Dec 2017 at 12:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rural Industrialization: A sleeping potential for economic development
It is the fashion of the developing world that there largely is rural to urban migration. The opposite is true in developed worlds. The great trek to the city is in search of opportunities and other c...Published: 17 May 2017 at 14:16hrs | 336 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Zimbabwe urged to invest in clean renewable energy sources
As the United Nations work towards achieving universal energy access before 2030, stakeholders in the local energy sector are calling upon Zimbabweans to adopt and invest in clean renewable energy sou...Published: 04 Sep 2016 at 08:38hrs | 458 | by Staff Reporter
New ICSAZ President urges chartered secretaries to focus on future
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe (ICSAZ) has elected National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (NIEEB) finance manager George Mahembe as its new presi...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 14:26hrs | 700 | by Chris Chinamhora
ZNCC business awards on cards
PREPARATIONS for this year’s Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce Manicaland business awards to be held on June 24 at Golden Peacock Villa Hotel have commenced with five new categories added to the...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 08:30hrs | 2919 | by Liberty Dube
REA electrifies 2 schools in Mwenezi
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has electrified two schools in Mwenezi East bringing to 40 the number of schools electrified thus far in the district.Masvingo Mirror reported that Shazh...Published: 09 May 2016 at 06:54hrs | 3037 | by Staff Reporter
Treger, ZRP women's club steal the limelight
TREGER Products and ZRP Kuyedza Women's Club stole the limelight at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) yesterday as they scooped three accolades each in their respective categories.T...Published: 30 Apr 2016 at 20:33hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Will Chinese investments in Zimbabwe's renewable energy help to mitigate climate change?
Mountains surrounding the eastern border city of Mutare in Zimbabwe are now standing forlornly naked having been stripped bare of all trees in the past decade.The lush vegetation once associat...Published: 08 Oct 2015 at 18:03hrs | 3826 | by Andrew Mambondiyani
Provincial Administrator sucked in REA corruption scandal
Manicaland Provincial Administrator, Fungai Mbetsa, has been sucked in a corruption scandal at the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) where the parastatal is allegedly terminating workers' contracts o...Published: 21 Sep 2015 at 09:35hrs | 2142 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet approves $77 million REA project
Cabinet has approved the Rural Electrification Agency's (REA) $77 million comprehensive electrification programme, to be undertaken by Indian company, Angelique International Limited. The ...Published: 26 Aug 2015 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rural Electrification Programme power 8000 rural institutions
Nearly 8 000 rural institutions have been electrified under the Rural Electrification Programme, its has emerged.The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is gaining ground by electrifying m...Published: 03 May 2015 at 08:21hrs | 3444 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe requires $1 billion for rural electrification
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) requires substantial amounts of money to connect the country's rural communities to the national grid. Zimbabwe currently has a backlog of 1,5 millio...Published: 23 Apr 2015 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho schools get facelift, dark days are over
THE days of darkness are over for Matabeleland North schools in Tsholotsho as the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has successfully completed the electrification of three primary schools, one seco...Published: 24 Nov 2014 at 07:02hrs | 2007 | by Staff Reporter
Politicians dominate new Zesa boards
Energy and Power Development Minister Dzikamai Mavhaire yesterday appointed board members for Zesa Holdings and its nine subsidiaries, with the new boards dominated by politicians and former ambassado...Published: 12 Jun 2014 at 23:15hrs | 4727 | by Felex Share
Rural Electrification Agency launches biogas project
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) says it has implemented the biogas energy project to allow the majority of the people in rural areas to access sources of energy which are cheaper than electrici...Published: 26 Apr 2014 at 16:40hrs | 1839 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe lays down the law
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has ordered Cabinet to stop further dissolutions of boards of parastatals, in a move meant to protect the remaining directors of State enterprises from indiscriminate dismiss...Published: 25 Apr 2014 at 11:16hrs | 3769 | by Staff reporter
Stands to watch out for at ZITF
AS the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair opens to members of the public today, below are stands to watch out for.ZRP: Traditionally, the stand is a crowd puller due to its attractive displays....Published: 25 Apr 2014 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo attack those opposed to Salarygate exposés
Jonathan Moyo, the Media, Information and Broadcasting Services minister, has launched a blistering attack on politicians opposed to the ongoing Salarygate exposés, saying attempts to defend or hide ...Published: 17 Feb 2014 at 14:39hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to commission two huge bio-digesters in 2014
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate, in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme and the Rural Electrification Agency, will commission two huge bio-digesters in 2014 t...Published: 24 Dec 2013 at 11:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
REA set to build 50 biogas digesters this year
THE RURAL Electrification Agency says it will build 50 biogas digesters this year at rural institutions throughout the country to reduce costs on electricity and dependency on firewood.Speaki...Published: 14 May 2013 at 22:41hrs | 1766 | by Staff Reporter
Minister Elton Mangoma Speech to Parliament on Power Cuts
MINISTERIAL STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT BY HON E. S. MANGOMA, MINISTER OF ENERGY AND POWER DEVELOPMENT ON THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN INORDER TO IMPROVE THE POWER SITUATION...Published: 12 Jul 2012 at 13:36hrs | 2291 | by Ndou Paul
Zesa intern electrocuted
A University of Zimbabwe electrical engineering student, who was on attachment at Zesa Holdings, was electrocuted while repairing a transformer in Norton last week. The incident occurred at ...Published: 19 Jun 2012 at 16:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Electrification Agency worker electrocuted
THE Rural Electrification Agency says it is investigating circumstances that led to the electrocution of one of its workers, Mr Stephen Kativhu, last week. Mr Kativhu, who was a REA assistant line wor...Published: 14 Jun 2012 at 10:10hrs | 1256 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland schools to lose donated computers
ABOUT 60 computers that have been lying idle at six secondary schools in Matabeleland North province due to lack of electricity at the institutions will be repossessed and given to schools that are c...Published: 04 Jun 2012 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man assaults REA workers with a knobkerrie over power utility cables
A LUPANE man ran riot, severely assaulting Rural Electrification Agency (REA) workers with a knobkerrie and smashing their truck after demanding that the power utility's lines should not pass over hi...Published: 26 May 2012 at 03:54hrs | 1789 | by Staff reporter
Investment into Zimbabwe increases by 616 percent year on year
Zimbabwe has managed to attract $942 million worth of investment projects in the first 6 months of the year compared to $131 million in the same period last year, representing a 616% growth in value t...Published: 30 Aug 2011 at 11:33hrs | | by Lewis Jones
Zimbabwe: How can solar energy be an alternative source of energy, 'Import rates are too high'
GOVERNMENT efforts to ensure that solar energy becomes an alternative source of energy for the majority of locals continues to be hindered by high import rates.A solar expert told reporters th...Published: 06 Feb 2011 at 15:58hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
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