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Mnangagwa orders Parliament to finalise PVO Bill
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the 10th Parliament to expedite the finalization of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill, a move critics argue will significantly restrict the opera...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt working on currency stability
In a comprehensive State of the Nation Address delivered yesterday at the new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, President Emmerson Mnangagwa highlighted the government's ongoing efforts to stabilize ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:47hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to build two new generators at Hwange
The Zimbabwean Government has commenced preparatory work on developing two new units at Hwange Power Station to enhance the nation's base load capacity. This follows the commissioning of Hwange Units ...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:22hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Bizarre tariffs cripple Zimbabwe power projects
In Harare, Zimbabwe, Gloria Magombo, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Power Development, highlighted the challenges faced by the country's sub-economic tariffs in funding crucial ...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC in the red
THE Auditor-General (AG)'s latest report has revealed that the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC)'s liabilities currently exceed its assets by ZWL$24,5 billion....Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe may begin power exports'
AS the power crisis eased in the past month, Ministry of Energy and Power Development permanent secretary Gloria Magombo (GM) says the country should start power exports next year. Indications of this...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 10:02hrs | 13 | 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 | 10 | by Staff Reporter
305 000 new connections backlog burden Zesa
ZESA Holdings has a backlog of 305 000 new connections and over 2 000 transformers, officials at the power utility have said.If these new energy consumers get connected to the national grid, t...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Electrification has potential to improve quality of rural life'
RURAL communities such as Umzingwane district in Matabeleland South province are set to be empowered courtesy of an electrification exercise, which is expected to create employment and provide interne...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:06hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe will be a net power exporter'
ZIMBABWE has commenced several programmes to improve power generation and plug a crippling electricity deficit.The projects are at various stages of completion.Our business reporter, F...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:53hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Rural Electrification Fund scammed customers on rural electrification
The Rural Electrification Fund (REF) is calling upon all its Customers who applied for and paid in full during the Zimbabwe Dollar era (i.e. prior to 2009), for the electrification of their rural area...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soda Zhemu unhappy with pace of rural electrification
The 6% rural electrification fund (REF) levy is not adequate to fund the programme to power rural communities, leaving most parts of rural communities, Energy Minister Soda Zhemu has said.Comm...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Honour Zesa debt, Chasi tells councils
Zesa Holdings is owed $360 million by local authorities, forcing Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi to intervene. In an interview, Minister Chasi said there was need for debto...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chasi turns to renewable energy
Energy minister Fortune Chasi has called on players in the private sector to collaborate with the government and invest in renewable energy to offset the power deficit in the country.Chasi's c...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 08:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe energy master plan anchored on solar'
THE government said it has developed a rural electrification master plan, mainly anchored on harnessing solar power that will see most rural communities electrified by 2030.This was said by En...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel prices go down
THE price of fuel has slightly gone down after the Government announced an increase in the blending ratio of petrol from five percent to 10 percent last week.In a notice, the Zimbabwe Energy R...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Power to empower ...how energy projects are brightening Zimbabwe economic prospects - Mthuli Ncube
In today's world, energy has revolutionised all of our lifestyles. From the palm of our hands we have instruments more powerful than the largest and most sophisticated computers from just a few ...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 18:24hrs | | by Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube
'Mnangagwa is servant leader, hard worker,' claims Khaya Moyo
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is a servant leader and a hard worker who wants to see socio-economic development in the country just like the late visionary leader Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo, the Mi...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt working on ways to fund rural electrification
GOVERNMENT has said it is working on finding alternative ways of mobilising additional resources for the Rural Electrification programme to augment the Rural Electrification Fund (REF).Power a...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 07:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to install 30 000 pre-paid meters countrywide
Zesa is working towards installing 30 000 pre-paid electricity meters countrywide by April as part the Ministry of Energy and Power Development's 100 day programme.Foreign currency shortages h...Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Calls for public institutions to invest in biogas digesters
PUBLIC institutions have been urged to invest in biogas digesters to complement other sources of energy and reduce their dependency on electricity, which is in short supply.Deputy Minister of ...Published: 14 Oct 2017 at 08:17hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Buhera MPs praise rural electrification
PARLIAMENTARIANS from Buhera - which is an entirely communal district - have lauded Government for intensifying rural electrification, saying the programme was ameliorating economic and social emancip...Published: 19 Aug 2017 at 09:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Robbers leave residents in the dark after vandalising system in Marlborough
Harare west legislator Jessie Fungayi Majome has said transformer oil thieves have not only vandalised transformers in the suburb, but have also robbed residents of their prepaid electricity."...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 07:34hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mphoko tables Peace Bill
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who is also responsible for national healing, yesterday tabled the new National Peace and Reconciliation Bill in the National Assembly after it was withdrawn fro...Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Thermal Power Station rehab begins next year
THE upgrading of the Bulawayo Thermal Power Station is set to commence next year with about $30 million to be injected towards the project by the India Export Import Bank.Towards the end o...Published: 12 Dec 2016 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
About 3 700 rural public institutions remain un-electrified
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgar Nyasha Mbwembwe have said 3 700 rural public institutions remain un electrified to date."About 3700 rural public institutions remain un-electrified to ...Published: 14 Feb 2016 at 06:11hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Farmers urged to make payment plans for electricity
THE MINISTER OF ENERGY AND POWER DEVELOPMENT Samuel Undenge has challenged the local farmers to pay for electricity debts they owe the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and distribution Company (ZETDC...Published: 01 Nov 2015 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
EcoCash joins isiNdebele language violators league
Christian Changemakers has written to EcoCash expressing disappointment and dismay at the wrong Ndebele spellings in some of their merchant boards that are usually placed in shops.A Christian ...Published: 17 Dec 2014 at 10:31hrs | | by Christian Changemakers Chairperson
Zimpapers and two government departments join isiNdebele language violators
Today (17.12.2014) ZIMPAPERS, Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal ad Courier Services and the Rural Electrification Fund joined the crusade of government and private enterprises t...Published: 17 Dec 2014 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Concerned Christian Changemakers Chairperson
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 | | by Staff Reporter
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