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Gwayi-Shangani Dam targeted completion moved to 2027

The construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam has reached 72,1 percent completion, marking a major milestone for the multi-purpose project that is expected to transform Matabeleland North and surrounding regions. The dam is projected to be co…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Lake Gwayi-Shangani to power Binga irrigations

Government has commenced work on two new irrigation schemes in Binga District near Lake Gwayi-Shangani, with master plans and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments underway for 200 hectares of land.The projects follow a 2022 Cabinet …

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's manufacturing growth target missed

The Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy (ZNIDP) 1, aimed at growing the manufacturing sector by at least 2% annually, has failed to meet its target due to ongoing macroeconomic instability, according to a draft framework for it…

Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter

Lake Gwayi-Shangani project to begin round-the-clock operations

Construction at the Lake Gwayi-Shangani multi-purpose dam has entered an intensive new phase, with contractors set to begin round-the-clock operations as government funding ensures uninterrupted progress.The Zimbabwe National Water Authori…

Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:51hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter

Gwayi-Shangani dam stalls due to funding delays

The delayed construction of the critical 10MW mini-hydropower plant at the Gwayi-Shangani Dam is threatening to derail Zimbabwe's long-term plans to supply water to Bulawayo through a 251km pipeline, amid slow government funding and wideni…

Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 18:12hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter

Gwayi-Shangani Dam project to miss deadline again

The long-anticipated Gwayi-Shangani Dam project, a cornerstone of the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project aimed at resolving Bulawayo's chronic water shortages, requires an additional US$84 million to reach completion, but the original Dece…

Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gwayi-Shangani project 72% amid concerns over slow progress

The long-awaited Gwayi-Shangani Dam, a cornerstone project of the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project, is now 72% complete, showing only a modest 2% progress since October 2024. The slow pace has drawn criticism from observers concerned abo…

Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:40hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe businessman successfully challenges conviction, sentence

In a significant ruling, the High Court of Zimbabwe has quashed the conviction and five-year jail term previously imposed on Marondera businessman Francesco Marconati, stating that the lower court had erred in convicting him. Marconati had…

Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Lake Gwayi-Shangani completion date unknown, might take decades

THE completion of Lake Gwayi-Shangani which might take ages will see Matabeleland South also benefiting from the project through increased land under irrigation as dams which are currently supplying Bulawayo with water will be channelled t…

Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Completion of Lake Gwayi-Shangani to benefit Matebeleland South

THE completion of Lake Gwayi-Shangani will see Matebeleland South also benefiting from the project through increased land under irrigation as dams which are currently supplying Bulawayo with water will be channelled to the agriculture sect…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gwayi-Shangani, Kunzvi dam works expedited

The construction of major dams such as the Kunzvi and Gwayi-Shangani to augment supplies to Harare and Bulawayo is being expedited.Most suburbs in the cities have been facing water challenges for several years resulting in diarrhoeal disea…

Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

High-level indaba for Gwayi-Shangani

A HIGH-LEVEL inter-ministerial indaba will be held in Hwange this Friday to assess progress and evaluate the impact of the construction of the giant Lake Gwayi-Shangani, which is set for completion next month.The huge water body is close t…

Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Race for December deadline at Gwayi-Shangani Dam

WORK on the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam in Hwange district, Matabeleland North has gathered pace with the contractors optimistic that they will meet the December 2021 deadline. The dam, with a holding capacity of 650 million cub…

Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Govt floats Gwayi-Shangani tender

THE Government has floated a tender for the construction of the 260km Gwayi-Shangani Dam-Bulawayo pipeline, which marks the implementation of the Second Phase of the National Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project (NMZWP). The Gwayi-Shangani D…

Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

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