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$5m for Manama Hospital repairs
THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has availed ZW$5 million needed to rehabilitate Manama Mission Hospital and the army has since been seconded to carry out construction works at the health institution t...Published: 8 hrs ago | 183 | by Staff reporter
Climate Change gurus on fire
Climate Change mitigation experts are shining at a two-day capacity building workshop in Harare where they have invited Media Practitioners in the northern region.The workshop is being facilit...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 08:06hrs | 792 | by Shelton Muchena
'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 | 690 | by Staff writer
Sydney Gata slams Guvamatanga for stalling solar power plants
ZIMBABWE Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) executive chairperson Sydney Gata has strongly castigated Finance Ministry secretary George Guvamatanga for refusing to guarantee Independent Power Produce...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 520 | by Staff writer
Miss Rural pageant in false start
THE annual Zanu-PF national conference has forced the Mr and Miss Rural pageant for Matabeleland South province to be postponed with organisers saying sponsors and partners were tied up preparing for ...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:08hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
US$40 000 damage at Manama Hospital
HEAVY rains that pounded Gwanda District recently left Manama Mission Hospital without electricity and damaged solar panels, water tanks and telecommunication cables resulting in the suspension of cri...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Chloride expands outlets as imports fall
ZIMBABWE'S biggest battery maker, Chloride Zimbabwe, says outlets of its Exide Express, have increased by 330% in the past five years, as demand increases on the domestic market in response to import ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:24hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Zesa promises to improve electricity supply
Electricity supplies are set to improve soon as Zesa completes a cocktail of interventions to end the major load shedding that has hit residential areas hard and has even affected industrial areas alt...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Govt signs for pilot energy audit
THE Energy and Power Development ministry has entered into a bilateral arrangement with Sustainable Climate Action Trust (SCAT) whose aim is to implement a pilot energy audit project.If succes...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:11hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in new electricity import deals
Zimbabwe is negotiating for new power supply deals with Zambia and Mozambique, which could see the country importing additional 280 megawatts from the two countries, Energy and Power Development Minis...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:09hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
What China's overseas coal exit could mean for Zimbabwe
IN response to What China's overseas coal exit plans could mean for Zimbabwe' XYZ says: Is being fair to acknowledge that the environmental accusations made towards China are somehow unfair.As...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 06:02hrs | 1474 | by MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora
Mnangagwa's State of the Nation address
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa delivered a State of the Nation Address and officially opened the Fourth Session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe yesterday. He tackled a wide r...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Police search corners wanted criminals
A decision by police to search two men in Bulawayo revealed that they had property stolen in Nyamandlovu and were on the wanted list for attempted murder in Pumula.The two, Michael Ndlovu (28)...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa breathes fire at prosecutors
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has accused the National Prosecuting Authority of failing to present solid corruption cases before the courts leading to Zimbabweans losing faith in the judici...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 10:07hrs | 2649 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chivhayo bribery trial commences
A WITNESS in the trial of Wicknell Chivhayo yesterday told the court that the US$10 000 payment made by the Intratrek Zimbabwe boss to Zimbabwe Power Company board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje was abo...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:24hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
BCC projects $24,7bn budget for 2022
BULAWAYO City Council has proposed a $24,7 billion budget for 2022, which will hike tariffs by over 216%.This was revealed by BCC financial director Kempton Ndimande yesterday while presenting...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:20hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Borehole drilling project to benefit chiefs
THE DISTRICT Development Fund (DDF) has embarked on a massive borehole drilling project aimed at providing traditional chiefs with safe drilling water across the nation.DDF has since sited, dr...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:12hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell Chivayo not guilty
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his company Intratrek Zimbabwe have been cleared of allegations of bribing former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) ex-board chairman Stanley Kazhanje US$10 000 to influenc...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 20:16hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Transfer of health workers starts
Cabinet received an update on the country's response to the Covid-19 outbreak, which was presented by the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs, Honourable OCZ Muchinguri-Kashiri, as chairperso...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:37hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
China's energy policy shift a wake-up call for Zimbabwe
REPORTS that China will stop building new coal power plants overseas is a bittersweet for Zimbabwe, as it has dealt a major blow to planned coal power projects funded by Beijing but has provided an op...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Karo plows ahead with mega platinum project
Karo Resources' integrated platinum project in Mhondoro-Ngezi is still proceeding despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus.The project involves mining platinum, chrome, coal and the estab...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:36hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
China stopping coal funding could power down Zimbabwe's energy plans
IF THERE is a country likely to be hurt the most by President Xi Jinping's decision for Beijing to stop building new power plants overseas, it is Zimbabwe.Among several African countries with ...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:18hrs | 967 | by Staff Reporter
Indonesia sets sights on NRZ
SOUTHEAST Asian nation, Indonesia, seeks to clinch deals in Zimbabwe's various economic sectors such as pharmaceuticals, rubber and the railways, an official has said.A representative of the I...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:49hrs | 1154 | by Staff reporter
Gweru City Council electricity bill doubles
Gweru City Council's electricity monthly bill doubled to $27 million and failure to service it could lead to water shortages, mayor Josiah Makombe has said.Makombe said council owed the power ...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:14hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Zesa eases load shedding
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says there has been an improvement in the generation of power at Hwange Power Station which has seen easing of the load shedding ...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:32hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
One of Hwange generators unit back on grid
One of Hwange Thermal Power Station's two largest boiler-turbine-generator units went back on the grid on Monday giving Zesa an extra 150MW and Zimbabweans can expect the ongoing load shedding to ease...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Imports to plug Zesa power shortfalls
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) said it has opened up negotiations with Zambia and Mozambique for the supply of 280MW to close the deficit in the supply of elect...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:17hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Power outages new blow to recovery
LOCAL businesses, still reeling from the devastating effects of Covid-19 lockdowns, have suffered yet another blow following a load shedding schedule by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distr...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
NetOne makes senior appointments
NetOne has made senior appointments with four executives joining the State-owned mobile phone company, sources have said. The company appointed Mr Stanley Muchemwa as chief information officer...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:08hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Consultant testifies in Chivayo case
AN engineering consultant yesterday told the court that he is the one who recommended former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje to provide consultancy services to business...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Blackouts intensify in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWEAN companies and domestic consumers are feeling the pinch of high costs of back-up power supply after the national power utility, Zesa, announced a 12-hour load-shedding schedule.Zesa ...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:00hrs | 1387 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to spruce up bus stop shelters
THE Bulawayo City Council is seeking to revamp, and put up new bus stop shelters in the city amid concerns about vandalism of similar structures installed by Zupco.Council's town planning depa...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:49hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's student accommodation complex takes in first batch
THE Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ)-owned Bulawayo Student Accommodation complex is expected to take in its first students this month with one of the wings now at 96 percent complet...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:45hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Gweru defaulters face water cuts
Gweru City Council will from Monday start the process of disconnecting water to defaulting ratepayers.In a statement yesterday, the local authority said it could only offer adequate services i...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:45hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Industries push for US$4.5bn power project
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government must prioritise the completion of Batoka Gorge power station, to meet higher electricity demand projected ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:05hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo schools seek bailout from Govt
BULAWAYO schools have asked Government to bail them out as they are failing to pay more than $23 million they owe the Bulawayo City Council in water billls and one of the affected schools' water suppl...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:46hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
IPP doubts Zimbabwe judiciary
AN independent power producer (IPP) that is battling to force Zesa Holdings to settle US$9 million for electricity transmitted into the national grid has cast doubts in the independence of the judicia...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miners in black granite frenzy
A CHINESE mining company, Heijin, is pushing to evict hundreds of villagers in Murehwa, Mashonaland East province, after it was given a special mining grant to extract black granite on densely populat...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:34hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Power firm demands payment in forex, drags Zesa to arbitration
ONE of Zimbabwe's biggest independent power projects (IPPs) has approached the Johannesburg-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to arbitrate over a payment dispute with the State-run Zimbabw...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:38hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
CMED acquires electric cars from China
Zimbabwe is starting to embrace electric cars with the Government, through the Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) buying six electric vehicles from a Chinese company. Some of the c...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:32hrs | 753 | by Staff reporter
Criminals descend on Bulawayo's affluent suburbs
BULAWAYO's affluent suburbs have been hit by a spate of housebreakings as organised criminal syndicates target businesspeople after cutting copper cables resulting in power blackouts. The gang...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1493 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe receives US$1bn IMF windfall today, Biti will cry
Zimbabwe is set to get an injection of around US$1 billion, its allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today, with part of the money earmarked for healt...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:30hrs | 2717 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual Zimbabwe pours US$12.4 million into solar projects in Zimbabwe
Old Mutual Zimbabwe has poured US$12.4 million (over R188 million) into solar projects around the country, which will generate a combined 25 MW upon completion.The Zimbabwe economy has been st...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 19:22hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Jail term for leaking whistle-blowers' identity
Staff of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) who leak names or identify whistle-blowers will face jail terms of up to six months, along with ordinary disciplinary action under legal amendme...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Parly urges govt to address challenges in schools
PARLIAMENT has implored government to, among other interventions, increase allowances for rural teachers to incentivise them to stay in marginalised communities as well as provide schools with ablutio...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:33hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now medical oxygen, industrial gas sufficient
ZIMBABWE is now medical oxygen and industrial gas sufficient following the official opening of its first Air Separation Unit (ASU) plant expected to transform the country's health and agricultural sec...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa to blame for Zimbabwe's energy crisis'
LEADER of opposition political party, New Innovative Mordernisation Front (NIMF), Peter Munyanduri has predicted shortages of electricity in the country will persist as long as the Energy Ministry is ...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1540 | by Staff reporter
More boreholes for rural communities
THE Government has set in motion plans to launch the Presidential Poultry and Horticulture programmes in rural communities around the country before the end of the year.In an interview, Lands,...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:50hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
SA businessman arrested in Zimbabwe over presidential solar plant project dispute
A South African businessman was arrested last week on his arrival in Zimbabwe, and now can't leave the country because of a contractual dispute involving $1m (R14.66m) and material for the constructio...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:17hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe planning a new tourism town in remote Kanyemba
GOVERNMENT is planning a new tourism and trade-based town in far-flung Kanyemba, right at the confluence of the Zambezi and Luangwa rivers that spill into Mozambique's Cabora Bassa, explaining Vice Pr...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 13:49hrs | 1015 | by Staff reporter
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