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Mnangagwa's anti-corruption campaign insincere
THE failure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to tackle high-level corruption-which has contributed immensely to economic decay-has raised serious questions about his sincerity to fight the...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
2 failed marriages, a broken past define Mukanya
Two broken marriages, transition from village life to the ghetto, a miscalculated sojourn into the diaspora, failed investments, a broken youth life, all carved the character of this man. This...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:46hrs | 11 | by STaff reporter
Skeletons tumble as MPs begin investigation
FORMER Mines deputy minister Freddie Moyo has become the latest politician to be linked to the demise of Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL), a development that left the lives of thousands of famil...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chitando, shareholders clash in Hwange Colliery scandal
MINES minister Winston Chitando unilaterally recommended Hwange Colliery Company Limited's placement under administration without the blessing of other shareholders. The move is widely seen by some of...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 06:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sucked into missing $6,4m mess
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and Mines minister Winston Chitando were yesterday dragged into a case in which $6,4 million pumped into Hwange Colliery Company for exploration, allegedly disappeared, wh...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wankie Colliery suspends top executives
THE Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) board has suspended acting managing director, Mr Shepard Manamike and executive, finance and administration head Mr Tawanda Marapira citing unethical conduct...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Hwange boss denies resignation claims
A SHOWDOWN is looming between suspended Hwange Colliery Company Ltd managing director Thomas Makore and the board after he denied claims he had resigned.It has emerged Eng Makore only agreed t...Published: 29 May 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hwange managing director resigns
The troubled Hwange Colliery Company Limited managing director Stenjwa Thomas Makore has resigned following a spate of accusation of corruption allegedly involving him.According to statement b...Published: 28 May 2018 at 12:33hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
$65k bribe rocks Hwange
Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) managing director Thomas Makore's suspension was triggered by an extortion scandal involving a ZBC journalist and one of the struggling miner's senior executives...Published: 20 May 2018 at 10:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sacking of Hwange colliery boss could open can of worms
The mid-week suspension of Hwange Colliery Company's managing director, Mr Thomas Makore, is likely to open a can of worms at the coal-producing company, which has been struggling to pay its workers f...Published: 20 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Police summon suspended Makore over 'missing laptop'
SUSPENDED Hwange Colliery Company boss, Thomas Makore, together with his information technology manager, Fidelis Chamunorwa, were yesterday summoned by the police for questioning in connection with a ...Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspended colliery boss to face disciplinary hearing
SUSPENDED Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) managing director, Engineer Thomas Makore, will face a disciplinary hearing over allegations of unethical conduct and insubordination, the board has sa...Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Colliery back to life, production exceeds 100%
HWANGE Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) saw production rising by more than 100 percent to 232 000 tonnes in the first quarter of the year, driven mainly by the reliability of equipment and improvement ...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:00hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa intervenes in salary dispute
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has intervened in a labour dispute between Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) and its employees which had seen the workers' spouses protesting since Monday.Wiv...Published: 03 Feb 2018 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hwange miners' wives protest over unpaid salaries
HUNDREDS of spouses of Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) employees have been staging a sit-in at the coal mining company premises since Monday demanding payment of their husbands' outstanding sal...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 05:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Colliery Company production volumes rise
Hwange Colliery Company (HCC) has said production volumes, which have risen to around 300 000 tonnes in the mid-year, will top 400 000 tonnes by year end when production at the three main underground ...Published: 21 Oct 2017 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Hwange Colliery Company pushes for more coal uptake
Hwange Colliery Company is pushing for more uptake of coal in the tobacco curing process in order to reduce deforestation. Farmers particularly in small scale production are still heavily reli...Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 19:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Nation Dube fired
STRUGGLING Hwange FC have fired head coach Nation Dube and his assistant Mebelo Njekwa following a string of poor results.The poor run has left the coal miners stuck deep in the relegation zon...Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 07:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Hwange signs 25-year coal supply deals
HWANGE Colliery Company Ltd has signed off-take agreements with two thermal power stations, which will see it supplying the firms with 400 000 tonnes of coal per month. The 25-year coal supply...Published: 20 Apr 2017 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government offers unpaid workers maize, rice
Thousands of Hwange Colliery Company Limited workers who have endured more than two years without pay have been appeased by being allocated 50kg bag of maize and 10kg of rice each. ...Published: 16 Dec 2016 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
200 coal miners trapped underground following heavy rains
ABOUT 200 miners were trapped underground while equipment worth thousands of dollars was damaged at Makomo Resources coal mine following heavy floods that hit Hwange district yesterday.Twe...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 05:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Colliery in drastic cost cutting measures
Workers at the struggling Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) will from this week report to work for two weeks per month.This is part of measures to cut costs.HCCL managing director...Published: 09 Oct 2016 at 08:22hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Zimplats comes out tops in mine rescue competition
PLATINUM giants Zimplats Mine (Processing) came out first in the Chamber of Mines 2016 Mine Rescue Fresh Air teams national competitions held at the Hwange Colliery Company's 3 Main Underground Mine o...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:00hrs | | by Tobias Mandoreba
Ghost town status stalks Hwange
The sun appears to be setting for Hwange Town, an urban settlement whose origins and growth are anchored on coal mining activities in Hwange District. Hwange Colliery Company Limited, for decades the ...Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 06:59hrs | 4 | by Kamangeni Phiri
Tough times for Hwange
On June 19 last year, Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, on behalf of the Government of Zimbabwe, commissioned equipment worth $32 million that was largely touted as signalling the renaissance of Hwan...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 12:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZPC board tours coal mines
ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) board members on Friday toured coal supplying companies in Hwange to assess the miners’ preparedness towards meeting supply as the country gears for increased power cons...Published: 25 Apr 2016 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Fairness Moyana
Hwange restructures, retrenches managers
FOUR managers at the struggling Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) are set to be retrenched as the coal mining firm has started restructuring as part of its survival programme.Sunday News ...Published: 24 Apr 2016 at 09:18hrs | | by Dumisani Sibanda
Hwange Colliery Company workers demand management overhaul
HWANGE Colliery Company Ltd employees are unhappy with their senior management and have since started lobbying for a complete overhaul, sources have said. Last week, the company held a mee...Published: 21 Apr 2016 at 04:42hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
ZPC board tours coal mines
ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) board members on Friday toured coal supplying companies in Hwange to assess the miners’ preparedness towards meeting supply as the country gears for increased power cons...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 09:57hrs | 1 | by Fairness Moyana
Hwange in US$7,5m pre-payment deal
MANAGEMENT at Hwange Colliery Company Limited is confident of tying up a US$7,5 million deal with one of its suppliers through which the latter will pre-pay for a year's supply of coal.The fac...Published: 28 Feb 2016 at 17:26hrs | | by Africa Moyo
Zimbabwe govt demands refund for Hwange equipment purchased from India
GOVERNMENT is incensed by the downtime resulting from the frequent breakdowns of the new equipment at Hwange Colliery Company Limited and is now actively seeking either financial compensation or the r...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 05:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pay dispute rocks Hwange colliery
TROUBLED coal miner, Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL), is again at loggerheads with its workers after it failed to pay them a full month's salary before the festive season.This follows a...Published: 01 Jan 2016 at 11:33hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Hwange Colliery 'second hand' equipment saga takes new twist
Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) management has denied reports that it splashed a staggering $31 million on second hand equipment.The bulk of the equipment was commissioned mid-June by ...Published: 08 Jul 2015 at 09:41hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Mphoko sold dummy over Hwange equipment
Vice President Phekezela Mphoko may have been sold a dummy by Hwange Colliery Company Limited when he was made to commission the $32 million mining equipment some of which has reportedly turned out to...Published: 07 Jul 2015 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
HCCL splashes $31m on second -hand equipment
Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) is in yet another embarrassing scandal amid reports that newly commissioned $31,2 million in equipment for open cast mining is second hand.The bulk of th...Published: 06 Jul 2015 at 22:24hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Hwange Colliery of Zimbabwe to export 50 000 metric tonnes of coal to SA
Hwange Colliery of Zimbabwe plans to export 50 000 metric tons of coal to South Africa this year and it's gauging interest from buyers in Europe and Asia, the head of the company said."We are ...Published: 22 Jun 2015 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Hwange Colliery to produce electricity
Hwange Colliery Company is set to start producing electricity as it seeks to expand its portfolio buoyed by anticipated increase in production.Current HCCL only mines and supplies coal to Zim...Published: 21 Jun 2015 at 10:34hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Hwange to sell coal to global miner Glencore
Zimbabwe coal producer Hwange Colliery said on Monday it was negotiating to supply coal and coke to global miner Glencore and a deal could be reached at the end of this month, its managing director sa...Published: 23 Feb 2015 at 11:50hrs | 1 | by Reuters
Hwange Colliery to ask shareholders for more money
Hwange Colliery Company plans to ask shareholders for more money as Zimbabwe's second-biggest coal producer seeks to restructure $70m in debt and struggles to pay employees because of a drop in prices...Published: 12 Nov 2014 at 16:52hrs | | by Godfrey Marawanyika I Bloomberg
'Hwange colliery coke oven battery cools off' - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 03 Jun 2014 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Concerned Citizen
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