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Officers in darkness as police fail to pay Zesa connection fees
AT least eight police officers including a police superintendent are living in the darkness because their employer has not paid electricity connection fees at their allocated pool houses within the mu...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:32hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter
Zesa struggling to clear debts
ZESA Holdings has revealed that it is barely managing to meet its foreign and local obligations owing to the country's tight economic situation.The utility is struggling to service a US$2 bill...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:34hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Zesa smart meter tender challenge dismissed
A LOCAL company, Denallare Technologies Pvt Ltd, unsuccessfully filed for an application for condonation at the Supreme Court, challenging the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Compan...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 17:35hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
His haircuts are turning heads
Toddlers, juveniles, teens, adults and octogenarians, they all flock to Alexio's Barbershop. Sometimes we even see stampedes during school recess as each learner hurries to be in front of the queue to...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:17hrs | 1012 | by Tondo Chinehasha
Power outage hits Zimbabwe
ZESA Holdings has said the national grid experienced a system disturbance this morning at 0938 hours, which resulted in the loss of generation at the Hwange Power Station.Many areas around the...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 12:47hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold deliveries to Fidelity continue to decline
According to the latest official data, there has been a significant decrease in GOLD deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refineries (FPR).Statistics from FPR indicate a 22% drop in gold delive...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:28hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe re-introduces brutal load-shedding timetable
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has re-introduced brutal load-shedding schedules after it was forced to cut its power generation at the key Kariba plant.This is expected to se...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 14:30hrs | 2777 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC gets away with US$200 fine for culpable homicide
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company(ZETDC) has received a lighter sentence, a US$200 fine, for causing the electrocution of a Buhera man on March 3, 2022.The N...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
The day Zimbabweans killed Zimbabwe!
I am not sure how many people remember what happened in this country on 4th March.This was exactly 44 years ago.On this day, the results of the 1980 pre-independence general election w...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 22:46hrs | 568 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
10 new IPPs to generate 271MW for Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has licenced 10 more independent power producers (IPPs) to start generating 271MW of electricity in the next 12 to 24 months under the Government project support agreement which now holds clo...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Lake Mutirikwi hydro power plant nears completion
THE US$14,6 million hydro power plant that has a rated output of five megawatts of electricity that will be added to the national grid is now 70 percent complete and is expected to be commissioned in ...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:45hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zesa decommissions three thermal stations
Zimbabwe's power utility, Zesa Holdings, has begun the process of decommissioning three small thermal power plants due to their deteriorating conditions and rising operational costs.According ...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:35hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
US$54 million Gwanda Lithium Mine employs 300
A TOTAL of 300 workers mainly locals have been employed at the newly-established Gwanda Lithium Mine Zimbabwe at Mandihongola area in Matebeleland South province, in yet another milestone investment u...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:16hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC in countrywide electricity disconnections
THE Zimbabwe Electricity and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has advised customers countrywide to pay outstanding bills or risk disconnection.In a statement, ZETDC said clients who get disconnect...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:51hrs | 1086 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Thermal Power Station decommissioning to hit jobs
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association ((BPRA) has warned of massive job losses in the country's second largest city as the power utility Zesa moves to decommission the Bulawayo thermal power ...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 17:20hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe electricity imports down 57%
ZIMBABWE has started reaping savings from reduced energy imports following improved domestic electricity generation mainly from the upgraded Hwange Thermal Power Station and the rising contribution by...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:22hrs | 1185 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC notifies of power outage
ZETDC has warned of a power outage that is affecting Chiredzi after a mainline fault.In a notice on its X page, ZETDC said there were a number of areas affected and engineers are working flat ...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:22hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
ZESA technicians arrested in stand-off with top prosecutor Reza
Two ZESA technicians were arrested and later released on Sunday after they were blocked from accessing a house in Harare's Kambuzuma suburb where faulty underground cables have left a shopping centre ...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:04hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents demanding their power station back
Some Bulawayo residents are demanding that the Bulawayo Thermal Power Station be handed back to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) instead of being decommissioned.This came out during an engageme...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:40hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
ZESA Holdings sued US$36,000 for breaching contract
ZESA Holdings is facing legal action from a security company, Manifest Security (Private) Limited, which is seeking US$36,660 in damages for an alleged breach of a services contract. The plaintiff's c...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
2 500 Cowdray Park houses connect to Zesa
FOR almost two decades, Mrs Juliet Sithole was not able to use a fridge while her children were somewhat divorced from watching cartoons on television and playing video games. They would use t...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:24hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not a game-changer but merely going in circles
So the ZANU PF regime is exceedingly delighted over the US$1.5 billion Manhize steel project in Mvuma!The Zimbabwe government can not tell ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:13hrs | 377 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chrome smelter to establish 300MW power plant
GWERU-BASED chrome smelting company, Jin Yi Enterprises is set to establish a 300MW solar and thermal duel power station to generate power for its operations and channel excess electricity to the nati...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:22hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Harare battles acute public toilets shortage
Harare faces further risks of cholera infection with the shortage of public toilets in the city centre as the majority are closed or inaccessible.The city has public toilets dotted around the ...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:12hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park and town zones most burst pipes
Bulawayo City Council identified Cowdray Park and Town zones as the areas with the most burst water pipes in November 2023.This is contained in the Water branch report attached in the latest F...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 16:24hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats imports power directly from Zambia
Zimplats, the country's largest platinum producer, now directly imports up to 70 megawatts from Zambia, ensuring stable operations and potentially boosting production.Last year, Zimplats signe...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 04:59hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to experience more power cuts
ZESA Holdings says consumers should expect more power outages in Harare, Bulawayo and some areas in Karoi and surrounding areas due to faults and maintanance work.Posting a notice on its socia...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:15hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power outages a reflection of subdued generation
Many of the recent power outages have arisen from faults since generation capacity is up and many private businesses have reduced their demand on the grid by installing solar panels, Energy and Power ...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:37hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillor, Zanu-PF MP clash over stolen transformer
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) ward 23 councillor Noumusa Moyo has accused Insiza North legislator Farai Taruvinga (Zanu-PF) of stifling development in the Matebeleland south area.Moyo ac...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:53hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Insukamini substation fault triggers nationwide power outage
A MAJOR technical fault at the Insukamini substation in Bulawayo triggered countrywide loss of power early yesterday resulting in a loss of production time by business, which lasted up to noon....Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:49hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Zesa explains national power blackout
ZIMBABWE Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) Holdings has said the national grid experienced a system surge this morning at 05:22, which was triggered by a busbar fault at the Insukamini 330kV substat...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 20:13hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
David Coltart sees better days in 2024
Bulawayo mayor David Coltart says finding solutions to the city's multifaceted problems will not happen overnight as he laid out his council's priorities for 2024.Coltart, a former Education m...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 13:00hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Electricity tokens prepayment system won't be available on 31 December
PREPAID electricity consumers will not be able to buy cash power on New Year's Eve, the Zimbabwe Electricity and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has said.In a statement the power utility said the...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 16:51hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Manhize production expected to start in February 2024
Production at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company plant in Manhize, Mvuma is expected to commence in February next year with the company targeting to produce three iron and steel products by October....Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 06:58hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally shoots grandson
There was no Christmas celebration at Nyawasha's residence in Mutoko after Dominic Nyawasha (52) accidentally shot his grandson.Nyawasha wanted to shoot crows but missed the target and shot hi...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:34hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Man accidentally shoots grandson to death on Christmas Eve
There was no Christmas party at Nyawasha's residents in Mutoko after Dominic Nyawasha (52) fatally shot his grandson in a bid to shoot crow birds....Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 08:57hrs | 1905 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe to install 100MW solar plant in Lake Kariba
THE Government will next year float solar panels in Lake Kariba to produce an initial 100 megawatts (MW) to boost the Kariba South Hydropower Station's electricity generation and promote green energy....Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:09hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe currency crisis holding back power deals
ENERGY and Power Development minister Edgar Moyo says investments into Zimbabwe's power sector have been affected by high currency induced risks.However, Moyo told businessdigest that currency...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:23hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo plunged into darkness
MPILO Central Hospital has gone for nearly a week without electricity owing to a fault at a substation that feeds the referral facility and surrounding suburbs.The public hospital has been rel...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:13hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Zesa switches off power to Gweru water treatment plant over debt
GWANDA Town has run dry after Zesa disconnected the town's water treatment plant over a debt of $423 million.The town has gone for two days without water after the power supply was disconnecte...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:01hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo residents tired of living in darkness
Residents of Masvingo, organized under the Communities in Action Platform (CAP), took to the streets on Monday to protest against the escalating load-shedding imposed by the power utility ZESA....Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:15hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
No water for all Bulawayo suburbs
THE City of Bulawayo has indefinitely suspended the water shedding programme, effective from today 18 December, due to a power fault on the Zesa mainlines at Ncema and Fernhill pump stations.T...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 06:14hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs press Mthuli Ncube to raise their salaries
Zanu-PF MPs pressed finance minister Mthuli Ncube to raise their salaries and commit to give them houses and Toyota Land Cruisers before passing his budget on Thursday.Comparing themselves to ...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 17:38hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Colliery pays off US$350m debt
ZIMBABWE'S oldest coal producer, Hwange Colliery has repaid over US$350 million to creditors in fast-paced deals executed by external administrators since slipping into reconstruction over a year ago,...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:52hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Power cuts costing Zimbabwe US$1,2 billion
THE World Bank has urged the government to address the country's energy deficit after estimating that power cuts are costing the economy at least US$1,27 billion annually.In its fourth Zimbabw...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 12:37hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
ZESA for something at Ngundu BC
Dear Editor Ngundu residents have seen it all in the hands of ZESA Rutenga. The residents have suffered enough and have now nowhere to run to. They came and cut off electric power cables that ...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 22:59hrs | 1233 | by Ngundu Resident
STUPID MOVE: Zimbabwe speeds up decommissioning of power stations
Plans to decommission small thermal power stations in Harare, Munyati and Bulawayo are being expedited, with efforts now aimed at driving more investment towards renewable energy sources in line with ...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:04hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Ostallos Siziva cleared defacing campaign posters of his rival
Zimbabwe's opposition CCC official Gift Ostallos Siziva has been cleared of charges of defacing campaign posters of his rival.The State has withdrawn charges against Citizens Coalition fo...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 19:29hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Power outage hits parts of Harare
PARTS of Southern CSC are without electricity as the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) is fixing a cable.In a statement, the power utility said the affected ar...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 16:01hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Zesa signs mega deals
Zesa Holdings has signed three major deals that will see the power utility promote renewable energy utilisation and restructure electricity markets in Zimbabwe.Zesa subsidiary Zimbabwe Electri...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:47hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
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