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Mnangagwa admits to being stumped by power crisis
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday admitted that rolling power cuts had stumped his government and called on the private sector to invest in the energy sector to boost supplies.Industry, b...Published: 23 hrs ago | 706 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi dragged to court
A FORMER ZESA employee has dragged Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to court after he was blocked from filing a US$550 000 lawsuit against the power utility.Ken Francis Manyellah intended to s...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 20:51hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City engage sports scientist
BULAWAYO City Football Club last week engaged sports scientist Bhekuzulu Khumalo to psyche up players before the resumption of football in the country at the end of the month.Domes...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 128 | 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 | 89 | 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 | 554 | 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 | 141 | 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 | 136 | 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 | 1335 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks more power from Mozambique, Zambia
Zimbabwe is negotiating with Mozambique and Zambia to import 280MW of electricity to ease the shortages that have seen load shedding, Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda told the National...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:53hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
ZESA sets up whistle-blower toll-free numbers
ZESA has introduced toll free numbers for members of the public to report incidents of vandalism and theft of its infrastructure. The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 20:42hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Zesa announces load shedding schedule
POWER utility, Zesa Holdings has started implementing load shedding that will see most suburbs across the country going for at least eight hours per day without electricity almost daily.In a s...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
ZESA bosses exonerate Jere in US$3, 5 million meter tender
Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company bosses who are state witnesses in the case in which Helcraw Electrical director Farai Jere implicated in a fraudulent US$3, 5 million smart m...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:46hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Shortage of cables, transformers haunts Zesa
ZESA Holdings is struggling to replace vandalised transformers and power cables in Bulawayo, resulting in residents going for months without electricity.Iminyela and O Square residential areas...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:26hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to develop load-shedding schedules
POWER utility Zesa Holdings is developing load-shedding schedules which will be availed to all customers through different media platforms.Responding to questions from Sunday News, Zesa acting...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:56hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Zesa lures back ex-staff
National power utility, Zesa Holdings, has started rehiring some of its former engineers as consultants to improve the country's power supply.Zesa executive chairman Sydney Gata yesterday conf...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1369 | by Staff reporter
Residents, councils forge alliance
The Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations and Residents Trusts (ZNOART), a residents' group representing all cities and towns in Zimbabwe, says it has made huge strides in getting ratepayers ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:26hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Zesa, Kariba reach agreement
Kariba Municipality has worked out an agreement with the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) which has seen electricity being restored to water intake and pump stations. As a result of the disc...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:23hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet okays Melfort Smart City
Cabinet has approved a proposal for the development of Melfort Smart City, which is expected to boost economic activity in the settlement lying about 35km to the east of Harare on the highway to Mutar...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1418 | by Staff reporter
Zesa disconnects Kariba over $39m debt
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, has notified the Kariba Municipality of its intention to disconnect power from the local authorit...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:55hrs | 776 | 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
EcoCash merchant transactions reviewed to Z$20 000
THE country's largest mobile money service provider, EcoCash, has been granted greenlight to facilitate once-off transaction limits of up to $20 000 for merchant and bill payments so as to enhance con...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 17:58hrs | 971 | 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 | 464 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash reviews transaction charges
EcoCash, Zimbabwe's largest mobile money platform, will adjust its transactional charges by an average 10 percent next month after obtaining the greenlight from regulatory authorities. The com...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 17:17hrs | 1335 | 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
ZESA under fire for 'selective' load shedding
RESIDENTS in Bulawayo have accused the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority's (ZESA) of bias in its load shedding schedule with some suburbs experiencing power cuts for hours while other areas have n...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 19:58hrs | 1580 | 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 | 1537 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe leaders incapable of successfully running even a 'kombi'!
I am sure we have all come across or traveled on, those ramshackle commuter minibuses (we call 'kombis') - whereby, seats are now all terribly worn out, their backs tilted backwards making it impossib...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:53hrs | 2022 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Thieves plunge Byo suburbs into darkness
BULAWAYO has been hit by a series of power outages with several suburbs going for weeks without electricity as organised copper theft syndicates continue to strike in the city. The Zimbabwe El...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Dam water recedes
WATER levels at Kariba Dam were at 482,05m as at August 9, which means that water in the lake has receded by 0,77m compared to the June water levels which were at 482,82m.In a statement yester...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:34hrs | 1234 | by Staff reporter
New fault at Hwange Power Station causes power cuts
ZESA says a new fault at Hwange Power Station has caused the loss of 440 MW to the national grid. Most parts of Zimbabwe have been without electricity for the greater part of today. ZE...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 19:06hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Man found hanging on pylon
AN unidentified man is suspected to have committed suicide by hanging himself on a pylon in Emganwini suburb yesterday morning. Residents told Chronicle that they only saw the body early in the mornin...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 18:36hrs | 1925 | by Staff reporter
Zesa releases Bulawayo loadshedding schedule
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is experiencing limited power supply which will result in load shedding in some parts of the country.In a statement, Zesa said there is limited...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 14:54hrs | 7999 | by Staff reporter
Electricity generation resumes at Hwange after fault, easing power cuts
Electricity generation has resumed at the coal-powered Hwange Power Station, slightly easing power cuts lasting up to five hours daily which have been experienced since Wednesday.Hwange has a ...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:37hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Brace for nationwide power cuts, warns Zesa
POWER utility Zesa Holdings has warned its customers across the country to brace for possible power cuts after the Hwange Power Station developed a technical fault on Tuesday.The fault has res...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1996 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be hit by serious load-shedding
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is experiencing limited power supply which will result in load shedding in some parts of the country.In a statement, Zesa said there is limited...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 20:54hrs | 5798 | by Staff reporter
Massive jump in wheat hectarage
Farmers have planted wheat on 66 435 hectares this winter, the third highest hectarage since independence and 50 percent more than last year, giving hope that Zimbabwe will hit self-sufficiency or get...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:25hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Polad car beneficiary lashes Chamisa
LEADER of a fringe political party, New Innovative Modernisation Front (NIMF), Tendai Peter Munyanduri has defended his decision to accept an Isuzu D-Max vehicle from the government, arguing it was hi...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:30hrs | 2715 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to compensate for power surge damages?
ELECTRICITY users who suffer losses due to power surges can now be compensated after the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), developed a mechanism to cover such mishaps...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa launches blitz on debtors
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) yesterday went on a nationwide water cut-ting exercise to press for the recovery of $2,4 billion owed by its customers. Zinwa spokesperson Marjori...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:51hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Resurgent power outages to gnaw at growth targets
THE power outages currently besetting the country are set to derail economic growth prospects at a time the economy is already reeling from Covid-19. Zesa has imposed rolling blackouts that ar...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:31hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Kariba plunge pool reshaping delayed
The completion of work to reshape the plunge pool at Kariba Dam has been delayed because of unforeseen geology affecting the foundations for the required coffer dam, according to the Zambezi River Aut...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:15hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Power blackouts hits Bulawayo city centre
BULAWAYO city centre and some suburbs have suffered power blackouts following a fault caused by a power surge on Tuesday afternoon.The fault has also affected some residential areas citywide....Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 19:47hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
LP Gas shortage hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is facing a shortage of Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas which has seen the commodity's price going up in the few centres where it is being sold. Sources said the shortage is partly due to d...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:37hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe firms fret over Mozambique crisis
ZIMBABWE'S industries have warned that a deadly insurgency roiling neighbouring Mozambique has emerged as the greatest threat to power and fuel imports that could further hurt Harare's fragile economy...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:57hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Washonaphi uMzac'omnyama?
Ngiyabingelela Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi, Mthwakaz omnyama, ondlela zimhlophe iinduku zibomvu. Lombhalo ngiwubhala nje kungumbuzo engiwubhekise kumaNtungwa akwaSokhumalo okungabantu bakoKhumalo is...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 10:29hrs | 651 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
6,000 residents live in the dark for 2 years
Over six thousand residents in Sakubva suburb of Mutare have been living in the dark after ZESA allegedly disconnected them due to a ZW$2 million legacy debt owed to the power utility by Mutare City C...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:47hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
Council agonises over water leaks
THE Bulawayo City Council has accused Zesa workers of damaging water pipes in the process of repairing underground electricity cables resulting in several leakages.Sikhululekile Moyo, chairper...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
State's key witness disowns police evidence
A star witness in the corruption trial of CAPS United boss and businessman Farai Jere stunned a court on Friday after disowning police evidence which saw two employees of the power utility ZESA being ...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 19:35hrs | 1674 | by Staff reporter
ZESA fined $280 000 over electrocution of girl
ZESA Holdings' electricity distribution arm has been fined $280 000 for failing to rectify an infrastructural condition that saw a 13-year-old girl being electrocuted at Movern Farm in Chegutu after s...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 08:59hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
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