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Bulawayo water woes far from over
BULAWAYO's water restoration strategy has suffered new setbacks in the form of power cuts and pipe bursts as the city's reticulation system readjusts to normal supplies of the precious liquid....Published: 16 hrs ago | 447 | by Staff reporter
Power outage hits Chirundu border post
RESIDENTS, businesspeople and regional transporters at Chirundu Border Post have gone for three weeks without electricity due to a faulty transformer.The transformer was hit by lightning three...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Cowardice is when you pounce on the weak and shout Courage!
For abusing his office Mohadi must be condemned for his deeds. I refuse to hear tribalists talking about Mohadi resigning from office because of the last week's scandals that were caught on media. Why...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 12:44hrs | 2511 | by Nomazulu Thata
Load shedding hits Gwanda
MOST suburbs in Gwanda and the central business district have since Monday last week been going for two to three hours per day without electricity, forcing residents to resort to alternative energy so...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Anti-corruption investigator probed
IT is a typical case of a hunter becoming the hunted.First, police commissioner Erasmus Makodza, hunter of note in charge of Matabeleland North province, found himself caged by a Zimbabwe Anti...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 19:13hrs | 1564 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC boss granted bail over tender
ZESA Holdings' distribution arm, ZETDC's managing director Lovemore Chinaka, was yesterday granted $30 000 bail on allegations of violating tender procedures involving US$1 405 920. He was also ordere...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:10hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains causing power blackouts: Minister
GOVERNMENT has said the power problems the country has been facing in the past months have been a result of heavy rains that are damaging electrical systems and cables, leading to power blackouts....Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Watching in horror as the giants fell, one after another - The demise of public entities in Zimbabwe
When preparing this article, I was faced with the task of reviewing numerous press articles, news items and placing them alongside my own vast observations on what happened to the once thriving public...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 19:41hrs | 2734 | by Liverson Mdongo wa Habe
Chiwenga in court over Ngomahuru
Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Constantine Chiwenga has been dragged to court over a water crisis at Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital in Masvingo that has forced 200 inmates to ta...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 11:31hrs | 2042 | by Staff reporter
Boy electrocuted at Nkululeko High
A 13-year-old boy from Nkululeko in Silobela was electrocuted after he leaned on a Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) power line pole.The deceased was herding c...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 15:03hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Zesa live cable kills child in Bulawayo
A ZESA live cable on Saturday electrocuted a child in the Kensington area of Bulawayo.A resident of Kensington yesterday told NewsDay that the power cable got broken recently and was reported ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1116 | by Staff reporter
Zesa fights to end blackouts
AMID fears of a return to prolonged and debilitating power cuts in the country, following the blaze that engulfed Hwange Power Station on Wednesday evening, authorities were hopeful yesterday that the...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:38hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Clifford Chimusoro the modern African Robin Hood?
Budiriro based Clifford Chimusoro is a "notorious" land baron who has allegedly managed to escape the noose of the law for the past seven years, this reporter has learnt.Neighbours who have be...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 08:56hrs | 937 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Hwange Power Station resumed electricity supply today
ZESA Holdings has assured customers that normal electricity supply from Hwange Power Station is expected to resume today as they are in the process of fixing Units 2 and 5 to restore power supply to t...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:30hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's power supply limited: ZESA
ZESA Holdings says the country's power supply is currently limited due to the fire that broke out at Hwange Power station last night .In a statement, the power utility advised that the develop...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:19hrs | 309 | by Staff Reporter
Hwange Power Station catches fire
A fire has broken out at the ZPC Hwange Power Station in what could be a major blow to the country's power situation.Efforts to get a comment from ZESA have been fruitless as the power utility...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 19:29hrs | 3541 | by Staff reporter
RBZ still optimistic about low inflation
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, Dr John Mangudya, remains confident authorities will be able to maintain a lid on prices to curtail potential relapse into runaway inflation, following worrying incr...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:29hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono caught pens downs
Media freedom has been abused around the world over the past decade. In some of the most influential democracies in the world, populist journalists have overseen concerted attempts to effect undemocra...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 17:06hrs | 6282 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Fraudsters illegally generate Zesa tokens
POWER utility Zesa could be losing revenue to fraudsters working in cahoots with its employees who are illegally generating electricity tokens and then sell them to the public.Some Zesa employ...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 06:31hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa replaces Mobutu Sese Seko as most corrupt African leader
"If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little."Shocking as it is, the above statement that apparently legitimises graft, is attributed t...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 19:10hrs | 3792 | by Israel Dube
Fresh corruption irregularities rock Zesa
POWER utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), has been rocked by a fresh scandal after it emerged that one of its subsidiaries, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Compan...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 16:21hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo western suburbs experience power supply interruption
RESIDENTS in some parts of western suburbs in Bulawayo are experiencing an interruption of power supply as the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution (ZETDC) is carrying out maintenance wo...Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 19:39hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Zesa employee collapses while operating crane
A ZIMBABWE Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) female employee on Wednesday collapsed while operating an overhead plant crane mounted on the fourth floor of the company's building along Batch Street i...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 06:56hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister says, 'this is war' as coronavirus runs amok
ACTING Information minister, Jenfan Muswere, yesterday likened Zimbabwe's raging and deadlier second wave coronavirus storm as a war — amid the country's soaring deaths and infections.Speaki...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 18:09hrs | 1914 | by Staff reporter
UBH - only Covid-19 centre for Matabeleland - runs out of oxygen
One of Zimbabwe's major hospitals designated to admit Covid-19 patients has run out of oxygen.The United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) says it currently has 22 patients admitted, and some of them r...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 19:47hrs | 1700 | by Staff reporter
Load shedding between 1600 - 1900 hours
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, (ZESA) said it would like to advise its valued customers countrywide that there is limited power supply in the national grid due to a technical fault at Hwan...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 18:10hrs | 3399 | by Staff reporter
Decade of darkness in Gwanda suburb
RESIDENTS of Spitzkop North suburb in Gwanda have no kind words for the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), saying the entity has neglected them by not electrifying their homes for over 10 y...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:28hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF skeletons tumble in Chitungwiza demolitions
LEAKED letters addressed to Chitungwiza Town Council bosses have exposed the government's involvement in the demolition of homes and other illegal structures in Harare and the dormitory town with the ...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:34hrs | 1664 | by Staff reporter
Faults overwhelm Zesa's capacity
Zesa is not load-shedding, but is having to stretch manpower and resources to cope with the growing number of faults seen in rainy seasons, mainly falling poles, trees falling on overhead cables, wate...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Over 11 000 houses face demolition
THE MDC-led Chitungwiza Municipality is set to demolish over 11 000 properties, including houses illegally built on wetlands, railway servitudes and sewer lines, a leaked internal memo shows. ...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Huge boost for Zimbabwe power generation
THE country's hydro-electricity generation capacity has received a huge boost as the water levels in Lake Kariba continue to rise due to sustained rainfall activity in the Zambezi catchment area....Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 15:37hrs | 1788 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt must offer free electricity to people
ZIMBABWE is in crisis, COVID-19 is with us. We are an informal economy and 90% of our workforce lives from hand to mouth.The government has injected close to $7 billion to fight this pandemic,...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:49hrs | 444 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
LP gas shortage hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is facing an acute shortage of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas resulting in its price shooting up by 80 percent since mid-December. For the past week Bulawayo residents who use LP gas ha...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
ZESA to curb vandalism of electricity infrastructure
Power utility, ZESA Holdings, says it is working on strategies to curb vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure after suffering a loss of more than US$2 million last year.ZESA Holding...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 21:34hrs | 876 | by Staff Reporter
Zesa introduces US$ payment system
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa (Pvt) Ltd has introduced a system that will see all post-paid customers settle their bills in foreign curre...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:27hrs | 1800 | by Staff reporter
My heart is in Zimbabwe!
As we pass from the year 2020, let us establish some homegrown truths about ourselves as Zimbabweans.While I will challenge our readers to this debate, on penalty of paying a fine of a goat if...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 935 | by Ken Mufuka
Mnangagwa's nephew in mine wrangle, kicked off gold claim
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's nephew Tarirai David Mnangagwa has been barred by the High Court from carrying out any mining activities at the disputed Jilikin Gold Mine located in Gweru.Mnang...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:09hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
President Mnangagwa 'Develop a Strategic Thinking Approach'
During Mugabe's era, you would easily recite cabinet Ministers without reading from any script, alas today, I can only remember maybe less than five Ministers unless you visit their offices. What is t...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 15:43hrs | 1250 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Christmas fever grips Bulawayo
HUNDREDS of people yesterday thronged supermarkets in Bulawayo to make last-minute shopping ahead of Christmas Day today. Shop attendants said they recorded much business with many outlets res...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:08hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Dam water levels improve
Water levels are rising early in Lake Kariba as runoff from nearby areas starts flowing in and the first signs are seen of greater inflows from the upper catchment, allowing zesa to increase significa...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 06:34hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
ZESA approves payment of bills in US$
ZIMBABWE'S cash-strapped utility Zesa Holding Ltd. allowing people to pay their bills in foreign currency as it struggles to fund the nation's power imports.Zesa said in an emailed statement o...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 20:25hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Zesa owed US$69m
ZESA is owed US$69 million by its various customers with local authorities being the largest debtors. Presenting a review and analysis of the Ministry of Energy and Power Development's 2...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:15hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Zesa gets new operational vehicles, transformers
Power utility ZESA Holdings has taken delivery of its first batch of fleet of operational vehicles acquired from local suppliers and transformers as part of efforts to improve service delivery. ...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 08:54hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe's electric vehicle vision may flop
A strategic plan twinning the development of electric vehicle (EVs) in Zimbabwe and commensurate investment into the power industry will be key to sustaining their presence on the country's roads, acc...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 17:07hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Zesa fights to keep lights on
ZESA announced yesterday that it had acquired new transformers and vehicles worth US$18 million, as the power utility battles to keep the lights on in the country.This comes as the country is ...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:56hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube crafts debt control plan
Government has formulated a framework for evaluating, monitoring and managing publicly guaranteed and on-lent loans as they contribute to significant debt accumulation in the event of default by the p...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:41hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Zesa cuts home use power costs
ZESA Holdings(Zesa) yesterday announced a surprise 60 percent power tariff cut on one of its bands for domestic electricity usage.Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Dis...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 20:48hrs | 1705 | by Staff reporter
Zesa apologises to residents
ZESA has apologised to residents of suburbs that have spent a week without power after it failed to meet a Saturday deadline to restore power following a major fault at Glenville Substation in Richmon...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:54hrs | 3466 | by Staff reporter
Electricity conducting tree torments residents
RESIDENTS of Magwegwe high density suburb in Bulawayo have made desperate pleas to the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) and city council to cut a tall tree which is interfering with a high...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 18:15hrs | 1452 | by Staff reporter
Zesa reduces tariffs, introduces new band
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has reduced its tariffs for domestic consumption following a public outcry by customers after the tariffs were increased by more ...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:48hrs | 4658 | by Staff reporter
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