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Lockdown is in national interest, uphold it
From a partial shutdown that was in force over the past few days, Government escalated its response to Covid-19 from midnight to a total national lockdown until April 19. On Friday, President Mnangagw...Published: 10 hrs ago | 78 | by Staff reporter
'Ministers caused Zesa rot'
A damning forensic audit report by PricewaterhouseCooper Advisory Services has revealed that the rot at Zesa Holdings was caused by interference from former Energy ministers which disrupted the smooth...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1336 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa office's corruption exposed
A DAMNING audit report has implicated the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) in a murky deal in which it arm-twisted Zesa Holdings into handpicking businessperson Kuda Tagwirei's company, Sakun...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2723 | by Staff reporter
Overlook Chivayo's criminal record, Undenge ordered ZPC
Former Energy minister Samuel Undenge reportedly ordered the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) management to overlook Intratrek boss Wicknell Chivayo's criminal record and award him the US$183 million Gwan...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 07:52hrs | 1511 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa approved Chivayo's Gwanda solar project
THE final forensic audit report on Zesa Holdings (2019) by PricewaterouseCoopers has revealed that former Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa approved the proposal to award Wicknell Chivayo's Intratrek...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 08:41hrs | 1424 | by Staff reporter
Zesa's US$500m plan to end load-shedding
Zesa has cobbled up a US$500 million plan to end rolling electricity cuts by building solar power plants across the country in partnership with private investors.Zimbabwe last year introduced ...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:40hrs | 1829 | by Staff reporter
Load-shedding to go by June, claims Zesa
LOAD-SHEDDING is expected to significantly ease within the next three months as the country is close to settling its debt with South Africa's Eskom - one of the country's major power suppliers - while...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:34hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Government awaits technical report on Gwanda solar project
THE Government is awaiting a technical report from Zesa Holdings to make a decision on the way forward with regards to the commencement of work at the proposed 100-megawatt Gwanda Solar Farm project i...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:30hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zesa cuts Eskom debt to US$4m
LOAD-SHEDDING is expected to significantly ease within the next three months as Zimbabwe is close to settling its debt with South Africa's Eskom - one of the country's major power suppliers - while pa...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:27hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Zesa audit opens can of worms
IN what demonstrates the depth of rot and corporate malfeasance at Zesa Holdings, one of the power utility's subsidiaries traded with a supplier for over 10 years without a valid contract after an ear...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 16:52hrs | 2110 | by Staff Reporter
Load shedding is temporary, claims Zimbabwean minister
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi has attributed the abrupt increase in load shedding experienced over the past few days to a fault at Hwange Power Station. Though the supply...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:48hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Zesa subsidiary donated US$16,000 to Zanu-PF
A FINAL forensic audit on Zesa Holdings by PricewaterhouseCoopers, which was tabled before Parliament on Tuesday by Energy deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa has revealed that one of Zesa's subsidiary comp...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1548 | by Staff reporter
Even witches who 'work' by night did not raise alarm
Nimble-footed they came by night like Nicodemus, even witches who 'work' by night did not raise alarm or were alarmed themselves. The rains as if conspiring with the 'strangers on a mission' w...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 07:07hrs | 671 | by Tondorindo
Zimbabwe urged to adopt a dual currency
AFRICAN Economic Development Strategies (AEDS) has urged government to adopt for a dual currency - where the Zimbabwean dollar and the US dollar are used as the main currency.Presenting the St...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 17:45hrs | 4806 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar chaos power producers
The ban on the use of foreign currency in local transactions and the rapid collapse of the re-introduced Zimbabwe dollar has left independent power producers (IPPs) facing viability problems and is st...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 11:09hrs | 1609 | by Staff reporter
'30-year jail for Zesa property vandalism'
THE government is pushing for a mandatory 30-year jail sentence for people found guilty of vandalising electricity infrastructure to curb the vice, Energy minister Fortune Chasi said yesterday....Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 06:02hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to load shedding by mid-year
ZESA has assured the nation that the prevailing load shedding will come to an end by mid-year as the country's power utility has embarked on ambitious programmes to address the situation. Due ...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 05:31hrs | 4170 | by Staff reporter
'Millers hoarding maize meal'
GRAIN millers are in the habit of hoarding government's subsidised maize meal to sell on the black market, a development that has led to serious shortages of the product, Parliament heard yesterday....Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:52hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa visit lights up Gutu-Mpandawana growth point
AN impending visit by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has transformed the small town of Gutu-Mpandawana overnight, with residents getting uninterrupted water and power supplies, while roads are being spr...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 14:04hrs | 2347 | by Staff reporter
Electricity supplies improve countrywide
THE country's electricity supply has improved in the past few weeks with consumers confirming the reduction in the power outages. While complaining about what they view as "steep" charges, fol...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:54hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Woman electrocuted after touching stove
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman from Tshabalala suburb in Bulawayo was electrocuted when she came into contact with a stove after bathing. Family members declined to comment on circumstances leading to th...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:05hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Energy minister Fortune Chasi
Dear Fortune ChasiI have known you as the man who reaches out. Your humour and personality projected through your social media posts is simply outstanding. Your public relations record must be...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:59hrs | 295 | by Jairos Saunyama
Magwegwe MP questions the rational of govt licencing copper trading
Magwegwe legislator Anele Ndebele (MDC) has questions the rationl of government giving licences for copper trading when the country has no such mineral.Ndebele made the remarks in parliament d...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 09:55hrs | 469 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo lawyer sues Zesa for US$50 000 over house fire
A BULAWAYO lawyer is suing Zesa for US$50 000 after his house was gutted by fire following an electric spark which emanated from contact between overhead live cables. Mr Job Sibanda, through h...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 07:16hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Vandals ransack Bulawayo electrical fittings
ZIMBABWE'S power company, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), has said a number of Bulawayo suburbs have been thrown into total darkness owing to vandalism of elect...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 07:58hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces 300% surge in electricity tariffs
THE continuous low water levels on Zimbabwe's biggest dam, Kariba, could see a 300% spike in electricity costs, as the country battles crippling power cuts of up to 17 hours daily, the United Nations ...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 1237 | by Staff reporter
'ZESA committing genocide in Matobo' says Linda Masarira
LEAD Zimbabwe President Linda Masarira has taken ZESA head on over what she called systematic genocide through the continued lack of electricity in Matobo District. Masarira said the company was b...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 14:06hrs | 1729 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZESA increases electricity prices by 19.02%
The Zimbabwe Power utility company ZETDC has announced that it will effectively form 1 March 2020 increases electricity tarrifs by 19.02%. The move comes a day after Finance and Economic Devel...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 10:31hrs | 1627 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe pays Eskom US$1m monthly
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi has said Zimbabwe is paying nearly US$1 million towards clearing its debt to South Africa's State power utility, Eskom, and expects improved power s...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 05:45hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Fallen Zesa poles halt business
BUSINESS has come to a standstill in Guruve South after a storm uprooted 10 Zesa poles in January, leading to power outages.Zesa is reportedly yet to attend to the live power lines that are ly...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 06:15hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Warning to South Africans - Zimbabwe also started with 2 to 4 hours of power cuts per day
South Africans are grappling with regular load-shedding which can last four hours at a time, but this could be the start of something much worse.This is the warning from Zimbabwe national Tafa...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 19:26hrs | 3614 | by Staff reporter
Ziscosteel CEO retires
ZISCOSTEEL chief executive officer, Mr Alois Gowo, has retired from the now defunct parastatal after serving the company for 35 years. Zisco acting board chair, Dr Gift Mugano, confirmed...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:34hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Man axed to death
Police in Bulawayo are investigating the gruesome murder of a 42-year-old man who was axed to death during an altercation with three men from his neighbourhood.The deceased who has been identi...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 20:09hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
The market has redollarised, says Biti
MDC vice-president Tendai Biti (TB), who during the inclusive government era, served as Finance minister speaks to NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga on the failing Zimbabwe dollar and other...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 10:45hrs | 1989 | by Staff reporter
Kariba water challenges worsen
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has further reduced the allocation of water for power generation at Kariba hydro-power station for 2020, which will result in suppressed electricity supplies from the...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:01hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Residents go for months without electricity
PUMULA residents have gone for many days without electricity after a local transformer was reportedly stolen.The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is reportedly reluctant or f...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:51hrs | 1040 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe Industry capacity utilisation to fall to 27%
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has projected that industry's capacity utilisation will fall to 27% this year if the government does not change its policy direction.According to...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:44hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Soldier arrested for stealing 16kg Zesa cables
A ZIMBABWE National Army officer has been arrested on charges of stealing three rolls of electricity overhead copper conductors weighing 16kg in Bulawayo's Luveve suburb.Impi Svina (30) and hi...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:20hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Player exodus at Bosso 90
A MASSIVE player exodus has hit Bosso 90 in the Zifa Southern Region Division One League, with up to 13 requesting clearance letters after being overlooked for first team promotion. The develo...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:45hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Footprints give away cable thieves
Footprints led to the discovery of a hidden pushcart used to carry 300kg of stolen copper cables valued at more than US$9 000 by two Mvurwi men. Lloyd Jimu and Isaac Inosi were sentenced to 10...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 05:28hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Council to garnish residents' salaries
THE Bulawayo City Council has adopted a new credit control and debt collection policy which among other provisions, will see the local authority collecting rates and rentals directly from residents' s...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:58hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Zesa CEO dies
ZESA Holdings acting chief executive officer Patrick Chivaura has died on Friday morning with details of his death still unknown.The announcement was made by the Energy and Power Development m...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 11:25hrs | 3335 | by Staff reporter
Harare dry taps vomit filth
IN the dead of night on Sunday in the shanty Lusaka area of Harare's Highfield suburb, a group of women carrying torches gather around a tap at one of the few centres which gets regular water supply....Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 06:00hrs | 1740 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter: Response to Mbonisi Gumbo's story concerning Zesa
Response to Mbonisi Gumbo's story concerning Zesa published yesterday 03 February 2020.Following the article published here yesterday about the ZESA Bul...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 12:44hrs | 1197 | by Zesa Bulawayo Thermal Power Station concerned employee
Mnangagwa urges government to be in touch with communities
INFORMATION, Publicity & Broadcasting Services Minister Senator Monica Mutsavangwa said Cabinet on Tuesday held is first Cabinet meeting for the year 2020 in the Cabinet room at Munhumutapa office...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 06:48hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Do totems have a bearing on people's traits?
The 'Chihera' women are well known for their poor anger management and sadomasochistic love for domestic violence. Spouses of 'Chihelele' women as they are popularly known virtually live in ha...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 16:20hrs | 1567 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Music is in the air, the birds are singing
Philosophers have been vindicated, indeed the early bird catches the fattest worm. In Mash. Central tobacco farmers who planted early are smiling all the way to 'the fields' where the tobacco ...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 16:20hrs | 342 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Can Zesa please restore power at Chinehasha in Mash. Central
A Zesa power pylon stands heavily tilted to the side in Mr Otsi's field near Chinehasha Primary School in Mash. Central. The heavy downpours loosened the soils causing the poles to come down, ...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 16:19hrs | 165 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Mteki receives death threats
Presidential aspirant in the 2018 harmonised elections, Bryn Mteki, has claimed that he received death threats from one of his employees after he lodged a police complaint over the way they were misha...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Family killed by fire to be buried today
BURIAL of three family members who died in a fire incident last Wednesday in Bulawayo's Morningside suburb will be held today at Athlone Cemetery.Family spokesperson Mr Thabani Moyo confirmed ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:16hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
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