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ZETDC official in court over forged tender documents

A senior official at the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has appeared in court alongside his son on allegations of forging company documents to secure a lucrative tender to supply pre-paid meters to the p…

Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 10:17hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter

ZETDC announces unplanned power outage

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has reported an unplanned power outage affecting large parts of the eastern region and sections of Harare, citing a technical fault.In a statement issued on Monday even…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter

ZETDC presses on with prepaid street lighting

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has vowed to press ahead with its installation of smart prepaid meters for public lighting, despite complaints from local authorities, particularly the Municipality of …

Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:10hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe rolls out nationwide power network rehabilitation

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has launched an ambitious nationwide power network rehabilitation programme in a bid to tackle persistent electricity outages affecting communities across the country.T…

Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 18:26hrs | 3547 | by Staff reporter

ZETDC switches off Bulawayo traffic lights

Bulawayo motorists have recently been navigating more dangerous roads after several critical traffic lights in the city were switched off by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC). This action forms part of …

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:16hrs | 1141 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe power utility warns over 'bush' electricians

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has issued a stern warning to the public about the dangers of hiring unqualified electricians to carry out electrical work, following a rise in electrical accidents and…

Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 09:06hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter

Why should citizens pay for ZESA's failure to provide reliable power

If you give us electricity we will not need generators. In a world where governments are often scrutinised for their decisions and policies, the Zimbabwean Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has raised eyebrows with …

Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 11:29hrs | 425 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Paid an arm and leg for Hwange Unit 7 & 8 and yet they not generating - Chinese demanding head in a silver platter!

ZESA's explanation of reduced generation from Hwange Thermal Power Station especially due to repeated Units 7 and 8 did not make any sense at all. The two units costing US$ 1.4 billion were commission last year, for Pete's sake. How can th…

Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 21:17hrs | 2651 | by Wilbert Mukori

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 out to restore power.Affected Areas Nature of F…

Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:22hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

UPDATE: ZETDC and prepaid meters, a project started back in 2012.

The Zimbabwe Electric Transmission and Distribution Company, a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings seems to be struggling to complete a project started back in 2012 that is of installing prepaid meters over post-paid meters.The project was first i…

Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 08:17hrs | 8 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo

Gweru local authority should get their house in order

It is now a normal thing to go for days without water in Gweru yet they expect the residents to religiously pay their water bills, service charges etc.People will pay but in anger for being short changed They come with all excuses for…

Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 10:35hrs | | by AT Kadada

ZETDC to switch off Bulawayo, Mat North and South for 7 hours

RESIDENTS in some parts of Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South provinces will this Friday go seven hours without electricity as the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) will be carrying out maintenance work…

Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo water crisis forces pupils to cut short lessons

BULAWAYO's water crisis has worsened forcing some schools to dismiss learners early as part of contingency measures in light of a looming health disaster. There are also reports that public schools in the metropolitan province owe council …

Published: 19 Nov 2021 at 06:23hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter

City Council struggles to pump water to Bulawayo residents

BULAWAYO residents are set to endure a three-day weekly water shedding exercise as the local authority struggles to pump water to the city due to alleged power outages. On the other hand, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution …

Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 07:35hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter

Kariba taps run dry whilst the ZETDC Network Development Engineer runs Whatsapp groups

Kariba residents continue with dry taps when the lake continues to rise with sufficient and all the water that is required to supply even the nation. Municipality of Kariba recently bought new pumps for the betterment of water supply but i…

Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 10:34hrs | 1 | by MuHwisiry ChaiyeChaiye

ZESA increases load shedding hours

ZESA has announced that there is a technical fault at Hwange Power Station which has caused the station to be depressed. In a statement on Tuesday ZESA said, "Due to a technical fault at Hwange Power Station, local generation is now depres…

Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 21:20hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

ZESA load shedding moves to Stage 2

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company has announced that electricity load shedding has moved to Stage 2.In a statement announcing the development ZETDC said, "Power Alert Electricity supply situation today is parti…

Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 13:26hrs | 10012 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Rooting out corruption one arrest at a time

There is an old philosophical question that asks when exactly a certain amount of grains of sand turn into a heap. Where is the border â€“ two grains, 100 grains, 1000 grains? We can witness something similar now here in Zimbabwe. The ques…

Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 09:16hrs | | by Knowledge Moyo

Youths delighted at ZESA National Training Centre

Youths who attended the ZESA National Training Centre open day have described the event as an eye opener to those who would want to pursue training in electrical engineeringZESA National Training Centre this Friday opened its gates, worksh…

Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 14:55hrs | 43 | by Staff Reporter

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