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Zimbabwe power crisis to worsen
MAJOR blackouts are imminent after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) ordered power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), to suspend power generation at Kariba South Power Station....Published: 20 hrs ago | 1363 | by Staff reporter
Zesa ordered to shut Kariba South till January
ZESA has been ordered to shut down Kariba South Power Station until January having exceeded its water ration with the little left in Lake Kariba above the power station intakes now reserved for Zambia...Published: 20 hrs ago | 275 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power generation hit by technical faults
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) yesterday said electricity generation was depressed due to technical faults at Hwange and Kariba power stations.The count...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Belarus spreads Zimbabwe footprint
BELARUS has increased its footprint in Zimbabwe after cabinet this week announced that it was concluding a framework to award the Eastern European country a tender to construct a 100-megawatt photovol...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:42hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Zesa fault knocks suburbs off grid
SEVERAL western suburbs in Bulawayo have gone for four days without power supplies, which is suspected to be a result of a technical fault at sub-stations.Affected suburbs include Njube, Pumul...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Electrical fault at NUST graduation ceremony
An electrical fault briefly interrupted proceedings during a graduation ceremony at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo on Friday.According to sources, this ti...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti blames government for power blackouts
CITIZENS Coalition for Change vice president Tendai Biti has said rolling power blackouts have a negative impact on the pillars of the economy and Government should consider investing in renewable ene...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:32hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives ambassadors new orders
ZIMBABWE's engagement and re-engagement drive has assumed new levels after President Mnangagwa yesterday met Zimbabwean Ambassadors accredited to foreign missions in a closed-door meeting at State Hou...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:29hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Water levels drop at Kariba dam
The Zambezi River Authority says reduced water levels in Lake Kariba were under control as it seeks to optimise power generation and progress at the Kariba Dam rehabilitation project.While lev...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwean who dressed Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana
ALMOST half of Bulawayo has been plunged into darkness, with residential areas the most affected, after heavy rains that were accompanied by thunder and lightning damaged three substations.The...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exporters object to latest forex electricity tariff
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has requested an urgent electricity tariff meeting between exporters, energy bodies and the Government to clarify several operational issues emanating fr...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:23hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: South Africa's Gwanda electricity supplier Matshela Koko arrested
South Africa National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Investigating Directorate has reportedly arrested former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko, his wife Mosima and his stepdaughter Koketso Choma on charges of cor...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 09:38hrs | 2903 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZETDC begins work on power line for largest steel plant
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has embarked on a topographic survey to determine the route along which the 100km transmission line from Sherwood sub-station in ...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:52hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
ZESA says NO to Chiwenga's 2023 budget address
VICE President and health minister Constantino Chiwenga's 2023 budget presentation was Monday afternoon interrupted by a ZESA power in a poignant moment for the country's top leadership.Ordina...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 19:40hrs | 1300 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF loses plot on parastatals
Zanu-PF never ceases to amaze to a point that many of us end up wondering whether it really understands what it means or entails to be a ruling party. At every turn it increasingly makes it super diff...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | 1062 | by Staff reporter
Kagame expected in Harare
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is expected to visit Harare as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.This comes about two ...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:15hrs | 1130 | by Staff reporter
US$44m war chest to drive Zimbabwe's oil/gas search
Oil and gas explorer Invictus Energy, says the discovery of commercially viable quantities of petroleum deposits at its Mukuyu-1 or Baobab prospects in the north of Zimbabwe would transform the countr...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Incompetent corrupt local authorities will cost CCC vital votes!
As we, in the small town of Redcliff, near one full year without any running water in our taps, more and more urban dwellers - who had already lost hope, and disgruntled with the national government's...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 12:28hrs | 461 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zesa to bill in local, US dollars
WITH official and black market foreign currency exchange rates moving towards convergence, the Government is considering allowing customers to settle their electricity bills using either local currenc...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:07hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Zesa warns over veld fires
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has warned of recurring veld fires in the country which it says have been damaging electricity infrastructure.In a statem...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:40hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe electricity demand to peak at 7 000MW
DEMAND for electricity is projected to peak at 7 000 megawatts by 2035 largely driven by mega investment projects in the mining sector.Amid indications that Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets US$310m for Hwange power upgrades
Zimbabwe has secured US$310 million from the Export-Import Bank of India to rehabilitate six units at the Hwange Power Station in a bid to restore its capacity to 920 megawatts, Energy and Power Devel...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:55hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
NUST student has solutions to power challenges
HE started with developing a unique dry biomass-powered prototype machine in 2020, which has the capacity to pump up to 60 000 litres of water per hour, a model that could be scaled up for use on larg...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
350 000 households seek Zesa grid connection
MORE than 350 000 households who have applied for electricity connection are still waiting to be connected to the grid, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has said....Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Big energy users to import 500MW
Zesa is set to import more power to meet demand from the country's biggest energy consumers — the Intensive Energy Users Group (IEUG) — who require more than 500 megawatts (MW) to run their operat...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:50hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Deputy Health Minister duped
FORMER Alouvine Investments Private Limited company director, Rudo Sarudzayi Mapfumo, allegedly defrauded deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Dr John Mangwiro of money after she resold a property...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | 988 | by Staff reporter
200 000 graves cemetery for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is set to have a 200 000-capacity cemetery which is expected to address the burial space shortage which has been haunting the city in recent years.The project is being implemented as ...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:00hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Hwange 'explosion' blackouts Zimbabwe
THE major power blackout that hit Zimbabwe on Tuesday and Wednesday was reportedly a result of a massive explosion at Hwange Power Station's power generation Unit 4 on Tuesday, NewsDay Weekender has b...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
4 000 prisoners granted amnesty
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has granted amnesty to at least 4 000 prisoners to ease congestion in prisons across the country.Addressing a post-Cabinet briefing yesterday, Inf...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:12hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's Kariba, Hwange power plants obsolete'
GOVERNMENT says obsolete equipment at power stations has caused the country's crippling power outages.This follows an announcement last Saturday by Zesa Holdings that there will be increased l...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:11hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power supplies to normalise from today
POWER supplies are set to normalise from today after almost a week of exceptionally high-level load shedding caused by the breakdown of four generation units at Hwange Thermal Power Station and a far ...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cabinet approves General Amnesty to decongest prisons
CABINET yesterday considered and approved the General Amnesty 2022 proposed by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.Dates for the release of inmates on amnesty will be prov...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Energy Minister absconds Parliament for 2 months amid deepening power crisis
PARLIAMENTARIANS have demanded that Energy Minister Soda Zhemu avails himself to the National Assembly to respond to questions regarding continuous power outages that have been going on for months wit...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 1559 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 trial run starts
ENGINEERS have started synchronising various sub-systems at the Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7 plant which is 97 percent complete and ready for commissioning in November, paving way for its conne...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Butchers and ordinary Zimbabweans count costs from 16-hour ZESA daily power cuts
The transmission and distribution arm of power utility ZESA this week announced new power cuts, blaming generation problems and curtailed imports.Ordinary Zimbabweans and small and medium ente...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
RioZim faces corporate rescue
A TRADE union has given the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed resources outfit RioZim a seven-day ultimatum to recapitalise and settle outstanding salaries or face administration.In a letter addr...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Zesa doubles power charges
NATIONAL power utility, Zesa Holdings almost doubled power tariffs on Monday as it battles to offset a drop in imports from South Africa and internal problems at its power plants.Tariffs for o...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 2018 | by Staff reporter
Entire Zimbabwe goes dark
ZESA says entire country went dark at 10.26AM today after "an abrupt system disturbance on the Alaska-Warren high voltage transmission powerlines linking Kariba and Harare." While this now res...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 20:41hrs | 4183 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda to retain Central Committee post?
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda's political career faces a tough litmus test as he seeks to retain his ZANU PF Central Committee spot after facing strong challenges from seasoned party cadres and ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 17:01hrs | 572 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Power cuts choke mines, industry'
THE mining sector has decried the rolling power cuts in Zimbabwe and neighbouring South Africa, saying they will severely affect the mining and manufacturing sectors.In a statement yesterday, ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
ZESA says more power cuts nationwide; blames technical and imports challenges
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company warned of possible outages on its Twitter account on Sunday, saying there will be increased "load curtailment" from Sept. 24.ZETD...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2302 | by Staff reporter
BCC demands US$60 million for power station
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has insisted that they will only part with the title deeds of the Bulawayo Power Station if the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) concedes to pay US$60 million in royalties....Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:43hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
SA blackouts bleed Zimbabwe industry
ZIMBABWEAN industries, already battered by a long running economic crisis, have been thrown off balance by rolling blackouts in South Africa, which escalated this week, briefly grounding trade....Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:24hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Mvuma steel plant 40% complete
A CHINESE stainless-steel firm constructing a US$1,5 billion plant near Mvuma says 40% of the project has been completed.An official said Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) would begin prod...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Rolling power blackouts hit Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced a nationwide load shedding regime, which began Monday and will last up until Friday.ZETDC, a subsidiary of ...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 21:29hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Severe power outages loom, warns Zesa
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, says Zimbabwe may endure rolling power cuts due to depressed generation capacity.The coun...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
ZESA blames fresh power cuts on 'increased economic activity'
Power utility ZESA has warned of rolling power cuts until September 16, the company claims because the economy is BOOMING!In a statement on Tuesday, ZESA's power generating arm ZETDC said the ...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 18:20hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Zesa explains increased load shedding
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says the current increased load shedding is due to depressed generation capacity at its power stations.According to gener...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 17:44hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard takes measures to help neighbourhoods stay safe
With the increase in burglaries and robberies throughout the country, particularly in Harare, Safeguard Security has embarked on a number of community-based services to help keep neighbourhoods safe. ...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 12:11hrs | 351 | by Agencies
ZESA v Chivayo case, a close analysis
(article source NewZimbabwe newspaper:13/09/2022).In my view, I think Mr Chivayo is the one who is on the wrong side in this case. Therefore that case ...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 17:06hrs | 729 | by Njabulo
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