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Zimbabwe and Zambia suffer simultaneous blackouts

Zimbabwe and Zambia experienced nationwide blackouts on Sunday night, a disruption believed to be caused by a surge on power lines connecting the two countries to South African power utility Eskom.The outages occurred within minutes of eac…

Published: 25 Nov 2024 at 19:35hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter

Zambezi River Authority increases 2025 water allocation

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has announced an increase in water allocation for power generation in 2025 to 27 billion cubic meters (BCM), a significant rise from the 16 BCM allocated at the beginning of 2024. This allocation is shared…

Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 15:42hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa rapped over wife's 'unnecessary' airport lounge

The recently commissioned State Pavilion at Robert Mugabe Airport, funded by a US$153 million loan from China, has faced intense criticism. Despite the pavilion's lavish design, including a lounge specifically designated for First Lad…

Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:53hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter

Zesco warns of potential Kariba Power Station shutdown

ZESCO has warned of a critical power supply shortage as water levels approach the minimum operating threshold, with the Kariba North Bank Power Station at risk of shutdown by 14 September 2024. The company expects a power deficit of 1,086 …

Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:51hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Dynamos switches off Zambia's ZESCO

ZESCO United 0 - 0 Dynamos(Dynamos won 1-0 on aggregate)Lloyd Chigowe urged his team to play with pride and fight like true soldiers against ZESCO United at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. The Dynamos coach was rewarded with a gritty …

Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:17hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter

Hichilema to hike Zambian electricity prices by 156%?

Zambia's energy regulator is considering an application from the state-owned power utility to increase electricity tariffs by as much as 156% as an emergency measure to cover drought-induced losses.The price rise will help Zesco Ltd., as t…

Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 10:52hrs | 7947 | by Staff reporter

Dynamos take slender lead over Zesco

Dynamos 1-0 ZESCO UnitedDynamos take slender lead over the Zambians in the preliminary round of the CAF Confederations Cup courtesy of Tanaka Shandirwaâ€™s first half goal. Match played at Botswana National Stadium because Zimbabwe has no …

Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 20:57hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter

Overhaul the Ministry of Sport

Do we still have the Minister of Sports in Zimbabwe? Surely this is the right time to start making some serious inroads and decisions on how they should run the most beautiful game of football in the country.The current situation whereby o…

Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 15:37hrs | 1295 | by Leonard Koni

'Only 31% Kariba water usable for power generation'

THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) on Tuesday said 31% of Kariba water could be used for power generation."More recently, on July 18, 2023, the recorded lake level was 479,87m which translates to 20 billion cubic meters (BCM) or 30,87% of u…

Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zesa, Zesco stitch power deal

POWER utility Zesa Holdings is in discussions with its Zambian counterpart, Zesco for importation of 100 megawatts of electricity to supplement local production, NewsDay reportedAccording to Zesco board chairman Vickson Ncube, for Zesa to …

Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 09:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zesa, Zesco struggle hits ZRA project

THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is struggling to settle its US$144 million loan to finance the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project due to failure by Zesa Holdings and Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (Zesco) to pay for the water requi…

Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 12:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

'Zesa owed $15bn by customers'

State power utility ZESA Holdings is owed a staggering $15 billion by both individuals and commercial and industrial clients, executive chairman Dr Sydney Gata said on Friday last week.Dr Gata revealed this at the launch event for the util…

Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:19hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter

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