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Govt projects increase in barley hectarage
GOVERNMENT is projecting barley hectarage to increase to 360 000 in the next three years up from the current 7 000 hectares owing to an accelerated irrigation plan that has been put in place, a govern...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:55hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane residents reject prepaid meters
RESIDENTS of Umzingwane's sprawling Habane Township in Matabeleland South have rejected plans by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) to install pre-paid water meters in the area.Zinw...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:25hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani project shaping out nicely
CONCRETE placement is on-going at the Lake Gwayi-Shangani project in Matabeleland North Province as the Government races to meet project completion deadline by December this year.The Governmen...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 18:21hrs | 1901 | by Staf reporter
Bad deals hold back Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S development trajectory remains under threat from nepotism and corruption, the Zimbabwe Coalition for Debt and Development (Zimcodd) said last week.Zimcodd said this concoction of go...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Govt moots multiple projects to transform rural areas
GOVERNMENT says it has come up with multiple rural-based projects, which are expected to accelerate programmes envisaged to transform the country into a middle-class economy.This was said by L...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge, Gwanda owe big chunk to Zinwa
BEITBRIDGE and Gwanda, combined, have the highest debt of $407 million out of the total $507 million owed by all the country's 92 municipalities in the country to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:57hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Human rights group praises Parly for rapping Zinwa over water cuts
MATABELELAND Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has hailed the Parliament of Zimbabwe for castigating the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) for disconnecting water to Beitbridge and Gwand...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:46hrs | 152 | by Stephen Jakes
Masuka squeals over Cabinet ministers' snub, orders Zinwa to disconnect their departments
LANDS and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has okayed the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) water cuts to government departments failing to pay for water timely to clear the $2,4 billion wa...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:55hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa switches off govt, council
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) disconnected water supplies to government ministries and local authorities over non-payment of bills amounting to ZW$2,4 billion (US$28 million).A...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:52hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
US$109m tender scam rocks Zinwa
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is embroiled in a tender scandal after it controversially awarded a US$109 million tender to China Nanchang for the construction of Kunzvi Dam, despite th...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:49hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda Town Water supply to be reconnected tomorrow morning
WATER supply in Gwanda Town is expected to have been reconnected latest by tomorrow morning.In an interview, Gwanda Municipality Mayor, Councillor Njabulo Siziba said the local authority had e...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 18:59hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge residents rap Zinwa over water cuts
BEITBRIDGE residents were yesterday up in arms with the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) and the Lands and Agriculture ministry for failing to supply water to one of the country's busiest por...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:46hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa disconnects Beitbridge
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) on Friday disconnected water supply to Beitbridge town over a $65 million debt. Zinwa had revised Beitbridge Municipality's debt to $65 million af...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:34hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Govt changes tact on Gwayi-Shangani dam project
The government says it has adopted an integrated approach to the Gwayi-Shangani dam construction project by holistically involving other relevant stakeholders during planning and implementation to avo...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 19:22hrs | 1400 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani area to be turned into national park
THE Government has set in motion plans to have Lake Gwayi-Shangani area gazetted into a national park as part of efforts to promote tourism in the area.The lake, which will have a holding capa...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa launches blitz on debtors
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) yesterday went on a nationwide water cut-ting exercise to press for the recovery of $2,4 billion owed by its customers. Zinwa spokesperson Marjori...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:51hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa disconnects water supply to Gwanda town
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has disconnected water supply to Gwanda Municipality over a $193 million debt, leaving residents from the mining town with no water.Zinwa has emba...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 13:31hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Police officer in soup over smuggling
A senior police officer, Inspector Elias Mawomba (47), has been arrested for conniving with one of his subordinates to divert two vehicles from offloading smuggled goods inside the Beitbridge Border P...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:35hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sets date to re-introduce full water shedding
BULAWAYO will revert to the dreaded city-wide water shedding schedule in February next year as two of its major supply dams are expected to be decommissioned by then if no major inflows are received i...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:39hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam construction on course
ALL major infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Government will be completed to ensure they improve people's livelihoods, a Cabinet Minister has said.Finance and Economic Development...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:33hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Race for December deadline at Gwayi-Shangani Dam
WORK on the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam in Hwange district, Matabeleland North has gathered pace with the contractors optimistic that they will meet the December 2021 deadline. The ...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:55hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Inconsistent funding hampering Gwayi-Shangani dam completion
Inconsistent funding of the Gwayi-Shangani dam in Matabeleland North is hampering its completion, a ZINWA official has said.The project which was awarded to China International Water and Elect...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 19:16hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Govt yet to award the Gwayi-Shangani dam-Bulawayo pipeline tender
GOVERNMENT is yet to award a tender for the construction of the 260km Gwayi-Shangani dam-Bulawayo pipeline, an ambitious project that seeks to pipe water from the Zambezi River to the country's second...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:21hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has enough water for two years
ZIMBABWE National Water Authority (Zinwa) chief executive officer Engineer Taurai Maurukira has said the country has enough water to last for two farming seasons following rains that fell during the l...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for illegal water connection
A HWANGE man, who claims to be a philanthropist taking care of "many people," has been arrested for making an illegal water connection after being disconnected by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 18:44hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Zesa switches off Gwanda over debt
GWANDA residents have gone without water for two days after the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) disconnected power to the town's water treatment plant over a debt ow...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:07hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda water supply cut off
GWANDA Town has been without water supply since Thursday over unpaid dues.Gwanda Mayor Councillor Njabulo Siziba said the Matabeleland South provincial capital was affected after Zesa cut off ...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:34hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Lupane residents, Zinwa clash over water meters
LUPANE residents are up in arms with the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) for installing prepaid water meters without consulting them.A recent notice by Zinwa said the water authority...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:51hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
Wheat production to increase by over 100 000t
WHEAT production for the forthcoming winter cropping season is set to increase by over 100 000 tonnes to 360 000 tonnes on account of decisive interventions by Government and private financiers to sup...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:10hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa sues Gwanda
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has taken Gwanda Municipality to court for failing to pay a debt of nearly $140 million in unpaid water supplied to the town over a six-year period....Published: 03 May 2021 at 17:18hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa cuts off government departments over unpaid bills
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has disconnected water supplies to several government departments, local authorities and growth points as it seeks to recover ZW$2.1 billion in unpaid bil...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:31hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani dam construction resumes
THE Gwayi-Shangani Dam site was yesterday a hive of activity with onsite engineers from the Zimbabwe National Water Authoriy (Zinwa) and Chinese contractors supervising construction works following th...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:00hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Elections have already been rigged
IN rural areas, men and women, just as cattle and donkeys, are beasts of burden.Life doesn't come cheap and easy in the village.Success also often comes from or after unavoidable physi...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Govt floats Gwayi-Shangani tender
THE Government has floated a tender for the construction of the 260km Gwayi-Shangani Dam-Bulawayo pipeline, which marks the implementation of the Second Phase of the National Matabeleland Zambezi Wate...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:20hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
We've enough water for wheat irrigation, says Masuka
AGRICULTURE minister Anxious Masuka yesterday said the country had enough water to meet winter irrigation targets following the heavy rains received between November last year and last month.S...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:46hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Residents take council to task over outdated pipes
RESIDENTS in Gwanda have called on the municipality to urgently take action on the outdated asbestos cement (AC) pipes which have been bursting frequently causing serious water challenges in the minin...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
40% rural folk relies on unsafe water: Report
The government has been urged to provide free water treatment methods to 40% of the rural communities that are still dependent on surface and unprotected sources.This was revealed in the Zimba...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 07:07hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam engineers back on site
THE attainment of Independence in 1980 has seen the Government implementing several developmental projects for citizens who had been sidelined under white colonial rule for many years. The Sec...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:00hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
BCC under fire over $2m water levy
HUMAN rights lobby groups have put Bulawayo City Council under scrutiny over US$2 million raised from a water levy development initiative, which they suspect was misappropriated.The Matabelela...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:23hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa shelves tariff hike after outcry
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has with immediate effect suspended its plans to increase water tariffs following an outcry by various stakeholders.Zinwa had planned to effect a ...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 11:14hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
$10bn for dam projects
The GOVERNMENT has poured in over $10 billion into the development of 10 major dam projects across the country this year - three of which will be commissioned before year-end - in a programme aimed at...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:45hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Zesa disconnects Kariba council offices
KARIBA Town Council headquarters has been without power for over two months after being switched off by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Hol...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:28hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
'Gwayi-Shangani pipeline won't displace people'
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) says a few people will be affected by the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani-Bulawayo water pipeline under the National Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:22hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dam levels break records
The country has witnessed record breaking national dam levels after gaining an average of 56,9 percent this season. As at March 1, the national dam level average had risen to 95,9 percent.In t...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Rains to ease off
Rains are expected to ease off countrywide from Monday to Sunday with sunny breaks by today with warmer conditions and sunshine expected from tomorrow, the Meteorological Services Department has said....Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 20:00hrs | 2734 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani greenbelt identified
GOVERNMENT has identified a vast track of irrigable land covering 10 000 hectares along the Gwayi-Shangani-Bulawayo pipeline and localised the construction of the pipeline resulting in cutting the ini...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:52hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Without title deeds, Matobo residents fear losing their homes
Mafuyana residents in Maphisa, Matobo district, never imagined they would one day lose their houses.The ward 22- suburb residents are beneficiaries of a 2005 government housing programme named...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:55hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commits to GwayiShangani Dam completion
CONSTRUCTION of the Gwayi-Shangani pipeline will be undertaken by various local companies to speed up the long awaited project to pipe water 245 kilometers from Gwayi to Bulawayo and ensure it meets t...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:39hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Mtshabezi pipeline a major Govt intervention
GOVERNMENT under the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa has made great strides in addressing Bulawayo's prevailing water woes as evidenced by huge amounts of money being channelled towards var...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:46hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa should also check on levels of siltation in dams
NUMEROUS media channels have recently been inundated with stories on the national average dam levels breaching the 88 percent mark, which generated lots of excitement among farmers intending to produc...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 212 | by Obert Chifamba
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