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Bulawayo divided over controversial Glassblock dam deal

Bulawayo councillors are at odds over the proposed Glassblock Dam project, with debates centering on cost, water security, and reliance on a single supply source. The dam, planned on the Mzingwane River in Matabeleland South, is expected t…

Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Body of drowned cop found after seven day search

The body of Constable Joseph Masvora (24), who drowned last Sunday at Bubi-Lupane Dam alongside Brian Thulani Ngwenya (26), was finally recovered yesterday morning, bringing to an end a grueling seven-day search.National Police Spokesperso…

Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Body of Lupane cop still missing after dam tragedy

The search continues for the body of a 24-year-old police officer who drowned on Sunday after a boat capsized at Bubi-Lupane Dam in Matabeleland North province, claiming two lives.Joseph Masvora, a young constable stationed in the district…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 12:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa orders monthly funding to revive Gwayi-Shangani dam project

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has instructed the Finance Ministry to ensure a monthly disbursement of USD 5 million toward the completion of the long-delayed Gwayi-Shangani Dam, government spokesperson George Charamba confirmed on X (former…

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 19:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Private companies drawing water from Kalope Dam condemned

Communities in Hwange have raised serious concerns over mining companies extracting water from Kalope Dam, warning that the practice threatens to cause severe water shortages for locals who rely on the dam for irrigation and daily use.Spea…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gwayi-Shangani project 72% amid concerns over slow progress

The long-awaited Gwayi-Shangani Dam, a cornerstone project of the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project, is now 72% complete, showing only a modest 2% progress since October 2024. The slow pace has drawn criticism from observers concerned abo…

Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:40hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter

Kariba Dam water levels records steady rise

Water levels in Lake Kariba have recorded a steady rise, offering renewed optimism for improved electricity generation in Zimbabwe and Zambia, according to the latest update from the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA).In a press release issued …

Published: 05 May 2025 at 15:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man drowns at Hillside Dams

The Bulawayo Fire Brigade successfully recovered the body of a man believed to have drowned at Hillside Dams yesterday morning, in what is suspected to have been a religious ceremony.The deceased, identified as Hopulang Dube, a member of a…

Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:11hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter

US$2,5 million released to accelerate Lake Gwayi-Tshangani construction

Zimbabwe's infrastructure development agenda is advancing steadily, with public-private partnerships (PPPs) playing a key role in road construction and the release of US$2.5 million to accelerate the construction of Lake Gwayi-Tshangani, F…

Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 06:51hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter

Another empty deadline for Lake Gwayi-Tshangani from second republic

The Government of Zimbabwe has expressed confidence that the 650-million-cubic-metre Lake Gwayi-Tshangani, a key infrastructure project in Matabeleland North, will be completed before the next rainy season. Engineers have assured that the …

Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:51hrs | 5331 | by Staff reporter

Bopoma dam Project moves upstream to protect sacred ponds

The construction of Glassblock Bopoma Dam in Matabeleland South must be preceded by traditional rituals to appease the ancestors, according to local traditional leaders. Initially, the dam's planned location encroached on sacred ponds alon…

Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:45hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter

JR Goddard roped in to construct Bopoma Glassblock Dam

The Zimbabwean government has endorsed the construction of the Bopoma Glassblock Dam in Matabeleland South province through a public-private partnership (PPP), aimed at bolstering bulk water supplies for local communities and providing a s…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kariba dam faces shutdown

Zimbabwe is facing increased load-shedding due to critically low water levels at Kariba Dam, a consequence of the El NiÃ±o-induced drought affecting the southern Africa region. The country received below-normal rainfall during the 2023/24 …

Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 15:43hrs | 846 | by Staff reporter

Chief Dakamela appeals for dam de-siltation

NKAYI traditional leader Chief Mbuso Dakamela has appealed to the government to assist in dam desiltation within his area to alleviate water shortages.In an interview with Southern Eye yesterday, Chief Dakamela said government should also …

Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:33hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo to decommission its second supply dam

THE Bulawayo City Council will this month decommission its second supply dam as the water situation in the city continues to deteriorate due to the El Nino-induced dry spell which resulted in below-average rainfall in the region.According …

Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:05hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo's supply dams now 'terribly' low

Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor David Coltart says the city's supply dams are now "terribly" low due to low inflows, a situation that is causing a major water crisis compounded by rising temperatures.Coltart who took pictures at Umzingwane Dam …

Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 20:46hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Umzingwane Dam decommissioned

THE Bulawayo City Council has decommissioned Umzingwane Dam as its water levels are very low due to poor inflows during the last rainy season. The decommissioning process entails the closure of water outflow from the dam to prevent any fur…

Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:50hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo supply dams at 44,43%

BULAWAYO supply dams are currently at 44,43% with the total volume of all dams at 184 208 617 cubic metres while the drawable volumes are at 167 623 509 cubic metres (mÂ³), underlining the crisis the city is facing in supplying water to re…

Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:39hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Gwayi-Shangani, Kunzvi dam works expedited

The construction of major dams such as the Kunzvi and Gwayi-Shangani to augment supplies to Harare and Bulawayo is being expedited.Most suburbs in the cities have been facing water challenges for several years resulting in diarrhoeal disea…

Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Gungwe community calls for rehabilitation of Gungwe Dam

VILLAGERS in the Gungwe area in Gwanda District have called on Government to expedite efforts to repair the Gungwe Dam wall which was destroyed by floods about five years ago.Matanangombe, Nkanini-Mandihongola, Mapate, Makokwe and Malipuli…

Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

High-level indaba for Gwayi-Shangani

A HIGH-LEVEL inter-ministerial indaba will be held in Hwange this Friday to assess progress and evaluate the impact of the construction of the giant Lake Gwayi-Shangani, which is set for completion next month.The huge water body is close t…

Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Tuli Manyange Dam work gathers momentum

THE construction of Tuli Manyange Dam in Gwanda District is gathering pace, with works on the main dam having started.Authorities say the project is taking shape and moving at a fast pace to meet deadlines.The excavation of the main dam's …

Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Is imperialism faltering or restrategising?

IMPERIALISTIC activities of western industrialised countries in Africa have since 1990 subtly changed, bearing violent objectives and consequences.Colonialism and imperialism today in Africa have mutated into many variants threatening cont…

Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:43hrs | | by Gibson Nyikadzino

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 dam, with a holding capacity of 650 million cub…

Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

We need irrigations projects at Ruya Dam

Ruya Dam in Mazowe North constituency of Mashonaland Central Province is a 'sleeping giant' waiting to be tapped for life changing development projects in the area. The massive clean water dam spanning about 17 square kilometres is surroun…

Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 18:56hrs | | by Thomas Tondorindo.

Tugwi-Mukosi: All that glitters is not gold

WHEN the 1,8 billion cubic metre Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, the largest inland water reservoir in the country, was completed in December 2016, many thought the perennial woes of the drought-prone Masvingo province had finally come to an end.Over 3 …

Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Progress in Tokwe-Mukosi construction a welcome move

 It is interesting and fascinating to hear that work at  Tokwe-Mukosi Dam in Masvingo South  is in progress and that the construction at that biggest dam inland in Zimbabwe is nearing completion. Good news indeed as the comp…

Published: 06 Oct 2011 at 13:50hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani

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'Resolution 1 is constitutional'

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Zesa ropes in private players

Mnangagwa condemns ritual murders and sexual violence

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2 of 15 girlfriends gang up against married lover

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Chiwenga admits 2017 event was a coup

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