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DOP President threatens to ban 'omalayitsha', 'osiphatheleni'
LEADER of the opposition, Democratic Official Party (DOP), and presidential candidate in the forthcoming harmonized elections, Engineer Peter Wilson, has pledged to ban cross-border transporters popul...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 18:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nust students centre nears completion
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) students' service centre is nearing completion with the structure set to be finished before year-end after the university roped in artisans fro...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Aspiring MDC Alliance MP nabbed for stealing electricity
BORROWDALE resident and former MDC Alliance 2018 candidate for Mutare North, Godfrey Munyamana, has been accused of having been stealing electricity for years at his former residence after he allegedl...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Where wildlife produces medical doctors
In Africa, some communities still don't have a single person who has graduated as a medical doctor. The reasons are many. It could be a lack of funds for brilliant children to further their ed...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 07:32hrs | 9 | by Emmanuel Koro
Working principles of Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker
Earth leakage circuit breaker (ELCB) is an electrical safety device that cuts power after detecting currents leaking to earth from an installation...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 16:11hrs | 3 | by Staff Writer
US$700k Spar outlet opens in Bulawayo
RETAIL chain, Spar Zimbabwe, yesterday officially opened a new branch in Bulawayo after investing US$700 000, bringing the number of its shops to 16 countrywide. The investment has created 75 jobs, ma...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zesa complicit in cable thefts: Residents
Zesa spokesperson Fullard Gwasira said vandalism of Zesa property was becoming more rampant, particularly in Bulawayo and blamed this on the economy and unemployed technicians."Zesa property i...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has an artisan shortage, here is how to fix it
ACCORDING to Zimstat, Zimbabwe had 93 714 university students as at August 2017, but only 25 952 polytechnic students. Harare, Zimbabwe's capital city, has six universities, but only one polytechnic....Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
WATCH: 'Zimbabwean' actor in Game Of Thrones
Among the actors of the massively popular TV Series Game of Thrones, is a Zimbabwean actor that not many Zimbabweans may actually know...Published: 21 May 2019 at 20:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers will not back to work for 2nd term - no surprise, fallen wages don't cover transport costs alone
If the worker's wage is not enough to pay for his/her transport cost to work, let alone everything else; then it will be just a matter of time before the worker stops going to work because not many wo...Published: 03 May 2019 at 14:20hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Zinbabwe National Army announces recruitment dates
The Zimbabwe National Army has announced that it will be recruiting General Duty soldiers and Specialist personnel from the 1st to the 20th of April.In an advertisement ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 11:20hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zupco in bid to boost fleet
Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) is inviting bidders from suitable suppliers for semi luxury buses as it fails to meet transport demands. In an advertisement the bus company advised intereste...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
St Luke's Hospital suspends ops, closes mortuary
A POWER cut caused by the vandalism of Zesa power lines has forced St Luke's Hospital in Lupane to suspend surgical operations and close the mortuary. Kenmaur area where St Luke's Hospital is ...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chicken 'thief' electrocuted
A SUSPECTED chicken thief was electrocuted while stealing chickens from a fowl run at a house in Mkoba 5 suburb in Gweru. Clayton Machova (21) was electrocuted while trying to disconnect power...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa and the Start-Up economy
Disrupt Africa, an entrepreneurship portal, has just released a new study that shows that the number of African tech startups that succeeded in raising funding...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 17:38hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Why were our grandparents more educated than today's PhDs?
Have we ever wondered why our grandparents - and their ancestors - never had the diseases we die from today, or why there was zero unemployment and yet our PhDs are strewn all over without anything to...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 07:22hrs | 33 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean exiles: Life in the dark valley between starvation and desperate poverty
A fresh wave of reluctant economic exiles from across the Limpopo River now calls South Africa home. And burrowed deep within a five-kilometre radius of one nondescript shopping mall situated in the h...Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 10:50hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka
Fake SA jobs warning: Fraudsters prey on desperate Zimbabweans
THE Zimbabwe Consulate in South Africa has warned locals to be wary of dubious characters inviting people to the neighbouring country promising them good jobs.Zimbabwe's Consul-General to ...Published: 25 Jan 2017 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Clueless Bosso electrocuted
ZPC Kariba 1 - 0 HighlandersVETERAN striker Limited Chikafa delivered the killer blow as ZPC Kariba floored clueless Highlanders in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Nyamhunga Stadium ...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 09:18hrs | | by Langton Nyakwenda
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Why musicians should never donate their talents
Namhlanje ngifun' ukuhlala phezu kwendaba ehlala ivikwa, am sure you've been served ngendaba ekaso at some point, "Ngicela uzoperfoma kushow kabani bani and showcase your talent ngeke sibhadale lento ...Published: 30 May 2016 at 07:22hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
Mbada Diamonds electricians burnt, rescued after six hours
TWO Mbada Diamonds workers suffered serious burns after a broken generator they were working on burst into flames on Tuesday night.The two are identified as Wadzanayi Nicasio Musemburi, an ele...Published: 27 Feb 2016 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Beware varsity degrees that will leave you jobless
Polokwane - Young people should stop pursuing university degrees that would result in them joining the list of unemployed graduates, Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana said on Tuesday....Published: 04 Feb 2016 at 05:23hrs | | by Agencies
Council, govt must recognise kombi operators- resident
A Harare resident Obert Pasi has called on the Harare City Council and the government to recognise the commuter operators jobs of ferrying people to and from work which makes the nation's economy ...Published: 05 Jan 2016 at 15:06hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Caps United 'drowns' in Kariba
ZPC Kariba (0) 2 - Caps United (1) 1 ZPC KARIBA came back from behind to hand Lloyd Chitembwe his first defeat in charge of Caps United in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match pla...Published: 11 Oct 2015 at 10:08hrs | 9 | by Ishemunyoro Chingwere
Patients trapped in hospital elevator for 30 minutes
FOURTEEN people, mostly patients, endured a hellish 30 minutes trapped in a Bulawayo hospital elevator yesterday.The elevator jammed following a power failure at Lancet House, a specialist pri...Published: 29 May 2015 at 07:05hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Baboon shock triggers Victoria Falls blackout
AN agitated troop of baboons blocked Zesa electricians from accessing a substation to restore electricity in Victoria Falls after one of the wild animals was injured by an electric shock.There...Published: 18 May 2015 at 07:08hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Deadly black mamba stalls water project
A deadly black mamba is coming between a thirsty Manicaland city and its water by attacking technicians trying to finish work on a new water reservoir, it was reported on Friday.Apparently the...Published: 20 Feb 2015 at 15:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mpilo in 4-day power outage, turns away patients
A FOUR-DAY power outage at Mpilo Central Hospital has seen the country's third largest health referral centre turning away patients, with staff only attending to emergencies.A Zesa sub-sta...Published: 23 Aug 2014 at 06:43hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
Chombo takes keen interest on awarding of Bulawayo tenders
LOCAL Government and National Housing minister Ignatius Chombo has reportedly taken keen interest on the awarding of tenders for renovations of stadiums in Bulawayo earmarked for use during the Zone ...Published: 08 Jul 2014 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zesa switches off defaulters
Zesa Holdings has begun disconnecting defaulting customers from electricity supplies following indications that numerous defaulters were biding time in order not to settle their entire debts, som...Published: 27 Apr 2014 at 15:32hrs | | by Harmony Agere
Player unrest hits Dembare
A player unrest is simmering at Dynamos ahead of their date with Castle Lager Premier Soccer League new boys ZPC Kariba at the National Sports this afternoon. Players are not happy with the $1...Published: 13 Apr 2014 at 09:39hrs | | by Silence Muchemwa
What happens to the 80% who failed O-level?
Ordinary ('O') level exam results are out, and the pass rate is a mere 20%. That means only 20% of the students who sat for the exam may proceed to the next academic level. What happens to the 80%...Published: 25 Feb 2014 at 10:14hrs | 2 | by Lesley Nyirenda
Schneider Electric launches the largest ever survey into counterfeit electrical products in Africa
37 interviewers over a two-month period, 300 professionals questioned PARIS - Schneider Electric (...Published: 20 Feb 2014 at 08:53hrs | | by APO
Man in court for stealing electricity
A SELF-EMPLOYED electrician in Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly bridging electricity for seven months thereby depriving Zesa of revenue. Future Ncube (28), of Number 16 Irenecook ...Published: 24 Oct 2013 at 05:22hrs | | by Court Reporter
Armed robber sentenced nine years in prison
One of the armed robbery gang members who three months ago raided a residential flat in Bulawayo Central Business District and a house in Burnside has been sentenced to nine years in prison.Br...Published: 17 Oct 2013 at 16:29hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Coltart defends Mugabe
David Coltart, the former Education minister, has praised President Robert Mugabe for prioritising practical subjects in the education curriculum, saying it was long overdue.This comes as Muga...Published: 09 Oct 2013 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: The power of the informal economy
We need to harness the creativity in this market and facilitate its further development as opposed to mentally labeling it the" informal" marketSometime last year, I wrote on new persp...Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 04:30hrs | | by Vince Musewe
Zimbabwe's education system needs revision
The falling standards in our education in Zimbabwe should be cause for national anxiety.The huge gains made in the formative years of our independence in this sector are now being eroded. This...Published: 13 Feb 2013 at 14:39hrs | | by John Gambanga
Energy saving tips for Zimbabweans households - zesa version
A couple of months back I promised that I would share some info concerning energy saving and that was in the wake of ZESA awarding a contract to a South African Company to supply the country with CFL...Published: 23 Sep 2012 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Justice Maphosa
Why Zesa bills are so high
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Naked Live Zesa Power Cables Burn Grade 4 Pupil
On Thursday a ten-year old grade 4 pupil from Tomlison Primary School in Harare was severely burnt after falling into a ditch with naked Zesa power cables. The cables were left unsecured by w...Published: 29 Mar 2012 at 22:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZESA condemns over 1 000 houses in Bulawayo
ZESA Holdings has condemned more than 1 000 houses in Bulawayo for "dangerous" wiring that could lead to fires that damage household property, and electrocution.The power utility immediately d...Published: 27 Jan 2012 at 22:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zisco headhunting former employees in South Africa
The Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company has engaged a private employment agency to head hunt former employees working in neighboring South Africa as the firm battles to recruit professional staff needed ...Published: 05 Jul 2011 at 07:47hrs | | by .
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