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Private players to enter Zimbabwe's electricity retail market

Zimbabwe is set to open its electricity sector to private players who will be allowed to generate, transmit, and distribute power directly to households, especially in newly developed suburbs. This strategic shift aims to complement the ef…

Published: 16 May 2025 at 09:58hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter

South Africa back to Stage 6 load shedding

Eskom announced that Stage 6 load shedding would continue on Sunday due to multiple trips at Camden Power Station. The national power utility said Stage 6 would continue until further notice. "This measure followed the implementation of St…

Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 10:52hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter

Ex-Eskom CEO challenges settlement related to his graft case

Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko has launched a court bid to challenge a settlement deal between the Investigating Directorate ID) and multi-national company ABB relating to bribery at the power utility.The Directorate is part of South Afric…

Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:39hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter

Brian Molefe smeared by Corruption Watch?

The Pretoria High Court on Friday, 07 June 2024, announced the withdrawal of the case brought by the Oppenheimer-funded Corruption Watch against former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe and several high-ranking officials.The case, filed in November 2…

Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 15:00hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter

Thabo Mbeki lied about causes of load-shedding

Former President Mbeki referred in his yesterday's speech to the coal stockholding at Eskom in 2007-2008. He got the facts wrong, and unless corrected, gullible South Africans will believe the lie.The coal stock until 2008 was ten days. It…

Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 16:23hrs | 9 | by Engineer MatÅ¡hela Koko

South Africa fails to avoid Zimbabwe type load shedding

Embattled and underperforming Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter said the power utility was working to restore capacity to power stations to mitigate the "very real risk" of Stage 6 load shedding on Tuesday evening.Eskom said the loss of further ca…

Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 12:06hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF warns motorists driving cars with fake 'ED PFEE' plates

Zanu-PF has warned party members to stop abusing Zanu-PF emblems and the name of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and violate road rules and regulations in the name of the ruling party.The Zanu-PF VVIP stickers are usually placed on car windsc…

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

COVID-19 triggers fatal disputes

COVID-19 is said to be one of the major causes of a surge in disputes within communities and has also contributed significantly to loss of lives.This was said yesterday by National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) deputy chairper…

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe judges hear own appeal

SUPREME Court judges on Tuesday presided over their own appeal against a judgment by the High Court, which outlawed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's extension of Chief Justice Luke Malaba's term of office by five years.In May this year, High…

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

PSL cancels matches

THE Castle Lager Premier Soccer League was thrown into disarray by the suspension of the Zifa board and forced to cancel all league games yesterday after the national association allegedly withdrew all match officials.The Zifa board was su…

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to commission Beitbridge projects today

President Mnangagwa is today expected to commission 28 houses for civil servants and also assess progress on projects being implemented under the Beitbridge Redevelopment Programme (BRP).The Government and its partner (Zimborders Consortiu…

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:14hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Blacklist for tender cheats

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is looking at blacklisting tender cheats despite improvements in the processes that have seen all suppliers having to be vetted before they are allowed to bid on tenders.Some suppliers fail to…

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to host ICC WC again

ZIMBABWE will co-host the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 alongside South Africa and Namibia, the International Cricket Council have announced. The ICC confirmed the decision yesterday, after finalising the host countries for each of the …

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:09hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Eskom warns of more load shedding

Just as South Africans had some sight of relief, power utility Eskom yesterday warned of load shedding at short notice after five units failed, losing over 16000MW of power.The power utility is urging residents to reduce their electricity …

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:08hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Eskom plunges South Africa into darkness

South African power company Eskom has announced that the country will experience Stage 4 loadshedding from Monday 13:00 until 05:00 on Friday. The surprise stage 4 comes a day after the stage was suspended on Sunday. Read the full statemen…

Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 11:30hrs | 14 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Brian Molefe fingers Cyril Ramaphosa for Eskom's problems

Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Friday took aim at President Cyril Ramaphosa, blaming him for having been part of the problems the state-owned power utility faces today.According to Molefe, when Ramaphosa was appointed chairperson of gove…

Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

ZESA to increase load shedding hours

ZESA Spokesperson Fullard Gwasira says the power utility company will be implementing  Stage 2 load-shedding after there was a breakdown at one of the units in Hwange. The Stage means Power will be off for a long time that what has be…

Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:56hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Eskom not responsible for current Zimbabwe power cuts

South African power utility Eskom says it is not responsible for the power outages being experienced in Zimbabwe, saying it is supplying 400MW to the southern African country as agreed.After experiencing improved power supply following a p…

Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 21:43hrs | 4098 | by Staff reporter

Eskom sets Zesa stringent demands

South Africa's power utility Eskom has set stringent conditions for its Zimbabwean equivalent after agreeing to a payment plan for US$33 million debt owed by Harare and to the subsequent supply of 400MW. The deal was inked last month to ea…

Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to pay Eskom US$890 000 weekly

Government has concluded negotiations with South Africa's power utility, Eskom, that will see the country receiving 400MW of electricity while paying US$890 000 weekly to service its legacy debt. This was said by Information, Publicity and…

Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:17hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe government concludes Eskom power talks

Government has concluded negotiations with South Africa's power utility, Eskom that will see the country receiving 400 MW of electricity while paying US$890 000 weekly to service the country's legacy debt.This was said by Information, Publ…

Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1051 | by Staff Reporter

South Africa promises Zimbabwe electricity bailout

THE South African Government is considering a proposal put forward to increase power exports to Zimbabwe after high level talks between the two countries' energy ministers last week.In a telephone interview with the Sunday News yesterday, …

Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

South African tycoon's invasion of Zimbabwe analysed

Matshela Koko served as acting CEO of South African power utility ESKOM, he has been awarded a contract to produce 100MW of solar-generated power in Gwanda. This comes on the back of a project that was awarded to Wicknell Chivhayo and noth…

Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 13:06hrs | 3 | by Nicholas Ncube

Residents should heed President Mnangagwa's call

Both commercial and domestic users of electricity owing the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) large amounts of money should heed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's call to pay for electricity bills in order for the power utility com…

Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 12:11hrs | | by Chido Chikuni

Dabengwa named in new Eskom board

Telkom Chairperson Jabu Mabuza will chair Eskom's board as part of a host of measures announced on Saturday by government, to "stabilise management" at the power utility.Government has also recommended that former Land Bank CEO and Absa Ca…

Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 16:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Government should be commended for paying Eskom

I would like to applaud Government, through its parastatal Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, (ZESA), Holdings for their continuous efforts to reduce the arrears owed to Eskom, a South African power utility company.It is pleasing that …

Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 09:22hrs | 334 | by Chido Chikuni

Swift action needed to bail ZESA

If there is anything that the people of Zimbabwe would like to quickly forget, worse still to experience once more, is the dark period in the recent past that saw load-shedding stretching for 18 hours a day.The media has reported that the …

Published: 24 May 2017 at 15:06hrs | 273 | by John Sigauke

ESKOM warning to ZESA worrying

The People's Democratic Party views the warning to ZESA by South African utility  ESKOM is a serious cause of concern. It is an indictment on the ZANUPF leadership who have dismally failed to deal with the power demands of the country…

Published: 08 May 2017 at 11:47hrs | 919 | by Jacob Mafume

Cross-Border power can help African economies overcome low electricity supply rates

With the recent announcement of an ambitious power project to connect Cape Town and Cairo within the next three years, the opportunities for reliable cross-border electricity generation are once again in the spotlight. Mark Makanda of…

Published: 15 Apr 2017 at 13:03hrs | | by Agencies

Do we need white supervision and tutelage?

Economic power in South Africa still resides in the hands of those who benefited from apartheid, in white hands, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe explains in a speech he made at a TNA Business briefing on Wednesday.Here is the full speech:"Each gene…

Published: 30 Nov 2016 at 12:51hrs | 5 | by Brian Molefe

Zimbabwe to import power from SA

ZIMBABWE will add 300 megawatts of electricity to its grid by the end of this month through imports from South Africa to ease incessant power outages while continuing with projects to set up emergency plants.Speaking at the Zimbabwe Nation…

Published: 05 Dec 2015 at 07:33hrs | | by Oliver Kazunga and Brighton Gumbo

Ventyx Closes $7 Million Deal with Africa's Largest Electricity Provider

ATLANTA, PRNewswire - Ventyx, an ABB company, today (Aug. 6, 2012) announced it has signed two significant software license agreements worth more than $7 million with the South African utility, Eskom. Under the new agreements, Eskom will u…

Published: 07 Aug 2012 at 04:24hrs | | by APO | Ventyx

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