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Mthuli Ncube hikes fuel levy
The Government of Zimbabwe has increased the Strategic Fuel Reserve Levy on petrol and diesel as part of a broader effort to safeguard national fuel supplies and price stability amid rising global mar...Published: 14 May 2025 at 08:33hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council suppliers refuse ZiG payments
The Harare City Council is facing significant challenges in maintaining its operations following the recent devaluation of the Zimbabwean Gold (ZWG) currency, further hampering service delivery in the...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 16:24hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Zupco forced to suspend operation
The Zimbabwe Passenger Company (Zupco) has been forced to suspend operations due to a fuel shortage, despite the country having adequate fuel supplies. This crisis, ongoing for three weeks, is...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 12:52hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions US$7.3m plant
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned a US$7,3 million National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOIC) ethanol storage and handling facility, that will help save foreign currency, create employment and p...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:53hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Fuel smuggling hampers growth
FUEL smuggling into Zimbabwe is hampering the Government's revenue collection, and has become a threat to economic growth, despite tax and law enforcement authorities' efforts to curb the scourge....Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Hunger stalks Zimbabwe army barracks
MORALE has reportedly hit rock-bottom in the army as the country's soldiers wallow in poverty and are having to make do with inadequate rations and uniforms, NewsDay can report.This was reveal...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Suspects offer police transport to stations
THE ministry of Home Affairs has revealed that a serious shortage of vehicles is forcing police officers to accept transport to their stations from suspects they would have arrested.Deputy Hom...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Germany wanted South Africa to get away from coal but itself is back on coal fired power plants
Germany which was reported to be availing €700 million (R12.5 billion) towards helping South Africa phase out the use of coal has started up its Coal-fired power plants again as the country compensa...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 14:16hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Fuel prices up, again after govt pledged to lower the pump price
FUEL prices have gone up, hardly a week after government pledged to lower the pump price after increasing ethanol blending from E10 to E20.The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) said ...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt reduces fuel prices
Mandatory blending of ethanol in unleaded petrol has been increased from 10 percent to 20 percent at the end of this month to reduce fuel price increases on the global market and give a relief to ...Published: 18 May 2022 at 18:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt raises mandatory fuel blending to E20
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced mandatory blending of fuel with ethanol, increasing it from E-10 to E-20, a move which could set it on a collision course with motorists.This was announced at a ...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ethanol blending up increased to 20% to kill injectors
Mandatory blending of ethanol in unleaded petrol has been increased from 10 percent to 20 percent at the end of this month to reduce fuel price increases on the global market and give a relief to ...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trafigura seeks control of Zimbabwe metals over debts
TRAFIGURA Group and Zimbabwe's government have discussed a deal that would give the commodities trader control over output from some of the nation's biggest mines as repayment for debts, documents see...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt blames international developments after hiking fuel prices twice in 4 days
Energy and Power Development Minister, Zhemu Soda, has explained the frequent fuel price increases saying they are a result of international developments which Zimbabwe has no control over.He ...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
No transport blues today, says Zupco
ZUPCO has assured commuters that there will be adequate transport today as the challenges that it faced on Monday due to delays in fuel deliveries have been resolvedIn a statement on Mon...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRP facing collapse
ZIMBABWE'S police service could collapse if no urgent action is taking to lift the morale of police officers through better pay, fixing key infrastructure and providing modern operational tools, a cro...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Low police morale quakes Parly
MORALE has reportedly hit rock bottom in the police force due to poor conditions of service including low salaries.This was revealed yesterday in Parliament by chairperson of the Defence and H...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions lobbyists' days are numbered
THE United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Ms Alena Douhan, will be in the country from tomorrow to October 28, ...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe firms fret over Mozambique crisis
ZIMBABWE'S industries have warned that a deadly insurgency roiling neighbouring Mozambique has emerged as the greatest threat to power and fuel imports that could further hurt Harare's fragile economy...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Painful policies pay off, says Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE has begun to enjoy the fruits of painful policies introduced by the Second Republic when it came to power, with consistent electricity and fuel supplies and a stable local currency.Mo...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Tagwirei tightens hold on Zim gold
AFTER buying more mines and banks, the mogul could become the country's top gold buyer. Business kingpin Kudakwashe Tagwirei, under United States sanctions since August, aims to expand his commanding ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:48hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
David Chapfika and the Jatropha years, a memoir
David Chapfika came along as a snappy dresser- shiny suits and foreign cologne were the hallmark.As a rookie reporter with New Ziana then, I had the opportunity to mix and mingle with the elit...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:25hrs | 19 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Govt launches tillage scheme for smallholder farmers
GOVERNMENT, through the District Development Fund (DDF), has launched the Small Holder Farmers' Tillage Scheme that will see communal farmers benefitting from tillage services for an acre each for the...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique presses for Zimbabwe military intervention
FRESH intricate details of back-to-back meetings by the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security have emerged, indicating that they failed to resolve a met...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:20hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa prepares to deploy soldiers in Mozambique?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is preparing to deploy soldiers to fight terrorism in neighbouring Mozambique with Zimbabwe Defence House officials being locked in meetings to analyse the risks of placin...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sector priorities for NDS implementation
Zimbabwe launched its new 5 year economic blueprint called the National Development Strategy (NDS-1) on 16 November 2020. The new plan succeeds the Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) that ends...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 09:17hrs | 9 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa's SONA: Selling a 'fragile' stability
President Emmerson Mnangagwa sold optimism in his state of the nation address Thursday, saying a period of exchange rate stability shows that his policies are delivering. But not everyone is convinced...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Unite to achieve brighter future, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said the country is on a new path towards prosperity calling for unity of purpose among Zimbabweans as a brighter future depends on every individual. President Mn...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chaos as fuel stations run dry
HARARE was at a standstill yesterday as the majority of fuel service stations did not have the commodity, putting into jeopardy many people's plans for the holiday.Zimbabwe has been experienci...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cartel mops up Zimbabwe's gold
Zimbabwe's new monetary reforms and unfavourable prices being offered by authorities have given life to side marketing in the gold sector following the emergence of a powerful cartel comprised of top ...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Panic grips Mnangagwa's Cabinet
Zimbabwe's thermal power stations may soon fail to feed onto the national electricity grid after coal suppliers warned their stockpile lasts for 12 days, plunging the country into colossal power crisi...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 14:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Having Zanu-PF and MDC for leaders is like having parents who are not a full shilling - life is hell-on-earth
In the rural village where I grew up lived an odd couple, both the husband and wife were "not a full shilling", people said. As luck would have it, the two were blessed with a child. The two would not...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 19:57hrs | 5 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Getting Zimbabwe back on track
IT is extremely frustrating to sit on the sidelines of this game we are all playing called "getting Zimbabwe back on track".We are doing so many of the right things, our team is looking much b...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe can't pay for imports, narrows trade deficit
Zimbabwe's trade deficit has narrowed to $332m for the five months to May as the southern African country battles to pay for key imports such as electricity and fuel. According to latest figur...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 21:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies call for Chamisa talks
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's key allies have joined the growing chorus of prominent people calling for the commencement of political dialogue between the Zanu PF leader and his opposition rival Nels...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 09:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mthuli Ncube must 'unscramble the egg and go back to the basics'
I THOUGHT we had seen everything that this country of ours could throw at us, but the situation right now looks like nothing we have seen before.Prices have quadrupled and continue to rise ine...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
Eddie Cross turns against Mnangagwa
I thought we had seen everything that this country of ours could throw at us, but the situation right now looks like nothing we have seen before. Prices have quadrupled and continue to rise inexorably...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 11:39hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe should fully liberalize the petroleum industry
It has become apparent that the Zimbabwean government is failing to sustain its fuel subsidy in the economy due to foreign currency shortages. The rationale for such a subsidy has been to bring price ...Published: 18 May 2019 at 18:23hrs | 12 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chasi strikes Mthuli with fuel fortune
A fuel crisis is any significant bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy. it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, in particular those used as ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 09:25hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa to tender resignation as Zimbabwe leader to avoid humiliating exit
COLOGNE/HARARE– President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly due to tender his resignation as the country’s leader in less than twelve months, to avoid a humiliating exit, after failing to resolve Z...Published: 14 May 2019 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-kate Kahari
Latest on fuel shortages
The Minister of Energy and Power Development Dr Joram Macdonald Gumbo told cabinet that the fuel shortages will normalise from this coming weekend.Dr Gumbo told cabinet that the fuel sup...Published: 10 May 2019 at 10:37hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Kombis hike fares
Hundreds of commuters in Harare were yesterday left stranded after commuter omnibus operators hiked fares in most part of the city, citing fuel shortages.The Zimbabwe United passenger Company ...Published: 08 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Fuel prices up again
DESPITE government castigating business for over-pricing, there is likely to be no respite for the embattled consumer anytime soon as the price of fuel continues to go up, almost on a weekly basis...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel supplies improve for ZITF
Fuel situation has improved in Bulawayo ahead of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), which started yesterday.A survey by the Southern Eye shows that fuel supplies have started to nor...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Price controls the only way to go, says Mutodi
PRICE controls is the only way to go so that business will stop unnecessary price hikes, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Service deputy minister Energy Mutodi has said.Mutodi said the ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZITF sold out
FOR the first time since the inception of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair 60 years ago, organisers have been forced to pitch tents to accommodate more exhibitors as the available space has been ...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drama as service station pumps 400ltrs diesel into Honda Fit
There was drama at a service station in Marondera on Monday afternoon after officials there allegedly sold 400 litres of diesel to a motorist who was driving a Honda Fit, while other motorists were be...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
More fuel supplies for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO will during the internationally-acclaimed exhibition, the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) receive adequate fuel supplies to ensure the smooth running of the show, officials have said...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'No jet fuel shortage'
The World Food Programme has dismissed media reports that there is shortage of jet fuel in Zimbabwe which was said to be affecting air rescue operations in Chimanimani and Chipinge. "We are aw...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuels supplies resume
FEARS of a looming fuel shortage in Zimbabwe have abated following completion of repairs to the pump house at Beira which was damaged during the violent Cyclone Idai storm in Mozambique.The cy...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
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