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Zimbabwe power cuts roll back after polls
AFTER two months of uninterrupted power supply, load-shedding has rolled back with several urban areas going for many hours without electricity.Ahead of the elections, Zesa Holdings announced ...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 20:44hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Sinohydro restores power in Zimbabwe
Going to bed and waking up in darkness had become the norm for Zimbabweans as the country endured rolling blackouts due to depressed power generation.But now, according to Zimbabwe's President...Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
SA cops arrested in R12m cigarettes smuggling case
SOUTH African police have arrested two of their own members who recently connived with a 43-year-old Zimbabwean to smuggle into South Africa cigarettes worth more than R12 million.The duo was ...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's candidate not worried about Mthuli Ncube's perceived influence
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentary candidate for Cowdray Park says he is not worried about Zanu-PF's aspiring National Assembly candidate Mthuli Ncube's perceived influence.On W...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
In Zimbabwe, we get leaders we deserve
THE ongoing so-called "star rallies" being held by the ruling Zanu-PF party leave me speechless.As expected during campaign for public office, especially for a sitting president and political ...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean man caught with R12 million smuggled cigarettes in SA
A 43-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean man has been arrested by the North West Provincial Anti-Corruption Investigating Unit (ACIU) in South Africa for allegedly trying to smuggle a contraband of cigarettes worth m...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station Unit 7 put into commercial operation
TRIALS have ended for the new Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7 which has now been successfully put into commercial operation to provide an uninterrupted 300MW electricity supply to the national g...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Farmers struggle to service loans
FARMERS, who obtained loans through the CBZ Bank Agro Yield programme to finance their businesses during the last three farming seasons are having difficulty in repaying them, with official data showi...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pledges to clean up opposition rot in cities
Zanu-PF will put in place measures to clean the rot in towns and cities brought about by incompetent opposition councillors who have been in charge of urban councils since 2000, Vice President Dr Cons...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers make way for Zesa powerline
ABOUT 29 families in Mazwi village on the outskirts of Bulawayo will be relocated to pave way for a Zesa Holdings powerline from Hwange Power Station.Latest Bulawayo City Council minutes indic...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe officially ends load shedding
The Government has announced that the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority has officially ended load-shedding countrywide following various interventions implemented by the Second Republic.In...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 10:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
No more need for load shedding, says Zesa
IN a huge breakthrough for the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa the power utility, Zesa, says the country no longer needs a load-shedding schedule as it is now able to produce enough electri...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lauds Gata as power crisis eases
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has praised ZESA's Executive Chairman Sydney Gata for managing and easing Zimbabwe's power crisis.Gata was brought back to the power utility in 2019, after his sus...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry applauds improved power situation
THE business community has started feeling the positive impact of improved power generation in the country, expressing hope that the situation will continue to stabilise, thereby guaranteeing enhanced...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims Zanu-PF fulfilled 2018 election promises
AS Zimbabweans continue to suffocate under the hyperinflation environment and many other challenges, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says much has been achieved by the Second Republic in last five years....Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reduces load-shedding
Zimbabwe Power generation reached 1628 megawatts on Monday with Hwange and Kariba Power Station stations sharing the output generated.The significant improvements are expected to ease the ener...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 18:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Econet to upgrade 500 base stations, extend coverage to 300 new sites
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's largest mobile network operator, has announced plans to upgrade 500 of its base stations and deploy an additional 300 new base stations across the country over ...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 18:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South Africans dumping DStv
MultiChoice's latest annual results show its pay-TV service DStv lost South African subscribers between 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023.Its subscribers declined from 8.16 million to 8.016 mill...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 back on Zimbabwe power grid
Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7, which was recently taken off the national grid for confirmation tests, was successfully put back on Monday, adding 300MW to the national output as the country puts...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and SA telcos hit hard by worsening energy crisis in the region
Telecommunication companies have been hit hard by the worsening energy crisis in the southern Africa region, which has seen daily national power grid electricity outages of up to 16 hours.The ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 back on grid today
Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7, which was recently taken off the national grid for further tests, will be back online on Monday, adding 300MW to the national output, Energy and Power Development ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 passes tests, back on grid Monday
Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7, which was recently taken off the national grid for further tests, will be back online on Monday, adding 300MW to the national output, Energy and Power Development ...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hwange unit 7 removed from the grid
THE recent higher levels of load-shedding is temporary while the new 300MW Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7 goes through evaluation after the Unit successfully completed its reliability run....Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile operators sweat over power cuts
Regular power outages have resulted in falling use of mobile phones as operators hike tariffs to offset rising operating costs, the Postal and Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has said....Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 goes full blast
Hard work by Sinohydro Corporation staff and the over 150 young Zimbabwean engineers since August 2018 as they expanded Hwange Power Station's generation capacity, appears to have been worth the while...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors blame Mnangagwa's govt, ZETDC for Bulawayo water woes
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors in Bulawayo have blamed the government and Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for the ongoing water crisis in the city. ...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 11:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's bid for Cowdray park seat sparks debate
A debate has ensued about Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube's electoral chances after he surfaced as a contender in the Zanu-PF primary elections, to represent the newl...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is White monopoly capital turning against its own in SA?
PAUL Mashatile was sworn as South Africa's deputy president on March 7 alongside other new ministers in a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle. The Cabinet reshuffle was necessitated by several factors, amo...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 22:02hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
Aged Hwange power station complicates load-shedding plans
ENERGY minister Zhemu Soda yesterday told Parliament that it would be difficult for Zesa Holdings to come up with a load-shedding timetable due to the unreliability of Hwange Power Station.Sod...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:25hrs | | by Nevanji Madanhire
ZESA told to publish load shedding schedule
Bulawayo residents have urged power utility ZESA to publish expected load shedding schedules, a move which will make planning easy.Zimbabwe is battling low power generation. Yesterday, ZESA ge...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs take Soda Zhemu to task
LEGISLATORS say Energy minister Soda Zhemu is painting a misleading picture of Zimbabwe's energy situation, which they say is worsening despite his numerous assurances.In the final quarter of ...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 13:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Operation Dudula leader threatens to arrest Julius Malema
Activist and former Operation Dudula movement leader Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini has threatened to "arrest" EFF leader Julius Malema if he "does not work within the boundaries of the law" on March 20. ...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 20:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC cries foul
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has recommended that a provision in the Electoral Amendment Bill should be included to bar the Justice ministry from making decisions for the Zimbabw...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Power outages vex Potraz
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says the country's prolonged power cuts are causing network problems in many areas.Zimbabwe has been experiencing po...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZESA switches off Harare industrial area
HUNDREDS of industrial workers in Harare's busy Workington area have been laid off by different companies struggling to operate due to an electricity crisis that has seen the area going almost a month...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe looks to public to provide solar power amid energy crisis
BULAWAYO: As lingering droughts hit southern Africa's hydropower dams, Zimbabwe faces growing electricity shortages – but connecting individuals and businesses that have installed private solar pane...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kariba power station doubles electricity output
With the current load-shedding crisis in Zimbabwe, the country's electricity supplier has since doubled its megawatt supply with immediate effect.Kariba is a 1050MW hydroelectric power plant o...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 17:18hrs | 2 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Zapu says Zanu-PF has no right to blame Mugabe for current power crisis
THE opposition Zapu party has dismissed Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa's decision to blame late party President Robert Mugabe for current power crisis, arguing most of the ruling party's ...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF blames Mugabe for power crisis
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has blamed the late former President Robert Mugabe for the country's electricity crisis, which has plunged the country into 22-hour daily load-shedding sche...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business mulls night-shift, weekend operations
INDUSTRY representative bodies are considering adopting night and weekend shifts as a short-term strategy to mitigate the adverse impact of crippling power cuts while ensuring steady production....Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suburbs go for 7 days without water
BULAWAYO has been hit by a serious water crisis with most suburbs going for more than a week without running water amid fears of a disease outbreak.The water crisis has also led to residents t...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
How high-level corruption at ZESA plunged Zimbabwe into darkness!
The reason Zimbabwe is suffering by daily 20-hour electricity cuts is not necessarily due to antiquated equipment, neither can it ever be a so-called 'growing economy' - but, had everything to do with...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa says Zanu-PF ineptitude created power crisis
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed that the power crisis bedevilling the country is a symptom of the ruling party's lack of foresight, corruption and energy policy i...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Power blackout disrupts UZ exam
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) students wrote part one of their examinations in the dark after power suddenly went off at the institution amid the unrelenting countrywide power crisis.The power c...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Water infrastructure vandalism worries Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed serious concern over rampant vandalism of key infrastructure at Epping Forest and Rochester Aquifer in Nyamandlovu, a development which continues to negatively affect...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi says independent electricity producers' licences corruptly awarded
EXILED former cabinet minister, Walter Mzembi, has confirmed a widely held belief that tenders for independent power producers (IPPs) were corruptly handed out by government.Mzembi's comments ...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for dark Christmas
ZIMBABWEANS have to brace for a dark Christmas, with power outages projected to persist until February next year when the water level at Lake Kariba is expected to rise, The NewsHawks reported....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZESA and government corruption and incompetence to blame for perennial power challenges in Zimbabwe
As I write this article, I am preparing for a scheduled eight-hour power outage - from 08:00 to 17:00 hours - and, as can be seen, translates into an enti...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 11:57hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'No funding for power imports'
ZIMBABWE could be headed for darker days as Energy and Power Development minister Zhemu Soda yesterday revealed that there was no immediate funding to ease power outages.Zhemu revealed this af...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zesa 'ignored' calls over Kariba water
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) made costly blunders by ignoring valuable advice by the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) to stick to 550MW generation electricity at the Kariba South Hydro Power Station....Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:30hrs | 2 | by Staff rteporter
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