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Hwange's Unit 7 reconnected, boosting Zimbabwe's power capacity
In a significant boost to Zimbabwe's electricity generation, Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7 was reconnected to the national grid on Friday, adding an additional 300 megawatts (MW) to the countr...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:04hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's Cowdray Park residents forced to use sewer water
Residents of Cowdray Park in Ward 15 have resorted to using sewer water for flushing toilets and other menial tasks as Bulawayo's water crisis deepens.Residents say the available water sources...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 16:20hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to spend US$10 000 per month to keep tower lights on
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is facing a monthly expense of approximately US$10,000 to purchase electricity tokens for tower lights in the city, following their transition to a prepaid system by th...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zesa disconnects Bulawayo tower lights
The power utility Zesa has deactivated the Bulawayo tower lights from postpaid metering as part of its transition to a prepaid model. Concerns arise among residents fearing potential blackouts in many...Published: 28 May 2024 at 09:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Deportees get lifeline at Zimbabwe's points of entry
Thirty-six-year-old Thantabantu Dumani looks lost in thought as he finds his way into a Zimbabwe Red Cross (ZRCS) office in Beitbridge town.Dumani is among the "early birds" that have been fre...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:37hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC in countrywide electricity disconnections
THE Zimbabwe Electricity and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has advised customers countrywide to pay outstanding bills or risk disconnection.In a statement, ZETDC said clients who get disconnect...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Funding stalls Old Bulawayo rehab
A SERIOUS shortage of materials has stalled the rehabilitation of Old Bulawayo after stakeholders who pledged to assist in the project failed to show up, National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NM...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's survival depends on his rivals
As the New Year inches closer, it has become apparent that opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's political survival will depend on his ability to work with a team of ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 14:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
COWDRAY PARK WATER CRISIS: Councillor Ntando Ndlovu intervenes
Councillor Ntando Ndlovu, representing Ward 28 in Cowdray Park, has taken swift action to address a severe water crisis that left residents without access to clean water for nearly two weeks. This cri...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:03hrs | 15 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Immediate withdrawal of DSTV services in Malawi
MultiChoice Africa Holdings B.V (MAH) regrettably notifies DStv subscribers of its withdrawal of services from Malawi with immediate effect. This follows ...Published: 09 Aug 2023 at 07:55hrs | 14 | by Agencies
PowerTel committed to bridging rural digital divide
INTERNET service provider, PowerTel Communications (Pvt) Ltd which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zesa has reaffirmed its commitment towards bridging the digital divide riding on the infrastruc...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zesa customers 'fail' to buy tokens
Several households in parts of Harare that were recently connected to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Distribution Company's (ZETDC) billing system are failing to buy pre-paid tokens because of ...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
By-elections: The morning after
ZANU-PF's Wednesday St Mary's rally was a turning point in several ways. Of course, the most obvious marker were the numbers that attended, something even the blind could see and feel.I cannot...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:14hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Zesa cuts Maphisa off over debt
POWER utility, Zesa, has cut off electricity supplies to Old Antelope District Hospital in Maphisa, Matobo District, over tariff arrears amounting to $526 000.Although the facility has stopped...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Binga residents beg Zinwa over water
Residents of Binga have accused the local rural district council (RdC) of failing to provide water to the ratepayers and appealed to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) to take over the serv...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
No water supply to Binga despite settling part of Zinwa debt
BINGA residents have gone for four months without running water despite paying $300 000 of the $1,5 million debt owed to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa).Water supply was cut on S...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unity Accord: Pan-Africanism & nationalist leadership legitimacy
THE celebration of Unity Day this year registers yet another moment of our ideological reconnection as a nation.The same commemoration allows us to audit ZANU-PF's legitimacy.In this i...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:40hrs | 7 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
Corrupt councils need cleansing
AS the umbrella organ playing the oversight role over the way Zimbabwean local councils discharge their mandate for service delivery, the Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations of Residents Tr...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:02hrs | | by Shepherd Chikomba
Readmission of expelled cadres revitalises Zanu-PF
"If you want to find me guilty of not attending the First Lady's rallies, I plead guilty on that one and I won't attend unless the programme changes. I can't attend a function where they say 'Pamberi ...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Zimbabwe central bank embraces blockchain tech
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has put into motion studies to investigate blockchain technology as it is a new developing global innovation.RBZ governor John Mangudya told guests attending...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mukanya has no intentions of dying in a foreign land
DECORATED Chimurenga music proponent, Dr Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo says he has no intentions of dying in a foreign land and his visit is the beginning of a solid reconnection with his motherland....Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 09:53hrs | | by staff rpeorter
Mnangagwa's '100 days of Mugabe's 37 years'
AFTER taking power on the back of a bloodless coup last November, President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised it would "business unusual" and indeed in some respects there have been signs of change, but on ...Published: 03 Mar 2018 at 11:30hrs | | by Richard Chidza
BCC goes for 7 years on generator
THE council here has gone for almost eight years relying on a diesel generator to power two of its three major business buildings, the Tower Block and Revenue Hall, raising concerns over its sincerity...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Tendai Biti ready to work with Tsvangirai again?
Zimbabwe's fragile opposition could be on the verge of forging a formidable grand coalition against President Robert Mugabe ahead of next year’s polls, as it emerges one of Morgan Tsvangira's ne...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 09:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nguboyenja resident in trouble for theft of electricity
A resident at Nguboyenja is in trouble after he allegedly reconnected electricity at his house when the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution (ZETDC) had disconnected the power supply to ...Published: 05 Dec 2016 at 03:56hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
MP Maridadi claims that he is lobbying for development in Tafara
Tafara MDC-T MP James Maridadi has claimed that he tries by all means to represent the people and has been lobbying for development in the area and at time s hit a snug.Harare Residents Trust ...Published: 07 May 2016 at 10:51hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
War vets' indaba was no talk-show
Far from being just a talk-show, the war veterans' indaba with President Mugabe lived up to its billing as it succinctly located the morass behind the current seemingly endless factional wars bedevill...Published: 11 Apr 2016 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Telecel doubles number of kiosks
Telecel Zimbabwe has announced that it has more than doubled its kiosks to bring the total number of kiosks to 200. This is line with its firm long-term plans to compete much more aggressively in this...Published: 30 Sep 2015 at 09:50hrs | | by Francis Chimanda
Sunday Women Matters with Blondie - A Crashing Bolt of Lightning; Stroke
Towards the end of this week I visited a childhood peer who suffered a stroke last week. A caring, attentive doctor patiently took time to explain the condition to the patient. I acquired a wealth...Published: 10 Aug 2014 at 16:07hrs | 5 | by Lorraine Blondie Sibanda
Dstv Zimbabwe is giving customers a raw deal - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 06 Aug 2014 at 21:57hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
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
Zesa disconnects defaulters
ZESA has embarked on a blitz to switch off defaulting customers in Bulawayo.About 40 households in Nkulumane 12 high-density suburb have complained that their electrici...Published: 22 Feb 2014 at 18:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa disconnects water supply to prison over a $37,000 debt
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority, (Zinwa) has disconnected water supplies to Karoi prison over a $37 000 debt, a situation which has forced inmates to fetch the precious liquid outside the jail....Published: 30 Nov 2013 at 03:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
MP castigates ZINWA and Council over Gwanda water woes
The Member of Parliament for Gwanda Central Edison Gumbo castigated the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) and the Municipality of Gwanda for the water woes that besiege the town.Sp...Published: 24 Nov 2013 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
A love letter to all Zimbabweans
NOVIOLET Bulawayo's exquisite debut novel, We Need New Names, has propelled its author into the limelight. Short-listed for the Man Booker prize (which it did not win), this globally relevant narrativ...Published: 22 Oct 2013 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Liesl Jobson
BCC closes down building, small scale businesspeople left stranded
AT least 10 small scale businesspeople have been left stranded after the Bulawayo City Council declared a building they were operating from, a health hazard and closed it.Betsi Gordon Building...Published: 02 Feb 2013 at 05:53hrs | 3 | by Business Reporter
Zesa suspends disconnection pending installation of pre-paid meters
Zesa has stopped disconnecting its domestic and commercial customers pending the installation of pre-paid meters, Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma has said. Mangoma however, said t...Published: 29 Aug 2012 at 04:47hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Econet may face contempt of court charges
ECONET may face contempt of court charges for terminating interconnection services to NetOne while the High Court was in session to deter­mine the matter yesterday.Justice...Published: 28 Aug 2012 at 02:59hrs | | by Court Reporter
Econet, NetOne strike a deal
The country's two major network providers - Econet Wireless and NetOne Cellular - have finally entered into an agreement which will see reconnection of the interconnections between the two network pro...Published: 27 Aug 2012 at 17:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's statement at the 5th International Business Conference
Official Opening Statement by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, at the 5th International Business ConferenceThe Vice President, Hon Joyce Mujuru,...Published: 25 Apr 2012 at 11:38hrs | 10 | by Morgan Tsvangirai
Zanu-PF bars BCC officials from disconnecting water at its offices
Bulawayo City Council spokesperson Nesisa Mpofu confirmed that Zanu-PF officials last week barred Bulawayo City Council officials from disconnecting water at its party's provincial headquarters at Dav...Published: 02 Apr 2012 at 11:09hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
24th March - ZAPU UK-EU's Finest Hour
The much and widely publicised and eagerly awaited ZAPU UK/EU Provincial Executive Committee elections produced a marvellous outcome. The elections were organised and supervised under the auspices of...Published: 25 Mar 2012 at 09:16hrs | | by Thulani Nkala
BCC disconnects water from Zanu-PF provincial headquarters over $14k debt
Bulawayo City Council last Thursday disconnected water from the Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial headquarters Davies Hall over an unpaid debt of about $14 000.The disconnection came days after the...Published: 21 Mar 2012 at 12:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Electricity Supply and Service Delivery - Elton Mangoma
Press Conference – Electricity Supply and Service Delivery by the Minister of Energy and Power Developme...Published: 22 Feb 2012 at 13:53hrs | | by Elton Mangoma
Zesa electricity disconnection official assaulted, ZRP engaged
ZESA has reportedly engaged the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to beef up security of its teams which are disconnecting electricity supplies to defaulting residents in Bulawayo.This was after...Published: 27 Dec 2011 at 14:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents likely to spend Christmas without water
Bulawayo residents owing the city council are likely to spend Christmas without water. Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has embarked on a massive disconnection exercise, probably the most widespread in it...Published: 17 Dec 2011 at 12:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa reimburse customers charged in US dollars: High court
The Zimbabwe High court has ruled that ZESA Holdings must immediately write off debts and reimburse customers charged in United States dollars prior to the introduction of multi-currencies in Februa...Published: 13 Jul 2011 at 06:52hrs | | by .
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