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Zimbabwe kisses Trump ass on tariffs war?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent move to suspend all tariffs on United States goods in a bid to win favour with the Trump administration has been publicly ridiculed, as U.S. President Donald Trum...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:16hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Trump suggests Canada should become the 51st US State
US President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that Canada should become the 51st US state unless it manages to halt the flow of illegal migrants and drugs across its border with the US, Fox News repor...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 11:05hrs | 1485 | by Staff reporter
Chinese debt threatens to switch off Zimbabwe's Hwange
Zimbabwe's industrial sector is on edge this week as concerns grow over the future of the Hwange Thermal Power Station, a critical asset for the country's beleaguered power grid. With power utility Ze...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:14hrs | 11750 | by Staff reporter
Starlink rocks Zimbabwe market
The entry of SpaceX's Starlink into the Zimbabwean market is poised to shake up the telecommunications sector, potentially leading to significant changes in service delivery, cost structures, and over...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:59hrs | 2993 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industries buckle under prohibitive power tariffs
Zimbabwe's industries have been severely affected by a sharp power tariff hike implemented in November, leading to a 15% rise in costs for mines and disrupting various sectors. The 44% tariff ...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 14:45hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Thermal Power Station decommissioning to hit jobs
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association ((BPRA) has warned of massive job losses in the country's second largest city as the power utility Zesa moves to decommission the Bulawayo thermal power ...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 17:20hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Varun's plea to curb imported energy drinks goes flat
Competition regulators have turned down a request by Varun Beverages, the bottler of Pepsi in Zimbabwe, to restrict imported energy drinks.Imports of energy drinks have surged by over 7 000% s...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:30hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt defends mobile phone tariff hike
The 100 percent tariff increases approved by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) will still see Zimbabweans enjoying cheaper data compared to the regional cost,...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:44hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean outcry over Zesa power tariff increase
The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has criticized the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for increasing power tariffs in US dollars, stating that there is no justif...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe electricity company seeks tariff increase
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has submitted a request to raise electricity tariffs for 2023 by 2 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The power utility argues that t...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar recovery diminishes telecommunications services providers' tariff hikes prospects
THE steady recovery of the ZW$ in recent weeks almost diminishes recent calls by mobile telecommunications services providers, making it difficult to ascertain where exactly to place the peg.T...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
NetOne hikes tariffs
TELECOMMUNICATIONS company NetOne will tomorrow, April 7, increase tariffs.The company revealed the development through a statement posted on social media platform Twitter on April 6."...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 21:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe data, among world's costliest'
INFLATION and a deteriorating economy have seen data costs in Zimbabwe spiking upwards compared to other countries in the region, information communication technology (ICT) experts have said.C...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa tariff hike looms for miners
ZESA Holdings is set to review tariffs for major consumers such as miners to improve generation and boost its capacity to import electricity to meet local demand.In his 2023 national budget st...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 05:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC to defy BCC
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors in Bulawayo have vowed to resist tariff hikes being proposed in the city council's 2023 budget.The five councillors from Wards 8, 20,21,24 and 2...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zesa doubles power charges
NATIONAL power utility, Zesa Holdings almost doubled power tariffs on Monday as it battles to offset a drop in imports from South Africa and internal problems at its power plants.Tariffs for o...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Potraz happy with tariff hikes
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has given telecommunications network service operators the nod to increase tariffs in keeping with the rising costs to ensur...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mobile tariff hike dents network traffic
A SHARP rise in mobile phone tariffs during the final three months of 2021 resulted in a decline in voice and data traffic, as the country battled soaring inflation triggered by the weakening of the d...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Potraz defends data tariff hikes
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) yesterday justified data tariff hikes by telecommunications operators saying the telcos were actually operating below profitable thresho...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Eskom to hit South Africans with an above-inflation tariff hike
Eskom's tariff increase for 2022/23 will be 9,61 percent, The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) announced on Thursday.The tariff increase is made of 3,5 percent for the 2022/23 year as w...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean telcos planning tariff hike
Like most sectors of the economy, the telecommunications industry is expected to review its pricing in the coming days in response to rising operating costs, analysts and industry sources say....Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tariff hikes reflect erosion of Zimdollar, raise inflation fears
TARIFF hikes on electricity and toll gates among others have piled more misery on consumers who are already battered by the tough economic environment and expose the vulnerability of the local currenc...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:06hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Potraz defends data tariff hikes
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has defended the recent hike in data tariffs which it said was linked to cost movements and market changes.This foll...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
ZNCC backs call for power tariff hike
THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) yesterday said government should grant troubled power producer, Zesa Holdings, authority to hike power tariffs and give impetus to its recapitalisation...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Residents resist BCC tariff hikes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday bowed to pressure from residents and slightly slashed its proposed 2022 budget by $900 million, with the tariff regime going down by 16 percent.During las...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Potraz sweats over tariff hike
ZIMBABWE'S telecommunications regulator is combing through tariff hike proposals put forward by operators to strike a balance between protecting hard-pressed consumers and securing the viability of an...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
High internet tariffs push online learning out of reach of many
THE rising cost of internet services at a time when learners countrywide are required to engage in online learning as a Covid-19 mitigation measure is a cause for concern. Schools have been closed sin...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cheap electricity no longer guaranteed
ELECTRICITY tariffs will continue to be reviewed in line with inflation and exchange rate movements until they reflect the cost of production, a Cabinet Minister has said.Last month, Zesa effe...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Our electricity tariffs are too low'
Dr David Madzikanda was appointed board chairperson of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) in January this year. His team was immediately tasked with facilitating the country's access to m...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:24hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zesa mulls tariff hike
ENERGY deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa has told Parliament that the Zimbabwe Electrical Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) is considering hiking tariffs to raise money for operations, includi...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa shelves tariff hike after outcry
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has with immediate effect suspended its plans to increase water tariffs following an outcry by various stakeholders.Zinwa had planned to effect a ...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 11:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet, Telecel likely to follow NetOne in reviewing data bundle tariffs
MOBILE network operators Econet Wireless Zimbabwe and Telecel Zimbabwe are likely to adjust their discounts on mobile data bundles this month to offset rising costs, industry insiders have said....Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 17:03hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa wades into ZESA tariff hike
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered power utility ZESA to reduce its stepped electricity tariff from about US$0.19 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to about US$0.10 /kWh following a public outcry....Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soda roasted over Zesa power tariff hike
OPPOSITION MPs on Wednesday grilled Energy minister Zhemu Soda over the 50% hike in electricity tariffs, saying it would further impoverish Zimbabweans.They said the recent electricity tariff ...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Outcry over 50% Zesa tariff hike
CONSUMERS yesterday expressed disquiet over the recent 50% electricity tariff hike by Zesa at a time workers' salaries were failing to match the cost of living.The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmi...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 07:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zesa tariff hike hits 100% inside a week
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) on Thursday increased domestic electricity tariffs by 50 percent, the second such raise in a week.The ZESA subsidiary - s...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 22:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zesa on brink of collapse
ZIMBABWE'S state-owned power utility Zesa Holdings (Zesa) is on the brink of collapse due to a plethora of problems.It is beset by multiple crippling factors, including rampant power theft, no...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 20:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa seeks another shock 300% tariff hike
POWER utility ZESA has approached the power regulator for a threefold increase in tariffs to ZWL$0.81 per kilowatt hour from the current ZWL$0.27 in an effort to reduce load shedding. The bid for a re...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 23:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa seeks another shock tariff hike
Power utility ZESA has approached the power regulator for a threefold increase in tariffs to ZWL$0.81 per kilowatt four from the current ZWL$0.27 in an effort to reduce load shedding. The bid ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Binga bemoans high telecoms costs
BINGA residents have expressed concern over the high cost of voice calls and data and also accused service providers of failing to respond on time to their concerns. Speaking during a co...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Army boss sidelined over audio
The commander of One Presiential Guard Infantry Battalion at State House, Lieutenant-Colonel Samson Murombo, was sidelined from commanding the parade at the Defence Forces Day commemorations on Tuesda...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe where people's pensions have disappeared
Retired couple Teddie and Vesta always imagined they would live out their golden years with dignity.He is 85, and served one company for 46 years as a cleaner, eventually rising to become a re...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Shingai Nyoka BBC Africa, Harare
Power tariff hike gives Zesa headstart
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube last week announced an interim tariff framework meant to support Zesa's operations.But will the new tariff(s) address the cripp...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry okays power tariff hike
The private sector has said it is ready to pay a cost reflective power tariff of up to US$0,14 per kilowatt-hour to guarantee constant supply of electricity in the country. Zimbabwe Nati...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa seeks 9-fold tariff hike
Zesa wants to convert its old 9,83 cent kilowatt hour to RTGS dollars at the interbank rate, a near 9-fold increase to almost $1 a unit.Zesa is seeking Government approval for customers to pay...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, army rift exposed
AN explosive leaked audio recording allegedly of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa (pictured) has exposed the simmering bad blood between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the military.This comes h...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet reviews data tariffs
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has reviewed its data bundle and SMS pricing by between 30 and 50 percent, a move seen by analysts as a way to align tariffs with the prevailing economic environment. ...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans face another fuel price hike
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government is set to increase the prices of electricity and fuel because the current pricing structure was no longer sustainable.Zimbabwe is currently battli...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 19:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Grace Mugabe legacy returns
In the last few weeks, the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has been very visible in the governance of the country, leading many to conclude that we are witnessing another Grace Mugabe at work. When Zanu...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Paul Kaseke
Chasi breathes fire over Chivayo
Energy minister Fortune Chasi has told the Zesa board to take urgent action to ensure that controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo completes the Gwanda solar project or that he repays the $5 millio...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
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