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Bulawayo residents call for Ellen Ruparanganda to resign
Bulawayo pressure groups have stood in support of the local business community which has made several calls requesting that the Competition and Tarrif Commission be decentralised to cover Bulawayo. ...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 13:06hrs | 9416 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube to expend 5% fuel levy on Chirundu Highway
Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has allocated 5% of the excise duty revenue collected on fuel towards the construction of the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu Highway as international...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:35hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe steps up battery storage
As a worsening drought slashes the country's hydropower production, creating lengthy power cuts, Zimbabwe's industries are beginning to turn to solar panels and battery storage systems to keep busines...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:03hrs | 2045 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents brace for massive rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council reportedly got no objections to its 2019 supplementary budget and 2020 budget projections and have since forwarded the two to the Ministry of Local Government and Public Work...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:23hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
The Budget 2020 - Which way Zimbabwe
In the darkness of the Zimbabwean economy with ordinary people grinding beans using their back Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube casts a very bright light at the end of the tunnel. He said the count...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 23:50hrs | 2051 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
ZESA's corruption & incompetence an unwarranted burden on Zimbabweans - need for urgent accountability
As I write this article, we are just seated, or milling around, incapable of engaging in any meaningful productive work. Why? Because there is no electricity - which, we desperately need for our effec...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 17:58hrs | 1932 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bread price set to increase
ANOTHER bread price increase looms after the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) hiked wheat price by about 67 percent, millers and bakeries have said. Millers were previously purchasing wheat from GM...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 22:05hrs | 3346 | by Staff reporter
Zesa implements stepped domestic tariffs
Zesa has implemented a stepped domestic tariff, this is a costing formula they say promotes fair usage. Under the formula, the amount a household pays will be directly proportional to the scale of pow...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:33hrs | 7122 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions on Zimbabwe - Not as simple as many think
IF one wishes to understand the issue of Western sanctions on Zimbabwe, they first have to stop thinking in binary terms by assuming that the restrictive measures affect only a few people, or that the...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:16hrs | 912 | by Zechariah Mushawatu
Open challenge to Zimbabwe govt for nationwide LIVE public debates on so-called sanctions and their real effects
As the vast majority of Zimbabweans continue to drown in this suffocating abyss of the worst economic meltdown in a decade, the government has upped its denial and defensive mode, as it seeks to dodge...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 13:47hrs | 631 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
TelOne increases tariffs by 200%
STATE-OWNED telecoms operator, TelOne, yesterday increased its tariffs by 200 percent citing escalating operating costs and the need to maintain quality digital services. In a statement yester...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:43hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Zim govt deliberately impoverishing citizens to attract investment by creating cheap labour?
To say that I was petrified listening to the Deputy Minister of Information Energy Mutodi speaking last night (5 November 2019) on the Voice of America's Studio 7, would be the understatement of the y...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 12:44hrs | 1661 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Potraz invites more mobile network operators
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it is accepting proposals from local and external investors interested in operating mobile network operators as space f...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:33hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
$2 coins issuance date set
Bond notes lifespan limitedBOND notes and coins will continue being used as legal tender in Zimbabwe for a limited period alongside new notes and coins, which will be put into circulation this mon...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 3308 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lawyers to charge $5 250 per hour for legal services
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has revised upwards legal fees for its members which will see members of the public paying up to $5 250 per hour for legal services and at least $18 000 to file for a...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:48hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Zesa gets lifeline
The government has suspended for two years customs and excise duty on spares and equipment imported by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) in a move that is set to bring relief to the str...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:46hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
'Zesa new tariffs comparative to the region'
New electricity tariffs, which are considered punitive by consumers, are "comparative" to charges levied to consumers elsewhere in the region, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has said....Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
A guide to buying electricity in Zimbabwe
You are probably wondering why money that used to buy you electricity enough for a month can barely scratch the surface now. It is a long story, but in short Zesa Holdings increased their tariffs and ...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1185 | by Leroy Dzenga
Govt moans it doesn't have money, but expects impoverished citizens to have money for ever-increasing tariffs!
I am not much of an economist, but the manner in which the Zimbabwe government is seemingly unapologetically overburdening its already suffering citizens with ever-increasing tariffs leaves me with a ...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 08:43hrs | 2691 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The Competition and Tarrif Commission snubs Bulawayo residents.
The Competition and Tarriff Commission has failed to heed the call by Bulawayo businesses to decentralize it's operations through opening a local office to effectively assist companies in the se...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 17:28hrs | 2186 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Outcry over exorbitant electricity charges
Consumers are angry over the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority billing, amid fears that the power utility is charging more than what is being used on the prepaid meter system.Since the Zim...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 07:49hrs | 3105 | by Staff reporter
Potraz approves mobile tariffs hike
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has approved an upward 95,39 percent voice, data and SMS tariff adjustment for both mobile and fixed network operators as pr...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 05:54hrs | 1206 | by Staff reporter
Zesa vending system crashes
THE Zimbabwe Transmission Distribution Company (ZETDC) has directed consumers to revert to physical banking halls to purchase electricity tokens following technical glitches which have crippled its pr...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 06:45hrs | 3303 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa faces mass uprising over electricity prices'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa risk facing a spontaneous mass uprising from the people of Zimbabwe if he does not deal with the escalating price of electricity a political analyst has said. In t...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 16:17hrs | 10622 | by Mandla Ndlovu
USA, EU unmoved by Zimbabwe's anti-sanction demo
The United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) are seemingly not going to remove the sanctions that they have put on Zimbabwe anytime soon as eagerly anticipated.USA and the EU...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 09:03hrs | 5142 | by Daniel Itai
BCC faces lawsuits over US$ contracts
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is being sued by several companies for failing to pay them in United States dollars as per contractual agreements.BCC concluded a number of contracts wi...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:37hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Why Emmerson Mnangagwa must resign
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's governing body has proven to be a failure economically, politically and socially. Since his inauguration after the 17th November 'so called coup', the country has realis...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 17:03hrs | 3544 | by Rangarirai Kudakwashe Chivaviro
Economy facing new de-industrialization wave
Zimbabwe's hyperinflation and the general economic decline are now posing serious viability challenges for the local industry. This will be a second phase of de-industrialization in a space of 2 decad...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 21:34hrs | 2225 | by Victor Bhoroma
Hwange station needs complete overhaul
SUBDUED power generation at Hwange Power Station is contributing to prolonged load shedding as only four units out of six are operating, general manager for the plant, Engineer Arnold Chivurayise, has...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:36hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe angles for post Brexit trade spoils
ZIMBABWE is evaluating the implications of the United Kingdom's possible exit from the European Union (EU) and positioning itself for wider trading opportunities beyond the impasse. The United...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:35hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Energy ministry secretary grilled over Zesa rebundling, tariffs
MINISTRY of Energy secretary Gloria Magombo was yesterday grilled by Parliament over issues of rebundling of Zesa with MPs questioning why an institution that was recently unbundled was now being rebu...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 15:04hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai and Chamisa plotted the death of thousand Zimbabweans
Zimbabwe has suffered from unrelenting onslaught from Europe and America. The onslaught is done in the form of sanctions which has brought zimbabwe to its knees. Zimbabwe has struggled for seventeen&n...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 22:14hrs | 182 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bread price shoots to $16 a loaf
THE Consumer Rights' Association says bread is now beyond the reach of many consumers in the country after retailers this week increased its price to almost ZWL$16 a loaf from around ZWL$10. A...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Grain Millers hit back at Competition Commission
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has hit back at the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) over their decision to bar the industry of self regulation and price monitoring program that had b...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 09:27hrs | 1876 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe health crisis deepens
OPERATIONS at Parirenyatwa and Harare Central hospitals yesterday ground to a halt after nurses joined the strike by doctors, with most wards at Zimbabwe's two largest referral hospitals closed, incre...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:38hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Will ZESA tariff hike translate to more power?
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) on Wednesday approved an electricity tariff increase of $162,16c per kilowatt hour, following a recent application by power utility ZESA Holdings to adj...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:26hrs | 168 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
Impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe, region
Sanctions have led to the drying up of traditional sources of external finance from the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), with the country receiving no support from the African Development ...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:26hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
More economic pain for Zimbabweans
Zesa Holdings (Zesa) has announced shocking plans to hike power tariffs in the country every month - and in line with prevailing foreign currency exchange rates. Zimbabwe raised its averag...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1448 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drafting new coal tariffs
GOVERNMENT has paid tribute to Makomo Resources for keeping the nation's lights on by continuously supplying coal to the Zimbabwe Power Company at a time the country's economy and coal mining sector a...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:56hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ready to ride on AfCFTA opportunities
Foreign Affairs ministry secretary James Manzou has told Parliament that Zimbabwe is geared to take advantage of the opportunities to be brought about by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFT...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:49hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe quadrupled its electricity prices
Zimbabwe has increased the average electricity tariff by 320% to let the state power utility ramp up production and improve supplies at a time of daily rolling power cuts, the national energy regulato...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 17:29hrs | 2637 | by Reuters
Mobile money transactions surge 108%
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says mobile operators experienced an increase in volume and value of mobile money transactions with cash-in transactions surging...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1160 | by Staff reporter
Zera, Zesa trigger price madness
PRICES of basic commodities, including fuel, and services continue to soar days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa threatened to introduce the Competition Act to impose deterrent penalties to combat w...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:29hrs | 1655 | by Staff reporter
Telecoms sector posts revenue growth
Zimbabwe's telecommunications sector registered growth in revenues for the quarter ending June 30, 2019, mainly on the back of upward tariff reviews as economic headwinds persisted. The sector...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:14hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors to defy government ultimatum to return to work
Striking doctors on Sunday vowed to press on with their job boycott, despite getting an ultimatum to return to work by Monday at 0800hrs.Doctors say the government's offer of a 60 percent sala...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 20:48hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to review power tariffs monthly
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) holdings acting group chief executive officer, Engineer Patrick Chivaura says electricity tariffs will be now reviewed monthly at inter-bank market rates a...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 20:21hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Zesa announces shock tariffs hike
HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans will have to pay more for their power after Zesa Holdings hiked tariffs by a staggering 583 percent in a move set to trigger further rises in prices of goods and services in t...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:28hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa hikes water tariffs by 400%
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has increased its water tariffs by over 400% citing high cost of water treatment chemicals, among other costs.Zinwa, which mainly supplies water t...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 12:37hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Another Zesa tariff hike looms
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has applied to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) seeking another adjustment of electricity tariffs, saying the curr...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter
Zesa applies for tariff review
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has applied to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) for an electricity tariff increment to allow it to improve electri...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:31hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
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