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Objections filed against Kweza, Magaya, Machana nominations
The ZIFA Normalisation Committee is facing significant scrutiny after receiving objections to the nominations of Martin Kweza, Prophet Walter Magaya, and Philemon Machana for key roles in the administ...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 10:30hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa financial rot exposed
An external audit conducted by Grant Thornton has raised serious concerns about the financial management at the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), revealing significant irregularities in its r...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 12:35hrs | 2139 | by Staff reporter
Heatwave and water crisis grip Beitbridge
The escalating effects of climate change are manifesting with greater severity, as Beitbridge District faced sweltering temperatures of up to 42°C yesterday. The extreme heatwave has intensified dema...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:23hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Tshangani construction set to resume
The long-awaited construction of the Lake Gwayi-Tshangani Dam in Matabeleland North is set to resume, thanks to a ZWG1 billion allocation in the 2025 national budget aimed at completing the remaining ...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:35hrs | 991 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm 'disrupting' Gwanda water source
Residents of Gwanda have voiced growing concerns over what they describe as the excessive drawing of water from Mtshabezi River by a Chinese mining company, fearing that the river could dry up if the ...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:11hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa loses bid to block arbitrator in debt row
The High Court has rejected an application by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) to set aside an arbitration ruling in a case where the authority is accused of refusing to pay a service pro...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:53hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa leaves incomplete borehole projects in Bulawayo
Pelandaba-Tshabalala MP Joseph Tshuma has publicly criticized the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) for its failure to deliver functional boreholes in Bulawayo, leaving residents without adequ...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 15:21hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
US$48 million needed to complete Lake Gwayi-Tshangani by 2025
At least US$48 million is required next year to complete the construction of Lake Gwayi-Tshangani, a crucial water project aimed at alleviating water shortages in Bulawayo and surrounding areas. This ...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:40hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Delay on Lake Gwayi-Tshangani project
The construction of large water booster pump stations at Lake Gwayi-Tshangani in Matabeleland North has revitalized efforts to provide a permanent solution to Bulawayo's long-standing water crisis. Th...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:54hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt postpones Gwayi Tshangani dam completion date
The Government of Zimbabwe has set 2025 as the target year for completing the construction of the Gwayi Shangani and Kunzvi dams, part of a broader strategy to improve irrigation development and addre...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:26hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
JR Goddard roped in to construct Bopoma Glassblock Dam
The Zimbabwean government has endorsed the construction of the Bopoma Glassblock Dam in Matabeleland South province through a public-private partnership (PPP), aimed at bolstering bulk water supplies ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:49hrs | 2239 | by Staff reporter
The curse of diamonds: How Zimbabwe's wealth is failing its people
I was listening this morning as the Minister of Mines, Winston Chitando, boasted over Zimbabwe's increasing diamond production. Indeed, Zimbabwe's diamond industry has long been touted as a be...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 15:09hrs | 948 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo pleads for US$15m stuck at Treasury
Civic society organizations (CSOs) in Bulawayo have called on the Parliament of Zimbabwe to compel the Treasury to swiftly release the remaining funds from a US$15 million allocation requested by the ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:20hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
MPs call for completion of Lake Gwayi-Tshangani
Parliamentarians and Bulawayo city councillors have commended the progress made by the Second Republic in the construction of Lake Gwayi-Tshangani, a key water infrastructure project aimed at addressi...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 09:34hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Water Crisis: Boreholes will cause more harm than good
This morning, as I watched a news report on the ongoing so-called ‘Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme', my heart was troubled. Just how sustainable is the drilling of boreholes all over t...Published: 23 Sep 2024 at 18:29hrs | 2377 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The politics of water in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Water has always been an important and valuable resource to humanity, which partly explains why most great civilisations were situated near water bodies. The value of water is much more amplified when...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 19:46hrs | 1073 | by Craig Tinashe Tanyanyiwa
Zimbabwe raids borehole owners
The Zimbabwean government has issued a stern warning to borehole owners in the Upper Gwayi Sub-Catchment area of Matabeleland North province, threatening fines for those who have not registered their ...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:32hrs | 50279 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa defrauded US$48,000 and ZWG94 million
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) reportedly lost over US$48,000 and ZWG94,000,000 due to fraudulent activities allegedly carried out by a former personal assistant (PA) to the chief execu...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 13:39hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Bubi villagers petition Masuka, Zinwa over bills
Villagers in Bubi, Matabeleland North, have raised concerns with Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Anxious Masuka and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zin...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:55hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Water shortages haunt Tsholotsho
Tsholotsho business centre and nearby townships are grappling with severe water shortages due to the near depletion of their supply dam and power outages affecting pumping operations. Resident...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 08:04hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Harare is a man-made disaster
Residents' associations are warning of a potential humanitarian crisis following the decommissioning of the Prince Edward Water Treatment Plant in Chitungwiza due to critically low water levels. ...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:08hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Stampede to congratulate Mnangagwa
Government's loss-making entities and departments have peppered newspaper pages with fawning congratulatory messages to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his assuming of the rotational chairmanship of S...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:55hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa employee jailed 9 years
A 43-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) employee and his three accomplices were jailed nine years after they were found in possession of a live pangolin.Mlandeli Matutu, a wate...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 16:14hrs | 1030 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Government cuts Beitbridge water supply
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has cut water supplies to Beitbridge Town due to unpaid bulk water bills amounting to ZWG 2,711,362.80. Despite Zinwa and its sister government department...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:28hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF borehole campaign gimmick exposed
Residents of Bulawayo are urging the government to complete the drilling of boreholes in several city suburbs, which they believe were abandoned after the August 2023 elections. Critics have accused t...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:36hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
ZINWA employee in soup over live pangolin
A 43-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) together with his three accomplices are in trouble after they were found in possession of a live pangolin.Mlandeli Matutu a water bailif...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 20:43hrs | 16 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Silalatshani irrigation secures a partner
Production at the Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme in Insiza, Matabeleland South province, is set to resume after farmers secured a partner to support their agricultural activities.The unnamed p...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water quality questionable
Bulawayo is currently experiencing one of its most severe water crises in recent years, with over 88 percent of residents expressing dissatisfaction with the quality of water supplied by the local aut...Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:42hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Lithium haulage trucks chaos in Zimbabwe
Heavy trucks transporting lithium ore from Sandawana to the Gwanda lithium mine (plant) in Mandiwongola are leaving a perilous trail of boulders along the Causeway/Ntalale road, posing significant ris...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 20:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Council accused of neglecting workers
THE Harare City Council has been accused of neglecting the welfare of its workers with those retiring going home empty-handed after years of service.This was revealed at a Water and Allied Wor...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to decommission its second supply dam
THE Bulawayo City Council will this month decommission its second supply dam as the water situation in the city continues to deteriorate due to the El Nino-induced dry spell which resulted in below-av...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:05hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Water levels in Zimbabwe dams decline
WATER levels in major dams have started declining as demand for irrigation water has been picking up with a significant number of farmers resorting to irrigation to sustain their summer crop.I...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents to get water 'as and when it's available'
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been forced to suspend its 120-hour water shedding schedule indefinitely as the water situation worsens leaving supply dependent on availability until their system ...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
$7 billion water boost for Bulawayo
GOVERNMENT has given Bulawayo City Council (BCC) $7 billion, which will be channelled towards repairs and purchasing of essential materials in the water supply chain.The funds will boost infra...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lake Mutirikwi hydro power project 75% complete
Construction of the US$14,5 million mini-hydro power plant at Lake Mutirikwi Dam in Masvingo by Great Zimbabwe Hydro Power Company is now in the home stretch with the 5-megawatt station set for commis...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers appeal for water tariffs review downwards
COMMERCIAL farmers have appealed to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority's (Zinwa) to revise water tariffs downwards saying the latest review from US$10, 76 to US$10 was negligible and therefore hard...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
140 boreholes for cholera hotspots
GOVERNMENT has drilled 77 boreholes in cholera hotspots across the country out of a target of more than 140 as it steps up efforts to fight the deadly water-borne disease through increased access to c...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Insiza joint venture farmers table proposal to build dam
INSPIRED by the desire to enhance water harvesting and boost climate-proofed food production, seven farmers from Insiza District in Matebeleland South have availed a combined 700 hectares of land for ...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
15 dams full, levels rise except in Matebeleland region
AT least 15 of the country's major dams are now full following the good rains received across the country in recent weeks with Lake Chivero in Norton already spilling, a Zimbabwe National Water Author...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 04:59hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda to refurbish water treatment plant
GWANDA Municipality is working towards refurbishing its water treatment plant to boost water supply in line with its population growth.The council has said the refurbishment of the water treat...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:40hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillor, Zanu-PF MP clash over stolen transformer
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) ward 23 councillor Noumusa Moyo has accused Insiza North legislator Farai Taruvinga (Zanu-PF) of stifling development in the Matebeleland south area.Moyo ac...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:53hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda launches blitz on illegal billboards
In a notice, Gwanda town clerk Priscilla Nkala said all billboards must be approved by the council to remain in place or to be installed.GWANDA municipality has launched an operation to remove...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt prioritises boreholes after Gwayi-Shangani dame fake promises
GOVERNMENT has availed $7 billion and a borehole drilling rig for Bulawayo as part of short to medium-term interventions to address the city's water shortages while pushing the Lake Gwayi-Shangani pro...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to deliver on Gwayi-Shangani Dam, again
The government has yet again missed its December deadline to complete the Gwayi-Shangani dam project, which is expected to bring a long lasting solution to Bulawayo's water woes.President Emme...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:12hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pampers cronies with borehole drilling contracts
Zanu-PF legislator and gold dealer Scott Sakupwanya's firm Better Brands is one of the eight firms that was granted lucrative contracts to sink boreholes across the country under President Emmerson Mn...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dams water levels rise
The national dam level average has risen to 74. 8 percent, a 0. 89 percent improvement since December 13, 2023, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) said on Tuesday. In a statement, ZINWA cor...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 12:48hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Sakupwanya dies
FORMER Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) boss Jefter Sakupwanya (63) has died.Sakupwanya died in Harare yesterday after a long illness.He was replaced as Masvingo Provincial Af...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 17:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa denies cutting water supplies to Silalatshani irrigation scheme
THE ZIMBABWE National Water Authority (Zinwa) has denied claims that it disconnected water supplies to Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme in Insiza, Matabeleland South province, over an outstanding bill....Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 19:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinwa denies cutting water supplies to Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme
A spokesperson from the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), Marjorie Munyonga, has refuted allegations that water supplies to the Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme in Insiza, Matabeleland South pr...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 08:59hrs | 18 | by Staff Reporter
Zinwa disconnects supplies to irrigation scheme, demands US$300 each from rural folk
The maize crop at Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme in Insiza South, Matebeleland South province, is wilting before maturity after the Zimbabwe National Water Authority disconnected water supplies due to...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
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