Kariba faces decommissioning

Kariba faces decommissioning  1 November 3, 2019 9:11 AM Source: Kariba faces decommissioning | The Sunday News 3 NOVEMBER 2019 Munyaradzi Musiiwa/Peter Matika, Sunday News Reporters  POWER company Zesa, has recorded its lowest power generation capacity at Kariba in years amid fears that the country’s main source of electricity could be decommissioned this month. According to statistics posted at Zimbabwe …

Call to declare Matabeleland South drought a disaster

Call to declare Matabeleland South drought a disaster  0 November 3, 2019 9:28 AM Source: Call to declare Matabeleland South drought a disaster | The Sunday News 3 NOVEMBER 2019 Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday News Reporter  THE Zanu-PF provincial leadership in Matabeleland South will soon petition the Government to declare the drought in the province a State of disaster.  This was …

Chasi proposes 30-year sentence for Zesa vandals

Chasi proposes 30-year sentence for Zesa vandals  2 October 29, 2019 5:15 PM Source: Chasi proposes 30-year sentence for Zesa vandals | Herald (Top Stories) Minister Chasi Leroy Dzenga Herald Reporter Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi has proposed a 30-year mandatory prison sentence for vandalising ZESA infrastructure. This comes after the power utility has suffered losses …

Why Zimbabwe’s consumers favour tough end-of-lay hens to tender broilers 

Why Zimbabwe’s consumers favour tough end-of-lay hens to tender broilers  0 October 29, 2019 10:11 PM Source: Why Zimbabwe’s consumers favour tough end-of-lay hens to tender broilers | The Poultry Site Despite an uncertain economic climate, and having recently been hit by avian influenza, Zimbabwe’s domestic poultry market is growing rapidly – and consumers’ taste for end-of-lay hens …

Outcry over exorbitant electricity charges

Outcry over exorbitant electricity charges  4 October 29, 2019 10:47 PM Source: Outcry over exorbitant electricity charges – NewsDay Zimbabwe October 29, 2019 BY TAFADZWA MHLANGA 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 Zimbabwe Electricity …

Zimbabwe hikes fuel prices 12%, hitting inflation-weary consumers

Zimbabwe hikes fuel prices 12%, hitting inflation-weary consumers  0 October 30, 2019 10:09 AM Source: Zimbabwe hikes fuel prices 12%, hitting inflation-weary consumers – Reuters HARARE  (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has raised the price of petrol and diesel by 12%, the second increase this month, the energy regulator said on Tuesday, piling more pressure onto consumers hit by soaring …

Record-breaking temperatures for Chiredzi, West Nicholson

Record-breaking temperatures for Chiredzi, West Nicholson  1 October 30, 2019 10:22 AM Source: Record-breaking temperatures for Chiredzi, West Nicholson | The Herald October 30, 2019 Herald Reporters The scorching heat sweeping across the country since the last few days has resulted in areas like Chiredzi in Masvingo and West Nicholson in Matabeleland South recording extremely high temperatures that broke …

‘US$600m ivory stockpile can transform ZimParks’

‘US$600m ivory stockpile can transform ZimParks’  2 October 30, 2019 10:37 AM Source: ‘US$600m ivory stockpile can transform ZimParks’ | The Herald October 30, 2019 Blessings Chidakwa Herald Correspondent The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) can generate up to US$600 million which is enough to sustain its operations, if the unilateral ban on ivory and rhino horn trade …

RBZ invests sterilised funds in agriculture

RBZ invests sterilised funds in agriculture  0 November 1, 2019 10:00 AM Source: RBZ invests sterilised funds in agriculture | Herald (Business) Dr Mangudya Business Reporter ABOUT $1 billion of idle or reserve money that was reportedly used to speculate on currency trading has been invested in savings bonds and will no longer be available on the …