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Low water cuts Kariba power plant output The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) will cut electricity generation by a third to 475 megawatts (MW) at the Kariba hydro power plant due to low water levels, the company said on Thursday, likely worsening daily power cuts. Reuters Kariba produces half of Zimbabwe’s electricity. The cut back …
Fuel prices go down ore Sharing Services JOHN KACHEMBERE • 27 AUGUST 2015 12:14PM • 0 COMMENTS HARARE – Crisis-weary Zimbabweans finally have something to smile about following the recent decline in fuel prices. A snap survey by the Daily News in the country’s major cities and towns such as Harare, Bulawayo, Masvingo, Mutare, Marondera, Kwekwe and Bindura revealed …
Area Under Cotton To Increase In 2016 Tabitha Mutenga 27 Aug 2015 Seed cotton production declined by 34 percent from 136 000 tonnes last year, to 90 000 tonnes this year. FORECASTS for the 2015/2016 cotton production season have indicated a 10 percent increase in seed cotton to 210 000 hectares due to anticipated increase in …
ZRA rations Kariba water for power August 27, 2015 Business Mr Gwasira Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Power Company, is now allowed to generate a maximum of 475 megawatts from the 750Mw capacity Kariba South plant, due to water rationing by the Zambezi River Authority. The water allocation has been revised down to 40 billion cubic metres from …
Plan for drought every year, Met Dept warns August 27, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThe Meteorological Services Department has advised responsible authorities to plan for a drought every year and invest in dam construction and irrigation schemes as rainfall patterns have become more unpredictable due to climate change. During a presentation at the third agro-business …
Much ado about nothing August 27, 2015 in Columnists, Opinion & Editorials I can’t afford to be pessimistic about our future. I can’t imagine another year at most with Zanu PF at the helm. I want to believe that the tyranny is fast crumbling and we must be ready to occupy the vacuum that will be created when …
Death in Cecil park: Are walking safaris safe? After a lion kills Zimbabwe guide Quinn Swales in the game reserve once home to Cecil the lion, we ask if walking safaris are safe Many experts think that because lions feel more threatened, they have become more aggressive Photo: Alamy By Lisa Grainger 5:52PM BST 25 Aug …
Zim Farmers Lament Costs Of Power 24 Aug 2015 farmers urge more investment in sustainable energy THE government should channel more funding in research and investment into sustainable energy sources as electricity costs in Zimbabwe are prohibitive for commercial farming, the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) has said. Wonder Chabikwa, the president of ZCFU, told …
HARARE AGRICULTURAL SHOW – Day 2 August 26, 2015 Local News Stories by Elita Chikwati, Agriculture Reporter Protect natural resources: EMA Farmers should see economic value in natural resources and use them to improve their livelihoods, an Environmental Management Agency official has said. Speaking at EMA’s stand at the Harare Agricultural Show yesterday, the agency’s public …
Zim poised for growth August 26, 2015 Local News President Mugabe delivers his State of the Nation Address in Parliament yesterday State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Comrade R. G. Mugabe, in Parliament Building 25th August, 2015. Madame President of the Senate, Mr Speaker, Sir, Honourable Members …