Parts of Harare experience power outage as fire blows up power station
In a statement, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) - a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings - said the fire damaged critical equipment at the facility.
By Donald Nyandoro
May. 5, 2025
Social services declining at alarming rate
Let us all shun corruption in the country!
By Johannes Marisa
Mar. 21, 2025
Neglected power lines kill one, injure two in Hwange
The residents this week told Southern Eye that fallen electricity poles that have not been attended to for a long time had seen other people being seriously injured.
By Nizbert Moyo
Mar. 19, 2025
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Union demands transparency in Zesa’s US$350m power deal
Workers are eager to understand their fate once the transaction is finalised.
By Julia Ndlela
Feb. 21, 2025
When aviator crashes, ubuntu flies
Her words hung in the dark like Zesa Holdings’ abandoned power lines: “Amai (mother), it’s the only thing that climbs here”.
By Grace Chirenje
Feb. 14, 2025
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Zim exports electricity to settle Chinese debts
A withdrawal of support from these banks could plunge Zimbabwe into deeper crisis, with prolonged blackouts worsening an already dire economic situation.
By Shame Makoshori
Feb. 14, 2025
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Faulty Zesa to undergo massive restructuring
This occurred during a period when Zesa’s power generation capacity was already strained by numerous challenges, issues that persist to this day.
By Freeman Makopa
Feb. 14, 2025
Zesa owes US$350m for Kariba South renovations
Kariba South currently has a capacity of 1 050 megawatts (MW), but is only producing 250MW because of depleted water levels at the lake due to climate change.
By Lee Musaidzi
Feb. 13, 2025
Zim’s power deficit now at 1 560MW
The committee said that management added that repayments needed to be done in foreign currency and that they had resorted to exporting power in order to generate the forex.
By Business Reporter
Feb. 12, 2025
