Zimbabwe Situation

Source: Zesa doubles power charges –Newsday Zimbabwe NATIONAL power utility, Zesa Holdings almost doubled power tariffs on Monday as it battles to offset a drop in imports from South Africa and internal problems at its power plants. Tariffs for one to 50 units of power were increased from $8,02 to $15 per unit, while 51 […] …
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Source: ZRBF rescues hunger-prone communities –Newsday Zimbabwe Lands deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos BY LORRAINE MUROMO THE Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund (ZRBF) has, in a big way, assisted communities in dealing with climate shocks that have seen a spike in hunger and poverty due to poor yields. ZRBF programmes are implemented by the Lands ministry and […] …
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Last year alone, five tobacco exporters lost US$57 million to several unorthodox ways of doing business, key among them side-marketing Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight IN recent seasons, the country’s tobacco regulatory authority — the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), has been monopolising the limelight, albeit, for the wrong reasons! A lot has been happening in […] …
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent A domestic dispute between a young couple ended up in tragedy as the man forcefully tried to pull out what he thought was his wife’s womb through his fingers as a form of punishment. Takemore Musungati (23) who is facing attempted murder charges, has appeared before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Mr Clever […] …
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Senior Court Reporter ZIMBABWE Defence Industries projects manager, Retired Group Captain Leonard Matambo accused of writing a letter to ZIMRA in a bid to facilitate smuggling of 32 rifles and 62 magazines into the country yesterday mounted a fresh bail bid on changed circumstances and pledged to surrender title deeds to his properties as surety. […] …
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Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka Elton Manguwo WITH the 2022/23 summer cropping season fast approaching, the Government is targeting to put 312 890ha under traditional grains such as sorghum and pearl millet with a projected combined yield of 318 383 tonnes. The programme will be rolled out under the […] …
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Court Correspondent A Harare man yesterday appeared in court facing six counts of fraud after he allegedly duped people of their hard-earned money on the pretext that he would train them as nurse aides. Ngundu Zvirevo (52) appeared before Harare Magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi who remanded him in custody to tomorrow. The court heard that […] …
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“This is due to technical challenges at our Kariba and Hwange Power Stations as well as import constraints. The utility is therefore conducting a maintenance exercise to ensure full restoration of service.” Herald Reporter Load-shedding has been intensified by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) since Saturday because of problems at the Hwange […] …
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“What really blew me up by Zimbabwe is its people. I was very impressed with attractions such as Victoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe and Hwange National Park.  Herald Correspondent AS preparations for the 15th Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo heat up, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is happy with the interest in Zimbabwe by the Japanese market […] …
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Redwing Mining Company corporate rescue manager Mr Knowledge Hofisi had already come up with a rescue plan, which entailed the settlement of proven liabilities, reconstructing the balance sheet, resumption of underground mining, security of employment, and overall contribution to the economy.  Business Reporter Redwing Mining Company employees have applied to have the gold mining company […] …
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