adminZesa’s US$12m bulb tender cancelled
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
THE State Procurement Board has cancelled all tenders for the supply of 5,5 million energy-saving bulbs because bidders failed to meet set requirements.
This will result in Zesa Holdings delaying the distribution of the bulbs worth US$12 million.
Zesa decided to distribute free compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), which will result in the country saving 200 megawatts.
This energy is enough to cater for half of Harare, the whole of Bulawayo or at least four small cities like Gweru, Kwekwe, Masvingo and Mutare.
Twelve bidders that had forwarded their tenders under a special formal tender process are now complaining that the cancellation was done under unclear circumstances.
137 firms defy Govt directive
Herald Reporter
AT least 137 mining firms risk losing operating licences for refusing to comply with indigenisation regulations. Firms likely to be affected if they do not comply in the next 14 days include Murowa Diamonds, Metallon Gold, and Anglo-American.
Youth, Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere yesterday said 38 mining companies have complied while others have agreed to the indigenisation framework.
Minister Kasukuwere said discussions were underway with some of the companies hoping that a common ground would be reached in the next 14 days.
He, however, said defiant companies will face the full wrath
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