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- December 10, 2019
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Mines halt operations as Eskom asks for 20% power savings
Several mining companies in South Africa have had to temporarily shut down domestic operations after receiving requests by Eskom to reduce their load on the national power system. This comes…
adminEskom deal still on
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter South African power utility, Eskom, is still supplying Zimbabwe with 300MW outside peak hours under a US$2 million a month deal with Zesa Holdings, Cabinet heard…
Zimbabwe to make own number plates
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter Following several months of vehicle number plate shortages, Government has tasked innovation hubs at universities to come up with a patent system for local production of…
$3bn lost to land barons
Cletus Mushanawani Senior Writer Land barons, housing cooperative leaders, property developers and politically-connected people illegally sold $3 billion worth of urban State land since 2005 and pocketed most of the…
Editorial Comment: Diaspora passport move makes economic sense
Government on Monday announced that it will increase passport fees for those in the Diaspora. The decision, which is yet to be fully understood by some, is expected to make…
MSD warns of thunderstorms, floods
Herald Reporters Heavy rains being experienced countrywide are expected to continue, possibly causing flash flooding while strong winds may cause damage to property, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned.…
Editorial Comment: Doctors must put country before self
News that doctors have started trooping back to work is encouraging. By Monday, 80 doctors had reported for duty while another 282 were reportedly seriously considering to follow suit. We…
Chasi challenges Koko to expose officials
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Government has challenged South African businessman Engineer Matshela Koko to expose officials frustrating the implementation of a licensed US$250 million solar power deal by demanding bribes.…
Govt spending within means
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter THE state of Government finances remains healthy after revenue collections for the nine months to September 2019 surpassed the target at $11,316 billion against expenditure…
Lack of funding stalls IPPs
Ishemunyoro Chingwere Business Reporter LACK of funding has stalled investment into power production by private sector players with most Independent Power Producer (IPP) licence holders struggling to secure capital to…