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Zimbabwe Hikes Electricity Tariffs By Over 300% as Crisis Deepens

The energy price hike comes at a time of daily rolling power cuts which have plunged parts of the country into darkness for up to 18 hours a day and forced businesses to operate at night. Zimbabwe's economy is caught in a crisis with shortages of fuel, medicine, and currency as well as hyperinflation which has seen many families living on a single meal a day.

Zimbabwe: Electricity Price Shoots Up By Over 300%

New Zimbabwe, 10 October 2019

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has given greenlight to State power supplier Zesa to increase electricity tariffs by over 400%. Read more »

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Zimbabwe: Will Zesa Tariff Hike Translate to More Power?

The Herald, 11 October 2019

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) on Wednesday approved an electricity tariff increase of $162,16c per kilowatt hour, following a recent application by power utility… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Orders Clean-Up At Power Utility

New Zimbabwe, 7 October 2019

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) will be completely restructured in order to deal with graft that is crippling the power utility, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has… Read more »
Zimbabwe: New Energy Plan to Leverage Minerals

The Herald, 9 October 2019

Cabinet yesterday approved a plan to develop energy from mineral resources to ensure Zimbabwe becomes a net exporter of electricity and fuel by 2030. Read more »
Zimbabwe: TSP Reforms to Spur Economic Growth

The Herald, 10 October 2019

Government has said economic reforms under the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP), including re-engagement and investment promotion efforts will put Zimbabwe on a firm… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mthuli's Budget Plans Revealed

The Herald, 9 October 2019

The 2020 National Budget will focus on job creation, productivity and economic growth and plugging revenue leakages, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Government Misses Privatisation Deadlines

Zimbabwe Standard, 6 October 2019

The government has failed to meet its targets to revive state- owned enterprises (SOEs) that were outlined under its much-touted economic blueprint amid concerns about policy… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zedtc Seeks Upward Power Tariff Review

The Herald, 3 October 2019

Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has revealed its intentions to effect an electricity tariff increase from the present 38,61cents per kwh,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Exams Body To Issue Practical Subjects Timetable To Power Utility

The Herald, 20 September 2019

Government will issue the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) November public examinations timetable to the Ministry of Energy and Power Development to ensure the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Workers Bear the Brunt of Power Cuts

Zimbabwe Independent, 30 August 2019

In a bid to mitigate the impact of the crippling power cuts, companies have taken drastic measures with employees working throughout the night so as to make the most of the… Read more »

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Zimbabwe Churches Propose Suspension Of Elections For Seven Years

Heads of Christian denominations in Zimbabwe are pushing for the suspension of general elections to allow the country to "heal past wounds, recover economically and build a new ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe Has Highest Inflation Rate in the World - IMF

Annual inflation in Zimbabwe was 300% in August, according to new data released by the IMF. At that level, the troubled southern African country's inflation rate is the highest in ... Read more »
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Striking Zimbabwe Doctors Defy Govt Order to Resume Work

Striking Zimbabwean doctors defied a government ultimatum to return to work, after rejecting a 60% pay rise offer they say is not enough to keep up with soaring prices of basic ... Read more »
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South Africa's Eskom Exports Ease Zimbabwe's Power Crisis

After months of crippling power cuts that had seen domestic and industrial consumers going for 18 hours a day without power, Zimbabwe's electricity supply is expected to improve. ... Read more »
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Solar Irrigation Project Means Green Fields - and Elephants!

In the Zimbabwean village of Mashaba, a solar grid provides cheap, clean power to run irrigation pumps that keep the community's wheat, maize and vegetable fields a sea of green. ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Solar-Irrigated Farms Face an Unexpected Threat - Hungry Elephants

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