Day: February 24, 2024
‘Honouring obligations top priority’
Wallace Ruzvidzo Herald Reporter ZIMBABWE is committed to honouring its obligations to bilateral and multilateral creditors even as it is weighed down by the unjustified burden of economic sanctions, President Mnangagwa has said. Sanctions notwithstanding, the country has been addressing the debt overhang, a testament to its commitment to servicing the debt. Speaking at a […]
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Geingob memorial service on today . . . Namibian leader takes last Windhoek drive
EVERYTHING came to a standstill when a funeral procession for the late Namibian leader, President Hage Geingob, was held here yesterday morning as Namibians, and indeed the entire SADC region, bade farewell to an African icon. After the procession, his body lay in state at Parliamentary Gardens for viewing by the public from 4.30pm yesterday […]
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Zesa decommissions three thermal stations
Zimbabwe’s power utility, Zesa Holdings, has begun the process of decommissioning three small thermal power plants due to their deteriorating conditions and rising operational costs. According to Energy and Power Development Minister Edgar Moyo, the decision to decommission the thermal power plants was largely driven by the plants’ age and the escalating costs of running […]
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ZINWA owed $256 billion in unpaid bills
Precious Manomano Herald Reporter The Zimbabwe National Water Authority(ZINWA) is owed more than $256 billion in unpaid water bills by various consumers, a development that has seriously compromised the authority’s capacity to provide sustainable service. This situation has adversely affected ZINWA’s ability to efficiently execute its mandate as the authority needs critical inputs such as […]
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Bulawayo needs US$14 million for emergency water solution
BULAWAYO needs at least US$14 million to immediately alleviate the city’s perennial water challenges, Bulawayo mayor Councillor David Coltart has said. He said the funds are meant to facilitate the rehabilitation of dams, constructing diversionary pipelines from alternative water sources, and beefing up security for existing infrastructure. Given the poor rains this season and weaker […]
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Zimbabwe: May worthy scions of Mutapa please stand up!
I am re-reading Eric Blair’s iconic essay, Down and Out in Paris and London. To assist those who do not know, Eric Blair is the real name of George Orwell, the famed writer of the often-quoted but little-understood allegorical story, Animal Farm, and of course what was written as a futuristic novel, 1984. Not many […]
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