Power Imports Are Not A Quick Fix

Zimbabwe’s hopes of deriving immediate respite from a crippling power shortage through energy imports from the region may be dashed following revelations that neighbouring countries are struggling to solve their own electricity supply bottlenecks. The dire situation comes as domestic power generation continues dwindling. Energy and Power Development permanent secretary …

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Zimbabwe Blames Mugabe For Severe Energy Crisis

Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party has blamed former long-time leader Robert Mugabe for the country’s severe power outages. Mugabe was ousted in 2017 after nearly four decades in office. Over the last fortnight Zimbabweans have been facing power cuts lasting up to about 18 hours a day. The crisis worsened following …

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How Zimbabwean & Venezuelan Economies Failed

Both governments have perfected the art of creating chaos to their benefit Venezuela and Zimbabwe were both once among the most prosperous economies in their regions. When Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980, it was referred to as the “breadbasket of Africa.” Around the same time, scholars described Venezuela as “a …

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Chikurubi Escapee Nabbed

The 24-year-old prisoner who last week escaped from Chikurubi Farm Prison where he was serving a one-year sentence after being convicted of malicious damage to property, has been re-arrested in Harare. Panashe Chinyama escaped last Wednesday from the prison while he was working in a nursery resulting in prison and …

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Elton John Quits Twitter Blaming Change In Misinformation Policy

Sir Elton John has become the latest celebrity to leave Twitter since its acquisition by Tesla boss Elon Musk. The singer, a headline act for next year’s Glastonbury Festival, blamed the platform’s “change in policy” around misinformation without elaborating. Twitter stopped taking action against accounts spreading misleading information about Covid-19 …

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Zimbabwe Power Outages Hit Businesses & Families

It is after 10 o’clock at night, and Zimbabwe’s capital Harare is uncharacteristically dark. Chatter and laughter emerge from a small factory inside the Willowvale Industrial Park. Men in overalls sit around a small fire under the moonlight, waiting for the few hours of power so they can work. Outages …

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