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Zimbabwe's Daily Electricity Output Drops Amid Blackouts

Zimbabwe's daily electricity generation dipped to 1556 megawatts from the previous day's record of 1681 megawatts, as reported by the Zimbabwe Power Company in its latest data release. Hwange Power S

Sep 26, 2023
Zimbabwe
Dark Days Ahead: Zimbabwe Plunged in Darkness

Zimbabwe is facing an extended period of blackouts as the power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Holdings, announced that Unit 7 of the Hwange power plant will be taken offline for 30 da

Oct 26, 2023
Zimbabwe
A Nation Plunged into Darkness: What are Government’s Initiatives to Alleviate Power Crisis?

Zimbabwe is currently struggling with power blackouts due to recurring drought spells that are hindering power production at Kariba Dam. As of August 19, 2024, water levels have plummeted to a critica

Aug 29, 2024
Zimbabwe
ZPC Gives Update on Nationwide Blackouts: What’s Went Wrong, What’s next?

Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has attributed the nationwide blackouts experienced yesterday in the country to a system disturbance. The disturbance resulted in a complete loss of power supply, but ‘mo

Nov 25, 2024
Zimbabwe
Power Crisis Deepens as Hwange’s Maintenance Cuts 450MW From Grid

Zimbabwe, as the nation braces for widespread power outages as two vital units at Hwange Power Station are set for Class B maintenance and statutory maintenance between March and May. This follows th

Mar 03, 2025
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Electricity Supply Improves as More Units Back Online

Zimbabwe’s power generation has increased, according to the latest update by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC). Data posted by ZPC shows that output has rose to above 1400 MW from around and below 900

May 21, 2025
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Gazettes Bill to Extend Presidential Term to Seven Years

Following Cabinet approval on February 10, 2026, Zimbabwe's Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, gazetted the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill on February 16, initiating a m

Feb 17, 2026
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Zimbabwe Spends Nearly US$1bn on Electricity Imports, Mutapa Lines Up US$500m Energy Investment

Zimbabwe has spent USD 881.7 million importing electricity between January 2021 and March 2026, according to a monthly import series derived from ZimStat External Trade Statistics. The cumulative fig

May 04, 2026

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Afdis’s Bumper Year: A Case Study in Operating Leverage and Fiscal Appetite

African Distillers Limited, the ZSE-listed beverages manufacturer in which Delta Corporation holds a combined direct and indirect stake of approximately 50.5% and Heineken Beverages holds 28.5%, has

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Zimbabwe Caps Strongest Annual Growth in Decade: Most Robust Expansion Since 2009

Zimbabwe's economy closed 2025 with a full-year growth trajectory that comfortably outpaced regional peers, with the Q4 2025 year-on-year GDP growth rate of 7.04% confirming that the economy sustained

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Tobacco Output Hits 200m kg in 42 Days, But Prices Remain Compressed

Zimbabwe's 2026 flue-cured Virginia tobacco season had, by Day 42 of trading on 5 May 2026, moved 199,114,300 kilograms across both auction and contract floors at a combined average price of USD 2.60

May 07, 2026

Telecel's Valuation Trap: Buying a Broken Network to Own a Permanent Licence

Telecel Zimbabwe, once the historically second-largest mobile operator in the country with 1.92 million active subscribers and a 15.1% market share as recently as 2015, is currently operating under vo

May 07, 2026

Calm Before the Storm? ZERA Holds While SADC Peers Breach Historic Price Records

ZERA, Zimbabwe's energy regulator, has held flat petroleum pump prices for the period to 15 May 2026 with petrol (E20 blend) at USD 2.08 per litre and diesel at USD 2.09 per litre in United States dol

May 07, 2026

Zimbabwe Tests Diesel Blending to Cut Fuel Import Costs

The numbers suggest that the stakes are high. Diesel consumption continues to grow, reflecting economic activity and structural dependence on road transport. Any intervention in this market will have

May 06, 2026

Zimbabwe Resets Mining Fees, Introduces Tiered Fee Structure

Cabinet has approved a comprehensive review of licences, permits, levies, and fees charged across Zimbabwe's mining sector, introducing a tiered fee structure in which artisanal and small-scale miners

May 06, 2026

Xarani and the Platform Bet: What FBC Holdings Is Building, and Whether It Can Work

The platform bet is intellectually coherent, the Finserve trajectory demonstrates the commercial destination at maturity, and the internal group synergies with MicroPlan, OutRisk and FBC Bank are real

May 06, 2026