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KADOMA-SANYATI ROAD UPGRADE BEGINS IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

Upgrading of the strategic Kadoma-Sanyati Road that links the south of Mashonaland West to Gokwe North district in the Midlands, has resumed, with the responsible department also carrying out maintenance works. Provincial roads engineer, Simbarashe Gomo, said the upgraded road works were expected to meet laid down Southern African standards. “The Department of Roads has resumed upgrading of the road under the Roads Development Programme which earmarks to construct of 20km of road to standards…

WESTPROP ANNOUNCED MASSIVE US$4BILLION CITY DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Gambeta News

Westprop Holdings today unveiled its signature gatehouse at Pomona city signaling the commencement of the massive US$4 billion ‘city within a city development’. CEO and founder of the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange listed real estate company Mr. Ken Sharpe was upbeat and sounded bullish when he headlined the colorful ceremony. “We are now delivering the promised Pomona City. A city within a city. Today the 28th of June 2023 marks the start of that journey…

COMPLETION OF BEITBRIDGE BORDER HOMES A RELIEF FOR RESIDENT IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

The construction and completion of 220 houses for Government workers, as part of the US$300 million Beitbridge Border modernization, has brought relief to most border agencies that had faced accommodation challenges over the past decades. Before the construction of the staff village, staff from the 22 Government agencies manning the Beitbridge Border Post had challenges deploying a full staff complement due to accommodation blues, thereby compromising service delivery. But the Staff Village, which comprises 220…

RUFARO STADIUM CONSTRUCTION MISSED THIRD COMPLETION DEADLINE IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Gambeta News

Rufaro Stadium’s drainage is not yet complete, so are its dressing rooms, perimeter wall, and archaic scoreboard; toilets, turnstiles, parking area, bucket seats, and ‘modern roofing’ have all not been attended to. Although Harare City Council feels it has done a lot to rehabilitate Zimbabwe’s historic site of football, the return of topflight action might have to wait a bit longer than Mayor Jacob Mafume has been promising since work began in February. In spite…

SHALOM MINING APPLIED TO EXPLORE OIL AT ZIMBABWE WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Gambeta News

One of Africa’s premier wildlife areas has been targeted for oil exploration. Shalom Mining has applied to explore oil and gas in Mana Pools, which has been designated as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, according to a notice in the Zimbabwean Government Gazette. Mana Pools lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River that serves as the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The river braids across…

FAILURE TO ACCESS ROAD A MAJOR ZIMBABWE

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

Farmers in Silobela are failing to access markets due to a poor road network in the constituency. Speaking during the commissioning of the Exchange Irrigation Scheme in Silobela recently, the scheme’s vice-chairperson Patrick Chipoka said while farmers appreciate the rehabilitation of the irrigation scheme which had collapsed many years ago, it is the state of roads which is giving farmers a headache. “Our main plea is on the poor road infrastructure in this constituency. While…

ZIMBABWE GOVT. TO RELOCATE KARIBA AIRPORT TO NEW SITE

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe Govt. is going ahead with its plans to relocate Kariba Airport to a new site to accommodate more aircraft in the resort town. This was revealed by Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona during the launch of the fast jet flights in Kariba last week. He said the move was meant to accommodate a wide range of aircraft, adding that it would also bring back Kariba to its former glory of being a…

MINING OPERATION SET TO KICK-OFF IN ZIMBABWE AFTER US$50M FUND WAS SECURED

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Gambeta News

Kuvimba Mining House, intends to mobilise at least US$50 million to start mining operations at its Great Dyke Investments platinum project in Darwendale, Mashonaland West Province in the next six months. GDI’s platinum project requires an estimated US$500 million to reach optimal production in the long term. KMH, majority owned by the Government of Zimbabwe, which holds 65 percent stake in the company, has also acquired ferrochrome producer Zimbabwe Alloys (ZimAlloys), mines Jena, Sandawana, Globe…

WHY AFRICA MUST JOIN RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES VALUE CHAIN

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Gambeta News

Energy ministry secretary Gloria Magombo said that African nations, including Zimbabwe, should participate in the value chain for renewable energy technology to support the expansion of their economies. Renewable energy technologies include biofuels, solar, wind, and hydro. Currently, African nations are the end customers of renewable energy technology products, even though practically all of the minerals utilized in the creation of these sustainable technologies are found in Africa. Lithium and other rare earth elements are…

ZIMBABWE GOVT. APPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF THIRD LIMPOPO BRIDGE

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Gambeta News

The construction of a third bridge across the Limpopo at Beitbridge between Zimbabwe and South Africa has been approved by Cabinet, as the Government moves a gear up to ensure that required infrastructure is always in place for the rapidly growing regional and international trade in line with its ease of doing business policy. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona said technocrats were already hard at work, setting the necessary legal frameworks and the…

SHELTER AFRIQUE AVAIL US$25M FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Gambeta News

Shelter Afrique has availed a US$25 million loan to the Government of Zimbabwe for affordable housing. Addressing a press conference in Harare yesterday after a meeting with the Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities, banks, building societies, and housing co-operatives, Shelter Afrique managing director Mr Thierno Habib Hann said the initiative will scale up housing delivery in Zimbabwe. Mr. Hann said Shelter Afrique is a Pan African financial institution that focuses solely on financing…

DISCO STEEL PLANT PROJECT NOW 80% COMPLETE IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Gambeta News

The designing of power lines and electrical substations for the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) steel plant is now 80 percent complete, an official has said. Disco, which is building a US$1,5 billion integrated steel plant in Manhize near Mvuma is a subsidiary of China’s largest stainless producer, Tsingshan Holdings Group Limited. The plant is expected to be commissioned in August, according to official timelines. The project is now 50 percent complete. Last year,…

ZIMBABWE GOVT. MAKING PLANS TO ACHIEVE GOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe Government is aiming at achieving world-class standards when it comes to waste management, an official has said. Environment Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu made the revelation during a clean-up exercise in Redcliff. He called for local authorities to set up modern waste management infrastructure to support the dream. Ndlovu added that a clean environment will be a strong anchor for the country’s economic growth. “A clean environment will be a strong anchor for a growing economy….

CHINESE SET TO CONSTRUCT NEW CARGO RAILWAY LINE IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

TSINGSHAN Holdings, which has already poured US$2 billion in investments locally and is currently building the US$1 billion steel plant at Manhidze, near Chivhu, is set to construct a new cargo railway system. The new line, which is meant to ferry products between Tsingshan’s three subsidiaries in Hwange, Chegutu, and Chivhu, and the port of Beira, will be constructed alongside the rehabilitation of the National Railways of Zimbabwe’s (NRZ) old line. The Chinese-owned firm, with…

ZIMBABWE GOVT. TO SET UP SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT FOR CIVIL SERVANT

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe Govt. is to set up a solar energy project for civil servants to use for domestic consumption as it moves to ameliorate the power supply challenges currently being faced in the country and the region. The project mooted way back in 2020, will be coordinated by the Public Service Commission (PSC) and is expected to complement ongoing efforts to boost the country’s power generation capacity. The government has since moved to tap into the…

ZIMBABWE MINISTER SAYS ELECTRICITY CRISIS TO AFFECT CHRISTMAS SEASON

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Gambeta News

Energy minister Soda Zhemu has said the nation is embroiled in a funding crisis that has made it impossible to swiftly ease the ongoing power blackouts. Speaking to the media on the current power crisis, Zhemu said the current average daily demand is around 1600 megawatts against a total available capacity, which is between 1250 and 1350 from both internal sources and imports. “The government is intervening. This is a crisis and we hope through…

POWER SHORTAGE: INDUSTRIES WANT ZIMBABWE GOVT. TO FIND SOLUTION

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwean industries have approached the government intending to find solutions to the prevailing power shortages which are threatening to cripple their operations and stifle the country’s economic growth. The country is experiencing serious power outages which have left both industry and commerce and domestic consumers in the dark for long hours, with power only guaranteed to strategic establishments. Apart from frequent breakdowns at the Hwange Thermal Power Station, the Kariba South Power Station, which has…

ZIMBABWE NEEDS U.S.$40B FOR INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO FINANCE MINISTER

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ministry of Finance says the country’s infrastructure and utility development funding was constrained, prompting the government to engage the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, Africa50, for assistance on innovative financing options. Addressing a press conference, Deputy Finance Minister, Clemence Chiduwa, said the country’s current financial requirements for infrastructure development were around US$40 billion. He was speaking after a meeting with Tshepidi Moremong, Chief Operating Officer for Africa50. “Our funding requirements for infrastructure covering all the…

ZIMBABWE AND CHINA SIGNED BATTERY METAL INDUSTRIAL PARK CONSTRUCTION

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Gambeta News

Chinese investors signed a deal to build a $2.8 billion battery metals industrial park. Zimbabwean authorities say the lithium, platinum, and nickel production will be used to make solar batteries. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the project, about an hour’s drive northwest of Harare, would help turn around the decline of Zimbabwe’s economy. “The mines-to-energy park will augment my government’s thrust of value addition and beneficiation of minerals, as well as bolster the crucial role that…

ZIMBABWE AND ZAMBIA TO ESTABLISH AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PARK

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Gambeta News

The governments of Zimbabwe and Zambia are holding a validation workshop on the policy, legal and regulatory framework for the establishment of the agro-industrial park between the two countries. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding last year for the establishment of the agro-industrial park and today’s meeting is expected to decide the framework for the feasibility study among other issues. The process is being done with the support of the United Nations Economic…

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