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No extra power until you pay US$80m arrears, neighbours tell Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe needs to raise US$80 million to clear arrears with its regional electricity suppliers before it can ramp up imports to ease a critical power shortage. 
Zimbabwe power crisis

Power struggle: How corruption and poor planning left Zimbabwe in the dark

By Ranga Mberi Zimbabwe’s power utility says the rolling power cuts the country is facing have been caused by low water levels at...

Oversubscribed: Tharisa raises US$300M to complete Zimbabwe’s Karo platinum project

Mining group Tharisa has raised US$300 million through a five-year bond to help complete construction of its Karo Platinum Project in Zimbabwe. The...

Econet announces plans to phase out 3G by end of 2027

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe plans to switch off its 3G network by the end of December 2027, followed by a phased retirement of 2G as it expands its...

Gwanda Solar: Chivayo given 24 months to pull his weight on stalled project

Wicknell Chivayo’s Intratrek has been given 24 months to complete the stalled 100MW Gwanda solar project, a contract that has for years been a case study in...

Masiyiwa’s Cassava joins Vodafone in US$1billion Egypt AI data centre investment

Cassava Technologies, Vodafone Business and Elsewedy Electric have agreed to establish Africa Data Centres Egypt, including Egypt’s first sovereign AI data centre powered by Nvidia GPUs.

Econet targets power independence as AI identifies cause of network faults

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is rolling out solar and battery systems across its network after AI analysis found that power disruptions account for nearly 60% of network faults.
Market stalls dominate Zimbabwe’s retail space (Photographer: Cynthia R Matonhodze/Bloomberg)

New World Bank Report: The problem with Zimbabwe’s economic growth, and how to fix...

Zimbabwe’s economy has returned to growth after years of crisis, according to a new World Bank report. The country averaged almost 6% growth between 2021 and 2025,...