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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...
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How Econet turned to AI to cut its diesel bill by 30%

With diesel costs rising sharply amid the conflict in the Middle East, one Zimbabwean company has turned to artificial intelligence to cut its fuel bill.

The river between: Why Zambia and Zimbabwe need a shared power strategy

By Wellington Muzengeza Standing on the wall of Kariba Dam, one sees turbines on the north bank feeding Zambia and those on the south...

Cassava Technologies joins global push to bring AI to 3.4 billion people in their...

Cassava Technologies, the pan-African technology group founded by businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa, has joined a global coalition working to make artificial intelligence accessible to billions of...

More farmers ditch tobacco after price collapse: What it means for the new season

Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry is heading into the new growing season with a sharp warning sign: far fewer farmers are registering to grow tobacco after last season’s collapse...

The walls remember: The old buildings disappearing from memory in Harare CBD ‘transformation’

In Harare, some of the city’s most historic buildings are being demolished or altered beyond recognition, making way for informal retail spaces. Darius Mutamba asks what happens...

‘The risk is overstated’: Fresh capital, old perception problems for Zimbabwe’s mining investors

Are investors still too wary of Zimbabwe’s mining sector? Two international miners – Caledonia Mining and Tharisa – think so, and both are committing significant...