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Drying Up Kariba Hydropower Station Left With Only 165 Days Capacity To Generate Electricity

Posted on February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

KARIBA Dam is now left with capacity to generate power for only 165 days, unless significant water inflows are recorded in the next few months, a Zesa Holdings official has said. KARIBA Dam Speaking during a tour of Kariba Power Station last Friday, the power station’s general manager, Kenneth Maswera said water levels in the dam were now at 477,15m which is 1,65m above the minimum power generation threshold. He said these were the…

Zimbabwe’s Military Panicks Over Economic Implosion

Posted on October 31, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

THE military — the pillar of President Robert Mugabe’s rule — is reportedly panicking over the country’s dipping economy, which it fears is now the biggest threat to the ruling party’s continued grip on power as Zimbabwe sinks deeper into recession amid company closures and retrenchments. In separate private briefings this week, army chiefs told Zimbabwe Independent that the power cuts, which have seen most suburbs in Zimbabwe going for more than 18 hours…