‘3 Zimbavhas/ Zimbabweans Zesa CEO Chifamba (59), (ZETDC) MD-Chinembiri (53) Fin dir-Dhliwayo (51) in US$11,8 mil scam’

‘3 Zimbavhas/ Zimbabweans Zesa CEO Chifamba (59), (ZETDC)  MD-Chinembiri (53) Fin dir-Dhliwayo (51) in US$11,8 mil scam’

Zesa CEO Chifamba (59), (ZETDC) managing director Chinembiri (53) and finance director Dhliwayo (51) in US$11,8 million tender scamThree Zesa bosses appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday facing two counts of swindling the parastatal of over $11,8 million in a tender scam.Zesa Holdings group chief executive Joshua Chifamba (59), Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) managing director Julian Chinembiri (53) and finance director Thokozani Dhliwayo (51) appeared before chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, newsday

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VICTORY!-‘Chivayo Admits Bungling Intratrek Zim & ZPC Deal, Pleads For Media Ceasefire On His Criminal Convictions.

Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo yesterday pleaded for mercy after the media published a number of articles exposing how the Zimbabwe Power Company unprocedurally paid him $5 million for a 100-megawatt Gwanda solar project. ZPC, reportedly at the instigation of Energy and Power Development Minister Samuel Undenge, paid the money for pre-commencement works on the project without Chivayo’s Intratrek Zimbabwe (the contractor) submitting a bank guarantee to safeguard public funds. ZPC currently does not have a…

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Minister Undenge , Must Take Responsibility For Corruption At ZPC, Resign Or Be Fired Over Chivayo Tender

It is not new for ZANU (PF) Ministers to interfere in the running of state enterprises which fall under their mandate, in fact that is all they ever do as they scheme on how to make money from any tenders, projects or contracts that are currently in play. As we at PDP have stated before, in Zimbabwe we have a ZANU (PF) looting machine whose sole business is to plunder our resources with no remorse…

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Controversial Businessman Chivayo’s Power Deal Brings Trouble For Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) Board

The Zimbabwe Power Company board has launched investigations into how management unprocedurally made a down payment of $5 million to Wicknell Chivayo for pre-commencement works on the 100 megawatt Gwanda solar power project.  Chivayo’s IntratekZimbabwe  won the $200 million contract  but the money was paid without IntratekZimbabwe submitting a performance guarantee to give ZPC security to recover its money in the event the firm failed to perform on the contract. There is nothing in place…

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MDCT, Calls For Corruption Charges Against Energy Minister Undenge For Unprocedurally Awarding Tenders

THE Morgan Tsvangirai led MDC-T party has demanded that police “urgently” investigate and instigate corruption charges against Energy Minister Samuel Undenge for unprocedurally awarding tenders to “undeserving” companies and individuals. Government recently handed a $400 million solar power project tender deal at a Gwanda school to controversial Harare Businessman Wicknell Chivayo who regularly touts his friendship with President Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace. “(Government) approved a $400-million-dollar deal as a tender to a misguided…

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Zesa Seeks Cabinet Approval For 14% Hike Of Electricity Tarrifs

Zesa Seeks  Cabinet Approval  For 14% Hike Of Electricity Tarrifs

ELECTRICITY charges will increase by about 14 percent if Cabinet rubberstamps the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority-approved application for a tariff hike which was made by Zesa Holdings. According to impeccable sources, an inter-Ministerial Committee is currently studying Zera’s determination to have electricity charges raised from 9,83 cents per kilowatt per hour to 11,2c. Zesa Holdings, through the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), had applied for a tariff increase of 14,6c/kWh to help finance…

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22 % Electricity Tariff Increase Causes Strain And Alarm

22 % Electricity Tariff Increase Causes Strain And Alarm

THE proposed 22 percent electricity tariff increase will further strain already struggling businesses in the country and push other cost drivers up, economic experts have warned. In the context of lack of competitiveness and its negative effects on the economy, it does not make any sense for utilities and service providers to increase charges as this would destroy the few surviving businesses, they said. The power utility, Zesa, has already applied for a 22 percent…

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Zanu PF And Mugabe , Contribute Massively To Climate Change’-MDC Welshman Ncube

MDC leader Welshman Ncube has claimed that Zanu PF and rival President Robert Mugabe is massively contributing to climate change. Ncube said Mugabe is a culprit in causing air pollution due to burning too much fuel by his frequent travels. Writing in his weekly column, Ncube said:  “ZANU PF’s 35-year stay in power has seriously contributed to climate change. “Their policies have impoverished Zimbabweans who have now resorted to the large scale cutting down of…

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Dete Granny (63) Gives Grand Daughter (13) To Rapist (36) In exchange For Beer (Rapist-15 Years Jail)

Dete Granny (63)  Gives  Grand Daughter (13) To Rapist (36) In exchange For Beer (Rapist-15 Years Jail)

A DETE grandmother, 63, has been dragged to court for allegedly giving her granddaughter to a rapist in exchange for beer. The girl was 13 years when her grandmother allegedly locked her in the same room with the rapist at night in 2013. She has since dropped out of school, the court heard. Concillia Murapha of Songwe area in Dete was charged with rape alongside Bhekimpilo Mvubu. The duo pleaded not guilty when they appeared…

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‘Blackout: 4am-10Pm Loadshedding May Go Beyond Advertised Schedules’-ZESA

‘Blackout: 4am-10Pm Loadshedding May Go Beyond Advertised Schedules’-ZESA

ZESA Holdings yesterday published a tight load shedding schedule that will see towns across the country without power between 4AM and 10PM almost on a daily basis. The country is experiencing serious blackouts blamed on breakdowns and repairs at the power plants. Low water levels at Lake Kariba have worsened the situation at Kariba Power Station. The load shedding schedule published by Zesa Holdings subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company, indicated that most of…

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