Here’s an F for you, ZESA. Give way to private players please
The national power authority, ZESA, has failed to deliver on its mandate as the one source of power for the majority of Zimbabweans. The poor service delivery and lack of consistent supply is enough to...
View ArticlePowertel refutes insolvency, points to strong cashflow & unique advantages
Powertel is saying that it's not insolvent. In a press release, it is highlighting its significant growth over a period of more than 15 years, referencing investments in telecoms infrastructure, voice...
View ArticleTelOne introduces payment platform that also sells ZESA through EcoCash &...
TelOne has its own payment platform called telpay.co.zw. It offers a payment facility for TelOne bills and sells TelOne ADSL and WiFi vouchers. Another nifty add-on is the sale of ZESA prepaid...
View ArticleThe government needs Econet to play ball, here’s why
The government needs Econet to join in sharing infrastrucure to prevent itself from becoming the very same monopoly that Econet/ Liquid is. Articles appeared first on Techzim; The government needs...
View ArticleGuilty as charged – Powertel violated tender procedures in prepaid...
Powertel, the state-owned internet access provider and subsidiary of national power utility firm ZESA Holdings, has reportedly been found guilty of failing to follow proper tender procedures when it...
View ArticleThis startup makes buying ZESA prepaid electricity tokens online reliable
Buying ZESA prepaid electricity tokens on the internet is nothing new. For about a year now it’s been possible, with the noteworthy solution being TelOne’s Telpay website which we wrote about last...
View ArticleExclusive: Techzim Interviews TelOne Chairman, Charles Shamu. TelOne plans,...
Recently we had the opportunity to interview the TelOne chairman, Charles Shamu. We spoke about TelOne’s ADSL business, the fibre, it’s subscribers, the issue of infrastructure sharing and TelOne’s...
View ArticleTelOne leads Zimbabwe’s infrastructure sharing, creates division to manage...
Local fixed telecoms operator, TelOne, will play a central role in Zimbabwe's plans for telecoms infrastructure sharing by housing the division that will manage the infrastructure for four state-owned...
View ArticleLocal power company ZESA anticipates annual savings of $120 million through...
Zimbabwe adopted prepaid metering as a way of dealing with the challenges of bill collection which deprived the power utility of over $1 billion in revenue which is essential for the management of...
View ArticleNo power increases in Zimbabwe as regulator turns down ZESA’s application for...
The energy regulator, ZERA (Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority), has rejected an application made by companies under the national power utility ZESA Holdings for a tariff increase. Articles appeared...
View ArticleZESA increases debt recovery rates on prepaid meters & tightens screws on...
ZETDC, a subsidiary of the Zimbabwe's power utility concern ZESA, has announced that starting from the 1st of September 2016 it will be increasing the debt recovery rate from 40% to 50% on all domestic...
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Victoria Falls to install 100 solar powered street-lights… why is it taking...
I don’t know about your area, but we’ve had a considerable number of power cuts this week due to ZESA’s load shedding. As cash and foreign currency continues to be a problem, it is expected for...
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Govt Pays ZESA $155m, Still Owes $445m
The government, through its departments and local authorities owed ZESA about $600m. Back in June the government said it would issue Treasury Bills to clear that debt. That did not come to be. The...
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ZESA Launches A Portal To Help Users Check Their ZESA Tokens Online
Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company has now added a section on their website to help users to check their most recently purchased electricity tokens online. The token portal...
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ZETDC Tells People Tampering With Electricity Meters To Turn Themselves In By...
With reports of people tampering with electricity meters on the rise, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company has issued a statement calling on all ‘offenders’ to turn themselves...
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ZESA System Down Until Further Notice, Don’t Buy Tokens Until The Issues Are...
Since as far back as Friday, customers have been having problems buying ZESA (electricity) tokens. Regardless of the platform, it seems buying a token is not possible right now. Internally, a colleague...
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ZETDC Advises Customers To Buy ZESA Tokens At “Vending Outlets” As System...
Purchasing ZESA tokens over the last few weeks has not been a walk in the park for many and it seems ZETDC is still facing challenges, particularly if your payment method of choice is EcoCash. From a...
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EcoCash Sets Minimum Amount For ZESA Tokens To $10
I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is EcoCash is now buying ZESA tokens again after weeks of disrupted service. The bad news is there is now a minimum fee for ZESA tokens. That’s right,...
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ZESA, Not EcoCash , Raised The Minimum Price Of Their Tokens From $2 To $10
Yesterday, ZESA managed to restore the service for purchasing electricity tokens via EcoCash but this came with the surprise announcement that the minimum tokens you could buy using EcoCash had risen...
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ZESA Reverses Decision To Raise Minimum Amount One Can Buy Via EcoCash, Still...
ZESA had a very bad couple of weeks a few weeks back and of course it made the rest of us have an equally bad couple of weeks and left us in a dark place literally. Star Wars kinda dark side…. The...
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