BUSINESS NEWS

Energy ministry secretary grilled over Zesa rebundling, tariffs

MINISTRY of Energy secretary Gloria Magombo was yesterday grilled by Parliament over issues of rebundling of Zesa with MPs questioning why an institution that was recently unbundled was now being rebu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 October 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe drafting new coal tariffs

GOVERNMENT has paid tribute to Makomo Resources for keeping the nation's lights on by continuously supplying coal to the Zimbabwe Power Company at a time the country's economy and coal mining sector a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 October 2019

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zesa to review power tariffs monthly

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) holdings acting group chief executive officer, Engineer Patrick Chivaura says electricity tariffs will be now reviewed monthly at inter-bank market rates a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa announces shock tariffs hike

HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans will have to pay more for their power after Zesa Holdings hiked tariffs by a staggering 583 percent in a move set to trigger further rises in prices of goods and services in t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Electricity tariffs hike looms

Government says it will soon review electricity tariffs to reflect costs because current charges are no longer sustainable.Zimbabwe is currently facing its worst power shortages in years after low wat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 July 2019

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Data tariffs soar as Zimbabwe crisis bites

Mobile network operators became the latest sector to increase prices for their products with an upward adjustment of tariffs for broadband services following the floating of the country's local curren...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2019

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

'Zimbabwe mobile data tariffs lowest'

Zimbabwe has some of the lowest mobile data tariffs in the region, figures from the Communication Regulators Association of Southern Africa (CRASA) country report for 2018 show. According to the CRASA...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2019

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Mobile phone network operators slash data tariffs

MOBILE Network Operators (MNOs) have slashed mobile data tariffs from 12,5 cents to five cents per megabyte in compliance with a Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe directiv...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2018

AMERICAS

EU to launch tariffs against US on Friday

The EU will target emblematic US exports such as blue jeansThe European Union will launch a raft of retaliatory tariffs against US exports on Friday, a top official has said.The move comes after US Pr...

By BBC | Published: 20 June 2018

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

New tariffs for mobile sector on the cards

Government will soon announce new tariffs for the mobile telecommunications sector, and plans are underway to begin imposing hefty fines on industry players that offer substandard services such as dro...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

High Court slashes water tariffs

THE High Court has quashed the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Raw Water Tariffs) Statutory Instrument 48 of 2016, which hiked raw water charges for commercial agriculture from $9,45 to $12 per meg...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2018

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Supa Mandiwanzira moots lowering tariffs

Minister of Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security, Supa Mandiwanzira, has said government is undertaking research to ascertain the real cost of data in the country following an outcr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

ZESA blames wage dispute on low tariffs

DEBT-RIDDEN Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Holdings (ZESA) says it has not had a tariff increase in the past seven years, a situation it says has affected its capacity to adjust workers' salari...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 February 2018

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Govt to reduce electricity tariffs

Government plans to reduce power tariffs to below what is charged by its regional counterparts in a bid to improve the country's competitiveness.The average regional price stands at 7.50c/kWh compared...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 February 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

High electricity tariffs crippling Zim industry

The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) is pleading with the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) to slash power tariffs in order to ensure viability of its members' businesses.In its pr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 January 2018

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

NetOne reduces tariffs

State-owned mobile telecommunications firm, NetOne, has reduced tariffs for its OneFusion package as a response to the growing calls by subscribers for affordable data tariffs in line with regional tr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 November 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Electricity tariffs to remain stable this year

The government has ruled out an electricity tariffs hike this year saying any review will, however, be subject to consultations with relevant authorities.Zimbabwe's industry and commerce is currently ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 31 August 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Potraz defends mobile data tariffs

Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says mobile network operators are not inflating mobile data and Internet services tariffs.Baxton Sirewu, Potraz acting director ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 June 2015

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Tongaat says Zim import tariffs to boost sales

Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett says import tariffs introduced in Zimbabwe would benefit sales and prices in the next financial year. The group holds a 50.3% shareholding in Hippo Valley Estates while i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 May 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Econet, banks set to finalise on tariffs agreement

THE country's leading mobile operator, Econet, and local finance institutions were set to sign an agreement that would see Zimbabweans enjoying lower banking tariffs, it has been learnt.FBC Holdings c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 March 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Massive increase in power tariffs looms

Zimbabweans could face the biggest increase in the cost of power since dollarisation after the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company proposed a 5% tariff increase, way above the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 February 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zesa to increase power tariffs

ELECTRICITY users should brace for tough times as the national power utility Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) plans to hike tariffs barely three months after it slash...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 November 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Industry insists Zesa tariffs are too high

Industry has reiterated that high electricity tariffs continue to pose a danger to the survival of most companies.Speaking during a tour of Zim Alloys Limited in Gweru recently by Industry and Commerc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZERA close to finalising renewable energy tariffs

Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority is finalising the development of Renewable energy feed in tariffs (REFIT) which will help in the implementation of power projects under the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sus...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 November 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

CZI bemoans high power tariffs

High electricity charges topped the list of 17 factors that the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries cited as negatively impacting on doing business in the country. While the country continues to face...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 October 2013
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