BUSINESS NEWS

Kariba rehabilitation reaches key milestone

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has achieved a significant breakthrough in the US$294 million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project, completing the final leakage test on Sluice 6 of the dam's spillway.F...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 hours ago

BUSINESS NEWS

Kariba Dam rehab achieves major milestone

The Kariba Dam rehabilitation project has made significant strides following the successful completion of a controlled leakage test on Sluice 5, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) announced.This latest...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Kariba water level declines

Lake Kariba is recording a steady drop in water levels, closing the latest monitoring period at 478,77 metres as of August 5, 2025, according to the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA).This represents about...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 August 2025

POLITICS

Kariba mayor under fire for attending Zanu-PF meeting

Kariba mayor Ralph Nyasha Maoneyi finds himself at the centre of controversy after reportedly attending a Provincial Development Committee (PDC) meeting in Chinhoyi that included Zanu-PF leadership, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Kariba Dam rehabilitation nears completion

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has successfully completed a critical "test on completion" under the ongoing Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), marking a major milestone in efforts to secure ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Afreximbank backs Lake Kariba floating solar project

Businessman Eddie Cross's company, Green Hybrid Power Private Limited, has signed a landmark multimillion-dollar funding agreement that will pave the way for the development of a pioneering floating s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

ZRA to conduct leakage test on Kariba Dam plunge pool

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has announced that a controlled leakage test on Sluice 3 at Kariba Dam will take place on 2 July 2025, marking a critical milestone in the ongoing Kariba Dam Rehabili...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Lake Kariba black market fish trade fuels illicit financial flows

A booming black market fish trade along Lake Kariba, driven by the illegal use of cheap twine nets, is undermining Zimbabwe's formal fishing economy and fuelling millions of dollars in illicit financi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Lake Kariba water levels rising

Water levels in Lake Kariba have shown a modest but encouraging rise, providing cautious optimism for improved hydropower generation in Zimbabwe and Zambia.According to the latest update from the Zamb...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Kariba Dam water levels record steady rise

Water levels in Lake Kariba have recorded a steady rise, offering renewed optimism for improved electricity generation in Zimbabwe and Zambia, according to the latest update from the Zambezi River Aut...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Kariba Dam rehabilitation programme hits milestone

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has successfully completed quality checks on Floodgate 1 of the Kariba Dam, marking a major milestone in the ongoing rehabilitation of one of southern Africa's most c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Kariba floodgates partially opened

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has begun commissioning tests on the newly rehabilitated sluice gates at Kariba Dam, marking a critical phase in the near-completion of a major rehabilitation project...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

High-tech security for Kariba Dam

THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is set to introduce high-tech equipment, including closed circuit television (CCTV) and drones, to improve security at Kariba Dam. This follows incidence of vandalism...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

'Declare Kariba an economic zone to boost tourism'

MASHONALAND West Senator Sikelela Gumpo (Zanu PF) has called on government to declare Kariba a special economic zone, saying the town has the potential to earn foreign currency, as well as open up emp...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 January 2019

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Kariba station charms ZTA

KARIBA is set for a new treat as organisers of the proposed annual Nyaminyami Festival are angling to combine forces with the Nyaminyami Lakeside Festival hosts.Information privy to The Sunday Mail So...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Kariba Dam water level rises to 82%

Kariba Dam's water level has risen markedly from a critically low level of about 20 percent last year to 83 percent; raising hope that significant benefits will continue to accrue from Kariba South Po...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Foreign, direct investors eye Kariba

Foreign and domestic investors are angling towards creating a competitive package for the resort town of Kariba in anticipation of improved arrivals from international markets, with revelations that p...

By Staff reporter | Published: 31 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa commissions Kariba Power Station

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commissioned the Kariba South Hydro Power Station expansion project today.The $533 million energy expansion project will add two more units or generators with a capac...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 March 2018

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Powertel now in Kariba

POWERTEL, a wholly-owned technological wing of Zesa Holdings, has launched its services in Kariba as part of its 100-day rapid results initiative target.The company's marketing manager Prosper Mutswir...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 March 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa to commission Kariba South station

President Mnangagwa will tomorrow commission two new units (Unit 7 and 8) at Kariba South Power Station, which have added an extra 300 mega watts (MW) to the national grid.The additional power supplie...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 March 2018

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZPC 'completes' Kariba extension

THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) will today start an around the clock seven day test run for unit number 8 of the Kariba South extension project.The exercise will test performance and functionality of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 February 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa to commission Kariba power project

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to commission Kariba South power expansion project's first unit on December 24, which will feed 150 megawatts onto the national grid.The project was undertaken...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 December 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Kariba Dam wall rehab starts

Planned to be completed in eight years, the project which is being undertaken by a French contractor Razel-BEC, will be developed at an estimated cost of about US$294 million. It entails the reshaping...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 November 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Kariba South project nears completion

Commissioning of the first power generating unit under the $533 million Kariba South extension project, is expected in the second week of December, while the plant is scheduled to start feeding 150 me...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 September 2017

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Masimba to construct houses in Kariba

Industrial firm Masimba has been given a $15 million contract by IDBZ to build over 1 500 houses in Kariba. At completion the project will facilitate relocation of 391 house-holds who are presently at...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 September 2017
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