Power cuts to worsen

Zimbabwe’s electricity generation has fallen to 801 megawatts (MW), less than half of peak demand, after a systems disturbance shut down Hwange Thermal Power and maintenance works at other plants with power outages likely to worsen, the company Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has said.

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Mugabe calls for value-addition to lift SADC trade

The elimination of tariffs within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has failed to spur intra-regional trade economic development, President Robert Mugabe said today, adding the bloc needs a long-term industrialization strategy anchored on value addition of unprocessed goods to reduce poverty.

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