Kariba (Zimbabwe)

Type: City
Name: Kariba (Zimbabwe)
Country: Zimbabwe
Latitude: -16.530001
Longitude: 28.799999
population: 34,797
First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Exorcising Wafa-Wafa demon

The stretch of the road has taken many lives. People have died and property lost in this part of the road that has both sides boarded by steep slopes. Wafa-Wafa, one of Zimbabwe’s most dreadfulblack spots found in the backyard of Makuti along the Harare-Chirundu ... [Published Zimbabwe Herald - 17 hours ago]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Tourism on the rebound: Expert

Zimbabwe is fast reclaiming its position as a top tourism destination, mainly as a result of the GNU, according to Ross Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer of Africa Albida Tourism.The increase in tourist arrivals was partly attributed to the dollarisation ... [Published The Zimbabwean - May 22 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

New SADC power projects to boost output

DetailsThe Southern African Development Community (SADC) will commission new power projects in an attempt to increase electricity generation capacity in the region by 17,856MW between 2013 and 2016Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) co-ordination centre ... [Published African Review - May 20 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

SADC to Boost Power Output Capacity

THE Southern African Development Community will commission new power projects which will jolt electricity generation capacity in the region by 17 856MW between 2013 and 2016.Southern African Power Pool co-ordination centre manager Dr Lawrence Musaba said ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Score One For Pachyderms: Elephant Tramples...

According to a report by Zimbabwe’s Sunday Mail, a poacher was trampled to death by the very elephant he was attempting to kill.The report said Magunje police found the remains of Solomon Manjoro fourteen days ago in Charara National Park, Gatshe-Gatshe, ... [Published Red Orbit - May 13 2013]
First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Poacher trampled to death

Eyewitness News | ZIMBABWE - Game poaching is a growing headache in Zimbabwe, as in much of sub-Saharan Africa, but in a rare example of just how dangerous a sport it can be, police reported on Sunday that a poacher was trampled to death by an elephant ... [Published Eye Witness News - May 12 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Crayfish crisis in Lake Kariba

Officials at the Zimbabwe University lakeshore research station say the red claw crayfishBaby crocodiles still feeding on insects have been observed eating the crayfish, as have Lake Kariba's piranha-like tiger fish, but they generally thrive in deeper ... [Published New Zimbabwe.com - May 08 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Zimbabwe: Our agenda for action

The politics of confrontation should be discarded to the dustbin of history where it now rightfully belongs. We are sick and tired of hurling insults at each other. We would like to engage a new developmental trajectory. The past is gone. Gone forever. ... [Published New Zimbabwe.com - May 08 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Parley Committee Bemoans Low Revenue Collection

THE Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to come up with ways of addressing the dwindling revenue collection at Kariba border post.The committee also raised concern over the Customs Import Permits ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Harare thermal power station resumes operations

Harare Thermal Power Station has resumed operations and is adding 16 megawatts to the national grid, an official said last Friday.The thermal power station closed late last year due to depleting coal stocks.Zimbabwe Power Company managing director Mr ... [Published Zimbabwe Herald - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Skills for PA’s and Secretaries

Managerial Skills for PA's and Secretaries 2013 Protocol and DiplomacyIt has been said that a manager is only as effective as his/her PA allows him/her to be. While perhaps a little extreme, the value of an excellent administrative assistant goes unq ... [Published Biz Community - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Zim, Zambia Serious With Batoka

ZIMBABWE and Zambia last week started the hunt for a projects manager to spearhead construction of the long-awaited 1 650 megawatt (MW) Batoka hydro power project.The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), which manages the Kariba hydro-power station on the Zambezi ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 25 2013]

Quotes

"Member countries going forward should build hydro-power stations as they are sustainable, have a longer lifespan and low maintenance costs, compared with thermal power stations. For example, Kariba PowerPower station began operations in the 1960s, while Hwange thermal power station was built in the 1980s, yet Kariba is proving to be sustainable and it is producing more than Hwange" he said
"Once everything has been done and we have all the details we will be able to give full information" she explained
"We don't have the resources on the ground to license or police exploitation on the right scale at Kariba," said Phiri. "The important thing is we don't want people to introduce it elsewhere."
"It is worrying that Government lost KR53 million (K53 billion) through CIPs at Kariba border post as mentioned in the 2011 Auditor General's report" Mr Mwale said

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Exorcising Wafa-Wafa demon [Published Zimbabwe Herald - 17 hours ago]
Changing Environment in the Zambezi River Basin [Published Individual.com - May 22 2013]
Tourism on the rebound: Expert [Published The Zimbabwean - May 22 2013]
New SADC power projects to boost output [Published African Review - May 20 2013]
SADC to Boost Power Output Capacity [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]
Score One For Pachyderms: Elephant Tramples... [Published Red Orbit - May 13 2013]
Poacher trampled to death [Published Eye Witness News - May 12 2013]
ZPC Plans 400mw Plumtree Solar Plant [Published AllAfrica.com - May 09 2013]
People have the power [Published The Zimbabwean - May 08 2013]
Crayfish crisis in Lake Kariba [Published New Zimbabwe.com - May 08 2013]
Zimbabwe: Our agenda for action [Published New Zimbabwe.com - May 08 2013]
Who gets to tell the Zimbabwe story? [Published Insider Zimbabwe - May 06 2013]
Zimbabwe: Six in Hot Soup for Fake Zimsec Results [Published AllAfrica.com - May 04 2013]
‘MTP is a national plan’ [Published Financial Gazette - May 03 2013]
Parley Committee Bemoans Low Revenue Collection [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]
Harare thermal power station resumes operations [Published Zimbabwe Herald - Apr 29 2013]
Skills for PA’s and Secretaries [Published Biz Community - Apr 28 2013]
Zim, Zambia Serious With Batoka [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 25 2013]
Ban Repeat Traffic Offfenders - Goche [Published Individual.com - Apr 19 2013]
Zimbabwe Pays External Debts [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 17 2013]
Classifieds 18 April 2013 [Published The Zimbabwean - Apr 17 2013]
Govt moots new Vic Falls town [Published Zimbabwe Standard - Apr 14 2013]
Zambia: Electricity for All but Those the Karib... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 26 2013]
Referendum Characterised By Intimidation... [Published AllAfrica.com - Mar 17 2013]
Zimbabwe votes on new constitution [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 13 2013]
Rangers kill lions that ate villagers [Published Taipei Times Online - Mar 09 2013]
World News Quick Take [Published Taipei Times Online - Mar 08 2013]
Woman killed by lion while having sex in Africa [Published Pottsdown Mercury - Mar 06 2013]
Mozambique: Rainy season death toll stands at 35 [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jan 21 2013]
Zimbabwe govt budgets for fibre investment in 2013 [Published Telecompaper - Nov 16 2012]
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