Columnist / Jacob kudzayi mutisi
Cyclone Freddy is now upon us - Is Zimbabwe read?
Now that another cyclone is on its way to manicaland, my home province. Cyclone Freddy has made me ask a lot of questions including, are we saying Zimbabwe has known about these cyclones in the last t...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 17:53hrs | 2358 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Lets approach all crimes with the same zeal
While we are focusing on drug dealers and drug pushers, we should put in the same effort to stop the collaboration between criminals at our bus stops and the ZRP who look away while travellers are bei...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 21:13hrs | 325 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Letter to the President of Zimbabwe
His Excellency The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, I just do not understand why our Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner General (CG) is not ticketing traffic violators on Zimbabwe's roa...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 09:37hrs | 2956 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Soon the Commissioner General of Police will be sued for sleeping on the job
Commissioner General your job description is crystal clear, you are supposed to arrest law breakers and you are not arresting traffic offenders as per your job description. One just wonders why the Zi...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:25hrs | 822 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Lets fine bad drivers
Dear Commissioner General and the Home Affairs Minister, Driving in Harare is now suicide, this is due to the kind of driving that we see in and around the city every day. Commissioner General...Published: 05 Nov 2022 at 20:58hrs | 707 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
CCTV Surveillance Technology in Africa needs a national policy
African countries are installing closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) and surveillance technologies without regulation frameworks and national CCTV and surveillance national policies. The sp...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 11:28hrs | 465 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Arrest traffic violators
To the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner General Cde Godwin Matanga, Please can you bring sanity on our road. The careless driving in Zimbabwe Roads is getting out off order. Please ...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 11:49hrs | 283 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
42 years on - veterans of the liberation struggle have nothing to cheer
As Zimbabwe celebrates forty-two years of independence on Monday the 18th of April 2022 it is a tale of unrelenting suffering for the majority of the nation's liberation heroes and heroines exce...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:45hrs | 184 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Use tech to stop tout menace
Zimbabwe's crime hot spots are bus stops and bus ranks where we catch our long distance buses and the biggest criminals are the touts that take advantage of innocent travellers by insulting, harassing...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 09:39hrs | 566 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
What transition? Zimbabwean politics is no football game
The Zanu PF Congress is less than six months away and many hold their breath to await the much anticipated outcome. Lest we become so consumed in the euphoria that almost switched off our brains in th...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 10:12hrs | 1491 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Cameras can bring sanity on Zimbabwe's Road
It is a fact most Zimbabwe's lack civil sense, when it comes to road usage, on our roads we go by our self-concocted guidelines. Many make their own lanes or try to squeeze through congestion due to s...Published: 02 Jul 2022 at 22:01hrs | 534 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Time to offer title deeds for Rural Dwellers
According to the world bank ,"Secure property rights and efficient land registration institutions are a cornerstone of any modern economy". This gives confidence to the national individuals and busine...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 11:58hrs | 1080 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Legislators letting citizens down
IT is now clear that Zimbabwe's parliamentarians are not playing their role of fixing the mess in our country's financial sector. The Zimbabwean government has introduced several statutory instruments...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:04hrs | 31 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Parliamentarians letting the citizens down
It is now clear that Zimbabwe's MPs or parliamentarians are not playing their role to fix the mess that our country's economic financial service is in. The Zimbabwean government has had Statutory Inst...Published: 12 May 2022 at 09:45hrs | 1235 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Allow the masses to trade in precious minerals, to bring stability to our Zim$ currency
Zimbabwe has had, what is now Refered to as a merry-go-round foreign currency policy, which has a five year cycle of a Zim$, dual currency and a USD$ and then back to Zim$. These cycles have been cons...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 07:09hrs | 744 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Forty-two years on - Veterans of the liberation struggle have nothing to cheer
As Zimbabwe celebrates forty-two years of independence on Monday the 18th of April 2022 it is a tale of unrelenting suffering for the majority of the nation's liberation heroes and heroines except for...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 19:48hrs | 285 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
ICT & engineers up for board appointments
Finally, it has dawned on Zimbabwean organisations to embrace the roles of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professionals/Engineers appointing them to Boards and positions of Chief Execu...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 13:43hrs | 821 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Time for our nation to celebrate Dr Strive Masiyiwa and apologize for past government mistakes
Dr Strive Masiyiwa thank you for serving the telecommunications, financial services, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with ultimate distinction. Some describe you as the son of the...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:02hrs | 460 | by Eng. Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Let's modernise our ICT systems at the London embassy
There is great news coming from Zimbabwe on how the Government has made it "easy" to obtain identification documents, especially the passport. We ICT professionals feel very excited ab...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 11:41hrs | 419 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Illegal parkers will be punished in Harare City
Well done to the City authorities for bringing sanity on our roads and parking spaces. Keep up the good work. Those charges are a deterrent. I wish our ZRP could do the same. There is no more ...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 20:22hrs | 740 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Can the CVR stop impounding imported vehicles and put their house inorder
The basic solution to Zimbabwe's number plate system is to computerise the whole system and issue plates at the port of entry into Zimbabwe. In this age and time we are still running around with piece...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 09:50hrs | 1335 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Title deed fraudsters on the prowl, Check if you still own your property
If you own a vacant or an unoccupied property in Zimbabwe my suggestion is verify if you still own that property. With the Zimbabwean property market being dominated by absent buyers, due to over four...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 23:34hrs | 384 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Minerals and natural resources a solution to Zimbabwe’s economic turnaround program
We say Zimbabwe's minerals and natural resources belong to the people and we continue to allow colonial and oppressive laws that do not allow the natural black landowners to take advantage of the God-...Published: 25 Nov 2021 at 19:37hrs | 31 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
National mining ICT database to eradicate mining disputes
In 2021 Zimbabwe's mining sector is proving to be big business, with mineral exports possibly reaching 60% of the country's export earnings and the mining sector contributing around 20% of national GD...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 10:50hrs | 4 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
The Law is struggling to keep up with technology
Now that the cyber security and data protection bill is awaiting the signature of the President of Zimbabwe to become law. The purpose of the bill is to consolidate cyber related offences and provide ...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 13:44hrs | 65 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Please put up signs to prevent accidents
To the Mayor of the City of Harare, Can I say to the Harare City Council and whoever is assisting the local authority in the rehab...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:21hrs | 16 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Bulawayo Poly a Cyber Security Risk
As we were scanning through cyberspace we tested the vulnerability of the Bulawayo Polytechnic campus portal. This serves to notify you that your educational portal is completely insecure (see attache...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 12:07hrs | 15 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Don't be a victim of Online Blackmail
In Zimbabwe, everything is happening online. People are home and bored, so many are willing to do things that they will never do. Zimbabweans have accepted the use of mobile technology and no doubt, t...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 09:39hrs | 52 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
No one should be turned away from COVID-19 centres if they can afford to pay
It is12 midnight and I have all the effects of COVID-19. Zimbabwe is battling with the COVID-19 pandemic, one of my employees tested positive for the coronavirus (see attached doc). The fact that we w...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 12:34hrs | 5 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Stop illegal parking, Government officials are not above the law
Dear OPC, City of Harare and Zimbabwe Republic PoliceI wish to draw your attention towards the unauthorised parking of vehicles on stretch between S. Muzenda St/SNujoma St (Fourth St/2nd St ),...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 16:13hrs | 16 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
South Africa, Get to the root cause of the nation's problem
Jacob Zuma did not cause the looting, rioting and violence in South Africa. These activities did not occur in a vacuum, general populous, community members or local communities would have tried more p...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 19:59hrs | 3 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
At 79 years Jacob Zuma should not be in Jail
An average African ends up in a legal crisis and worse off in prison not because they do not understand the law or their legal right. The reason why Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is in jail is because he ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 17:01hrs | 2 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
At 79 years Jacob Zuma should not be in Jail because he does not understand the South African Legal System, Never
An average African ends up in a legal crisis and worse off in prison not because they do not understand the law or their legal right. The reason why Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is in jail is because he ...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 20:06hrs | 5 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Using a gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo! an unprofessional in business
HAVING attended the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) 2021 with 7 000 top security professionals from around the world, one of the issues raised was the issue of using free email...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:35hrs | 30 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Using a gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo! Is an Unprofessional manner of portraying your business.
Having attended the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) 2021 with 7,000 top security professionals from around the world. One of the issues raised was the issue of using free email...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 15:44hrs | 17 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Identity theft a reality, be on high alert
IN the past few days, a crime alert message went viral on social media platforms warning of identity theft.The truth of the matter is, your identity can be stolen in so many different ways. To...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:19hrs | 21 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe should now embrace racial minorities
It is now forty one years since Zimbabwe secured its independence from the white minority oppressive regime. Forty one years is a life time and the only minorities left in Zimbabwe are true Zimbabwean...Published: 05 May 2021 at 18:25hrs | 13 | by Engineer Jacob kudzayi Mutisi
Hansole to empower ICT youths
We all live in a community were we have plumbers, welders, tailors, carpenter, builders, etc. As part of our commitment to increase web presence we are offering FREE web development train a tr...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:16hrs | 6 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Residents should only pay for services provided
IN an article https://www.herald.co.zw/ councils-shoulder-blame-for-poor-service-delivery/ on November 15, 2019, Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe president and Gweru mayor Josiah Makombe was quo...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:38hrs | 4 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Chaos reigns supreme at tollgates
ANARCHY now reigns on all Zimbabwe highway tollgates, affecting all the roads that lead to the country's cities.On average, a trip from Bulawayo to Harare takes an extra two hours to reach one...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 6 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Fuel taxes will prevent tollgate Anarchy
ANARCHY now reigns on all Zimbabwe highway tollgates affecting all the roads that lead to the country's cities. On average a trip from Bulawayo to Harare is taking an extra 2 hours to reach one'...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 22:41hrs | 17 | by Engineer Jacob kudzayi Mutisi
Mohadi is not the last, You can be the next to be hacked
There has been a lot of questions on how the former Vice President Cde Kembo Mohadi got his phone hacked and how the recordings were acquired. That can happen to anyone in these times of technology us...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 10:17hrs | 22 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
The demise of Ximex mall should be investigated
Ximex Mall was bought by the late property developer Sam Levy who converted it into a car showroom and a department store in the early '60s and later bought by NSSA as part of the pension fund investm...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 13:23hrs | 48 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Proposal to help people recover lost items
ON February 16, 2012, Hansole was invited to a meeting for a public private sector partnership programme.As Hansole, we wanted to propose the setting up of an online system and create a social...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 22:15hrs | 18 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mugabe's removal could make blockbuster movie
0NE film that is a must make is the removal of the late former President Robert Mugabe from power, a leader who was in power for 37 years. In the past, Zimbabwe has been the scene of some of t...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:53hrs | 4 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe's will benefit from a film on Mugabe's Removal from power
One film that is a must, and a must to screen, is the removal of the former President of Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe from Zimbabwe's power. A leader who was in power for 37 years. Zimbabwe was a fi...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 20:30hrs | 8 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Rhodesian Model worked and it will work even better NOW
Zimbabwe needs to look at the model that worked and make it even better under sanctions. From the 1940 when the Rhodesian economy was booming the country had only one university and the focus of the t...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 20:32hrs | 15 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Tollgate fees, fuel reviews lead to price increases
ON January 31, 2021 Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) introduced a dual pricing system and hiked toll fees for road users by 100%.Recently, there was an increase in fuel prices an...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:05hrs | 4 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
ICT solution to stop fake COVID-19 results
Following the headline of the herald on 27th of January 2021 titled, "ZACC Probes Covid-19 tests scam" and a further social media posting of Yvonne who claim that Lancet is faking Covid-19 results. As...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 22:05hrs | 8 | by Engineer jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Why are we abusing sick Zimbabweans?
Once again another friend, relative, colleague and country men and women are passing on not because they cannot be treated, NO, but the cost of our health service has sky-rocketed way beyond the reach...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 20:07hrs | 4 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
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