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10 ICT students to leave for China
TEN Zimbabwean information communication technologies (ICT) students will this week leave for China under an incubation programme of global technology giant Huawei Technologies called Seeds for the Fu...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:17hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Is there any need for Zimbabwean banks to be technologically updated?
If a bank is stuck in last century thinking with last century leadership such cultural strategy will lead to eventual failure.I was in a hotel for lunch with a friend, when he asked me: "What ...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 10:24hrs | 994 | by Elvis Dvene
Is there any need for Zimbabwean banks to be technologically updated?
If a bank is stuck in last century thinking with last century leadership such cultural strategy will lead to eventual failure.I was in a hotel for lunch with a friend, when he asked me: "What ...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1204 | by Elvis Dvene
Epson to set up office in Zimbabwe
Swedish information communication technologies (ICTs) giant Epson Europe BV will set up office in Harare next week in response to President Mnangagwa's pro-investment reforms under the New Dispensatio...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:04hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Rainbow Tourism Group trading update
The company delivered a strong performance in 2018 achieving revenues of $34.3 million which was 27% above the prior year despite an increasingly challenging economic climate. This performance w...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:00hrs | 302 | by Rainbow Tourism Group
Digital economy key for economic growth
Digitisation of the economy can immensely contribute to the country's growth and realisation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's vision for the country to attain an Upper Middle Income economy status by...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:38hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
'ZBC losing $220 million annually'
Only 10% of the country''s population is paying for television and radio licences, resulting in the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) losing $220 million potential revenue annually, Parliament h...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:42hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe courts to go digital
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has appointed a nine-member committee to spearhead the digitisation of courts by year-end, a development expected to cut litigation costs and to reduce time taken in resolvin...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:20hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Swedish company eyes education sector
Sweden's information communication technologies giant Epson Europe has expressed keen interest in partnering the Government in the digitisation of the country's education system. This was reve...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:09hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to modernise 6,000 schools
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Paul Mavima last week said Government would modernise 6 000 schools through adoption of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) before year-end.H...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 11:31hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
'Information as a threat to national security'
We publish the full presentation by the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Senator Monica Mutsvangwa at the Zimbabwe National Defence University in Harare last week....Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:13hrs | 375 | by Senator Monica Mutsvangwa
BAZ boss grilled over issuance of radio, TV licences
BROADCASTING Authority of Zimbabwe chief executive, Obert Muganyura was yesterday grilled by Parliament over issuance of Oracle Virtual Directory (OVD) webcast radio and television licences this year ...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:50hrs | 538 | by Staf reporter
AIPPA, POSA repeal starts
Government is working on four Bills that will lead to a repeal of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) as the two pieces of legi...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 06:51hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Digitisation project gathers momentum
THE $173 million digitisation programme that is expected to help improve the quality of the country's broadcasting services is now 35 percent complete and is anticipated to be over by 2021, an officia...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:40hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe education minister court Google and Facebook executives
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Paul Mavima last week said the Government was close to luring American multinational technology companies ,Google and Facebook, to assist in digitising the cou...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:35hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa hands over radio receivers
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has called on Zimbabweans to use information as a tool to foster unity and development than abuse it to denigrate each other...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:34hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions divide Mnangagwa's new dispensation
The sanctions must go mantra has sharply divided the Emmerson Mnangagwa led New dispensation. A twar between ZANU PF Gokwe Nembudziya Member of Parliament Mayor justice wadyajena AND THE Ministry of I...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 09:40hrs | 5364 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe govt to procure digitisation transmitters
Government says it will soon procure 32 digital transmitters and set-top boxes it requires to finalise the digitisation programme.Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services minister Moni...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:29hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Parly takes Mangwana to task over national commemorations
MEDIA, Information and Broadcasting Services ministry secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana last week came under parliamentary grilling over his request for $220 000 to be channelled towards national commemor...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:50hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporterq
Ndavaningi Mangwana grilled in Parliament
Newly-appointed Media and Information permanent secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana yesterday received a baptism of fire when he appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media chaired by Pri...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:08hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks partners for digitisation
Government is prepared to engage the private sector in mobilising funds to complete the digitisation programme, which is expected to create employment in the broadcasting industry. This was sa...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:29hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga is not dying'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has revealed that he once considered throwing in the towel, but changed his mind after he was persuaded by his new boss.Last year Ch...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:02hrs | 4672 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to have 24 TV channels in the next 3 months
Information and Publicity Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana has revealed that the State-owned broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is set to increase its television empire to six stati...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 11:14hrs | 6640 | by Staff reporter
ZBC told to improve on programmes
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation must improve the quality of its productions to meet regional and international standards; Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvan...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:01hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Villagers could soon use mobile phones to track cattle
Villagers from Murewa and Uzumba burst into laughter as a Cabinet minister told them that government anticipated the use of latest digital technology in herding cattle and doing some household chores ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge voters hope Mnangagwa win can lead to more success
VOTERS in Beitbridge have said they are looking forward to accelerated infrastructure and economic development in the area soon after harmonised elections.The district is divided into two cons...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Villagers dig up $98m internet cables
VILLAGERS along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway have been accused of digging up optic fibre cables installed by TelOne under its $98 million national broadband backbone (NBB) project to improve the coun...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:35hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Govt re-aligns content budget
Government has re-aligned budget allocations to communities countrywide to enhance the production of more content for the ongoing digital migration programme, Information, Media and Broadcasting Servi...Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:04hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
ZBC rapped for 'skewed coverage'
Secretary for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Mr George Charamba has castigated the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) for failing to unify the country because of its apparent failur...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:11hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Good news to confront the naysayers
As we begin a truly new era for Zimbabwe, I cannot fathom the vile negativity with which so many people still view the new dispensation.It appears as if people have very short memories. Not lo...Published: 15 May 2018 at 17:08hrs | 1019 | by Mike Tawanda
Zimbabwe government to open airwaves
GOVERNMENT will soon craft a law that will accommodate new broadcasting players as well as protect content producers in the new digital era, a senior official said yesterday. Speaking at the e...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 06:31hrs | 2459 | by Staff Reporter
Govt releases $6m for digitisation project
GOVERNMENT has released $6 million to the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) to complete the digitisation project amid reports that most transmission sites countrywide are ready for migration fr...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 08:34hrs | 157 | by Staff rpeorter
Generating more degrees not best way to intelligent economy
The extent to which farming and non-farming activities in developing countries can create decent employment remains a fertile ground for serious research.While some African governments and chu...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:44hrs | 410 | by Charles Dhewa
Qhubani Moyo on life behind the scenes
IN 2015, Qhubani Moyo was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Skyz Metro FM, Bulawayo's first independent commercial radio station.Moyo has long been associated with radio, having been part o...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:10hrs | 709 | by Allan Foti
PSL ends SuperSport broadcasting deal
AFTER ending their maiden broadcasting deal with SuperSport International last December, the Premier Soccer League have begun the search for a new partner to beam the top-flight for the next fiv...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 05:57hrs | 1339 | by Staff reporter
Activist seeks Mnangagwa intervention in TV, radio licensing
MATABELELAND media activist, Nothiwani Dlodlo, supported by local chiefs, has pleaded with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to facilitate the licensing of his Ndebele radio and television stations by the ...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 05:02hrs | 1115 | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo bemoans antiquated broadcast infrastructure
THE Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers) group has become a leader in information delivery, going beyond its founding mission despite other media parastatals being constrained by old technology platforms, ...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 05:27hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo concerned about delays in digitisation process
THE Zimbabwe Digital Broadcasting Migration Project remains high on Government's priorities as it is a critical national infrastructure development project under Zim-Asset, the Minister of Information...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 04:51hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Digitisation will see 12 TV stations operating in Zimbabwe
A giant in the broadcasting industry is here - Zimpapers Television Network (ZTN).ZTN is gunning for a television broadcasting licence once Government completes digitisation, which will see 12...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:22hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter
Online platform helps struggling Nigerian authors, artistes publish their works for free
While there are millions of talents in Nigeria, many of them remain undiscovered due to lack of resources and funds to get published. For some that struggles to publish their works, promoting and gett...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 14:06hrs | 249 | by Agencies
Shamu's appointment welcomed
People from all walks of life, including from the ruling Zanu-PF party, have welcomed the appointment of Webster Shamu as Minister of State for Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs this week. Those int...Published: 12 Oct 2017 at 02:02hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over DStv payments
A number of banks are demanding the elusive United States dollar and an extra commission to process DStv subscriptions for locals as more plastic money payment avenues are being closed, sidelining a n...Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 07:43hrs | 1898 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe runs out of cash to complete analogue-to-digital transition
COMPLETION of analogue-to-digital transition by year-end is no longer possible due to financial logjams, The Sunday Mail Society has learnt.The digitisation programme is being carried out by t...Published: 10 Jun 2017 at 22:39hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to revise broadcasting laws
Government is working towards revising broadcasting laws which will make it mandatory for radio stations, both public and private, to broadcast in the 16 official languages, a Cabinet Minister has sai...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 06:32hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe wheelchair jokes anger minister
A ZBC report that was quickly pulled off air last week stating that President Robert Mugabe had been handed a "mobile chair" as one of his birthday presents caused a frenzy on social media....Published: 09 Apr 2017 at 08:27hrs | 2058 | by Staff reporter
ZBCtv can broadcast opposition parties' functions: Mathuthu
THE Media and Information deputy minister Thokozile Mathuthu on Thursday claimed that the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation is not discriminatory and can broadcast opposition parties' functions....Published: 25 Mar 2017 at 14:44hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe scholarship beneficiaries stranded in South Africa
Five Zimbabwean students enrolled at the University of Johannesburg under the Presidential Scholarship Scheme are stranded in South Africa after they were turned away presumably for non-payment of...Published: 04 Mar 2017 at 07:18hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
'More community radios on cards'
THE Government says it has responded to calls for community broadcasting by licensing several stations, with more coming on board soon and that should "bury" the debate on community radio stations...Published: 04 Mar 2017 at 07:11hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Walk the talk ZBC
IS the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) failing to walk the talk? The national broadcaster has made a number of promises in its "image cleaning programme", but some of them seem to be proving h...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 08:25hrs | 153 | by Prince Mushawevato
Fresh $5 million Jonathan Moyo probe
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has embarked on a fresh investigation of Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo as it emerges that US$5 million meant for the digitisat...Published: 14 Oct 2016 at 14:43hrs | 4287 | by Staff reporter
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