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Zimsec unveils high-security Gwanda office
The Government has launched a state-of-the-art Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) regional office in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, as part of a national strategy to combat examination fraud ...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:41hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rallies Africa to align education with industry needs
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on African governments, private sector players, academic institutions, and the diaspora to scale up investment in research and development (R&D) as a key dr...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:30hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile phone subscriptions near 15 million
Mobile phone subscriptions in Zimbabwe are rapidly approaching the 15 million mark, with a notable increase in data and internet subscriptions recorded during the second quarter of this year, accordin...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 09:33hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to open passport offices in US, UK and Zambia
The Cabinet recently approved the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage's Integrated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Systems Strategy, which aims to computerize government depa...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:03hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Potraz to review tariffs
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) is considering adjusting tariffs in the sector to ensure sustainability.Speaking at a recent stakeholders' engagemen...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt websites are stuck in the stone age
Here is one odd fact you may not know; Zimbabwean government-linked websites under the domain gov.zw, all go to bed for the night. You cannot access them for about 10 hours from around 10PM to 8AM the...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:16hrs | 1 | by Mike Murenzvi
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans to maximise internal resource usage to bust sanctions
Zimbabweans are urged not to be burdened by the two-decade-long illegal sanctions imposed on the country by Western allies. Instead, they should focus on fully utilizing internal resources to accelera...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chinese diplomat detaches country policy from offending firms in Zimbabwe
Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese embassy to Zimbabwe, Huang Minghai says some of the unscrupulous behaviour seen of some Chinese firms operating in Zimbabwe is not part of the Asian c...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mberengwa fights lithium plunder
MBERENGWA residents have formed a foundation led by prominent local people to fight the plunder of recently discovered lithium deposits in the vast district as well other available minerals like gold,...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 16:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
ZEC reports US linked Pachedu to the police
IN a litmus test against cyber terrorists, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) yesterday reported an anti-Zimbabwe shadowy group Pachedu to the police on a litany of allegations ranging from hackt...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for political tolerance
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday called for political tolerance among politicians aspiring to contest in the 2023 harmonised elections.The President also said parliamentarians should swiftly atte...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Chirume Permanent Secretary
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed former NetOne board member Dr Beaullar Chirume as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services....Published: 12 May 2022 at 20:31hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Schools e-learning facilities equipped
PRIMARY and Secondary schools in the Midlands Province have been equipped with computer laboratories, which are set to enhance the e-learning policy spearheaded by Government in line with the National...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tollgates set for major upgrade
ALL tollgates along the country's major highways will undergo major upgrades and redevelopment this year under a targeted programme meant to reduce on-site traffic congestion and revenue leakages....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Cyber Security Bill to guarantee safety
THE Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill that sailed through Parliament this month will ensure the safety and security of users in cyberspace.Information Communication Technology, Postal an...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assured Hakainde Hichilema of his readiness to work with him
President Mnangagwa has assured Zambian President-elect Mr Hakainde Hichilema of his readiness to work with him in the furtherance of the sister republics' interests. In his congratulatory let...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Potraz erects base stations, CICs in Matebeleland South
GOVERNMENT, through the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), has established four shared base station towers and 13 Community Information Centres (CICs) in Matabele...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs 667 police patrol vehicles, not 667 Zupco buses
BULAWAYO has made headlines for the wrong reasons in recent weeks amid a notable rise in armed robbery cases and other forms of violent crimes. Armed robberies targeting private homes and businesses h...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:21hrs | 2 | by Nkosilathi Lesley Ngwenya
Zimbabwe shall rise again
EMMERSON Mnangagwa, in his message during Zimbabwe's 38th Independence celebrations, months after the coup that removed long-serving leader Robert Mugabe and a few months before his election as ...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 08:54hrs | 3 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Massive bloc thrusts Zimra under spotlight
GOVERNMENT says the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) must be prepared to play a crucial role in facilitating the shipment of bigger cargo volumes as regional trade grows under the African Continenta...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
15 base stations to increase coverage
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), is spearheading the construction of 15 base stations in rural areas to enhance connectivity and access to e-learning facili...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:46hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
ZEC begins delimitation process
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has begun drawing up new National Assembly constituency boundaries that will be used for the 2023 harmonised elections. ZEC has started undertaking the ...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Policymakers urged to offer growth incentives for digital infrastructure development
POLICYMAKERS have been called upon to frame policies that help increase investment in resilient digital infrastructure. This comes as the COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the country's need fo...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 16:15hrs | | by Agencies
Misihairabwi-Mushonga fumes over 0 % grade 7 pass rates
MDC-T legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has urged government to allow pupils who failed their 2020 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Grade 7 exams to rewrite the crucial test....Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
JSC pushes for digital delivery of justice
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is pushing for an electronic justice delivery system which will improve efficiency and help litigants access their files in a timely manner.In its strateg...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 16:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$300m for Beitbridge Border Post upgrade
THE ZimBorders Consortium has secured nearly US$300 million for the upgrade and modernisation of Beitbridge Border Post, the country's busiest inland port of entry and one of the region's key transit ...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
98 Community Information Centres operational
NEARLY 100 Community Information Centres are in operation in the country after Government identified Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) as an important economic development catalyst. ...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
'ICT infrastructure key to national development'
GOVERNMENT has identified the development of ICT infrastructure as central to the realisation of Zimbabwe's Vision 2030 by making it a key priority on the nation's developmental agenda. In thi...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe commissions Gache Gache base station
Information and Communications Technology, Postal and Courier Services minister, Kazembe Kazembe has said ICTs were now a basic human right for every citizen.Commissioning the fourth Multi Ope...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa capable of steering Zimbabwe's economy from the doldrums
The Zimbabwean economy is anchored on agriculture and mining which brings in the much needed foreign currency in order to revive industries, push production up and improve the people's livelihoods. Th...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 14:54hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
Zimbabwe road upgrades gather pace
THE modernisation of major roads, particularly the much-talked about Harare-Beitbridge highway, is gathering pace after Government officials met Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Corporation (AFECC)...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa breaks with Mugabe tradition
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday night shied away from the confrontational approach of his predecessor, telling global leaders t...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Online voting option for Zimbabwean in the Diaspora
Twenty-seven years ago, less than half of Estonia's population had a telephone. Today, the country could provide Zimbabwe with an ICT option for mulled Diaspora participation in elections back home: t...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 13 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
'Airtime tax hurting consumers'
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director general, Dr Gift Machengete, has called for increased collaboration between policymakers and operators towards further ...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Infrastructure financing key for Zim's economy
Infrastructure is the backbone of economies throughout the universe. An efficient and well-maintained infrastructure is critical in sustaining an economy.Infrastructure is considered a key com...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:36hrs | 7 | by Dephine Mazambani
Zimbabwe enters new era for investors
Zimbabwe has entered a new era in which all investment is welcome and its safety guaranteed, and where education should be used as a conduit for employment creation and revival of the economy, Preside...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe will rise again' - Mnangagwa's independence speech in full
Address by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, His Excellency Comrade E.D. Mnangagwa, on Zimbabwe's 38th Independence Celebrations, 18th Ap...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 06:57hrs | 21 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
ZDI, Media Centre push for youth inclusion in internet governance
Social media is emerging as powerful as ever in Zimbabwe from 2016 to date and could probably be the best weapon fashioned in as much as the promotion of democracy is concerned as it has been used as ...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 14:31hrs | 2 | by Zimsentinel Correspondent
Mnangagwa highlights priority projects
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Chinese businesses to come and invest in Zimbabwe saying opportunities abound in most sectors of the economy.Addressing the Zimbabwe-China business fo...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 20:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
LIVE: Mugabe rally
15:16 President Mugabe says Matabeleland North has created a name for itself as a province."Well done Mat North. Let other provinces learn. To those who have hosted the rallies, keep your ...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 10:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet Wireless has failed many times
IF you do not know Econet then you are from Mars because it is one of the Mobile Network Operators (MNO) that brought the first cellphones in your hands to Zimbabwe.The brand has had an impact...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Morris Mpala, MoB Capital Ltd
Zimbabwe universities hit by cyber attacks, bitcoins ransom demanded
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) and the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) allegedly suffered cyber attacks yesterday with the hackers demanding more than $6 billion to rest...Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe data tariffs too high, says Mandiwanzira
INFORMATION, Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Supa Mandiwanzira says data tariffs in Zimbabwe are still high and the Government has directed that a study be conducted...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
PDP policy brief - What will be the key functions of the NTA?
Last week, we shared with citizens the origins of the NTA idea which is within PDP's Agenda for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of Electoral Sustainability (ARREST). The PDP's ARREST, seeks...Published: 03 Oct 2016 at 08:57hrs | 1 | by Jacob Mafume - National Spokesperson
Govt pledges to expand ICT to the rural areas
The government has underscored its commitment to expand infrastructure development for Information, Communication Technology (ICT) and reach out to the rural areas and enhance communication coverage....Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 16:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's govt sharpens spying tools
Information Communication Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira has submitted the draft National Information Communication Technology (ICT) Policy document, which when signed by President Robert Mugab...Published: 08 Jan 2016 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions the 42km Mtshabezi pipeline
Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned the 42km Mtshabezi pipeline, revealing that Government had secured US$30 million from Belarus for dam construction equipment.The over ...Published: 18 Oct 2015 at 10:15hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe sets up complaints hotline
THE government is setting up a Presidential complaints hotline within ministries to address citizen concerns over public sector service delivery.Zimbabweans will be able to call the hotlines f...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 07:04hrs | | by Clemence Manyukwe
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