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Disinformation and misinformation the new battlefront
EDITOR,The information age has brought with it many opportunities as well as challenges. Is it not ironic that in this digital age where information is supposed to be available at our fingerti...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | 765 | by Davison Kaiyo.
Solar energy is the future: Masiyiwa
Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa says mini-power grids based on solar energy are the solution to Africa's energy problem.Masiyiwa made the prediction at a global conference of investors in Abu D...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:01hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Man beats up police officers, throws plate of sadza at them
A tout has been sentenced to 105 hours of community service for resisting arrest and assaulting four police officers at Family Of God (FOG) church illegal commuter pick up point along Robert Mugabe Ro...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:04hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to speak at CEOs conference
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officiate at the 6th Africa Round Table, which ends here this afternoon. According to the programme, the President is expected to give a keynote add...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:33hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Econet injects $45 million in solar project
UGESI Energy, a pan-African company within the Econet Energy Group, is targeting to invest $45 million in the first phase of its community solar programme launched in Bulawayo yesterday, an official h...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:21hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Lumumba's ally blasts Strive Masiyiwa's bank
Fresh In A Box founder and William Mutumanje's close ally Kuda Musasiwa has slammed Steward Bank and Ecocash for the transaction charges that are charged by the two entities.Steward Bank and E...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 15:09hrs | 4618 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Only Chamisa has the economic keys to revive the Zimbabwean economy?
When Nelson Chamisa opines alongside foreign interests that nothing has changed since November 2017, the idea is to defeat today's ZANU-PF by psychological association to the leadership of former pres...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:46hrs | 1133 | by Reason Wafawarova
Masiyiwas donate $60m to fight cholera
The family foundation of Econet founders Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa has committed an additional $60 million towards the cholera response in Zimbabwe.The commitment comes on the back of an init...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:33hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube engages US over reforms, Zidera
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is set to leave for the United States of America next month to apprise that country's government officials on positive developments the...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:42hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland to get $25m of the $100 from Econet
Matabeleland provinces will get 25 percent of the $100m Econet Challenge Fund announced this week by the firm's founder and executive chairman Mr Strive Masiyiwa and his wife Tsitsi to support rural e...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:03hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa must find each other now
THIS is for the two protagonists of Zimbabwe's national politics — President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa: stop with the procrastination, swallow your pride and get with...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:11hrs | 358 | by Gabriel Manyati
Econet to stimulate employment in Bulawayo
Econet Wireless will set up the centre of its energy subsidiary in the City of Bulawayo to provide employment opportunities in the city, Econet Energy CEO Norman Moyo, has said.In a statement,...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:32hrs | 2042 | by Staff reporter
Econet eyes Bulawayo as renewable energy centre
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Econet Wireless has chosen the City of Bulawayo as the centre of its renewable energy business in Zimbabwe in order to stimulate employment opportunities in the country's seco...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:28hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Econet energy company to have HQ in Bulawayo
According to Econet Coporate Communications, Bulawayo is going to be the home of their solar energy business, Distributed Power Africa (DPA), ...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 15:16hrs | 2050 | by TechZim
'I will never apologise for POSA and AIPPA' says Jonathan Moyo
Exiled former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo has vowed that he will not apologise for the enactment of two laws that are largely repressive in Zimbabwe; the Public Order and ad Security Act and t...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 18:21hrs | 5955 | by Mandla Ndlovu
SA calls for removal of sanctions laudable
The calls for the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA) to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe by prominent African leaders that include Rwandese president Paul Kagame and South African pr...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 07:22hrs | 1038 | by Christine Lethokuhle Mabhena
Economic sanctions against Zimbabwe must be lifted
The opposition parties in Zimbabwe, MDC in particular, civil society organisations and other Government detractors have been unreasonably claiming that there are no sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by th...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 13:20hrs | 431 | by Chido Chikuni
Economic sanctions against Zimbabwe must be lifted
The opposition parties in Zimbabwe, MDC in particular, civil society organisations and other Government detractors have been unreasonably claiming that there are no sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by th...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 11:37hrs | 838 | by Chido Chikuni
Ramaphosa's call for lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe laudable
The call by the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, for sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe to be lifted is progressive and worth celebrating.Ramaphosa joins Rwandan President Paul Kagame and ...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 11:24hrs | 937 | by Ashley Kondo
Zimbabweans need to find each other as a nation
As we begin 2019, there are key lessons from the coup and Zimbabwe's post-coup experiences. The key lessons going forward relate to ethical leadership, public sector performance management, service de...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:00hrs | 142 | by Brian Kagoro
Chiwenga opens internet but closes social media
The Minister of State Security under Acting President Chiwenga's government Owen Mudha Ncube has instructed all Internet Service Providers to open up internet access save for specified social media ap...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 15:32hrs | 5801 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Zimbabwe restores internet connectivity
Mobile networks and internet service providers in Zimbabwe have restored internet connectivity after a blackout that lasted more than 24 hours, ...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 15:29hrs | 6658 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa speaks on Internet blackout
Embattled Econet Wireless Boss Strive Masiyiwa has taken to Facebook to explain why his company complied with government directive to shut down internet the whole of Zimbabwe.Masiyiwa said whe...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:26hrs | 11099 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo must be puking as Strive Masiyiwa's fortune rises to US$2.3bn
exiled Former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo last week made a jibe on telecommunications guru Strive Masiyiwa saying that Masiyiwa is a Bond-note billionaire, a reference to the local currency th...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:25hrs | 2616 | by Staff reporter
Good Violence is good for Zimbabwe's progress - Tsvangirai turned in his grave
I hate bad violence but I support good violence. There are two kinds of violence namely, good violence and bad violence. Bad violence is the one that was engineered by ZANU and ZANU PF against the mur...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 14:23hrs | 2971 | by Don Chigumba
Cyber bullying: A growing menace
It is common nowadays for those that use social media platforms to wake up and discover unusual posts on their accounts.Some of the posts might be nasty, disrespectful and abusive, creating gr...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:57hrs | 88 | by Emmanuel Kafe
Masiyiwa family philanthropic efforts get thumbs-up
YOUTH economic pressure group Zimbabwe Entrepreneurs Youth Action (Zeya) had urged local youths to emulate the philanthropic efforts of of global telecommunications group Econet Wireless founder and C...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:57hrs | 222 | by Staff rpeorter
Jonathan Noyo exposes Madhuku, Madhuku exposes Jonathan Moyo
SELF-EXILED former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo, who turns 62 yesterday, may have had a birthday he would want to quickly forget after Professor Lovemore Madhuku exposed him for stretching...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:44hrs | 7806 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF, Jonathan Moyo, Strive Masiyiwa, Lovemore Madhuku, Jealousy Mawarire pentagon gangsters of evil
I am not amused by the discord between, Jonathan Moyo-Strive Masiyiwa, Jonathan Moyo-Lovemore Madhuku, Jonathan Moyo-Jealousy Mawarire that had been engineered by ZANU PF style of leadership. I hate J...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 14:59hrs | 7177 | by Don Chigumba
'I have US$ 13 Billion businesses' Masiyiwa responds to Jonathan Moyo
Telecommunications guru Strive Masiyiwa has responded to a jibe by exiled Former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo that he is a Bondnote billionaire, a reference to the local currency that is used i...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 13:11hrs | 19123 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo sells his soul to the devil
Not to put words in his mouth, in 2016, self-exiled Professor Jonathan Moyo had this to say on the issue of sanctions: "All levels of the alleged incidences of intimidation are heaped on ZANU-PF, what...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1225 | by Prosperity Mzila
Mnangagwa tried to deport Beatrice Mtetwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa led a ZANU PF election war room team that tried to deport to prominent Human Rights Lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa to her country of birth Swaziland during the height of the 2013 ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 07:19hrs | 5922 | by Mandla Ndlovu
It's cold out there Jonathan Moyo
Those living in glass houses should not throw stones! This should have been a guiding adage to Prof Jonathan Moyo before he tried to expose the so called skeletons in Strive Masiyiwa's closet....Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 06:39hrs | 5397 | by Brightface Mutema
'Go to hell Strive Masiyiwa' Jonathan Moyo says as he spills more beans
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Professor Jonathan Moyo, a failed project
Self-exiled Professor Jonathan Moyo is nothing but a failure whose political fate is sealed. I am struck by the fact that a man of such high academic astute could allow his sense of reason to be e...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 16:44hrs | 2164 | by Ashley Kondo
Linda Masarira attacks Jonathan Moyo
MDC-T National Spokesperson Linda Masarira has attacked exiled Professor Jonathan Moyo calling him a thief who failed to use his brains to improve the livelihoods of Zimbabweans."It's obnoxiou...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:48hrs | 4770 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ED Mnangagwa will not hatch chickens from fried eggs
President Emmerson Munangagwa managed to openly rig the forgone polls, in a daylight robbery. All his political life after independence crocodile has waited patiently, worked meticulously carving his ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 11:22hrs | 1626 | by Zanda Shumba
Strive Masiyiwa's call on Zimbabwe sanctions justified
The MDC and other mean-minded elements continue to exhibit highly disingenuous thinking where anyone who is against Western sanctions against Zimbabwe and calls for their removal, is automatically vie...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:40hrs | 381 | by Christopher Makaza
'I am Mutumwa Mawere! the hypocrite'
Mutumwa Mawere, an ex-business magnate, has a rosy educational story with stints in Zimbabwe, Swaziland, the UK and the U.S. (George Washington University) where he obtained a Master of Science (Manag...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 22:45hrs | 4111 | by Sam Wezhira
Jonathan Moyo slapped with lawsuit
Econet Founder Strive Masiyiwa has reportedly slapped Professor Jonathan Moyo with a lawsuit and has instructed his lawyers in Kenya to serve him.This was revealed by Exiled business man Mutum...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 14:35hrs | 9953 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Sanctions must go: Zimbabwe's 2019 clarion call
On 21 December 2001 as the sun was directly overhead of the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere during the December Solstice, President George W Bush of the United States of America sealed ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 13:36hrs | 1153 | by Elijah Chihota
Jonathan Moyo's lies on Masiyiwa exposed?
On Monday exiled Former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo wrote a scathing statement on Twitter seeking to expose how Telecoms Guru Strive Masiyiwa funded ZANU PF campaign during the bloody 200...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 13:07hrs | 4635 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Energy Mutodi invites Jonathan Moyo to fight sanctions
Deputy minister of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Energy Mutodi has called upon exiled former minister Professor Jonathan Moyo to add his voice in the fight against sanctions.Mutodi wa...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 07:41hrs | 3644 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Strive Masiyiwa stole Econet share, his lawyer responds
Prominent businessman and formerly Strive Masiyiwa's lawyer Tawanda Nyambirai has issued a lengthy and heated response to the allegations that the Zimbabwean dollar billionaire should not have ended u...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 23:11hrs | 9822 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa gave voters' phone numbers to ZANU PF?
Human Rights lawyer Dr. Pedzisai Ruhanya has raised the clarion call for Econet Boss Strive Masiyiwa to come out in the open and explain his role in the ZANU PF 2018 election campaign where the ...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 19:44hrs | 3969 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Strive Masiyiwa is not a Zimbabwean Intellectual Prostitutes: Jonathan Moyo is!
I am sharing this for the benefit of those who do not have a complete background of where Jonathan Moyo is coming from. Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF brothel is brimming with intellectual prostitute...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 17:38hrs | 6562 | by Dr. George B. Ayyittey
Trevor Ncube wanted Tsvangirai to incite civil unrest
Alpha Media Holdings Boss Trevor Ncube wanted the late veteran opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to declare himself President the day after the March 2008 elections and deliver a speech that would h...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:15hrs | 911 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZANU PF Youths blast Jonathan Moyo
ZANU PF Youth league members have blasted former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo for his twitter thread posted on Monday where he was accusing billionaire Telecoms guru Strive Masiyiwa for funding...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 07:23hrs | 2926 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Keep your Juntaprenuers and will keep our Prof Jonathan Moyo
I am neither here to attack Strive Masiyiwa nor defend him but some issues raised by Prof Jonathan Moyo are pertinent. I am anxious to see how Masiyiwa is going to cleanse himself. The cold war betwee...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:03hrs | 2901 | by Don Chigumba
'Strive Masiyiwa is a stumbling block' says Trevor Ncube
Alpha Media Holdings Boss Trevor Ncube blamed the failure of MDC led by Tsvangirai and Simba Makoni’s MKD to unite on Strive Masiyiwa who whom he described as a stumbling block and full of ego...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 16:47hrs | 6656 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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