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Mutsvangwa blasted over attack on Coltart
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has ignited a storm of criticism after accusing Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart of advancing tribal interests and allegedly supporting a separatist agenda,...Published: 04 May 2025 at 09:21hrs | 2528 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for unity in ZANU-PF
In a digital age where accessibility to government services online is vital, several government websites have been facing significant downtime, raising concerns about the ease of doing business in Zim...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:12hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo reaches full capacity for Starlink
The Bulawayo City Centre and its surrounding areas have hit full capacity for Starlink devices, following a similar situation in Harare just two weeks prior, according to an update on Starlink's offic...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 14:31hrs | 3688 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe subscribers push Starlink to limit
THE overwhelming demand for cost-effective internet services is pushing newcomer, Star Link, to the edge with consumers experiencing unexpectedly slow speeds this week, especially in Harare, due to co...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 07:56hrs | 3028 | by Staff reporter
Starlink users in Zimbabwe experiencing slow speeds
The Starlink internet service experienced significant slowdowns in Harare on Tuesday, with experts attributing the disruptions to high demand and congestion. Many users reported connectivity issues th...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 16:55hrs | 7403 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Damascene moment
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Thursday that he is in his final term and plans to retire when his tenure ends in 2028. Speaking at the commissioning of the Mutare Teachers' College fruit ju...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwas are dummy sucking cry babies!
It is intriguing to see how loud the cruel and oppressive wail when they are given the taste of their own medicine.We have seen the tears of the savagery late President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mug...Published: 27 May 2024 at 20:03hrs | 8 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa must stop flirting with extending rule
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn into office three times in six years, and in his inauguration speeches in November 2017, August 2018, and September 2023, he promised radical reforms aimed ...Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:56hrs | 5 | by Nyasha Macbride Mpani
Chiwenga flies to China for 'medicals'
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga left the country last week for a review with his Chinese doctors, the presidency said.Chiwenga's last public sighting was on May 11 when he and President Em...Published: 19 May 2024 at 20:07hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Revised Starlink Policy for Sustainable Growth - A dedication to Eng. Chemist Siziba
Honorable Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, all protocols observed, please receive a request from a group of ...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:04hrs | 70 | by Robert Ndlovu
Starlink : A potential digital lifeline for rural Zimbabwe
In a world where connectivity is a lifeline for information, education, and economic opportunities, the promise of Starlink, SpaceX's ambitious satellite internet project, shines brightly for rural an...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 05:30hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
Starlink: A Potential Lifeline for Rural Zimbabwe
In a world where connectivity is a lifeline for information, education, and economic opportunities, the promise of Starlink, SpaceX's ambitious satellite ...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 04:50hrs | 1 | by Robert Ndlovu
Madinda sacking divides opinion
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Baltemar Jose De Oliveira Brito's alleged decision to freeze out assistant coach Madinda Ndlovu on suspicions of sabotage have divided opinion among followers who feel ...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe turns sanctions crisis into success story
Zimbabwe is turning crises wrought by the illegal economic sanctions imposed by some Western nations into success stories through inward looking and using its God-given resources to lift its citizens ...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cyber scams on the rise in Zimbabwe
CYBER scams are on the rise in Zimbabwe with experts saying people must be vigilant as hackers can steal identities so that they commit crimes.Lately, hackers have been on the loose in Zimbabw...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Schools order pupils to bring own water
SOME schools in Bulawayo have resorted to asking pupils to bring their own bottles of water to school to curb the spread of waterborne diseases following the prevailing water crisis in the city....Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga commends Church
Government values the Church's role in moulding responsible and model citizens, with authorities prepared to strengthen relations between religious organisations and the State, Vice President Dr Const...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over Zimbabwe's proposed US$50 cellphone tax
GOVERNMENT has been urged to withdraw the proposed US$50 cellphone levy as it could create a digital divide, as handset dealers will simply pass on the expense to already constrained consumers....Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans careless online'
ICT experts in Zimbabwe say there is need to train workers and the general public on the dangers of Cyber-attacks as the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the need to work remotely. This has increased t...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
More charges for robbers
THE three suspected armed robbers, who were arrested during a shootout with the police in Bulawayo's Fourwinds suburb returned to court Friday on fresh charges of armed robbery dating back to last yea...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Catholic nuns seize control of US$2m Covid-19 project
CATHOLIC Church nuns, through Sisters of the Little Company of Mary (LCM), owners of St. Anne's Hospital in Harare, have acrimoniously seized control of the refurbished health facility's Covid-19 cent...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 08:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Makandiwa endorses 'mark of the beast' drive
United Family International Church leader Emmanuel Makandiwa yesterday became the latest evangelical Christian leader to endorse vaccination against Covid-19 and urged his followers to get vaccinated,...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa abhors cultural erosion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday lamented the effects of globalisation on Zimbabwe, saying they were overwhelming local cultures and threatening the lives of youths who were now resorting to dru...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 17:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns Covid-19 jab profiteers
THE Government has issued a stern warning to private businesses charging a premium to desperate Covid-19 vaccine seekers.The warning comes as some businesses have resorted to charging Covid-19...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Makanda Dynamos move divides Highlanders opinion
HIGHLANDERS' fans have reacted with mixed feelings following the decision by out of contract striker Tinashe Makanda to sign for bitter rivals Dynamos. Makanda, who joined Bosso in 2018 after ...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 08:46hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa and the cult of mediocrity in Zimbabwe politics
ZIMBABWE has finally arrived at its Idi Amin moment in history.This is a moment where the vulgar, obscene and grotesque performances of leaders get tragically normalised. It is a true "gods mu...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 07:23hrs | 5 | by Dinizulu Macaphulana
Roman Catholic community in Zimbabwe to receive first saint
John Bradburne, who dedicated his life to the care of people with leprosy at Mutemwa in Mutoko, is on the path to receive sainthood from the Roman Catholic Church.Bradburne will be officially ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Decoding block chain for municipalities
BY 2010 the City of Bulawayo had registered their domain name citybyo.co.zw but did not have a functional website or an email service associated with their domain.Knowing the City Fathers to b...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
Block chain can solve social media's biggest problems
AS a follow up to my recent article about fake news on social media, this piece sheds light on the block chain technology and how it could be just what the doctor ordered.To those who do not k...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 14:19hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
Is RBZ confused about Bitcoins?
IT is interesting to note that the popularity of Bitcoins is increasing exponentially despite warnings from finance and economic gurus who predict that this will just become another bubble that will b...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 13:18hrs | 3 | by Robert Ndlovu
'Priest fired over sodomy'
A ROMAN Catholic priest under the Archdiocese of Harare has been relieved of his duties after a litany of accusations deemed him unfit for calling.Father Rungano Muchineripi, who was serving a...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 16:21hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Deputy minister's widow, step daughters in estate wrangle
The widow of the late former Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development deputy minister Seiso Moyo is locked in a legal wrangle with her two stepdaughters over the ex-MDC Nketa legislator's...Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 12:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbery suspect acquitted of murder
ONE of four armed robbers involved in a spate of heists in Johannesburg before they escaped into Zimbabwe where they allegedly shot dead one of their own, was yesterday acquitted of murder.Mel...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean robbers shoot SA partner dead
FOUR armed robbers, among them a South African, were involved in a spate of heists in Johannesburg before they escaped into Zimbabwe where they shot dead one of their own in a fight over sharing of th...Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 06:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'War veterans not forming political party'
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) yesterday distanced itself from private media reports that the former liberation fighters wanted to form a political party.I...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Role of ICT in business creativity
TWO weeks ago I looked at the role of ICT in the music industry in general. It was noted that most musicians felt short-changed by the ICT boom as fewer people bought CDs compare to online downloads o...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 12:46hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
No amount of legislation can stop piracy
IN all articles that I write, the term ICT is always in the middle of the action. Just to make sure that I do not lose my readers, I will summarise what the term means in a few lines. ICT — Informat...Published: 27 May 2017 at 09:19hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
POTRAZ gets it right for a change
LAST week, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) launched stakeholder consultations on licensing of Virtual Network Operators (VNOs).The consultations close at the en...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 12:39hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Biometric voter registration system: A technical synopsis
A LOT has been said by experts about the pros and cons of biometric voter registration (BVR).I do not intend here to offer a brief lecture about the BVR system that will be used to register el...Published: 14 Apr 2017 at 22:00hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
MDC-T councillors in messy tender scam
Nine MDC-T councillors and one from Zanu PF with the Hwange Local Board have been caught up in alleged corruption as they are accused of granting a private company a tender to develop housing stands w...Published: 21 Jan 2017 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Dear City of Bulawayo, please explain
Dear City of Bulawayo,I have been a Mzilikazi resident for the last 40 years. Please clarify how you have not asked us the residents on the issue of converting BF swimming pool into a car wash...Published: 28 Sep 2016 at 11:45hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Catholics mum over the national pledge
THE noise surrounding the controversial national pledge has reached boiling point with some traditional churches that run mission schools ordering their institutions to disassociate themselves from th...Published: 03 May 2016 at 16:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Solar powered wireless access
Background Some time in March 2010 ,. the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) made an announcement t...Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 21:08hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
Inmate's death sentence commuted to 25 years
THE High Court has commuted businessman Danis David Konson's death sentence to a 25 year jail term.Konson, 64, of Parklands, Bulawayo was last year sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ...Published: 05 Dec 2015 at 07:29hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Econet hikes data charges
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has placed itself on a collision course with subscribers after it introduced a higher cost regime for social media bundles - making it the most expensive network provider in t...Published: 29 May 2015 at 07:19hrs | | by Oliver Kazunga and Molline Gagare
Call to respect, pray for Robert Mugabe
Zimbabweans should respect President Mugabe and all Christians should pray for him according to the dictates of the Bible, internationally-acclaimed preacher Prophet Victor Kusi Boateng has said....Published: 04 Apr 2015 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Lovemore Chikova and Elita Chikwati
Archbishop Robert Ndlovu issues Lenten message
The Archbishop of Harare in Zimbabwe, Robert Ndlovu has issued a Lenten message titled, "What are you giving up, what are you taking up?" In it, he asks that the faithful in the Archdiocese focu...Published: 18 Feb 2015 at 18:05hrs | 2 | by Robert. Ndlovu
Killer cops jailed
BULAWAYO High Court judge, Justice Nokuthula Moyo, yesterday sentenced to a combined 30 years the three Harare-based police officers who tortured to death a housebreaking suspect in Mvuma. The...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 07:34hrs | 4 | by Kamangeni Phiri
5 to hang for gruesome murders
THE Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) sitting in Bulawayo on Wednesday upheld the death sentences of five men for "gruesome murders", bringing to 15 the number of people confirmed to hang by the Sup...Published: 03 Aug 2014 at 20:17hrs | 1 | by Thulani Ndlovu
Prophet in court over raping spree
A SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet from Bulawayo's Trenance suburb allegedly raped two women and four girls claiming he was cleansing them of evil spirits. Elphase Robert Ndlovu, 42, appeared before Western Co...Published: 24 May 2014 at 14:28hrs | 1 | by Plaxcedes Hove
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