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Joining the George Ayittey Society is a step towards fighting for real change in Zimbabwe
My recent acceptance into the George Ayittey Society is an honour that fills me with immense humility and gratitude. To be part of a distinguished group of scholars, intellectuals, and researc...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:12hrs | 283 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
On what basis is a law school named after Mnangagwa?
So, the MSU (Midlands State University) in Zimbabwe named its law school after President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. This institution is currently under construction in the city of Kwekwe. ...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 16:37hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Anti-government critic Reneth Mano eyes top Government position
Anti Government critic Reneth Mano who became popular for bashing ZANU PF and accusing it of beating and maiming people during elections is now seeking a top post in the ministry of agriculture. On Ju...Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 18:53hrs | 17 | by Nixon Magwede
WATCH: James Manyika, Strive Masiyiwa meeting
Whenever I visit Silicon Valley, I’m always left in awe at the number of black engineers and scientists working on the cutting edge of the most advanced technologies. Being also on an advisory board...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 10:29hrs | 42 | by Strive Masiyiwa
Chamisa promises new dawn if elected president
"I was called to do this … my mission is to finish the work that was not fulfilled by [Robert] Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, and Morgan Tsvangirai. When I am done, I will say I have fixed the country," the ...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:26hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises new dawn if elected president
On August 23, the 45-year-old will contest the polls for the second time in five years against incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a man almost twice his age.Nelson Chamisa believes he has...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kenya linked Rishi Sunak to become UK prime minister
Rishi Sunak will become Britain's next prime minister after he won the race on Monday to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to ...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 17:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Stanford University student and community activist killed in road crash on Zimbabwe visit
Tinotenda "Tino" Nyandoro, a junior with a passion for expanding education access, died on Sept. 12 in a car accident in his native Zimbabwe. He was 23 years old.Friends and faculty remembered...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must sleep with one eye open
So Bishop Lazi heard that his treatise on the proposed Patriot Bill, which is premised on giving sellouts and other quislings of hostile forces their just desserts, had riled the runaway fugitive Prof...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stroke health facility opens in Bulawayo
A STROKE Unit for specialised care of stroke patients was opened yesterday at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo in response to an alarming mortality rate in the country. The unit which is an ...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Prominent HIV researcher succumbs to Covid-19
Dr David Katzenstein, a leading Zimbabwe-based US researcher specialising in HIV research through collaborative efforts with local universities and medical research institutions has died.He su...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why Netflix chose Masiyiwa for its board
ZIMBABWEAN tycoon and founder of pan-African telecoms heavyweight Econet Group Strive Masiyiwa has taken a board seat at Netflix, underlining the Silicon Valley giant's ambitions on the continent of m...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Netflix adds Strive Masiyiwa to Board Of Directors
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, who founded telecom giant Econet Global, has joined the board of directors at Netflix. The move follow's last week's news that Susan Rice left her board...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Professorships must be earned
Professor Jonathan Jansen thinks that South Africa is suffering from some kind of professor fraud. It is about the way in which people are running about in South Africa calling themselves "professors"...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:02hrs | 4 | by Ken Mufuka
Outrage in US as photo shows police leading black man by a rope
Outrage has erupted across the United States after a photo of two white police officers mounted on horseback walking a handcuffed black man by a rope - recalling the long history of violence, slavery ...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | 3 | by Al Jazeera
Dishonesty now biggest threat to democracy
Two inter-related issues - highlighted in two feedbacks I have received over the past six months - should be addressed as a matter of priority and urgency.The first one is do with what one mob...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani
What can Zimbabwe learn from Boston Marathon 2019
This year, I was fortunate enough to be in Boston, Massachusetts for the famous Boston Marathon on Patriots day. I was inspired by the boys and girls from the motherland who were raising their respect...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 20:00hrs | 1 | by Denford Madenyika
US extends $3m grant to UZ
Forgarty International Centre of the United States Institutes of Health (FICUSIH) has extended a US$3 million grant to the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) aimed at strengthening research and training at t...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says there is no agreement on national issues with Mnangagwa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa believes that the country's economic situation will remain dire until a solution is found to the legitimacy question that he is currently pursuing. In this wide-rangi...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is the illustrious founding members of MDC - Mashakada
MDC-T deputy secretary Tapiwa Mashakada has said party President Nelson Chamisa is the illustrious founding member of the party who worked hard for the party at the time when he was a student....Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Stanford Graduate School of Business Launches Two Educational Opportunities to Empower Youth and Entrepreneurs in Southern Afric
STANFORD, California - Stanford Graduate School of Business (www.GSB.stanford.edu) (Stanford GSB) today announced a USD $3 million, three-year partnership with ...Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 09:27hrs | 2 | by APO
Zimbabwe dreams of Africa's Silicon Valley tag
Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT) is betting on government's benevolence to grant it land that can be used to set up an innovation hub in the country.ZICT executiv...Published: 05 Mar 2017 at 12:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo up for top award
FOUR Zimbabwean Women have been nominated for the inaugural New African Woman Forum and Awards to be held in London on the 10th of March.Sipho S Moyo, Ellah Wakatama-Allfrey, Elizabeth Nyamaya...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 20:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NoViolet Bulawayo: 5 things you should know
Zimbabwe boasts the rich historical sites of many prominent kingdoms and empires. Over the years, with the country having gained self-governance, Zimbabwe has produced influential and notable writers...Published: 11 Feb 2015 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Vincent Odwako Anyanje
Internet abuzz as Facebook co-founder 'Zuckerberg' turns 30
San Francisco - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was branded all grown-up on Wednesday, his 30th birthday triggering a barrage of online accolades and playful barbs.The Facebook co-founder's list ...Published: 15 May 2014 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
NoViolet Bulawayo wins another Award
ZIMBABWE-BORN NoViolet Bulawayo, a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, is this year's winner of the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for "We Need New Names".The novel follows a 10-year-ol...Published: 17 Mar 2014 at 08:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Microbial battery' to produce electricity from sewage water
WASHINGTON - U.S. researchers said Monday they have created a "microbial battery" that harnesses a special type of microbe to produce electricity by digesting the plant and animal waste dissolved ...Published: 17 Sep 2013 at 03:16hrs | 20 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean Professor appointed to US's Stanford university
University of Zimbabwe Medical School Professor Godfrey Muguti has been appointed Affiliate Clinical Professor at Stanford University in the United States. This means that the UZ's department ...Published: 09 May 2013 at 03:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Use of 'Negro' to describe black Americans dropped in U.S. surveys
After more than a century, the U.S. Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys.Instead of the term that came into use during the era of racia...Published: 25 Feb 2013 at 16:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Group to screen premiere of 'Robert Mugabe - What Happened'
Evolution of Zimbabwe's Mugabe from Revolutionary to Tyrant Group to screen U.S. premiere of "R...Published: 07 May 2012 at 13:16hrs | | by Fungai Maboreke
Greg Smith's resignation letter that cost Goldman Sucks $2.2 billion
TODAY is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm — first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10 years, and now in...Published: 15 Mar 2012 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Greg Smith
Space may swarm with homeless planets: Research
Our galaxy may be teeming with homeless planets, wandering through space rather than orbiting a star, according to media reports Monday.The galaxy could hold a tremendous number of ââˆ...Published: 27 Feb 2012 at 21:53hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Jack Ma, chief of Alibaba wants to buy Yahoo
The founder of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant whose bitter rift with Yahoo! was one of the main reasons Carol Bartz was fired as chief executive, has said he wants to buy the beleaguered web se...Published: 01 Oct 2011 at 17:18hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Southern Africa origins for humans, study suggests
Modern humans may have originated from southern Africa, an extensive genetic study has suggested.Data showed that hunter-gatherer populations in the region had the great...Published: 08 Mar 2011 at 11:33hrs | | by Mark Kinver
Google co-founder Page to become CEO in April
Google Inc. on Thursday announced that co-founder Larry Page will take over the Internet search giant as the chief executive officer (CEO) in April, in a move to simplify management structure and spee...Published: 21 Jan 2011 at 17:58hrs | 2 | by Byo24NEWS
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