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Opening date for Ekusileni
EKUSILENI Medical Centre in Bulawayo will finally open its doors to members of the public on November 30 with a 50-bed capacity amid revelations that the institution is now ready to admit Covid-19 pat...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:27hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls gets second ICT hub
VICTORIA Falls is set to get a second state-of-the-art Information Communication Technology (ICT) hub after a leading hospitality group, Love for Africa donated the facility. The solar-powered...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:32hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe to keep getting IMF technical support'
GOVERNMENT has said it will continue working with international financial institutions (IFIs), including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after its aborted Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) with th...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:45hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Prioritise locals over Chinese contractors for the benefit of Zim economy
Kenyan law professor Patrick Lumumba gets animated when he talks about China's rising influence on the African continent where governments get blinded by their fraternal ties with the Communist Party ...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 10:51hrs | 1133 | by Anthony Matutu
NetOne, TelOne refurbish Mpilo Hospital ward
STATE-RUN telecommunications companies NetOne and TelOne yesterday unveiled a refurbished wing at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo as part of their corporate social responsibility project to capacit...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:37hrs | 1382 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools appeal for PPE donations
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry has appealed to the corporate sector to assist in the provision of COVID-19 equipment as schools open for examination classes later this month.Spea...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:46hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
BCC finally awards parking management system tender
THE Bulawayo City Council has finally awarded the contentious parking management system tender which has taken over 10 years since it was first mooted.Early this year the local authority re-ad...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:50hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Ascot Stadium up for grabs
GWERU City Council (GCC) has announced plans to lease out Ascot Stadium after failing to maintain the football facility.The latest position marked a major shift from the city's previous stance...Published: 24 Aug 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1462 | by Staff reporter
TelOne threatens subscribers
TelOne has sent out e-mails to its subscribers threatening them with being blacklisted. State-owned telecommunications concern is owed more than ZW$500 million by, among others, government ent...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 19:18hrs | 5036 | by Staff reporter
TelOne increases internet connectivity
THE Government through TelOne has continued with its initiative of increasing Internet connectivity in the country, a move meant to tap into the increasing advancement of technology.This comes...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 09:48hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to sell NetOne to MTN?
MDC Alliance Vice President Tendai Biti has claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and business tycoon Kuda Tagwirei are plotting to sell NetOne to MTN South Africa in a bid to frustrate Strive Mas...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 12:42hrs | 13217 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans to pay more to make calls
In a notice to operators on Wednesday, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said operators may now use dual pricing on their tariffs.This is in line with...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:49hrs | 964 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe telecom operators get forex greenlight
Zimbabweans will now pay more to make calls and use the internet after the telecoms regulator authorised operators to peg their tariffs at the official exchange rate and in United States dollars....Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 11:11hrs | 2771 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans arrested over R7 million cigarettes haul
POLICE in South Africa on Monday arrested two Zimbabweans who craftly cut out special compartments in a fuel tanker to smuggle locally-made cigarettes worth R7 million across the border where demand h...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 08:45hrs | 1719 | by Staff reporter
TelOne centre reduces service disruptions
In a move that will result in a significant reduction in internet service disruptions, TelOne has launched a Network Operations Centre (NOC). The central facility will work to support the infr...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:40hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
BF stadium set for partial demolition
Bulawayo's ceremonial home of football, Barbourfields Stadium is set for partial demolition as part of the refurbishment works in line with CAF requirements.As part of efforts to ensure that E...Published: 11 Jul 2020 at 16:54hrs | 2045 | by Staff reporter
Clients owe TelOne ZW$500m in bills
STATE-OWNED telecommunications concern TelOne is owed more than ZW$500 million by, among others, government entities and has adopted various measures, including litigation and blacklisting debtors to ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 08:07hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Chasi reads riot act over Zesa tokens failure
ENERgy minister Fortune Chasi has read the riot act to the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) after residents failed to purchase electricity tokens for the greater part of this week followin...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 09:06hrs | 3150 | by Staff reporter
Bosso engage staff on pay cuts
HIGHLANDERS have engaged their staff with a proposal to halve their salaries, while looking for sponsorship. Bosso have been hit by inactivity caused by the Covid-19 lockdown. Highlanders lost...Published: 29 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
NetOne donates PPE to Mpilo Central Hospital
NETONE and TelOne yesterday donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to Mpilo Central Hospital and pledged to drill two boreholes at the health institution in an effort to alleviate water challenge...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Why NRZ electric trains disappeared
WHEN the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) launched the electric train more than two decades ago, the long dreary journey between Harare and Dabuka, south of Gweru, became an enjoyable one.A...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:32hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Bosso players, coaches yet to receive April salaries
HIGHLANDERS players as well as coaches whose salaries are paid through the NetOne sponsorship are yet to receive their dues for April amid reports that the mobile network operator will stop its liason...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:31hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
NetOne calls time on sponsorship
ONE of the country's principal football sponsors, NetOne, have called time on their association with the game, in a major blow to the nation's biggest sporting discipline. It's the first major boardro...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 23:54hrs | 1497 | by Staff reporter
WANTED: Police are looking for Rossetta Muzvidziwa
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have reported that its details in Mzilikazi are keen to interview a Bulawayo based ZUPCO official, Rossetta Muzvidziwa in connection with a case of Fraud involving ZWL$ 29...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 10:55hrs | 2610 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NetOne, TelOne mobilise $10m Covid-19 package
STATE-OWNED telecommunications companies, TelOne and NetOne have set up a combined $10 million Covid-19 response facility to benefit three public health institutions in Harare and Bulawayo. In...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 07:45hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
'Covid-19 donations will be accounted for,' says Mnangagwa
All donations being made by corporates and individuals towards the fight against Covid-19 will be put to good use and accounted for, President Mnangagwa has said. The President thanked Zimbabw...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 07:39hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
ZESA Negligence of Duty 'Customer Service' to Clients is Simply Unacceptable
MDC Alliance Secretary for Energy and Power Development Jasmine Toffa has said the party has noted with grave concern the disturbing trend by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) customer ...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 16:36hrs | 1268 | by Stephen Jakes
Dembare's Nadolo doubts Bosso's pedigree
DYNAMOS star signing King Nadolo has predicted a very competitive soccer season ahead, but champions FC Platinum, Chicken Inn and his former team Highlanders do not feature in his list of title favour...Published: 09 Apr 2020 at 09:00hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Wenera strikes UK TV deal
THE executive director of local popular soap opera Wenera Eddie Ndhlovu has struck a screening deal with VoxAfrica Television UK, a United Kingdom Pan-African bilingual television channel for the scre...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:00hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Telecoms players call on Fourth Industrial Revolution
PLAYERS in the telecommunications sector have appealed to the Government to prioritise and channel more resources towards embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) so as to accelerate the growt...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:42hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Over-rated Chunga switches to D1 mode
Chapungu coach Moses Chunga has declared that his team will bounce back into the topflight league after their last hope of staying in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) were dashed following Herentals' a...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1572 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to promote telehealth
Government is working towards promoting telehealth as it intensifies its efforts to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. This followed the handover of an assortment of gadgets by the telecommun...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:29hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Space dream edges closer
ZIMBABWE has taken another step towards realisation of a vision to launch its satellites into space after finalising a $25 million agreement to upgrade the TelOne Satellite Centre in Mazowe and improv...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:28hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
BF stadium works charm Zifa, Govt
URGENCY given to uplifting Barbourfields Stadium so that it meets Caf requirements has charmed both the Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation as well as Zifa. The football motherbody i...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 05:27hrs | 1831 | by Staff reporter
Copper cable thief jailed 10 years
A 25-YEAR-OLD Guruve copper cable thief was sentenced to a 10 year mandatory sentence by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yesterday after he wa...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 23:05hrs | 728 | by Simbarashe Sithole
New-look Dembare excites Jaure
DYNAMOS defender Partson Jaure is excited with the display of vigour by the new-look side ahead of the start of the 2020 season and has compared it to that of the all-conquering squad that swept four ...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 06:19hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Councillor found with stolen copper cables
MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC) ‘s councillor for Chipinge rural's Ward 2, Agrippah Mayanga has been arrested by the Chipinge Criminal Investigation Department after he was found in possession ...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 15:29hrs | 704 | by Staff reporter
10 firms bid for Bulawayo parking tender
TEN companies, including TelOne had by close of business on Thursday submitted their papers for consideration for the long-standing Bulawayo parking management tender, Sunday News can reveal.T...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 16:27hrs | 2012 | by Staff reporter
'Zifa not treating Herentals with kid gloves'
ZIFA Appeals Committee chairperson and Harare-based lawyer Stead Kachere has denied growing suspicion that they are treating Herentals with kid gloves after their match- fixing appeal case was postpon...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:26hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Mobile banking, FinTech services under threat as critical upgrade costs soar
Digital mobile banking in Zimbabwe has matured beyond the proof-of-concept stage into mainstream adoption where it is servicing millions, driving local transaction volumes and furthering financial inc...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 12:14hrs | 1898 | by Agencies
Munawa, Dube set to join WiFi boys
TelOne coach Rahman Gumbo is plotting an instant return to the top-flight league following their relegation last season by assembling an experienced side after snapping up the duo of goalkeeper Tafadz...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:04hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Dembare sign King Nadolo
DYNAMOS have confirmed the signing of highly-rated attacking midfielder King Nadolo. Nadolo adds to more than 12 signings that have already arrived at the Zimbabwe Premiership giants. Spok...Published: 08 Feb 2020 at 09:33hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Eyebrows raised over Huawei's extended tax exemption
LEGAL and ICT experts have raised eyebrows over government's recent move to backdate Chinese tech conglomerate, Huawei Technologies' income tax exemption to 2009 from 2014.In Statutory Instrum...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:19hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Lupane State University cut off internet
LUPANE State University (LSU) has reportedly gone for a month without internet access due to failure to pay their Internet Service Provider. Staffers at the institution said the internet black...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:03hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Security guard on duty 'steals' Telone cables
A security guard allegedly stole 180 metres of Telone cables while on duty at the Telone Mabuthweni Exchange in Bulawayo.Prosper Mhlanga (22) of Njube employed by the Cobra Security Company ha...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 11:18hrs | 719 | by Stephen Jakes
Rahman Gumbo commits to TelOne
FORMER Warriors coach Rahman Gumbo will be coaching in Division One next season committing his future to relegated TelOne.There were fears that the veteran coach, whose impressive CV includes ...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:54hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
AirZim receives new Boeing 777 from Malaysia
AIR ZIMBABWE has received a new plane Boeing B777 in a development that is part of the government's ongoing plans to resuscitate the airline. Three more planes are set to arrive in the following weeks...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 16:53hrs | 6895 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa comes out of leave to make key CIO appointments
President Emmerson Mnangagwa made two key senior appointments in the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) on Wednesday, despite being on leave.The appointment of Gatsha Mazithulela, the for...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1944 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa clears air on Presidency
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has continued to execute his official duties, has declared that he is still on his three-week leave and the man in charge remains his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga....Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:17hrs | 1324 | by Staff reporter
Peter Nkomo joins TelOne
FORMER Highlanders' goalkeepers coach Peter "Captain Oxo" Nkomo has joined ambitious TelOne FC in the same capacity. Nkomo started at TelOne on Wednesday together with Tendai Chikuni, who join...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:01hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
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