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Harare to install cameras at intersections
THE City of Harare will install cameras in the central business district to deal with traffic offenders, and those who violate city by-laws.Harare mayor Jacob Mafume said this while commission...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo gets new dental, X-ray equipment
MPILO Central Hospital's Dental and X-ray departments have undergone a significant transformation with the installation of new state-of-the-art equipment.The upgrade enables the hospital to ef...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
1 ambulance for Parirenyatwa
ZIMBABWE'S largest referral hospital, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, which services Harare and other nearby provinces, has been operating with only one functional ambulance, reflecting the country's...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 20:40hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
More than 600,000 e-passports issued to date
THE Civil Registry Department (CRD) has issued more than 600 000 electronic passports since last year, clearing the 200 000-backlog accumulated from 2019 with women having acquired more of the travell...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Border traffic clears as South Africa fixes system
Transporters of commercial cargo who have been experiencing long delays at the Beitbridge Border Post following a technical glitch on the South African side, were eventually cleared yesterday after th...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
VID depots offer electronic learners' tests
The Electronic Learners' Licence Testing System (ELLTS) has so far been introduced at 23 Vehicle Inspectorate Department depots countrywide, as part of new measures to reduce what was alleged to be ra...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New tech to reform Zimbabwe IDs, passports and policing
Zimbabweans will soon be able to access Government services such as passport and ID applications online, while borders will become more secure, under a new game-changing integrated digital system set ...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police not yet computerised
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga says lack of technology to investigate corruption in the country has affected the work of the law enforcement agency.The revelations come at a time w...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa's doctors on-call doctors sleep in cars
DOCTORS based at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals have demanded a meeting over the deteriorating conditions at the hospital which they say are leading to patients dying from preventable illnesses....Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No internet connectivity at RG's offices countrywide
THE Registrar-General (RG)'s offices throughout the country have clocked a month without internet access, resulting in citizens failing to access critical documents such as national identity cards, pa...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge to have e-passport office
THE Civil Registry Department is working on opening more e-passport offices at district level, including one in Beitbridge where Zimbabweans living in South Africa can make applications more easily....Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
180 000 errors on Zimbabwe's voters roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday said it had picked up over 180 000 errors on the voters roll as of June 23, a figure election watchdogs said was too huge and could have a strong bear...Published: 16 Jul 2022 at 10:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 tollgate cashiers fired over million-dollar theft
SEVEN cashiers at the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) Flamingo tollgate in Gweru have been fired while eight have resigned over a million-dollar theft scandal.Acting Zinara chie...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Companies Registry goes digital
THE Registrar of Companies has gone digital in a move that is set to plug loopholes in the system and curb the fraudulent grabbing of companies and properties by criminals.The new electronic s...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:18hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Govt depts, ministries fail to account for $1,3bn
THE Auditor-General (AG) Mildred Chiri has decried continued failure to account for public funds by ministries and government departments, which resulted in more than $1,3 billion expenditure not bein...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vote rigging plot exposed
IN a development that could signal a scandalous vote rigging plot, former Chinhoti mayor, Dyke Makumbi, shockingly discovered that his wife's name and five other people who were supposed to support hi...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ministry targets to computerise 8 800 schools
INFORMATION Communication Technology minister Jenfan Muswere yesterday said government was targeting to install computer equipment at 8 800 schools as it intensifies efforts to promote e-learning duri...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Can the CVR stop impounding imported vehicles and put their house inorder
The basic solution to Zimbabwe's number plate system is to computerise the whole system and issue plates at the port of entry into Zimbabwe. In this age and time we are still running around with piece...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 09:50hrs | 1 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Superior courts move to paperless system
Designing of a paperless system for the superior courts is now complete and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is ready to train staff on how to operate the new system ahead of the programme's laun...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 06:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled minerals surpass royalties
THE value of minerals being smuggled out of Zimbabwe far outstrips the royalties that government earns annually from resources, fresh data shows last week, as calls to crackdown on black market trade ...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
End to Zimbabwe power shortages in sight
ZIMBABWE'S drive to permanently end power shortages is well on course after completion of a new thermal power plant in Hwange that is expected to feed 50MW to the national grid by October this year. ...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF goes digital
Zanu-PF Harare province yesterday launched its computer data capturing centre as part of the Revolutionary Party's goal of having a national database to account for its members as well as programmes. ...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Devolution helplessly biting the dust at Nkayi registry offices
Despite the unambiguous provisions of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013, devolution sadly remains a pipedream in the generality of the country. For purposes of particularity, t...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 07:52hrs | 8 | by Nhlanhla Moses
VID runs out of licensing stationery
SCORES of prospective drivers in Marondera and other stations countrywide are stranded after the Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) ran out stationery to produce the licences.The crisis has...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Process to issue Zimbabwe passports online begins
Passport seekers will soon be able to apply for the travel document in the comfort of their homes and schedule appointments with the Registrar-General's Office online, following efforts being made to ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo city only has 8 meter readers
THE Bulawayo City Council has gone on a recruitment drive for meter readers after it emerged that the city only has eight people doing the job which has resulted in most residential areas receiving es...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Census preparations begin
TRAINED enumerators will from Tuesday next week commence the mapping exercise in all provinces ahead of the 2021 census which will be conducted in May. This time, enumeration will be done thro...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
OK Grand challenge bounces back
LISTED retail giant OK Zimbabwe Limited will resume its Grand Challenge competition this year after foregoing it last year due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown restrictions.It will be the 32nd...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra reviews vehicle clearance process
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has simplified import processes that had in the past been delaying the customs clearance of new and pre-owned vehicles at the country's ports. In a recen...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Registrar's office fails to pay electricity bill
BINDURA registrar's office has failed to pay electricity prepaid tokens for several months thereby muzzling the whole system.Sources who spoke to Bulawayo24.com said the office has been runnin...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 15:47hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe's porous borders 'now a security threat'
ZIMBABWE's porous borders are posing a serious security risk as they expose the country to a litany of illegal activities, including smuggling and criminal syndicates roaming undetected, a damning rep...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
President's wide powers on mining fuel extractive resources corruption
THE excessive, wide and discretionary powers of the President of Zimbabwe and Minister of Mines over the country's vast mineral resources and their allocation is perpetuating rampant corruption in the...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 17:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
ICT solution to stop fake COVID-19 results
Following the headline of the herald on 27th of January 2021 titled, "ZACC Probes Covid-19 tests scam" and a further social media posting of Yvonne who claim that Lancet is faking Covid-19 results. As...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 22:05hrs | 1 | by Engineer jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Obadiah Moyo linked Klosad shuts down over Covid-19 scam
KLOSAD Clinical Diagnostics Lab, whose staff members were last week exposed by this publication for issuing fake Covid-19 certificates, has been shut down to pave way for full investigations.T...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 23:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Motorists, pedestrians can cross border tomorrow
PREPARATIONS have been made for private motorists and pedestrians to use safely the land border posts from tomorrow with the deployment of more staff and equipment on course, and strict health safety ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Borders reopen tomorrow
Preparations have been made for private motorists and pedestrians to safely use the land border posts from tomorrow with the deployment of more staff and equipment and strict health safety measures in...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt orders all Zimbabwe companies to re-register
GOVERNMENT is expected to rake in millions of dollars following the enactment of a law that requires all registered companies in Zimbabwe to re-register by March next year.All existing compani...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
US$100 million gold smuggled out of Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE is losing at least US$100 million worth of gold every month, which is being smuggled out of the country through porous borders with Government now in the process of rolling out measures to pl...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Automated training for learner drivers
CMED (Private) Limited has unveiled a mobile driver training simulator, modern technology aimed at enhancing efficiency for learner drivers through computerised and objective assessment, expected to m...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Transport computerisation ups revenue to US$375m
Government's computerisation programme in the transport sector has yielded significant gains through increased revenue, with at least US$375 million being realised over the past five years since the p...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sentence machete-wielding robbers to life'
SMALL-SCALE miners yesterday said machete-wielding criminals robbing them of their gold and other minerals must get life sentences with hard labour at the country's mines.The issue came out in...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Government gains $375 million
Government's computerisation programme in the transport sector has yielded significant gains through increased revenue with at least $375 million being realised over the past five years since the prog...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc targets fuel cartels
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo has only been in the job for a month, but already two high profile government officials are behind bars facing corrupt...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Election time - 'All Lupane schools to have computers'
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Professor Paul Mavima has said Government is mobilising resources to digitalise all schools in Lupane district as part of a countrywide exercise to improve lea...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex Zacc bosses vanish with dockets
Former Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioners disappeared with key dockets for corruption cases and efforts are currently being made to recover them.In an interview, Zacc cha...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
VID graft probe complete
INVESTIGATIONS into the Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) corruption scandal are now complete and findings will be handed over to the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Joel Big...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Probe teams for all VID depots
Government has deployed investigative teams to the country's 21 Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) depots that are still to be computerised as it intensifies the fight against corruption in the iss...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
VID officers suspended
Government has - with immediate effect - suspended Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officials from Marondera and Beitbridge depots on allegations of corruptly issuing provisional driver's licence...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 20:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heads to roll at VID
ACTION is going to be taken against Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) officials who are corruptly issuing learner driver's licences to underserving people and modalities are being worked out to comp...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
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