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How has the entertainment sector been changing lately?
By definition, entertainment is a type of activity that has the objective of catching the audience's attention to create a sense of relaxation and delight. The entertainment sector is very much a resu...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 21:08hrs | 166 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa, Lukashenko to visit Victoria Falls today
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa and his Belarusian counterpart President Aleksandr Lukashenko are expected to visit the tourism city of Victoria Falls this morning as the two countries seek to cement relations ac...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:40hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo celebrates 79 years as a city
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) on Sunday held its annual civic service, which was punctuated by dance and song as the local authority celebrated 79 years of the declaration of Bulawayo as a city....Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF regime deliberately cutting off rural areas from modern technology in order to keep them ignorant!
It is quite easy for a president to tell rural folk that he met with his US counterpart, who promised to steadily address the thorny issues of sanctions t...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 11:01hrs | 546 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Virtual courts may infringe rights'
MEMBERS of the public yesterday said the introduction of virtual courts could infringe on the rights of accused persons.This came out during a public hearing on the Judicial Laws Amendment Bil...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Africa's food security relies on climate smart agriculture
THERE has not been a more demanding time for Africa to adopt modern agriculture methods than now. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, food security in Africa is threatened at all levels and farming ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:59hrs | 124 | by The Exchange
Cameras can bring sanity on Zimbabwe's Road
It is a fact most Zimbabwe's lack civil sense, when it comes to road usage, on our roads we go by our self-concocted guidelines. Many make their own lanes or try to squeeze through congestion due to s...Published: 02 Jul 2022 at 22:01hrs | 534 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Oil, gas equipment lands in Zimbabwe this week
INVICTUS Energy, the Australian firm exploring oil and gas in Muzarabani and Mbire districts of Mashonaland Central, north of Zimbabwe, expects the first batch of key pieces of the exploration drillin...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:08hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to become regional vaccines manufacturing hub
ZIMBABWE could soon become a hub for manufacturing vaccines and injectable drugs for national and continental consumption as discussions open for a joint venture deal between NatPharm and a major Indo...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:52hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
ZimStats intensifies census awareness campaigns
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) has embarked on roadshows in Bulawayo as it intensifies information dissemination on the national census scheduled for April 21 to 30.Yesterd...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:28hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
US$300m for Zisco revamp
THE Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) will receive a provisional US$300 million for immediate initial resuscitation from the new investor, Kuvimba Mining House, with additional capital of up to ...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Satellite technology helps Safeguard Bulawayo director foil SA car theft
Three suspected car thieves believed to have stolen a Mercedes Benz in South Africa were apprehended on Wednesday morning in Bulawayo thanks to satellite tracking and quick action by Safeguard Securit...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 17:56hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
'Loadshedding to go in three months'
LOADSHEDDING being experienced in the country will be a thing of the past in three months' time as the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) is employing a number of measures to ensure there is...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Staff writer
How business phone services is advantageous in 2021
The technology that has come together with the evolution and rapid growth of the smartphone era has been rapidly shifting and advancing every day and aiding every aspect of the world. The same...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 12:32hrs | 39 | by Staff Writer
New Beitbridge trucks route opened
ZIMBORDERS on Friday opened the newly-built commercial trucks route at Beitbridge Border Post, signalling the completion of the first phase of the US$300 million border upgrade.The South Afric...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:15hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
NRZ working to modernise operations
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) chairman, Advocate Martin Dinha, says the company is working towards transforming its operations into a modern and world-class service that caters for both inter an...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:06hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Police step up border anti-smuggling patrols
As legislators call for modern technology, including drones, at border posts to help immigration officers identify wanted criminals and prohibited immigrants trying to enter Zimbabwe, police are stepp...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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 | 15 | by Staff reporter
Constructive criticism of leaders needs courage
The Honourable Vice President KEMBO Mohadi's Shenanigans have touched a gas cylinder there by creating a social media blast. Many people have urged party ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 19:58hrs | 15 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Police turn into beggars for survival
PARLIAMENT has castigated government for reducing members of the police force to "beggars", claiming that the law enforcement agents were now subsidising government in discharging their duties as thei...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
2020: A year of political drama
IN a few weeks' time, we will all be saying good bye to the year 2020, a year that was pregnant with lots of political drama that left citizens in awe.It is the year that the over confident Ne...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:16hrs | 14 | by Khumbulani Vodloza
'Soldiers marching on empty tummies'
PARLIAMENT has exposed government for its failure to address the plight of soldiers by not providing essentials that include medical aid and allowances, as well as adequate food rations, resulting in ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells off western countries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday savaged western countries for allegedly derailing the development of the country and that of Africa at large.Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of ...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 20:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zinara plug revenue leakages
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has moved to combat corruption and plug revenue leakages by introducing a Procurement Management Unit (PMU).Zinara has regularly been in the ...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 18:02hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's unmonitored airstrips to be closed
Unmonitored airstrips will be closed, while a new radar control system to monitor aircraft flying in the country's airspace will soon be installed amid concerns some aeroplanes have become conduits to...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Minister defends spike-throwing cops
HOME Affairs deputy minister Mike Madiro on Wednesday defended the use of metal spikes by traffic police despite reports that they were causing unnecessary accidents and sometimes deaths.Madir...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zinara takes bold stance against corruption
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration has upped efforts to fight corruption and plug off revenue leakages as it seeks to align its operations with President Mnangagwa's Vision 2030 and Government'...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reorter
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 | | 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 | 201 | by Staff reporter
CSC installs $9m solar plant
COLD Storage Company (CSC)-Boustead Beef Zimbabwe wants to install modern technology, including a 3MW solar project at its Bulawayo headquarters before it resumes operations to address some of the ope...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youths are growing horns due to using cellphones
Research in biomechanics suggests that young people are developing hornlike spikes at the back of their skulls bone spurs caused by the forward tilt of the head, which shifts weight from the spine to ...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 15:09hrs | 3199 | by Online
Go to rural areas if tap water is expensive, says Zanu-PF MP
SEKE MP Munyaradzi Tobias Kashambe (Zanu-PF) yesterday caused a storm in Parliament after he suggested that residents who cannot afford to pay for tap water should relocate to rural areas where the re...Published: 22 May 2019 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe students shine at Spain science fair
Clad in grey trousers, neatly ironed white shirts, blue ties and blazers are two Nyatsime College Form 4 students who can't hide their joy after they came second in the energy category at the just end...Published: 11 May 2019 at 14:52hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Bingo around the world
It's something of a national treasure to the people of the United Kingdom, and while it may not originate from the European island, bingo is nevertheless a huge part of British culture. Plenty of othe...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 10:12hrs | 1944 | by Staff Writer
Does Zimbabwe have the information Security and Cyber Security Experts to protect itself?
With constant headlines of electronic fraud, mobile money fraud, RTGS fraud and other means of payments that are constantly reported in the media on a daily basis. There is now a need to build a datab...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:39hrs | 872 | by Dr Robert Shonhiwa
ZPC cancels $113m power tender
Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has cancelled the US$133 million tender for the repowering of Munyati Power Station awarded to an Indian company, Jaguar Overseas, after the firm failed to secure funding ...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 23:03hrs | 1899 | by Staff reporter
55 companies shut down
OVER 50 companies have been liquidated since President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to power in November 2017, throwing thousands of people out of employment.Documents obtained by Standardbusiness ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:11hrs | 1544 | by Staff reporter
Rural transformation is key for sustainable development in Zimbabwe
( A academic research paper to be utilised by public & private sector) As a development practitioner, I have a role to play to ensure we contribute...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:42hrs | 1228 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zimnat launches online self-service portal
Zimnat is once again leading the way in modernising the country's insurance industry by establishing a self-service online portal that enables customers and potential customers to obtain quotations fo...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 07:47hrs | | by Agencies
Learning Factory: studying History and modern technology in Zimbabwe
To those studying History at advanced level, there is a way of learning History using the most convenient way made possible. Manners Msongelwa, the current president for the Zimbabwe History Teachers ...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 20:16hrs | | by Brian Maregedze
Learning Factory: studying History and modern technology in Zimbabwe
To those studying History at advanced level, there is a way of learning History using the most convenient way made possible. Manners Msongelwa, the current president for the Zimbabwe History Teachers ...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 12:20hrs | 346 | by Brian Maregedze
Justice Malaba calls for modernisation of Zimbabwe judiciary
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba yesterday toured Bulawayo courts to familiarise himself with their operations and called for the modernisation of the judiciary and use of modern technology by court official...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:35hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Prepare to pop champagne, says Chamisa
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday urged his supporters to start preparing victory celebrations, claiming Monday's poll outcome will be in his favour even if Zanu-PF and the Zimbabwe Elector...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will be going to the polls on 30 July 2018 and all roads will be leading to the ballot box
As Zimbabwe draws near the 2018 harmonised elections, political parties have upped their game and the die is now cast. Different kind of election manifestos have been rolled out to the electorate with...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 16:04hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Chamisa piles pressure
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has accused Zanu-PF of plotting to rig elections through adulterating the voters' roll and tampering with the ballot papers using modern technology.Addressi...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to cancel command agriculture
The president of the MDC Alliance Advocate Nelson Chamisa has criticised the Mnangagwa's command agriculture programme saying his government will do away with the scheme and adopt new technologies of ...Published: 26 May 2018 at 15:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Opposition must open their own private TV station
Editor, I want to say to the Zimbabwean opposition fraternity you will never ever be given a chance to sell your manifestos to the citizens of this country via the ZBC TV or radios. These nati...Published: 16 May 2018 at 09:57hrs | 1759 | by Nkomah Isaac
Govt jumped the gun on cryptocurrency ban
Only a few days ago Minister of Finance and Economic Development Patrick Chinamasa announced that Zimbabwe's economy was now 96 percent cashless and a few days later the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe annou...Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:57hrs | 307 | by Eng Jacob Mutisi
'RBZ must regulate not ban cryptocurrencies'
Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technology Division (ZICT) and other IT experts have called on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to regulate cryptocurrencies rather than banning them outright....Published: 14 May 2018 at 14:22hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens $40m refinery plant
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the $40 million Willowton Group's refinery plant in Mutare and commended the company for responding to Government's call for beneficiation of a...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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