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Zimbabwe's new cyber law to target online government and military critics
ZIMBABWE could sanction the search for government critics online, thanks to a planned cyber-security law earmarked to make it an offence to spread falsehoods and deal with leakage of official informat...Published: 10 hrs ago | 151 | by Dumisani Ndlela
The foreign hand in the 31st July demonstrations uncovered
Zimbabwe is braced for another act of provocation by America. Information and intelligence available shows that the opposition and particularly the organisers of the demonstrations have been given thr...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 17:14hrs | 14137 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Japan launches Chamisa's bullet train
A NEW bullet train has entered service in Japan that's the country's fastest, smoothest, most comfortable and safest yet it's able to "escape" to safety in the event of an earthquake.The N700S...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 07:14hrs | 5389 | by Staff reporter
RBZ designates Zimswitch as a national payment switch
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has designated Zimswitch as a national payment switch with immediate effect as it moves to operationalise Statutory Instrument 80 of 2020, which enables it to contro...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 19:21hrs | 2024 | by Staff reporter
Lindiwe Sibanda to be a jury member of the world's largest food prize
The jury of the Food Planet Prize, the world's largest prize in the food arena, has been announced by the Curt Bergfors Foundation in Sweden.The ten international top professionals include lea...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 18:34hrs | 1270 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean MTV Base host weighs in on career
The first Zimbabwean television host to be on MTV Base South Africa and MTV Africa, Kimberley Robinson, aka Kim Jayde, says even though her career is often seen as an overnight success, consistent har...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 18:55hrs | 8281 | by Staff reporter
The Politics of Cyber Security: A State of Anarchy?
"Man is by nature a political animal" Aristotle.The realm of electronic communication, viz-a-viz cyberspace has taken a complex turn into a murky, treacherous, if sometimes not a total ridicul...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 20:09hrs | 901 | by Bongani Mazwi Mkwananzi
The Ecocash heist - A modern tale of irresponsible corporate behaviour
Sometime in 2013, I applied and became an Ecocash Agent (Agent), and immediately set shop in at least two locations within Harare CBD. The setup and running costs for me as an Agent were high, but the...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 19:27hrs | 6480 | by Tendayi Mudhadha
Matiza censured over collapsed DIDG deal
IN the wake of the controversial termination of the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation deal last year by cabinet, Attorney-General (AG) Prince Machaya reportedly wrote...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:27hrs | 2657 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents drinking sewage-contaminated water
BULAWAYO residents could have been exposed to sewage and mud-contaminated water through seepage into burst water pipes, a lat-est council environmental, management and engineering services committee r...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1685 | by Staff reporter
Attempts to amend Census, Statistics Act hailed
ATTEMPTS to amend the Census and Statistics Act have been hailed by an election watchdog as necessary to prevent the manipulation of electoral boundaries ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections....Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:46hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Dilapidated Gwanda - Maphisa road needs urgent upgrade
THE 66km Gwanda-Maphisa Road remains dilapidated, forcing Government officials and other travellers to drive for 464km via Bulawayo to access the two districts of Matabeleland South Provin...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 20:51hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporter
Standard Bank Group collaborates with Salesforce towards becoming a platform business
In a virtual signing event symbolic of the technologically powered new normal, Standard Bank, the parent company of leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, has unveiled an exten...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 08:55hrs | 591 | by Agencies
100 retail operators arrested for not accepting Zimdollar, bond notes
Refusing to accept the Zimdollar and bond notes as payment for goods has landed 102 Zimbabwean business owners and retail employees in trouble, with 28 of these appearing in court as the government en...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 19:55hrs | 3957 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean white man raises US$100 000 for Bulawayo and Harare pensioners
Hotelier, farmer, writer, adoptive father of three, and amateur cyclist Eric de Jong is a man with stories to tell. And don't be fooled by his self-deprecation – he might not be a youth but is certa...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 13:51hrs | 6533 | by Dutch Embassy
BCC closes roads to under take sewer rehabilitation
BULAWAYO Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Projects (BWSSIP) declared road closure on Thursday in some parts of the city to avoid disturbance as sewerage works commence are likely to take the wh...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 08:07hrs | 428 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe mobile operators called to further national interests
The Zimbabwean government has been commended for its firm stance in fighting illegal dealings connected with the foreign currency black market to restore mobile money platforms to their original purpo...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 20:05hrs | 1179 | by Staff reporter
The three pendulums of Zimbabwean politics
The names Mugabe, Mujuru and Mnangagwa have hogged the headlines of Zimbabwean politics for over a century collectively. The three have nothing to show for the hectares of space that their names have ...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 09:58hrs | 2752 | by Joseph 'Slovo' Mupokosera
Mnangagwa's govt must at least provide the basics
The dirty water phenomenon has final arrived in the great City of Kings and Queens. We all knew this as the trademark of Harare. The government and city fathers seem to be clueless about solving the w...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:04hrs | 151 | by Lubani Nondo
What's in a name and history?
SOMEWHERE in Buhera East, near Dorowa Mine before you cross Save River into Ziyambi Purchase Area, there is a school named after King Mzilikazi kaMatshobana. I would give everything to know if posteri...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:29hrs | 257 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Sticky-fingered conductors strike Zupco, again
PILFERING staffers have been the proverbial monkey on Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)'s case ever since it was brought back to life.Last year, the mass public transport operator jett...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:15hrs | 989 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya suspends mobile money agents
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has suspended mobile money agents from facilitating mobile financial transactions and has placed restrictions on merchant transactions.This follows a pronouncement...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 19:51hrs | 3646 | by Staff reporter
Police stations get POS machines
Almost all police stations now have functioning "swipe" machines for payment of admission of guilt fines, removing the need for cash payments and associated potential corruption. Unlike previo...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 08:07hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Second regimen ARV shortage hits Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWEANS living with HIV and on the Second regimen of the antiretroviral may be forced to default or change one of their drugs following an announcement that there is a nationwide shortage of secon...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:57hrs | 988 | by Staff reporter
Radical Economic Structural Transformation REST (part 5 of 10)
There is no doubt that without a fundamental structural transformation of our economy from a dualistic enclave economy, whose economic activity is mainly driven by the production of primary products, ...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 16:45hrs | 282 | by Vince Musewe
ZIMBOCASH activates payment platform with over 13,000 transactions in the first 2 days
ZIMBOCASH has enabled payments of its native token ZASH for Zimbabwean users. In the first two days following the launch, the platform has had 13 000 transactions and over 2 400 account activations on...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 07:53hrs | 3697 | by Staff reporter
Zinara introduces digital vehicle licensing
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has digitised vehicle licensing and motorists can now renew their discs in the comfort of their homes as the administration moves to bring convenienc...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1761 | by Staff reporter
Luveve deaths caused by water shedding
GOVERNMENT has attributed Bulawayo's diarrhoea outbreak in Luveve and surrounding suburbs that has killed nine people to water shedding and vandalism of pipes, and released an additional $7.4 million ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:09hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Landela and CBZ get green-light to buy gold
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's adviser and Zanu-PF benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei could soon become Zimbabwe's biggest gold buyer after getting a special permit from Fidelity Printers and Refiners....Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 14:58hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
The Undertaker retires from WWE
WWE legend The Undertaker has retired after 30 years with the company.The legendary superstar - who first appeared for the company at Survivor Series in 1990 - has seemingly called time on his...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 14:44hrs | 1376 | by Staff reporter
Bredenkamp: A dark overlord taking Zimbabwe's darkest secrets to the grave
AN entry on the website of one of John Bredenkamp's companies tells us all we need to know about the controversial businessman: "In Africa, it is essential to work with change, not against it." Breden...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:00hrs | 1644 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance blames govt for Bulawayo water crisis
THE opposition MDC Alliance yesterday blamed government for the deteriorating water situation in Bulawayo, saying the Zanu-PF administration refused to grant the local authority permission to construc...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:10hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Covid-19 death toll rises
A 79-year-old woman from Bulawayo succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday bringing Zimbabwe's cumulative deaths to six. Bulawayo also recorded two new Covid-19 cases which brings the city's total re...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:53hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cost of living rises
ZIMBABWEAN companies and consumers are facing severe pressure from rising cost of living as well as effects of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts have warned.Consumers' real wages are being er...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 16:59hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sets surveillance cameras in cities
Zimbabwe is planning to link its proposed National Data Centre with databases and information from the country's key economic players and state institutions as the country prepares for the creation of...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:48hrs | 5610 | by Dumisani Ndlela
Bulawayo residents sleep in water queues
Twice a week, Nothi Mlalazi joins a long line with dozens of other people - some of whom have slept there overnight - and stands for hours waiting for water in Zimbabwe's second-largest city.A...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:46hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses US$100m worth property to vandalism
Vandalism and theft of public infrastructure has resulted in government departments and municipalities losing property and equipment worth more tha n US$100 million every year.The vandalism af...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:37hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
The land isn't ours
A few years ago while visiting the city of Jos, which is located in north-east Nigeria, a person pointed to a vast neatly kept area behind a fence. "This ranch belongs to the Queen of England," he rem...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 17:10hrs | 1664 | by Hadebe Hadebe
Zupco accused of dumping tap cards
ZIMBABWE United Passengers Company (Zupco) has been accused of dumping clients who purchased its tap cards, with conductors reportedly demanding cash from passengers.Zupco introduced the tap c...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:08hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Phased reopening of polytechnics 'imminent'
Polytechnic colleges are set to reopen in a few weeks, as Government is almost done with the clearing out of returnees that were being quarantined at such institutions across the country. Hara...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 07:31hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
BCC defends water quality
TWELVE people were on Tuesday admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital suffering from diarrhoea as Bulawayo City Council (BCC) denied that the six children who died of diarrhoea in Luveve high-density subur...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 08:29hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Condemn Zimbabwe human rights violations, EU Parly told
AN informal network of European non-governmental organisations, the Zimbabwe Europe Network (ZEN) has called on the European Union Parliament to pass a resolution condemning ongoing human rights viola...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 08:28hrs | 1274 | by Staff reporter
Zimpost upgrading Zipcash facility
ZIMPOST is in the process of further developing its money transfer service, Zipcash, in line with global trends to enable it to sit on the digital platform that will make it faster, more convenient an...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 08:26hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Families sleep in water lines as drought grips Bulawayo
TWICE a week, Nothi Mlalazi joins a long line with dozens of other people - some of whom have slept there overnight - and stands for hours waiting for water in Zimbabwe's second-largest city.A...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
POSB defrauded $158m
A People's Own Savings Bank (Posb) employee is accused of conniving with a senior police officer and a vendor to tamper with the bank's system and transferring different amounts defrauding the bank of...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1922 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe risks lagging behind in digital era
ZIMBABWE risks being left behind in the digital era and this has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic as local mobile network operators (MNOs) continue to charge subeconomic tariffs amid rising o...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:37hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Student nurses e-recruitment begins
The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has opened the national e-recruitment of registered general nurse training for the September 2020 intake. In a Press statement, the MoHCC said pro...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:12hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
The children of politicians should not be judged on their parents' actions
Political leaders are always under the eyes of the nation. Moreso in politics politicians are constantly watched by those who wish them bad so that they can faulter, they are equally watched by those ...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 08:36hrs | 2774 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'2 000 Zesa transformers stolen in 2 years'
OVER 2 000 Zesa transformers were stolen over the past two years throughout the country, with thieves in Maphisa alone also vandalising 100km of cables, Energy and Power Development minister Fortune C...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:48hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
The US on the verge of momentous changes
In order to understand the present political turmoil in the American social fabric, one must keep as a background the fact that the US elites were shocked at the electoral victory of a street billiona...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:13hrs | 945 | by Kenneth Mufuka
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