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New funding round launched for Zim startups at FasterCapital
On the 11th July 2019; more than 20 African countries bring into effect what is going to be the largest Free Trade Area in the world. A free trade area means an agreement between several countries to ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1007 | by Tawanda Mutukwa
Internet woes a huge setback to devolution'
Local authorities here have described the lack of Internet connectivity as a major setback to the roll-out of the devolution agenda. Speaking at a recent devolution meeting, Vungu Rural Distri...Published: 15 hrs ago | 101 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife commissions education hub
VICTORIA Falls Primary School was yesterday commissioned as the first ever model education innovation hub in the country. It also becomes the only such facility in learning institutions in Africa, it ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 239 | by Staff reporter
Solar energy is forever
Working for yesteryears PTC was everyone's aspiration and great wish. The entity was in comfort zone, it considered postage stamp sales its cash cow and permanent source of huge revenues till 'boys ca...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 20:56hrs | 1097 | by Thomas Murisa
More than half of households in Matebeleland using bush toilet
ZIMBABWEANS in Matebeleland North are still using the bush to relieve themselves, a 2019 Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVac) report has said.According to the report, Binga dis...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | 464 | by newzimbabwe
Mandiwanzira's Megawatt saga rages on
Former Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services minister Supa Mandiwanzira has approached the High Court seeking an order to dismiss the Prosecutor-General's application, whic...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Chinese to invest US$15m in solar plant
A Chinese firm, Yaowei Technology will set up a US$15 million solar panel plant in Zimbabwe and produce about 500 solar panels per day. Once the project takes off, it will significantly addres...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:39hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Duty waiver on solar equipment
Government has approved a duty waiver on solar equipment and allowed mining firms to procure energy directly from the Southern African Power Pool. Further, selected hotels in resort areas will soon st...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
NUST hosts summit on fake news
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) will be hosting a two-day media summit focusing on fake news, particularly on social media, beginning on Thursday.The Nust department o...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:30hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Paynet readmits 3 banks as alternative is tested
Bulk payments service provider, Paynet Zimbabwe, may have readmitted at least three banks (names withheld) to its platform, days after indicating it will initiate legal action to claim US$100 million ...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1801 | by Staff reporter
Lessons from Singapore on economic development
Singapore is a tiny island-city state in Southeast Asia with a total area of 718km2 (543 times smaller than Zimbabwe) and part of the four Asian Tigers (Others include Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Kore...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 09:56hrs | 1278 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabweans urged to accept artificial intelligence
ZIMBABWEANS have been urged to embrace artificial intelligence in line with modern workplace trends so as to accelerate industrial output and boost economic growth.This emerged during an Insti...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 08:44hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
High Court delays Mandiwanzira judgment in airline case
The High Court of Zimbabwe has delayed the judgment for more than 10 months, allegedly without reason the case of former Information and Communications Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira, who is be...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education vacancy
JOB DESCRIPTION Designation: Deputy Director Construction Projects Reports to: Director, Finance and Administration Department Finance and Administration Station : Head Office Ministry : Highe...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 20:05hrs | 1362 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt target internet users
Government is set to put in place social media abuse laws amid revelations that there is an upsurge in internet abuse and the proliferation of illegal websites.This comes on the back of a rise...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:27hrs | 5125 | by Staff reporter
Inside Harare's online brothels
CIVILISATION'S oldest profession has taken a new twist.Once a shameful act in Zimbabwe, done under the cover of darkness, the trade has gone a notch higher as new technology is shaking up the ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:23hrs | 930 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean entrepreneur launches Europe's first autonomous delivery vehicle, Kar-go
The vehicle was praised by both English Dukes and Zimbabwean dignitaries Zimbabwean, William Sachiti and his team at the Academy of Robotics laun...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 06:08hrs | 10920 | by Agencies
Fuel prices up again
THE price of petrol went up by $0.84 cents, Saturday a few days after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube indicated he would be comfortable with an increase that will bring the precious liquid's value per l...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 19:54hrs | 6511 | by newzimbabwe
Schools, Households and Businesses are the game changers in curbing electricity crisis in Zimbabwe
Greetings Editor, Of recent I got an interest especially from Zimbabwean school and I realized that especially schools can be game changers that is in solving power crisis not only in Zi...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 20:02hrs | 1081 | by Justice Maphosa
Getting Zimbabwe back on track
IT is extremely frustrating to sit on the sidelines of this game we are all playing called "getting Zimbabwe back on track".We are doing so many of the right things, our team is looking much b...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 09:16hrs | 2953 | by Eddie Cross
Mnangagwa officially opens Chamisa's clinic
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed concern at the high number of women dying during childbirth and pledged government's commitment to halt the trend.Officially opening the Hopley Tarir...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:22hrs | 6328 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans face another fuel price hike
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government is set to increase the prices of electricity and fuel because the current pricing structure was no longer sustainable.Zimbabwe is currently battli...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 19:57hrs | 5808 | by Staff reporter
Major new changes coming for South African travellers
The Department of Home Affairs is introducing a number of changes that will make it easier for people to travel to and from South Africa.Presenting the Home Affairs budget vote on Wednesday (1...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | 7767 | by Staff reporter
10 ICT students to leave for China
TEN Zimbabwean information communication technologies (ICT) students will this week leave for China under an incubation programme of global technology giant Huawei Technologies called Seeds for the Fu...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:17hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to open clinic
President Mnangagwa is today expected to officially open Tariro Clinic and Youth Centre in Hopley, Harare. The facility was built through a skills development project supported by the United N...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:16hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
ICT Zimbabwe's true economic driver
In the 80s and the 90s life was so great in Zimbabwe, just by attending a university and graduating with a good degree was all you needed to secure a good job. Zimbabwe of today, things ha...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 23:28hrs | 735 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Africa the 'Sun Continent' and Investors understand that Solar Energy is a Low Risk Business
Africa is often considered and referred as the "Sun continent" or the continent where the Sun's influence is the greatest.According to the "World Sunshine Map", Africa receives many more hours of brig...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 15:24hrs | 546 | by Enos Denhere
Chasi flies to SA to finalise a power import deal with Eskom
Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi is in South Africa to finalise a power import deal with Eskom as the Government moves to reduce power shortages. Minister Chasi's trip to So...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:35hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Witness cornered in Mangoma case
THE second witness in the trial of former Energy Minister Elton Mangoma was yesterday taken to task by the accused's lawyers on why he was in court after previously claiming to be a stranger to the ca...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:15hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally warns on abuse of internet, social media
Minister of Information Communication Technology and Courier Services Kazembe Kazembe has encouraged Zimbabweans to use ICT facilities for innovation and economic development. He said it was important...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1160 | by Staff reporter
CICs turn communities into global village
John Mupangara (19) from Zaranyika village in Murewa is a delighted man.The establishment of a community information centre (CIC) at Murewa Centre is a blessing as he no longer travels to Hara...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:28hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Secondary stock exchange for Bulawayo
PLANS of opening a secondary stock market exchange which will likely to be located in Bulawayo are at an advanced stage, an official said. In an interview with Sunday News Business on the side...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:14hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi want investors to exploit Beitbridge SEZ status
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has said there is a need to accelerate investment and industrialisation of Beitbridge Town in recognition of its rapid socio-economic growth in the last decade.He s...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:14hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
The gnashing of teeth is nigh
The nature of Bishop Lazi's job, which often involves endlessly counselling the stricken, the infirm, the indisposed and the emotionally wounded, naturally makes him a couch potato, especially during ...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:01hrs | 117 | by Bishop Lazi
98 Community Information Centres operational
NEARLY 100 Community Information Centres are in operation in the country after Government identified Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) as an important economic development catalyst. ...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:04hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
ICT to cascade to rural areas: Kazembe
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday said the digital transformation and increased use of ICTs being experienced in urban areas must also cascade to rural...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Potraz boosts Govt's e-learning initiative
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) donated 10 computers and 100 backpacks to five schools here on Wednesday to complement Government's e-learning initiative. ...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
Government debts weigh on TelOne
State owned fixed telecommunications giant TelOne says unpaid Government debts amounting to $93 million, 62 percent of total debt, are largely the reason it has struggled to meet obligations to critic...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power shortage attracts solar investment
Faced with a punishing load shedding schedule, sometimes lasting 15 hours, the Zimbabwean renewable energy market has opened limited prospects.The prolonged phase, ignited by a recent drought,...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 19:24hrs | 1417 | by Staff reporter
Is there any need for Zimbabwean banks to be technologically updated?
If a bank is stuck in last century thinking with last century leadership such cultural strategy will lead to eventual failure.I was in a hotel for lunch with a friend, when he asked me: "What ...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 10:24hrs | 994 | by Elvis Dvene
NetOne partners youth organisation in training 75 software developers
MOBILE communications company NetOne has partnered a youth leadership organisation, Elevate Trust, in training 75 local software developers in a programme that was launched by Google to train thousand...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:27hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Econet foresees brighter future for Zimbabwe
THE country's largest telecommunications firm, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, believes that the country will conquer the immediate economic setbacks and attain a brighter future. Group chairm...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:23hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Is there any need for Zimbabwean banks to be technologically updated?
If a bank is stuck in last century thinking with last century leadership such cultural strategy will lead to eventual failure.I was in a hotel for lunch with a friend, when he asked me: "What ...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1204 | by Elvis Dvene
Zimbabwe banks paying more than the black market rates
THE interbank market exchange rates have registered increases with most banks are now paying more than the parallel market rate.NewZimbabwe.com says it's market assessment shows that the once ...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 17:34hrs | 16607 | by newzimbabwe.com
Econet swings to $106,4m loss after tax
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited (EWZL) posted a loss after-tax of ZWL$106,4 million in the year ended February 28, 2019, from a profit after-tax of ZWL$132,3 million recorded in 2018 following the un...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:30hrs | 1432 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to licence new mobile virtual network operators
Zimbabwe will soon licence new entrants into the mobile telecommunications sector under the mobile virtual network operators' framework, with authorities agreeing on the need to put in place legal fra...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 09:09hrs | 2092 | by Staff reporter
Chikwinya, a life full of drama
Hailing from humble beginnings and rising to fame as a politician of note, Mbizo MP Settlement Chikwinya (MDC Alliance) is a man of iron will.His life story is full of theatrics.Chikwi...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1189 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to establish University of Zambia scholarship programme
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to establish a new scholarship programme to support deserving Zimbabwean candidates to further their studies at the University of Zambia (UNZA). Speaki...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
General Electric comes to Zimbabwe
General Electric (GE) will dispatch a high-level team to Zimbabwe next month as the United States' industrial behemoth scouts for investment opportunities in the country.A three-man team from ...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:31hrs | 3894 | by Staff reporter
Gilmore Tee makes Forbes list
Global citizen Gilmore "Tee" Moyo has made it into this year's list of the Forbes Africa list of 30 under 30, a list which includes Africa's top entrepreneurs, entertainers and leaders and influencers...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:17hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
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