Electronic Fund Transfers fuel money laundering in Zimbabwe

CROSS-BORDER money traders are collecting huge sums in foreign currency in Zimbabwe and smuggling it into South Africa through the use of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).The illegal traders tu...

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...

Uptake of solar products still low in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's ambitious drive to promote clean energy and eradicate energy poverty in the country through the power of sunshine is still facing numerous barriers. The country has developed strong...

Africa in the age of surveillance capitalism, neo-imperialism

One of my first lectures in graduate school was on how "enlightenment era" Europe imagined and mapped Africa. And some of the first maps were silent about the interior save for pyramids to the north, ...

Think twice before bleaching your skin

This week we revisit the skin lightening substances, to answer inquiries that have been coming in on the subject.It is now known within our communities that chemical bleaching can lead to seri...

SA ConCourt ruling on Nkandlagate - Zimbabwe should transform to a fully Constitutional Democracy

The South African Constitutional Court made a land mark ruling on Nkandla case fews weeks ago. By and large this episode donated a golden opportunity for us as Zimbabweans to introspect, ruminate and ...

Pupil dies in scotch cart mishap

A FORM Two pupil from Zenzele Secondary School in Bulilima District died after a scotch cart he was riding in overturned and hit him on the head while he was on his way to harvest crops in the fields ...

Safeguard introduces wireless beams for improved outdoor security

Safeguard Alarms has introduced a new outdoor wireless security system, the Safeguard Sentry, that provides an early warning alert if there is an intruder on the premises. The system consi...

Hwange land takeover threatens Presidential elephants

There is rising concern for the future welfare and safety of Zimbabwe's Presidential Elephant Herd, because of the takeover of a piece of land in Hwange, which serves as the herd's home range....

Shocking recruitment 'corruption' at Gwanda School of Nursing

Staff members at Gwanda Provincial Hospital privy to activities at the Gwanda School of Nursing operating within the hospital have released information suggesting there is massive corruption...

3-year-old girl dies after undergoing a dental procedure

Finley Boyle, a 3-year-old Hawaii girl who suffered massive brain damage after undergoing a dental procedure last month, died Friday night, a hospice said Saturday.The girl died with her famil...

Toddler drowns in a bucket

A-one-and-a-half-year-old Chitungwiza toddler last week drowned in a bucket.Acting Harare provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Tarirai Dube confirmed the incident."We&nbs...