Econet pilots mobile games with 100 000 select customers

Econet Wireless has started piloting mobile games on 100 000 randomly selected customers, ahead of full commercial launch at the end of the month. The pilot follows the successful launch of Elevate Gaming, unveiled at the inaugural Elevate Gaming Tournament two weeks back. “We are pleased to announce this new phase in our rollout of…

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Analysis of the Education Amendment Bill

By Veritas The Education Amendment Bill The parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education is currently holding public hearings on the Education Amendment Bill, which was published earlier this year. In this Bill Watch Veritas analyses the Bill in order to assist the Committee and interested parties debate it at the public hearings. Education…

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Business ethics orientation wins customers

By Lovemore Chazingwa KADOMA – A robust initiative unpacking soft skills for ethically proper business management, leadership and customer retention is the engine revIving sustainable businesses, a workshop on customer orientation techniques has revealed.    Floating on the apt theme ‘Sustaining Businesses through Customer Orientation’, the workshop headlined by Premium Business Network International (PBNI) Founder…

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Cyclone-affected communities in Zimbabwe being vaccinated against cholera

Campaign targets nearly 500,000 people in Chimanimani and Chipinge An oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaign targeting some 487,825 people began Tuesday in Zimbabwe in the two districts most affected by Cyclone Idai.  During the campaign all residents of Chimanimani and Chipinge districts aged 12 months and older will receive the vaccine to protect them against cholera….

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NAYO appalled by shrinking civic space

The National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO) has said it is perturbed by the continued crackdown on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs); Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Journalists,  activists and human rights defenders; most of whom are youth.  “The crackdown has seen unlawful suspension of NGOs as in the case of COTRAD in Masvingo; targeting of NGO leaders…

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“Afreximbank Creating Digital Ecosystem to Ease Trade Finance Flows,” Says President

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is working, with the support of African Union (AU), to create a digital ecosystem that will eliminate the major bottlenecks to trade finance flows within Africa, Bank President Prof. Benedict Oramah has announced in Washington D.C. Delivering an address on 11 April at the IGD Frontier 100 Forum organized by the Initiative…

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Hospital conducts post-mortem examination after ZLHR intervention

An independent pathologist on Friday 12 April 2019 conducted a post-mortem examination on the body of Witness Mashereni, who died last month under mysterious circumstances after his family’s lawyers successfully petitioned the High Court to be granted access to conduct the autopsy to ascertain the cause of death. Witness’s father Christopher Mashereni, engaged the services…

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Zimbabwe leads African Tourism Organisation formulation at the AU STC TTIET in Egypt

Zimbabwe, led by the Honourable Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry is part of the 38 countries participating at the Second Ordinary Session of the Africa Union Specialised Technical Committee on Transport; Transcontinental and Inter-Regional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism, currently being held in Cairo, Egypt from 14-18 April 2019.  The session, running under the…

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How people’s markets value satisfaction more than colonial measurements

By Charles Dhewa The formal education system in developing countries has not taken time to explain and justify colonial measurements that continue to be used in attaching value to agricultural commodities. Consequently, smallholder farmers wonder why some commodities are measured in kilograms and liters.  In the absence of meaningful explanations, consumers and farmers surmise that…

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Richest Traditional Healer Sekuru Banda on tour of global herbal therapy conferences

By Byron Mutingwende Sekuru Banda is the African representative who is overseas to attend a line-up of conferences on herbal therapy on the continents of Europe, Asia and South America. The conferences will focus on Chinese, African, European and American medicine with particular interest in herbal therapy. Sekuru Banda is well known for practising magic…

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Prosecutor General fails in attempt to nail Genius

By Courts correspondent Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi’s appeal against flamboyant Harare business Genius Kadungure’s acquittal on charges of fraud recently fell by the wayside after the top prosecutor’s application seeking leave to appeal was dismissed by the High Court. Kadungure was last year charged alongside Wicknell Chivayo on two counts of fraud but the later…

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IMF SMP – an abortive entry point for full support of the regime

By Jacob Mafume (MDC Spokesperson) The proposed International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Monitored Program is an entry point for full support of the regime and it ignores the factors arresting the Zimbabwean economy. Zimbabwe has had a stolen election; it was disputed by most players including the biggest political party, the MDC.  More importantly, the…

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Registration Opens for 2019 Certificate of Finance in International Trade Programme

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the FCI+IFG Union and the University of Malta today in Cairo announced the opening of registrations for the 2019 cohort of the Certificate of Finance in International Trade (COFIT). Stephen Kauma, Afreximbank’s Director and Global Head of the Human Resources Department, said that COFIT 2019, which is open to banking…

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No fair prices for medicine without access and transparency

No fair prices for medicine without access and transparency

Statement from 64 civil society organisations and coalitions ahead of the second meeting of the Fair Pricing Forum, hosted by the World Health Organization and South African government April 11-13th in Johannesburg. The Fair Pricing Forum will ask what is a fair price for a medicine? We accept that different stakeholders will have different understandings…

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Balearic Islands Poised to Become First Tourism Destination Developed under 2030 Agenda

Deploying new resources and actions for the progressive adaptation of the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera) to the objectives of the 2030 Agenda, is one of the main objectives of the agreement signed between the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the IMPULSA BALEARS Foundation. Its aim is to jumpstart the process of the strategic…

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Biti’s lawyer, aides plead not guilty to border jumping charges

A lawyer and some aides for tormented opposition party leader and human rights lawyer Tendai Biti on Wednesday 10 April 2019 pleaded not guilty to charges of violating the country’s immigration laws when their trial commenced before Karoi Provincial Magistrate Sam Chitumwa. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human rights (ZLHR) reported that Hon. Biti’s lawyer Nqobizitha…

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AfDB President makes strong case for increased U.S. investment in Africa

AfDB President makes strong case for increased U.S. investment in Africa

Sharing his vision on the leading role of the African Development Bank, Adesina urged American businesses to engage more with the continent Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, the President of the African Development Bank (http://www.AfDB.org), Akinwumi Adesina, said “It is time to turn around the declining investments…

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30 African creatives selected to compete at the DLA Online Pitch Competition

The Digital Lab Africa (DLA) call for projects #3 closed on the 31st of January 2019 with around 500 entries from over 30 Sub-Saharan African countries. The DLA digital content industry experts have chosenthe 30 finalists who will compete in the DLA online pitch competition. The startups, entrepreneurs and creators are all from the African…

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Unpacking the Green Innovation Hub with Mr Cloffas Nyagumbo

Unpacking the Green Innovation Hub with Mr Cloffas Nyagumbo

By Byron Mutingwende Mr Cloffas Nyagumbo, the Green Innovation Hub (GiHub) Project Manager and Deputy Country Director of SNV Zimbabwe had a one-on-one meeting with Spiked Online Media wherein he laid out the advantages of the initiative to the youths and the economy. He said the GiHub seeks to address challenges around youth unemployment, climate…

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Econet unveils the largest industrial solar plant in Zimbabwe

Econet unveils the largest industrial solar plant in Zimbabwe

Econet Wireless has commissioned a 466KW solar power plant at its Willowvale industrial complex in Harare, the largest commercial and industrial carport and roof mount installation of its kind to be deployed in the country.  The solar plant was engineered and designed by Distributed Power Africa (DPA), Econet’s solar business in line with the company’s…

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UN Refugee Agency ratchets up relief airlift for Cyclone Idai

UN Refugee Agency ratchets up relief airlift for Cyclone Idai

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) airlifted supplies for refugees affected by Cyclone Idai. The consignment, which arrived yesterday at Robert Mugabe International Airport yesterday evening, follows on the first consignment of emergency relief earmarked for Zimbabweans, which arrived on March 31. The supplies from the first consignment have been distributed in Chipinge…

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NTDA, Tehillar Network engages members on professionalising transport sector

NTDA, Tehillar Network engages members on professionalising transport sector

The National Transport Drivers’ Association has earmarked a familiarisation and interactive meeting with Mr. Oliver Chidawu, the Minister of Harare Metropolitan Province. Mrs Jotina Matanhire, the President of NTDA encouraged members of her organisation based in Harare to inculcate the culture and moral template of being law-abiding citizens with special focus on the commuting public…

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ZIFFT launches "Narratives from Zimbabwe" Project

ZIFFT launches “Narratives from Zimbabwe” Project

The Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust (ZIFFT) has launched its ‘Narratives from Zimbabwe’ project to enhance Zimbabwe’s history and culture knowledge base, by recording on film Zimbabwe’s history, culture, and social foundation. Zimbabwe has a strong heritage that is being lost because we have tended to rely on oral and unrecorded transmission, thus putting…

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Mathema and Hodzi risk imprisonment for contempt of Court

Mathema and Hodzi risk imprisonment for contempt of Court

The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights have reported that Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Senator Cain Mathema and Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi risk serving a three-month jail term after they were convicted of contempt of court by the High Court for ignoring the court’s order for them to pay US$18 075 to pro-democracy campaigner Cynthia…

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MDB roundtable to strengthen collaboration on donor relations and fund management

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) hosted 11 sister institutions for the annual multilateral development bank (MDB) roundtable on trust funds and co-financing, held on 28-29 March, 2019.    The aim of the roundtable was to enhance benchmarking across the development finance institutions (DFIs), raise awareness of emerging innovative approaches to resource mobilisation and of new…

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AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina leads delegation to IMF-World Bank Springs meeting

African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Akinwumi Adesina is expected in Washington DC, on Monday, to take part in the IMF/ World Bank Spring meetings from 9-12 April. Dr. Adesina and a delegation of senior Bank officials, are expected to meet with US Congresswoman Karen Bass, who serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where…

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Marriott International increases Middle East and Africa Portfolio in 2019

Company on-track to grow its portfolio by 45 percent through the end of 2023 with over 100 properties under development Marriott International (www.Marriott.com) today announced it expects to add 19 new properties and more than 3,000 rooms to its Middle East and Africa portfolio in 2019.  Underpinning a strong demand for its diverse brands, the new…

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How ICTs are being misused to perpetuate poverty

How ICTs are being misused to perpetuate poverty

By Charles Dhewa Contrary to the hype in which ICTs are presented as a panacea, ICTs-related costs in many African countries eroding the meagre promised benefits. Countless studies and articles (including this one https://www.techzim.co.zw/2019/03/cost-of-mobile-data-in-zimbabwe-should-we-even-compare/) show that the cost of data is increasing in Africa when such costs are decreasing in other parts of the world….

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Afreximbank Releases Abridged Audited 2018 Financial Statements

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has released its abridged audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, showing strong financial and operational performance, with total comprehensive income for the year amounting to $285.4 million. The total comprehensive income reflects a solid growth of 24 per cent compared to the prior year performance of $229.8 million and…

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PAP and ADA embark on a consultative roadshow for African Model Disability Law!

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the Africa Disability Alliance (ADA) are set to embark on regional consultative meetings aimed at paving way for an African Model Disability Law. The consultative engagements will be held from 7 to 13 April 2019 in Morocco and Kenya. These consultations follow the adoption of a resolution of a Draft…

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Gloomy outlook for March: Zimbabwe Peace Project

By Zimbabwe Peace Project It never rains but pours Introduction Zimbabwe faced one of its greatest tragedies in the month of March. Following several forecasts of an approaching cyclone that was reported likely to affect Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, on 15 March Zimbabwe woke to a shockwave of devastation as Cyclone Idai engulfed parts of…

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