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Nelson Chamisa’s Workers’ Day Message: We have a legitimacy crisis

President of the MDC Allaince, Nelson Chamisa said on account of the disputed election in 2018, Zimbabwe has a crisis of confidence and deficit of trust born out of a political crisis of legitimacy. Speaking to thousands of workers at Dzivarasekwa Stadium yesterday, Chamisa said the crisis of governance manifests itself as an economic crisis….

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UNWTO partners with Telefónica to promote tourism sector digitalisation

. The framework agreement between the two organizations was signed in Madrid by Jaime Cabal, Deputy Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, and by Eduardo Navarro, Director of Communication, Corporate Affairs, Branding and Sustainability of Telefónica. • The alliance, whose first phase will be in effect until the end of 2020, revolves around four initial…

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ActionAid Zimbabwe launches One Global Campaign on Women Labour, Decent Work and Public Services

During commemoration of Workers Day 2019, ActionAid Zimbabwe, which is part of a global ActionAid International (AAI) family, launched a One Global Campaign on 1 May 2019 with calls on the government to provide women friendly public services, care facilities to reduce the burden of unpaid care work of women and a plea to end…

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Google Workers Hold a Sit-in May 1 (Workers/Labour Day) to Protest Alleged Retaliation

Google workers staged a sit-in yesterday Wednesday to protest alleged retaliation from management toward employee organizers at the company. The demonstration, which started at 11 a.m. Wednesday, will be six months to the day of last year’s historic walkout, in which 20,000 Google workers left their offices to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations directed at key…

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City of Harare must consider the law before executing demolitions

By CHRA Information Section 74 of the country’s constitution grants freedom from arbitrary eviction and states that ‘No person may be evicted from their home, or have their home demolished, without an order of court made after considering all the relevant circumstances’. The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) is deeply concerned over the continued demolition…

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ZIMCODD solidarity statement on May Day celebrations

By ZIMCODD Information The Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) joins the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and workers, the world over, in commemorating the International Workers’ Day! It is worrying that this year Workers’ Day is being commemorated in the midst of a deep socio-economic crisis in Zimbabwe, worsened by neo-liberal policies…

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Econet Wireless Data Bundle Price Adjustment Largely Expected And Unavoidable

The country’s largest mobile network operator Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has adjusted its data bundle tariffs upwards in a move that was largely expected, following  State-owned competitors NetOne and Telecel’s data bundle price adjustments a few days back. Econet’s new data portfolio now offers a wider selection as it now gives subscribers more bundles to choose…

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Apple iPhone Sales Drop, With Services and Wearables Offering a Boost

Apple’s iPhone sales continued to slip in its latest quarter, but the tech giant’s results were still ahead of Wall Street’s expectations. The Cupertino, California, company on Tuesday reported iPhone revenue for the fiscal second quarter fell 17% to $31.1 billion. The result beat analyst projections of $30.5 billion, according to Bloomberg. As a notable bright spot, services…

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Taylor Swift Smashes YouTube Record with ME! Music Video Which Earned 65.2 Million Views in 24 Hours

Taylor Swift made her big comeback and she’s already back to breaking records with her new single ME! Marking her return to music, Taylor, 29, teamed up with Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie and released the pastel-coloured music video last week much to the surprise of her devoted Swifties. Well it seems Taylor has…

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Japan supports Cyclone Idai relief efforts in Zimbabwe

The Government of Japan contributed US$350,000 to respond to emergency needs in Zimbabwe following Cyclone Idai. The contribution, provided to the World Food Programme, will support immediate food needs in the worst-affected areas of the country. Some 270,000 people in seven districts of Zimbabwe have been affected by Cyclone Idai which made landfall in Zimbabwe…

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The opportunity cost of industrialisation in developing countries

By Charles Dhewa The African spiny horned cucumber is abundant in Southern Africa this farming season. Like other natural crops, it does well in seasons characterised by global warming-induced drought such as the one ravaging Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe this year. Replaced by the English cucumber, the African cucumber has been completely…

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A China’s Coffee Disruptor Luckin Plots To Raise $800 Million To Challenge Starbucks

Luckin, China’s upstart coffee brand, has an audacious plan: convince China to switch from tea to coffee, overtaking Starbucks while they’re at it. It’s an expensive proposition, so they’re relying on an IPO — and a Silicon Valley mindset. “Technology is the core of our business,” Luckin Coffee, the young unicorn that emerged last year…

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Hon James Chidakwa: one of the jewels of Zimbabwean youths

By Elvis Dzvene Some Zimbabwean youths are jewels to the nation, the likes of James Chidakwa, Happymore Chidziva, Keith Charumbira, Clifford Hlatywayo, Costa Machingauta and the late Chikadaya among others. They served well under the Presidency of the late Dr Richard Morgan Tsvangirai and transitioned well to the anointed presidency of Adv. Nelson Chamisa. They…

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PayPal agrees to invest $500M in Uber as it extends partnership

PayPal on Friday revealed that it’ll pump $500 million into Uber as it extends a partnership the companies have maintained since 2013. As part of the extension, the online payment company will look into developing the ride-hailing service’s digital wallet. PayPal boss Dan Schulman mentioned that deal in a LinkedIn post early Friday. “This is another significant milestone on our journey…

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Econet rocks Trade Fair with new Buddie Beatz Music App

Econet Wireless has lit up the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) with its recently-launched Buddie Beatz music app that features an extensive choice of music by top local and African artists. In what could well become the hub of African music, Econet’s ZITF stand has been abuzz with visitors donning ‘silent disco’ headphones to sample…

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Who Owns Huawei? The Company Tried to Explain This Issue On Ownership But Seemed to Have Failed

Huawei’s controversial status in North America and Europe stems from a lot of different factors. At the heart of most of them, however, is the hardware maker’s alleged ties to the Chinese government. The notion of government control has been enough to cause something approaching an outright ban on its products in the States, over…

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Facebook Expects to Be Fined At Least $5 Billion by Federal Trade Commission Over Privacy Issues

Facebook said on Wednesday that it expected to be fined up to $5 billion by the Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations. The penalty would be a record by the agency against a technology company and a sign that the United States was willing to punish big tech companies. The social network disclosed the amount in its…

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TikTok is no longer banned in India

According to Indian lawmakers they said that TikTok was encouraging the spread of explicit content and “cultural degradation” among youth, and then they successfully banned the short video app — but only for a week or so, because the TikTok ban has now been lifted. That’s according to reports from Reuters, TechCrunch, CNN Business, and others. Technically, TikTok’s existing 120 million active monthly users…

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ZESA to install Cameras on Transformers to Curb Theft and Vandalism

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority subsidiary ZESA Enterprises (ZENT) plans to install cameras on transformers to curb theft and vandalism, a top official has said. Recently, the company announced that it was losing at least three transformers every night to vandalism and theft. In an interview, ZENT acting managing director Mr Burutsa Mandipezano said the initiative…

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Econet showcases smart, cutting-edge products, services at the ZITF

As expected, leading mobile network operator Econet Wireless – which won last year’s Best ICT Exhibition award and the coveted Best Overall Business Stand award – is back at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) this year, showcasing its growing range of smart consumer and business products to an even wider market than in previous…

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Incentive travel fuels business growth: ZTA

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Acting Chief Executive, Rita Likukuma has called on the business sector to seriously consider corporate incentive travel as a motivational tool for intensified business growth. Likukuma made the call at a function organised in collaboration with the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo last night.  Incentive Travel is a proven experience…

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PAP holds second Ordinary Session of the fifth Parliament

The second ordinary session of the fifth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament will take place in Midrand, from Monday the 6 to 17 May 2019. The President of the Republic of Madagascar, H.E Andry RAJOELINA, is expected to address the Plenary during the opening ceremony scheduled for Monday the 6 May, at the precincts located at…

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Vaya goes a gear up as it launches new services, scales operations

Barely six months after its introduction to the Zimbabwean market, Vaya has virtually become every individual’s mobility choice, and every business’ logistics services partner. Commercially launched in October 2018 as the first ever ‘Uber type’ ride hailing service in the country, Vaya has grown phenomenally in market size, with officials reporting in February that the…

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Vaya launches shuttle service with week-long free rides to ZITF guests

Vaya Mobility service, which is now available in all major Zimbabwean cities and towns, has hit Bulawayo by storm, taking advantage of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) to launch its new Vaya Shuttle service by offering free rides to exhibitors, business people and professionals travelling to the Trade Fair by air. Throughout the Trade…

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