Google will invest $10bn (£7.93bn) in India in the next five to seven years, the chief executive of its parent company Alphabet Inc has announced. Sundar Pichai spoke at the annual Google for India event, held online. The investment will be used to build products and services for India, help businesses go digital and use…
The French government has agreed to give pay rises worth €8bn (£7.2bn; $9bn) to health workers, as it hailed their role in fighting coronavirus. The deal was signed with trade unions on Monday after seven weeks of fraught negotiations. Health workers have been revered as heroes during the pandemic with regular displays of public appreciation….
South Africa will introduce a universal basic income grant, the Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu said on Monday, unexpectedly reviving a two-decades-old plan with the aim of supporting millions of unemployed. The country already has one of the continent’s most generous social security nets, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added to the need both…
The UK government is preparing to change course over the role of Huawei in its 5G telecoms network. Six months after agreeing it could have a limited role, ministers look set to exclude the Chinese company, with no new equipment installed from next year. The move is in part a result of pressure from Washington….
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH authorities yesterday warned the country to brace for further increases in the number of people contracting the lethal coronavirus, the Daily News reports. In addition, they also warned that the local spread of the disease was likely to put paid to hopes of schools re-opening at the end…
EDITOR — Reports of partisan distribution of food aid have marred concerted efforts by the government through the Department of Social Welfare, non-governmental organisations, churches and other philanthropists to alleviate the plight of vulnerable citizens. While the majority of reports by Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn)’s Long Term Observers (LTOs) resident in the 210 National…
WHEN you look at running a small business, you cannot be successful if you don’t have a good reliable run around bakkie. Nissan Clover Leaf Motors has these practical small commercial trucks in stock at their Masasa & Bulawayo Showrooms. At a top speed of 172km per hour, this is no sports car but…
LEGENDARY former Dynamos captain Memory Mucherahowa is excited to be part of an initiative that is providing food parcels to the elderly and underprivileged in Harare’s Mufakose suburb in these coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic times. Memory Mucherahowa Mucherahowa, who is now based in the United Kingdom, has joined hands with other luminaries from Mufakose to come…
AWAY from the glitz and glamour of international cricket Brendan Taylor is proving to be a generous giver due to the acts of kindness he is showing. Whenever he has an opportunity, the former Zimbabwe Test captain has often strived to make a difference by helping out where he can in a small way. Recently,…
NORMAN NYAZEMA AND SHAMISO MUPARA While the science of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve, every Zimbabwean, sadly, cannot and must not afford to wait for the State to augment his or her ability to resist infection and prevent transmission. The facts are there for all to see. It would appear that the State is…
