JOHANNESBURG – Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) has partnered Project Taara to connect the cities of Brazzaville, in the Congo, and Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with high- speed internet via a technology that uses beams of light. The novel idea, code-named Project Taara, and handled by with Alphabet X (formerly Google X)…
A RECENT Zapu meeting resolved to pass a “controversial” clause that bars Sibangilizwe Nkomo, the son of the late vice president Joshua Nkomo, from running for the party’s presidency at next month’s elective congress. At its National People’s Congress (NPC) meeting held in Bulawayo at the weekend, Zapu members voted to keep the “five-year” clause. …
A FUMING President Emmerson Mnangagwa, apparently banged the table during a fiery Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare on Monday, as he tore into bigwigs who stand accused of fanning divisions in the ruling party. Party insiders privy to the goings-on at the explosive extra-ordinary politburo gathering told the Daily News yesterday that Mnangagwa hit the roof after…
A HEADLANDS man has filed a lawsuit with the High Court demanding $4,5 million in damages from his neighbour, whom he accused of having an affair and sired a child with his wife. Murambiwa Murangariri is demanding that Tineyi Lavite Tapfumaneyi pay him adultery damages, with the bulk of the money going towards the…
A HARARE man has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts for allegedly duping entrepreneur and businessman Philip Chiyangwa’s daughter, Cherish, of over £18 000 in a botched mining deal. Willard Munyaradzi Kachere yesterday denied the fraud allegations when he appeared before Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga. It is the State’s case that in April last year…
CHIEF Ngungubane of Mberengwa in the Midlands province has bemoaned rising cases in machete attacks and deaths as a result of fights over mining claims in the area. Chief Ngungubane said if not resolved, the mining disputes would result in the loss of many lives. “Double allocation of mines has become a headache in our…
FIFTY seven investors have been licensed to grow industrial hemp as authorities target a contribution of US$100 million annually to the country’s economy. According to the Zimbabwe Investment Development Authority (Zida) chief investment officer Tino Kambasha, various international companies from Germany, Netherlands, Canada and Switzerland had received industrial hemp licences. “Already 57 investors have been licensed,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed deep sadness following the death of former Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson Mariyawanda Nzuwah who passed away yesterday morning. Mnangagwa described Nzuwah as a dedicated professional who played a crucial role in ensuring the smooth running of the civil service. “An eminent academic, Nzuwah’s early scholarly works were in…
ANALYSTS say Nelson Chamisa risks being smothered politically by his rivals ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 national elections, unless he moves quickly to recover lost ground and to put in place a new political party. This comes after little-known political actors lodged a new party, Citizens Convergence for Change (CCC), with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission…
INFORMATION Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere says the government is committed to facilitating the development of a digital economy and ensuring the entire country is connected to the internet. Muswere said this during the launch of Phase 3 of the NetOne and Huawei National Mobile Broadband expansion project (NMBB3) officiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa…
