POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) director general, Gift Machengete, was elected vice president of the Council of African Regulators (CAR) at the 12th Smart Africa meeting held in Victoria Falls on Monday. The CAR meeting was held on the sidelines of the three-day Transform Africa Summit 2023 coordinated by Smart Africa. Machengete would deputise…
DESPITE the country’s worsening economic challenges, marked by rising prices of basic goods and the wobbly Zimbabwe dollar, the upcoming national elections remain “Zanu PF’s to lose”, political analysts say. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the analysts said unless there was a dramatic change of fortunes and strategy for the opposition, it would not…
THE trial of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, which was supposed to proceed yesterday, failed after the court was told that the ex-model’s attorney, Beatrice Mtetwa, had fallen ill. The trial, which was supposed to continue before Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka, was then postponed to May 3. Mubaiwa is being accused of…
AN EPWORTH man, who allegedly breached security and tried to confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa while he was giving out title deeds over the weekend, has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Masimba Craig Maganira, 26, appeared before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure on Monday, where he was charged with disorderly conduct. He is also facing a…
THE government says it has incorporated media houses to be part of its exhibition at this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in a move meant to accelerate the growth and development of the media sector as a whole. Speaking at a press conference at the ZITF which kicked off yesterday, the permanent secretary in…
POWER utility Zesa is optimistic that it will soon be on top of the country’s electricity crisis. Zesa stakeholder relations, communication and welfare general manager, George Manyaya, said yesterday that the parastatal’s confidence emanated from the improving power situation in the country. This comes after Zesa recently received conditional permission from the Zambezi River Authority…
GOVERNMENT has established over 100 information communication technology (ICT) laboratories at schools across the country under its e-learning platform. This was confirmed by Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa during the post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday. “The construction of 24 community information centres has reached 90 percent of completion. 100 ICT laboratories have been established at schools across…
THE government is working with agricultural research organisations to encourage smallholder farmers to adopt natural means to control the fall armyworm as pesticides are both costly and detrimental to the environment. This comes amid estimates that show that Zimbabwe and 11 other maize-producing countries in sub-Saharan Africa could lose up to 17, 7 million tonnes…
YVONNE NCUBEin BULAWAYO GOVERNMENT has urged the agricultural sector to close the existing gap between research findings and the actual yields that farmers produce in order to fully address food security in the country. Speaking during a field day in Matobo yesterday, Agriculture ministry permanent secretary John Basera said farmers should be at the forefront…
By Brandon Josphat OPPOSITION political parties assert that the only thing that will guarantee the forthcoming general elections will be free, fair, credible, and uncontested is an inclusive national dialogue on electoral reforms. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa assured Zimbabweans that the government has implemented several reforms for this year’s elections to be peaceful,…
