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…
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa believes his arrest for violating Covid-19 regulations earlier this year is harassment and intimidation by his political rivals aimed at silencing him. Mliswa’s trial opened yesterday before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti with the law maker denying the charge. Mliswa was arrested while addressing a press conference at his Borrowdale home in…
BULAWAYO – Diversified fintech giant Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe Limited, which is now rebranding as EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited, is exhibiting at this…
MASIMBA Holdings Limited (Masimba) has urged the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to address the backlog at its foreign currency auction system so that companies’ operations are not affected by increased production costs and raw material supply disruptions. In a statement accompanying the construction and engineering company’s financial results for the half year to June 30,…
THE National Building Society (NBS) said it will focus on delivering innovative and affordable housing solutions to Zimbabweans during the fourth quarter of the year and going forward to reduce the country’s housing backlog which is estimated at 1,2 million units. In a statement accompanying the bank’s financial results for the six months to June…
Tendai Kamhungira THERE was a mixture of dismay and confusion yesterday after little-known political actors registered a party named Citizens Convergence for Change (CCC) — a mantra that the MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa, has popularised over the past few months. This comes as the Chamisa camp is on the hunt for both a…
LOCAL telecommunications giant, NetOne, is aiming at becoming the first Zimbabwean provider of 5G network through their partnership with global technology firm Huawei. The Chinese technology company which designs, develops, and sells telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics has been working in collaboration with NetOne on a number of projects. Yesterday, the two companies successfully launched…
THE sustainability of Zimbabwe’s agriculture will be up for discussion at a webinar to be headlined by Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and…
NATIONAL Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) spokesperson Obert Gutu, pictured, says the organisation is seeking to end political violence ahead of the 2023 elections and will set structures in all the country’s provinces to deal with poll disputes. Speaking to journalists during the 2021 International Day of Peace held in Harare yesterday, Gutu said NPRC…
IT WAS a hive of activity yesterday as exhibitors were busy putting final touches on their stands as they prepared for today’s start of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). A tour of the exhibition centre indicated that local and international exhibitors were seized with setting up their stands while traditional exhibitions such as parastatals…
