THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says the broadband gap between the urban and rural areas is more evident and is an obstacle towards the implementation of programmes such as e-learning at national level. In a 2020 annual sector performance report, Potraz director general Gift Machengete said the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed…
ZIMBABWE is sliding down the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) index due to missed targets on access to clean water, sanitation, affordable clean energy, sustainable cities and communities and zero hunger, the latest SDG report shows. The United Nations’ (UN) 17 SDGs aim to achieve decent lives for all on a healthy planet by 2030….
DELTA Beverages has appointed Matlhogonolo Valela, to replace Pearson Gowero, who is stepping down on retirement, as chief executive and director of the company at the end of June this year. Gowero exits the beverage maker on a high note, following the purchase of a stake of Mutare Bottling Company to expand Delta’s footprint and…
… as opinion makers lead by example on vaccines THERE is growing convergence among key opinion makers on the necessity, safety and efficacy of available coronavirus vaccines, with the opposition joining President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday in taking the jabs. Among those who took Covid-19 shots yesterday was opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora — who took the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the government could easily circumvent economic sanctions imposed on Harare by the West if the country makes use of its highly-skilled human capital to foster economic development. This comes as the country is reeling under embargoes imposed by the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union on…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday announced that voter registration will now resume starting next month after having suspended the exercise due to Covid-19 pandemic. Zec chief executive officer Utloile Silaigwana said all the registration activities will be held in line with the Health ministry’s Covid-19 measures. “Zec would like to announce that following the…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says Zimbabwe is now battling to eradicate drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) at a time when the health delivery system is stretched by the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed that globally, 1,4 million people from over 80 countries faced challenges in accessing TB treatment in…
THE World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking at least US$365 million for emergency food security and nutrition interventions in the country. Though the country expects a record bumper harvest this season, WFP said the recent increase in prices of food in the country remained a key driver of food insecurity in urban populations. In a…
THE government will embark on ambitious Internet connectivity projects as it sets out to establish 13 more telecommunication tower sites, 1 187 mobile network sites and connect additional health centres and schools. In his policy statement yesterday at the virtual International Telecommunications Union World Summit on the Information Society forum, Information, Communication Technology (ICT) minister…
ZANU PF has been hit by fresh chaos, with the party’s highly divisive and recently restored District Co-ordinating Committees (DCCs) at the centre of the latest commotion. The DCCs — which were scrapped in 2012 at the height of Zanu PF’s factional, tribal and succession wars, in the twilight of the late former president Robert…
