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BY SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI THE Zimbabwe Research and Education Network (ZIMREN) says its consortium with 16 member countries is an initiative to support quality research in higher education and research sectors by providing affordable broadband connectivity. The high cost of bandwidth in Zimbabwe prompted local universities to form the ZIMREN that is under the UbuntuNet Alliance…

By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is stepping up his efforts to improve Zimbabwe’s economic and political ties with the United Kingdom (UK). So says Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba, who added yesterday that there were many things that bound the two countries together besides their differences. Speaking to the Daily News, Charamba said it was…

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, has filed another court appeal in South Africa in a bid to stop the sale of her properties in the neighbouring country. Mubaiwa is seeking to stay an order granted in the Pretoria High Court last year for the seizure of her mansion and two top-of-the-range Land…

By Brandon Josphat THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says individuals and companies will be able to apply for gold-backed digital tokens on Monday as the bank aims to provide investors with a platform to save, invest and transact in gold. According to the RBZ, the issue date is May 12, 2023, and the offer’s…

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two suspects linked to a four-member gang that allegedly raided a farm located on the outskirts of the city, before raping five women in front of their children. Bulawayo police spokesperson inspector Abednico Ncube yesterday confirmed the arrests. “Four armed robbers raided a farm on the outskirts of Bulawayo and…

ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga has challenged the Tourism and Home Affairs ministries to come up with stiffer penalties to deal with litter bugs in order to keep the environment clean. Speaking after a clean-up exercise in Harare’s Central Business District, Chiwenga called on councils to ensure that waste collection is done regularly in residential areas,…

By Ketty Nyoni THE leader of a major church grouping says they are working hard for a crushing victory by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF in this year’s national elections. Speaking last night on independent television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, the president of the Council of Churches in Africa,…