THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has launched a national blitz to educate the public on the Cyber and Data Protection Act. The Cyber and Data Protection Act was passed into law in 2022 to regulate the processing of personal data. It aims to protect the privacy and rights of individuals by…
A SUSPECTED serial armed robber, whose nine accomplices were arrested a fortnight ago, appeared in court this week over the same US$152 000 robbery charges where the gang allegedly terrorised people in and around Harare. Happy Matambo, 58, appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing five counts of armed robbery and was remanded in custody…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF is also counting the mounting cost of the relentless chaos tearing apart the country’s opposition — with the mindless wars now delaying the release of funds due to qualifying political parties from Treasury. The ruling party’s director for Information, Farai Marapira, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mushayavanhu says it will inject ZiG1 to ZiG5 coins than previously announced in the Monetary Policy Statement earlier this month. This comes after RBZ introduced the country’s new structured currency, as authorities bid to end sustainably the exchange rate and prices crisis of the…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) says some of its bus terminuses in the central business district (CBD) and Mbare Musika are in a dilapidated state and require urgent attention. The council is also working on removing illegal rank marshals who collect money from bus ranks. This comes as the HCC has…
By Ashley Moyo INTWASA Festival koBulawayo, one of the country’s premier arts events, is working on making their short story competition truly national, festival director Raisedon Baya has said. The Intwasa Short Story Competition is an annual literary event seeking to promote original creative writing talent in English. Among other things, the competition also seeks…
CRICKET Ireland has confirmed a first home Test match since 2018 with Zimbabwe set to play at Stormont from July 25-29. The Test, included in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) draft schedule, was subject to speculation after recent financial issues for the national governing body. The Test match goes ahead, but the limited overs portion…
WITH just a few games left in the English Premier League, local football fans were thrilled to get a glimpse of the esteemed EPL Trophy at Belgravia Sports Club in Harare yesterday. Castrol, in collaboration with local distributor HP Lubes hosted the trophy parade of the silverware with local football legend Peter Ndlovu leading the…
THE training of guidance and counselling teachers across the country on how to identify and support learners affected by Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a very positive initiative. The initiative by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) in partnership with Musasa Project, which has to date seen the training of over 6 000 teachers, is very…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is intensifying its campaign of popularising the new structured currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), with teams deployed across the country for the drive. The RBZ launched the new currency on April 5. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said the central bank had partnered with…
