NEWLY-APPOINTED Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu, wants to ensure that all schools around the country have the capacity to utilise information communication technologies (ICTs) in delivering lessons. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe in March 2020, it is now paramount for learning institutions to embrace digital learning due to the physical distancing protocols…
ONE of the country’s leading funeral parlours, Moonlight Funeral Services (MFS), has hailed the government for facilitating the easy processing of burial papers in Covid-19-related deaths, especially at the height of the pandemic’s third wave. Under the third wave, the country battled plus or minus 100 coronavirus-related deaths daily, but the swift processing of papers…
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa has commended the Indian government for providing Zimbabwe with Covid-19 vaccines, which have been instrumental in the fight against the virulent virus. This comes as India donated 75 000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Zimbabwe in February as the country stepped up efforts to combat the virus. Speaking at the 152nd birthday…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says China’s economic journey inspired Zimbabwe’s vision of becoming a middle-income economy by 2030 anchored on agriculture. In his message to China’s president Xi Jinping on Friday on the country’s 72nd independence anniversary, Mnangagwa said the Asian nation had defied odds to become one of the world’s biggest economies. “Over decades, China…
HARARE acting mayor Musarurwa Mutizwa, says council should now move with speed in providing quality service delivery to residents after the Local Government ministry’s recent move to suspend substantive mayor Jacob Mafume. Paralysis had struck Harare City Council (HCC) following a tug-of-war between Mutizwa and Mafume over the control of the local authority’s operations. Mafume,…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson, Loice Matanda-Moyo, has emphasised the importance of protecting whistle-blowers if the country is to win the war against graft. This comes as Zacc has made proposals to Cabinet for the amendment of the constitution which would see whistleblowers being protected. It also comes as the country continues to score…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called for the urgent reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for it to be inclusive and serve the collective interests of all member states. The Security Council is the most powerful body of the UN and has the authority to order military interventions and deployments into conflict regions. The…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says sanctions imposed by the West on Zimbabwe as well as natural disasters have negatively impacted on the country’s march towards attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . SDGs were put in place by the United Nations (UN) with a view to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030. …
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…
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…
