GOVERNMENT is moving to make Artificial Intelligence (AI) education compulsory in schools. A senior official stated this is part of a broader effort to equip learners with future ready skills from an early age. Deputy Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Dingumuzi Phuti, announced the initiative at the IndabaX AI Symposium in…
GOVERNMENT has introduced a national award system to recognise outstanding extension workers across Zimbabwe in a move aimed at boosting morale and enhancing agricultural productivity. Confirming the development, permanent secretary in the ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development, Obert Jiri, said the country’s extension workers played a critical role in driving productivity…
THE country’s leading telecommunications and technology company, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced that it will soon introduce new data packages to enhance its current SmartBiz offering, following feedback from customers. In a statement yesterday, the company acknowledged concerns raised by subscribers over the implementation of the Fair Usage Policy (FUP) on its SmartBiz data plans,…
THE People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) has launched a new loan facility aimed at boosting digital literacy and access in Zimbabwe’s education sector. According to the bank, the Solar and Starlink Loan would provide schools and their staff with a transformative financing solution to acquire reliable solar energy and high-speed Internet. “This is more than…
THE country’s platinum miners are owed millions of dollars in unpaid exports income under the government’s foreign currency retention rules, the mining…
SKILLS Audit and Development minister Paul Mavima, has implored public procurement professionals to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies as key tools for transforming Zimbabwe’s procurement landscape. Speaking at the fourth annual public procurement symposium in Bulawayo yesterday, Mavima said the profession must move beyond manual processes and compliance-focused approaches to fully exploit…
THE Mutapa Investment Fund has commended the People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) for its 2025–2027 transformational strategy that places strong emphasis on digital solutions. Speaking at POSB’s Annual General Meeting last Thursday, Mutapa’s head of banking and financial services, Tapiwa Mangwana, noted that the bank is focused on delivering a seamless personal banking experience tailored…
ZIMBABWE’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to reach ZiG1,5 trillion, approximately US$48,5 billion by the end of this year with the bulk of output from the informal sector, the Treasury has said. This means the size of the economy will have grown by US$4,1 billion or 9,2 percent in just two years, from the…
GOVERNMENT is intensifying efforts to transform Zimbabwe’s economy by accelerating an education system that aligns with the demands of a rapidly evolving local and global economy. Speaking on the sidelines of a Scholastic Expo on Friday, Higher and Tertiary Education minister Frederick Shava said the government was committed to reimagining and remapping the country’s educational…
GOVERNMENT raked in the equivalent of US$25,4 million from the newly introduced sugar tax in the first half of the year. The…
