© THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) says it has spent over US$55 000 to procure equipment in support of people living with disability (PLWD) as part of a drive to close the digital divide gap in the country. Potraz director-general Gift Machengete, who presided at the handover ceremony of Information and communications technology…
© THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) cannot afford to acquire its own premises where it can securely keep election material, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has revealed. In a report delivered in Parliament recently, the committee said the money allocated to Zec by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube in the 2020…
© ZANU PF claims members of the G40 faction, who unsuccessfully tried to block President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ascendancy as Zanu PF leader, are undermining the ruling party’s operations in Harare. This was revealed in the party’s central committee report tabled at the recently-concluded 18th national conference in Goromonzi. [GoogleAd] “The restructuring exercise in Harare…
© MYSTERY surrounds the death of prominent Harare businessman MacDonald Chapfika who collapsed at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s offices on Monday, the Daily News reports. Chapfika, 57, died just minutes after making a presentation to the president’s office on how Zimbabwe could source sufficient grain to feed millions of citizens who are facing hunger. [GoogleAd] He…
© FORMER South African President Thabo Mbeki appears to have cleared the way for the much-needed dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa who have been brawling since last year’s disputed polls. Giving weight to this view was Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba who hinted to the Daily News yesterday that direct talks…
© CABINET yesterday approved a Constitutional Amendment Bill which, among other things, scraps the presidential running mates concept and enables the president to appoint the public protector and deputy public protector in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission. [GoogleAd] Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, pictured, told a post Cabinet briefing in Harare that the Bill scrapping…
© CAPS United were left cursing their luck after FC Platinum snatched the 2019 Castle Lager Premiership title right on the last day of the season to make it three in a row. The Green Machine mounted a serious title challenge as a win against FC Platinum at the National Sports Stadium on Saturday would…
© GOVERNMENT is set to train diabetes specialists — both doctors and nurses — in a bid to improve communication and raise more awareness on the chronic illness, Health and Child Care deputy minister John Mangwiro has said. Mangwiro made the remarks following his appointment as International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Africa region chairperson during the…
© SOFTWARE engineer, Hope Ndhlovu, has won the 2019 World Bank Youth Summit Award for developing an application (App) called Tuverl designed to make it easy for people to use public transport in Africa. Ndlovu was among hundreds of people who submitted their apps for consideration at the World Bank Summit running under the theme…
© ZANU PF is repossessing cars from errant members who are removing party stickers from their official vehicles, which they were given in the run-up to the 2018 polls to campaign in their constituencies. The ruling party’s central committee report delivered at the Zanu PF annual conference last week revealed that 15 cars were withdrawn…
