ZimSmart Villages, The Samp Group take health services to remote areas

ZimSmart Villages TELEHEALTH and remote monitoring service provider, ZimSmart Villages, has partnered The Samp Group, a multifaceted global organisation renowned for its leadership in the globalisation of cricket, targeting remote areas that do not have health facilities in Zimbabwe. Addressing journalists in Harare on Monday this week, ZimSmart Villages chief medical officer Admore Jokwiro said…

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Zec pushes for political party registration

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has intensified efforts for political parties to be legally registered through an amendment of the Electoral Act. Under current law, political parties just notify the electoral body of their existence without undergoing any rigorous processes. In an interview this week, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chief elections officer Utloile…

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Call for transcription of marimba songs

MIDLANDS Marimba Arts Festival MIDLANDS Marimba Arts Festival executive director Tinomutenda Chihora has called for the transcription of marimba songs so that traditional music can be integrated into the education curriculum. Speaking on the sidelines of the Midlands Marimba Arts Festival held last weekend in Gweru, Chihora said Zimbabwean traditional music should be safeguarded for…

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Fifa reps in Zim

Zifa normalisation committee chairperson Lincolm Mutasa A TWO-MEMBER delegation from the Federation International de Football Association (Fifa) is currently in the country on a mission to strengthen football development. David Fani and Santa Rasoamahenina, officials from the Fifa Regional Office for Southern Africa, will be in the country until tomorrow and are expected to meet…

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Unicef appeals for US$34m for WASH programmes

Unicef country representative Atona Ekole THE United Nations Children’s Education Fund (Unicef) yesterday extended a begging bowl seeking US$34 million funding for the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector to build community resilience across Zimbabwe in the face of climate change. The appeal was made at a time when Zimbabwe is enduring the devastating effects…

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South Africa unveils its first electric minibus taxi

Image supplied The partnership kicked off in 2023 to investigate and advance the feasibility of an electric minibus taxi in South African conditions by testing production vehicles in South Africa. The project team, consisting of GoMetro, Powerfleet (formerly MiX Telematics), HSW, ACDC Dynamics, and various entities within Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Engineering, conducted rigorous and…

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DStv Stream enhances family bonding

MULTICHOICE Zimbabwe MULTICHOICE Zimbabwe’s corporate affairs and public relations head Charity Njanji has said increasing the amount of time families spend together is the key goal of the DStv Stream platform. The DStv Stream platform’s content includes a range of viewing opportunities aimed at encouraging family members to watch together. “The thrust towards greater family…

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