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NetOne takes clean-up campaign to Mutasa district
The telecoms giant last Friday partnered with stakeholders in Mutasa district, Manicaland province, in a campaign to promote a clean environment. NETONE, one of Zimbabwe’s leading mobile network operators, has rolled out a clean-up campaign in various communities as part of efforts to fight environmental pollution. The telecoms giant last Friday partnered with stakeholders in…
Cimas partners HIT to address healthcare challenges
Information Communication Technology minister Tatenda Mavetera CIMAS health group has partnered the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) to leverage on innovation and technology to address healthcare challenges in Zimbabwe. Young innovators from HIT presented their ideas for improving healthcare services, covering areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for cost reduction and accessibility during a…
Sadc meets over Moza post-poll crisis
Information minister Jenfan Muswere THE Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) will hold an extraordinary summit in Zimbabwe next week to deliberate on political developments in the region that include the post-election crisis in neighbouring Mozambique. The November 16 to 20 summit will also discuss the recently held elections in Botswana and the impending Namibia polls….
Army to evict land invaders
Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development minister Anxious Masuka GOVERNMENT has engaged the army to assist police in evicting land barons who are targeting farms, creating illegal settlements across the country. This emerged in Parliament last Thursday when Murewa South lawmaker Noah Mangondo complained about the sprouting of illegal settlements on A1 and A2…
A mother’s worst nightmare. . . as freak fire claims young life
The butchery where Leeroy Mpofu lost his life THE sun beat down mercilessly on a freshly turned earth as it cast long, stark shadows across the dormant grass. With a forlorn look, Nosipho Moyo sat on an aged wooden bench, her eyes fixated on the grave of her son, Leeroy Mpofu, of Guduza village, under…
Substandard solar installations fuel infernos: Zera
Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has blamed substandard retailed solar panel products and installations as the chief causes of electrical faults resulting in deaths from infernos. At least 27 deaths have been reported in more than 200 notifications made concerning electrical accidents this year. About 45 deaths from electrical incidents…
Pathisa Nyathi burial today
Pathisa Nyathi HISTORIAN Pathisa Nyathi, who died last week, will be laid to rest at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo today, a cemetery reserved for the city’s luminaries. Nyathi passed away at a private hospital in Bulawayo on Saturday due to a yet-to-be-disclosed illness, but recurring condition. He was 73. He had been in and…
Farm input abusers face blacklist
Information minister Jenfan Muswere GOVERNMENT has introduced more measures to curb the theft of inputs under the Presidential Input Scheme. Speaking during yesterday’s post-Cabinet briefing, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said government would blacklist any official involved in input abuse. Muswere said ward committees involved in input abuse would also be banned. “The 2024-25 summer season…
‘CSOs need an enabling environment to thrive’
Arts, Sports and Culture ministry secretary Nicholas Moyo CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) need enabling policies to thrive and effectively partner government for development and collaboration on initiatives that address Africa’s pressing needs, Arts, Sports and Culture ministry secretary Nicholas Moyo has said. Moyo made these remarks while officially opening the African Philanthropy Network (APN) Assembly…