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State-owned telecommunications services provider, NetOne announced yesterday it was scrapping service charges on its mobile money platform, One Money in a move aimed at boosting its market share following a troubling two weeks for its biggest competitor, Ecocash.
Kundai finds new home
PROMISING Zimbabwean sprinter Kundai Maguranyanga has found a new home in the United States.
Dhlakama’s promise to Mhondoro community
NGEZI PLATINUM Stars coach, Rodwell Dhlakama, feels indebted to the Mhondoro community for raising his mother.
Positive reports on rebranding charm police chief Matanga
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga says he is impressed with the positive reports that he has been getting over the rebranding refresher courses being undertaken by members as the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) undergoes a major transformation that involves adopting a new structure and rebranding to win back public confidence.
President, POLAD condemn gender-based violence
President Mnangagwa and some members of Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) have joined the rest of the world in recognising the 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
EcoCash works to clear customer queries
As EcoCash services normalise after the problems of the recent upgrade, the company says it was now working on clearing customer queries, some relating to transactions that never reached intended beneficiaries despite leaving the customer’s account.
Magufuli, CCM anti-sanctions stance hailed
Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Tanzania Lieutenant-General (Retired) Anselem Sanyatwe has hailed President John Magufuli and the country’s ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) for standing by Zimbabwe on the call for removal of illegal economic sanctions.
42nd Cabinet meeting decisions matrix
In light of the water supply challenges affecting Harare and its satellite towns, it will be recalled that His Excellency the President recently visited Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant to assess the situation obtaining thereat. The Minister of Local Government and Public Works reported that water supply capacity at Morton Jaffray is limited due to the poor quality of the raw water in Lake Chivero. An assessment of Manyame and Warren Control Pump Stations revealed that pollution of water at Lake Chivero is worse compared to Manyame. Cabinet concurs that pumping water from Lake Manyame reduces the usage of aluminium sulphate by 26,8 percent. This will consequently reduce the cost of treating water as aluminium sulphate is the main chemical. Accordingly, Cabinet resolved as follows:
SA eyes bumper harvest
South Africa’s 2018/2019 maize crop is expected to be slightly higher than the previous estimate, boosted by higher yellow maize yields in the Free State and Mpumalanga provinces, the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said yesterday.
Zim remains attractive
The major shareholder in Nampak Zimbabwe, JSE listed Nampak South Africa says the cash-generative nature of the Zimbabwean businesses made the country appealing to Nampak even with its foreign exchange shortages and difficulties in repatriating cash from the country in the past.