Low capital intensity hampers Econet’s growth?
Econet Wireless is the leading Mobile Network Operator in the Zimbabwean market providing network (voice, data, SMS) services to 9,4 million subscribers. The company has a monopoly in network services…
Econet board approves Masiyiwa’s appointment
Enacy Mapakame-Business Reporter Econet Wireless Zimbabwe shareholders have given a thumbs up to the appointment of Elizabeth Masiyiwa on the telecoms firm’s board to replace her father and businessman Strive…
SADC to fund 12 regional projects
Cape Town. – The SADC’s Project Preparation and Development Facility (PPDF), a mechanism to fund regional development, has approved 12 regional projects. The projects covering the energy, transport and water…
More measures needed to protect pregnant students, mothers
Jerry Chifamba Correspondent Teenage pregnancy has become commonplace in our communities with social determinants of health, such as low education and low income levels of a teen’s family, contributing to…
Lady Chevrons to face Papua New Guinea
ZIMBABWE will open their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier campaign against minnows Papua New Guinea on September 18 after the schedule for the eight-team cricket tournament was released on…
Smart city deep in a rural area, why not?
Lovemore Chikova Development Dialogue A smart city deep in a rural area looks unthinkable to some, yet alone if that place is in Chivi district, far away from other well…
Mphoko’s son remanded in custody
Bulawayo Bureau SIQOKOQELA Mphoko (44), son of the former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, is facing charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and for escaping from police custody. Mphoko, who is…
Mr and Ms Mufakose back after 14 years
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter AFTER a 14-year absence from the local bodybuilding calendar, the Mr and Ms Mufakose contest will return tomorrow afternoon with several events lined-up at Rutendo Hall…
Guard against colonial language differences, Charumbira tells Africa
Zvamaida Murwira in MIDRAND, South Africa AFRICA should resist the temptation to be divided based on foreign and colonial languages inherited by the African continent but instead strive to remain…
Kariba school gets classroom block
Walter Nyamukondiwa in MAKANDE, Kariba A classroom block has been constructed at Chitete Secondary School in Makande, Kariba District where lessons were being conducted in makeshift grass-thatched structures. At least…











