Cost of internet access still high in Africa

The already high price of internet access got even more expensive for Africans over the past year.

Chimanimani: A place of boundless beauty

BABOON troops lounge nonchalantly on trees along a footpath while monkeys scamper nimbly between branches. An excited whoop erupts thereafter from deep in the forest, boosted immediately by a dozen other voices, rising in volume, tempo and pitch to a frenzied crescendo.

‘Zim doesn’t qualify for HIPC’

ZIMBABWE will not take the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) route as it still has economic indicators that do not qualify it into the grouping, an official in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has said.

Egypt reassures CAF

At the end of an inspection of the various facilities in the country a team of CAF experts say Egypt will be “ready” to host the African Cup of Nations 2019 this summer.

Sebakwe: Kwekwe’s tourism gem

The city of Kwekwe is known for its orgy of gold panning, that has left  unkempt bushes, open pits and at times gold panning rears its ugly face in the suburb, where you might find someone panning on your door step.

Microfinancing key to financial inclusion?

On March 11, 2016, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe launched a National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) programme set to run a  five-year course.

Lithium miner eyes rechargeable batteries market . . . Prospect ready to meet higher demand

AUSTRALIA Stock Exchange (ASX) listed Zimbabwe lithium producer Prospect Resources, says it is well positioned to tap the rechargeable batteries market whose share of the lithium batteries market is projected to sky-rocket from the current 54 percent to 86 percent by 2025.

SA’s enterprise sector critically ill

Government appears blissfully unaware of the impact its policies and decisions have on business.

World investors stamped for electric vehicles

Over the next decade, carmakers will be investing heavily in electric vehicle technologies. Reuters analysed investment and procurement budgets announced by automakers over the past two years. According to Reuters, $300 billion is currently devoted to EV technologies.

Why data is expensive in South Africa

Why is data so expensive? Why does it “expire”? And is there anything that anyone can do about it? This is the first in a four-part series.

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