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Econet Wades into Vehicle Tracking Sector with Connected Car App

Byron Mutingwende. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe  has offered its customers yet another innovative service that is set to give convenience to motorists and freight vehicle operators. Barely a fortnight after the launch of the Eco-school product set to give university students…

Civil Society Says No to Death Penalty

By Prince Njagu Marking the 12th annual commemorations for world day against the death penalty; Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum; Padare; Amnesty International Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA) called for the abolishment of the death penalty in the…

Civil society News

Youth Organisation, ZYDT, Decries Slow Economic Revival

By Byron Mutingwende Government bureaucratic red tape is standing in the way of economic revival efforts by serious business minded people who want to bring investment into the country, a youth entrepreneur has said. Founding president of Zimbabwe Youth Development…

World Food Day Commemorations Emphatic on Family Farming’s Role in Improving Food Nutrition

By Byron Mutingwende Commemorating the 2014 World Food Day held under the theme, Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth at Mabvure Primary School in Zvimba district, Chris Mweembe, head of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement in…

Gender

Free Cervical Cancer Testing Method Provides a Ray of Hope To Marginalised Women

Women in marginalized areas have applauded the Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid and Cerviography (VIAC) method of testing cervical cancer saying that the program comes at a very cheap cost. VIAC which is a faster and more efficient method of…

Epworth Women Bear the Brunt of House Demolitions

The recent wave of demolitions that hit the Epworth suburb has negatively affected the livelihoods of  women. Sithokozile Maidza’s dream of owning a residential stand has been completely shattered as she is now left stranded and living in the open…

PPC and Lafarge Cement Companies Compete to Capture Expanding Urban Settlement

By Prince Njagu. PPC Zimbabwe and Lafarge cement are battling for dominance in Zimbabwe’s construction industry by engaging in plant upgrades and new product launches. As indicated by Lafarge cement Chief Executive Officer AmalTantawi on the launch of the groups “SupaSet” product…

EcoSchool Mobile Learning Application to Challenge Traditional Methods of Reading and Education

By Prince Njagu The recently launched EcoSchool facility launched by Econet Wireless is yet to prove its feasibility in the Zimbabwean learning environment. The EcoSchool “library in the palm” has been embraced by many in the education fraternity especially with…

Residents Associations, ZCTU Not Part Of MDC-T Planned Protests

Planned demonstrations by the Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC-T) suffered a major blow amid revelations that residents associations and the country’s biggest trade union, have distanced themselves from the mass action. MDC-T is planning mass demonstration…

Economy

Kurotwi Says Diamond Processing Centre Can Create Thousands of Jobs.

By Byron Mutingwende Lovemore Kurotwi,  the chairman of the Zimbabwe Diamond Technology Centre (ZDTC) has urged government to seriously pursue mineral beneficiation in order to fulfill the objectives of ZimAsset. Speaking to delegates of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) Science…