Strive Masiyiwa

Higherlife Foundation and Delta Philanthropies host Vision 2050 webinar series

Staff Writer Higherlife Foundation and Delta Philanthropies this week host a five-part virtual webinar series under the theme Catalysing Vision 2050. In a statement, the two organisations said that from December 1-3, 2020, they will bring...
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Africa’s Customs chiefs commit to implementing new continental Covid-19 trade facilitation guidelines

Staff Writer Africa’s customs experts have given their support to the adoption of continental guidelines to facilitate free and timely flow of cross-border trade amid the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of the start of trading under...
Digital

Digital Transformation in a post-COVID world: Africa trails other regions

Staff Writer Africa continues to trail behind other regions on issues of access, affordability and usage of ICTs, the latest edition of the Network Readiness Report for 2020 has revealed. The report, launched by the United...
Hurungwe

Five state-of-the-art schools for Hurungwe

Staff Writer The Hurungwe Rural District Council is set to construct five state-of-the-art boarding schools and four clinics as the local authority pushes to transform the lives of people in its communities. The projects are part...
Arrest

Journalist arrested for using 2019 accreditation card

Staff Writer The Media Institute of Southern Africa has condemned the arrest of freelance journalist Dumisani Zvandasara for using a 2019 Zimbabwe Media Commission-issued press card. According to MISA Zimbabwe, Zvandasara was arrested on Thursday last...
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WorldRemit sponsors live online diaspora interviews

HARARE – WorldRemit, a leading global payments company is sponsoring a series of online interviews to shine a light on Zimbabwe’s most dynamic and successful international personalities hosted by Kim Jayde. The global payments company allows...
Emirates has suspended flights into Harare until February 28 this year

Emirates clinches three gongs at the World Travel Awards

Staff Writer Emirates has been named as the World’s Leading Airline in three major categories at the World Travel Awards 2020: World’s Leading Economy Class, Airline Rewards Programme and Airline Lounge – Business Class. Emirates also...
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Tears flow as Amnesty International Zimbabwe honours Tuku

Sydney Kawadza Tears flowed freely, rare hugs were exchanged while good memories were shared on Thursday night when Amnesty International Zimbabwe posthumously honoured the late icon music superstar Oliver...
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Enough of the rhetoric – AU Goodwill Ambassador Gumbonzvanda

Sydney Kawadza The African Union Goodwill Ambassador on Ending Child Marriages and Rozario Trust chairperson Dr Ndaradzai Gumbonzvanda has berated governments and political leaders across Africa for playing lip-service...
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Govt approves payment of insurance and pensions in forex

Davison Kaiyo HARARE - The government has expanded services that can be paid using foreign currency to include insurance premiums and pensions. This was contained in Statutory Instrument (SI) 280 of 2020 titled Exchange Control...