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Bridging the digital divide through promoting Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) will spear-head the country’s industrial revolution, Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Kazembe Kazembe has said. Speaking at the belated World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in Mupandawana, Gutu today, the Minister said information technologies have become an integral economic driver, and as such should be universal. “It is up to us to ensure that the current wave of industrial revolution does not…

Condom use is still quite low particularly among females. 66% females and 47% males had not used a condom the first time they had sex. First year female students pose a uniquely vulnerable sub-population.

The Southern African football fiesta, the COSAFA Cup roars into life tomorrow with eSwathini taking on Mauritius at the King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa. The encounter, which will kick off at 16h30, will serve as an opener to the two weeks football festival. The Group A fixture is set to provide an intriguing start to the tournament and will have much on it, especially as the pool has been reduced to three teams with the withdrawal of Angola from the competition. With only the top team in each pool…

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has expressed sympathy in the manner in which the late ZIPRA Commander and intelligence supremo, Dumiso Dabengwa was treated during the Gukurahundi period describing it as a mistake. The late liberation war icon together with fellow ZIPRA Commander Lookout Masuku were incarcerated in 1983 at the height of Gukurahundi massacres  for  four years on alleged treason. Upon his release, Dabengwa went on to become the Home Affairs Minister in…

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has let loose the interbank foreign exchange market, shifting away from a rather opaque system of trading and constant interference with the exchange rates oscillations on the bourse, it has emerged. Allegations are that the interbank market has failed to function effectively because the Central Bank was strongly meddling in its operations, restraining rates from reaching those on the parallel market. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Bank liberalized selling of USD currency into the…

New father, Tocky Vibes, born Obey Makamure and his Zimdancehall counterpart Soul Jah Love have collaborated on a new song called Vakorinde expected to hit the streets soon. Speaking while shooting visuals of the new track, the duo indicated the late music icon, Dr Oliver Mtukudzi's endorsement of the two as the main inspiration behind the collaboration. "Vakorinde itwo chete look out for that video, Ane nharo nazvo ngaaende anofukunura guva remhondoro kune mhondoro yakasiya yazvitaura (we are the best, those who do…

Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) will starting from next week issue a recommended price list for basic food items for its products in a bid to arrest spiraling prices on the market, 263ChatBusiness has established. The development comes at a time the cost of living has relatively shot up against depleting RTGS dollar values earned by the majority of Zimbabweans. The situation has been exacerbated by the firming of the exchange rate which most retailers are using to back prices on the market. In an…

Yesterday we heard about the passing of Dr. Dumiso Dabengwa, a liberation war hero who after the signing of the Unity Accord in 1987 agreed to serve in the government of Robert Mugabe, the same government that had charged him with treason in 1982. By Noah Manyika May In a clear indication that those were trumped up charges and that Dabengwa was hardly the national security threat he had been made out to be, Mugabe appointed him Minister of Home Affairs once the Unity Accord had been signed. In the run-up to the 2018…