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The Zimbabwean government and the European Union (EU) could be headed for collision as relations between the two seem to have broken irreparably with the latest diplomatic exchange of words between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Head of Delegation on EU, Timo Olkkonen during an anti-corruption awareness launch in Harare. Since November 2017, Zimbabwe and the EU have been working on repairing broken relations which took a nosedive during the violent land reform at the turn of the millennium. However, there has…

Cassava Smartech, a subsidiary of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has today launched Maisha Medik, an application that is expected to deliver comprehensive access to health among Zimbabweans, 263Chat has learnt. Addressing the Zimbabwean Medical Association(ZIMA) Annual Symposium in the capital today, Chief Commercial Officer of Cassava Smartech, Givemore Jojo said Maisha Medik will help the country have a stronger health system by improving access to health services to everyone who has a smartphone, that is 85% of the country.…

Sasai App, the new global mobile payment and chat platform created by Cassava Fintech, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Econet Group, plans to launch a new remittance service that will cut the cost of sending money to African countries by as much as 85%. The service, which will first start trials in Zimbabwe for free from next month, will offer remittance from anyone in the world to a mobile money wallet for just 2.5%, down from the 7 to 15% charged by most international remittance companies. According to the company,…

A 54 year old Harare woman is in court facing attempted murder after she poured boiling water on her maid's face after they had a 'minor' argument...

A Student with the University of Zimbabwe, studying journalism and media studies today appeared before  Harare Magistrate Learnmore Mapiye for stealing RTGS 15 000 from her attachment employer...

The court has today dismissed the application for the human rights defender and #Thisflag movement leader Evan Mawarire and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union, ZCTU president Peter Mutasa’s application to be removed from remand...

MUTARE- Centre for Research and Development director James Mupfumi has expressed concern over the discretionary powers given to ministers in the appointment of parastatal boards saying it is compromising the extractive sector. By Donald Nyarota Making oral submissions to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines on Mines and Mineral Bill public hearings, Mupfumi said laws governing mining sector are compromised due to the discretionary powers given to the executive. He said the mining board should not be…

MUTARE- A renowned musician and poet, Albert Nyathi has challenged artists as communicators to embrace climate change as part of their responsibility to educate the society. By Donald Nyarota Nyathi, of the Senzenina hitmarker  told 263Chat that artists have an obligation to spread the message of climate change to enhance awareness and promote adaptation. Nyathi, a member of the consultative team mandated to come up with the National Adaptation Plan, in the Ministry of Lands, Water and Climate Change, said there is…