Zimbabwe once again declined on the Reporters Without Borders (RSF)’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index, a worrying trend, as the country reverses the gains it made following the ouster of Robert Mugabe as president in 2017. Following Mugabe’s ouster, Zimbabwe initially rose on the World Press Freedom
The Africa’s Travel Indaba (ATI) kicked off yesterday at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, after two years of absenteeism due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Exhibition was officially opened by the South African Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu. ATI is running under the
Norton Member of Parliament , Temba Mliswa says Parliament is set to move a motion that will summon President Emmerson Mnangagwa to answer to corruption allegations levelled against his government as outlined on the Auditor's General (AG) report of 2020. The AG, Mildret Chiri, in her
Protection of intellectual property rights is critical to the successful participation of emerging businesses across the African continent in the wake of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA), the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has said. Aripo is an intergovernmental organization for cooperation among
Local debt and development advocacy group, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) says child labour and drug abuse are threatening the best conditions for human capital development in the country. In a statement, the group said the exclusion of youth from developmental processes also
The Zimbabwean government introduced a transportation system that has the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) taking lead in ferrying passengers across the nation. The busses on the ground are not enough and this has led to the rise of the 'Mushika-shika' system (private cars illegally
Parliament has asked the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, July Moyo to issue a statement on the state of affairs in the country’s public transport sector. This comes at a time commuters are facing challenges in getting public transport with some using unorthodox means
A Kenyan multinational company, Paperbags Limited (Paperbag), is making inroads into the Zimbabwean paper industry after it was enticed by the huge market, it has emerged. The company, according to information on its website, manufactures a wide variety of packaging materials, mainly paper bags and sacks. The
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Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations (ZACRAS) has commended government efforts to license 14 community radio stations as part of the drive to complete the three-tier broadcasting system. In its World Press Freedom Day statement, ZACRAS hailed community radio stations for the role they played during
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