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2 months ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Ish Mafundikwa |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Evans Mathanda
The sudden freeze on global funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has plunged the Friendship Bench, the Zimbabwean community-based mental health initiative, and several other beneficiaries into uncertainty.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
thestandard.co.zw | Evans Mathanda |Miriam Mangwaya |Tafadzwa Mhlanga |Lee Musaidzi
DATA analysis has unearthed an impressive increase of access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and its usage by businesses in Zimbabwe from 2023 to 2024, a survey obtained exclusively by The Standard has revealed. According to the survey that was done by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) in partnership with the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstats), overall, 94.2% of the institutions used the internet.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
southerneye.co.zw | Miriam Mangwaya |Evans Mathanda |Mpumelelo Moyo |Silas Nkala
IN death, as in life, social class can be a lasting legacy.
This month marks 14 years since the controversial man of cloth was laid to rest.
Convicted of rape on seven counts and one indecent assault charge in 2003 and jailed for 42 years, with 10 years suspended on good behaviour, he was released from prison on medical grounds in 2011, but passed away a few months later.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
southerneye.co.zw | Evans Mathanda |Patricia Sibanda |Silas Nkala |Margaret Lubinda
Local DISGRUNTLED villagers from Nsukunengi Village under Chief Bunina in the Midlands’ Lower Gwelo area have expressed fears that they may be evicted from their ancestral land to accommodate a mining company. Auromex Investments Pvt Ltd wants to process gold in the area using the heap leaching method. The rural Nsukunengi community faces an uncertain future as Auromex is preparing to commence mining operations at St Faith, about 41km from Gweru urban.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Evans Mathanda
FOR over 20 years, villagers from Lower Gwelo Ntabamhlophe Drink village have relied on one ramshackle bus that trundles on rugged roads, a grim testament to the severe transport crisis afflicting remote rural areas across Zimbabwe. In these neglected communities, people often walk long distances just to find firewood or water, and accessing urgent medical services at dilapidated hospitals and clinics is an ordeal.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
theindependent.co.zw | Freeman Makopa |Tinashe Kairiza |Julia Ndlela |Evans Mathanda
Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped government could be losing US$2 billion annually through hefty leakages at corruption-prone borders, which has triggered the retrenchment of 20 000 workers, as companies struggle to cope with a glut of cheap imports, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) warned authorities this week.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Evans Mathanda
THE sun beat down mercilessly on a freshly turned earth as it cast long, stark shadows across the dormant grass.
With a forlorn look, Nosipho Moyo sat on an aged wooden bench, her eyes fixated on the grave of her son, Leeroy Mpofu, of Guduza village, under Chief Sogwala in Lower Gwelo, Midlands province, who died in an inferno after a butchery in which he was sleeping caught fire last month.
Once a vibrant young soul, Mpofu’s life was forever frozen at the age of 20.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
thestandard.co.zw | Nqobani Ndlovu |Evans Mathanda |Melody Chikono |Alfred Tembo
Communications expert Takemore Mazuruse has won platinum after he made it to the Top 10 of the Zimbabwe CEO’s Network Professional Excellence awards, representing the communications - advertising, marketing and public relations sector.
Mazururse boasts of close to two decades experience in the communications industry having worked with local and international development organisations as well as public and private companies.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
thestandard.co.zw | Nqobani Ndlovu |Bongile Moyo |Khumbulani Muleya |Evans Mathanda
ZANU PF is planning to spend big by buying 174 twin and single cab vehicles to complement its current fleet that currently stands at over 300, the ruling party’s 2024 central committee report has shown.
The spending spree by the ruling party comes at a time Zimbabwe’s economy is tanking and the majority of citizens are sinking deeper into poverty.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
thestandard.co.zw | Taarek Hinedi |Nqobani Ndlovu |Evans Mathanda |Melody Chikono
It’s no secret that technology has the potential to transform the way we live, work and connect with one another.
In fact, with the rapid onset of innovations like generative artificial intelligence (AI), in the form of tools like ChatGPT, the world is undergoing a seismic digital evolution. South Africa is no different.
The pressure is on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to do more with less.
Finding the right tech solutions is no longer a luxury; it’s a lifeline.
