The Econet Beyond The Phone Expo in pictures
By Nigel GambangaOther than the release of its Half Year Financial Results, the highlight of the week for Econet Wireless has been the Beyond The Phone Expo being held at the HICC in Harare. Econet...
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Econet extends Beyond The Phone Expo
Econet has made arrangements to make Saturday 17 October a family day filled with fun – jumping castles, water slides, pop corn and candy floss for the kids.ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has extended its...
View ArticleLocal DEMO Africa finalist, Road Rules launches Android App
By Nigel GambangaRoad Rules App that was designed by a local startup and demoed in different startup challenges has now been launched on Google Play. We took a close look at what this app does.Articles...
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Minister orders NRZ board to re-advertise GM post
Joram GumboTHE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board has been ordered to re-advertise the position of the parastatal’s general manager by newly-appointed transport minister Joram Gumbo, months...
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President Mugabe reads riot act
President Robert MugabePRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has ordered ZANU-PF members to stop bickering which has seen the party relapse into the crisis mode it experienced last year. He gave the order whilst...
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26 Elephants Killed With Cyanide at Game Reserve
Conservationists say poachers’ use of cyanide to poison elephants in Hwange National Park (pictured) has become a ‘huge problem’POACHERS killed 26 elephants using cyanide at two locations within...
View ArticleSteward Bank records first ever profit, aims for tech supported efficiency
By Nigel GambangaSteward bank, the financial institution owned by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe recorded a $1,8 million profit for the half year ended August 2015. This is its first profit, and it has been...
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Jonathan Moyo’s daughter murdered?
The late Zanele Moyo. Pic by Newzimbabwe.comPOLICE in South Africa are reportedly looking for two men in connection with the death of Professor Jonathan Moyo’s daughter whose lifeless body was...
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Zimbabwe-SA trade deficit falls 34 percent
President Robert Mugabe and South Africa’s President Jacob ZumaZIMBABWE reduced its trade deficit with South Africa in the nine months to September 30 by 34 percent to US$417 million compared to US$681...
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Africa Albida raises US$30 000 to fight poaching
Poaching has emerged as the greatest threat to Zimbabwe’s tourism industryAFRICA Albida Tourism has intensified the battle stop poaching in Zimbabwe. The leisure group has made a fresh injection of...
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NetOne targets eight million subscribers
NetOne targets eight million subscribers.NETONE, the State controlled mobile phone operator, says it now has enough capacity to grow its subscriber base by about 4,5 million to reach eight million...
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This new pollution app will tell you when it’s safest to go outside
The app tells you where the air you are about to breathe is on a scale from ‘fresh’ to ‘extremely polluted’.MORE than 3 000 Londoners have downloaded a new app, which tells users when it is ‘safest’...
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NSSA top executives fired
James MatizaTHE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has fired general manager, James Matiza. Matiza was appointed in 2009 and speculation is that he could have been offloaded due to a number of...
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TelOne pleads with govt on US$163m legacy debt
TelOne Managing Director, Chipo MtasaSTATE owned fixed line operator TelOne says it is a profitable entity but its operations are being hamstrung by legacy loans amounting to US$163 million and has...
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Women are everywhere so why are we invisible on film?
Gender bias: kids’ films and TV shows children that girls are less important than boys, says Geena Davis. Photograph: REX Shutterstock Eva WisemanIT was a symposium about gender so, of course, it was...
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Why Oscar Pistorius’ Release to House Arrest Does Not Guarantee His Freedom
The Olympian will have to meet with the family of his dead girlfriend if they are willing AFTER serving 12 months behind bars for killing Reeva Steenkamp, his girlfriend, South Africa’s two-time...
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Oprah makes US$70 million in one day from Weight Watchers deal
Oprah WinfreyWEIGHT Watchers (WTW) may help dieters lose weight — but the stock is fattening Oprah Winfrey’s fortune by US$70 million in just a day.Just the word that Winfrey took a 10 percent stake in...
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar headline Ballon d’Or shortlist
Cristiano Ronaldo is hoping to pick up his third consecutive world player of the year award. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty ImagesREAL Madrid and Barcelona’s devastating forward lines will go...
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Apple Bans Hundreds Of Info-Collecting Apps
Hundreds of apps have been purged from Apple’s App StoreAPPLE has banned hundreds of iPhone apps that secretly gathered personal information on users.The 256 apps were available worldwide on the App...
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Tourism sector requires US$200m
Walter MzembiTOURISM and Hospitality Industry Minister, Walter Mzembi says at least US$200 million is required by the country’s tourism sector to retool and re-kit tourism products. Zimbabwe’s tourism...
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