ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has been quietly building a 5-MW capacity data centre in Harare, with corporate clients set to be onboarded by the end of this month. Many large companies are already preparing to use the facility, which was designed and built with the assistance of Africa Data Centres (ADC), the largest operator of data centres in…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A DOMBOSHAVA man, Succeed Mukaro, has been convicted of stealing mobile phones valued at US$15 000 from an upmarket shop owned by Miniyothabo Chiwenga, the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. Mukaro appeared before provincial magistrate Ethel Chichera yesterday and pleaded guilty to unlawful entry. He is set to be…
SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction led by Welshman Ncube says it will go ahead with its planned September elective congress notwithstanding the internal strife ravaging the party. This comes as the party has split into three factions with two others led by Sengezo Tshabangu, who asserts himself as the CCC interim…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say the upcoming National Development Strategy 2 (NDS 2) will consolidate economic stability and improve ordinary citizens’ livelihoods. This comes after Cabinet in March approved the NDS 2, a five-year plan set to succeed NDS 1, which concludes this December. In a speech read by the Finance ministry director…
By Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw SELLING fuel in ZiG, as is being clamoured for by many key stakeholders, will likely lead to the immediate return of paralysing product shortages and snaking queues at service stations. So warns the chief executive of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera), Edington Mazambani, who argues that national foreign…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council is set to embark on a community-wide search for all stray dogs in a bid to euthanise them as the local authority intensifies efforts to ensure the safety of residents. This comes as the police have arrested Mike Mupinga and charged him with culpable homicide after his…
RIOZIM Limited is betting on the US$20 million capital injection from undisclosed investors to turn around its fortunes as it also seeks to embark on an extensive retooling programme to improve efficiency. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed miner has been unable to capitalise on favourable gold prices and struggled for profitability due to persistent equipment…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat FORMER Deputy Prime Minister and robotics scientist Arthur Mutambara has warned that Zimbabweans face massive job cuts due to Artificial Intelligence (AI), urging the government to implement adequate measures to address the impending crisis. This comes as experts have recently indicated that the rapid development of AI is likely to…
LEADING financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, has been named the best banking brand in the country by the world-renowned Global Brands Magazine (GBM). This latest accolade adds to the impressive list of awards the bank has received over the years. GBM is widely recognised as a leading publication in the field of brands. Each…
By Rutendo Ngara HARARE regional magistrate Letwin Rwodzi yesterday sentenced an 84-yearold woman to 15 years for raping a minor boy. Erica Gurure of Mufakose suburb in Harare was convicted of aggravated indecent assault after the court found her guilty or raping a 17-year-old boy. The boy who was raped has autism. In handing down…
