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By Brenda Mazhambe The United Kingdom’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Dame Angela McLean, has hailed Zimbabwe’s climate-smart agriculture as a model for sustainable farming and called for deeper scientific collaboration between the two countries. During a visit to Foundations for Farming in Harare, Professor McLean toured Pfumvudza demonstration plots and praised the conservation method for…
United Kingdom’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS By Brenda Mazhambe The United Kingdom’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS, is in Zimbabwe on a high-level visit aimed at bolstering science, innovation, health, education, and climate change collaboration between the two nations. Professor McLean’s programme includes meetings with senior…
By Dickson Bandera HARARE – Professor Arthur G. O. Mutambara, a distinguished academic, technology strategist, and former Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, is set to deliver a public lecture at the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) on 15 August 2025. The event, themed “Making the AI Revolution Work for Africa”, will run from 10:00 AM…
By Dickson Bandera The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has urged citizens to remain vigilant and report acts of vandalism targeting critical telecommunications infrastructure following the arrest of five suspects linked to the theft of underground TelOne cables in Harare. According to a statement released by the ZRP on Thursday, Tinashe Emmanuel Guramatunhu, Tawanda Nyanadehwe (21),…
By Dickson Bandera TelOne, one of Zimbabwe’s leading telecommunications providers, has issued a strong reminder to its customers to purchase LTE SIM cards exclusively from its official outlets to protect users from counterfeit products and possible service disruptions. There has been a growing trend of unscrupulous sellers pricing the lines for up to US$100 —…
Minister Mavima poses for a photo with Marist Brothers, the 2025 Champions during the awards ceremony By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe must continue prioritising the equipping of young people with both soft and technical skills if they are to thrive in an increasingly dynamic global economy, a senior government official has said. Addressing guests at the…
By Rumbidzai Rudanda Rural schools across Zimbabwe are poised to take a giant leap into the digital age following the launch of the Presidential Internet Scheme, a nationwide initiative aimed at expanding access to digital tools and high-speed internet. The programme was officially launched recently in Manicaland by the Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier…
By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe has been named among six African countries selected to participate in a global pilot programme spearheaded by UNESCO to promote the ethical development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI). During a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare this Tuesday, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Jenfan Muswere, announced that Cabinet…
Ms Wadzanayi Chitiga, ECOZI Programmes Manager By Dickson Bandera The Education Coalition of Zimbabwe (ECOZI) has intensified its national efforts to promote the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education, with a special focus on enhancing both access and quality in rural and urban schools. This drive includes capacity-building programmes, policy advocacy, and…
Prof Fanuel Tagwira By Dickson Bandera With urgency and conviction, Zimbabwe’s Permanent Secretary for Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, Professor Fanuel Tagwira, opened a key SADC technical meeting in Harare with a powerful call: the Southern African region must radically reorient its education systems to produce job creators, not just job…