Mnangagwa Heads To Russia

President Mnangagwa is expected in Russia today to join more than 40 African heads of State and Governments for the Second Russia Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum that seeks to increase cooperation, entrench multilateralism, and tackle issues affecting the world.  This year forum, that is being held under the theme, …

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Information Secretary Says CCC Made Unrealistic Demands From ZBC

CCC has spurned slots allocated to them by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) in terms of the Electoral Act while the party has also made “unrealistic” expectations on their advertisements by demanding that the public broadcaster do commercial productions on their behalf. This was said by Permanent Secretary for Information, …

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CCC Dismisses Information Minister’s Claims Over ZBC Coverage

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has trashed deputy information minister Kindness Paradza’s claims that opposition parties have abandoned free slots offered by the national broadcaster, ZBC to air their election campaign messages. Paradza told foreign observers and diplomats accredited to cover Zimbabwe’s August 23 polls that opposition parties were reluctant …

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Zim Should Dump Donor Dependence & Budget For Contraceptives

The government has been urged to put more funds towards procuring contraceptives to reduce the country’s dependence on donors. Dr Edwin Mpeta, UNFPA programme specialist for reproductive health told journalists on Tuesday that currently, the bulk of contraceptives in use in Zimbabwe were purchased by development partners. He was speaking …

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ZPCS Ignores Lawyers Letter Concerning Partisan Officer

Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services has ignored a letter written to it by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights attorney Innocent Gonese over the misconduct of ZPCS officer Caroline Manjongo who has taken up a Zanu PF political post in violation of the constitution, The NewsHawks has learnt. In an interview, …

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Elon Musk Dumps Erstwhile Twiter Blue Bird, Rebrands To X

Twitter has changed its brand and logo from its famous blue bird to “X”. The new white X on a black background has replaced the blue bird on the desktop version of the social network, although is yet to appear on the mobile app. “Tweets” will also be replaced, according …

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An Era Of Big Tech, Can Africa Achieve ‘Digital Sovereignty’?

Debates around Africa’s digital sovereignty have flourished in recent years. Numerous African scholars have passionately written about the need to protect African countries from being “overly-dependent” on foreign-owned companies, mostly US and Chinese, to build their internet infrastructures. In 2021 a cohort of universities invited prominent African fellows from 14 …

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Women Reduced To Meer Cheerleaders In Upcoming Polls: Activists

In a large hall at the headquarters of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party, women responded with roaring cheers when President Emmerson Mnangagwa described them as the party’s “backbone” whose votes are vital to victory in elections scheduled for August. At a recent opposition rally, women with the face of their male …

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