What Tanzania’s betting industry reveals about digital growth in Africa

What Tanzania’s betting industry reveals about digital growth in Africa

If you want to understand Africa’s digital progress, Tanzania offers an interesting place to begin. The country’s betting industry has grown alongside wider improvements in mobile technology, internet access, digital payments and online services, giving you a practical example of how technology becomes part of everyday life. 

Digital tools help Zimbabwe’s HIV migrants stay in care

Digital tools help Zimbabwe’s HIV migrants stay in care

As droves of Zimbabweans return home from South Africa in a wave of deportations and anti-immigrant sentiment, health experts warn that disruptions to HIV treatment

Mnangagwa defends Zimbabwe’s term extension after once pledging to leave office in 2028

Mnangagwa defends Zimbabwe’s term extension after once pledging to leave office in 2028

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has defended the constitutional amendments that extend his presidency until 2030, insisting the changes were the result of a “collective decision” rather than his personal ambition, even though he had previously pledged to leave office in 2028.

Water shedding driving sewage overflows and pipe bursts in Bulawayo

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19.6.2013 10:31

$4m shot-in-the-arm for climate change

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$4m shot-in-the-arm for climate change
A pilot climate change project meant to help communities in drought-prone Chiredzi district to overcome the effects of climate change has received a $4 million boost....
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19.6.2013 10:30

CIO hunts deserters in SADC

President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu (PF) party has reportedly deployed members of its hated spy unit, the...
19.6.2013 10:27

We booted out non-performers: MDC- T

MDC-T supporters say they used the primary elections to reject non-performing parliamentarians who had failed to...
19.6.2013 10:25

Zisco workers suffer in silence

This once-thriving industrial hub and its surrounding community is now stuck in hopelessness with ramshackle infrastructure...
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Diamond union rivalry turns nasty

Rivalry between two unions purporting to represent the interests of workers in the diamond sector...
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Pharmaceutical sector in difficulty

The pharmaceutical sector is suffering from the influx of cheaper imported drugs, analysts have said....
19.6.2013 10:07

Telecom sector drives growth

Zimbabwe’s telecommunication sector is continuing to expand and is now the second largest in the region...
19.6.2013 10:07

30km walk: too far to register

A monitoring exercise being conducted by the MDC-N shows how long distances walked by prospective voters...
19.6.2013 10:04

Chief’s tolerance hailed

Chief Rungano Mapiravana who once made the headlines for terrorising suspected MDC sympathisers, has been hailed...
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Agricultural season to disappoint

The performance of the agricultural sector is set to disappoint as funding challenges and unpredictable weather...
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CIO hunt for ‘deserters’ abroad

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DDT debate rages

The Division of Tsetse Control has embarked on A Sterile Insect Technique study as efforts to...
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ZESN's preliminary findings on the ongoing mobile voter registration exercise

In almost all countries, voters must be registered in order to be eligible to participate in...

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