Harare- Information, Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services (ICT) minister Tendai Mavetera has warned that criminals are now using Artificial Intelligence to clone voices, fake images and steal millions revealing that cabinet had approved the National AI Charter. Mavetera delivered a virtual keynote address during the Cyber Conference and Cyberfraud…
Harare – In a major policy move to counter the rising tide of artificial intelligence-driven cybercrime, the Zimbabwean government has approved the National AI Charter, a foundational step towards creating a legal framework for the safe adoption of AI technologies, a cabinet minister has announced. Addressing a virtual cybersecurity summit…
Harare – Zimbabwe’s Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services has moved to hard-wire risk management into the country’s accelerating digital transformation, issuing binding directives to departments to document operational risks, plug fraud loopholes, and embed risk assessments into every major project proposal, effective immediately. Speaking at an Enterprise Risk…
Harare – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed the Young Women for Economic Development (YW4ED) movement, adding that it has evolved into a "vibrant and progressive force," with grassroots structures now established across all provinces and districts, as the organisation marked its second national convention in the capital yesterday. Addressing over…
Harare – Zimbabwe is moving beyond isolated digitisation efforts toward building robust ecosystem infrastructure anchored on reliable power and sovereign data centres, ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera said Sunday. She said this following a high-level delegation’s return from the 11th Digital Industry of Industrial Russia (CIPR) Conference in Nizhny Novgorod. The…
Hurungwe — Hurungwe East legislator Chenjerai Kangausaru has donated Starlink satellite internet kits to five primary schools in his constituency, in a move aimed at bridging the digital divide and aligning with the government’s nationwide drive to connect rural learning institutions. The kits were handed over to Aldonyo Primary School…
Harare — In a moment that will be etched into the annals of Zimbabwe’s history, Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza, appointed as the country’s first female Chief Justice, has shattered a 46-year-old glass ceiling, sending ripples of inspiration across the nation and beyond. The appointment, announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, took effect…
Harare– In an unconventional start to a certificate handover ceremony, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Hon. Tatenda Mavetera, opened not with congratulations but with a pointed question to graduates: “Who do you believe you are?” The question, posed on 13 April 2026 at the Ministry’s…
Garare- Veteran journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has congratulated Information, Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services minister, Tatenda Mavetera for successfully opposing a cabinet move to abolish the Zimbabwe Gender Commission. Tatenda Mavetera In a post on X on Tuesday evening, Chin’ono said the minister’s intervention during a cabinet meeting reversed…
Harare– Linda Tsungirirai Masarira, president of the Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD), has issued a strong public rebuke of fellow opposition figure Fadzayi Mahere, condemning what she describes as “unnecessary, hostile, and regressive” social media attacks against another female politician. In a press statement dated December 8, Masarira called…
