From Vulnerability to Export: Zimbabwe Trains 10,000 Young Ethical Hackers

By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka VICTORIA FALLS — Zimbabwe is training over 10,000 young citizens in ethical hacking and cyber-defence, transforming a potential national vulnerability into what officials describe as “a national…

‘I Carry It for Every Young African’: Zimbabwe’s Mavetera Takes Continental AI Leadership Role

By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka VICTORIA FALLS — Zimbabwe’s Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Hon. Tatenda Mavetera, has been appointed to the Smart Africa AI Board, placing the southern African…

The 800 Million Offline – A Continental Shame

 . . . 800 million Africans remain offline. A minister says that is ‘building a bigger gap, not a future’ By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka VICTORIA FALLS — For centuries, the Mosi-oa-Tunya…

‘You Were Created to Shine’: Minister Mavetera’s Emotional Plea to Zim Girls

By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka BULAWAYO – She stood at the podium not merely as a government official, but as a woman who remembers exactly what it feels like to walk into a…

Zimbabwe’s New AI Strategy Declares Girls Non-Negotiable for Digital Economy

By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe has unveiled a landmark National Artificial Intelligence Strategy that explicitly places young girls at the center of the country’s digital industrialization agenda, ICT Minister Tatenda…

Zimbabwe Argues Privacy is Not the Enemy of Innovation—It’s the Enabler

By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka BULAWAYO – For years, a dominant narrative has shaped the global technology industry: that data privacy is a barrier to innovation, a regulatory burden that slows down…

Minister Mavetera Hails Historic Achievement of Her ‘Sister’ in Cabinet

By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka In the world of politics, the corridors of power can often feel like a lonely place. But for Minister Tatenda Mavetera, this week’s Public Service Performance Contracts…

Zimbabwe Trains 3,200 Youths in Cybersecurity

By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Harare – Zimbabwe has trained 3,200 young people in cybersecurity as part of its ongoing collaboration with Russian ICT security firm Cyberus, Minister of Information Communication Technology,…

831 Licensed, 3000 Still at Risk in Data Law Crackdown

By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Harare — Zimbabwe’s data protection compliance landscape continues to expand, with 831 organisations now formally licensed as Data Controllers under the Cyber and Data Protection Act.  However,…

NetOne Turns Tech Into a Drug-Defence Tool

Staff Writer Zimbabwe’s fight against drug and substance abuse has entered a new and energetic phase — and at the centre of this national push stands NetOne. Far beyond its…