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African countries unite for a common ITC position.

AFRICAN countries are meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, to craft a position ahead of the world the Second Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 2017 World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC-17) to be held later this year. The WTDC-17 is scheduled for Argentina from

July 5, 2017

Africa·Zimbabwe

Africa needs innovation, academics

ACADEMICS and experts in research from across the globe are meeting in Victoria Falls to try and find solutions to industrial and technical problems facing Africa as a continent. The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) organised the first ever conference dubbed Africa Conference

June 21, 2017

Africa·Business·Zimbabwe

1972 mine disaster victims remembered

Zimbabwe listed coal Miner Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) on Tuesday commemorated the 45th annual Kamandama disaster, amid assurance by the company’s board that safety and health were top of priority. In 1972, 427 mine works perished following a mine explosion that

June 7, 2017

Africa·Arts & Lifestyle·Zimbabwe

Marginalised clan on a 100km walk to raise funds

A neglected minority clan in western Zimbabwe has organised a sponsored walk to cover 100km where they will be targeting tourists visiting Victoria Falls to raise funds for construction of a museum. The Nambya community is dominant in Matabeleland North province, particularly

May 31, 2017

Business·Zimbabwe

Airlines flock Victoria Falls, tourism players rap police for scaring visitors

ONE of the four major African airlines, Kenya Airways made a maiden landing in Victoria Falls on Monday but amid complaints by tourism industry that police were mounting too many roadblocks that are scaring away tourists. Kenyan Airways, called KQ, comes soon

May 3, 2017

Entertainment·Zimbabwe

TV station for Victoria Falls

ZIMBABWEAN government is planning to open a television station in Victoria Falls as a way of promoting tourism and development in the prime resort town. Victoria Falls and surrounding areas in the Matabeleland North province are some of the areas in the

April 23, 2017

Business·Zimbabwe

German Lufthansa for Zimbabwe

LEADING European Airline, Lufthansa of Germany wants to resume flights to Zimbabwe with options to land in Harare or the resort town of Victoria Falls. Reportfocusnews understands talks are in progress between Zimbabwean government and the airliner which suspended flights to Harare

April 10, 2017

Environment·Zimbabwe

11 hippos found dead

THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has launched an investigation after 11 carcasses of hippos were found in Mlibizi, Binga this week. No cause of death has been established although there are fears of poisoning, while villagers from nearby communities

April 7, 2017

Africa·Zimbabwe

Elephants die from eating waste paper

VICTORIA Falls Municipality has commissioned an electric fence around a dumpsite to keep away wildlife from scavenging on litter after wildlife activists and environmentalists reported that eight elephants died from eating plastic waste last year. Organisations such as Environment and Green Fund

April 6, 2017

Environment

Falcon bird under threat

IMPLEMENTORS of the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme (BGHES), a joint Zimbabwe and Zambia project that earmarks to generate 2 400MW of electricity, are likely to face stiff resistance from environmentalists who feel damming the mighty Zambezi River at the gorges would drive

March 31, 2017

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