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Microsoft Plans to Expand Internet Access in Africa

By 2025, 20 million more individuals in Africa will have access to the internet thanks to a collaboration between Microsoft and Liquid Intelligent Technologies. Microsoft's Airband Initiative, which a

Mar 03, 2023
Zimbabwe
Microsoft Expands Its Translation Services to Include 13 African Languages, Including Shona

By utilizing the most recent neural machine translation (NMT) strategies, Microsoft has steadily expanded the number of languages and dialects that are supported by its Translator service. Machine tra

Mar 31, 2023
World
Impact of Microsoft's Pay Freeze on Africa Internet Access and AI Push

Microsoft's decision to freeze pay for all full-time workers in 2023 may have significant implications for the tech giant's mandate to expand internet access in Africa. The move comes as part of the c

May 12, 2023
World
AI Boom Hits Reality Check:Microsoft Shares Tank Circa $400 Billion in Record Two-Day Rout

Microsoft, the world's largest software company by market capitalization and a cornerstone of the artificial intelligence revolution, has seen a record-breaking sell-off in its shares following its la

Feb 03, 2026

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Old Mutual Restores Trading on VFEX, Cements the USD Bourse as Zimbabwe’s Blue Chip Market

Old Mutual’s decision to migrate its suspended secondary listing from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange to the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange resolves a six year trading freeze for Zimbabwean shareholders an

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Zimbabwe's Medical Services Amendment Act: A Noble Premise Built on a Dangerous Assumption

Zimbabwe has gazetted the Medical Services Amendment Act, 2026 on the 7th of July 2026, legally requiring private hospitals to admit and provide emergency treatment to patients with life-threatening c

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No Dollars, No Fuel: Mozambique's Crisis Reveals New Energy Risk

Mozambique has established a US$50 million foreign currency payment facility to restore nationwide fuel supplies after months of shortages caused by US dollar liquidity constraints that prevented dist

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Grand Hyatt to Return Kingdom Hotel to Victoria Falls in 2027

Hyatt Hotels Corporation will reopen the former Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls as Grand Hyatt Victoria Falls The Kingdom in late 2027 after signing a management agreement with an affiliate of Dubai b

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Gokwe Cotton City: Can Zimbabwe Build a Textile Economy from the Ground Up?

Zimbabwe marketed 5,079,907 kilograms of seed cotton by 18 June 2026. At the same point in 2025, the figure was 310,625 kilograms. That 1,536% difference in early-season marketing volumes is the singl

Jul 09, 2026

Higher Ethanol Blend, Higher Pump Price: How Fuel Prices Compare Globally After ZERA’s Fuel Cuts

Zimbabwe's Energy Regulatory Authority has reduced petroleum prices effective 8 July 2026, bringing diesel from USD 1.99 to USD 1.87 per litre, a reduction of USD 0.12 or 6%, and blend E20 from USD 1.

Jul 09, 2026

How Gastronomy Tourism Can Change Zimbabwe’s Tourism Calculus

Zimbabwe's tourism sector recorded international tourist arrivals of 384,515 in the first quarter of 2026, an 11% increase from 347,555 in the same period of 2025, with total tourism revenue rising 14

Jul 09, 2026

Airport Expansion Repriced Arlington Deal, Transvaal Says

Transvaal Africa has attributed the collapse of its proposed acquisition of part of PPC Zimbabwe’s Arlington Estate to a sequence of legal proceedings, government infrastructure decisions and airport

Jul 08, 2026