Journalism has gone digital, says AMH boss

ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) chairman Trevor Ncube yesterday urged journalism students at Harare Polytechnic College to embrace new digital skills to enhance their content generating skills as the media landscape has turned digital.

Ncube said this during his guest lecture at the higher learning institution.

“If you are doing journalism to make money, then you are in the wrong direction,” Ncube said.

“In journalism there is no money but passion hence students need to invest in more skills so that technology will not replace them.

“The coming in of Artificial Intelligence is a huge threat to journalism and some will be dumped if they cannot produce quality content. Technology will replace them.”

Harare Polytechnic Mass Communications lecturer Admire Masuku told NewsDay Weekender that experienced journalists should visit colleges to impart their skills on students so that they can appreciate the new media landscape.

“We are running in the same bush but we don’t see each other, we need collective actions. We have goodwill from some of the respected news editors who come here as guest lecturers,” he said.

“We also have a good relationship with ZimFact who come to assist our students to use new applications for fact-checking and we are open to anyone who may want to capacitate us with new knowledge.”

Charmaine Maenzanise, a journalism student said: “I believe we are moving with the new trends and the world is going digital. It’s very crucial for media houses to digitalise to meet global standards. Print media is slowly dying,” she said.

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19-year-old Bulawayo cholera patient discharged from hospital

A nineteen-year-old high school learner in Bulawayo who tested positive for Cholera has been treated and discharged from hospital while contact tracing is ongoing.

The learner who became the city’s first Cholera case in the latest outbreak was admitted to Thorngrove Hospital testing positive for Cholera by rapid diagnostic test at a Central hospital on June 1.

“Culture tests conducted showed the cholera bacterium. The City of Bulawayo is currently following up spillover of contacts to Bulawayo at the High school where the patient attends and Matabeleland North is also conducting follow ups of contacts.”

He was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe has so far recorded 2,076 cases, with 1,942 recoveries and 15 deaths. All 10 provinces have reported cholera suspected cases.

The City’s Director of Health Services Dr Edwin Sibanda-Mzingwane said the province is currently on high alert for various disease outbreaks (including cholera) evolving in neighbouring provinces and countries. It continues to roll out intensified Emergency Response Mechanisms for all Epidemic Preparedness and Response (EPR) pillars

to detect, contain, monitor, predict and manage disease outbreaks.

As part of efforts to contain the spread of Cholera residents were urged to wash hands with soap and running water; keep utensils clean and stored in clean places; boil water as a precaution.

Residents were also reminded to thoroughly heat food before consumption, keep water in clean and covered containers; Hygienic dispensing of water from the storage containers and seek medical attention early, in the event of any illness.

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Messi reveals he’s not rejoin FC Barcelona after PSG exit

Lionel Messi says he is coming to Inter Miami and joining Major League Soccer. After months of speculation, Messi announced his decision Wednesday to join a Miami franchise that has been led by another global soccer icon in David Beckham since its inception but has yet to make any real splashes on the field.

That likely will soon change. One of Inter Miami’s owners, Jorge Mas, tweeted out a photo of a darkly silhouetted Messi jersey shortly before the Argentinian great revealed his decision in interviews with Spanish news outlets Mundo Deportivo and Sport.

It was widely believed that Messi eventually would choose to play for Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, following fellow great and his longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo to a nation where some clubs now are funded by the state’s sovereign wealth fund. Going back to Barcelona, a storied franchise that he spent most of his career with, was another possibility.

But in the end, he made the call that surprised many. Messi is joining MLS. He said in the interviews Wednesday that some final details still need to be worked out, but that he has made the call to “continue my path” in Miami.“After winning the World Cup and not being able to return to Barcelona, it was my turn to go to the league of the United States to live football in another way,” Messi said.

The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner — they give that trophy annually to the best player in the world — makes his move after two years with Paris Saint-Germain. At 35, Messi has nothing left to prove in the game and filled the only significant unchecked box on his resume back in December by leading Argentina to the World Cup title.Messi has more than 800 goals in his career, making him one of the greatest scorers in the sport’s history. In more than 17 years of representing Argentina on the international stage, he has scored 102 goals against 38 different national team opponents. He scored twice in last year’s World Cup final against France, a match that officially ended 3-3 with Argentina prevailing in penalty kicks.

He has been to the absolute mountaintop of the game.And now he comes to MLS, and a team that is struggling — last place in the Eastern Conference, just a few days removed from the firing of coach Phil Neville (who was hand-picked by Beckham two years ago).

Messi’s decision to play in the U.S. might be the biggest boost ever for American soccer on the pro stage. Some of the game’s biggest names — Pele, Thierry Henry, Beckham himself — have come to the U.S. toward the end of their careers, but landing a player still no worse than near the pinnacle of his game and just a few months removed from hoisting a World Cup is simply huge.

Source BBC

Zimbabwean Drivers To Undergo Medical Tests Periodically

The Government will soon make it mandatory for all drivers to undergo periodic eye tests to ensure that they are fit to be on the road and reduce road traffic accidents.

Professional driver’s permits will be renewed after every two years while other categories of drivers will undergo eye testing and updating of biometric records after every five years.

Holders of newly-acquired Class Two (2) driver’s licences will soon be prohibited from driving haulage trucks popularly known as “gonyeti” as the Government moves to tame the country’s traffic jungle and curb the road carnage.

The Government, through the Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID), will soon require would-be professional truck drivers to undergo additional testing to get a Professional Drivers Permit and Defensive Driver’s Certificate consolidated into a single card.

This was said by Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona in a statement issued on Wednesday, 07 June. He said:

The new National Driving Licence System that we will be launching soon will also enhance our capacity to develop an electronic Database of all licenced Drivers which will be linked to all relevant stakeholders and enforcement agencies…

After the transitional phase, the new Driving Licence will consolidate the Professional Driver’s Permit and the Defensive Drivers Certificate onto a single card.

Professional drivers will be progressively certified unlike the current scenario whereby one instantly becomes a professional driver on obtaining a Class Two driver’s disc.

All Professional Drivers’ Permits will be renewable after every two (2) years and the drivers will be required to go for Eye Test to assess vision and the ability to focus on and discern objects.

Similarly, the drivers’ biometrics will also be periodically updated in the System.

Other drivers outside the Professional Drivers category will also undergo Eye Test and updating of their biometric records after every 5 years.

Mhona said plans are in to replace the current metal driver’s licences with a new plastic disc that will be issued on 19 June after launching the new national driver’s licences.

Source Pindula News

Standard Chartered To Sell Zimbabwe Subsidiary To FBC Holdings

British multinational bank Standard Chartered Plc on Thursday, 08 June announced it has agreed to sell its Zimbabwe subsidiary to local company FBC Holdings Limited as it moves ahead with plans to exit seven markets in Africa and the Middle East.

A report by Bloomberg indicates that Standard Chartered will transfer 100% of its shareholding in the unit, including the custodial services business, to FBC Holdings (FBCH).

FBCH will also acquire the economic interest in Africa Enterprise Network Trust whose main asset is a 20.7% shareholding in Mashonaland Holdings.

In a statement on Thursday, Standard Chartered’s chief executive officer for Africa and the Middle East, Sunil Kaushal, said the agreement with FBCH “is in line with the bank’s global strategy, aimed at achieving operational efficiencies, reducing complexity, and driving scale.”

Standard Chartered is exiting seven markets to simplify its operations and focus on higher growth areas within the region.

The bank sold its Jordan business to Arab Jordan Investment Bank in March and will also fully exit Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Jordan, Lebanon and Sierra Leone.

Standard Chartered will close its retail banking operations in Tanzania and the Ivory Coast to focus on corporate banking.

FBCH will continue to employ all Standard Chartered staff in Zimbabwe and will take over its clients in the country.

Gas shortage Threatens Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe may face shortages of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) after wholesalers were ordered to have 48kg cylinders branded at short notice or have their licenses canceled.

In a notice, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) gave July 31 as the deadline.

“We are deeply concerned by the letters our members have received about the cancellation of licenses, hence we request a meeting before the hearings,” Patsika wrote to Zera.

In terms of the Petroleum Act, no person other than a licensed petroleum company shall procure or sell or produce petroleum products in the country.

“It is a breach of license conditions for a licensed petroleum retail company to buy petroleum products from a company that is not licensed to procure/import or wholesale petroleum products,” Zera said.

an unrelated matter, Zera also warned illegal fuel dealers saying: “It has come to the attention of Zera that there are some illegal fuel dealers offering fuel for sale to retailers and the public via social media.” “Zera takes the issue of illegal fuel trading seriously as it endangers the quality of product and safety of the public while creating an uneven playing field in the industry.”

Source MbareTimes

GOOD NEWS:South Africa Extends Zimbabwean Exemption Permits

The South African Minister of Home Affairs has extended the validity of exemption permits issued to Zimbabwean nationals for a further period of 6 months, ending on 31 December 2023.

The Minister’s decision was made in light of the significant increase in the number of visa and waiver applications from Zimbabwean nationals since September 2022. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has also received thousands of waiver applications from Zimbabwean nationals, which has led to a significant increase in the workload of the Departmental Advisory Committee (DAC).

The Minister has also taken into consideration the submissions received from the affected Zimbabwean nationals, relevant officials of the DHA and other interested parties.

The Minister’s Immigration Directive no: 2 of 2023, will be published in the Extraordinary Government Gazette tomorrow on Thursday, 8 June 2023.

The Minister has called upon all interested parties to take into consideration the said Directive in their decision-making processes.

The Minister will also be addressing a letter to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation requesting her to issue a note verbale to bring the Directive to the attention of His Excellency, the Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe.
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The South African Minister of Home Affairs has extended the validity of exemption permits issued to Zimbabwean nationals for a further period of 6 months, ending on 31 December 2023.

The Minister’s decision was made in light of the significant increase in the number of visa and waiver applications from Zimbabwean nationals since September 2022. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has also received thousands of waiver applications from Zimbabwean nationals, which has led to a significant increase in the workload of the Departmental Advisory Committee (DAC).

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The Minister has also taken into consideration the submissions received from the affected Zimbabwean nationals, relevant officials of the DHA and other interested parties.

The Minister’s Immigration Directive no: 2 of 2023, will be published in the Extraordinary Government Gazette tomorrow on Thursday, 8 June 2023.

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The Minister has called upon all interested parties to take into consideration the said Directive in their decision-making processes.

The Minister will also be addressing a letter to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation requesting her to issue a note verbale to bring the Directive to the attention of His Excellency, the Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe.

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The extension of the validity of the exemption permits is a welcome relief for Zimbabwean nationals who have been living in South Africa for many years. The permits allow them to live and work in South Africa legally, and to access essential services such as healthcare and education.

The Minister’s decision is a positive step towards regularizing the status of Zimbabwean nationals in South Africa. It is hoped that this will lead to a more stable and secure environment for all South Africans.

Source Byo24

Residents in bid to raise US$40k for tumour girl

RESIDENTS from Lobengula West, in Bulawayo, have come together to try and raise funds for Ashly Sibanda (13) who needs US$40 000 so she can go to India to have an operation to remove a cancerous tumour in her mouth.

The young girl was diagnosed with the tumour late last year after she developed a lump which has since grown to be the big tumour that is hindering her from going to school now.

She is supposed to be in her second term this year at Inyanda High School but has since stopped because of the tumour.

A resident Mrs Tracy Chazira said as a community they have decided to print out sponsorship sheets which they will be using to get funds from the community, the corporate world and politicians.She said it breaks her heart to see such a young girl who is supposed to have the whole world in her hands in such a state because she is part of the future of the community.

“Even though we are trying to raise this money we are appealing to the people in high places to make a plan about this child because they are the only ones who can help this child because the money needed is very high and most of us residents are just vendors. The good thing is that we are also trying to help her so when the corporate world and politicians’ chip in they will help us already somewhere,” said Mrs Chazira.Another resident Mr Mzingaye Ncube said they had already drafted the sponsorship sheets and were now looking for a way to get it stamped at the police station so that they can have something that will show people how legit the plea is.He said so far, they have not managed to raise anything as they are still trying to fix the issue of getting their sponsor sheets legalized.

“The case of this child saddens us because she is part of our community and her problems that she is facing are also ours. We are praying we will be able to get enough funds to help this child because her family’s loss will be also our loss. We are appealing to the corporate world, politicians and everyone else to please try and help us raise enough funds,” he said.The mother of the child Ms Samantha Ndebele had gone f0 review at a local clinic when a Chronicle news crew visited their home in Lobengula West.

Two weeks ago, when Ms Ndebele narrated how Ashely developed the tumour she said it started as a small tooth that was growing where she already had another tooth and they decided to take her to a dental clinic where it was removed through surgery.

“After the surgery, a lump developed and I thought it would go away, but after sometime it started being worse and that is when I took her to Mpilo where they diaognisd her. I don’t even know how l am going to raise the funds because they are needed as soon as possible and it pains me to see my daughter like this,” she said.

Ashely’s mother can be contacted on: +263 772 775 185

Source Chronicle

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