State-owned postal, courier and ICT services provider, Zimpost, handled international transactions worth $3,2 million in the year to December 2016 through partnerships with international money transfer companies, acting managing director, Sifundo Moyo, said.
The Zimpost boss said the firm — presently disbursing close to $4 million pension pay-outs on behalf of pension companies —was working on expanding partnerships with non-postal international money transfer companies to push transaction volumes.
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Aldrin Musiiwa has applauded the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) for its significant role in the development of the country’s educational and health sectors.
He was speaking during the Adventist Health Professionals Conference where the SDA invited health experts from all over the continent to educate people on various health issues, which include non-communicable diseases, infection control and public health ethics.
Finance Ministry allocates US$17m towards ICT, with specific attention to internet access.
Zimbabwe finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa has allocated US$17.1 million towards ICT targets including greater internet access in both rural and urban areas.
Read more: Internet connectivity tops Zim's 2017 budget plans
Zimbabwe has intensified efforts to introduce e-government services with the objective of improving information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure in the country.
E-government refers to the use by government agencies of information technologies that have the ability to transform relations with citizens, businesses and other arms of government.
Zimbabwe will have a new law by year-end, which will decentralise purchasing to procurement management units in government departments, parastatals, State-owned enterprises and local authorities in far reaching reforms meant to ensure efficiency and quality service delivery.
Solomon Mhlanga, senior principal director in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), told journalists attending a procurement and contracting out workshop in Kariba yesterday the reforms would transform the State Procurement Board (SPB) into an authority responsible for setting standards and guidelines, as well as performing a monitoring and evaluation role over procurement.
Read more: Zim sets year-end target for procurement reform law