Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy

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[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

@TembaMliswa Hezvo😂

[Moe Chanda @MoeChanda]

Generational wealth starts with that one delusional risk taker.

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

Today is the 2nd of November. Where are we on the progress of addressing the 111 million back-log at ZIMSEC? @MthuliNcube01

#ZIMSECBacklog #SaveExams

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

The pre-budget seminar should have addressed such critical areas. ZIMSEC is too critical an entity to neglect financially or otherwise. @MthuliNcube01 please address the issue.

Source: Daily News 30/10/26

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

11 years on this app. 11 years fighting for the betterment of the next generation.

An idea like YARD can never be silenced or killed. We rise, we adapt, and we lead. "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" ~ Victor Hugo #MyXAnniversary

[𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐙𝐖 @CrimeWatchZW]

This is at the corner of Mbare Musika, Remembrance Drive and Cripps Road, next to Mupedzanhamo Market.

Every motorist intending to drive straight or turn left risks receiving a traffic violation ticket because vendors have moved their market stalls right next to the road, blocking the lane.

Who is responsible for removing the vendors from the road? Why are motorists being fined when the authorities have not cleared the vendors and ensured that the lane is accessible to traffic?

@JMafume @gama_stanley @PoliceZimbabwe

[Dereck Goto @dereckgoto]

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

Every Zimbabwean knows the bundle that runs out before the week does.

At the 2027 pre-budget seminar, the Senate President asked why our data is so expensive. The ICT Minister answered honestly: energy costs and imported bandwidth. Those costs are real, but Government is already acting.

In 2024, President Mnangagwa approved Starlink's licensing, and local providers have cut prices. Government has cut ICT levies and fees, and is reviewing taxes, council charges and wayleaves with Finance and Local Government. POTRAZ is carrying out cost-based pricing reviews. The Minister says operators have room to cut tariffs, because cheaper data grows revenue through volume. The Universal Services Fund is building shared base stations, many solar-powered, where no operator would invest.

Geography sets part of the cost: transit fees, diesel during power cuts, repairs after vandalism. Policy sets the rest. Operators say taxes and levies take nearly a third of revenue: 15.5% VAT, 10% excise duty, licence fees, a 1.5% Universal Services Fund levy and varying charges across 92 councils.

Geography cannot change. Policy can. Six steps for the 2027 budget:

1. Charge excise once, at the point of sale and on cash received, instead of letting it compound each time bandwidth changes hands.

2. Zero-rate VAT and duty on network equipment and tower solar systems. Solar is cheaper than diesel, and the saving can reach customers.

3. Harmonise council levies under one national wayleave framework, so identical towers pay identical fees.

4. Keep the Universal Services Fund, but make it work harder. Cutting it would save users a few cents and could cost villages their signal. Direct more of it to shared towers and backbone fibre that every operator rents.

5. Declare telecoms a critical national asset, with fast penalties for vandalism and a "call before you dig" rule.

6. Tie relief to results. Every tax concession should require published tariffs and savings passed to the bundle, verified by POTRAZ.

Affordable data is economic policy. It serves the student online, the vendor on WhatsApp, the farmer checking prices and the young entrepreneur working from a phone. It is central to Smart Zimbabwe 2030 and Vision 2030.

Government has opened the market, cut fees and started the reviews. The 2027 budget can finish the job.

[𝑲𝒖𝒅𝒛𝒂𝒊 𝑴𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒊 @KMutisi]

This is the kind of political debate we need in ZANU PF & in Zimbabwe… Minister Ziyambi raises a critical point here: State Owned entities must be PROFITABLE, there is no excuse!

Verify Engineering is producing products like any other company in the same business.. they have the advantage of being the PREFERRED SUPPLIER for govt institutions… There is absolutely no reason why they should depend on taxpayer funding, they should be the ones paying dividends to the government…

The people managing these entities should not betray the support given to them by President @edmnangagwa … It’s their duty to ensure these companies are profitable, otherwise they should resign…

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

@ZBCNewsonline Sad, MHSRIP

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

The pre-budget seminar should have addressed such critical areas. ZIMSEC is too critical an entity to neglect financially or otherwise. @MthuliNcube01 please address the issue.

Source: Daily News 30/10/26

[Zimbabwe Republic Police @PoliceZimbabwe]

The ZRP reminds Zimbabweans that the national Firearms Amnesty which was approved by H.E President Cde DR. E.D Mnangagwa is still valid till 12th November 2026. Zimbabweans or anyone in possession of unlicensed firearms, those left behind by late family members and those with companies and gun clubs which are no longer operating are urged to take advantage of the amnesty and voluntarily surrender firearms at any nearest Police Station.

[Nick Mangwana @nickmangwana]

MP for Rushinga, Hon. Nyabani, questioned why there is limited local manufacturing of cement and fertilizer to drive jobs and wealth creation, yet illicit brews such as "Tumbwa" dominate the manufacturing sector.
#ZIMBUDGET2027

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

ZIMSEC stands to lose its effectiveness and ultimately its integrity if this issue is not addressed in due course. Marking involves a lot if logistics; transporting markers to and fro, allowances and other operating expenses.

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

The pre-budget seminar should have addressed such critical areas. ZIMSEC is too critical an entity to neglect financially or otherwise. @MthuliNcube01 please address the issue.

Source: Daily News 30/10/26

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

@ZBCNewsonline Thank you

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

@ScottlandFC Well done!

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

@TembaMliswa Icho! Ndicho!

[Sabhuku Temba P. Mliswa @TembaMliswa]

CubsDen International is pleased to announce that we have entered into an exclusive partnership with FARSCO, a leading company specializing in aircraft maintenance, repairs and overhauling (MRO).

FARSCO also operates specialized subsidiaries in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), including drone manufacturing and deployment across critical sectors, namely: Disaster Management, Emergency Response, Agriculture, Fire Fighting, Urban Planning, Land Use Management, Combating Crime and Environmental Protection.

Under this exclusive partnership, CubsDen International intends to facilitate the transfer of this advanced technology locally and across the region.

This collaboration will strengthen local capacity in aviation maintenance, accelerate the adoption of drone technology for public good and economic productivity, and position Zimbabwe and the COMESA region at the forefront of aerospace innovation.

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

It raises questions. Why are we introducing new technology when we cannot fix the basic infrastructure like traffic lights first? Who is benefiting? Technology is welcome but @PoliceZimbabwe must do the groundwork of ensuring the streets are clear of kombis and so forth.

[𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐙𝐖 @CrimeWatchZW]

WATCH | Hi Crime watch post this as hidey for fear of victimization. I I received a message from the ZRP about a traffic offence at the corner of Cripps Road and Remembrance Drive, next to Mupedzanhamo. The offence was crossing a solid line. After watching the video evidence they sent me, I agree that the person driving my car broke the traffic rules.

But my issue is that the ZRP is not being considerate in this situation. Vanosiya vanhu vemaKombi vachiita mushikashika in that area and vakavhara road zvekuti for for you to proceed you have to cross into the oncoming lane. This area even officers from ZRP mbare who will be monitoring traffic but they let kombis block the road and we end up being fined for it.

Todiiko nhai? Kindly tag ZRP vatiudzewo kuti tofambira mudenga here? Tofambira paiko because panenge pakavharwa nemakombi ivo varipo.

@PoliceZimbabwe

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

@CrimeWatchZW It raises questions. Why are we introducing new technology when we cannot fix the basic infrastructure like traffic lights first? Who is benefiting? Technology is welcome but @PoliceZimbabwe must do the groundwork of ensuring the streets are clear of kombis and so forth.

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

Agriculture is our backbone. With more youths entering the industry, subsidized machinery is the ultimate game-changer needed to unlock true regional and international competitiveness.

[Youth Advocacy For Reform and Democracy @YARDzim2026]

Madhiri Anopera! Well done Shumba for leading the delegation and country to such beneficial deals. Your effective diplomatic and business skills have been instrumental into bringing this deal into fruition. As the youth we are inspired. Icho! Ndicho!

[Sabhuku Temba P. Mliswa @TembaMliswa]

Tehran, Iran- We have concluded a fruitful meeting with TASICO (Transport and Specialized Infrastructure Company) and Tamin Investment Company and have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on the following areas of cooperation:

Supply of Tractors at Discounted Prices:

The supply of reliable and efficient tractors to farmers at a discounted price, aimed at boosting productivity, lowering production costs and mechanizing agriculture and small-scale mining operations in Zimbabwe.

Mining Exploration, High-Value Mineral Exploitation and Value Addition:

Collaboration on mining exploration, exploitation of high-value minerals and value addition, with a focus on beneficiation, technology transfer and ensuring local empowerment from Zimbabwe's mineral wealth.

These MoUs mark a significant step toward practical economic cooperation between Zimbabwean stakeholders and Iranian industrial partners, centered on agriculture modernization and sustainable mining development.