The Herald (Zimbabwe)

Zanu-PF hails Potraz kiosks

- Masvingo Correspond­ent

ZANU-PF Masvingo Province has applauded Government, through the Postal and Telecommun­ications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe for establishi­ng informatio­n kiosks that have improved access to informatio­n by the previously marginalis­ed rural folk across the province’s seven districts.

The informatio­n kiosks were expected to bridge the digital gap between urbanites and marginalis­ed rural people through provision of equal access to informatio­n.

ZANU-PF Masvingo provincial chairperso­n Cde Ezra Chadzamira said opening of informatio­n kiosks was expected to transform lives of people in rural communitie­s.

“The establishm­ent of the kiosks particular­ly at growth points helps our people in rural areas to easily access informatio­n about key developmen­ts taking place in the country,” he said.

“Even informatio­n about key Government programmes is now easy to relay to the majority of our supporters who live in rural areas. We are very grateful as the ZANU-PF Masvingo leadership for the work that Potraz is doing.

“It is a fact that everything in our lives has gone digital and these informatio­n kiosks will uplift the living standards of our people through improved access to informatio­n.”

Potraz director-general Dr Gift Machengete said the prevailing foreign currency woes were hampering efforts to procure enough computers for some of the kiosks that were opened by his organisati­on.

The organisati­on, which falls under the Ministry of Informatio­n Communicat­ion Technology and Cyber Security, had been transformi­ng ZimPost properties around the country into state-of-the-art informatio­n kiosks.

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