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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 31942, member: 636"] The Cabinet said yes to the Presidential Internet Scheme. This plan wants to bring good internet to 2,400 places across the nation. They will use special space machines and ground wires to ensure everyone can connect. The program will reach schools, police stations, health centers, farm helpers, courts, and many other spots. It aims to hook up remote areas that have no internet right now. Work starts in June 2025 and runs through 2030, with updates as tech changes. Rural areas will see many benefits from this program. People will enjoy better internet, more digital options, increased computer use, easier money services, and better tech skills. The plan fits with making Zimbabwe smart. The Youth Service training has also shown great success already. President Mnangagwa started this in May 2024. Over 1,000 students finished six months of training and can work at colleges, government jobs, police, army, and state companies. Some help with solar panels, roads, and water wells. Many graduates keep learning at trade schools around the country. The government made rules saying job training papers help young people get loans from Empower Bank. The Zimbabwe Trade Fair happens April 21-26 this year. This marks the 65th fair with the theme of making things and working together. The fair runs six days instead of five. Mozambique President Daniel Chapo opens the fair on April 25. Business groups talked with planners to make sure companies joined well. Airlines added more flights for people coming to the fair. About 596 companies signed up already, more than last year at the same time. First-time businesses number 98. Space at the fair is 95 percent full, better than the 87 percent last year. Twenty-nine countries registered booths, surpassing last year's number. These include places from Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Many events happened during the fair, including business meetings and rural industry talks for the first time. The government checked the progress of projects after fifty days. Many improvements had already happened. Workers fixed water systems in Harare. Housing projects moved forward in several areas, with withstands ready and buildings almost done. Power stations at Lake Mutirikwi are finished and waiting for opening day. Road work exceeded targets, with bridges open to cars. Solar panels went up at government offices across seven provinces. Police stations got better phone systems, and border posts received computer upgrades. The Cabinet approved changes to school exam rules. These new rules help stop cheating and test leaks throughout the country. The bill lets officials close test centers that break rules. It makes the exam board work better and raises penalties for cheating. Zimbabwe signed agreements with other nations, including Algeria, for job training and student exchanges. Another deal creates a solar technology center at Chinhoyi University to teach clean energy skills. Venezuela offered fifty scholarships for Zimbabwe students, mostly in medicine. [/QUOTE]

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