MINISTRY OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND CYBER SECURITY

Establishment of Community Information Centers (CICs)

The Ministry of ICT and Cyber Security, in its endeavor to ensure that the uptake of ICTs is spread to even the previously marginalized communities and that ICTs are used as a vehicle for development, embarked on a project of establishing Community Information Centers (CICs) country wide. The project is being implemented in collaboration with Zimpost, Post Properties and POTRAZ. To date eighty-seven (87) CICs have been established in all the Provinces and are at various stages of completion. Twenty-four (24) of these CICs namely, Lupane, Maphisa, Jahunda, Plumtree, Gweru, Gokwe, Mupandawana, Chikato, Glendale, Muzarabani, Rushinga, Bindura, Chinhoyi, Murombedzi, Mrewa, Mutoko, Nyanga, Dangamvura, Rusape, Nedziwe, Epworth, Sadza, Mubaira and Nhulumane are operational.  Nine (9) of these were launched by the former President, Cde. R.G. Mugabe. These include Murombedzi, Chikato, Dangamvura, Lupane, Chinhoyi, Bindura, Jahunda, Gweru and Nhulumane.