The rural communities have been globalised with villagers now able to access facilities to do with e-health, e-commerce and e-farming, among other things. The CICs are one-stop shops that also offer ICT services like photocopying, printing, scanning, faxing, laminating and gaming services. In a bid to reach out to the marginalised areas, government, through the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), has been establishing community centres, a development that has benefited thousands of young people like Mupangara who are acquainted with the digital world. I no longer travel to Harare for cheap internet as I can now do my assignments and researches just 10km from home." "The CIC charges affordable internet fees as compared to mobile data. "A lot of young people are benefiting from the centre through studying, communicating and internet surfing.
"The establishment of the information centre at Murewa Centre is a welcome development for all of us as we catch up with modernity," Mupangara said. Mupangara, who is studying for a social science degree with a local university, is now spending most of his time at the CIC doing researches and other communication systems. The establishment of a community information centre (CIC) at Murewa Centre is a blessing as he no longer travels to Harare in search of internet. John Mupangara (19) from Zaranyika village in Murewa is a delighted man.
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