The Government of Zimbabwe and UNICEF are excited at being selected for the Million Lives Club award and commend the excellent work of Zimbabwe’s WASH National Action Committee for its effort in establishing the Rural WASH Information Management System (RWIMS). The two stakeholders have become an official member of the Million Lives Club, an initiative…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) considers factoring as a viable alternative financing instrument for supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) at a time when traditional commercial bank lending is tightening while trading is about to begin under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Kanayo Awani, Managing Director of Afreximbank’s Intra-African Trade Initiative and Chairperson…
The MultiChoice Talent Factory collaborates in support of United Nations campaign urging everyone to #PledgeToPause Seven short films aimed at combating COVID-19 misinformation have been produced by the 2020 cohort of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy, putting the talents of young African filmmakers to work on one of the biggest challenges of our time. The…
By Joice Mukucha (Staff reporter) Action Aid Zimbabwe is at the forefront of building the country’s resilience to climate change-induced shocks and disasters that affect food and nutrition security. The institution has partnered the Government in launching the Zimbabwe Food Security Policy Brief after noticing the impacts of climate change-induced shocks such as Cyclone Idai…
Sowell Chikwari (Staff Writer) Zimbabwe and Malawi have moved to expedite the creation of an enabling environment for increased private sector participation and investment in the two countries to stimulate trade and economic growth. This comes as trade between the two countries has declined over the years from a total of US$47 million in 2014…
By Edward Major Kuyipa “If music be the food of love then play on,” so remarked the “Bard UponAvon” William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. A 26 year old musician cum playwright cum director in the tradition of the Bard Upon Avon and Spike Lee is invading the Zimbabwean arts industry this festive season, like a…
Ahead of the 2023 hamornised elections, the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is continuing to situate public hearings views from the stakeholders in order to develop a structured plan of transitioning Zimbabwe from a conflictual past to a harmonious peaceful future. The organisation is being guided by its Constitutional mandate to conduct hearings as…
Through a generous investment from ELMA Philanthropies, Higherlife Foundation on 10 December 2020 commenced the handover of maternal health medical equipment to seven hospitals in Zimbabwe. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the provision of essential maternal and neonatal health services and severely eroded the steady gains that Zimbabwe had made in improving mortality rates. Over…
ABOUT 5 000 local and international athletes are expected to take part in this year’s Econet Victoria Falls Marathon on Sunday, now easily one of Africa’s largest marathons. This year the popular event, which normally takes place in June or July, is being held virtually on December 13, due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19…
By Desire Tshuma Sungura king Lucky Kumene and the Power Express band on Saturday last week launched his fourth album ”Kavhiri Kendege” in a private venue at Harare Gardens. ”I was inspired by the late sungura legends Leonard Tembo and Tongai Moyo whom I loved their beat at a very tender age. I grew up…
CBZ Holdings was declared the overall winner of the Best Corporate Governance Disclosures Award for listed companies at the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Excellence in Corporate Governance Awards ceremony at Cresta Lodge in Harare on Wednesday evening. The first runner-up was Econet Wireless Zimbabwe. The second runner-up was First Mutual Holdings. FBC Bank…
The Zimnat Group has partnered with Zindi, an African data scientist’s community which gives organisations and governments access to world-class machine learning and AI solutions through a talented community of data scientists. The partnership has to date seen the Zindi community develop solutions that has assisted Zimnat to make life better for its customers. Some…
As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating the United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has said it continues to uphold the integrity and principles of good governance for a corruption-free Zimbabwe by 2030. Addressing members of the press on the 9th of December 2020 in Harare, the ZACC…
Samsung extended a smart home partnership with Google to allow its users to control Nest products via smart devices, as the South Korean vendor moves to broaden its consumer IoT footprint. In a statement, the smartphone giant said the upcoming integration will allow its SmartThings platform to access and operate Nest devices including thermostats, doorbells…
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has said COVID-19 fuelled the abuse of human rights and negatively affected health service delivery in the country. The statement comes as the organisation joins the rest of the world today 10 December 2020 in commemorating International Human Rights Day (IHRD) under the theme “Recover Better…
By Jason Baker Should the president of South Africa be trading in protected species and pocketing huge sums of money from their deaths? PETA (www.PETA.org) released an undercover investigation (https://bit.ly/3oBOk6q) exposing Cyril Ramaphosa’s carefully concealed – but extensive – trophy hunting interests. At his Phala Phala game-breeding operation, Ramaphosa breeds and sells animals to be gunned down…
By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu The United Nations in conjunction with The Space and Signs of Hope Trust are joining hands in spearheading the #I’m Able Initiative campaign that seeks to raise awareness throughout society regarding Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The initiative’s main thrust is targeted at combating prejudices, harmful practices, and negative perceptions…
As Zimbabwe is feeling the effects of a declining economic and humanitarian situation which has been compounded by Covid-19, recently, the UK announced £7 million to provide much-needed essential services and food assistance to almost 750,000 people, including 14,000 households and nearly half a million migrants who have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic…
By Anyway Yotamu Zimbabwean-born British inventor William Sachiti, is set to talk about the successful maiden official run of his driverless car in the UK, Thursday’s online show; Celebrating Global Zimbabweans with Kim Jayde. Sachiti’s autonomous vehicle; the Kar-go recently got approved to operate on the streets of the UK and complete it’s first run…
By Joyce Mukucha The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), an independent commission that promotes national peace, healing, reconciliation, and social cohesion is preparing to conduct public and private hearings with Provincial Peace Committee as it seeks to build a peaceful Zimbabwe for all generations. The hearings will be carried out in all ten provinces…
Zimbabwe’s first-class competition, the Logan Cup, is set to get underway this Wednesday. Mountaineers will face Eagles at Harare Sports Club, while Tuskers will be taking on Rhinos at Old Hararians Sports Club in the first round of the four-day competition scheduled for 9-12 December. Southern Rocks, back in top-flight domestic cricket for the first…
A new trade intelligence tool that enables firms to easily explore and compare trade opportunities across Africa has been released ahead of the start of trading under the new African Continental Free Trade Area. The African Trade Observatory was rolled out by the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) Commission and the International Trade Centre (ITC)…
A pledge to end all forms of violence and set in motion a grassroots civil society campaign to promote peace was launched on 7 December 2020 by a coalition of community activists, artists, victims of war, academics, business leaders, and African youths. Emmanuel Jal, a spokesperson for the coalition and a prominent peace campaigner, said:…
The interim Governing Council of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) held its inaugural meeting in Cairo on 3 December 2020, a historic step towards the operationalization of the payment system. Developed by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), under the auspices of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the African Union (AU),…
By Jacob Kudzai Mutisi The number one crime in Zimbabwe is mobile money scam and the most affected is EcoCash according to our Cyber research. There is now an immediate need to use biometric facial recognition as a way of identifying clients. Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in Zimbabwe with the identities…
By Joyce Mukucha As the rest of the world is joining hands in solidarity to end gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls during the 16 Days of Activism, the Young Feminist Fund (FRIDA) believes that the safety of communities must be a priority as it arrives at co-creation of digital feminist features. FRIDA is…
By Joyce Mukucha In light of the 2021 National Budget announced by the Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube on Thursday, 26 November, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) has called on the Minister and Parliament to ensure adequate resources are availed to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). In a statement issued on the 7th of December…
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition today, December 8, 2020 launched a documentary titled “Covid-19 and Human Rights in Southern Africa”. The documentary, which is the coalition’s second following the launch of another one titled “Terror Under the Cloak of Covid-19” on October 6, 2020 exposes rights violations during this Covid-19 era in the Southern African Development Community…
Zimbabwe’s largest mobile network operator, Econet Wireless, has revised its voice, data and SMS bundle prices upwards, by an average 20 percent increment, amid value eroded due to currency devaluation and other rising costs of key network inputs. The mobile operator incurred exchange losses of ZW$10,3 billion in the half-year to August 2020 as a…
The uptake of digital agricultural tools and services around the world will be tracked by researchers in the Netherlands to help guide investment and boost food production. Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands will continue the work of the EU-funded institution, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), which is winding down…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has distributed menstrual hygiene management kits to shelters for returnees and victims of trafficking and gender-based violence (GBV). The IOM Zimbabwe in partnership with Musasa and Childline and in collaboration with the Anti-Trafficking Interministerial Committee (ATIMC), is implementing the Combatting Trafficking in Zimbabwe project. Funded by the US Department…
By Bernard Chiketo Mutare deputy mayor Kudakwashe Chisango has publicly admitted that poor service delivery and sex pests within council employment were exposing women to gender-based violence (GBV). The MDC Alliance councilor told a Transparency International Zimbabwe hosted conversation café on sextortion – a form of corruption and sexual abuse, at a city hotel as…
Charity Mafa (not her real name) from Budiriro 2 in Harare falls into labour and is rushed to the Glenview Poly Clinic, one of the 15 City of Harare run clinics that have remained open as most were closed due to operational constraints and the COVID-19-induced lockdown. “When I arrived at the Glenview Poly Clinic,…
The media and operating environment in Zimbabwe is saddled with a plethora of challenges, particularly when it comes to investigative journalism. This emerged at a Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) investigative journalism workshop organised with a view of gathering the media’s input towards the development of lasting solutions to the fight against corruption through exposing the…
By Sowell Chikwari (Staff Writer) Parliament must adopt robust measures to combat online gender-based harassment and abuse. This was revealed by civil society organizations (CSOs) and stakeholders who attended the Girls Engage Program organised by Plan International Zimbabwe that was held last Friday in the capital, Harare to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against…
Tuskers Women – 78-6 in 20 overs (Chiedza Dhururu 29, Ellen Tshuma 14, Tasmeen Granger 12*; Precious Marange 2/6, Leanne Chibunhe 1/5, Mitchel Mavhunga 1/6) Eagles Women – 81-2 in 14.1 overs (Modester Mupachikwa 47*, Mitchell Mutongawafa 18, Christabel Chatonzwa 7*; Nomvelo Sibanda 2/13) Eagles Women won by eight wickets Eagles Women have been crowned…
By Ronnie Chisamba Upcoming Afro-fusion-contemporary musician Chipo Prudence Manyika Pasi (31) recently added weight to the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) with the release of her debut track titled Munamato Wangu. The official launch of the song coincided with the 16 days campaign against GBV. Complimented with a video, the track has a touch of…
The 2020 Hackathon saw teams competing in proffering the most relevant ICT solutions to solve post-COVID-19 socio-economic challenges that may hinder the country’s efforts towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The hackathon ran under the theme “#Hacking for SDGs post-COVID-19 and beyond” and was held in Zimbabwe’s second-largest city of Bulawayo last…
All is set for what promises to be an exhilarating weekend of cricket when the finals of Zimbabwe’s top-flight women’s tournaments are contested at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare’s Highfield suburb. In a show of how closely fought the women’s 2020/21 season was, all four participating teams – Eagles, Mountaineers, Rhinos and Tuskers – are…
Global trade has rebounded strongly, sustaining economies around the world; ‘Digital globalization’ raced ahead as people flows plummeted; Country ranking led by The Netherlands, Singapore, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates and Ireland; Four Sub-Saharan Africa countries among top 10 countries with the largest gains in connectedness. Today, DHL (https://www.DPDHL.com) and the NYU Stern School of Business…
Leading business local think-tank, Global Renaissance has earmarked the 11th of December 2020 for a year-end business dinner that will focus on leveraging trade for economic development in the coming year. Mr. Ngoni Dzirutwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Global Renaissance Investments, the organisers of the much-hyped event, made a clarion call for local and…
Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services has said innovation plays a critical role in national development. He made the remarks in his keynote address during the official opening of the 2020 Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) Hackathon held at the Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel today. “Given the…
By Bernard Chiketo MUTARE – A leading peace-building organisation has said non-physical forms of violence remain on the blind side of current efforts to end gender-based violence (GBV) in Zimbabwe. Speaking after a 16-kilometre walk organised by Mutare City Council in partnership with Peace-building and Capacity Development Foundation (Pacdef) to symbolise 16-days of activism, Pacdef…
Women-owned businesses in the Philippines can look forward to connecting to international markets thanks to the new SheTrades PH Hub launched at the annual Philippines National Export Congress on 3 December 2020. The SheTrades Philippines Hub, was launched by the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) and the International Trade Centre (ITC). The hub is part of…
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, yesterday announced Zimbabwean journalist Debra Matabvu (@dmmatabvu) as the winner of the 2020 APO Group African Women in Media Award. The award recognizes, celebrates, and empowers African women in the media who support female entrepreneurship throughout the continent. Debra’s win was announced at the 6th…
