By Michelle Nichols, Stephanie Nebehay NEW YORK/GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday it is time for countries to start using money from their national COVID-19 response to help fund a global vaccine plan as the World Bank warned that “broad, rapid and affordable access” to those doses will be at the core of…
Prime Minister Ersin Tatar, President Mustafa Akinci to vie in 2nd round of the presidential election Residents of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will cast their ballots for a second time after the candidates in the country’s presidential elections failed to secure more than 50% of the vote in the first round. With…
Rainbow – 143-5 in 35 overs (Gary Chirimuuta 56*, Robertson Chinyengetere 21*, Clive Imbayago 16; Jabulisa Tshuma 2/32, Tashinga Musekiwa 1/15, Manson Chikowero 1/17) MidWest – 150-4 in 26.2 overs (Takudzwa Kaitano 62, Tarisai Musakanda 48, Remembrance Nyathi 9; Brighton Zhawi 1/22, Victor Nyauchi 1/29, Brian Mudzinganyama 1/35) MidWest won by six wickets (Duckworth-Lewis) Takudzwa…
By Freddie Ndindana When you are passing or driving next to a beautiful farm with crops that are in good shape and well managed, sometimes you start to think of farming or ask yourself what farming takes. You’ve dreamt of becoming a successful farmer, and you’re prepared to venture into the ever-changing world of the…
Yesterday, Congressmember Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, introduced a resolution encouraging respect for human rights and encouraging continued democratic progress in Ethiopia. Congressmember Bass was joined by Congressman Chris Smith, who serves as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa. “Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed spearheaded…
By Anyway Yotamu In an effort to curb the rising Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases, Padare/Enkundleni Men’s Forum on Gender with other organizations namely Musasa Project and Women and Law in Southern Africa (WILSA) with the support from Christian Aid has partnered the Parliament of Zimbabwe in order to address this challenge. In an interview with…
Blessing Muzarabani is set to resume his international career after he was named in Zimbabwe’s squad for the limited-overs series in Pakistan. The 24-year-old fast bowler was selected for the tour after he recently ended his stint with English county side Northamptonshire. Muzarabani had played one Test, 18 one-day international (ODI) matches and six Twenty20…
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on the International Day of the Girl has commended the UN focus on the diversity of adolescent girls’ voices. Below, Spiked Online Media shares her message on the day: As we mark the International Day of the Girl this year, I am happy to see our focus on the…
By Transparency International We take forests for granted. We forget they’re the reason we breathe, until they burn. We don’t know of all the ways they keep us safe, until we’re sick. We ignore how our way of life threatens them, until they’re gone. Forests are not spared by corruption: illegal logging, illicit wildlife trade, land grabbing and drug…
By Anyway Yotamu The country’s leading egg and chicken producer, Irvine’s Zimbabwe celebrated this year’s World Egg Day by donating and sharing breakfast with Kudakwashe Children’s Home in Harare. To commemorate this year’s World Egg Day the company has donated 3000 eggs and 100kg of chickens to the orphanage which houses 27 children in Stoneridge…
By David Sengeh These are difficult times. Every single country in the world has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education for Sierra Leone, I am confronted daily with the challenge of keeping schools open, while making sure students, their teachers and their parents stay safe. In the…
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) has noted with grave concern disturbing videos and pictures of students mostly in high schools smoking marijuana amid reports they are also engaging in unprotected sex, and drinking alcohol. Schools reopened last week after they were closed for nearly six months to curb the spread of Covid-19….
On World Post Day, Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier services said the Postal sector contributes to global social and economic development. Addressing multitudes of people celebrating the day at Gokwe Town Centre, Minister Muswere said the business operating environment has been disrupted by a variety of societal…
Zimbabwe cricket stars will begin life in a bio-secure bubble in Harare on Monday ahead of the tour to Pakistan for a limited-overs series. They will first undergo tests for COVID-19 this weekend and only those who return negative results will check into a secluded wing at a local hotel before leaving the country on…
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres has said he was delighted by the decision of the Nobel Committee to award this year’s Prize for Peace to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The World Food Programme is the world’s first responder on the frontlines of food insecurity. Mr. Guterres said in a world…
In this era of unprecedented mobility, there is a need to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said. In a speech read on his behalf at the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) Inter-ministerial Consultation at the Holiday Inn Hotel on 8 October 2020 by the progamme…
Angela Makamure (Press Officer, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa) A mental health crisis is growing in the Dadaab refugee complex, where hundreds of thousands of Somalis have been stuck for decades now. A fatal mix of pent-up despair, anxiety, and fear, combined with new uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, is forcing refugees…
Bernard Marr Tackling carbon emissions is one of the biggest challenges faced by the world today. For big business, this means making a strategic and managed move towards increasing the use of renewable energy sources, as well as creating efficiencies across all aspects of their operations. It’s a difficult task to manage alone, even for…
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has announced that Her Imperial Highness (HIH) Crown Princess Akishino of Japan will attend the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health, to be held virtually for the first time from 20-24 October 2020, and will speak at the conference Opening Ceremony on 20 October. As Patroness of the…
By Kumbirai Mafunda HIGH Court Judge Justice Esther Muremba on Wednesday 7 October 2020 ordered the release from prison of Harare West constituency legislator Hon. Joanah Mamombe, where she had been incarcerated for close to two weeks on the orders of Harare Magistrate Bianca Makwande. Magistrate Makwande on Thursday 24 September 2020 ordered Hon. Mamombe…
On 8 October 2020, the World Bank (supported by the Zimbabwe Reconstruction Fund) and the Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) held online dissemination of the first round of results of the Rapid Poverty Income and Consumption Expenditure Survey (PICES) conducted by telephone among 1,747 households during July 6–24, 2020 to measure the socio-economic impact of COVID-19…
It is known that qualified and knowledgeable teachers are a means towards quality provisions and practices in early childhood development (ECD) hence the importance of teacher training, a prominent educator has said. Speaking on the last day of the Early Childhood Development Indaba workshop today at the Cresta Lodge Hotel in Harare held under the…
By Own Correspondent A South African-based Hip Hop artiste is making waves with a new extended play (EP) record entitled ‘ThrowBack Chronicles’ which he made renditions of popular classing songs . In an interview from his Cape Town base, Knowledge Muvuti affectionately known as Chronnic revealed that the new project was inspired by popular old school…
Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to fall to -3.3 percent in 2020, pushing the region into its first recession in 25 years, according to the latest regional economic analysis Africa’s Pulse: Charting the Road to Recovery. The pandemic could also drive up to 40…
Cassava Smartech’s mobile money platform EcoCash has launched a multimillion-dollar loyalty promotion called “My EcoCash Rewards” in which customers will earn points and get rewarded for transacting with EcoCash. The loyalty promotion offers over ZWL$30m worth of guaranteed rewards to customers for sending money, paying merchants, paying bills, buying airtime and data bundles, receiving remittances…
MidWest – 306-8 in 45 overs (Tarisai Musakanda 142, Takudzwa Kaitano 63, Nyasha Mayavo 42; Masimba Maruvatsanga 4/59, Owen Muzondo 1/47) Gladiators – 158 all out in 33.1 overs (Wesley Madhevere 59, Tony Munyonga 27, Ashley Mufandauya 26; Trevor Chibvongodze 3/21, Manson Chikowero 2/13, Jabulisa Tshuma 2/23) MidWest won by 148 runs A magnificent innings…
The 2020 Debt Conference has kicks-off today the 7th and will run until the 9th of October 2020 in Bulawayo. The Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) hosts this annual event in partnership with the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD). The Multi-Stakeholder Debt Conference is running under the theme Strengthening…
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) says demand for its virtual self-service platforms is surging as customers adapt, amid ongoing social distancing measures during the Covid-19 pandemic. Zimbabwe, like most countries in the world, introduced a national lockdown in March to combat the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, which has affected millions of people globally. The authorities…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Local Works Zimbabwe Youth Program, a US$5 million economic empowerment initiative. This youth-led initiative will help create economic opportunities to address youth unemployment, increase incomes, and combat rising poverty among young people in urban and rural areas. In his remarks at the Local Works Zimbabwe…
The Zimbabwe Network of Early Childhood Actors (ZINECDA) and the Education Coalition of Zimbabwe (ECOZI) have partnered in an initiative to enhance access to quality early childhood education so that vulnerable children are ready for primary education. The organisations entered into a partnership with the Roger Federer Foundation (RFF), a non-profit making foundation based in…
Siemens – in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) – has developed multiple programs that deliver humanitarian, economic and educational benefits to the marginalized people of Sudan Siemens (www.Siemens.com) delivered 3,000 personal masks to Sudan’s Ministry of Health last month to assist in the battle against Covid-19, the company’s latest humanitarian investment…
By Kumbirai Mafunda THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn charges against Dumisani Dube, a Bulawayo-based lawyer, who was arrested in June and charged with defeating or obstructing the course of justice. Dube was arrested on 6 June 2020 by Zimbabwe Republic Police members and charged with contravening Section 184 of the Criminal Law (Codification…
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) yesterday announced that President Bill Clinton and World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will both address the opening ceremony of the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health (Union World Conference), taking place virtually 20-24 October 2020. Some 7000 delegates are expected to attend. President Clinton will give the keynote…
Entertainment Reporter AFRO-FUSION musician Lovemore Nerudzo has expressed delight with the response which his latest musical project, Giant Wanyanya received, despite the stringent Covid-19 lockdown measures which had crippled the showbiz industry. Giant Wanyanya – a 10-track offering – comprises the hit songs I Want To Marry You and Vandinotemba Naye which are currently receiving…
The COVID-19 outbreak shows the necessity of multilateral responses, international cooperation and global solidarity. In this regard, the strategic partnership centered on mutual-benefits and economic development between Turkey and Africa has been maintained even during the pandemic. Download Brochure (French): https://bit.ly/36xPKc6 Turkey’s bilateral trade volume with Africa increased fourfold from 2003 to reach 22 billion dollar….
Pan African businessman and Econet Group Chairman Strive Masiyiwa says his Africa Data Centres [ADC] has started construction of Nigeria’s biggest Data Centre. Masiyiwa writes: We recently acquired a 5 Acre piece of land in Lagos, where we are starting construction of one of the largest buildings in the city. In Data Centre terms it…
Abuse and harassment driving girls off Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, global survey reveals Largest ever survey on online violence shows that one in five girls (19%) have left or significantly reduced use of a social media platform after being harassed, while another one in ten (12%) have changed the way they express themselves. HARARE: Girls…
By Charles Dhewa Building reliable markets and strengthening the adaptive capacity of farmers should include bold actions to reverse the infiltration of indigenous knowledge by imported knowledge systems. While indigenous knowledge systems are being diluted and fractured at several levels, the most glaring example is in indigenous poultry. Having noted that health-conscious consumers are now…
By Vincent Chen In the banking industry, the stable running of IT systems is imperative. This is what drove the industry to begin IT construction relatively early and what continues to drive it to make significant investments each and every year. However, the IT architecture of the banking industry – particularly the core system –…
Bernard Marr Technical skills and data literacy are obviously important in this age of AI, big data, and automation. But that doesn’t mean we should ignore the human side of work – skills in areas that robots can’t do so well. I believe these softer skills will become even more critical for success as the…
By Andrew Seaman Employee referrals are often thought to be the proverbial golden tickets of job seeking. While they don’t guarantee you a job, they can increase the odds that your application will be seen by a recruiter or hiring manager and ultimately give you a boost in the hiring process. An employee referral is…
The Minister of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare, Professor Paul Mavima has expressed confidence that the government is working on modalities to end the logjam with teachers who have downed tools countrywide in protest over poor salaries they claim have incapacitated them to go to work. Professor Mavima made the remarks in an interview…
By Desire Tshuma Villagers in Insiza North have urged the local leadership to conduct an urgent traditional road cleaning ceremony after four pedestrians and one cyclist was hit by motorists within a short space of time. A strip along the Bulawayo-Masvingo road, in Gwatemba area in Insiza North, has claimed many lives dating back to…
Mark Lowcock Larger economies have been flexible and creative coping with Covid’s impact – the same mindset needs to be applied to helping poorer countries. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts Africa will suffer its worst recession since the 1970s. For the first time since the 1990s, extreme poverty will increase. The annual death toll…
The question of what will power Africa’s energy transition will be top of the agenda at AOW Virtual The participation of US Department of Energy’s Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and the US Development Finance Corporation’s Chief Development Officer in AOW Virtual highlights the importance that the United States places on fostering relationships with the continent. When the US…
