Byron Adonis Mutingwende, Author at Best African News Online

Inclusive and holistic approach needed to address the national crisis

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago09 mins

By National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations The National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO) is concerned that our country continues to experience protracted national crisis. This crisis is characterized by continued intolerance, polarization, corruption, disregard for the rule of law, contravention of the constitution and marginalisation of vulnerable groups and communities, among other factors. NANGO notes…

Lavezh’s hit song triggers dance contest

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago02 mins

Sowell Chikwari (Entertainment Reporter) High-flying sungura musician Lovemore Nerudzo aka Lovezh’s plug track I Want to Marry You off his latest album Giant Wanyanya has set social media ablaze, triggering a dancing competition on Facebook. The one-month long dance contest which will see the winner walking away with US$50, requires an individual or group to…

Zimbabwean Youths Stand In Solidarity with Marginalized South Korean Church

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Zimbabwean youths have joined hands with youths across the world to stand against human rights violations and the discrimination of vulnerable groups through penning a joint support letter to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General and the UN affiliates. Among the 155 youth groups from 62 countries were the Young Peoples Program, Zimbabwe United Nations Association…

Zimbabwe’s Wizkid now a producer

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Sowell Chikwari (Entertainment Reporter) For many, the coronavirus-induced national lockdown has negatively affected various facets of life ranging from work, school, travel and tourism, leisure and sport among others but for 14-year old Soga Siasitumuzira it was a blessing in disguise as it enabled him to focus on his long cherished dream of being a…

Elmac unveils new album

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

By Sowell Chikwari (Entertainment Reporter) Hip-hop star Elmac has released his fifth album titled Handisi Bho cementing his foothold as an accomplished recording artiste. The 15-track album features the plug track EP Dance which has since gone viral on social networks. EP Dance, a stylish dance song which the artiste hopes his fans would enjoy…

New movie “Shaina” delivers powerful health messages through a compelling story about young Zimbabweans

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

After the Success of “Inside Story” and “Lucky Specials”, USAID Collaborates with High Profile Zimbabwean Actors to Deliver a Unique Coming-of-Age Story As part of a media initiative to empower adolescent girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the production of the feature-length film, Shaina, premiering on…

Rugby Africa Academy secures continuous knowledge and expertise sharing

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

The virtual education and training programs set up during the COVID-19 pandemic are now captured under the umbrella of the Rugby Africa Academy Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) launched a series of virtual learning opportunities as part of a reset and readiness strategy for when rugby activities are safe and ready to resume. The webinar series started…

New research will improve early warning of devastating mega storms

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago08 mins

For the first time, researchers can predict how extremely large West African storms may behave when, for example, they approach a cityBy Future Climate for Africa and Researchers at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) Ground-breaking scientific research will make it easier to predict the path of some of the world’s most powerful…

4 Hard-To-Ignore Reasons Why You Should Use AI To Make More Intelligent Products

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago08 mins

By Bernard Marr Thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and advances in sensor technology, a whole host of everyday products are getting smarter. We have smart TVs and smartwatches. We have smart running shoes – or rather, smart insoles – that gather data on your running performance. You can even get smart nappies that send…

The Glue Virtual Platform, a first by a Zimbabwean

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago08 mins

Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services has hailed the groundbreaking innovation by Zimbabweans who conceived and developed the Glue Virtual Platform. Speaking during the launch today, Dr. Muswere said as a brainchild of Zimbabwean born Professor Richard Chinomona, the Glue Virtual Platform is a proudly African product that…

New Higherlife Foundation programme to help childbirth

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago02 mins

Philanthropist and pan-African businessman Strive Masiyiwa is mobilizing funds to support the maternal, child-birth sections of Zimbabwe’s largest referral hospitals. Masiyiwa’s action follows recent media reports of seven babies that were reportedly stillborn in one night at one of the country’s largest referral hospitals, after urgent treatment was said to have been delayed due to…

Top UK shows set for DStv screens

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago011 mins

With the discontinuation of DStv’s BBC First channel from September 1, Zimbabwean fans of British entertainment will not lose out as there are plans to extend the amount of UK-sourced content on M-Net and other channels, as well as beef up the programme mix on BBC Brit, including popular shows from BBC First and from…

MultiChoice celebrates Tanya Muzinda

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago08 mins

Going against what many people regard as conventional wisdom, Tanya Muzinda of Harare has spent 10 years enjoying and making a name for herself in a motor sport once considered a male domain. Aged only five, she took up motocross and has created a unique niche for herself in this popular two-wheel sport, sparking even…

AU Commission inaugurates AfCFTA permanent secretariat as a launchpad for Africa’s economic transformation

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

The African Development Bank Group provided a $5 million institutional support grant to the AU towards the establishment of the AfCFTA secretariat At a ceremony on Monday to commission the permanent secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission,…

ZRBF PROGRESS provides stockfeed for 2250 Households in Beitbridge District

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

By Anyway Yotamu In Beitbridge District, 2 250 households are receiving supplementary subsidized livestock feed from the Program for Growth and Resilience (PROGRESS) under the Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund (ZRBF) in the wake of the drought being experienced in the country. The intervention is being implemented as part of adaptive programming to the resilience-building efforts…

Communities plunged into vulnerability

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

By Habakkuk Trust The prevailing harsh economic conditions coupled with the devastating impacts of climate change have plunged communities into the doldrums of vulnerability. Growing food insecurity is the norm in most rural areas as the Government’s Food Insecurity Mitigation Program seems to fail to cope with increasing vulnerability in rural households. The situation which…

To Stay Ahead of the Next Insect Outbreak, Harness Available Data Intelligence

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

Recently, the UK contributed £17 million to support the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to continue their efforts to combat the desert locust surge in East Africa and improve early warning and forecasting systems. Because of contributions like this and other contributions that have been made by countries including Germany, Saudi…

What Is The Artificial Intelligence Revolution And Why Does It Matter To Your Business?

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago011 mins

By Bernard Marr As a species, humanity has witnessed three previous industrial revolutions: first came steam/water power, followed by electricity, then computing. Now, we’re in the midst of a fourth industrial revolution, one driven by artificial intelligence and big data. I like to refer to this as the “Intelligence Revolution.” But whatever we call it – the fourth…

Facebook launches Avatars across Sub-Saharan Africa

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Avatars include hundreds of global sticker packs and integrations with GIF providers and can also be shared across Facebook and Messenger Facebook (https://www.Facebook.com/) yesterday, launched Avatars in Africa to give people new ways to express themselves online. Avatars are digital personas that enable people to engage across Facebook and Messenger in a more personal and…

Churches in Zimbabwe set to watch services for free – on Sasai Watch!

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago02 mins

Churches in Zimbabwe will now be able to post their services online, with their followers able to watch for free, on Sasai Watch. A Sasai insider said until the COVID-19 lockdown is removed, churches in Zimbabwe and their followers will be able to upload their services and show them every Sunday on Sasai Watch…

Zimbabwe’s RBZ Farm Mechanisation Scheme and its Contribution to the Public Debt Burden

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago028 mins

By Zimcodd Over the last two decades, Zimbabwe has experienced several unprecedented socioeconomic and political shocks and stresses. Consistent shortages of food, pharmaceuticals, fuel, run-away year-on-year inflation rate of 737.26% (June 2020), a 95% unemployment rate, and poverty are some of the indicators of Zimbabwe’s current macroeconomic crisis. With an estimated domestic debt burden of…

Harnessing the power of needs assessments in African countries

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago07 mins

By Charles Dhewa Needs assessments are some of the most under-rated and under-utilized resources in African countries. Development agencies that often start some work in communities with a baseline study often do so for purposes of getting donor money as opposed to fully informing and guiding their interventions. In some cases, the baseline study is…

3 Daunting Ways AI Will Transform The World Of Work

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago010 mins

By Bernard Marr Each industrial revolution has brought with it new ways of working – think of the impact computers and digital technology (the third industrial revolution) have had on how we work. But this fourth industrial revolution – what I call the “intelligence revolution,” because it is being driven by AI and data –…

Victory: ZPCS ordered to stop ill-treatment in prison

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

By Kumbirai Mafunda A Zimbabwean court on Friday 14 August 2020 ordered Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) to stop the persecution of freelance journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and Transform Zimbabwe political party leader Jacob Ngarivhume and allow them access to basic rights while in detention at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. Through their lawyers Beatrice Mtetwa,…

MSF welcomes WHO revision in TB guidelines

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has welcomed the revision made by WHO to its tuberculosis (TB) guidelines, allowing for safe use of a treatment regimen including both bedaquiline and delamanid for patients suffering from drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), while urging a faster uptake in India for patients with extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB). The drugs bedaquiline and delamanid…

ZESN implores ZEC to consult stakeholders

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) reiterates its position that there is a need for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to widely engage with electoral stakeholders on electoral issues. The call comes against the backdrop of the recent gazette of 15 vacancies that arose in the National Assembly and the Senate. The Network notes that…

Assessing the right to bail

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago020 mins

By Veritas The Right to Bail Bail is a way by which people who have been arrested for a criminal offence can be allowed to go free until they are tried for the offence. What happens is that after arresting a person the police must bring them to a court ‒ usually a magistrates court…

National Relaxation Day: Sunday 15 August 2020

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

This Sunday 15 August marks National Relaxation Day, a day set to remind us to take time to relax and wind down from the hectic pace of everyday life. Liz Dziva, Publicity and Public Relations Manager of MultiChoice said there was no better way to take your mind off all the stresses and daily…

Energy provision: An engineer will resolve crisis in Zimbabwe

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

By Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi Following the energy challenges that Zimbabwe has been going through, there were expectations that the next Minister of Energy was going to be a leading engineer and definitely not an accountant Cde Soba Zhemu who followed the lawyer Cde Fortune Chasi. The true definition of an Engineer is a creative…

Strive Masiyiwa provides advice on leadership

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Leadership is a subject that requires some special attributes for it to be effective. Business mogul Strive Masiyiwa shares some of the nuggets on leadership below: Strive Masiyiwa# Reflection: A leader sets the tone! When Nelson Mandela was President of South Africa he came several times to Harare where I lived at the time. On…

Community Information Centres to address misinformation in the fight against COVID-19

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago08 mins

Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services has said COVID-19 has exposed how misinformation poses one of the greatest security threats of our time. The Minister made the remarks while officially opening the Maphisa Community Information Centre in Matebeleland South Province today. He alluded to the COVID-19 media briefing on 6…

Awakening the entrepreneurial spirit of every young African is key to the continent’s future

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

The webinar, themed Investing in Africa’s Future: Youth Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship, invited a range of private and public sector representatives to discuss the challenges young African entrepreneurs face The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) joined a number of development leaders in calling for greater support of youth entrepreneurship during a virtual event organized by the Tony…

Google, Nokia back HMD Global in funding round

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Handset manufacturer HMD Global secured $230 million in funding to help accelerate growth plans, with Reuters naming Google, Qualcomm and Nokia Technologies among its investors. The company, best known for producing Nokia-branded handsets, noted the cash would be used to pursue growth in four target areas. Its aims are: make its 5G devices accessible globally, citing a…

Zim Court imposes sanctions on Chin’ono, gags media from covering prison ordeal

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

By Kumbirai Mafunda Harare Magistrate Ngoni Nduna on Wednesday 12 August 2020 barred media practitioners and the public from covering and following proceedings in a Zimbabwean courtroom in the matter in which freelance journalist Hopewell Chin’ono will testify on the state of conditions at Chikurubi Maximum Prison.Magistrate Nduna ruled that the evidence that Chin’ono will…

51st Union World Conference on Lung Health to be held virtually 20-24 October 2020

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and a member of the White House COVID-19 taskforce to deliver keynote address on COVID-19 science In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has announced today that the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health (Union…

7 of the Safest Places to Visit in Africa in 2020

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago08 mins

By Thomas Quarry Meta Title: Africa’s Safest Locations in 2020 Meta Description: Africa offers you ample opportunity to enjoy everything this continent has to offer, from food to pristine beaches and roaming wildlife. Find out which countries have the lowest crime rates and are considered safe for tourists. African countries are like a limitless treasure…

Fascinating Examples Of How Blockchain Is Used In Insurance, Banking And Travel

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago011 mins

By Bernard Marr Blockchain technology promises to revolutionize many aspects of how we do business and if you believe the blockchain hype (of which there is plenty), may even be as disruptive as the internet was before it. Despite this, practical, real-world examples of blockchain technology can be a little thin on the ground –…

Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa form a partnership to drive financial inclusion across Africa

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa will work together to co-create new, innovative products aimed at enhancing the accessibility of financial services Standard Chartered Bank (www.SC.com) and Airtel Africa have today announced a strategic collaboration to drive financial inclusion across key markets in Africa by providing customers with increased access to mobile financial services. Through the…

Voices and activism of young people positively impacting the world: UN

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago09 mins

Ms. Maria Ribeiro, UN Resident Coordinator for Zimbabwe has said the voices and activism of young people are making a difference and moving the world closer to the values and vision of the United Nations Charter. She made the remarks on the occasion to celebrate the International Youth Day held virtually today so as to…

Journalists petition President Mnangagwa, regional and international bodies to restore media freedom and security

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago08 mins

Various media lobby groups in Zimbabwe have today petitioned President Mnangagwa, the police, local, regional and international organisations as well as media representative bodies where they registered their concern on the deteriorating freedom and security for the media in the country. Below, Spiked Online Media reproduces the petition: Attention: Zimbabwe President, His Excellency Emmerson Mnangagwa…

Tourism: COVID-19 responses must not undermine solidarity and confidence

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General, World Tourism Organization This goes hand-in-hand with a responsibility to preserve the spirit of international solidarity that has characterized our response to this shared crisis, a response that has included international institutions, the civil society at large and individual citizens. Again and again, the pandemic puts us to the test and…

Nosizwe Nokwe-Macamo Joins the African Energy Chamber’s Advisory Board

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

South African businesswoman, engineer, and natural gas expert Nosizwe Nokwe-Macamo has joined the African Energy Chamber’s (www.EnergyChamber.org) Advisory Board for 2020 and 2021. Nosizwe will be advising and supporting the work of the Chamber within its Natural Gas and Local Content committees. Nosizwe was one of South Africa’s first woman petrochemical engineers, and has built…

Catch the Hottest Sequels on DStv

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

If you loved the first chapter of a show or movie, chances are you’ll certainly love the follow-up feature. MultiChoice Zimbabwe publicity and public relations manager, Liz Dziva said Zimbabwean viewers can catch all their favourites with a bang, added action, and even more excitement than ever before, only on DStv “For the widest variety…

Celebrating Son and Daughter Day With DStv

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

11 August is Son and Daughter Day, yes a day dedicated to appreciating the special little peoples. MultiChoice Zimbabwe publicity and public relations Manager, Liz Dziva said it’s a special day that’s all about spending quality time with the kids-young or old, finding out what makes them tick, discovering their hopes and dreams – and simply…

Another Double Eviction: Eric And Tochi Evicted from The BBNaija Lockdown House

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

The second live eviction show saw Eric and Tochi evicted from the BBNaija Lockdown house. During the week, Ozo won the Head of House Challenge, and after much deliberation, he chose Dorathy as his Deputy. This automatically saved both of them from being up for eviction. As with last week, the audience voted and the…