Byron Adonis Mutingwende

Minister Mutsvangwa bemoans negative economic impact of road traffic accidents

By Byron Mutingwende   The African continent accounts for the highest percentage of the total world road accidents thereby negatively impacting economic growth, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services has said.   She made the remarks on the occasion of the 7th Edition of the Road Safety Journalistic awards ceremony…

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Facebook brings Amber Alerts to South Africa in a first for the continent

This follows the announcement of a partnership between Facebook and The South African Police Service (SAPS) to use the Facebook platform and community to help find missing children South Africa has become the first country in Africa to join to the Facebook Amber Alerts programme. This follows the announcement of a partnership between Facebook (facebook.com)…

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African Economic Outlook 2020: Africa’s economy forecast to grow despite external shocks

The slower than expected growth is partly due to the moderate expansion of the continent’s “big five” — Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa For the first time in a decade, investment expenditure rather than consumption accounts for more than half of GDP growth; report calls for urgent investment in education and infrastructure for…

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Come let’s reason together: Indigenous churches on Zimbabwean Crisis

The recently formed Zimbabwe Indigenous Interdenominational Christian Council (ZICC) is calling on all political actors and churches to come together for a meeting to pray for the nation and its development. Speaking to Spiked Online Media in Harare on 29 January 2020, Reverend Andrew Wutawunashe, the ZICC Secretary-General called on Zimbabweans from all walks of…

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OR Tambo is emerging as the continent’s ‘narco’ airport

Nearly 20% of all people arrested in Hong Kong airport in 2018 and 2019 for the possession of illegal substances brought drugs from Johannesburg via South Africa’s OR Tambo airport, according to Hong Kong prison chaplain John Wotherspoon, who is in South Africa currently raising awareness around the recent surge in air-trafficking via Africa’s biggest…

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Currency devaluation wrecks havoc on MNO viability

The continued weakening of the Zimbabwean dollar against erratic tariff reviews poses a serious threat to the viability of mobile network operators, industry players have highlighted. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) last received a tariff review in October 2019 when their regulator, the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), awarded a 95.39% tariff increase….

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International Day of Education

Theme: Learning for People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace In 2018, countries participating during the United Nations General Assembly identified a need for the commemoration of International Day of Education. The day is to remind member states’ of their commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as The Convention on the Rights of…

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Afreximbank Signs to Launch 300-Billion Naira Medium-Term Note Programme in Nigeria

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday in Lagos, Nigeria, signed documents to complete the registration of a 300-billion Naira medium-term note with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Bank’s local currency programme in what will be the Bank’s first-ever Afreximbank local currency fund raising programme in Nigeria. President Prof. Benedict Oramah, who described the…

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Circular 3 of 2019 must ensure actual access to education for poor

By Nyaradzo Mashayamombe Every Child In School (ECIS) Campaign wishes to congratulate the government of Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwean Children, ECIS partners and Tag a Life International (TaLI) for achieving the release of the Secretary’s Circular Number 3 of 2019, which comprehensively response to our petitions to both the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (of…

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Selmor Mtukudzi Album launch set for Friday 31 January 2019

Popular Afro-jazz musician and heiress to Tuku music legacy, Selmor Mtukudzi will launch her sixth album ‘Dehwe ReNzou’ at RM Garden Hall at the Harare Show Grounds this Friday 31 January 2020. ‘Dehwe ReNzou’ follows up on the release of a single ‘Mandidzimbira’ dedicated to Oliver Mtukudzi last week. The well-received single has set the…

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ACCA accreditation for NetOne

State-owned mobile network operator, NetOne has recently been accredited as a Gold Partner and Approved Employer by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for their Trainee Development Programme. This milestone makes NetOne the first Public Sector and State Owned Enterprise, in Zimbabwe, to attain this world class status. As part of Government’s focus on…

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Improving digital access offers greatest private-sector investment opportunity in achieving the SDGs in Africa

The study by Standard Chartered examines the most impactful opportunities for investing in three infrastructure-focused SDGs in five high-growth markets in Africa Opportunity2030 study reveals an almost USD200 billion private-sector investment opportunity in contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in five African countries; The study examines the most impactful opportunities for investing in…

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Canon ME20F-SH receives 2020 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award

Canon’s remarkable ME20F-SH is a multi-purpose camera that can achieve ISO sensitivity of over 4,000,000 and employs an enhanced version of a 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor for Full HD video Canon Europe (https://www.Canon-Europe.com/), a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company Canon Inc. will be recognised at the 71st Annual Technology…

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Civil society organisations join hands to confront Government over Inequality.

By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu Since inequality is becoming the order of the day globally and in Zimbabwe, disparities in access to equal opportunities and rights including water, sanitation, health and education are increasing the gap between the rich and the poor. Inequality is leading to social disharmony, mistrust, societal violence, economic regression and…

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Higherlife Foundation extends free transport to doctors and nurses

…continues free water deliveries to Harare hospitals and clinics Higherlife Foundation has extended by an additional six months the free transport programme for nurses and doctors employed at public healthcare institutions in Zimbabwe. The extended offer comes a day after the Foundation extended an offer to pay doctors in the public healthcare sector through a…

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Boost for Kadoma Central Constituency water supply

By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma. The City of Kadoma is set to receive  a consignment of 13 mega water tanks each with a carrying capacity of 5000 litres that were purchased for the city by Kadoma Central Member of the House of Assembly Honourable Muchineripi Chinyanganya, mid this month. Hon. Chinyanganya told a recent ward…

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M-Net Movies Blackout is back with a special Leading Men Edition!

DStv Compact viewers, get ready for dates with Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Samuel L Jackson and more Afro-American heavyweights. From this weekend (Friday, 24 January) M-Net Movies will take over channel 109 on DStv with another electrifying Pop Up channel. Following the massive success of the M-Net Movies Blackout in 2016, the spotlight will once…

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Launch of Plan International Zimbabwe’s Country Strategy 2019 – 2024 hailed

Ms Maria Ribeiro, the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator commended Plan International for creating the space to nurture very articulate, strong, young Zimbabwean girls and boys. She made the remarks at the launch of Plan International Zimbabwe’s Country Strategy 2019 – 2024 held at the Cresta Lodge Hotel in Harare today. “I hope that together…

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TIZ report encourages curbing of sexual extortion in fighting corruption

By Joyce Mukucha Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) with support from Sweden has launched the Corruption Perception Index Results reports on Gendered Corruption Barometer and the Corruption Impact Analysis on Tax Administration and Revenue Mobilization. The presentation of reports and findings was aimed at curbing sexual extortion (sextortion) as well as sexual harassment, which are on…

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City of Harare & Clean City sign landmark service delivery MOU

The City of Harare and Clean City Private Limited today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) that will allow the two parties to collaborate in service delivery to the city.   Areas of collaboration under the MOU include refuse collection, dumpsites clearance, repair and maintenance of City of Harare refuse trucks along with construction and…

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Will 2020 World Economic Forum Deliver on Combating Climate Change?

For the first time, the world’s elites meeting this year at Davos have listed environmental issues as their top concerns about the next decade. The WEF’s annual Global Risks Report raises the alarm on increased extreme weather events, manmade environmental damage – including oil spills and contamination, major biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and failure of…

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