Rwanda Under-19 Women – 119-8 in 20 overs (Gisele Ishimwe 34, Cynthia Tuyizere 30, Merveille Uwase 18; Chipo Moyo 3/22, Kudzai Chigora 2/21, Tawananyasha Marumani 1/12) Zimbabwe Under-19 Women – 80 all out in 18.4 overs (Natasha Mtomba 20, Kelly Ndiraya 20, Adel Zimunu 11; Henriette Ishimwe 4/13, Zurufat Ishimwe 2/27, Geovanis Uwase 1/3) …
The Multisectoral Accountability Framework (MAF) for Tuberculosis (TB) is a platform for stakeholders to come together to address gaps and challenges effectively and efficiently in tackling the disease. Officially launching the multi-stakeholder workshop organised by Jointed Hands Welfare Organisation in Harare today, Chief Director for Public Health in the Ministry of Health and Child Care,…
Breathtaking performances, killer outfits, a vibrant studio audience, and 20 Housemates ready to entertain you: the first edition of Big Brother Titans got off to a thrilling start during its dazzling live premiere in Johannesburg. The highly anticipated, border-breaking #BBTitans is a fusion of Big Brother Naija and Big Brother Mzansi, featuring Housemates from both countries. The grand prize? An impressive US$100,000. Helmed…
The Wedza Residents Development Initiative Trust (WERDIT) sent its heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the fatal shootings which occurred in Wedza District on January 13, 2023. A former cop, Jaison Muvhevhi went on a rampage and fatally shot 3 people in Wedza District. Muvhevhi shot an Apostolic Sect leader, the Officer…
By Mike Robuck Research company IDC estimated worldwide shipments of used smartphones in 2022 hit 282.6 million units, an 11.5 per cent year-on-year increase, primarily driven by operator trade-in programmes. IDC forecast shipments of officially refurbished and used devices will continue to rise at a CAGR of 10.3 per cent between 2021 and 2026, when…
Ireland – 141-9 in 20 overs (Harry Tector 47, Curtis Campher 27, George Dockrell 23; Wessly Madhevere 2/8, Luke Jongwe 2/23, Tendai Chatara 2/26) Zimbabwe – 144-6 in 19 overs (Craig Ervine 54, Ryan Burl 30*, Innocent Kaia 23; Ben White 2/26, Barry McCarthy 2/32, Harry Tector 1/14) Zimbabwe won by four wickets A…
Nestlé has unveiled the Nescafé́ Plan 2030 to help drive regenerative agriculture, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve farmer livelihoods. Every year, Nescafé supports around 100,000 coffee farmers and buys more than 800,000 metric tons of green coffee – that’s more than 13 million bags from more than 20 countries. This carefully measured feat would…
Member of the National Assembly for Chipinge Central Constituency, Hon Raymore Machingura has used Parliament’s Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to build a classroom block at Mayfield Secondary School. The Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Hon Edgar Moyo, who was representing the Minister of the same ministry, Hon Dr. Evelyn Ndlovu on Friday 13…
Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle-income countries – 1 in 8 of the world’s population –are served by healthcare facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll)….
By Learnmore Nyoni Recently, Zimbabwe experienced an increase in early pregnancies and cases involving the raping of minors. Two cases were especially worrying. A nine-year-old gave birth after she was raped in Masekesa village in Tsholotsho. In the same month, November 2022, two 17-year-old brothers raped and impregnated a nine-year-old in Bindura. It gets…
The Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize to discover, accelerate, and scale ground-breaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet, has begun its 2023 search for breakthrough solutions to solve the globe’s biggest environmental challenges. MultiChoice (www.MultiChoice.com), the official African broadcast partner and member of The Earthshot Prize Global Alliance, is issuing a call for…
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has extended hearty congratulations to African Sun Limited for their successful refurbishment of parts of the Troutbeck Resort. This comes after the resort made a public announcement to patrons on Thursday. “We are pleased to share that we have completed the refurbishment and revamping of our guest rooms,” the resort said…
By Charles Dhewa Decolonizing public procurement by governments and development organizations will improve consumer access to diverse and healthy diets while also increasing the incomes of smallholder farmers. In countries like Zimbabwe, government institutions like colleges, schools, and hospitals cannot buy food directly from farmers. These formal institutions have to buy food through companies registered…
Ireland – 114 all out in 19.2 overs (Gareth Delany 24, Curtis Campher 20, Stephen Doheny 15; Ryan Burl 3/29, Wellington Masakadza 2/13, Tendai Chatara 2/17) Zimbabwe – 118-5 in 18 overs (Sean Williams 34*, Gary Ballance 30, Clive Madande 18*; Mark Adair 2/12, Harry Tector 2/17, Barry McCarthy 1/14) Zimbabwe won by five wickets…
Dr. Keabetswe Modimoeng has been appointed as Corporate Affairs and Stakeholder Relations Group Executive for MultiChoice Africa with effect from January 2023. Dr. Modimoeng will report to Collen Dlamini (Group Executive Corporate Affairs), and he will be a member of the Multichoice Africa Executive Team. Dr. Modimoeng is the former executive chairperson of the Independent…
The Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services together with the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) launched computer laboratories for 14 schools in Masvingo Province yesterday. Kanongovere Secondary; Chikwerengwe Secondary; Rafamoyo High; Mushayavanhu Primary; Mutero Central Primary; Magombedze High; Chimombe Mudyanadzo High; Mutambwi High; Rumhizha High; and Mutendi High;…
Computers received by the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare from the Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services will propel the former’s key mandates in the provision of inclusive social protection, labour disputes resolution, fostering a conducive labour market environment, job creation and placement for job seekers. This emerged yesterday when Hon…
By Ronnie Chisamba Upcoming gospel artiste, Leon Nyamvura – aka Minister Leon Nyamvura – has launched online spontaneous worship sessions in a bid to address the needs of believers from all walks of life. initially, the sessions will be held monthly. The Kadoma-based singer will also attend to Christians through one on one sessions after…
An opposition party has come guns blazing accusing the main political leaders in the government of failing citizens. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Patriotic Zimbabweans spokesperson Shelton Mupambwa blasted the governing party for poor governance. “The failure of the government of the day is a failure of all members of its constituent members. Our…
H.E. Mevlüt Cavusoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey’s visit to Zimbabwe signalled the deepening bilateral relations between the two countries. Addressing journalists after meeting with Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is the Acting President, and a delegation led by Ambassador Fredrick Shava, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other key government…
The Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) proposes that the Zimbabwean government puts in place further reforms that complement its policy decision to ban raw lithium exportation to alleviate the negative impacts on Artisanal miners that the recent ban has had. Lithium is one of the critical minerals required for energy transition and the manufacturing of…
The outgoing United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zimbabwe Resident Representative Ms Mia Seppo yesterday bade farewell to the Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Hon Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu in Harare. The Minister appreciated the support that the UNDP Zimbabwe country office gave during the time of Ms Mia Seppo on various national development…
By Nimrod Ushe The discovery of an unusual precolonial hunter-gatherer art site close to the Muparudzi River and Danda Primary School in the Zaka District is greatly appreciated by archaeologists. The Danda rock painting is of special value because it is an uncommon place within its locality and it exhibits beautiful scenes of the Bush…
By Wellington Zimbowa There is a pertinent need for a law that forces companies to step up on corporate social responsibility for them to undertake business, Chief Makumbe from Buhera, who also represents Manicaland chiefs in the senate has said. The maverick who wants to take the issue up with the senate revealed this when…
The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Harare condemns in the strongest terms Apartheid Israeli’s pursuit of punitive measures and sanctions against Palestine which include withholding $39 million from its tax revenues, freezing construction plans to benefit Palestinians in West Bank’s Area C, and targeting the Palestinian leaders including the Foreign Affairs Minister Dr….
MultiChoice announced what will most certainly be one of the biggest seasons of the Big Brother franchise yet – BIG BROTHER TITANS – which will commence on Sunday 15 January 2023, live on DStv. This special edition of the Big Brother franchise will feature selected housemates from Nigeria and South Africa in one House, playing…
By Elvis Dumba Yomba, Zvimba North – The opening of schools this week puts a strain on parents and guardians who have school-going children under their care but various income-generating projects produced by Zvimba North Constituency lawmaker, Marian Chombo, have come in handy as they can use proceeds from the projects to support their children’s…
By Elvis Dumba Nyabira, Zvimba – The First Lady, Dr. Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa has called for investment in waste management to ensure a cleaner environment. The First Lady, who is the country’s patron for the environment, was in Nyabira for the monthly national clean-up day where she led a waste cleaning and tree planting exercise….
By Sean Chatman (AI Revenue & Income Creator) AI has the potential to be a major driver of revenue and income growth. But how can businesses make the most of this technology? One way is to use AI to develop new products and services. For example, banks are using AI to develop new customer-service applications…
By Joseph Waring Samsung Electronics co-chief predicted a spike in interest rates and inflation would weigh on demand for consumer products in 2023, but noted the decline would likely begin to ease in the second half of the year, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Vice chairman and co-CEO Han Jong-hee told the newspaper the company…
By ZimFact The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is required by law to conduct a delimitation exercise every 10 years to draw up boundaries for parliamentary constituencies and local council wards before holding general elections. The country’s main civil society election watchdog, ZESN, says the delimitation process needs to be strengthened “to provide clear procedures and…
By Veritas The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] has been conducting a delimitation exercise since last June in order to fix the boundaries of constituencies and wards for the general election due to be held later this year, and on Monday 26th December the Commission’s chairperson presented the preliminary delimitation report to the President. We examined the…
One good turn deserves another, the adage goes, and this was put into action when Dost Eli of Turkey descended on Darwendale with yet another extended giving hand that targeted children of school-going age and disadvantaged families in the area. Adam Wadi, the Zimbabwe Trustee and Representative of Dost Eli said the gesture of benevolence…
Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister, Dr. Jenfan Muswere recently commissioned, in the resort town of Victoria Falls, the first multi-million dollar rail fiber optic project invested by international group Bandwidth and Cloud Services (BCS) in partnership with DFA Zimbabwe. This is not only aimed at addressing the much-needed network diversity and redundancy…
As a way of fighting gender-based violence, drug and substance abuse, ZANU (PF) Member of Parliament (MP) for Seke Constituency, Cde Munyaradzi Kashambe recently organised a soccer tournament for the youth in the area and took the opportunity to educate them on the social ills. Hon Kashambe awarded the winning teams with cash prices and…
Each year on January 4, the global blindness community comes together to celebrate Louis Braille, the inventor of the braille writing system, along with the system he invented, which would eventually go on to change the lives of blind people throughout the world. This simple system of combining six raised dots into different patterns enables…
By HE Tamer Almassri (Palestine’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe) The State of Palestine condemns in the strongest terms, Israel’s forced invasion and continued aggression against Al-Haram Al-Sharif, this time by Israel’s new right-wing Minister and supremacist, Itamar Ben-Gvir, in gross violation of international law and the historic, legal, and political status quo of Jerusalem and the…
By Charles Dhewa African countries have no shortage of documents on how aggregating agricultural commodities can change lives of farmers and low-income consumers. Some agricultural consultants and development agencies have made a living from advising government departments and farming communities on how to design value chain strategies. Slogans like making markets work for the poor have…
By Shumirai Maliseni With an imploding economy and a continuously closing democratic space in Zimbabwe, students at state universities and the University of Zimbabwe, in particular, are faced with an array of challenges that they have to confront in their everyday life. Admittedly, the nature and degree of challenges faced by students differ across gender…
By Nomatter Mubhawu (29) My name is Nomatter Mubhawu. I am 29 years old and I’m from Chinyika village in Gutu district in Masvingo province. Farming is something I have always enjoyed from a tender age. When I completed my studies I stayed home to farm. I didn’t chase other dreams or leave my home…
By Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – Potential voters expecting to vote for the first time in 2023 harmonised general elections were in the last-minute rush to register as voters as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission closed the registration on 31 December 2022. In Chinhoyi, scores of bussed potential were buzzing at Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Provincial Offices. The…
By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday. He was 95. Benedict stunned the world on Feb. 11, 2013, when he…
By Oghenerukevwe Odjugo (Finance Professional | LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance and Economy) 2022 did not start with the excitement and promise of 2020, nor with the relief of the end of COVID as 2021 did. While 2020 and 2021 were tumultuous years, investors were largely a lot richer than they were at the turn…
Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza has been shortlisted for three major International Cricket Council (ICC) awards, including the coveted Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy which celebrates the overall best-performing men’s cricketer. He is also in the running for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year accolades. The…
By Tobacco Research Board Introduction The Tobacco Research Board (TRB), has received several reports of pre-mature flowering and early flowering of tobacco crops this season (2022-23). Early flowering was observed at all stages of crop growth and across all varieties, in both the irrigated and rainfed tobacco crops. In the farm visits that ensued,…
