Byron Adonis Mutingwende

ZAS: NetOne commends partnerships in transforming lives of people with albinism

State-owned mobile telephony giant, NetOne, is participating at the 112th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS) and has commended multi-stakeholder partnerships in addressing challenges faced by people with albinism. “At the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show, we continue to collaborate with organisations like Albino Charity Organization of Zimbabwe, where as usual, we donate sun-screen creams, lip…

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Let’s fight ‘diabolic’ GBV, drug abuse

By Nhau Mangirazi HURUNGWE – Christians have been challenged to fight gender-based violence (GBV), and drug and substance abuse that is ‘diabolical’ and against uniting families, and communities. United Apostolic Faith Church Archbishop Busani Sibanda made the remarks during a women’s conference at Kasimure business centre, Hurungwe East at the weekend. Sibanda said gender-based violence…

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ZAS: Econet offers customers 3D gaming, music and great entertainment

Econet Wireless is back in full force at the Zimbabwe Agriculture Show (ZAS) this year, after not being able to fully participate at the popular trade event over the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The leading telecommunications company did participate at ZAS with limited staff and a scaled-down exhibition in October last year, due…

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AGA Project, PAP partnership capacitates journalists on parliamentary reporting

The African Governance Architecture (AGA) Project in partnership with the Pan African Parliament (PAP) held a capacity-building workshop for African journalists, drawn from several African Union member states in a bid to improve reporting of parliamentary activities. The main objective of the workshop, the first of a series to be held by the continental Parliament,…

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Global warming to boost wheat yield, drive up price volatility: Study

Global warming is likely to boost crop yields in some countries, helped in part by higher carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, which increases plant growth and helps them become more efficient in using water. The results may seem hopeful, given the current surge in food prices globally. But there’s a catch – despite higher yields, future global…

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Workshop equips PAP with knowledge on nutritional resilience and food security

By Baboloki Semele The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has been oriented on the AU Theme for 2022: “Strengthening nutritional resilience and food security on the African continent: strengthening Agri-food, health, and social protection systems for the acceleration of the development of human, social and economic.” Held on 24 August 2022 at the headquarters of the…

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Where does agriculture begin and end? Natural Ecosystems have Rights too!

By Charles Dhewa That food systems are more than agriculture is no longer debatable. However, what is worrying in most countries that depend on agriculture is the extent to which biodiversity and natural ecosystems are being destroyed in favor of agriculture. Conversely, the past few years have seen an increase in the volume of wild…

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Farmers must prioritise smart agricultural techniques

By Hillary Munedzi Farmers are being urged to venture into integrated farming and the planting of local varieties that are self-producing in their natural regions, in adjusting to the new normal of record high fertilizer prices. With Africa faced with a fertilizer crisis, supply chain woes, and climate change impact, experts in the agricultural business…

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Mutasa district agricultural shows resume after prolonged COVID-19-induced hiatus

By Wallace Mawire Rural farmers in Mutasa district in Manicaland province are elated following the resumption of agricultural shows which had taken a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  The ward 20 Mutasa 2022 District Agricultural Show which attracted at least 23 exhibitors, mostly women and other interested stakeholders held at Mutasa Primary School…

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NetOne corporate social responsibility initiative ushers prestigious Miss Albinism 2022

By Own Correspondent The state-owned mobile telephone company, NetOne’s corporate social responsibility initiative ushered in a glamorous Mr and Miss Albinism pageant show. The prestigious event was held yesterday at the Marina Casino at the famous Long Chen Plaza in Harare. NetOne was represented by officers from its public relations department and joined hands with…

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EABC, COMESA, SADC Establish African Tripartite Business Councils

The East African Business Council, COMESA, and SADC Business Council have officially launched and formed the African Tripartite Business Council to spearhead the inclusion of private sector policy proposals into the negotiations of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and the African Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA). This is one of the resolutions from…

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Media aids PAP to deliver on its mandate: Chief Charumbira

Media is an indispensable partner and vehicle through which the Pan African Parliament (PAP) will be able to carry out its functions and deliver on its mandate, the continental body’s president, Chief Fortune Charumbira has said. Chief Charumbira made the remarks today in his keynote address during the second and final day of a capacity-building…

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Churches hailed for promoting gender equality and equity

The Minister of Women’s Affairs, Hon Sithembiso Nyoni has commended an interdenominational organisation, Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) for leading various initiatives that promote gender equity and equality. She was the guest speaker at CCA’s National Women’s Conference in Kwekwe on Friday. Addressing hundreds of women drawn from the country’s 10 provinces, Minister Nyoni…

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Kenya’s KALYA driving climate-smart agriculture research through promotion of peace

With one of Africa’s powerhouses, Kenya, encountering challenges in the promotion of peace, especially among its diverse cultural and ethnic people as witnessed in the aftermath of the 2007 elections, the KALYA initiative is a panacea towards the promotion of food security and peace. Kalya M.D who works for Kabarak University in Kenya as a…

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Nestlé empowers young farmers in the COMESA region

By Hillary Munedzi Young farmers in the East and Southern African region (ESAR) walked away with mentorship and coaching opportunities totaling $30 000 in the Nestlé Needs Youth Initiative held in Johannesburg, South Africa recently. In celebrating International Youth Month, the Nestlé Needs Youth Agri Competition, which ran from June to July 2022 received over…

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Open Parliament benchmarks for adoption by AU countries critical: PNAfrica

The Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica) has urged the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to consider setting up a benchmark for Parliamentary Openness as a model framework to be adopted by African Parliaments towards an Open Parliament Agenda. This was one of the three recommendations made by the Executive Director of PNAfrica, Sammy Obeng, when he presented a…

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8th TICAD to shore up Japanese-Africa economic cooperation

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) will play a key role in the eighth edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) taking place in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, this year as Japan—a long-time development partner of Africa—continues to lend its economic weight to the continent’s progress. Running from 27 to 28 August,…

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ZNOART bemoans state of affairs in Zimbabwe Urban Councils

As the umbrella organ playing the oversight role over the way Zimbabwean local councils discharge their mandate for service delivery, the Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations of Residents Trusts (ZNOART) has registered great concern over the way most local authorities have abrogated their national mandate of service delivery and now use their privileged positions to…

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Defying odds in making Zimbabwe land-mine free by 2025

By Hillary Munedzi Despite Zimbabwe’s ambitious revised plan to clear all landmines by 2025 being handed a heavy blow by the removal of funding for undetonated landmines by the United Kingdom government, three nonprofit organizations are going against the odds by clearing dense zones of landmines laid by the Rhodesian regime. The overwhelming majority of…

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Calls to fund local fertiliser manufacturers as commodity prices go up

By Hillary Munedzi Fertilizer companies call for more funds for the procurement of raw materials on the auction floor, with the United Nations predicting that food prices will rise by an additional 8,5% by 2027. Speaking to Spiked Online Media, Dr.Richard Dafana, the Managing Director of Zimbabwe Fertilizer Company said there has been a 300…

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Turkey partners Zimbabwe in agriculture to ensure food security

In pursuit of alleviating food insecurity in the country, Turkish organisations have partnered with the Government of Zimbabwe in agricultural projects in Mashonaland West Province. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in conjunction with Islamic Information Bureau Trust represented by Mr. Adam Wadi and the Dost Eli executed a successful agricultural project at the…

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New Turkish Ambassador presents credentials to President Mnangagwa

By Elvis Dumba Harare – Turkiye’s new Ambassador to Zimbabwe Her Excellency Berna Kasnakli Versteden presented her credentials to President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House on Wednesday morning as a witness to the two countries’ continued cordial bi-literal relations. The Ambassador takes over from His Excellency Hakan Kivanc at Zimbabwe’s Turkiye Embassy. She was accompanied…

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Climate change may hit wheat yield harder in developing countries

Climate change could have more of a negative impact on low-latitude countries than on high-altitude countries, further widening the gap between the fortunes of wheat farmers in developed countries and wheat farmers in developing countries, according to research from China published Aug. 19 in the journal One Earth. The researchers developed a climate-wheat-economic ensemble modeling approach in which…

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AfDB optimistic about economic prospects for Southern Africa region

The Southern Africa region’s investment opportunities and prospects for economic growth are encouraging despite recent headwinds of a global pandemic and food crisis, the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Senior Vice President Swazi Tshabalala has said. Tshabalala attended the 42nd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which…

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Income streams have different flavours: Wisdom from African food markets

By Charles Dhewa   Every income stream associated with African food commodities has unique socio-economic flavors, according to farmers and traders who have been participating in African mass food markets for many years. Farmers and elders with different sources of income tend to have diverse tastes and fulfillment nuances compared to those who depend on…

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Youths critical partners in addressing Africa’s challenges: PAP President

Hon Chief Fortune Charumbira, the President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) has underscored the need to involve youths in developmental initiatives in order to address the continent’s challenges. He was speaking at the Capacity Building Workshop for the members of the Pan-African Parliament that got underway on Monday 22 August 2022 in Midrand, South…

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Digital trade workshop builds innovative skills of women-owned MSMEs

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Cameroon and the Commonwealth Secretariat, organized a digital boot camp to build the capacity of women-owned MSMEs in the areas of digital trade and e-commerce/online sales. Capacity-building…

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CGIAR initiative plants Golden Rice in Philippines

Initial farm-level cultivation of Golden Rice is underway on 40 hectares during cropping season in the Philippines as part of a nutrition initiative by the global research partnership CGIAR. This project is part of the expansion of seed production in partnership with the Philippines’ PhilRice branch stations, partner seed growers, regional Department of Agriculture research…

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Marketers, tourism players collaborate on promoting incentive travel

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) in an aggressive drive to create awareness of Meetings Incentives Conferences Exhibitions (MICE) tourism, held a luncheon for the country’s top corporate executives in collaboration with the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ) yesterday to engage on incentive travel in Harare. The objective of the event was to educate corporate executives…

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Empowering the girl-child: Chombo donates sanitary pads

By Elvis Dumba Mutorashanga – Young girls in the rural and farming community of Mutorashanga have hailed their local member of parliament for ensuring they have access to sanitary wear. The girls received an assortment of sanitary wear from Deputy Minister of Local Government and Public Works Marian Chombo who is also the lawmaker for…

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Community nutrition gardens helping smallholder farmers

By Hillary Munedzi Community nutrition gardens have the potential to transform urban communities and increase local opportunities to eat better and fight poverty caused by soaring food and fuel price inflation imposed by the war in Ukraine. Community nutrition gardens are mostly found in rural areas as they have ample space. Implementing the concept in…

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Chegutu Municipality entices ratepayers with foreign currency discounts on bills payment

By Lovemore Chazingwa A statutory window opened by Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube mid-year allowing councils to charge for services in foreign currency has brought perceived relief to them ostensibly, forcing ratepayers to scratch their heads for the elusive greenback. Under the prevailing socio-economic dynamics, Chegutu Municipality has employed a vehicle to ease the burden…

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AN-PBO driving development towards attainment of Agenda 2063

The African Network of Parliamentary Budget Offices (AN-PBO) is aimed at human and institutional capacity development and strengthening by providing useful insights to Members of Parliament into how the budgets impact economies and societies’ development on the continent by driving development towards attainment of the Agenda 2063. This was revealed by Dr. Dumisani Jantjies, the…

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