As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the world, the UN health agency on Tuesday said that it was crucial that more is done to help all countries receive lifesaving coronavirus jabs as quickly as possible. The development comes as a senior World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologist repeated the agency’s message that…
By Marlvin Ngiza The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has assured parents and learners that quality education will be prioritised despite the challenges posed by the global Covid-19 pandemic . Speaking after the postponement of the first term opening date for 2022 ,Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education spokesperson, Taungana Ndoro said his ministry…
By Joyce Mukucha Zimbabwean fish farmers have been encouraged to work hard and yield positive results in terms of productivity and at the same time ensure that mistakes that happened in 2021 in the aquaculture sector are not repeated. In his New Year message, the Zimbabwe Productive Farmers Association (ZPFA) Chairperson of Development and Outreach…
By Joyce Mukucha Adolescent girls and young women face significant barriers that undermine their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) including lack of access to comprehensive sexuality education and to essential sexual and reproductive health services and those who reside in urban-distant communities are facing the real dilemma. Spiked Online Media reached out to…
By Joyce Mukucha The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said a “tsunami” of Omicron and Delta COVID-19 cases will increase pressure on health systems that are already on the edge of collapsing and again disrupting lives and livelihoods. “The fast-moving omicron variant of COVID-19 is triggering a “tsunami of cases,” leaving health systems…
By Joyce Mukucha The United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres has urged countries across the globe to “commit to making 2022 a year of recovery for everyone.” In his message for the New Year , the UN chief called upon everyone to make recovery “for people, planet and prosperity” as the resolution for the…
By Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has hailed whistleblowers that include different parastatals and citizens for their concerted efforts in revealing cases of corruption in the country. In her end-of-year statement, ZACC chairperson, Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo said the support from citizens has played a pivotal role in exposing corruption by keeping it in…
By Joyce Mukucha The World Health Organisation (WHO) has yesterday announced the launch of a new Food Safety Community of Practice (COP) which is aimed at helping in the sharing of knowledge as well as improving practice. According to WHO, the Community of Practice is a new peer-to-peer online forum for global professionals working on…
By JoyceMukucha The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has recently welcomed a $10 million contribution from the United States of America to its COVID-19 response efforts and to help counter other challenges that threaten human, animal and environmental health, including future pandemics. The contribution from the United States will benefit countries…
Chinhoyi – Makonde legislator and ZANU PF District Coordinator, Kindness Paradza’s popularity among party members has rattled his opponents for the provincial chairmanship post for Mashonaland West who have resorted to a smear campaign against him. During a recent party’s provincial coordinating meeting at the Chinhoyi University of Technology, some hordes of demonstrators were reportedly…
By Chimeno Azriel All is set for the Dare Rana Gwenyambira unified mbira Melody set for this week in Norton with Dubbed DZEPAMVURA MBIRA ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL, which will feature mbira players and instrumentalists from various regions who were in the boot camp for the past month. Speaking to the Project Manager Mr Kandororo, he said…
By Ronnie Chisamba South-African based multi-genre musician and entrepreneur, Precious Hanya popularly known as Mr P is sponsoring a music award in an effort to inspire budding artistes. Mr P’s inaugural award will be presented to the best dance group at the finals of the Zim Talent Show. Aimed at raising awareness against drug abuse…
New report by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) has revealed an urgent need to invest in strengthening data systems to track newborn and child health and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, two thirds of which have had no reliable mortality data in the past three years. The latest…
By Ronnie Chisamba Eriah Tembo(32) – aka Bluu-T, the son of the late legendary musician Biggie Tembo maintains that his father is his source of inspiration. The young artist revealed this in an interview to announce his return to the spotlight after a long hiatus. The last born in a family of four boys,…
State owned mobile networks operator, NetOne has donated Christmas groceries worth ZWL $ 300 000 to Rubatsiro Zimcare Trust School in Kadoma. Rubatsiro Zimcare Trust was founded in 1986. The school has a current enrolment of 25 students. This initiative is part of NetOne ‘s mandate to transform and develop communities. In a statement, the…
By Joyce Mukucha The transgender people have bemoaned stigma and discrimination from family members, friends and the community at large highlighting that it had a negative effect on mental health. The trans community is incredibly diverse. Some trans people identify themselves as trans men or trans women, while others may describe themselves as non-binary, genderqueer,…
By JoyceMukucha As the festive season has just started, the World Health Organisation (WHO); Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Henri Kluge has urged Europeans to remain vigilant against the spread of Covid-19 as they hang around with friends and family. Following that the European region was the epicentre of the pandemic even before the…
United Nations (UN) Women has in a statement highlighted that accelerating the use of data to inform policy and decision-making on violence against women will have a lasting impact on women and girls in East and Southern Africa (ESA). Representatives from national governments, regional bodies, international development agencies, and civil society organizations last week convened…
Recently, ActionAid Zimbabwe(AAZ) officially handed over a manual borehole to the Nyagwande community in Nyanga ward 7 as a temporary measure to ease the water woes in the interim as it fundraises more to solarize the water source. According its Facebook page post, AAZ said the bush pump was drilled and installed under the People’s…
By Joyce Mukucha The President of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid has bemoaned lack of vaccine equity and urged governments to unite and address this challenge with immediate effect. Ahead of a high-level event in the General Assembly on 13 January 2022 with the goal of ensuring equitable access and delivery of vaccines “to…
Aiming to reduce drug and substance harm and demand, while increasing treatment and rehabilitation services in different communities, Cabinet has received and considered a report on the Drug and Substance abuse situation among children, youth and the general population, a government official has said. “The Taskforces’ efforts are targeted at reducing harm and demand, while…
In a quest to ensure that the workforce is equipped with the necessary skills, competencies, attitude, work ethics, culture and practical orientation to improve performance in the Public Service, Cabinet has approved the proposed modules and implementation matrix for the National Health In-Service Training and Induction Programme. Speaking during a post Cabinet briefing this Tuesday,…
By Joyce Mukucha Government is implementing Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) interventions aimed at achieving a digital economy as well as curbing challenges posed by the global Covid-19 pandemic. “The Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Honourable Jenfan Muswere, updated Cabinet on the ICT-based interventions, which Government through the Postal and Telecommunications…
Two people died after they were trapped underground whilst scavenging for gold during a gold rush at Karondora Farm(Banket)also known as ID Farm. The two died after three people were trapped on Sunday evening and rescue efforts by other artisinal miners managed to rescue one person whilst the unidentified deceased rescue efforts failed. The bodies…
By Joyce Mukucha The Young Feminist Fund (FRIDA) has highlighted that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to describe the year 2020 as ‘challenging’ would be an understatement. FRIDA pointed out that feminist communities across the world bore the brunt of a tumultuous year, which almost felt like an expansive desert with little flora, fauna and…
By Wallace Mawire HARARE-Zimbabwe will today convene a Covid-19 national intra-action review online meeting to provide an opportunity to share experiences and collectively analyse the on-going in-country response to Covid-19 by identifying challenges and best practices amongst the different sub-committees. A-two-day virtual meeting will be running until tommorow (15 December 2021). Covid-19 National…
By Ronnie Chisamba HARARE- T-Hustle (real name Fungai Kativhu) and Russel Tawanda (real name Russel Tawanda Matinyarare) are currently riding on the waves of stardom after topping The Zones’s Top five charts. The duo’s latest offering Chakafukidza made history when it was voted as the number one musical video on the popular ZBC TV Saturday…
By Joyce Mukucha Recently in Bulawayo In an effort aimed at promoting decent work, better working spaces, improving productivity, access to markets and capacity development as well as improving the working conditions of those participating in the informal economy (Small to Medium Enterprises) (SMEs), the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in collaboration with the Employers Confederation…
By Wallace Mawire HARARE-The Gender and Media Connect (GMC) in Zimbabwe has recently presented digital storytelling awards for 2021 to members of communities in Zimbabwe in a bid to bridge the access to information divide. Stories for the awards were submitted from Seke, Harare South, Murehwa, Chipinge and Domboshava According to GMC National Director, Abigail…
By Marlvin Ngiza The government of Zimbabwe is implementing a vast of strategies aimed at making the airspace more secure and to ensure standards conformity to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a government official has said. In a statement ,Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development Felix Mhona said the government was committed to a safe…
By Ronnie Chisamba South Africa-based multi-genre Zimbabwean musician and businessman Mr P(real name Precious Hanya ) has officially released the much-talked about Mixed Bag. The Mixed Bag which is his third album was launched on YouTube and other social media platforms, earlier yesterday. Defined by the artist as a complete package,Mixed Bag has received…
By Joyce Mukucha The Election Resource Centre (ERC) has joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of Human Rights which is running under the theme: Equality: Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights. The day provides Zimbabwe with an opportunity to review the state of democracy and human rights including electoral rights…
By Joyce Mukucha The Sexual Reproductive Health Rights(SRHR) Southern Africa Trust(SAT), a regional high impact organisation which works to improve access to SRHR for adolescents and young adults has eqquiped members of the fourth estate with knowledge to prioritize sexual and reproductive health rights issues and report them in an accurate manner. A one-day workshop…
Despite significant progress since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 73 years ago, the COVID pandemic has “fed a frightening rise in inequalities”, and laid bare “many of our failures to consolidate the advances made”, said UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet, in a message marking Human Rights Day. She said…
By Joyce Mukucha Developing a robust industrial and commercial sector is vital for import substitution and crucial following Zimbabwe’s ratification of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) in 2019, a government official has said. Officially opening the Buy Zimbabwe-Buy Local Summit in Harare yesterday, Vice President who is also the Minister of Health and…
By Joyce Mukucha A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has revealed that plastic pollution is posing an even greater threat to food security, people’s health, and the environment. The report was presented this Tuesday at a virtual event in conjunction with World Soil Day. FAO’s Assessment of…
CHINHOYI- The Insurance and Pension Commission (IPEC) Director, Cuthbert Munjoma has highlighted that most of Zimbabweans’ pensions are going uncollected with more than ZWL$2 billion dollars yet to be collected by pensioners. He was speaking during the official handover ceremony of a solar-powered borehole at Chengetanai Old People’s Home in Chinhoyi. “Many people are not…
By Joyce Mukucha In the quest to contain the spread of the Covid-19 new Omicron variant, the Government of Zimbabwe has put in place some additional measures which it said citizens ought to abide with. Speaking during a post-Cabinet briefing this Tuesday, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa said the regulations…
By Joyce Mukucha Cabinet has considered and approved the Government Enterprise Architecture Framework Approach to the Modernisation and Improvement of the Government of Zimbabwe’s ICT Ecosystem. This was communicated by the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa during a post Cabinet briefing yesterday. The Framework, she said will play a crucial role…
By Joyce Mukucha As the emergency of the new Omicron variant rattling countries around the globe with new cases surging in Southern Africa, and nations in the region trying to step up preparedness measures aimed at detecting and controlling its spread, it has been highlighted that lack of adequate vaccines was hindering Africa to reach…
By Joyce Mukucha The United Nations (UN) Women has recently announced that next year’s theme for the International Women’s Day(IWD) “Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” a theme which recognizes efforts being made by women and girls around the globe in mitigating climate change as well as building resilient lives and livelihoods. The theme for…
By Elvis Dumba People with Disabilities have led in the observation of national tree planting day in Banket. Kind Matope Chairperson of Banket PWDs led in the event by planting a tree at Sacred Heart High School where he urged residents to preserve the remaining few trees around Banket. Matope who said their constituency…
By Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) is continuing to make concerted efforts in coordinating, taking leadership, and supporting the implementation of integrated Family Planning and related Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services, reducing the spread of HIV, teenage pregnancies as well as eradicating gender-based violence (GBV) amongst youths in various communities of…
By Joyce Mukucha The continuous spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic associated with stiff measures by Governments, stay-at-home orders and self-quarantines, the society has been forced into increased technology use across all facets of life which include business, school, work, shopping among other aspects of their day-to-day lives. However, studies indicated that people with disabilities…
By Joyce Mukucha Following that the global community recently commemorated the World AIDS Day, a new report released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) revealed that “Myths and misconceptions” about HIV and AIDS continue to fuel stigma and discrimination at the workplace with nearly out of 10 people becoming not comfortable to work with colleagues…
