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Residents seek President Mnangagwa’s intervention to restore sanity in local authorities

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago04 mins

By Own Correspondent A residents association group, Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations and Residents Trust, ZNOART, is pleading with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step in to address the gross corruption and misgovernance affecting local authorities. Addressing journalists on Thursday, ZNOART chairman Shalvar Chikomba said their efforts to engage with local authorities particularly urban, have come…

AFD, UN partnership rejuvenates Great Zimbabwe Heritage, Tourism Site

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

By Wallace Mawire The Great Zimbabwe Development Project has been initiated in Zimbabwe to enhance the value of the Great Zimbabwe heritage site. Great Zimbabwe is one of the most spectacular architectural and cultural landscapes in Africa, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986. Comprising one of the largest dry stone structures in sub-Saharan…

COP15: Minister Ndhlovu urges action to stem biodiversity loss

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago08 mins

The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is currently underway in Montreal Quebec, Canada. This is an international meeting bringing together governments from around the world focusing on protecting nature and halting biodiversity loss around the world. The Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Hon Nqobizitha…

YouLead Summit 2022 spotlights young leaders’ role in advancing the AfCFTA

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago07 mins

The 6th edition of the YouLead Summit highlighted the importance of empowering African young entrepreneurs and support them in accessing opportunities generated by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Under the theme “Digital Access & the Future of Work”, the five-day Summit is organized by YouLead Africa and supported by the International Trade Centre (ITC),…

Huawei seals cross-licensing deal with Oppo

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago03 mins

By Joseph Waring Huawei signed a global cross-licensing agreement with Oppo, its largest licensee in China in terms of the number of patents held and total devices sold. During an online briefing, Alan Fan, head of IP at Huawei, said the agreement covers standard essential patents, with a focus on 5G. Fan explained he couldn’t…

Connecting tourists to prime destinations: Fasjet flies to Kariba and Hwange National Park

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

Fastjet Zimbabwe, the award-winning value-based airline has today announced the intention to commence air services to two new domestic leisure destinations of Kariba and Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Commencing late March 2023, fastjet is set to introduce their new services from Harare and Victoria Falls to Kariba Airport and Hwange National Park Airport. These…

Study calls for urgent attention and increased investment in Africa’s biodiversity

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago06 mins

The African Development Bank (www.AFDB.org) and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), have launched a regional report on the performance of African countries under the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 (https://bit.ly/3Wi56by). The report highlights the important role that multilateral development banks can play in meeting biodiversity targets by providing advisory services, capacity building, market research, and linkages with…

Digital Payments: A Crucial Step in the Financial Inclusion Endgame

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago014 mins

By Andy Jury (CEO of Mukuru) In years gone by, pages such as these have been awash with articles and opinions about fintechs and their potential to drive financial inclusion and improve the lives of millions of unbanked and underserved communities. While these opinions have been crucial in raising awareness, the discussion should now shift…

Achieving Zero Hunger in Africa is within reach: Global leaders

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago05 mins

By Baboloki Semele Eradicating hunger in Africa by 2030 is possible, said global agriculture leaders in Rome. Meeting ahead of the African Food Summit (Dakar 2) to be hosted by President Macky Sall in Dakar, Senegal, from 25-27 January 2023, President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the International Fund for Agricultural…

Private Sector Financing central to achieving climate change mitigation and adaptation

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago014 mins

Central to achieving climate change mitigation and adaptation is the issue of access to climate finance from the private sector, stakeholders at the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) meeting reckon. The sentiments came to the fore today during the COMESA Regional Meeting on Private Sector Climate Finance Investment Mobilization in Harare today….

Sprout Women Empowerment Trust hosts successful seed fair

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago012 mins

The Sprout Women Empowerment Trust (SWET) hosted a successful Food, Seed, and Cultural Fair with the support of the Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre on Monday. Caroline Mutimbanyoka, the Director of SWET told Spiked Online Media that the seed fair had many benefits for women who constitute the majority of the labour force in the agricultural sector….

Hardson Nyadombo hails BEAM for educating students from underprivileged backgrounds

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago06 mins

By Wellington Zimbowa “Don’t give a man fish rather give him a fishing rod,” goes the old adage. Thus total poverty eradication hinges on sustainable social safety interventions such as the government’s Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) which caters to vulnerable children such as orphans, a programme that remains a vital cog towards a broad-based…

Climate-smart agriculture increases food production, promotes regional trade and integration

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago07 mins

Mr. Pardon Njerere, a Value Chain Expert under the COMESA’s European Union-funded Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and Access to Market Programme (RECAMP), commended the role of Climate Smart Agriculture initiatives in catapulting production gains of food systems to promote regional trade and integration. He made the remarks during the COMESA Regional Dissemination Meeting on Climate-smart Agriculture…

African mass food markets – honing expertise in decolonizing entrepreneurship

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago012 mins

n response to persistent criticism for producing job seekers, not entrepreneurs, several African governments have been setting up centers of innovation and entrepreneurship at universities. While this is a noble cause, it has given the impression that entrepreneurship is something that can be taught in universities. On the contrary, the level of entrepreneurship happening in…

Zimbabwe to ban export of raw lithium ore

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago07 mins

By Hillary Munedzi With growing global demand for ‘green’ cars and ‘smartphones’, Zimbabwe’s government ring fences its vast lithium reserves by banning the export of raw ores as investors gravitate to the Southern African nation for mining concessions. According to an African mining Markets report “Zimbabwe is the leading country in Africa to produce Lithium…

COMESA promotes climate-smart agriculture best practices in the region

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago08 mins

The Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) is implementing 5 Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) pilot projects in the Kingdom of Eswatini, Madagascar, Seychelles, Uganda, and Zimbabwe with funding from the European Union (EU) under the Intra-ACP (Organisation of Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States) and the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+)…

Momentum gathers for Dakar Financing Summit on Infrastructure Development

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago07 mins

By Baboloki Semele Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) stakeholders are bracing themselves for the second Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure Development (DFS 2.0), which will take place from 01 – 03 February 2023, under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency President Macky Sall of Senegal, Chairperson of the African Union. The anticipated…

SDG Fund to accelerate climate change mitigation, sustainable energy projects investments

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago017 mins

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG Fund), a Joint Programme by the Government of Zimbabwe and the UN Country Team, launched in Harare today, is meant to accelerate investments in climate change mitigation and sustainable energy projects. In his official address during the launch, Hon Zhemu Soda, the Minister of Energy and Power Development…

Programme increases women’s participation in agriculture

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago04 mins

By Elvis Dumba Yomba, Raffingora – The innovative Agriculture for SHE programme designed to increase women’s participation in agriculture activities has been hailed as a game changer for the fairer sex. The program will see women benefit from small-scale irrigation schemes under Irrigation for SHE, Horticulture for SHE, and cotton for SHE programmes among other…

PAP’s Chief Charumbira addresses Euro-Mediterranean and Gulf Economic Forum

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago04 mins

The President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), H.E Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira was one of the keynote speakers at the inaugural “Euro-Mediterranean and Gulf Economic Forum” organised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) and hosted by the House of Councillors of the Kingdom of Morocco. The gathering was held on 7 and 8…

Spiked Online’s Elvis Dumba bags two accolades in Mashonaland West Media Awards

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago05 mins

Chinhoyi – Mashonaland West-based scribes were awarded for their efforts in the Mashonaland West’s Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) Tenth Provincial Awards held in Chinhoyi on Friday night with Spiked Online’s correspondent Elvis Dumba clinching The Health Reporter of the Year and Best Photos/Visual of the Year Awards. The provincial media awards are sponsored by ZIMPLATS…

Fish farming attracts rural smallholder farmers

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

By Calisto Nhamo (32) Before I adopted agroecology, my farming focused only on growing rain fed maize and gardening. This routine did not give me much in terms of diverse food for my family or income. However, in October 2022 I attended an agroecology workshop that was organised by Schools and Colleges Permaculture (SCOPE) Zimbabwe,…

European and Pan-African parliaments discuss areas of cooperation to spur development

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the European Parliament (EP) are meeting in Brussels to discuss cooperation on gender equality, food security, peace and security, and youth participation in decision-making. The High-Level Parliamentary engagement takes place after the EU-AU Summit, held in February 2022. The two continental Parliamentary bodies are consulting on ways to achieve gender…

The world compelled to unite against corruption

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

A number of institutions globally commemorated International Anticorruption Day yesterday under the theme: “UNCAC at 20: Uniting the world Against Corruption.” The commemorations are held globally on the 9th of December with the aim to raise awareness about the impact of corruption on the economy and people’s livelihoods. It is another opportunity to take stock…

Women play strategic role in sustainable economic development: President Mnangagwa

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

The launch of the inaugural Women Empowerment Summit and Expo yesterday which was running under the theme, “Revitalising Economic Growth through Women Empowerment”, highlights the strategic role that women play in sustainable economic growth and development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. In a speech delivered on his behalf by Hon Oppah Muchinguri, the Minister of…

Marist Brothers wins Old Mutual High School Quiz Competition

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago07 mins

Marist Brothers High School reigned supreme at the Old Mutual High School Quiz competition, fending off stiff competition from Zengeza High 1 to land the top prize at a two-day event held in Harare on Friday 2 December. In the nail-biting finale, the competition was divided into six heat sessions in which points were collected….

Zimbabwe’s national e-learning strategy spreads to rural schools

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago05 mins

By Clayton Masekesa CHIPINGE – The Zimbabwe government has intensified digital capability in rural schools through the Presidential National E-learning Strategy which is aimed at bridging the digital divide between rural and urban schools. The government last weekend donated 150 computers to five schools in the Chipinge district, with each school getting 30 computers, as…

Honour of excellence: Kallon receives The Diplomat Magazine & Diplomacy Appreciation

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago010 mins

Mr. Edward Kallon, the United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Zimbabwe received the prestigious award from the Diplomat Magazine in appreciation of his immense contribution to development and diplomacy. Since the presentation of his credentials in March this year, Mr. Edward Kallon, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator has had a busy nine months….

3rd Quarter 2022 Postal and Telecommunication Sector Performance Report

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago07 mins

Address By The POTRAZ Director General, Dr. G. K. Machengete The Director General of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), hereby presents the key trends observed in the Postal and Telecommunications sector during the third quarter of 2022 as follows: Growth in subscriptions across all markets Total active mobile subscriptions increased…

#HeforShe campaign for equal participation of women and men, addressing GBV

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago06 mins

Today, in commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, the members of the #HeForShe Campaign Group of Diplomats officially welcomed the Head of Mission for the European Union Delegation, His Excellency Ambassador Jobst von Kirchmann as the incoming Chairperson of the Group, while acknowledging the work of the British Embassy as the…

AFC expands Asian capital market footprint with US$160 million Kimchi loan facility

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago06 mins

Africa Finance Corporation, the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, is expanding its footprint in Asian capital markets, today announcing the successful closure of a US$160 million Kimchi Term Loan Facility with Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Shinhan Bank as Bookrunners and Mandate Lead Arrangers (BMLAs). This facility follows the successful execution of the Corporation’s inaugural…

African Development Fund mobilises $8.9 billion for Africa’s low-income countries

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago06 mins

After a year of intense negotiations and a difficult global economic outlook, development partners of the African Development Fund (ADF) have agreed to commit a total package of $8.9 billion to its 2023 to 2025 financing cycle. It is the largest replenishment in the history of the Fund. ADF is the concessional window of the…

Barbados Parliament ratifies Partnership Agreement with Afreximbank

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago03 mins

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has applauded the ratification by the Barbadian Parliament of the Partnership Agreement with the Bank. Barbados, one of the nine member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that have so far signed the treaty, becomes the first to ratify it. The Partnership Agreement between Afreximbank and the constituent countries of CARICOM…

Training addresses challenges related to climate change for local governments

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago019 mins

On December 3rd, 2022 in Agadir, the 6th edition of the African Forum of Territorial Managers and Training Institutes targeting Local Governments (FAMI6_2022) came to an end. Download document: https://bit.ly/3HbJidl The Forum was held over 6 days, from November 28th to December 03rd, 2022 at the Training Center of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Ibn…

Madhvi4Ecoethics commemorates Tree Planting, International Day for Persons with Disabilities

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago05 mins

Ecoethics Global Movement, a non-governmental organization founded by US-based young climate activist, Madhvi Chittoor, on Saturday spearheaded an awareness tree planting programme that incorporated persons with disabilities. The International Day for Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on the 3rd of December on annual basis and this merely coincides with Tree Planting Day which is commemorated…

Calls for amendment of Seed Act get louder

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago04 mins

By Tafadzwa Muranganwa There are calls to amend the Seeds Act to promote community seed systems that are resilient to climate change. This was heard recently at an agroecology media training organised by Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Zimbabwe, recently. A community seed company, Champion Farmer Seeds, has revealed that there are many hurdles…

Zimbabwe to host Inaugural Women Empowerment Summit

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago05 mins

By Elvis Dumba Harare – Zimbabwe, currently commemorating 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, will host a Women Empowerment Summit this year that will be attended by high-level delegates who include, the government, United Nations, and women organisations. The Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, in partnership with the National…

Hon Chombo escalates women empowerment initiatives in Zvimba North

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago05 mins

By Elvis Dumba Zvimba – Community economic development success is hinged on the emancipation of women at the household level as they constitute a high number of the population. Zvimba North Constituency lawmaker and Local Government and Public Works Deputy Minister, Hon Marian Chombo said the financial empowerment of women at household levels helps to…

Matetsi Victoria Falls has featured in the Tatler Travel Awards 2023!

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago03 mins

The awe-inspiring Matesti Victoria Falls has won the award for “Best for Off-grid Glamour” and has been included in the prestigious Tatler Travel Guide of the 101 Best Hotels in the World. The property joins giants like Stuart Cantor, Castles in the Air, Pioneer Spirits, Romance Revivers, Comfort and Ease, Golden Years, Rescue Remedies, and…

Free and compulsory education remains a pipe dream

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago09 mins

By Hillary Munedzi The government’s commitment to universal, free and compulsory education remains a pipe dream as 87% of the national budget is channelled towards employment costs, with 14.04% of the education budget falling short of the Dakar Declaration of 20%. The Education for All (EFA) movement is a global commitment to provide quality basic…

Pan-African Parliament youth dialogue focused on ending hunger and malnutrition

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

Young parliamentarians have been challenged to take the lead in the formulation of policies and strategies that enhance the full participation of the African youth in political and decision-making processes. The call was made yesterday at the official opening of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Youth Dialogue, hosted by the Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco,…

Mauritius journalist appeals for amplified voices over floods, climate change

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago03 mins

By Nhau Mangirazi in Cape Town, South Africa Shehzad Joomun, a journalist from Mauritius is suffering from emotional pressure affecting communities against the effects of climate change that has resulted in property damages, food insecurity, and health challenges in his home country. Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometers off…

Arthur Marara challenges medical doctors to get out of comfort zones

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago08 mins

By Catherine Mureombedzi “Personal branding is a choice, no one is coming to do that for you…” “I am a lawyer, it is quite exciting and intimidating to stand before you, medical doctors, females. In my work, the most difficult aspect is leaving a client behind. As a lawyer, the client/lawyer privilege, encourages a client…

Development cooperation effective in improving youth outcomes: NAYO

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago010 mins

The National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO) has said development cooperation connects young people to development financing, including external finance, South-South, and triangular cooperation, climate finance, cooperation among governments, civil society, and the private sector. This emerged at the NAYO Pre-High Level Meeting (HLM3) National Dialogue Held on the 2nd of December 2022 at Holiday…

Media key in setting science reporting agenda: UNESCO

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago05 mins

By Nhau Mangirazi Cape Town, South Africa – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Education Organization (UNESCO) senior regional science programs specialist Martial Zebaze Kana has called on the media to articulate science stories with a bearing on communities. Speaking during the science training course here, Kana said the media remains part of a…