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Canon Central and North Africa Participated in Digicloud Africa Forum 2022 in Conjunction with its Partner Systhen, to Bring Forward its Stellar Range of Products & Solutions Aimed at Accelerating Digital Transformation In alignment with the company’s core pillars of innovation and diversification, Canon (www.Canon-CNA.com) joined hands with Systhen to further augment digitalization services such…
Africa’s natural gas resources provide the continent with an opportunity to speed up the energy transition, reduce emissions and deforestation while at the same time addressing energy security Despite having 620 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves, Africa’s over-reliance on wood-based biomass energy remains high, resulting in an increase in land degradation, deforestation, and…
By Kavit Majithia Meta Platforms reportedly reduced its 2022 target for hiring engineers by 30 per cent, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg (pictured) braced the company for what he claimed was likely to be one of the worst economic downturns in recent history. Reuters reported Zuckerberg made the comments in an employee Q&A session, stating Meta Platforms…
All is set for the 14th edition of the Econet Victoria Falls Marathon, to be held in the picturesque tourist destination today (Sunday, July 3, 2022). The hugely popular marathon makes a big comeback to the resort town of Victoria Falls after a three-year absence caused by the COVID pandemic. Econet Group Chief Executive Officer…
By Bernard Marr Smart factory is a term for industrial facilities that combine cutting-edge tech trends like artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), digital twins, ultra-fast 5G, and robotics. By building these transformative technologies into all areas of their operations, they are able to lower costs, reduce waste and super-charge their manufacturing operations. Today,…
At their 134th Meeting held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) renewed their approval of a US$1 billion facility to operationalise the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Adjustment Funds. It also approved a Grant Funding in the amount of US$10 million to seed the Base Fund of…
The Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry for Zimbabwe, Honourable Barbara Rwodzi joined other ministers from the Republic of Mozambique and South Africa in celebrating the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA’s) 20th Anniversary in Mozambique, yesterday. On the 9th of December 2002, the three heads of state for Mozambique, South Africa,…
Econet Wireless on Friday officially launched its 5G network in Victoria Falls as the listed telecommunications company expands its rollout of the super-fast data network to other cities and towns across Zimbabwe. “We are making good on our commitment to take this super-fast technology to other parts of the country as we deploy the…
The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ)’s annual Hackathon is part of the country’s ICT Innovation Drive whose major objective is to increase ICT research and development as well as its uptake by innovators and research institutions in Zimbabwe, the Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Dr. Jenfan Muswere has said. The Minister made…
By Staff Writer Banket – Zvimba South Constituency Member of Parliament and ZANU PF Central Committee member, Dr. Phillip Chiyangwa, has said for one to reach financial greatness financial discipline is a necessary virtue. Addressing ZANU PF women’s and youth league members from two Banket party districts during a presentation of one million Zimbabwe dollars…
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Local authorities have been urged to invest in waste management equipment and focus on establishing landfills to ensure community comprehensive waste management. The call was made by Vice President Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga during the National Clean-Up campaign held in Banket yesterday. ” It may take time to purchase all…
In observance of the 1st Friday of each calendar month, the National Clean-Up Campaign as declared by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, state-owned mobile network operator, NetOne today mobilized a clean-up exercise in Magwegwe, one of the oldest suburbs in Bulawayo – the City of Kings and Queens. In a bid…
Hon Daniel Garwe, the Minister of National Housing and Social Amenities has called on stakeholders to promote the financing of smart cities and rural development. He made the remarks yesterday at the Financing Smart Cities and Rural Connect Conference on 30 June 2022 held at the Harare International Conference Centre in the capital city. The…
Yesterday was a great day for tourism as FastJet launched an inaugural flight from Victoria Falls to Maun in Botswana. The new service route will operate four times a week on a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. The new flight arrangement will provide the much-needed scheduled connectivity between Victoria Falls and Maun allowing visitors the…
The Government of Zimbabwe, together with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French public development institution, launched a EUR3 million project for the rehabilitation and development of the Great Zimbabwe World Heritage site in Masvingo Province, in the southeastern part of Zimbabwe. The Great Zimbabwe Development Project aims to promote sustainable and inclusive tourism development…
By Staff Writer The strengthening of cordial relations between the people of the Republic of Turkey and Zimbabwe has allowed for the inclusion of local traditional leaders in the development programmes. This augurs well with the government of Zimbabwe’s target to achieve an upper-middle-income economy by the year 2030, with efforts being made to ensure…
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Traditional leaders and councilors who often fight over resource and community control have been urged to work in harmony on community development issues. Zvimba Rural District Council executives met traditional leaders and councillors during a governance seminar where their roles were set out. Zvimba District Development Coordinator, Daniel Gumbotshuma said…
Zimbabwe is participating in the Meetings Show London in the United Kingdom which runs from 28 to 30 June 2022. This follows the successful launch of the MICE Campaign – MeetInZim, the destination is geared to engage with UK MICE Agents to bring their business delegates to Meet in Zimbabwe. The newly appointed Chief Executive…
The Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry for Zimbabwe, Hon. Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu yesterday in Lisbon, Portugal during the UN Ocean Conference called on the formation of strategic partnerships to significantly contribute to the development of the blue economy. He said this during a side event on “Fostering international and regional cooperation in…
Global Trade Review’s judges took account of Ecobank’s full suite of trade products, services, impact and performance across Structured Trade and Commodities Finance, Supply Chain Financing and digital trade channels Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading Pan-African Banking Group, has been named ‘Best Trade Finance Bank in West Africa’ at the prestigious Global Trade Review’s Leaders in…
The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) will today, the 29th of June 2022 launch a study on the Protection of Property and Mining Rights in Zimbabwe. The study critically analyses the property rights regime and the regulatory framework in Zimbabwe which is supposed to play a catalytic role in mining investments in the country. The…
In its quest to ensure mobile financial services remain a key enabler for financial inclusion worldwide, leading mobile telephony services provider NetOne continues to innovate to make its OneMoney platform effective to transacting Zimbabweans. Speaking to Spiked Online Media, Roseline Chisveto, the Head of Marketing and Public Relations of Netone said the company continues to…
What employees value most is respect, according to occupational psychologist Memory Nguwi. Also important are supportive leadership and leaders who live the organisation’s core values, he said. He told participants in a two-day Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute in Zimbabwe Winter School in Harare last Thursday that this was the finding of a survey on…
Fellows from six African countries this week joined colleagues at Leeds to strengthen networks and build research and leadership skills, helping to bring sustainable change in African food systems. The Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) works with early-career researchers in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. The aim is to build…
By Bernard Marr It’s predicted that 97 million jobs involving artificial intelligence (AI) will be created between 2022 and 2025. AI has the potential to transform every industry; however, businesses are still struggling to find employees with the skills necessary to create, train and work alongside intelligent machines. As companies have become aware of…
By Wallace Mawire Pavcon Industries (Pvt) Ltd’s efforts have been honoured at the CEO’s Network of Zimbabwe Awards night, with the brand being recognised for its professionalism after scooping the “Top Brand in The Construction Sector for Professional Proficiency”. The award goes a long way in showing how far the company has come, since its…
By Dr. John Mangudaya (Governor, RBZ) The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (the Bank) met on 24 June 2022 and deliberated on macroeconomic and financial developments in the economy. The MPC also deliberated on the progress made in the implementation of measures announced by His Excellency, the President of the…
By Charles Dhewa A major lesson for African leaders from the Russia-Ukraine conflict is that they should accelerate the development of food systems that have no direct link with foreign currency. African agriculture has remained thinly defined for decades as shown by how agricultural policies focus on less than five percent of African food systems…
This year the giant retailer TM Pick n Pay celebrates a decade since its first Pick n Pay store opened doors in Kamfinsa on the 19th of June 2012. Cementing the milestone, the group is set to open the 30th Pick n Pay branded store on the 30th of June, a testament to hard work,…
For many years, large-scale and small-scale farmers in the traditional food basket have been planting every season without paying attention to soil health. Over the years, this has resulted in dwindling productivity at the farm level as they grappled with the worst effects of climate change coupled with the high cost of farm inputs. Kenya’s…
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) was part of the Zimbabwe delegation that attended the 2022 Edition of the Commonwealth Business Forum in Kigali, Rwanda held on 21 – 23 June 2022. The Zimbabwe delegation was led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honourable David Musabayana who was supported by his counter Deputy Minister of…
The Great Zimbabwe cultural heritage site plays a pivotal role in the revival of the country’s tourism sector post-CoVID-19 and beyond, the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) reckons. Mr. Lovemore Mandima, the Regional Director for NMMZ Southern Region in an interview with Spiked Online Media, said Great Zimbabwe is indeed great as the…
By Baboloki Semele On 24 June 2022, Presidents, prime ministers and their representatives from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Europe assembled in person at the Kigali Conference Centre for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic spread globally and delayed the meeting for two years. It is also the first CHOGM to…
By Baboloki Semele The Government of Uganda has scaled up the practice of voluntary local reviews – which monitor progress made by local governments towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and is bringing their outcomes to the forefront of its national SDG reporting process. According to a media statement from Economic Commission for Africa…
By own correspondent This week, Zimbabweans were forced again to grapple with the sad news of industrial action by medical practitioners in the public health sector. The news comes at a time when memories of a story carried in The Herald of 5 September 2019 are still fresh. It was one of the most disturbing…
The Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Harare has said all visas by that country are issued in line with the rigorous authentication procedures and schedules stipulated by the Turkish authorities. This follows the Embassy’s response to the Zimbabwean public and media organs regarding the allegations and claims published by “The Newsday” and others…
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) yesterday announced that it is providing technical advisory support to a new World Bank investment project in Ethiopia. The project valued at $600 million aims to increase the resilience of Ethiopia’s food systems and its preparedness for food insecurity. As a result of climate change, smallholder farmers in…
Tweaking a pair of genes in rice could significantly improve the crop’s heat stress tolerance and increase yield under higher temperatures, according to a new study by Chinese scientists. The discovery could help secure food supply, with crops vulnerable to rising temperatures and extreme weather events under climate change, the researchers said, in a paper published on…
EcoCash users can now send ZW$280 000 per month and spend up to ZW$400 000 to shop and pay bills EcoCash transaction limits have been adjusted, with users now able to send up to ZW$280 000 per month and to shop and pay bills of up to ZW$400 000 in a single month. The good…
The package ensures students carry on learning after the death of parents or guardians Zimbabwe’s largest life insurance company by policyholders, Econet Life Private Limited, has revamped its education insurance cover product to ensure continuity of school-going children’s education when a parent or guardian passes on. The insurance product, called Enda Education Cover, was originally…
This two-volume package outlines through projects, initiatives and technical advice how EIB Global is raising its commitments and increasing cooperation with the public and private sectors EIB Global Report: The Impact (https://bit.ly/3n3Oq89) details the results and numbers behind development activities outside the European Union and discusses the many challenges facing the economy and societies worldwide, including…
By Kavit Majithia Belgium’s 5G spectrum auction raised a total of €1.2 billion from five bidders, almost €500 million more than expected, as Proximus emerged as the biggest spender. The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) stated it had closed the main phase of the auction, which began on 1 June, with all…
Financial Securities Exchange (FINSEC) today (the 22nd of June 2022) launches the Derivatives Market. This will further diversify capital markets products and trading, allowing market players to make more informed investment decisions. The launch follows the recent gazetting of Statutory Instrument 70 of 2022 as well as approval of the Derivatives Rules earlier. The FINSEC…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead South Africa’s participation in the virtual 14th BRICS Leaders’ Summit hosted by the People’s Republic of China from 23 to 24 June 2022. The Summit will be chaired by President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, as Chair of BRICS for 2022, under the theme “Foster High-quality BRICS…
Day of the African Child: Eliminating harmful practices affecting children – Progress on policy and practice since 2013 “If you educate a girl, you educate the whole nation” – African Proverb The Girls in STEM Trust, with the support of Old Mutual Zimbabwe, have been shaping a financially-secure mindset in young women from higher institutions…
