Power Giants fighting child abuse through music

International energy infrastructure developer, Power Giants is using music to preach against child abuse as a medium of communication that reaches a wider audience with a view of influencing policy change and societal attitude towards the vice. Speaking to this publication, Power Giants Director, Edzai Kachirekwa called on all stakeholders to support the song that…

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ITC Celebrates UN resolution on World Cotton Day

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the International Cotton Advisory Committee commend the United Nations General Assembly resolution (A/RES/75/318) of officially recognizing 7 October as World Cotton Day. It is a historical moment to acknowledge the importance of cotton as a global commodity as well as its vital role in several countries. Cotton generates income and…

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Local news websites dedicated to covering tourism industry on the rise

In tourism, the need to tell our own story to showcase natural or human endowments to domestic and international tourists is pertinent and the current influx of news websites dedicated to cover this subject is most welcome. Recently, Travnesu (pronounced: Travel Nesu) said it will be bringing a comprehensive approach to Tourism reporting in Zimbabwe…

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Zerripa ‘Unique’ Amon Phiri: dealing with MRKH syndrome

By Spiked Online Media Reporter Other women and girls complain about the high costs of sanitary wear or share their monthly periods’ dates, pain, joys, and fear, but it is not the case for Zerripa ‘Unique’ Amon Phiri (41) who was born with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH syndrome). Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) also known as vaginal agenesis, is a…

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FinTech Can Help Fill Climate Resilience Gaps In Emerging Markets

The fuel crisis spreading across Europe and Asia highlights the weather-related vulnerabilities faced by global energy systems. As wind and solar falter under intermittency, power generation has defaulted to gas, where demand is being squeezed by early-autumn heating and late-summer electric cooling needs across Eurasia. The reverberations of February’s polar vortex in Texas—which froze gas output—continue to be felt…

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Mashonaland West provincial agricultural show on this week

By Elvis Dumba The 74th edition of the Chinhoyi Agriculture Show Society will roar to life this week. Booking for exhibition space currently stands at 40 percent with more exhibitors still coming to get exhibition places. The Chinhoyi Show Society General Manager Brian Vengai confirmed the development with this publication. Vengai promised an exciting exhibition…

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Behind every quantity of food are units of measurements in African markets

By Charles Dhewa Contrary to western markets like supermarkets where most of the commodities are sold by weight through kilograms, for instance, African mass markets have developed their own best practices in measurement and linking measurements to price or value. To avoid the inconvenience of having to weigh commodities each time someone wants to buy,…

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UN Launches flash appeal as 2.5 million people face severe drought in Kenya

By Joyce Mukucha The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday launched a humanitarian flash appeal for the Kenya drought response as no fewer than 2.5 million people in different communities of the country’ s dry regions categorized as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) experience food insecurity. The Kenya Drought Flash…

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We are committed to providing adequate energy: Government

The government, through the Ministry of Energy and Power Development, is working towards providing efficient energy generation and/or production, transmission, distribution and utilisation. This was communicated by the Minister of Energy and Power Development, Honourable Soda Zhemu during a recent National Energy Efficiency Policy (NEEP) validation workshop that took place in Harare recently. The Minister…

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EMA yet to receive EIA report from Heijin Mining Company

By Kumbirai Mafunda THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) says it is yet to receive an environmental impact assessment report from Heijin Mining Company, a Chinese mining company, which is on the verge of displacing several villagers from their ancestral land in Uzumba Maramba-Pfungwe. On 2 September 2021, Tinashe Chinopfukutwa of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights…

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National mining IT database to eradicate mining disputes

By Jacob Kudzai Mutisi In 2021 Zimbabwe’s mining sector is proving to be big business, with mineral exports possibly reaching 60% of the country’s export earnings and the mining sector contributing around 20% of national GDP. Zimbabwe now needs to take advantage of the constantly advancing national information and communication technology (ICT), with this impressive…

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Steward Bank expands remittance network, partners Senditoo and Thunes

Steward Bank, a member of EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited, has announced new partnerships with international money transfer service providers Senditoo and Thunes, further expanding its growing remittance network to over half a dozen partners.   The new partnerships are expected to increase foreign currency inflows into the country as people living and working abroad get…

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Action needed now to limit climate change: Ministers told

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference also known as COP26 which is scheduled to be held in the city of Glasgow, Scotland between 31 October and 12 November 2021, the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres urged ministers to make concerted efforts to reduce emissions, finance climate action and support mitigation. Speaking during a…

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Reducing Food Loss and Waste Key to Strengthening Food Sustainability System: FAO

Celebrating the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste this Wednesday, the Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) together with other organisations emphasised the need to embrace Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 which seeks to ensure sustainable production and consumption patterns, including a specific target to halve per capita global food waste by 2030. FAO…

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UNICEF, Mercy Corps partner to supply borehole water to Rusape Town Council

By Knowledge Kutadzaushe A partnership between UNICEF and Mercy Corps has come in handy to address perennial water challenges in Rusape Town Council through the provision of solar-powered boreholes. The borehole installation project is being done in Rusape Town Council as a way of stabilizing and normalising the water supply in four wards under the…

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Labour Amendment Bill approved

By Joyce Mukucha In pursuit of promoting worker empowerment and protection as well as regulating individual and collective employment relations, Cabinet has approved the Labour Amendment Bill. Speaking in a post-Cabinet briefing this Tuesday, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa said the Bill also provides for the rights to fair and…

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Enhanced multilateralism mitigates COVID-19: President Mnangagwa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last week, said enhanced multilateralism and unity of purpose remain critical in mitigating the COVID-19 global health emergency. The President’s remarks came when the Seventy Sixth Session was being convened against the backdrop of the persistent COVID 19 pandemic but he said…

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Zimbabweans let us harness the Diaspora Contribution/Human Capital we have

By Barbra Nyagomo-Chakabva Nursing Jobs Abroad/Globally The Philippines get remittances of 30 billion USD per year from their Nurses working in the Diaspora. Cash remittances from Filipinos working overseas dropped 0.8% to $29.9 billion last year, defying expectations of a sharper fall due to the pandemic, the country’s central bank said on Monday. However, the…

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Government takes over salaries payment for municipal nurses

The government is implementing its decision to transfer nurses’ salaries from the Harare and Chitungwiza Municipalities payrolls to the state-run Salary Service Bureau. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing this Tuesday, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa said the plan was in line with the government’s decision to centralise the payment of…

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MIM Foundation targets women with development projects

The Manyara Irene Muyenziwa (MIM) Foundation is seeking to correct gender-influenced economic imbalances by extending to women some development projects that are set to improve their lives. Manyara Irene Muyenziwa, the MIM Founder, yesterday convened a workshop in Harare that touched on a number of available lucrative projects for women. “As women, and historically in…

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‘Improving Production key to Assist LDCs’ Post-Pandemic Recovery Journey’ says UNCTAD

The Uited Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned that the world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy if States are unable to boost economic production, and the international community fails to provide more support. UNCTAD’s Least Developed Countries(LDCs) 2021 Report which was released this Monday highlighted that…

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Zimbabwe Celebrates World Tourism Day, Nations Bemoan COVID-19 Devastating Impacts on the Sector

Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world yesterday in celebrating World Tourism Day which was running under the theme ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’, a theme that focuses on tourism’s ability to drive inclusive development and the role it plays in generating economic opportunities for millions across the globe. Tourism is one of the world’s most…

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International Day for Universal Access to Information: ICTs for development

On the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day of Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), Dr Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services emphasised the role played by ICTs to stimulate sustainable development. The day was declared by UNESCO on 17 November 2015. Speaking in Chimanimani yesterday, Dr…

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Whistleblower protection important in the fight against corruption

Whistleblower protection is absolutely required to safeguard the public interest and to promote a culture of public accountability and integrity, Ms. Maria Ribeiro, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Zimbabwe has said. She was speaking yesterday at the National Whistleblower Protection Workshop in Harare which marked a significant step towards the legislative reforms in the…

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Young farmers hail Agrifoods, Empower Bank partnership for increased food production

By Desire Tshuma Young Farmers are upbeat that the partnership between Agrifoods and Empower Bank is paying huge dividends in maximising food production among the youths so as to contribute to sustainable economic growth. Agrifoods processes all agricultural produce and sells to farmers who are into different types of farming. “We process soybeans, sunflower seeds,…

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Zimra boss declared Chartered Secretary of the Year

Zimbabwe Revenue Authority acting commissioner-general Rameck Masaire has been declared Chartered Secretary of the Year for 2020. The announcement was made by Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute in Zimbabwe chief executive Lovemore Gomera at the institute’s annual dinner on Friday. The runner-up for the award was Nyaradzo Group finance director Tendai Kanjanda. This could be…

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DREAMS-funded Greenhouse Project positively impacting youths in Chitungwiza, Goromonzi

Young people have hailed the Freedom of Information Act for giving them free access to information and education especially on the Green House projects that they are partaking in at institutions like the Utano Community Centre in Zengeza, Chitungwiza. The projects are helping in improving their livelihoods and are being supported by the Determined, Resilient, Empowered,…

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President Mnangagwa calls on private sector to join fight against corruption

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called upon the private sector, civil society, and other stakeholders to join the government in the fight against corruption. He has urged them to set up integrity committees within their organisations. “The anti-corruption fight is a collective responsibility. Government cannot go it alone,” he told delegates at the annual conference and…

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The Glasgow Declaration: An urgent call for commitment to a decade of climate action in tourism

In preparation for COP26, two information sessions were held on September 21 on the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. The Declaration, developed by a collaborative group of leading organizations, is an urgent call for all stakeholders to commit to a decade of climate action in tourism. The signatories of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action…

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The Law is struggling to keep up with technology

By Jacob Kudzai Mutisi The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill is awaiting the signature of the President of Zimbabwe to become law. The purpose of the bill is to consolidate cyber-related offences and provide for data protection with due regard to the Declaration of Rights under the Constitution and the public and national interest,…

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International Day of Sign Languages: Access to information fundamental for PWDs

Spiked Online Media Reporter The fact that access to information remains a fundamental right to people with disabilities comes to the fore as Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of Sign Languages which runs under the theme ‘We sign for human rights. The International Day of Sign Language was…

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Let’s Fight Vaccine Famine to Ensure Development: UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said it is important to prioritize marginalised communities in Africa as well as developing nations pertaining to the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. Speaking during a special event organized to discuss how COVID-19 vaccines can be fairly distributed worldwide as a key priority for development, UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner…

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We hold the keys to Zimbabwe’s prosperous future: FORUS Party

The talk-of-town, people-centred, and recently established political party, the Freedom Of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) has said it is the only genuine vehicle for Zimbabweans to enjoy a secure and prosperous future. The party President, Manyara Irene Muyenziwa (MIM) said a Foundation she founded under her name in 2021 is implementing practical and tangible activities…

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Esigodini PFMS Kiosk, College of Agriculture e-learning platform promoting smart agriculture 

The Esigodini Agricultural College e-Learning platform and the Public Finance Management System (PFMS) kiosk launched by Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services at Esigodini township yesterday in Mzingwane District are meant to promote smart agriculture and the advancement of a digital economy. “Online learning platforms and a…

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