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By Byron Mutingwende Soccer lovers were entertained as MultiChoice Zimbabwe screened the exciting launch events of the 2018 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament at St Joseph’s Home for Boys in Harare on Friday. “We at MultiChoice are pleased to present this screening today and we are especially pleased to be able to do…
In a move to enhance destination awareness and foster market visibility, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has appointed VFS Global to promote Zimbabwe as a preferred tourism destination in both India and GCC region, through a collaborative relationship. The agreement was officially signed by Dr. Karikoga Kaseke, Chief Executive of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority on…
By Byron Mutingwende I write this piece to acknowledge one of those unsung heroes in the diplomatic, humanitarian and development field in Zimbabwe. I must hasten to note that he was recognised as the diplomat of the year in 2016 by the Diplomat Trust of Zimbabwe. His energetic and engaging personality precedes him….
By Dumisani O. Nkomo Provision of basic services is the primary function of local authorities but tragically most local authorities have failed to deliver on their mandate for a multiplicity of reasons which I will explore in this instalment. Local authorities have not been alone in failing to deliver services as statutory bodies tasked with…
Joint op-ed by UN Women, UNFPA and UNDP The numbers are shocking: at least one in three women on the planet has suffered physical or sexual violence, usually at the hands of a family member or intimate partner. More than 700 million women alive today were married as children. Up to 250 million women and…
By Byron Mutingwende The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the five-year $25 million Mhuri/Imuli Project that will provide technical assistance for integrated maternal newborn child health and family planning to the ministry of health and child care (MOHCC). In his remarks at the launch, David Parirenyatwa, the minister of…
By Byron Mutingwende In a bid to strengthen and honour the institution of marriage, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) Zimbabwe Chapter rededicated 4 000 couples at a colourful event held in Harare recently. Speaking about the event, Archbishop Johanes Ndanga, the President of the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe…
By ZimRights VILLAGE heads in Murehwa North constituency, Mashonaland East, continue to manipulate social welfare programs such as food aid meant for the vulnerable to force villagers to support the ruling party Zanu-Pf ahead of the 2018 harmonised elections scheduled for July 30. These reports emerged when the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) held a workshop to…
By MSF Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is urging European Member States to facilitate the immediate disembarkation of 629 people rescued over the weekend in Mediterranean and now aboard Aquarius, a dedicated search and rescue vessel run by SOS MEDITERRANEE in partnership with MSF. Aquarius remains in international waters off Malta and Italy, the countries with…
The majority of trade transactions across the world are conducted on open account terms, supported by a purchase order and invoice with mutually agreed payment terms as the basis for trust, according to Continental Reinsurance Kenya managing director Souvik Banerjea. He told the Zimnat Trade Credit Insurance Conference in Harare on Friday (June 8) that…
By Institute for Young Women Development We write with a heavy heart in such devastating times being witnessed in the country. Recent and ongoing developments in our political sphere has set us 10 years back where representation and leadership of women was less than 10% in elective politics in Zimbabwe. Owing to women’s rights…
By Byron Mutingwende “When I was involved in an accident, music helped me find myself because I was depressed for long. I had changed as far as I was concerned. My face was no longer the same. Some said my face became asymmetrical but with the support of family and friends I remained resolute….
By Byron Mutingwende There is a compelling need to license community radio stations, Amnesty International Zimbabwe (AIZ) and the Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations (ZACRAS) have said. The calls emerged at the launch of the project spearheaded by the two organisations to advocate for the licensing of community radio stations as a…
By Byron Mutingwende The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) should improve on transparency and accountability in order for it to pass the test of a credible, fair and transparent electoral management body. This emerged at the launch of the fourth edition of the Election Reform Barometer produced by the Election Resource Centre (ERC) in…
Byron Mutingwende Challenges faced by women and girls regarding menstruation should be addressed as an important component of the adolescent sexual and reproductive health, stakeholders were urged. The call was made on 6 June 2018 at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) compound during the “Brown Bag” discussion series held under the theme,…
“Tourism Statistics: A Catalyst for Development”, was the theme of this year’s seminar in the context of the 61st Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa (Abuja, Nigeria, 4-6 June). The meeting included a ministerial dialogue on the importance of tourism statistics under the topic “Better measure, better manage”. Commission for Africa attracted 18 tourism ministers…
By Dumisani O. Nkomo It has been widely and wildly postulated that devolution of power is divisive, unviable economically and impractical in small countries. In this instalment I would like to argue that devolution of power is a system of government which has been implemented successfully in African, European and Asian countries big and small…
Safeguard Security’s Engineering division has introduced to the Zimbabwe market high security automated retractable traffic barrier spikes, which can be used for traffic control, preferably in conjunction with a traffic boom. The spikes can be raised or lowered by means of a remote control or be synchronised with an automated boom, so that when…
The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) are fielding a joint delegation from June 2-8 to assess preparations for Zimbabwe’s July 30, 2018, harmonised presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections. This delegation represents an important component of the IRI/NDI joint Zimbabwe International Election Observer Mission (ZIEOM). The delegation includes regional…
By Farai Chirimumimba Introduction As the MDC Alliance today, 05 June 2018 presses on with electoral reforms demand, they probably survived a counter onslaught after the police refused to clear a counter ZANU-PF march which was rescheduled for tomorrow. As noted by Sachikonye (2011), violence has been woven through the intricate fabric of Zimbabwe’s political…
THE Electoral Court will today (Tuesday 05 June 2018) preside over the hearing and determination of an application filed by some Harare residents seeking to stop their clandestine transfer from voting in Mt Pleasant constituency to Mazowe South constituency under some opaque circumstances, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has reported. According to a…
By Byron Mutingwende Improving water resources infrastructure and availability has the potential to unlock the vast opportunities for Zimbabwe’s socio-economic development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. He made the remarks on the occasion of the water infrastructure investment conference and the launch of the national climate policy at the Harare International Conference Centre…
Preparations for the 46th commemorations of Kamandama Mine disaster where more than 427 miners died after an explosion at number two colliery in 1972 are at an advanced stage. The commemorations will be held in the mining town of Hwange. Thousands of people are expected to attend the two day event starting off with a…
NMB Bank has partnered with global money transfer agents World Remit and Small World Financial Services to provide further options for Zimbabweans wanting to receive money from other countries. The bank has been a MoneyGram agent for many years. It is now also a Word Remit and Small World agent. As from today (Friday June…
By Wisdom Mumera Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy Honourable Temba Mliswa has commended Parliament for passing the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill hailing the move as a first step in redressing countless anomalies in the minerals sector. The Bill sailed through Parliament on Thursday and is now in the Senate…
By Byron Mutingwende In a bid to inculcate the culture of love, the leadership of David Mascott Country School asked their pupils to pool resources to help the children under the care of Tsungirirai Orphanage in Norton. In response to the call, the children reached out to their parents who in turn responded…
Gideon Madzikatidze Kenyan-based Pan-African organisation, the African Institute for Children Studies has commended the democratic processes taken y the current Zimbabwean government in advancing the rights of children. As future leaders, children should not be divorced from governance and democratic processes of their respective societies. Mr Samuel Munyuwiny, the AICS Director has commended the steps…
Around 600 participants from 52 countries gathered at the 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism (Bangkok, Thailand, 30 May to 1 June 2018). Organised by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Government of Thailand, in collaboration with the Basque Culinary Centre, participants addressed topics ranging from the role of technology in achieving sustainable development,…
By Bishow Parajuli and Dr. Mohamed Ag Ayoya Malnutrition continues to be a challenge for many countries around the world. Globally, one in three people is malnourished in one form or another and about 815 million people, or one in ten, are suffering from chronic undernourishment. The various consequences of malnutrition are literally devastating. An…
By Byron Mutingwende Clubfoot is a deformity that can be treated and every child born with it should not necessarily end up with a lifelong disability, a senior ministry of health official has said. Mrs Ropafadzai Hove, the Director of Pharmacy Services in the Ministry of Health and Child Care who was standing…
By Byron Mutingwende As a reflection of Government’s commitment to the implementation and fulfilment of set targets of the development mantra, stakeholders recently held a progress review and planning meeting for the multi-sectoral community based model (MCB) to food and nutrition security for stunting reduction. In his remarks at the workshop held on…
By Byron Mutingwende Deaf Women Included, an organisation that works to amplify the voices of deaf women in Zimbabwe has called for the domestication process of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in Zimbabwe. In 2013, Zimbabwe signed and ratified the UNCRPD committing to the respect, protection and uplifting…
By Reason Dube in Masvingo MDC -T Masvingo urban candidate for the National Assembly, Takanayi Mureyi has chickened out from contesting as the party’s candidate in the forthcoming harmonised elections scheduled for July 30. Mureyi’s candidature was hotly disputed by supporters of former MP Tongai Matutu and Zanu (PF)’s Benjamin Mazarire over allegation of being…
By Davison Kaiyo Soon after his inauguration the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that he has a list of individuals and corporates that has been externalising money and assets and granted them a three-month moratorium to bring them back after which the law will take its course. There were high expectations of high profile…
Broadens customer access, launches Kwese-iflix mobile platform Partners with ZBC TV to bring World Cup matches to all HARARE – May 30, 2018 – Econet Media’s Kwesé yesterday announced that it will be broadcasting all 64 FIFA World Cup matches live in Zimbabwe on all its digital platforms; on its popular Kwese satellite TV, on…
By Byron Mutingwende Depinah Nkomo (widowed) is the owner of a successful farming enterprise in the Selous area of Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province but her road to success is not a stroll in the park. “When my husband died, he left me only a house in Waterfalls but I was born with a…
By Farai Chirimumimba Introduction The national voters’ roll inspection began in earnest on 19 May and ended yon 29 May with stakeholders having urged eligible voters to register and verify their details. Over 20, 000 election officials were reportedly deployed to some 10,807 inspection centres to register new voters and to allow already registered voters…
The 15th edition of Africa week was held at the UNESCO head office in Paris from 22 to 25 May 2018. It was an unforgettable three days where African culture was exhibited by 54 countries and for the first time Zimbabwe participated by bringing arts and crafts from Zimbabwe to showcase and promote its local…
The EU Delegation has today prepared the ground for the deployment of an Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the upcoming harmonised elections by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zimbabwean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Today’s signature by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Sibusiso Busi Moyo and EU Ambassador…
By Dumisani O. Nkomo It’s election year again and as usual the usual suspects are out there promising everything to everyone, everywhere they go. Pertinently below the rubble, of harmonized elections lies a very important plebiscite, local government elections. I would like to strongly argue that like in the past local government or council elections…
By Dumisani O. Nkomo The argument that was and is still propounded by some sections of the Zimbabweans society is both frivolous and vexatious for a number of reasons which I will discuss in this instalment. Let me however explode and dispel the myths that are used to dismiss devolution of power which is enshrined…
Originally published by the UN With a new administration in place and plans to hold free and fair general elections later this year, authorities in Zimbabwe are hoping to see greater international investment in their country, according to the top United Nations official there. Bishow Parajuli, UN Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative for the UN…
By Gideon Madzikatidze The Traditional Medicines Practices Council (TMPC) chairman, Mr Friday Chisanyu has appealed to and urged African governments to promote and preserve universal utilisation of African Traditional Knowledge Systems for absolute realisation of development in vast cultures that the continent is endowed with. In commemorating Africa Day, TMPC urged traditional and faith…
Intra-regional trade can only be expected to expand economic growth and development if there is improved access to market information, Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has said. Dr. Oramah, who was speaking in Busan, South Korea, on Monday during a breakfast event organised by the Bank to promote the maiden Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF)…
Finance and Economic Development Deputy Minister Terence Mukupe’s must be removed from government as he has shown to be unfit for government, reckless, a loose cannon and a danger to Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said. In his latest gaffe, Deputy Minister Mukupe treasonously claims that the army would not allow…
