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By Byron Mutingwende The Zimbabwe Trade and Investment Conference and Expo underway in Harare is meant to strengthen the country’s business relations with the rest of the world. The event comes at a time when the government is activating, developing and reinforcing business relationships through engagement of both the local, regional and international…
By Byron Mutingwende School levy is exorbitant. Why should parents take three years to pay $100 for a school bus levy every term? That’s the money students of the 80s and 90s used to pay for school fees every term. The schools are offered teachers for free by the government. Paying teachers is…
By Joyce Mukucha Harare Polytechnic School of Journalism and Media Studies with the support from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has launched the Mass Communication Online Journalism and Digital Broadcasting programme aimed at scaling up the institution’s highly competitive technopreneurial skills.. A programme with the theme ‘Train the Trainer’ has been…
By Byron Mutingwende Migration should be looked at through the lens of the common good and not as a problem since it is a tool for development. That appeared at the international conference on migration that was organised by the Catholic University of Zimbabwe and held in Harare from the 27th of February…
Old Mutual have launched the Old Mutual Schools Quiz 2018 in a bid to empower youth afro-centric study. Mr Isaiah Mashinya, the Old Mutual Group Chief Executive said they decided to rebrand and be active full throttle to the initiative. He said this at the launch held in Harare today. “The role of the youth…
Gideon Madzikatidze and Byron Mutingwende Apostolic and Zionist indigenous churches have been urged to pay taxes in order to realise development, Advocate Charles Maunga of St. John Apostolic Church has said. The remarks were made on Sunday at the church’s assembly in Hatfield. Maunga said paying tax contributes towards economic development and transformation of livelihoods…
By GenderLinks While President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new cabinet has taken South Africa to within a whisper of gender parity at the executive level it has failed to inspire a new vision for gender equality, according to an analysis conducted by Gender Links. In his own changes that involved 30 ministers and six deputy ministers (see…
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe – the largest mobile network operator in the country – has stepped up its channel partner engagement programme by taking its top-performing Brand Ambassadors awards ceremony to Mashonaland West province. The company today hosted a lively event at Chinhoyi town’s CUT Hotel, about 115km northwest of Harare, at which it handed out…
By Patricia Mashiri Katswe Sisterhood has launched a sanitary bank in which they will be collecting sanitary wear for the young girls and women in schools. This follows the demonstration done on 16 February that was called the #HappyFlow campaign/petition which they hope to submit to the government with the support of the Honourable Member…
Spiked Correspondent The Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Hon. Priscah Mupfumira (MP) is leading a delegation comprising of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), the tourism industry and media on her second international re-engagement series tour across major tourism source markets – South Africa, United Kingdom and Germany. This series is scheduled to kick off…
By Byron Mutingwende The United States Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (JTIP) and the US Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe are offering support to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) mission for the implementation of training for both state and non-state shelter management staff to assist victims of trafficking….
By Patricia Mashiri The Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality industry continues with Consultative Conferences for Tourism Sector Strategy on how to improve the sector in Zimbabwe as a global economic game changer. Speaking at a stakeholder consultative meeting in Chinhoyi, Webster Shamu, the Minister of State for Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs said tourism…
The Pan-African Parliament, in collaboration with the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons will host the regional seminar “Connecting the dots: Supporting 2030 Agenda, the Arms Trade Treaty and the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms implementation through increased parliamentary engagement and action in international processes” on March 2-3 2018 at the PAP Headquarters…
By Byron Mutingwende The awards by the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) seek to promote the highest ethical and professional standards as well as to recognise and celebrate excellence in journalism. Speaking during the Media Professionalism and Investigative Journalism Awards ceremony held at Holiday Inn Hotel on 23 February 2018, Alec Muchadehama, the…
By Patricia Mashiri The Harare City Council has distanced itself from the ban of kombis in the CBD and the violent shoot out by the polite late yesterday which led to the death of two civilians at the Seke Road Flyover. The Harare Deputy Mayor, Enock Mupamawonde, said the Ministry of Local Government gave a…
By Byron Mutingwende Worker representatives, political activists and the generality of Zimbabweans have roundly condemned police brutality that led to the shooting of civilians as the Harare City Council was effecting a ban of kombis in the capital’s central business district (CBD). The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) condemned the police brutality witnessed yesterday…
By Megan Darby for Climate Home News Coal India, the state-owned monolith that produces almost all of the country’s coal, sees a slowdown coming, according to an internal prognosis. That’s despite government efforts this week to open up India’s coal mining sector to competition. Entitled Coal Vision 2030, the report – which has been circulated to stakeholders for consultation – warns…
In trying to reduce the stunting growth of children and understand the current nutrition context in Zimbabwe that would lay the future advocacy, resource mobilisation and analytical work under the Trust Fund, the World Bank has presented the feedback of the research it carried out. For the past five years, World Bank has been moving…
By Joyce Mukucha The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is going around the country conducting consultations creating the strategic plan which provide an opportunity for youth to participate on peace building as contained in the Declaration of Youth Agenda Document. The commission’s aim also focuses on influencing the outcome of the process given by…
By Patricia Mashiri The Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe (LCDZ) has donated a Toyota landcruiser vehicle to Nzeve Deaf Centre in Mutare. The donation follows the project by LCDZ of purchasing vehicles and giving them away to to community rehabilitation of people with disabilities (PWDs). Greaterman Chivandire, the LCDZ Director said the donation was part of…
By Patricia Mashiri Following the 100 days target by the President of Zimbabwe the Harare City council is working tirelessly to reach its goals within the targeted days. They want to achieve greatness through their theme which targets achieving world city status by 2025. Zvenyika Chawatama, a Harare City Council Director, said since last year…
By Byron Mutingwende Conflicts are often escalated in the period immediately prior, during and after elections but the church should preach peace, Archbishop Lameck Chitope of the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) has said. Chitope’s sentiments followed the violence, harassment and hate language against MDC-T Deputy President Dr. Thokozani Khupe and Secretary…
The March Sitting of the Permanent Committees of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) will take place in Midrand, from the 2nd to the 09th at the PAP precincts located at 19 Richards Drive, Gallagher Estate. At least 200 Legislators representing various African countries are expected to convene and work on this agenda under the theme “Winning the Fight…
Following his proven leadership skills, Adrian Munyoro, the Chairman of the Young Voices, a department of Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe (LCDZ) was chosen to participate in a project started in 2017 by FK Norway in collaboration with Parents of Disabled Children Association of Malawi (PODCAM) and the Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA). The…
By Patricia Mashiri The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has been mandated as specialised agency for capacity development by the African Union Commission (AUC) through the signing of the cooperation agreement. The partnership provides a platform for joint resource mobilisation to finance a better coordinated capacity development effort across the continent in line with Agenda…
By Byron Mutingwende Minister of State for Manicaland, Monica Mutsvangwa has said the province is losing out on potential tourism benefits despite being endowed with many attractions because of lack of transport connectivity including an airport. “Manicaland Province is a unique and scenic landscape renowned for Mt Nyangani, Mutarazi Falls; the 2nd highest…
MASVINGO Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Josiah Hungwe has called on Zimbabweans to value peace to promote development across different economic sectors including tourism. He said this in a speech read on his behalf by the provincial administrator Mr Fungai Mbetsa during a consultative workshop on the National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS) in Masvingo…
By Byron Mutingwende Nutritionists are calling for the National Budget to allocate the threshold prescribed in the Abuja Declaration to the health sector if the country is to realise positive economic development outcomes. “The National Budget should allocate at least 15% to healthcare in line with the Abuja Declaration target. Empirical evidence has…
By Patricia Mashiri The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has been praised for producing 20 well-written and produced books which were published in 2017. The Books were authored by lecturers as a way of empowering, motivating, enlightening liberating and developing people intellectually. The books include A History of the Munyikwa People of Gutu District, Zimbabwe, v1700c.1800…
By Byron Mutingwende Many orphaned children, widows and families who remain in the margins of society in dire needs of the basic life provisions were given reasons to aspire for a brighter future through the launch of Angel of Hope Foundation that is being spearheaded by First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa. The Foundation was…
By Joyce Mukucha The Government of Zimbabwe has commended Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) for the great strides it has taken to support and provide quality mental health care in the country. Mental health is a crisis in Zimbabwe and across the country. It is said 10 percent of the population experience a mental illness. In…
By Byron Mutingwende The gesture by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to accord the late former Prime Minister and MDC-T leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai a state assisted funeral sets the tone for national peace, unity and reconciliation, the Apostolic Christian Council of Churches (ACCZ) has said. “The church should take up the message of unity…
By Byron Mutingwende Women and girls need free sanitary wear so as to improve their sexual reproductive and health rights (SRHR), Priscilla Misihairambwi-Mushonga, the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Women and Youths has said. Misihairambwi made the call during the #Happy Flow Campaign Zimbabwe that seeks to tackle seven points meant…
By Joyce Mukucha Land in Zimbabwe is viewed as the basis of wealth and its allocation and security determines the development of the country and quality to human life pace of development. Given the opportunity that there is a huge commitment to resources by both government and international partners, there would be reimbursement for attained…
By Stephen Muchaka The Harare Central Rotary Club handed over the last 44 of the 440 wheelchairs that they sourced through their network recently at their offices in the capital. Zimbabwe enacted the Disabled Persons Act of 1992, which seeks among other things to make provision for the welfare and rehabilitation of disabled persons.Disabled…
By Staff Writer THE Government is set to consider the adoption of Victoria Falls Tourism Special Economic Zone corridor approach which will go a long way in addressing imbalance in product profiling within Matabeleland North region. Speaking during the consultative workshop on the National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS) in Matabeleland North on Wednesday, Tourism and…
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has described the plight of the Hwange Colliery workers as a humanitarian crisis that requires urgent attention. Spouses of Hwange Colliery workers are currently camped at the company premises demanding outstanding salaries of their husbands, and they have been there since Monday 29 February 2018. Addressing journalists in…
By Patricia Mashiri The Diabetes awareness campaigns are widening and covering almost all parts of the country. These campaigns are done by the Zimbabwe Diabetes Association. Dr John Mangwiro, the President of Zimbabwe Diabetes Association said his organisation and other stakeholders are raising awareness to the people about the disease. They do so through free…
By Joyce Mukucha The Secretary General for Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) Mr Raymond Majongwe said the union is against messages that have been unfortunately attacking the leadership for informing its members against the goings on concerning the Zimsec saga. This came after the announcement made by the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education…
By Vimbai Kamoyo BULAWAYO – The Minister of state for Bulawayo Metropolitan Province has urged the government and tourism players to market attractions in Bulawayo and Matabeleland provinces aggressively. Speaking during the second leg of the consultative conference for tourism sector strategy, organised by the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry together with…
Staff Writer Econet Wireless yesterday recognised and rewarded its top-performing Harare-based brand ambassadors at a colourful event held in the capital. The country’s largest mobile network operator hosted the event to “motivate and honour” the top performing brand ambassadors in its Harare Northern region and to “spread the inspiration”, according to Chief Operating Officer…
By Joyce Mukucha Public health officials have strongly warned that passive smoking causes diseases which include lung cancer and heart disease in non-smoking adults. In a normal society, smokers should desist from public smoking as it cause dangers to public health. There are places where smoking should not be permitted at all. These include…
By Byron Mutingwende The Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund (ZRBF) is increasing the capacities of communities to protect development gains and achieve improved well-being outcomes in the face of shocks and stresses enabling them to contribute to the economic growth of Zimbabwe. Speaking during the signing ceremony of the £21.5m contribution by the United…
By Joyce Mukucha In a way of empowering women and protecting their rights, the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) is developing programmes aimed at ensuring that women who are subjected to persecution, torture and other forms of abuse receive rehabilitative treatment and support. As proposed in the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Act (NPRC) that…
By Byron Mutingwende Stakeholders in tourism are exploring ways of coming up with a strategy to act as a roadmap to develop the sector as an important pillar of the economy. The meeting, held at the Harare International Conference Centre on 8 February 2018, was graced by Vice President General (Rtd) Dr. Constantino Guveya…
