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By Elvis Dumba People with Disabilities have led in the observation of national tree planting day in Banket. Kind Matope Chairperson of Banket PWDs led in the event by planting a tree at Sacred Heart High School where he urged residents to preserve the remaining few trees around Banket. Matope who said their constituency…
By Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) is continuing to make concerted efforts in coordinating, taking leadership, and supporting the implementation of integrated Family Planning and related Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services, reducing the spread of HIV, teenage pregnancies as well as eradicating gender-based violence (GBV) amongst youths in various communities of…
By Joyce Mukucha The continuous spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic associated with stiff measures by Governments, stay-at-home orders and self-quarantines, the society has been forced into increased technology use across all facets of life which include business, school, work, shopping among other aspects of their day-to-day lives. However, studies indicated that people with disabilities…
Linda Chapoterera and Tariro Marekwa (STEMfem Network administrators) The 16 days of activism against gender-based violence is an international call for people around the world to raise awareness about all its different forms and to call for the prevention and elimination of the vice against women and girls. As the STEMfem Network, we acknowledge these…
As a way of tackling climate change and in line with the country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) as outlined in the Paris Agreement, the Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party today commemorated the National Tree Planting Day by planting trees in Mhondoro and Chikomba as a launchpad to a massive nationwide tree-planting exercise to…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$5.7 million contribution from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support people experiencing vulnerability to food insecurity across urban and rural areas. This brings USAID’s contributions to over US$45 million over the last year. Urban populations will benefit from the contribution through WFP’s…
By Marlvin Ngiza The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has condemned gender based-violence while advocating for gender equality at workplaces. Speaking ahead of the 2021 commemorations of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, ARTUZ Gender and Social Welfare Secretary Sukuoluhle Ndlovu reprimanded all perpetrators of violence at workplaces. She said gender…
The Christian Blind Mission (CBM) International, true to its spirit of working to address poverty as a cause and consequence of disability, joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Disability Day. To have an appreciation of the organisation’s work in promoting disability inclusion and mainstream development, Spiked Online Media had an interview…
All roads are leading to the Rainbow Towers Hotel for the inaugural medical professional awards to be held on Saturday 4 December 2021. The organisers are the Zimbabwe Medical Awards Trust that celebrates medical professionals and specialists on the work that they do, especially during this pandemic of Covid-19. Speaking to Spiked Online Media ahead…
A new campaign and petition calling on the Zimbabwe Government to make lasting commitments to people with disabilities were launched last month ahead of the second Global Disability Summit. The Summit will be held in February 2022 in Norway, to address the global needs of people with disabilities and ensure they are integrated into policies…
By Marlvin Ngiza People with disabilities (PWDs) have been challenged to be resolute in claiming socio-economic participation in various spheres of life and move away from a culture of relying on handouts and the benevolence of able-bodied individuals. Moses Marufu, a farmer with walking challenges has called upon other people with disabilities to rise and…
Women’s rights champions Musasa, in collaboration with Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association ( ZWLA) during the 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence are running the #Dhuku4mama #Qhiye4umama #dambakuremberasandikuibva #NoToChildMarriage which is a headscarf/doek campaign against the vice. The dhuku campaign which has been received by a number of people is a local homegrown awareness campaign…
By Joyce Mukucha Following that more countries are now revising their HIV service delivery models and recognize that it is time to deliver differently, Government of Zimbabwe has been urged to prioritize health sector and put more focus on ensuring that a differentiated service delivery is extended to People Living with HIV(PLHIV). Speaking on HIV…
As the COVID 19 pandemic continues to spread uncertainty and anxiety, bringing many changes to human life, numerous reports have poured in on the escalating cases of gender-based violence in regions most affected by the global outbreak. Southern Africa is no exception. As the pandemic rages on, alarming numbers of violence against women and children continue to…
By WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti As we come together with the global community on 1 December to mark World AIDS Day, this year’s theme “End inequalities. End AIDS. End pandemic” has particular resonance nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. We cannot express enough our support for those living with HIV, especially…
By Calvin Manika Private and Public Partnership is the way local councils should take to improve their communities, the Minister of State and Devolution for Matabeleland North Richard Moyo has said while officiating at the groundbreaking ceremony for South Mining Empumalanga Library. The library is a Private and Public Partnership project between South Mining Private…
By Calvin Manika The Minister of State and Devolution for Matabeleland North Richard Moyo has officially opened an Early Childhood Development (ECD) at Nechibondo Primary School in Hwange this afternoon. The project which was financed by the devolution funds was spearheaded by the Hwange Local Board through a contractor AFRICA AT LARGE construction. Speaking to…
By Elvis Dumba Kariba.-Residents in Kariba have applauded the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Mary Mliswa–Chikoka for spearheading developmental projects under the government spearheaded devolution funds program. Residents here involved in vending are all smiles following the construction of a peoples market which accommodate vegetable and clothes vendors. Vendors who recently moved…
By Joyce Mukucha Gender Based Violence (GBV) manifests differently in different regions of the world and no country is immune. The UN Women continue to emphasize that action should be taken in every single locality to elevate the status of women and girls and eradicate the pervasive violence against them. On a normal day in…
By Joyce Mukucha Worldwide, the impacts of climate change are becoming more and more devastating causing food insecurity, health challenges, heat waves, fires and disasters such as floods which as a result cause displacement and women are hardest hit. Climate change marginalizes and increases vulnerabilities for women and girls because already, they are disproportionately affected…
By Muchaneta Chimuka With the support from from a non-governmental organisation called terre des homes (tdh),the Zimbabwe National Council for the Welfare of Children (ZNCWC) last Friday gathered young people who operate under a Child and Youth Environmental Forum at Tariro Youth Centre in Hopely to discuss environmental issues in Hopely mapping a way…
KADOMA- In most African countries including Zimbabwe, issues on sexual reproductive health (SRH) between parents children are seen as a taboo and this has largely affected sexual and reproductive issues among young people who lack information on sexual health. The gap has resulted in an increase in teenage pregnancies and cases of HIV infections among…
Following Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(ZEC)’s postponment of the Mobile Voter Registration which was set to commence next month, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has implored government to resource the Civil Registry in order to empower it to conduct an inclusive exercise of issuing national identity cards to eligible citizens. In a statement, ZESN pointed out…
On the 30th anniversary of the campaign for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the UN refugee agency, (UNHCR), said one in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation continues to worsen globally. The UN agency said that there’s been a global surge in domestic violence, child marriages,…
African girls and young women have sent demands to African governments to prioritise funding of their issues as the world is rebuilding from the ruins of Covid-19. This week, 330 girls from the regions East, Southern, and West Africa converged in person and virtually in 15 countries at the platform Adolescent Girls and Young Women…
By Joyce Mukucha Members of the Zimbabwe Parents of the Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) have expressed their gratitude to MISEREOR, a donor that supports the weakest members of society: the poor, the sick, the hungry and the disadvantaged for giving them strength to substantially improve their lives. MISERIOR has been ZPHCA’s strategic development partner since…
By Joyce Mukucha A non-partisan national network of women’s rights organisations and activists striving for the rights of women and girls, Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) said the induced national lockdowns due to the global Covid-19 pandemic contribute hugely to the fuelling of gender-based violence (GBV). The organisation communicated this in their message to commemorate…
The Government of Zimbabwe, the European Union, and the United Nations together with local authorities in the Epworth district launched a Safe Market and One Stop Centre as part of ongoing joint efforts to end violence against women and girls. The opening of the Safe Market Space and the One-Stop Centre coincided with the…
The Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Africa conference being hosted by Tag A Life International laid bare challenges affecting this group on the continent including West African countries comprising Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, and Ghana. Representatives of AGYW from Sierra Leone said the country is mainly affected by natural disasters as well as diseases…
By Dr. Mathew M. Abang Bananas represent one of the most consumed and traded fruits globally. In Southern Africa, bananas serve both as a staple food and important cash crop. To date, Tanzania is the largest producer of bananas in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)….
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided approximately US$1,5 million to CARE International in Zimbabwe to support early recovery for 47,000 people suffering from the effects of COVID-19 in urban areas of Masvingo and Manicaland provinces. This financial assistance from USAID allows CARE Zimbabwe to support urgently needed health care, water, sanitation,…
The founder of EatOut Movement Henry Chigama led a team of volunteers for the 439km Walk For The Homeless from Bulawayo to Harare which took them 15 days from 1 November to 15 November 2021. During the walk, the team stopped in several towns where instead of taking a break they would open their mobile…
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) from Southern Africa want stakeholders to address structural bottlenecks hindering them from attaining progress. This emerged during the Adolescent Girls and Young Women Africa Conference that kicked off yesterday with representatives drawn from 15 countries from Southern, East, and West Africa converging virtually and physically to discuss issues affecting…
The Adolescent Girls and Young Women Africa (AGYWA) conference that kicked off in Harare yesterday with representatives drawn from 15 countries from East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa have come together to interrogate factors militating against girls and young women’s road to self-actualization. One of the sessions focused on East Africa and a number…
The 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV) is an international campaign that commences on 25 November (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) and ends on 10 December (Human Rights Day). Originally created by activists, it continues to be coordinated each year by the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership. The United…
Key stakeholders including African Diplomats, the Canadian Ambassador, and Minister will converge in Harare for the first-ever Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Africa Conference from the 23rd to the 25th of November. Tag a Life International (TaLI), a Zimbabwean girls and young women’s rights organization will be the host where the meeting will provide…
By Elvis Dumba MUTORASHANGA- Farmers in the beef and dairy industry have been urged to adopt environment friendly practices in their activities to combat environment damaging effects such as land degradation which result from overgrazing. A Mutorashanga farmer has took it upon himself in training small scale dairy and beef farmers around the area in…
By Joyce Mukucha Striving to build a green economy as well as reducing the vulnerability of different communities from the devastating effects of climate change, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) Zimbabwe has partnered with AAG diaspora in launching a “Go Green” pledge, a campaign aimed at advocating for reduction of negative impact to the environment…
Faith Mvududu, a Development Studies third-year student at Zimbabwe Open University, scooped the Second Runner Up Health and Wellness Coach of the Year 2021 Award for her work around mental health awareness and advocacy, through sharing of her personal experience with depression and anxiety that had her survive five attempted suicides 15 years ago. Ms….
By Joyce Mukucha Local Authorities failure to abide with the democratic values and principles enshrined in the Constitution as well failure to comply with their institutional policies and operational frameworks is resulting in ugly corruption activities, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZAAC) has revealed. This year’s findings of the Commission’s compliance spot-check exercises found out that…
By Elvis Dumba BANKET- As the world prepares to commemorate World Aids Day, people with disabilities (PWDs) have called upon for their increased participation in HIV interventions. National People with Disabilities Organization Banket chapter chairperson, Kind Matope said in as much as many health issues and programming were concerned, their constituency was mostly left out…
By Joyce Mukucha The Population Solutions for Health (PSH) with the support from Embassy of Sweden has officially launched the Love Shouldn’t Hurt Campaign, a national branded movement which aims to reduce violence among partners, engage male peers to act as change makers and increase the number of men and women who believe intimate partner…
By Elvis Dumba Banket- Most of sports and country clubs which were used by former white commercial farmers are in a deplorable state across the country. Government has partnered various institutions in rehabilitating these premises which saw Banket Sports Club being renovated by fertilizer manufacturing company FSG Superfert. FSG Logistics Manager Ngoni Kandeya said his…
By Joyce Mukucha The Peace Committees that work closely with the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) are sustaining the initiative in structures at the districts, constituencies, ward, and village levels to ensure that all levels. Speaking on behalf of Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Honourable Oliver Chidau during the Preventive Dialogue…
By Elvis Dumba BANKET- Those involved in the distribution of the Presidential Agriculture Inputs have been warned against the abuse of the system as the full wrath of the law will take its course. The sentiments were made by Mashonaland West Province Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Mary Mliswa-Chikoka during a Pfumvudza/Intwasa…
