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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…
The Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party is making its intentions to occupy the State House come 2023 clearer as evidenced by its moves to build political capital through forging diplomatic and economic ties. As she landed in Zimbabwe three weeks ago from a hiatus in the United Kingdom, Manyara Irene Muyenziwa, the FORUS…
Community Water Alliance (CWA), Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA), and Cleveland Action Alliance (CAA) have lamented the current destruction of the Cleveland Dam Wetland Catchment area due to construction activities of houses and buildings on the site. The organisations highlighted that it was worrisome that the construction of houses on the wetland was happening as…
The Freedom Of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party is sending seismic waves across the political spectrum with a massive campaign trail that has seen it interacting with grassroots in Chegutu, Kadoma, Kwekwe, Gweru, and Bulawayo. The party’s primary focus is anchored on the revival of the country’s comatose economy, with a focus on people-centred grassroots-led,…
By Åsa Pehrson and Maria Ribeiro Six years ago, 193 UN Member States rolled up their sleeves to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Agenda’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global call to action to end poverty, inequality and to tackle climate change while ensuring no one is left behind. …
By Joyce Mukucha In an effort aimed at creating a clean, safe, and hygienic environment, this week community health clubs embarked on a massive cleanup campaign clearing illegal dumpsites in Mbare at Tsiga market. According to a Facebook post by Community Water Alliance (CWA), the newly established Community Health Clubs in Mbare as agents of…
Commemorating the International Day of Peace on Friday, the UN Chief, Antonio Guterres said young people’s voices, vision, and commitment play a critical role in shaping a more peaceful world. Speaking to assembled youths at a virtual 2021 Youth Observance event, on the theme,’ Recovering Better for a Sustainable and Equitable World’, the Secretary-General called…
By Chimeno Azriel Tawanda Makwiramiti was honoured with a Golden Award for exhibiting outstanding contributions towards youths transformation, peace advocacy, and responsible leadership. He was awarded early this month by United Nations and International Peace ( UNIP) and received the Golden Award. Makwiramiti said he was happy that his charity work is now being recognised…
By Joyce Mukucha The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has handed over five project vehicles to the Ministry of Lands, Agricultural, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement under the Green Climate Fund Building resilience of vulnerable agricultural livelihoods in the Southern Zimbabwe project. Speaking on behalf of her superior during the handover ceremony in Harare on…
By Wallace Mawire The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has made a donation to Mpilo Central Hospital to support victims who were affected by a fire that broke out at the hospital resulting in vast damages to property. The incident happened on 26 May 2021 and affected health professionals at the hospital….
By Philip Mataranyika When my grandfather Kurauone Kurai Mazikana Mataranyika died tragically in 1940, among the five children he left behind was six-year-old, Steven Tapfumaneyi Mataranyika – my father – who had stayed with our aunt (Tete) Masodzi in Nyatwe, Nyanga, before he was brought back to the village in Gwangwara, along with two other…
In pursuit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide and building a greener economy, Zimbabwe as a member of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has developed proposals on costed economy Mid-Century Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategy (2020-2050). The Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting…
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the integration of gender equality in disaster risk management. Under the MoU, signed by the Heads of both institutions, the Parties will jointly engage in high-level…
The Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party President Manyara Irene Muyenziwa says she is the genuine answer to Zimbabwe’s leadership crisis. Muyenziwa was speaking to Lynette Manzini, the host of a popular online television station, Open Parly, that was broadcasted on Facebook and YouTube last Thursday. On the 2nd of September, the…
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to join hands to assist and save the lives of vulnerable Afghans who are experiencing the most difficult times after the Taliban seized power a couple of weeks ago. Leading the appeal in Geneva for $606 million to support emergency aid for 11…
By Knowledge Kutadzaushe RUSAPE – The transition from level 4 lockdown to 2 by the government of Zimbabwe on Tuesday was well embraced by the vendors The vendors in Rusape bounced back into business since the Government has announced the flexibility of working hours and city travels last week on Tuesday night. Rusape vendors are…
By Joyce Mukucha Deaf Women Included (DWI) continues to foster collaboration among government, civil society organizations(CSOs), and women with disabilities oriented organisations as it strives to ensure that gender-based violence (GBV) against people with disabilities (PWDs), with the main focus being on women and girls with disabilities(WGDs) is curbed. The organisation is thriving to elevate…
The Minister of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa has applauded members of the media for consistently, responsibly, correctly, and passionately communicating the HIV and AIDS story through both the print and electronic media. Speaking during the 2020 National Aids Council Media Awards Ceremony in Harare on Friday, Minister Mutsvangwa said the editors and…
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said mental health and psychosocial support must be seen as integral to all humanitarian, peacebuilding and development programmes across all boards, UN News reports. He was speaking at a high-level event on Mental Health Interventions for Peacebuilding in Conflict and Humanitarian settings on Thursday. The goal of…
Manyara Irene Muyenziwa, the president of the Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party has said women are change agents for development and promised to look after Zimbabwe in the same manner a mother cares for her own child. She made the remarks during the sold-out FORUS Party interface meeting with civil society representatives in…
By Habakkuk Trust The Zimbabwe Republic Police in Nkayi District has responded to community calls for a police base in Nesigwe area, Nkayi ward 5. In addition to the approval of a police base, the ZRP has deployed a team of five police officers to man a temporary police base situated at Nesigwe Clinic. The…
Ms. Maria Ribeiro, United Nations Resident Coordinator for Zimbabwe has reiterated the importance of peace and underscored the fact that the UN Charter adopted almost 76 years ago, has an essential element on peace. She made the remarks during a virtual Interface with the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Peace and Security via the popular online…
Cognisant of the fact that COVID-19 has amplified the need to ensure speeding up the process of connecting the unconnected, Honourable Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services, today commissioned the Ruwa Community Information Centre in Mashonaland East Province. “Ladies and gentlemen, today is a special day, a day…
By Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) is conducting a two-day crisis reporting workshop for journalists to equip them with necessary media skills that enable them to provide local communities, especially those traumatized by disasters with accurate, balanced, and reliable information. The Crisis Reporting Workshop underway in Harare is running under the theme,…
By Joyce Mukucha In an effort aimed at empowering and equipping traffic enforcement officers with the necessary skills to deal with traffic congestion and enforce regulations and by-laws, the government has launched the Harare Municipal Traffic Training Programme at Morris Depot. Speaking during the programme launch in Harare yesterday, the Minister of Local Government…
Since 1967, International Literacy Day has been celebrated annually around the world to highlight the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies in order to intensify the call for a more effective literacy education and combat existing issues of illiteracy among the youth and adults. Yesterday was one of the most significant days for…
By Elvis Dumba Local Government and Public Works Deputy Minister Marian Chombo has warned youths from land invasions which have witnessed an increase in Zvimba District and some parts of Mashonaland West Province. Minister Chombo was speaking to Zvimba North ZANU PF leadership during a two-day constituency tour. Minister Chombo said some unscrupulous people were…
By Joyce Mukucha Action Aid Zimbabwe (AAZ) in partnership with IssuesPaneNyaya are making commendable strides as they advocate government and a plethora of relevant stakeholders to work tirelessly to achieve economic rights and growth for all by promoting decent work, equal pay for equal work, and the fair distribution of unpaid care work(UCW) with more…
COP26 in Glasgow is just a few weeks away. Market Access and Trade Policy Officer at the British Embassy in Harare, David Gate sat down energy markets export Lion Mashiri to talk about promoting green growth in Zimbabwe. Here’s the full interview: DAVID GATE: Through water and agriculture programmes like the Rural WASH or the…
In the quest to address disasters and pandemics that strike and negatively affect the livelihoods of vulnerable groups, especially children and people with disabilities, World Vision in conjunction with Welthungerhilfe, Christian Blind Mission and various Government of Zimbabwe departments has launched a project to strengthen community-led actions on education and disaster preparedness in five districts…
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has applauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa for relaxing COVID-19 restrictions by announcing a level 2 lockdown in order to curb the global pandemic. The newly relaxed restrictions will run for two weeks and will be reviewed thereafter. These relaxed measures are: *Intercity transport is permitted. *Curfew is now from 2200hrs…
By Joyce Mukucha People with Disabilities (PWDs) are significantly excluded from key sectors, services, and processes of society, a new Zimbabwe Disability Inclusion Survey Report by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has revealed. According to ZCC, the research report on disability is a culmination of its general assembly resolution to inform their public engagement…
By Joyce Mukucha The United Nations (UN) weather experts last week confirmed that COVID-related lockdowns brought cleaner air to many cities of various nations. The experts further highlighted that though improvement in air quality was witnessed in different parts of the world, it was not enough to combat the climate CHANGE posed by global warming….
By Amkela Sidange (Environmental Education and Publicity Manager for EMA) The country is already in the veld fire season following the onset of the statutory fire season on the 31st of July which will be ending on the 31st of October. During this period the biomass is dry, it’s windy, and therefore conducive for wild,…
The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has bemoaned measures by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) of imposing fines for passengers who board illegal kombis and mushikashika which are not registered under the Zupco franchise. The organisation urged the government to allow private transport operators back on the roads so that they can cater to the general…
A red carpet was laid for woman-of-the-moment, Manyara Irene Muyenziwa, the president of the Freedom Of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party as she landed in her home suburb of Highfield today to distribute face masks to hundreds of supporters who turned out in large numbers to receive their own who comes back to her people…
By Desire Tshuma A Gwatemba-based small-scale purchase land farmer Pardon Mbondia has defied all the odds brought by the Matebeleland region’s poor rainfall by embarking on intensive market gardening. ”With farming, you won’t go wrong. I plant different types of vegetables that include cabbages rape, spinach, and tomatoes to mention just a few. I also…
The Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party launched yesterday at a sold-out event in Harare heralded the dawn of an alternative in the country’s political terrain as it rides on the need to emancipate the people of Zimbabwe socially, economically, and politically. The new party’s formation was motivated by the fact that Zimbabwe is…
The Ministry of Health and Childcare through the Municipality of Beitbridge recently completed a COVID-19 RCCE and mobile vaccination campaign in Beitbridge. The activity is supported by the International Organization for Migration under the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom project, which supports Small Scale Cross Border Traders in Southern Africa…
By Joyce Mukucha Community engagement plays an important role in fostering solutions on gender-responsive public service delivery, a virtual summit organised by Action Aid Zimbabwe (AAZ) has revealed. This emerged during a three-day virtual Tax Justice and Gender Responsive Public Service Delivery (GRPS) Summit that ended yesterday where it became apparent that paving a way…
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Tracy Zvirevo ( not her real name), aged 10, walks barefooted as she approaches a bush pump borehole with two empty 20-litre containers. She awaits her chance in the queue since many other women and children were already at the borehole before her arrival. After a short while, the three…
With an average score of 61%, gender attitudes in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are gradually changing for the better, but evidence of deep-seated patriarchal attitudes is still strong. The gender attitudes research shows that, while 60% of women and men in the SADC region agree or strongly agree that “women and men should…
By Elvis Dumba Two minors aged five and six lost their lives in an old farmhouse in Kombwe Village in Hurungwe East that was razed down by a veld fire. Three teachers who were sharing the house lost all their belongings in the inferno. Zanorashe Musiiwa, Levison Chenjerai, and Joseph Mazarura lost all property including…
By Moonlight Funeral Assurance Company Notwithstanding, the negative impacts and disruptions brought on by the advent of the global COVID-19 pandemic, some of which have threatened the very existence of our communities and businesses alike, at Moonlight we remain unyielding in our commitment to provide world-class funeral assurance and services. To this end, and to…
By Philip Mataranyika Connecting the dots, Volume 9 Once settled in Maungwe the descendants of Gunguwo, became royalty. In seventeenth-century Zimbabwe, the population of the country must still have been in the tens of thousands. At independence in 1980, after our first census, statisticians told us there were seven million people, countrywide. The 2012 census…
