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The Government of Germany, through the German Federal Foreign Office, has contributed EUR 3 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe to support highly vulnerable communities struggling to meet their basic food needs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This is part of a EUR 18 million contribution by Germany to Southern Africa…
Studies highlighted at IAS 2021 – the IAS Conference on HIV Science – include global WHO analysis indicating HIV is a significant independent risk factor for severe COVID-19 illness at hospitalization and for in-hospital death. New evidence on HIV and TB drug resistance, updates on acceptability of HIV prevention tools and increased risk faced by…
By Gender Links Info The Women’s Voice and Leadership South Africa (WVLSA) project condemns the violence and criminal looting that is ravaging South Africa amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. WVLSA calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure that law and order are restored and that the vaccine roll-out crucial for defending women’s hard…
As the nation is battling to contain the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that is affecting schools, work, and communities while slowing down the pace of the government’s efforts towards a middle-income economy by 2030, the Kuwadzana Constituency in Harare took heed of President Mnangagwa’s clarion call for sustainable development. The Kuwadzana Development Association…
Following Cyclone Idai that hit eastern Zimbabwe in March of 2019, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Regional Office for Southern Africa (UNESCO ROSA), under the World Bank Funded Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP), is implementing the project ‘Comprehensive Resilience Building in the Chimanimani and Chipinge Districts.’ The overall objective of the project…
People with disabilities are facing a plethora of challenges in accessing COVID-19 vaccines, a situation that exposes them to the vagaries of the deadly pandemic. Zimbabwe has plans to administer the vaccines to at least two-thirds of the country’s entire population as a means of curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, campaigners…
By Clemence Muchedzi The Zimbabwe Youth Charity Association – an organization that deals with humanitarian and social development is calling for affirmative action among youths to uplift the living standards of orphans in the country. President of the organization Elliard Kupfuma said it’s their desire to surpass the activities and donations they have done so…
On World Population Day, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) called for continued investment in the provision of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) services for women and young people in the context of COVID-19 that has caused serious gaps and challenges in the provision of sexual and reproductive health information and services….
Abigale Mupambi, the National Coordinator of the Civic Society and Churches Joint Forum has said the Provincial Development Coordinator for Harare, Tafadzwa Muguti, is way offside on his attempt to supervise the operations of non-governmental organisations. Mupambi’s statements are in response to reports that the Provincial Development Coordinators for Harare (Tafadzwa Muguti); and Masvingo respectively,…
Masvingo West Constituency is destined for greatness, thanks to the developmental initiatives being spearheaded by members of the Children of Masvingo West Development Group. Recently, the Spiked Online Media Crew was in the constituency where it witnessed a number of developmental projects set to positively impact the community across the broad social and economic spectrum….
The National Association of non Governmental Organisations (NANGO) has underscored the fact that an enabling civil society organisations (CSOs) environment is key for sustainable development. The statement by NANGO yesterday comes as the umbrella body for NGOs takes note of Memorandums that are being issued by local government structures such as Masvingo, Harare, Manicaland, Matabeleland…
The life of the late Reverend Phumzile Mabizela was illustrious as evidenced by an outpouring of tributes to the departed civil society activist as well as a religious and spiritual leader. The UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa had kind words for the late community leader whom they described as a shining beacon of emancipation….
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) team up to empower African small businesses, women and young entrepreneurs to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and expand cross-continental business opportunities. This joint UN initiative comes as the continent contends with the economic strain of the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks…
Yanitsa Boyadzhieva Industry experts maintained digital technology served an important role in tackling climate change challenges, emphasising connectivity, IoT, and big data as driving forces behind current efforts. In a panel discussion, the GSMA’s head of Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Kimberly Brown (pictured, far left) said mobile technology is uniquely placed to provide the tools…
Honourable Johnson Madhuku, the Member of the House of Assembly for Bikita East Constituency has said his leadership style is anchored on development, not rumour-mongering. The sentiments come hard on the heels of a major collaboration among the country’s law enforcement agency – the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the Chikuku Community Development Foundation Trust and the…
The Communist Party of China (CPC) rides on countless achievements as it celebrates 100 years since its formation on July 1, 2021. 12 men who founded the party were fascinated by the new, poorly understood ideology of Marxism, which contended for influence with liberalism, social democracy, anarchism, fascism, and other isms that claimed to show…
To deepen cultural relations between Zimbabwe and the United States of America, Leonard “DJ Drummer B” Ware was yesterday presented with the Spirit of Detroit Award by councilwoman Janee’ Ayers and the members of the Detroit City council. Kumbulani Zamuchiya, the Co-founder, and Director at Zimbabwe Cultural Centre of Detroit said he was pleased by…
The newly-appointed Deputy Chairperson for SOS Children’s Village Zimbabwe (SOSCVZ), Dr. Faith Nyamukapa has reiterated her commitment to the empowerment of children through her position at the organisation. She started serving as a member of the SOSCVZ Board of Governors since May 2020 where she has been offering her service and expertise towards the lives…
By General Nat Turner On vaccines, the problems have been noted largely on the adenovirus-derived vaccines ( AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson) and the mRNA experimental injections (Pfizer and Moderna) where it is alleged that there is a global depopulation agenda and people must be reduced to about two million or even five hundred thousand….
The day June 13 marked International Albinism Awareness Day. This year, the world commemorated under the theme, Strength Beyond All Odds, as persons with albinism rise and defy social hurdles. Around the world, people living with albinism demonstrate their talents and shine in all domains of life. We celebrate your gifts, skills, and personhood. Let…
By Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) In Zimbabwe’s highly informal economy where employment in the formal sector is at an all-time low with several reports suggesting that unemployment is standing above 90 percent, the recent demolitions of vending markets queries, whether our preoccupation is on order and not livelihoods. A 2018 study by…
By Winnie Byanyima and Peter Sands As vaccinations against COVID-19 ramp up across Europe and North America, many people are welcoming hugs from loved ones, restaurants and beaches are reopening and a return to a sense of normality in many countries is beckoning. In much of the rich world, the prospect of eliminating COVID19 as…
PATRICK WORMS Assisted natural processes are a recipe for success With all those well-meaning efforts to plant trees out there, the alarm is justifiably being raised that sometimes, those trees will do more harm than good. That’s why it’s helpful to start any tree project with the thought that the objective is to “regenerate with…
By Kumbirai Mafunda A local quarry miner has pledged to use several methods to suppress the emission of dust and minimise noise while conducting its mining activities following protests by residents of Arcadia suburb in Harare. Through their lawyer Tinashe Chinopfukutwa of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, residents of Arcadia suburb in Harare had on…
The Merck Foundation has called for action together with 13 African First Ladies and 27 Ministers to Build Healthcare Capacity, Break the Infertility Stigma, and Support Girl Education at their annual conference. Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) “More than a Mother” Ambassadors, African First Ladies of Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of…
There is profound trauma and grief that happens to children of incarcerated mothers – a development that calls for society to find ways of protecting such minors. In an interview with Spiked Online Media, Lovemore Chikwanda, the Executive Director of Jedidiah Trust, an organization in Norton that assists and intervenes in the lives of children…
By Bernard Chiketo Angela slowly lifts from an awkward stooping position at the edge of her small smart and tidy yard. Halfway up – back arced to a bow, hips tilted up, she makes a laboured trot as she races this reporter to her small khaki cardboard and black plastic shack which sways in a…
The Harare Wetlands Trust and the Harare Residents Trust (HRT) affirm their full support to the preservation of the environment, respect for the rule of law, and the upholding of key legal provisions on the protection of wetlands and road verges. The organisations acknowledge that there has been an increase in trading along main and…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has trained the media on how to use Data Journalism for Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis (VAA) data in their work. Alfred Hermida contends that data journalism draws on fields such as information visualization, computer science, and statistics to convey news through the analysis and representation of quantitative, computer-processed data….
By Lorraine Muwuya Murehwa is a district of Mashonaland East in Zimbabwe and it has for the past two years recorded the highest number of mysterious deaths. Most of the deaths are murder cases of passion, rituals, suicide, and culpable homicide. The questions then that arise are what could really be happening in the district…
Top musician, Jah Prayzah will be releasing a potentially smashing album in the near future. The artist has been busy in the studio despite his busy schedule. On 16 June, on the Day of the African Child, he launched a jingle on behalf of UNICEF Zimbabwe to help promote the Learning Passport. The jingle has…
By Linda Masarira (LEAD President) As Africa celebrates the day of the African child it is important to also note that the real African child has nothing to celebrate. African children are being exploited as cheap labour in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, South Africa and many other African countries. The African child is…
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has embraced the new COVID-19 measures announced by Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr. Constantino Chiwenga on Saturday. The measures came amid the surge in new cases which had seen 596 new cases and 26 deaths in the last 7 days as of yesterday as…
Zimbabwe’s popular traditional healer, Kwamwelo Banda aka Sekuru Banda has dismissed as hogwash the claim by Ghanaian fetish priest Nana Kwaku Bonsa’s claim that the late Nigerian television evangelist, TB Joshua died after challenging him to a spiritual duel. According to a popular news website, GH Gospel, Bonsa said, “TB Joshua was attacking me…
By Sowell Chikwari (Lifestyle Writer) POPULAR local television reality series, The Closure DNA Show, which flights on ZBC-TV every Saturday, brought closure to a Goromonzi couple and the community at large after resolving a complex paternity row. The controversial dispute, which had become the talk of Goromonzi, pitted two men Godknows Chinjere who is based…
By Philip Mataranyika From time immemorial, breaking the glass ceiling has been an uphill struggle won by individuals who are made of sterner stuff. Across demographics, many can relate to this metaphor. This rings true particularly to our women folk who still have to break many barriers on their way to achieving greatness, notwithstanding the…
Distributed Power Africa (DPA), the continent’s leading renewable energy solutions company, says it is targeting to reduce Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s diesel consumption by 80% through the use of solar batteries. Several businesses in Africa have been relying on fossil fuels to sustain their operations due to erratic power suppliers. However, environmental and sustainability concerns, along…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is partnering with Masawara and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) to provide recent university graduates with work experience and full-time employment through its new Class – 2 – Career job placement programme. Class-2-Career (C2C) is an 8-month career development programme targeting young, talented Zimbabwean nationals under the age of 27 who…
By Joyce Mukucha In the quest for disability awareness among media professionals and to increase disability representation in the media, Deaf Women Included (DWI) hosted a media workshop where they screened a documentary on violence against women with disabilities which explores experiences and challenges they encounter in their day to day lives. The event was…
A local non-profit Organisation Shifting Your Mindset driven by love has vowed to work tirelessly to educate the youth to desist from drug misuse as it is destroying the lives of many. Drug misuse has become rampant in different communities and it is destroying the lives of many promising youths who have fallen victim to…
Angela Chirenda Rugara aka “Pikitayi the Poet” is set to launch her debut Poetry book titled EMOTIONAL EVOLUTION at Twinlakes Methodist Church in Zimbabwe this Saturday in Norton. The 69-year-old Poet started writing poetry in 2019 under the mentorship of award-winner, Tawanda ” VaChikepe” Chikepe. She has gathered a record of poems in the book…
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition has noted with great concern, the continued clampdown on livelihoods by the government. Since June 7, 2021, the government has roped in the security services as part of an operation to destroy structures built by informal traders who are seeking to eke a living in a ‘failed economy.’ The operation has…
During the launch of the National Disability Policy and the National Labour Migration Policy in Harare yesterday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the documents are a vehicle for inclusive growth and development that his administration embarked on in order to attain the Vison 2030 of making Zimbabwe an upper-middle-income economy. The launch of these two policies…
By Clemence Muchedzi Sweet Valley Club, an organization that advocates for the protection, enhancement, and empowerment of youth through developing leadership skills and awareness of social responsibilities has called for collective effort among youths to champion national development. Founder of the organization, Abel Tafadzwa Musanhu said their desire is a future whereby every youth is…
The world’s soils, which provide 95% of humanity’s food, are “under great pressure”, according to a UN report on soil pollution. Soils are also the largest active store of carbon, after the oceans, and therefore crucial in fighting the climate crisis. But the report said industrial pollution, mining, farming, and poor waste management are poisoning soils,…
