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Tourism Revival Efforts in Kariba
Minister of Environment, Tourism & Hospitality Industry Honorable, Senator Prisca Mupfumira Arriving in Kariba
Community Radio Stations a Civil Protection Agent
By Tatenda Mujeyi Community radio stations are an imperative civil protection agent in curbing human and natural disasters that ravage societies. Presenting a paper on the ‘role of Community Radio Stations, CSRs, in Partnership with Zachras and Amnesty International, VOP Director John Masuku, said. Community Radio Stations are contestedly defined as community derived Broadcasting entities…
Guarantee Risk Solar Energy Partners SA-based Bushveld Energy (eXcess Africa) for the Establishment of 3 Solar Plants With an Output of 250MW
Local energy company, Guarantee Risk Solar Energy has embarked on a partnership with a South Africa-based Bushveld Energy (eXcess Africa) for the establishment of three solar photovoltaic plants with an output of 250 megawatts. The projects are expected to gobble at least $400 million and will be administered in phases till completion of the scheme….
Zimbabweans Championing Sport Tourism and community development
By Staff reporter A Zimbabwean based in the diaspora, Farai. Chishaka Mutsunguma of Chishaka village in Chief Svosve’s village in Hwedza is championing sport tourism locally and abroad. The Zimbabwean who resides in the United Kingdom says he has combined his passion for sport through initiating a soccer-tourism tournament he hopes will turn into an…
ZTA facilitates borehole donation In Hwedza
By Tendai Mujeyi The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, has facilitated the donation of a borehole to Chigwedere Primary school in Mashonaland east province under Chief Svosve by a Zim Diaspora football team. The donation comes to the relief of the school as it has managed to alleviate variant challenges that the school had been facing in…
APO, AWIEF partner for deeper impact on African women’s entrepreneurship
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading media relations consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, has been named Principal Partner to the Africa Women Entrepreneurship and Innovation Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) Conference to assist in amplifying the forum’s message and core objective of empowering women entrepreneurs across the African continent. The annual Africa…
ITC and UPS invite women entrepreneurs to participate in export trainings
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and UPS today announced a series of training seminars and workshops for women business owners in Mexico, Nigeria, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates. The workshops contribute to ITC SheTrades’ commitment to connect 3 million women to the global marketplace by 2021 and to UPS’s commitment to women entrepreneurs’ ability to export….
SADC makes strides in vulnerability assessments and analyses
The Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis (RVAA) Programme’s regional pre-assessment workshop opened with a call to National Vulnerability Assessment Committees (NVACs) of Member States to harmonise and improve the quality of assessments and analysis; and integrate emerging issues such as nutrition, gender, HIV, markets and urban vulnerability to meet the needs of decision makers. The…
Need to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all: UNFPA report
The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern their own bodies and shape their own futures. Despite the gains made over the past 50 years, since the establishment of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, the world…
South African Author Xolani Xaba’s Book “Destiny Call” a spiritual inspiration
“Destiny Call” by South African Author, Xolani Xaba is a book that proffers deep insights into the God-inscribed destiny of a person and the importance of picking up and fulfilling that call. In an interview with Spiked Online Media, Xaba said the difference between personally-inscribed destiny and God-inscribed destiny is vividly illustrated and the difference…
City of Harare’s Demolitions unlawful: CHRA
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Combined Harare Residents Association, CHRA, has cited the proposed demolitions by the City of Harare as unlawful and against United Nations provisions. The proposed demolitions were announced by the City Council as a measure against wetlands occupation and illegal settlements and are against the statutory laws of Zimbabwe. “In as much…
Cervical cancer screening camp at Parirenyatwa
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has collaborated with Hunan Maternal and Child hospital of China in a cervical cancer screening project. The screening collaboration comes at a time cervical cancer has accounted for the death of 275 thousand women annually, globally and is the most fatal cancer amongst women. The programme is…
Zimnat comes to the aid of Melfort Old People’s Home
Zimnat has come to the aid of Melfort Old People’s Home by providing free insurance cover for the home’s two vehicles for a whole year. The home, which recently had a combi and a sedan donated to it, approached the Zimnat Group for assistance with insuring these vehicles. Zimnat responded by insuring the two vehicles…
Inaugural Agricultural Sector Survey welcomed
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Vangelis Haritatos, launched the inaugural Agricultural Sector Survey in partnership with Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS), Financial Gazette and AEDS as the consultant with funding from CBZ and National foods last month. The event was attended by the Minister and Ministry heads, ZAS executive board, business leaders, bankers,…
Italy responds to emergency needs in Zimbabwe
The Italian Government has contributed €250,000 to respond to the needs of communities affected by Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe. The contribution, provided to the World Food Programme (WFP), will support immediate food needs in the worst-affected areas of the country. An estimated 250,000 people in seven districts of Zimbabwe were directly affected by Cyclone Idai,…
Extent to which inherited knowledge systems are constraining African Imaginations
By Charles Dhewa The introduction of exotic crops, fruits and livestock into Africa was initially guided and informed by the way indigenous crops, livestock and fruits performed in different micro climates. Unfortunately, instead of cultivating co-existence between exotic and indigenous foods, the colonial knowledge system has sought to completely replace indigenous crops, fruits and livestock…
ZCLDN Statement on the arrest of 130 Vuzu party youths
By ZCLDN Information The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) notes with concern the arrest of over 130 youths in Bulawayo during various raids at Vuzu parties in the city. Among those detained by the police is a 13 year-old boy and 15 girls. During the raids police confiscated large amounts of alcohol, drugs,…
Disaster Preparedness and Response are vital tools
By Lovemore Chazingwa (News Correspondent) Communities vulnerable to natural disasters need be geared for preparedness and response in order to mitigate the effects of such calamities, an expert in disaster management has said. Responding to questions on the sidelines of a recent workshop on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) organised by international non-governmental…
Cyclone Idai survivors get major assistance from CWGH
By Byron Mutingwende The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) in partnership with Medico International has procured some materials for relief and aid to affected communities in Chimanimani. Speaking while handing over the substantive donation of items worth US$50 000 to the organisation’s management committee in Harare on 3 May 2019, Itai Rusike, the Executive…
ActionAid Zimbabwe launches One Global Campaign on Women Labour, Decent Work and Public Services
During commemoration of Workers Day 2019, ActionAid Zimbabwe, which is part of a global ActionAid International (AAI) family, launched a One Global Campaign on 1 May 2019 with calls on the government to provide women friendly public services, care facilities to reduce the burden of unpaid care work of women and a plea to end…
City of Harare must consider the law before executing demolitions
By CHRA Information Section 74 of the country’s constitution grants freedom from arbitrary eviction and states that ‘No person may be evicted from their home, or have their home demolished, without an order of court made after considering all the relevant circumstances’. The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) is deeply concerned over the continued demolition…
ZIMCODD solidarity statement on May Day celebrations
By ZIMCODD Information The Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) joins the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and workers, the world over, in commemorating the International Workers’ Day! It is worrying that this year Workers’ Day is being commemorated in the midst of a deep socio-economic crisis in Zimbabwe, worsened by neo-liberal policies…
ARTUZ May Day Message: Uniting Workers to Crash Austerity
By Obert Masaraure The ugly implications of Mthuli’s austerity package are now haunting all citizens as we predicted. Bread which used to cost .90 cents in January 2019 now costs up to $3.60, a 400% rise. Incomes have either remained stagnant or just slightly increased, teachers and other civil servants were awarded a meagre 29%…
Vaya steps in to handle waste disposal
Vaya Logistics, a division of Cassava, has stepped in to help private waste collectors to collect waste in different areas of Harare. The company said it has partnered with eight private companies, that have already been collecting waste in Harare, to support them with transport logistics. “We are pleased to advise that Vaya Logistics will…
Japan supports Cyclone Idai relief efforts in Zimbabwe
The Government of Japan contributed US$350,000 to respond to emergency needs in Zimbabwe following Cyclone Idai. The contribution, provided to the World Food Programme, will support immediate food needs in the worst-affected areas of the country. Some 270,000 people in seven districts of Zimbabwe have been affected by Cyclone Idai which made landfall in Zimbabwe…
The opportunity cost of industrialisation in developing countries
By Charles Dhewa The African spiny horned cucumber is abundant in Southern Africa this farming season. Like other natural crops, it does well in seasons characterised by global warming-induced drought such as the one ravaging Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe this year. Replaced by the English cucumber, the African cucumber has been completely…
Massive gig closes ZITF curtain
By Lovemore Chazingwa Bulawayo Coming hard on the heels of this historic diamond jubilee trade fair is an equally pulsating show that has all the ingredients of a thriller. The showdown bash at Queens Sports Club today is a gig weighing in on a fair that has lived to its billing. The…
Urgent need to scale-up assistance to drought affected people
27 April 2019, Masvingo – The United Nations Team in Zimbabwe concluded a two-day field visit to UN supported relief efforts and development programmes in two districts in Masvingo Province. The UN team led by the UN Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe Mr. Bishow Parajuli over the past two days field visit to Masvingo and Chiredzi…
Harvest Festival 2019 is here!
Gateway Zimbabwe will host the inaugural Harvest Festival this year at the Harare Gardens. Live music, story telling, dance, art, slam poetry and theatre will be featured in this year’s festival to be held on May 4, 2019 from 2pm at the Main Stage arena. The family friendly event will have the following artists taking…
PAP holds second Ordinary Session of the fifth Parliament
The second ordinary session of the fifth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament will take place in Midrand, from Monday the 6 to 17 May 2019. The President of the Republic of Madagascar, H.E Andry RAJOELINA, is expected to address the Plenary during the opening ceremony scheduled for Monday the 6 May, at the precincts located at…
Vaya launches shuttle service with week-long free rides to ZITF guests
Vaya Mobility service, which is now available in all major Zimbabwean cities and towns, has hit Bulawayo by storm, taking advantage of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) to launch its new Vaya Shuttle service by offering free rides to exhibitors, business people and professionals travelling to the Trade Fair by air. Throughout the Trade…
Why Devolution Should Start with Manicaland
It has been brought to my attention that the villagers of Chakohwa all the way to Mutambara will soon be moved to pave the way for the new diamond field that have been identified during the recent explorations for diamonds. There has to be some truth following the publication of the herald of 17 March…
Allow Zimbabweans to Trade in Gold, Diamonds and other Minerals
Lets empower the people of Zimbabwe and allow them to trade in gold and diamond. I have travelled throughout Zimbabwe, and some of my family members are geologists and miners.I have seen some of them either buying from small-scale miners or simply delivering their minerals to Fidelity Printers.Statistically the small to medium miners are the…
Professor Jacob Mufunda giving back to Chikuku community
As Zimbabwe battles shortages of essential medicines and drugs in hospitals, one of the gallant children of the soil, Prof Jacob Mufunda is devoting his time and expertise to improve the health outcomes for the people of his area in Chikuku in the Bikita District of Masvingo Province. Spiked Online Media has been tracking the…
Econet pilots mobile games with 100 000 select customers
Econet Wireless has started piloting mobile games on 100 000 randomly selected customers, ahead of full commercial launch at the end of the month. The pilot follows the successful launch of Elevate Gaming, unveiled at the inaugural Elevate Gaming Tournament two weeks back. “We are pleased to announce this new phase in our rollout of…
Cyclone-affected communities in Zimbabwe being vaccinated against cholera
Campaign targets nearly 500,000 people in Chimanimani and Chipinge An oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaign targeting some 487,825 people began Tuesday in Zimbabwe in the two districts most affected by Cyclone Idai. During the campaign all residents of Chimanimani and Chipinge districts aged 12 months and older will receive the vaccine to protect them against cholera….
NAYO appalled by shrinking civic space
The National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO) has said it is perturbed by the continued crackdown on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs); Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Journalists, activists and human rights defenders; most of whom are youth. “The crackdown has seen unlawful suspension of NGOs as in the case of COTRAD in Masvingo; targeting of NGO leaders…
Former PHD Ministries’s Overseer Starts Own Church
Former Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries overseer Richard Kuipa has started his own ministry known as, Light World Embassy. The ministry has a strong presence on the social media microblogging site, Facebook, where postings such as pictures and videos show that Apostle Kuipa has been holding services for several months now, and these include…
How people’s markets value satisfaction more than colonial measurements
By Charles Dhewa The formal education system in developing countries has not taken time to explain and justify colonial measurements that continue to be used in attaching value to agricultural commodities. Consequently, smallholder farmers wonder why some commodities are measured in kilograms and liters. In the absence of meaningful explanations, consumers and farmers surmise that…
Richest Traditional Healer Sekuru Banda on tour of global herbal therapy conferences
By Byron Mutingwende Sekuru Banda is the African representative who is overseas to attend a line-up of conferences on herbal therapy on the continents of Europe, Asia and South America. The conferences will focus on Chinese, African, European and American medicine with particular interest in herbal therapy. Sekuru Banda is well known for practising magic…
PPC Matopos Marathon Hailed As A Huge Success
Zimbabwe’s only Ultra-Marathon, the just ended PPC Matopos 33-Miler, has been hailed as a huge success by its organisers, PPC Zimbabwe Ltd. This year being its 7th edition, the cement manufacturers received much more in return for their investment that saw the total prize money being boosted by 300% to nearly $50 000. PPC Zimbabwe…
Protocol to the African Charter on Women’s Rights
By Veritas The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa is commonly called the Maputo Protocol as it was adopted in Maputo, Mozambique, in July 2003. It entered into force in November 2005 after 15 of the then 53 African States had ratified it. To date out…
Econet unveils the largest industrial solar plant in Zimbabwe
Econet Wireless has commissioned a 466KW solar power plant at its Willowvale industrial complex in Harare, the largest commercial and industrial carport and roof mount installation of its kind to be deployed in the country. The solar plant was engineered and designed by Distributed Power Africa (DPA), Econet’s solar business in line with the company’s…
UN Refugee Agency ratchets up relief airlift for Cyclone Idai
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) airlifted supplies for refugees affected by Cyclone Idai. The consignment, which arrived yesterday at Robert Mugabe International Airport yesterday evening, follows on the first consignment of emergency relief earmarked for Zimbabweans, which arrived on March 31. The supplies from the first consignment have been distributed in Chipinge…