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KinderCare Zimbabwe launches digital education resource application

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago05 mins

By Owami Sithole KinderCare Zimbabwe launched Zimbabwe digital evolution learning workshop embracing quality education in the 21st digital era. Educational technology help teachers and students in that it provides benefits such as organization, efficiency, collaboration, communication, extra help and virtual experiences. Kinder Care Zimbabwe launched a digital education resource application called Smart-Kidz Club. In an interview…

Nutrition from our environment: A book by Bernadette K Warambwa

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago07 mins

By Byron Mutingwende Mrs Bernadette Warambwa has a colour-illustrated book that encourages healthy eating using resources from our local environment. Titled “Nutrition from Our Environment” the book contributes towards the promotion of sound nutrition in both rural and urban areas. “The book is unique in its own ways and displays culinary genius….

Zimnat assists children with disability project

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago03 mins

Zimnat today (Thursday) handed over bed linen, an examination bed and a storage container, together worth more than $7 000, to St Christopher’s Children with Disability project, which aims to provide therapeutic and other services to children with disabilities in Hatcliffe. St Christopher’s Children with Disability project aims to improve or restore lost functions of…

Youth and women to take centre stage at Africa 2018 Forum

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago07 mins

Heads of State from across Africa expected to attend the Forum, as Egypt takes over the chairmanship of the African Union in 2019 Africa 2018 Forum (www.BusinessForAfricaForum.com) puts an emphasis on youth and women; over 250 startups will be participating in the Young Entrepreneurs Day including pre-event practical workshops; heads of State from across Africa…

2018 State of World Volunteerism Report: volunteers build resilient communities in Africa

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago05 mins

Yesterday, the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme launched a flagship report demonstrating how local volunteers across the region are strengthening their communities. The 2018 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) was released in Harare, Zimbabwe. UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator, Mr. Toily Kurbanov launched the report and led a high-level panel of representatives from the Government…

UNICEF procures 4.7 million textbooks for Zimbabwe primary and secondary schoolchildren

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago04 mins

UNICEF has procured some 4.7 million primary and secondary school textbooks to benefit 4,383 disadvantaged primary schools and 1,211 disadvantaged secondary schools in all 72 districts of the country. The textbooks were presented to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education for distribution. This is Phase 2 of UNICEF’s textbook procurement: an investment of almost…

Cassava SmarTech fintech businesses launch exciting new products

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago07 mins

EcoCash, Steward Bank partner to offer hassle-free small loans Bank unveils instant *236# bank-account opening service Cassava SmarTech’s fintech businesses EcoCash and Steward Bank have partnered to offer instant, nano loans to their combined customer base of more than 10 million customers. Announcing the launch of Kashagi/Inyuku nano loans in Harare today, Steward Bank also…

Climate change straining food production: IFAD President

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago05 mins

People in rural areas who largely depend on agriculture for their livelihoods are grappling a changing climate and unpredictable weather that are putting an additional strain on food production and increasing food prices, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Gilbert F. Houngbo has said. He made the remarks at a press conference attended by…

EU steps up support for human rights, access to justice and citizen participation

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago05 mins

The European Union has officially launched four new projects today that promote human rights, access to justice and citizen participation in policy dialogue for development in the key areas of health, governance and agriculture. The European Union (EU) provides a total of EUR 5159746 (currently approx. USD 5,875 million) form the 11th European Development Fund…

Questions that must be answered before poor countries import or export food

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago019 mins

By Charles Dhewa In the absence of evidence-based agricultural policy formulation and implementation, most developing countries always rush to import food without sufficiently understanding their national contexts. During gluts, farmers in areas where fruits are produced in abundance do not benefit from selling nationally compared to when there are shortages. On the other hand, when…

Miss Tourism Zimbabwe winners honoured

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago03 mins

Miss Tourism Zimbabwe 2018 winners received their prizes at a colourful event held in the capital today. The occasion was graced by sponsors, contestants’ family members and the media fraternity. The event saw Miss Tourism Zimbabwe queen, Tafadzwa Primrose Jaricha, drive away in Mercedes Benz C200 sponsored by Durban based businesswoman Dr Mercy Mafara. First…

Sisters with a voice call on Parliament to implement Child Marriage Law

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago014 mins

By Nevson Mpofu. The Southern Africa Parliamentary Support Trust (SAPST), Parliament of Zimbabwe and Katswe Sisterhood came to the Legal rescue of five girls who had previously been sexually , physically, emotionally abused and exposed to child labour while below the age of 18 years. The five girls Loveness Mudzuru, Ruvimbo Tsopodzi, Gladys Chihozhwa,…

Africa Economic Conference 2018 focusses on Africa Visa Openness and integration

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago07 mins

The annual Africa Economic Conference is the continent’s leading forum fostering dialogue and knowledge exchange in the search for solutions to the development challenges of Africa For millions of ordinary travellers, inter-African travel is still too often a nightmare. Be it border hassles, lack of road or air routes linking key cities, or the frustrations…

Conserve natural habitats and wildlife: Hubert Boulet

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago09 mins

Hubert Boulet is the Programme Coordinator of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme at Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) HQ in Rome, which is working in 13 pilot countries, including Zimbabwe. The SWM Programme is a major seven-year African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) initiative, implemented by FAO, that seeks to reduce hunting…

Good Care Pre School: an epitome of excellence and academic pacesetters

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago06 mins

By Byron Mutingwende Good Care Pre School has proven to be a beacon of excellence and a pacesetter in academics over the eight years it has been in existence. Speaking during the prestigious infant learning institution’s graduation ceremony held on 1 December 2018 at the David Mascott Country School Campus, Mrs Gertrude Mandizvidza, the…

Human Induced Climate Change Calls for Everyone’s Attention

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago03 mins

By Tendai Guvamombe The science is sobering; the global temperature in 2012 was among the hottest since records began in 1880. Make no mistake: without concerted action, the very future of our planet is in peril,” said the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde said in 2012. This unfortunate situation among others now…

Disability: Adopt empowering and inclusive policies and practices

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago04 mins

By Juliet Muzondo (Disability Rights Activist and Disability & Development Practitioner) Zimbabwe joined the world in commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities which is celebrated every third of December under different annual themes. The main aim of this day is to create awareness on Disability. The 2018 theme is “EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES…

Trees good for environment, earth and future: Chamisa

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

Nelson Chamisa, the President of the MDC Alliance on Saturday 1 December 2018 said it is noble to plant trees since they are good for the environment, the earth and its future. “Today, I was in Norton to plant what I termed ‘the New Zimbabwe Democracy tree’. We aim to plant two million trees annually…

Call to end violence against women and girls in public transport`

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago012 mins

By Alfred Towo In pursuance of the creation, promotion of safe spaces for women and girls, and the provision of gender responsive public services, ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) and the Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) held a Safe Cities Dialogue platform on the 29th November 2018 in Harare. Community members met with public transport operators and…

PAZ bemoans price hikes amid fuel shortages

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago03 mins

The Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has urged the government and responsible authorities to act on the “unjustified” fare increases imposed on the users of public transport. Speaking to Spiked Online Media on Friday 30 November 2018, Tafadzwa George Goliati, the PAZ President said he had observed with concern that most kombis in Harare…

Civil society hosts multi-stakeholder forum on human rights

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago06 mins

A civil society consortium in partnership with the United Nations’ (UN) International Organisation for Migration (IOM) held a human rights clinic and a multi-stakeholder consultative forum on human rights from 26 – 27 November 2018 in Chiredzi, Masvingo province. The civil society organisations include Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), Counselling Services Unit (CSU), Zimbabwe Lawyers…

U.S. Government program improves lives of 600,000 orphans and vulnerable children

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago04 mins

Yesterday at Golden Conifer in Harare, the United States celebrated the World Education Inc. Vana Bantwana program together with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare. With funding from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Vana Bantwana program successfully reached over…

End violence against women and girls in public transport: AAZ

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago04 mins

By Michael Mashiri ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) has called for an end to violence against women and girls in public transport, particularly in the cities of Harare and Chitungwiza. At a workshop organised by AAZ that was held in the Central Business District of Harare today, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Gender Commission Mrs…

IFAD and Zimbabwe to affirm partnership and commitment to reducing rural poverty

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago04 mins

In his first visit to Zimbabwe since taking office as President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gilbert F. Houngbo will meet President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and other government officials to discuss investments to improve food and nutrition security, provide employment opportunities for rural youth, and reduce poverty. The visit will take…

David Mascott Country School officially opened to provide quality education

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago07 mins

By Byron Mutingwende The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education officially opened David Mascott Country school after the private learning institution attained full compliance for registration. Officially opening the school at a colourful ceremony on 29 November 2018, Mr Peter Nizira, the Deputy Provincial Education Director of Primary Schools in the Mashonaland West…

Speaking peace needs an enterprising foreign policy

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

By Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey) This week Istanbul will host two separate but related international conferences on mediation. One will be devoted to the state of play in the conflict map and capacity for mediation within the membership of the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The second one…

MSF hands over SGBV Clinic to City of Harare

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago06 mins

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has handed over the Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Clinic in Mbare to the City of Harare’s health department. The incident coincided with the official opening of an Adolescent clinic in the neighbourhood. MSF started the Sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) project in Mbare in 2011 in…

Merck Foundation marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck Germany, yesterday marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and also marked the start of the “16 Days of Activism” that precedes Human Rights Day on December 10 each year. Through their “Merck more than a Mother” campaign, Merck Foundation wishes to empower infertile women against all sorts of…

Embrace solar thermal technologies: Gumbo

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago03 mins

By Miriam Zvomuya The Minister of Energy and Power Development Hon Minister Dr. Joram Gumbo is calling on households and industries to use solar thermal energy for heating to assist in saving and reducing the current power import bill. This emerged at a launch of the Solar Thermal Technology Roadmap and Implementation Plan for Zimbabwe…

All set for inaugural Data Science Zimbabwe Conference

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago012 mins

By Byron Mutingwende All roads lead to the inaugural Data Science Zimbabwe Conference to be held in Harare on the 13th and 17th of December 2018. The conference seeks to showcase the value of data science skills and data science opportunities through industry case studies presented by local and international speakers. According…

Safeguard dogs trained with modern motivational techniques

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago04 mins

Safeguard Security’s dog section uses motivational training techniques to teach its dogs to obey their handlers and apprehend intruders. The techniques are in line with the latest approaches internationally to dog training. Just as techniques used in the education of children have been gradually changing to stress positive rather than negative motivation, so too…

The seasonal appetite for knowledge demand and use in developing countries

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago06 mins

By Charles Dhewa It is not only revenue streams that tend to be seasonal for farmers in developing countries. The demand and use of knowledge also follow seasonal patterns. From leaking market sheds in Mbare market of Harare and makeshift stalls in Mitundu market of Lilongwe to landslides in the land of a thousand hills…

Awards haul for Good Care, Mrs Getrude Mandizvidza

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago04 mins

By Byron Mutingwende The year 2018 has been overflowing with abundant blessings for Mrs Gertrude Mandizvidza, the proprietor of Good Care Pre-school as awards for the institution and her as an individual continue to come. Receiving her sixth award in a row this year alone, Mrs Mandizvidza was actually stunned on the 22nd…

Cassava stunned by rapid growth of Vaya Lift

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago02 mins

Zimbabweans have taken to Vaya Lift – the Uber style ride hailing service offered by Cassava on Demand – “like a duck to water”, according to Cassava Group CEO Mr Darlington Mandivenga. Speaking from London where he is part of a road show to foreign investors, Mr Mandivenga said: “Vaya is going to be massive…

Kwesé iFlix hits 5 million users In Zimbabwe

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago03 mins

Media streaming service, Kwesé iflix, now has more than 5 million users in Zimbabwe and continues to grow rapidly, according to Econet Wireless Zimbabwe CEO Mr Douglas Mboweni, who says the platform had been a “runaway success” and was “the future” of the business. Mr Mboweni said the decision to suspend the satellite Pay…

ZTA defers Carnival 2018 edition

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago03 mins

The much-anticipated Harare International Carnival that is run by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has once again been deferred. “The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority would like to advise all partners, stakeholders, the media and the general populace that after wide consultations it has been decided to defer the hosting of the Harare International Carnival. “The much…

Create tourism and environment synergies: Mupfumira

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago09 mins

Combining tourism and environment under one roof requires the creation of synergies to ensure a shared vision, and a team that will be united for the success of the new ministry of environment, tourism and hospitality industry. Speaking at her Ministry’s Strategic Plan in Mutare under the theme, “Towards a Prosperous and Empowered Upper Middle Income…

Unlocking Africa’s Earth Observation Potential

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago07 mins

The 1st Forum of the GMES and Africa (www.au.int/en/GMESAfrica) kicked off in the Gabonese capital, Libreville. More than 400 delegates from Africa, Europe and other parts of the world have gathered to discuss new and innovative Earth Observation technologies supporting Africa’s socio-economic development. Organised jointly by the African Union Commission and the government of Gabon, the…

Peace takes sanctions head-on

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago06 mins

By Lovemore Chazingwa and Godfrey Mavunduse VISITING internationally acclaimed woman of peace and cloth Dr.Hak Ja Han Moon has the key to the removal of sanctions imposed on the landlocked tropical country by super-power USA almost two decades ago, a local Archbishop has said. Archbishop Ndanga made the remarks at the last of pre-event press…

Communication and advocacy, data and information management critical for RVAA success

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago08 mins

By Byron Mutingwende The success of the Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis (VAA) efforts in the SADC region depends on strengthening communication and advocacy and data and information management systems. This emerged at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis (RVAA) workshop in Johannesburg from 19 to 21 November 2018….

FFWPU March held ahead of Peace and Family Festival

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago03 mins

By Tendai Guvamombe and Godfrey Mavunduse Peace loving citizens thronged Harare’s Africa Unity Square on Saturday where they took part in Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) march ahead of a high-profile event slated for this Wednesday at the giant National Sports Stadium dubbed Peace and Family Festival. Rev Dr Sun Myung…

Zimnat marathon raises $7 000 for Cebisani Ndlovu’s surgery

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago03 mins

Zimnat’s first charity marathon, which was held at Barclays Sports Club in Harare on November 10, managed to raise almost the whole amount originally quoted for 30-year-old Bulawayo resident Cebisani Ndlovu’s spinal cord surgery. When Mr Ndlovu approached Zimnat for assistance, the amount needed at that time for the surgery at Mater Dei Hospital in…

How the knowledge economy is inspiring new roles and responsibilities

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago012 mins

Developing countries that remain stuck in colonial governance structures and forms of business are sleeping-walking into all kinds of crises. Some of the colonial forms of business still being practiced in most African countries include sole trader (traditional enterprises), companies, cooperatives and partnerships which function through mutual agreement to pool resources and skills together for…

Ecobank invests US$50 000 in Mother of Peace Orphanage

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago03 mins

Ecobank, the pan-African bank, has invested at least US$50 000 towards Mother of Peace Orphanage in Mutoko as part of their corporate social responsibility. The initiative which dates back to 2015 between Ecobank and Mother of Peace saw the refurbishment of two homes for children, a library and provision of text and exercise books. “We…

Masvingo to host Women’s Entrepreneurship Day

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago09 mins

By Angeline Mikiri Masvingo City will this November hold a Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Summit on the 30th of November 2018. WED was launched in Zimbabwe in 2015 in Harare and its Global Founding Ambassador is Natalie Jabangwe the Ecocash Chief Executive Officer. In 2015 prominent women like Mrs Devine Ndlukula The Founder of Securico, Rudo…