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Dr Tabani Moyo (MISA Regional Director – Southern Africa) Mbabane, Eswatini – 2 July 2025 – When I first arrived at a meeting in a new cultural setting, I didn’t realize my simple habit would carry so much weight. I sat comfortably, my Pan-African cap draped over my shoulders—a symbol I have worn proudly. Within…
Mbabane, Eswatini – 2 July 2025 – In the battle to protect Africa’s ecosystems, the challenge is no longer just environmental degradation—it is the legal and institutional maze that comes with holding perpetrators accountable. From raw sewer dumped into Lake Chivero to ivory smuggled out of Botswana, the complexity of environmental litigation is leaving enforcers…
…Lessons from a Negotiation Training Room Mbabane, Eswatini – 1 July 2025 – Inside a modest training room, a group of African journalists leaned in as their facilitator posed a deceptively simple question: “What’s the difference between an interest and a position?” A participant ventured an answer: “Interest is the intention—where states show they share…
Mbabane, Eswatini, 1 July 2025 – International negotiations—from climate change to biodiversity—are complex, highly choreographed affairs. Yet many journalists covering them don’t really know how these processes work. That lack of understanding risks undermining African positions, fuelling division, and weakening the continent’s negotiating power. This was the sobering message delivered today at the media training…
In an unforgettable moment of national pride and celebration on the 28th of June 2025 at the National Arts Gallery of Zimbabwe, Dr. Eng. Edzai Kachirekwa, the trailblazing CEO of Power Giants Private Limited Zimbabwe, was officially inducted into the prestigious National Hall of Fame yesterday during a grand ceremony in Harare. This historic…
Mbabane, Eswatini – As journalists from across Africa gather for training on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), one treaty stands out for both its importance and its complexity: the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Yet for many reporters, even those covering environmental beats, CITES remains misunderstood. It is…
Mbabane, Eswatini – The Kingdom of Eswatini this week welcomed delegates from across Africa for a landmark training workshop on reporting Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), reaffirming its commitment to environmental stewardship, sustainable development, and regional cooperation. Speaking at the opening of the event, the representative of the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and…
30 June 2025 – In a strong and timely statement marking the International Day of Parliamentarism, the Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF), Ms. Boemo Mmandu Sekgoma, has called on Member Parliaments across Southern Africa to champion diplomacy, inclusion, and sustainable peace, warning that rising armed conflicts worldwide threaten global stability and divert…
Mbabane, Eswatini – 30 June 2025 – Stakeholders from across Africa have gathered in Eswatini’s capital, Mbabane, for a landmark three-day Media Training on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEA) Reporting, signalling a new era in empowering African media to actively shape the continent’s environmental narrative. Organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) Sustainable Environment and Blue…
Writes Lloyd Rabaya Under the fierce sun in Zvimba, about 95km northwest of Harare, Taurai Chikaka’s garden flourishes with life beneath the shade of a large mango tree. The secret to this thriving oasis? Agroecology—a farming approach that works with nature rather than against it. Beneath the mango tree lie neatly tended sweet potato beds….
Zimbabwe’s education sector is under renewed scrutiny following a parliamentary committee report exposing persistent and wide-ranging challenges that threaten the constitutional right to universal, quality education. This follows a report by the Joint Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education and the Thematic Committee on Gender and Development on the state of universal access…
By Byron Adonis Mutingwende (Editor, Spiked Africa Online) The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) was established to embody the voice of the African people in the African Union’s institutional framework. Yet, for all its promise, its rules on term limits risk undermining both its democratic legitimacy and its operational effectiveness. Two complementary reforms deserve serious consideration: aligning…
Harare, Zimbabwe – 27 June 2025 – Regional leaders and stakeholders converged in Harare on Friday for the Ordinary Meeting of SADC Ministers Responsible for Gender and Women’s Affairs, with a clear and urgent call for bold, practical action to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment across Southern Africa. Officially opening the meeting, Zimbabwe’s Minister…
By Spiked Staff Writer Victoria Falls, 27 June 2025 – Speaker of Parliament, Hon Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda has called for urgent and sweeping reforms to Zimbabwe’s regulatory landscape to promote investment, streamline business operations, and make the country more competitive both regionally and globally. Addressing the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) Congress…
Writes Chimeno Azriel Green Light International Trust is set to celebrate a major milestone in the healthcare sector with its 12th Nurse Aid Graduation Ceremony, scheduled for Saturday at Batanai Gardens in Harare’s Central Business District (CBD). The event will mark the culmination of months of rigorous training, dedication, and hard work by the graduating…
The Ministers of Home Affairs, for South Africa, Dr Leon Schreiber through the Border Management Authority (BMA) and Zimbabwe, Hon. Kazembe Kazembe have approved the opening of a pilot project for a pre-scheduled tourism-only border crossing linking the Kruger National Park in South Africa and Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe through the Sengwe-Tshipise corridor. …
Own Correspondent Birdlife Zimbabwe in partnership with the Environmental Management Agency and the Zimbabwe Wetlands Trust hosted an all-stakeholders meeting on June 24, 2025, to explore ecotourism and recreation activities in Harare. Other stakeholders who attended the meeting included the City of Harare, the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, civil society organizations, and community-based…
A high-level virtual technical session convened by the African Union (AU) saw a robust debate on how best to shape the new set of indicators that will drive progress tracking under the Kampala Declaration, which forms the backbone of the post-Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) agenda. Speaking at the meeting, Agnes Obua-Ogwal, a…
H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Eighty years ago this month, the Charter of the United Nations was signed in San Francisco, turning the page on decades of war and offering hope for a better future. For 80 years the United Nations has stood as the…
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative arm of the African Union, has informed the general public, National and Regional Parliaments, African Union organs, Member States, international organizations, media, and development partners that the 5th Ordinary Session of its sixth Legislature and related meetings will be held from 16 July to 1 August 2025 in Midrand, Republic of South Africa,…
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has stepped up efforts to harmonize agricultural trade standards across member states in a push to eliminate non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and enhance cross-border trade in food and horticultural products. Speaking during the opening of the COMESA-EAC Horticulture Accelerator (CEHA) Regional Workshop in Nairobi, Regina Ombam,…
NetOne Cellular marked a major milestone in its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts this Saturday with a dual-impact initiative that brought together over 500 community members for the Run For Hope anti-drug marathon and the official handover of a fully renovated Mtetengwe Secondary School. The event was graced by the Honourable Vice President of…
Harare, Zimbabwe, 23 June 2025 – The Climate Resilient Livelihoods (CRL) Project, being supported by the Government of Zimbabwe, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is convening a series of Innovation Platform (IP) Market Dialogue Workshops from 23 to 28 June 2025. The dialogues will offer a rare…
Vatican City – Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon Advocate J.F.N Mudenda, attended a historic audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in the Hall of Benedictions at the Vatican on Saturday, 21st June 2025. The meeting marked the culmination of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Interfaith Dialogue, which commenced on 19th June 2025, in Italy,…
Rome, Italy – Parliamentarians are encouraged to legislate effectively on issues that promote interfaith dialogue and respect for fundamental rights, Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon Jacob F.N. Mudenda has said. On the second day of the General Debate held at Palazzo Montecitorio in Rome, Speaker Mudenda addressed the theme, “Parliamentarians in dialogue…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the media’s greatest technological ally but it also brings ethical challenges to the journalism world, Reyhana Masters, a seasoned journalist has said. She made the remarks during a meeting organised by the Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (ZINEF) and the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ), with support from WAN-IFRA…
The Office of National Security (ONS) on Tuesday 7 May 2025 hosted a high-level delegation from the Zimbabwe Peacebuilding Trust (ZPT) at the State House in Banjul. The visit was part of a week-long study tour (May 3-10) aimed at gaining deeper insight into The Gambia’s Security Sector Reform (SSR) process and exploring approaches to…
Rome, Italy – The Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon. Advocate J.F.N Mudenda, has arrived in Rome, Italy to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Interfaith Dialogue from 19th to 21st June 2025. This marks the second iteration of the IPU Interfaith Dialogue, following the successful gathering in Marrakech, Morocco, in 2023. The Conference is…
A.K.M. Glitters Poultry Company from Tanzania is a good example of how youth can venture into agribusiness as a form of employment and a gateway to food security. This emerged today in a webinar facilitated by Dr. Rachel Mkandawire, the Policy and Research Analyst from the Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)…
By Malama Malama – CAYACC Zambia Representative 📍 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 10–12 June 2025 From 10th to 12th June 2025, I had the privilege of representing the Consortium of African Youth in Agriculture and Climate Change (CAYACC) at a continental panel discussion on “Lessons and Challenges from Non-State Actors’ Engagement in CAADP Implementation,”…
Rwanda has launched a new Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) investment plan, laying the groundwork to attract over $335 million (approximately Rwf449.7 billion) in private sector investment into sustainable agriculture projects across the country. Launched on Tuesday, June 18, by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources in collaboration with Rwanda Green Fund and the…
Harare, Zimbabwe – 18 June 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its flagship Human Development Report 2025, titled “People and Possibilities in the Age of AI,” at a high-level breakfast dialogue in Harare, Zimbabwe. The report explores the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to drive human development and improve people’s lives, highlighting…
Under the Destiny Of Afrika Network (DANet)’s affordable housing initiative, there are plans to avail 200,000 housing units by 2030 as part of programmes towards attaining an upper-middle-income society. Bringing smiles to an entire community can be a challenging feat, often requiring extraordinary efforts. However, the Destiny Of Afrika Network (DANet) has succeeded…
To mark International Day Against Hate Speech on 18 June 2025, Africa Check, Zimfact, and Cartooning for Peace are publishing “Cartooning for Africa Facts”, an illustrated Fact-Checker’s Guide that brings together cartoonists and fact-checkers in a unique collaboration. Previewed in Abidjan during the Cocobulles cartoon festival, whose 8th edition was dedicated to the fight…
From Malawi and Mozambique to Zambia and Zimbabwe, down to Namibia and across to the grain belt of South Africa, a combination of the effects of climate change and the El Niño weather phenomenon has been causing drought, hunger and misery for months. The region, already vulnerable to extreme weather conditions, received only 80 percent of expected…
Civil society organizations (CSOs) are gathered in Harare for a Dissemination and Self-Reflection Dialogue on Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) for the Northern Region Meeting that is taking place today 18 June 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. In his opening remarks at the workshop, Bishop Charles Masunungure, the Vice Chairperson of…
Education, science, technology, and innovation drive socio-economic development in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, Zimbabwe’s Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, Prof Fanuel Tagwira has said. He made the remarks today Tuesday 17 June 2025 at the SADC Ministers of Education and Training…
Harare, 16 June 2025 – Paratus Zimbabwe, a subsidiary of Paratus Group, has today signed a major deal with PowerTel to launch a new high-capacity national fiber network across Zimbabwe. PowerTel is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) and is licensed to operate an optic fiber backbone network. Paratus Zimbabwe,…
As Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Blood Donor Day on 14 June 2025, the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) paid tribute to the thousands of Zimbabweans who voluntarily and selflessly donate blood. It described individuals who give blood without expectation of payment as true heroes offering hope and a…
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) The now 44-year-old Zibusiso Ndlovu was only 19 when he came to Tshebetshebe, Gwanda in 2001 to explore the ‘golden’ opportunities offered in the gold mining sector in Zimbabwe. He was full of hope at a time when Zimbabwe was experiencing serious economic challenges that led to high inflation and…
ActionAid’s latest study “Human Cost of Public Expenditure Cuts in Africa,” was officially launched yesterday with renewed calls on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to abandon its austerity measures such as public sector expenditure cuts for poor countries, saying such measures have brought more misery for poor and vulnerable such as women and girls in…
Smallholder farmers in Chiredzi and Mwenezi districts are adopting climate-smart agriculture to enhance food security and strengthen resilience to climate change, through the project Strengthening Climate Resilience of Agricultural Livelihoods in Southern Zimbabwe—a partnership between the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, the United Nations Development Programme, and the Green Climate Fund. …
Writes Byron Adonis Mutingwende Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Non-state actors meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the 10th to the 12th of June 2025 are proffering recommendations to make the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Programme (CAADP) Strategy and Action Plan 2026-2035 work. Justice Zvaita, the Coordinator of the Southern Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance…
Writes Byron Adonis Mutingwende Addis Ababa- Ethiopia – Non-state actors under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) are gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 10 to 12 June 2025 for the critical meeting on advancing Africa’s agri-food systems for a more resilient and sustainable future. Chikondi Chabvuta, the co-chairperson of CNG thanked…
Writes Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi Either you don’t get water at all or you receive contaminated water and it is time for residents to take action. With alarming reports of toxins contaminating the city’s water supply, the health and safety of millions hang in the balance. As residents grapple with the reality of unsafe drinking…
