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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is seeking to increase efficiency of regional traffic in an effort to address the slow and expensive exchange of African inter-country traffic via overseas hubs. This emerged at the SADC Capacity Building Workshop on Regional Internet Exchange Points (RIXPs) / National Internet Exchange Points (NIXPs) Connectivity and Monitoring and…
Zimbabwe will host a magnificent Conference on Intellectual Property (IP), Innovation and Value Addition for Business Competitiveness and Sustainable Development in Africa for the first time. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Mrs Virginia Mabiza at a press conference held in Harare today. The conference…
Launch of Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Insights publication to celebrate woman leaders and entrepreneurs across Africa To mark the 5th anniversary of its high-profile annual conference, the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (http://www.AWIEForum.org), has launched a prestigious publication, AWIEF Insights, celebrating and acknowledging the contribution made by women leaders, businesswomen and entrepreneurs…
The Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa has said her ministry shall strive to ensure that journalists are safe to peruse their profession within Zimbabwe since the country has laws that guarantee their safety. This was revealed in a speech read on her behalf, on the occasion of the International Day to…
By Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction From micro family-run ventures to giant multinationals, companies are often hard hit by disasters that erode their bottom line or force them out of business altogether. But while companies have much to lose, they have a huge amount to offer, so it is vital…
By Tatend Mujeyi Freezim Congress President Joseph Makamba (JM) Busha said that Zimbabwe will realise better circumstances as he potentially hopes to turn the tables and lead the country come 2023. The Businessman who emerged fourth in the 2018 election emphasised his respect for the current President but argued for better social good as the…
By Joyce Mukucha The African Risk Capacity (ARC) is working towards adopting a gender mainstreaming approach to ensure that gender issues are systematically integrated in its operations, both internally as an organisation, and externally with its Member States. This will be achieved through sustained gender and disaster risk management (DRM) capacity building efforts which will…
CASSAVA Smartech’s Maisha Health has unveiled a new partnership with Cancerserve Trust, which seeks to assist Zimbabweans living with cancer. Through the partnership, Maisha has committed a portion of its monthly revenue to support cancer treatment of patients in Zimbabwe’s public hospitals through the Cancerserve Trust. Announcing the groundbreaking partnership, Cassava Smartech Chief Executive Officer,…
South Africa’s Stellenbosch University and Unitaid sign US$ 18.9 million grant agreement to develop child-friendly treatments and preventive therapy against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) Stellenbosch University and Unitaid have signed a US$ 18.9 million grant agreement to develop child-friendly treatments and preventive therapy for treating multidrug-resistant TB in children. The agreement was announced today at the 50th…
What’s exciting about the situation in Africa, is the impact women are making in a traditionally male-dominated environment By Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, APO Group Founder and Chairman APO Group (APO-opa.com) are delighted to be the founding sponsor of a new AWIEF award: the APO Group African Women in Media Award. The prize has been introduced to recognise, celebrate and…
By Joyce Mukucha The Eastern and Southern African (ESA) region remains heavily impacted by effects of climate change which continue to be dire resulting in food and water insecurity, loss of lives and livelihoods, displacement of people among other direct impacts especially on the vulnerable population groups with Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique among other region…
Ms Maria do Valle Ribeiro from Ireland recently appointed as United Nations Resident Coordinator for the Republic of Zimbabwe has pledged to work hard towards supporting the Government and the people of the country to build a peaceful and inclusive society for sustainable development and inclusive economic growth. The UN senior official said there is…
Zimbabwe’s tourism sector will once again participate at a series of high-profile industry conferences and seminars at the leading global event, World Travel Market (WTM) London, which takes place from 4 – 6 November 2019 at ExCeL, London. The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) in conjunction with the Ministry of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry will…
Nyami Nyami Festival brought Kariba to a standstill on Saturday as people from all walks of life converged at the Lake Harvest Harbour for an event expected to anchor efforts to revive tourism in the resort town. The festival which was once hosted by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) had been put on hold because…
EcoFarmer Vaya Tractor has proved popular with farmers across the country, who are voicing their satisfaction and preference for the service, which was launched last month with the promise to help farmers plough one million hectares within a year. “We are very excited with the Vaya Tractor service because we do not have a…
By Wallace Mawire Two Zimbabwean aeronautical engineers have initiated a new crop spraying drone technology to provide a more efficient, effective and sustainable crop spraying service for Zimbabwean farmers. According to Piwai Chikasha, Managing Director at Alley Capital Group, a Zimbabwean engineering company offering crop spraying services using precision spraying drones, agriculture is one of…
By Charles Dhewa With Africa fast becoming the world’s centre of economic gravity due to its natural resources, it should re-define economic growth. Growth is not about building sky scrapers or turning productive land into residential areas. In addition to food production, African countries should define growth as purifying indigenous knowledge systems into excellence…
The long-standing crisis in Zimbabwe has been caused by the lack of confidence by our country’s citizens in the current political leadership of the country, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has said. The biggest opposition party said the crisis is result of the culture of bad governance and what it termed illegitimacy that rose…
Seeking business solutions to the continent’s social challenges A network of some of Africa’s largest companies will gather in Kigali, Rwanda on 4-5 June 2020 at the 4th annual Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit (www.AfricaSharedValueSummit.com), to share ideas about how companies can build business initiatives around solving social problems at scale and contributing to achieving the…
The European Union steps up its support to the people of Zimbabwe with an additional USD 60 million (EUR 53 million) under its National Indicative Programme. The funds will directly support the population in the fields of health and resilience building. USD 43 million (EUR 38 million) will support public health service delivery by strengthening…
The Tourism Expo Japan (TEJ) 2019 kicked off today and Zimbabwe delegates are participating as trade visitors at the Fair which is being hosted for the first time in the second largest city of Japan, in Osaka – Kansai Region. The four day fair attracted 1500 companies from over 100 countries and is expecting 250…
By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu Government has said the small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) sector is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy since it is contributing approximately 60 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This emerged at the 9th Edition of the Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) International Expo in Harare where sector players were urged…
First Lady Mrs Auxillia Mnangagwa has launched the Let’s Talk campaign on reducing early and unintended pregnancy (EUP) in Zimbabwe at a colourful event held at Makomo Primary School in Epworth today. In her keynote address, the First Lady said the right to health, education and gender equality are at the heart of the campaign…
Popular traditional healer, Sekuru Banda was recently elected as the President of the African Traditional Healers Association that has a global influence stretching to Europe, Asia, Australia and America. Lately, Sekuru Banda has been occupied with international engagements where he attends at least 15 global conferences every year where he will be teaching African…
In the face of a global and national climate crisis, the United Nations has reiterated its full commitment to climate action as espoused under the Paris Agreement of 2015. Dr. Esther Muia, Country Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced the commitment on the 74th Anniversary of the UN in her statement on behalf…
By Joyce Mukucha Driven by the desire to ensure that sustainable quality health delivery systems prevail in Zimbabwe, the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are demanding for the increase of health financing in the 2020 National Budget to promote health, dignity and wellbeing of citizens. The CSOs advocacy core team suggested that domestic financing of health…
EcoSure has launched a transport service that will give its existing policy holders the convenience of access to free transport during their time of bereavement. The new package, which will give EcoSure clients access to free transport when they lose a loved one, will be offered by EcoSure in partnership with Vaya, and will be…
By Engineer Jacob Kudzai Mutisi It is time for the youth to take the leading role as economic drivers. Zimbabwe is not in this economic turmoil because of sanctions, government policy need to shift 180 degrees. How did Rhodesia and South Africa prosper under sanctions. With the white Afrikaners building the biggest economy in Africa….
The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has placed workers on mandatory paid leave purportedly to conduct an investigation into corruption concerns raised by auditors. On 22 October 2019, NSSA suspended 24 executives and senior managers on the orders reportedly directed by the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Sekai Nzenza, to the board…
Advertising digitally is one of the most effective ways to grow your cannabis business. The biggest challenge you face while promoting your business is negotiating and steering through the restrictions of advertising in the popular digital platforms. Though the legalisation is still pending in more than a dozen states, studies show growth of $23 billion…
Protecting forests, planting trees, reducing food waste and changing diets critical to cool, liveable planet; the US, the EU, China and Brazil among countries that can lead on efforts to slash land sector emissions A new report published in Nature Climate Change today unveils a land sector roadmap laying out critical actions on forests, farming and food systems the…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is partnering stakeholders like the ministries of education and health to reduce early and unintended pregnancies (EUP) among young people so as to foster sustainable development. Speaking at a Media Capacity Building Workshop in Mazowe, UNESCO National Associate Project Officer – HIV and Health Education, Mr…
The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has honoured and paid tribute to the late former Zimbabwean President, His Excellency Robert Gabriel Mugabe who passed on last month due to “advanced cancer” describing him as a “Giant of Africa”. The PAP paid tribute to Mugabe after a draft motion was moved by Honourable Jaynet Kabila of Democratic…
Cassava Smartech’s Maisha Health has unveiled a new partnership with Cancerserve Trust which seeks to assist Zimbabweans living with Cancer. Through the partnership, Maisha has committed a portion of its monthly revenue to supporting cancer treatment of patients in Zimbabwe’s public hospitals through the Cancerserve Trust. Announcing the ground-breaking partnership, Cassava Smartech CEO Mr Eddie…
By Charles Dhewa The survival of African informal markets is hinged on fluid succession pathways based on indigenous knowledge systems. Old people who inherited trading stalls from their parents smoothly move out of the market after training their children or relatives to take over. Those taking over will have taken years under-studying those retiring and…
Central African countries surveyed in new opinion study believe that halving malaria deaths is more achievable than elimination by 2030; Malaria experts are very concerned that climate change could increase the threat of malaria in the region: Surveillance and programme delivery need to improve to drive progress. Central Africa is fighting to maintain momentum in…
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched emergency assessments in the east and north-east of South Sudan where severe flooding has left thousands of people stranded in inaccessible areas, threatening to make worse an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis. MSF is urging all actors to mobilize resources to mitigate the impact of rising flood levels in affected…
By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma Humble and socio-economic sensitive life philosophy has led a Kadoma based businessman, Filmon Ncube, to embrace and practically implement the Zimshop concept for the sole benefit of citizens, especially civil servants, it has emerged. The Rimuka based businessman operates a retail shop, Confil Groceries within the confines of a small…
Farmers from around the country have paid tribute to EcoFarmer Vaya Tractor, saying the service had come in handy in helping with mechanised equipment, and assisting them to meet delivery deadlines, especially for contract farmers. Vaya Tractor – which officially launched its services to the nation earlier this month at a ceremony attended by the…
By Byron Mutingwende Stakeholders in the world of work in Zimbabwe convened at a meeting to find solutions for the future of work at a time they are fixated on searching for evasive solutions to the daunting socio-economic problems they face today. This emerged at the Zimbabwe Labour Symposium on the Future of…
The United Nations Team in Zimbabwe has oiled the machinery to galvanise climate action in the country as espoused at the just ended 74th Session of the UN General Assembly that spotlighted climate action to boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. These were the remarks of the UN…
By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma Reproductive and family health utility institution, National Aids Council (NAC), yesterday rekindled efforts on free cancer screening, HIV testing and family planning interventions, at Ground Number 4, for City of Kadoma population, with the main focus on female residents, it is established. The exercise was conducted in strong partnership with…
By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu In the quest to promote comprehensive breast cancer control programmes as part of national cancer control plans as well as recommending early detection strategies that save lives, NetOne in conjunction with the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe held a Free Breast Cancer Screening in Mabvuku. The efforts follow the…
The Bank’s intervention will complement a separate therapeutic and supplemental feeding program for vulnerable households The African Development Bank (https://AfDB.org/) has approved a grant of $1 million to boost a children’s food and nutrition security program in Bié province in Angola. The resources are from a special relief fund to the government of Angola, in…
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the e-commerce sector of 6 Central America countries are set to reap greater benefits from participation in international trade thanks to the existing partnership with eBay and two new partnerships struck by the International Trade Centre with PayPal and Payoneer, two leading global payments system providers. To kick…
