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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a roadshow in Kigali to show the Rwandan private sector how it can become a primary beneficiary of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which will provide significant opportunities to access the largely untapped markets and sectors in an integrated African market of over 1.3 billion people….
By Kumbirai Mafunda Masvingo High Court Judge Justice Sunsley Zisengwe on Monday 3 February 2020 reserved judgment on an application filed by a trade union and a pensioners’ rights lobby organisation challenging Finance and Economic Development Minister Hon. Mthuli Ncube’s unilateral decision to withhold publication of inflation figures in Zimbabwe. Justice Zisengwe reserved judgment after…
Cellulant Corporation (www.Cellulant.com) – the pan-African technology company – has empowered Africa’s agriculture sector with the hosting of its inaugural partners’ summit in Lagos, Nigeria and the assurance to leverage on technology to help block inefficiency and wastages in Africa’s Agric value chain courtesy of its improved payment and marketplace solutions, Tingg and Agrikore. Tingg,…
All roads are leading to Denmark College in the City Centre for the Red Lipstick Revolution Training on the Procurement and Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ). We caught up with the Red Lipstick Revolution Founder Dr. Abigail Magwenzi who shared with us an insight into the expectations fro the training workshop slated for Friday 7…
Econet Founder and Group Chairman Strive Masiyiwa has urged businesses to join hands with Government to fight the Coronavirus outbreak. Writing on his Facebook blog, Masiyiwa called on people to lay aside their differences and combat the outbreak, which the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency. Masiyiwa wrote: #Chinese Businesses are on…
Chivi South legislator Killer Zivhu has donated over 300 sanitary pads to pupils and female teachers at Ruvanga Secondary School as part of his philanthropic work. In an interview with Spiked Online Media, Zivhu said he is inspired by his poor background to keep doing good for the less privileged that include schools. He said…
Zimbabwe is working on improving the quality of data and bridging gaps therein to enable the Country to report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under the National Communications (NCs) and the Biennial Update Reports (BURs). This emerged during the ongoing Quality Assurance of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory System and GHG…
By Joyce Mukucha The Red Lipstick Revolution, a Zimbabwean movement aimed at economically, spiritually and socially empowering women who can add value and create better lives for themselves, their families, communities and the nation is looking forward to host a Zimbabwe Women Do Dubai 2020 Indaba. A conference scheduled to be held on the 21st…
In countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa, inspiring climate solutions are tackling the climate crisis with practical action Some of Africa’s most promising climate and clean energy innovators have been named in the 2020 Ashden Awards long-list. The list reveals outstanding work across Africa to electrify rural areas, boost sustainable…
Cassava Healthtech’s Maisha has teamed up with the Cancerserve Trust to commemorate World Cancer Day. The World Cancer Day is commemorated on February 4 every year to rally the world in the fight against cancer, to raise awareness about the disease and to mobilize for action to be taken to prevent and mitigate against all…
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has approved an adjustment in data and SMS tariffs for mobile network operators in a long expected move analysts and market players believe will help forestall dim prospects in the telecoms sector. According to sources familiar with developments, the telecoms regulator approved a 25% tariff…
By Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called for a collaborative shared approach, a new consensus dominated paradigm and a healing process towards recovering the economy and attaining a peaceful nation. Speaking at a meeting with the media which was aimed at shaping working relations with this community for the year 2020…
By Charles Dhewa Once raw materials leave Africa for other parts of the world, there is no clear pathway fir re-investing back. The structure of the global economy is such that Africans who migrate to the diaspora will not be able to re-invest back home as much as they would want. Likewise those who leave…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans at all levels of society to emulate the unity shown by the churches at the Prayer Meeting held at the National Sports Stadium on Saturday 1 February 2020. President Mnangagwa made the remarks at the inaugural event of the Zimbabwe Indigenous Interdenominational Council of Churches (ZIICC) titled National…
The African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/), the African Union Commission, along with the government of Lesotho, will host a dinner for the African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) on Saturday 8 February 2020, on the sidelines of the 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The dinner is an opportunity for African leaders to draft recommendations…
… As operators applaud move In a bid to attain service excellence and leave a lasting impression to visitors, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has started rolling out it’s game changing service excellence initiative. The program has seen the organisation training operators in Bulawayo and surrounding areas to another level last week. The recent training session…
By Byron Mutingwende The African continent accounts for the highest percentage of the total world road accidents thereby negatively impacting economic growth, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services has said. She made the remarks on the occasion of the 7th Edition of the Road Safety Journalistic awards ceremony…
By Joyce Mukucha Despite efforts by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Challenge TB (CTB) Funding Mechanism and support it extended to the Ministry of Health and Child Care in aligning projects and activities to national priorities in the Tuberculosis/HIV response, Zimbabwe still remains among TB high burdened countries. This has seen the…
The slower than expected growth is partly due to the moderate expansion of the continent’s “big five” — Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa For the first time in a decade, investment expenditure rather than consumption accounts for more than half of GDP growth; report calls for urgent investment in education and infrastructure for…
The viability of mobile network operators (MNO) and their ability to provide efficient services is under threat as they continue to grapple with high operating costs amid static tariffs that were last reviewed in October last year. MNOs were last awarded a 95% tariff increase in October last year with Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority…
As Zimbabwe is preparing to join the rest of the world in commemorating the World Wetlands Day, a Government official has urged the citizens to conserve wetlands explaining that they provide livelihoods for more than one billion people and help feed the world. Briefing the stakeholders in Harare on the 29th of January 2020 the…
The recently formed Zimbabwe Indigenous Interdenominational Christian Council (ZICC) is calling on all political actors and churches to come together for a meeting to pray for the nation and its development. Speaking to Spiked Online Media in Harare on 29 January 2020, Reverend Andrew Wutawunashe, the ZICC Secretary-General called on Zimbabweans from all walks of…
By Kudzanai Vere One thing that is certain in life is we are at some point going to die. The biggest question that we must continuously ask ourselves on a daily basis is, “What kind of a story are we leaving behind when we’re gone?” All that we find ourselves doing on a daily basis…
The continued weakening of the Zimbabwean dollar against erratic tariff reviews poses a serious threat to the viability of mobile network operators, industry players have highlighted. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) last received a tariff review in October 2019 when their regulator, the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), awarded a 95.39% tariff increase….
By Joyce Mukucha In the quest to meet the global set goals in the Paris Agreement (2015) of accelerating measures by developing low carbon development pathways in industries, waste and agriculture among other sectors, the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry in partnership with ACT Alliance is taking strides to reduce vulnerability to…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday in Lagos, Nigeria, signed documents to complete the registration of a 300-billion Naira medium-term note with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Bank’s local currency programme in what will be the Bank’s first-ever Afreximbank local currency fund raising programme in Nigeria. President Prof. Benedict Oramah, who described the…
By Nyaradzo Mashayamombe Every Child In School (ECIS) Campaign wishes to congratulate the government of Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwean Children, ECIS partners and Tag a Life International (TaLI) for achieving the release of the Secretary’s Circular Number 3 of 2019, which comprehensively response to our petitions to both the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (of…
By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) border agencies have been urged to resist the temptation that perpetrate ills of corruption in as much as facilitation of trade and travel is concerned. Speaking at the belated commemoration of the International Customs Day in Harare on the 27th of January 2020 which…
By Charles Dhewa Instead of shelling out all the land to the current generation, African countries should leave much land uncommitted so that future generations will decide new uses at the time. In fact land should be considered a fluid resource like knowledge. Why should a fundamental natural resource like land be tied to…
The study by Standard Chartered examines the most impactful opportunities for investing in three infrastructure-focused SDGs in five high-growth markets in Africa Opportunity2030 study reveals an almost USD200 billion private-sector investment opportunity in contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in five African countries; The study examines the most impactful opportunities for investing in…
Sarah Ferguson Brand Contributor, UNICEF USA For children caught in humanitarian emergencies, a UNICEF tent can be a beacon of hope, a pop-up school and a safe place to play. It’s where kids can get back to learning and regain a sense of normalcy when their lives have been turned upside-down by conflict or natural disasters….
By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu Since inequality is becoming the order of the day globally and in Zimbabwe, disparities in access to equal opportunities and rights including water, sanitation, health and education are increasing the gap between the rich and the poor. Inequality is leading to social disharmony, mistrust, societal violence, economic regression and…
By Tafadzwa George Goliati It is high time that government makes it mandatory for all passengers service vehicles, lorries and haulage trucks to have speed limiter. This will prevent avoidable accidents that are due to over-speeding and negligence such as the bus accident that recently happened near Odzi River. Drivers of public service vehicles must…
…continues free water deliveries to Harare hospitals and clinics Higherlife Foundation has extended by an additional six months the free transport programme for nurses and doctors employed at public healthcare institutions in Zimbabwe. The extended offer comes a day after the Foundation extended an offer to pay doctors in the public healthcare sector through a…
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has stepped up efforts to tap into sport tourism – one of the fastest growing sectors in the travel industry which equates to $7.68 billion. ZTA are using the on-going Test series at Harare Sports Club and the Afro-Basket basketball qualifiers to reinforce its drive to encourage sport tourism as the…
By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma. The City of Kadoma is set to receive a consignment of 13 mega water tanks each with a carrying capacity of 5000 litres that were purchased for the city by Kadoma Central Member of the House of Assembly Honourable Muchineripi Chinyanganya, mid this month. Hon. Chinyanganya told a recent ward…
Ms Maria Ribeiro, the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator commended Plan International for creating the space to nurture very articulate, strong, young Zimbabwean girls and boys. She made the remarks at the launch of Plan International Zimbabwe’s Country Strategy 2019 – 2024 held at the Cresta Lodge Hotel in Harare today. “I hope that together…
By Joyce Mukucha Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) with support from Sweden has launched the Corruption Perception Index Results reports on Gendered Corruption Barometer and the Corruption Impact Analysis on Tax Administration and Revenue Mobilization. The presentation of reports and findings was aimed at curbing sexual extortion (sextortion) as well as sexual harassment, which are on…
By Anyway Yotamu The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Dr Sekai Nzenza has issued a stern warning to retailers against hoarding of the maize meal with regards the Roller Meal subsidy programme. The statement comes as retail shops are reportedly running out of maize meal due to panic buying by shoppers and hoarding by some…
The City of Harare and Clean City Private Limited today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) that will allow the two parties to collaborate in service delivery to the city. Areas of collaboration under the MOU include refuse collection, dumpsites clearance, repair and maintenance of City of Harare refuse trucks along with construction and…
For the first time, the world’s elites meeting this year at Davos have listed environmental issues as their top concerns about the next decade. The WEF’s annual Global Risks Report raises the alarm on increased extreme weather events, manmade environmental damage – including oil spills and contamination, major biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and failure of…
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has renamed the Chairman’s Enclosure at Harare Sports Club in honour of the late Mr Peter Chingoka. Mr Chingoka served as ZC chairman from 1992 to 2014, working selflessly and tirelessly to develop and elevate the game of cricket in Zimbabwe to world-class standard. He passed away on 22 August…
By Joyce Mukucha and Byron Mutingwende Zimbabwe and Rwanda are working tirelessly on strengthening their business ties within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Joint Permanent Commission of Co-operation. The bilateral relations will see the two countries co-operating in various areas that include ease of doing business, investment, mining,…
With the increased significance of the American market to Zimbabwe tourism arrivals, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is set to make a debut at the New York Times Travel Show scheduled for 24 – 26 January 2020 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, United States of America. Zimbabwe’s presence at this…
SDG500 is a ground breaking USD$500 million investment platform to accelerate progress towards the SDGs SDG500 is a pioneering multimillion-dollar investment platform dedicated to helping achieve the SDGs. The investment platform will use debt and equity to bridge the financing gap between seed and growth stage for hundreds of businesses in emerging and frontier markets. The…
