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By Charles Dhewa Policy makers in developing countries are often blamed for lacking the vision to craft appropriate agricultural policies that can guarantee food security and better standards of living for their people. While good policies are considered magic bullets, there is no sufficient proof that countries that have developed their economies have done so…
The National Association of Non Governmental Organisations (NANGO) deplores the suspension of Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (Cotrad) and Zimbabwe Association of Churches and Hospitals (ZACH) by Masvingo District Administrator. NANGO said it read with amusement of the position taken by Masvingo District in a letter addressed to ZACH and Cotrad, where the District Administrator…
Econet Wireless has issued a statement denying reports that its network faces collapse due to the non-payment of a foreign debt to a network platform supplier. Media reports doing the rounds are that a $17 million foreign currency payment outstanding to Swedish telecommunications multinational Ericsson is at the centre of Econet’s troubles after the Reserve…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the impact of Cyclone Idai a state of disaster. So far, there have been 31 deaths and over 100 people are missing. According to the Metrological Services Department, areas within the pathway of Cyclone Idai include Manicaland, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland West, parts of Masvingo and Midlands provinces. Its…
Incessant rains and strong winds that have hit Manicaland Province, since 14 March to date, especially the Chimanimani and Chipinge districts, have left huge trails of disaster. Hon Trevor Saruwka, the MDC Spokesperson for Manicaland reported that Chipinge East Member of Parliament, Hon Mateo Mlambo, has reported that more than 40 houses have been destroyed…
In view of the latest catastrophe that has resulted in the displacement of close to 500 households, NetOne has pledged $50,000.00 towards the purchase of key basic food items to feed the affected families. Cyclone IDAI has caused massive damage especially within the Chipinge and Chimanimani districts and has left approximately 31 people dead and…
Zimbabwe is attending the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya from the 11th to the 15th of March 2019. The delegation is being led by the Minister for Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Hon. P. Mupfumira. The delegation is comprised of Senior Government officials such as the Secretary for Environment,…
By Byron Mutingwende The Simuka-Phakama 2018 Green enterPRIZE Innovation Challenge is creating a platform for green enterprise development and eco-innovation to thrive Zimbabwe by empowering the citizens and businesses, particularly the youth and women, to become drivers of green and decent jobs creation. By facilitating their access to a tailored business development programme, supported by…
Tendai Guvamombe As the national economy continues on a free fall, many people are now increasingly embracing entrepreneurship through various activities in order to make ends meet. A survey conducted by Spiked Online Media at various places in Harare like Glen Norah, Budiriro and Hopely indicates that many people have drastically changed the traditional narrative…
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe president Letitia Gaga has called on chartered secretaries, many of whom are in key executive positions, to contribute to bringing to fruition government’s vision of making Zimbabwe an upper-middle class economy by 2030. Addressing members of the Institute’s Harare branch on Tuesday (March 12), Mrs Gaga said…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mashonaland Holding Limited and Touchroad International Holdings Group will see Harare getting a new five-star luxury accommodation. The development is a significant one as it comes at a time the Tourism Industry in Harare is in dire need for revitalisation, new offerings and above all need additional luxury hotels,…
OmniContact centre to help organisations focus on their core business activities, reduce costs The Econet group today unveiled the OmniContact – a standalone ‘business process outsourcing’ (BPO) unit that will offer local and foreign businesses, both private and public enterprises, a wide range of specialised outsourced services, designed to free them to focus on their…
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, has been announced as the guest of honour and chair of the 6th International Africa Development Forum (FIAD) Africa’s leading investment promotion and intra-African trade event – taking place in Casablanca on 14 and 15 March, it has been confirmed. The Forum, held under the patronage of Morocco’s King Mohammed…
Getting an ambulance anywhere in Zimbabwe will now be as easy and as simple as a click on your mobile phone following the launch of Vaya Ambulance service today. The launch follows research by Vaya – a subsidiary Cassava-On-Demand Services – that revealed that there were over 130 active ambulances in the country operated by…
A report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has found out that more than half of the global population lacks healthcare and security. There has been widespread progress in the development of national social security systems, according to a new ILO report, which also identifies gaps that need to be promptly addressed. More than half…
By Tendai Guvamombe Danangwe District Youth in Mining Corporative (DDYMC), a rising initiative to upscale youth activities through empowerment in Chegutu under the Mashonaland West Province on Friday last week observed the International Women’s Day. DDYMC is a pilot project, which developed to a large indigenous gold mining firm with many activities taking place in…
While 70 percent of the population in most African countries live in rural areas, the bulk of food produced in rural areas is consumed in cities. There is still no clear explanation why most of the food produced in rural and marginal areas is consumed by a small population that lives in cities compared to…
The International Tourism Bourse trade show currently underway in Berlin, Germany, has set the right tone for Zimbabwe to expand its horizon and lure strong visitor traffic this year. The Southern African state is offering massive tourism investment opportunities to international markets as it seeks to tap into the deep pool of key European markets…
Cebisani Ndlovu, the young Bulawayo resident for whom Zimnat organised a fund-raising marathon last November, is recovering at home after undergoing spinal surgery at Mater Dei Hospital last month. Speaking from his home in Bulawayo’s Ntumbane suburb, Mr Ndlovu expressed his appreciation of the assistance Zimnat had given him and the support of the 740…
By Byron Mutingwende Amid the toxic polarisation obtaining across the political, social and economic fabric of Zimbabwe, Maximum Impact has unveiled a process of positioning the church to be the torchbearer for unity. Speaking at the “Arise and build” conference held in Harare from 7 to 9 March 2019, Apostle Anthony Tembo, the Executive Director…
By Byron Mutingwende The National Transport Drivers Association (NTDA) in partnership with Tehillar Christian Network are leaving no stone unturned in their endeavour to capture the participation of people in Diaspora in nation building. Speaking at the “Arise and Build” conference that was held in Harare from 7 to 9 March 2019 organised by United…
MTN Group has announced it will launch an instant messaging (IM) service akin to China’s WeChat and Facebook’s WhatsApp as it seeks to expand revenue from digital services and mobile money. With the IM platform, which will form part of the group’s mobile money initiatives, MTN wants to build what group CEO Rob Shuter calls the…
Steward Bank has came up with yet another innovation that’s quite revolutionary in our banking sector with its introduction of WhatsApp Banking. Steward Bank customers are now able to access Steward Bank’s banking services on WhatsApp. Being able to buy airtime, make payments and all that other banking stuff on WhatsApp makes Steward Bank relatable…
Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe’s EcoSure insurance business has unveiled a package that will offer its customers access to ambulance services from MARS. The package, which was launched today by EcoSure in partnership with MARS, will allow existing and potential EcoSure policy holders to register and get access to Ambulance services throughout Zimbabwe. Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe CEO…
Community Water Alliance notes with concern the manner in which City of Harare is implementing its water rationing scheme. Whilst the dwindling water levels in dams particularly Lake Chivero has been the basis for rationing water in Harare, there are procedural issues and legal framework that City of Harare should comply with. We understand that…
Rwanda has embraced technology and is now preparing its young population for the future by launching a coding academy. The school’s motto “born to code” encourages young people interested in coding to pursue it as a career. The academy focusses on cyber security and software programming, and 30 girls and 30 boys enrolled in the…
BMW and Daimler are putting more than $1 billion into a joint venture that will develop ride-sharing, charging and parking services. The rival German carmakers announced the investment in Berlin, describing their mobility business as a “global game changer” that could help fend off challenges from upstarts including Uber. “Our mobility services have developed a…
By Spiwe Dhliwayo Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Djibouti and China have intensified efforts to concretise the Tour Africa-The New Horizon tourism program as the four countries launched the program in Zheijang Province, China. The program is being championed by a Chinese company Touchroad International and will see Zimbabwe receiving 350 Chinese tourists every month from this month…
Zimbabwean tourism authorities are reviving efforts to strengthen tourism traffic from the German market as the nation participates at the 2019 international tourism bourse in Berlin Germany which officially kicked off this morning and runs until 10 March. Buoyed by the strong sentiment from the international market confirmed through endorsements by renowned international travel guides…
Shuvai: “I am happy because the nurses told me that I am now VIAC negative” Shuvai Munyaradzi, a 24 year old hairdresser from Hwiru village in Gutu is extremely happy that she was screened for early signs of cervical cancer and that she got preventive treatment after being detected with lesions on her cervix, an…
The eCommerce Africa Conference and Exhibition, delivered by DHL, is hosted by South African conferencing company, Kinetic DHL Express (www.DHL.com) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has announced that the company has once again signed on as lead sponsor for the 2019 DHL eCommerce Africa Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Center…
By Tendai Guvamombe The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Human Rights, Peace and Security yesterday embarked on a tour at various Zimbabwe Republic Police institutions in the quest to assess the level of competence regarding ethical conduct of duty amid speculations members of the public suffered police brutality during the violent protests earlier in January. The…
Rwanda has launched a satellite named Icyerekezo, which will bring internet connectivity to students at Nkombo Island, in Lake Kivu. Rwanda wants to bridge internet connection in rural areas around the country. A satellite named Icyerekezo by students from Nkombo Island in rural Rwanda at Lake Kivu was launched on the 26th of February, 2019….
By Melissa Makoto Harare City Council is on another road works and rehabilitation programme including the erection of humps and road markings. In recent minutes by the council, they stated that the road works needed an amount of $36 457 915. “The summarised information was; 2017 Roll Over needed $2 781 012.33, 2018 ERRP needed…
By Special correspondent A FUEL solutions technology company, Garage and Forecourt (Pvt) Ltd, is rolling out an ITC based fuel management system that it argues might be panacea to manual and less accurate fuel gauging and management currently dogging service stations. According to managing director Omalli Jani, the new system replaces convectional dipsticks used to…
THE Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) in conjunction with the ZRP’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Narcotics and Drugs today held a workshop at the CID headquarters in Harare on drug identification, investigation and interdiction techniques. The workshop was attended by officers from the narcotics and drugs section based in all the country’s districts….
By Byron Mutingwende Available statistics have shown that women with disabilities often suffer double or triple discrimination in society, a workshop by Deaf Women Included revealed. In his presentation on issues and policy gaps affecting women with disabilities at a workshop held in Harare on 4 March 2019, Professor Lincoln Hlatywayo, a Senior Lecturer of…
By Talkmore Thulani Gandiwa Trends of media coverage were unfair to some political parties during the 2018 election period, a Media Monitors official has said. Addressing trainee journalists at Harare Polytechnic, Media Monitors Senior Researcher Prisiel Samu said a total number of 47 political parties were covered in the media during the electoral period. This…
VERITAS Zimbabwe has launched an Interactive Women’s Platform. It will provide information on the rights and status of women in Zimbabwe and also information on where to turn and what legal options are available if women feel their rights are being violated or ignored. Women who interact on the platform will become more knowledgeable on…
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has called on development partners to scale up support for implementation of sanitation programs to fast track Africa’s progress and deliver on its promise to the continent. “Achieving the Ngor Commitments and the ambitious targets for sanitation and hygiene within the Global Development Agenda can only become a reality if…
“Miraculous weapons” provides an enthralling story of quest of human freedom, freedom of expression, in a spirit of absolute dignity The Cameroonian “Miraculous weapons” produced by Jean-Pierre Bekolo was judged to be the film giving the most positive image of Africa, at the influential 2019 Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ougadougou…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the nation to conserve, protect and sustainably utilise the country’s natural resources while officiating at the joint National Clean-Up Exercise; World Wildlife Day; Africa Environment Day and Wangari Maathai Day commemorations held at Lake Chivero in Harare yesterday. “Our joint commemorations this year are running under the theme, “Clean…
By Byron Mutingwende Churches under the banner of the Tehillar Christian Network led by Reverend Sam Malunga have commended and applauded First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa for her community development initiatives and philanthropic work. “The works being carried out by Amai Mnangagwa are in line with Biblical statutes, oracles and ordinances. These call on…
Byron Mutingwende The Vision 2030 Movement, a lobby group by young Zimbabweans, is working to bridge the divide among youths from different walks of life in its pursuit of bringing about development. In an interview with Spiked Online Media, Milton Munyaradzi, the Spokesperson of Vision 2030 Movement said their goal was to…
The United Nations together with the Government and partners today launched a Humanitarian Flash Appeal requesting for USD 234 million targeting 2.2 million people of the nearly 5.3 million Zimbabweans who need assistance until June 2019. The Humanitarian Flash Appeal presided over by the visiting UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief…
