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By Byron Mutingwende Multinational conglomerate General Electric (GE) has set its sight on investing in Zimbabwe’s energy sector. Top executives of the company today met the committee on mines and energy and expressed their willingness to invest in aviation, locomotives, power and healthcare with a view of exploring and finding tangible ways for…
Staff Writer Econet Wireless yesterday recognised and rewarded its top-performing Harare-based brand ambassadors at a colourful event held in the capital. The country’s largest mobile network operator hosted the event to “motivate and honour” the top performing brand ambassadors in its Harare Northern region and to “spread the inspiration”, according to Chief Operating Officer…
By Patricia Mashiri Parents fumed over the Minister of Primary and Secondary education Paul Mavima’s decision for all November 2017 English candidates to rewrite English paper2 examination. The Minister made an announcement yesterday during a press conference with journalists in the capital.He said they have reached an agreement that all ZIMSEC candidates should rewrite their…
By Byron Mutingwende The Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund (ZRBF) is increasing the capacities of communities to protect development gains and achieve improved well-being outcomes in the face of shocks and stresses enabling them to contribute to the economic growth of Zimbabwe. Speaking during the signing ceremony of the £21.5m contribution by the United…
By Patricia Mashiri Professor Paul Mavima, the Minister of Primary and Secondary education has announced that ZIMSEC Ordinary level English Paper 2 examination will be retaken on Friday 16 February 2018. The paper will be retaken as a result of widespread cheating which was identified. “I would like to advice the nation that the November…
By Joyce Mukucha In a way of empowering women and protecting their rights, the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) is developing programmes aimed at ensuring that women who are subjected to persecution, torture and other forms of abuse receive rehabilitative treatment and support. As proposed in the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Act (NPRC) that…
By Byron Mutingwende Stakeholders in tourism are exploring ways of coming up with a strategy to act as a roadmap to develop the sector as an important pillar of the economy. The meeting, held at the Harare International Conference Centre on 8 February 2018, was graced by Vice President General (Rtd) Dr. Constantino Guveya…
The Tribe of Influencers will honour the most popular bloggers in the country. Voting for the Zimbabwean Blog Awards commenced on the 1st of February 2018 and will close on the 21st of February. Voting is open to anyone and everyone, local and abroad. The public can vote as many times as they want and…
By Patricia Mashiri and Joyce Mukucha Stembiso Nyoni, the minister of Women and Youth affairs said improving the participation of women and youths in the development would empower those marginalised groups. Nyoni made the remarks on the 7th of February 2018 during the meeting with development partners at the Ministry of Women and Youth Affairs…
By Joyce Mukucha Water shortages in most parts of Harare are being addressed to ensure the delivery of safe, clean and potable water to residents, the City’s Acting Water Manager Mr Tapiwa Kunyadini has said. The Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant is under refurbishment and old pipes in the suburbs are being replaced and monitored…
Learners benefit from FREE access to online curriculum-based content Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ), which last year expanded its Ruzivo Smart Learning service to secondary school curricula, says it is targeting improved O Level pass rates this year, on the back of increased access to the technology-driven platform, now being accessed by close to a…
By Ian Vambe For some years it looked like Jairosi Jiri died with his philanthropist mind-set. His astonishing passion for people with disability, despite himself being able bodied was not of this world. The same traits have been since identified in the University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor, Professor Levi Nyagura. Jairosi Jiri Association was founded…
By Byron Mutingwende The Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Jacob Mudenda has made a passionate appeal to the African Union (AU) Ambassador to the United States of America to facilitate re-engagement between Harare and Washington. Mudenda registered the request during a courtesy call by members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) at the…
By Farai Chirimumimba Members of the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) forced the adjournment of an Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) called for last Friday saying that they needed time to consult and come up with an informed decision after the board failed to provide answers to several questions raised from the floor. The agenda for…
By Byron Mutingwende The President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP), Honourable Roger Nkodo Dang has hailed Zimbabwe’s peaceful transition and described it as the first of its kind and most peaceful on the continent. Dang made the remarks at a briefing with the media at a local Hotel in Harare upon arrival…
The President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) H.E. Roger Nkodo Dang, which is one of the 12 organs of the African Union, is visiting Zimbabwe to pay a courtesy call on Zimbabwe’s new President ED Mnangagwa. The Pan African Parliament was established by the 1991 Abuja Treaty but started business in 2004. The PAP…
By Byron Mutingwende The Shona Village is helping people locally and from across the globe to understand and appreciate the national culture. It is situated at Great Zimbabwe World Heritage site that was declared a National Monument in 1937 and a World Heritage Site in 1986. The village is an ethnographic depiction of…
By Staff Reporter Huang Ping, the Ambassador of China expressed great joy over the development of his country’s economy and wished the some would happen to Zimbabwe with the aim of improving people’s lives. Ping made the remarks during the Chinese New year traditional reception on 02 February 2018 held at the Chinese Embassy in…
By Patricia Mashiri Elias Mudzuri, the MDC-T acting President addressed vendors who vowed to stay on the streets until the government creates employment for them. Mudzuri said the present government should not chase people away from the streets until it provides decent jobs to the people. “We want modern industries which will accommodate everyone regardless…
By Joyce Mukucha As a way of connecting business with prospective investors and financiers for the country’s economic growth, Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is set to hold the 59th edition of the exhibition. The show that will take place from 24 to 28 April 2018 is meant to enable beneficiation of local resources to…
By Byron Mutingwende There are brighter prospects and benefits for industries that comply with environmental requirements, an official with the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has said. Brian Gada, an official with the Environmental Protection Department of EMA made the remarks at a meeting organised by the Business Council for Sustainable Development Zimbabwe (BCSDZ)…
By Joyce Mukucha The Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Dr Joram Gumbo has warned all driving school proprietors and their staff to curb all forms of corruption that are proliferating in the industry. Addressing Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officials and driving schools owners at a press conference which was held on the 31st of…
By Megan Darby for Climate Home News The UN Security Council has identified climate change as a driver of conflict across West Africa and the Sahel, in a statement published on Tuesday. It expands on a 2017 resolution linking the dramatic shrinking of Lake Chad to the rise of Boko Haram and other armed groups in the region….
By Byron Mutingwende Zimbabwe emerged as one of the continental torchbearers when it was among six countries honoured for exemplary leadership in driving down malaria cases by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) at the 30th African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia recently. The 2018 ALMA Awards for Excellence were presented to the…
By Patricia Mashiri The Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe (LCDZ)’s Young Voices have engaged the newly appointed National Disability Board which was appointed on 15 January 2018 with a view of seeking to have their rights mainstreamed in all spheres of life. Speaking at the National Disability Roundtable Discussion held in Harare on 30 January 2018,…
By Byron Mutingwende Students heading for University of Johannesburg (UJ) have been urged to raise the Zimbabwean flag by excelling academically so that they will come back to participate in the rebuilding of the economy. Minister of State for Government Scholarships in the Office of the President and Cabinet Christopher Mushowe made the…
By Byron Mutingwende The Junior Chamber International Zimbabwe (JCI) is spearheading youth empowerment projects in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This emerged at the 2018 official opening of the organisation’s Harare chapter that was officiated by Prisca Mupfumira, the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality on 24 January 2018. “I am indeed…
By Byron Mutingwende The Pan-African technological giants BitMari are playing an important role of assisting those in the diaspora to remit money back home at affordable rates in pursuit of growing the economy. In June 2017 BitMari partnered with the Agricultural Bank of Zimbabwe (Agribank) to integrate Bitcoin and Blockchain technology into consumer offerings….
By Byron Mutingwende The Imire Rhino and Wildlife Conservation is one of its kind because the venture is located in the farming areas of Wedza just over 100km from Harare. Home to the big five game animals except the leopard, one cannot just but wonder at the success story of this enterprise. Arriving…
By Patricia Mashiri Following the 100-day Targeted Performance Programme initiative the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry led by Minister Priscah Mupfumira has intensified the development of the Tourism Satellite Accounting System in Zimbabwe to estimate the contribution of the sector to the economy. The Satellite Account (TSA) as accepted by United Nations…
By Joyce Mukucha In pursuit of unlocking the full potential of Zimbabwe as an economically stable country, citizens of Zimbabwe and politicians met to discuss Mugabe’s post era and his leadership so that they could craft a way forward to build a better nation by giving their opinions which they want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to…
By Joyce Mukucha Huan Ping the Chinese ambassador among other countries has signed an affirmation document of a group of foreign nationals’ musical project called ‘Lovely Zimbabwe’as a way of promoting international investment in Zimbabwe. The project which consist of Abraham Matuka (artist) and the Lovely Zimbabwe Team comprises different races of foreign nations targeting…
By Byron Mutingwende Priscah Mupfumira, the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry has called for the maximum participation of locals so as to ensure the sustainability of the sector. She made the remarks while updating the media on the policy direction her ministry is taking to promote domestic tourism. “For a long time Zimbabwe…
By Joyce Mukucha As the people of Zimbabwe seek clarity on the reported missing US$15 billion, a government official said Parliament will address the unanswered questions or the controversies around the issue. This was said during a discussion which focused on the question: “Where did the US415 billion go?” The dialogue was held at Meikles…
By Byron Mutingwende Zimbabwe is on the brink of famine following a dry spell experienced countrywide and in the entire region that has seen most crops wilting. According to the Southern African Development Community Climate Services Centre (SADC-CSC) Issue Number 2 of released on 19 January 2018, very high to extremely high temperatures have…
By Patricia Mashiri Joseph Chinotimba, the Member of the House of Assembly for Buhera South Constituency will be launching his book Masasi aChinoz on Friday 26 January 2018 which will provide humour and entertainment to Zimbabweans and the world at large. The book includes Chinotimba’s life history to date and some of his memorable jokes.The…
By Patricia Mashiri The Zimbabwe Grain Marketing Board (GMB) is failing to deliver services to farmers throughout the country. This is evidenced by the late delivery of inputs from the Presidential Scheme that were supposed to have been delivered to the farmers countrywide. The inputs comprise of 10kg maize seed, 50kg Compound D fertilizer, 50…
By Joyce Mukucha The Vendors Initiative for Social Economic Transformation (VISET) and Citizens Manifesto urged the Government to offer vendors alternative sites to carry out their trade without arresting or prosecuting them. The two organisations condemned the ultimatum which gives vendors and pirate taxi operators 48 hours to vacate the streets in all towns and…
By Joyce Mukucha The Ministries of Health and Child Care(MHoCC) and Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) have reiterated a compelling need to develop innovative ways of supporting the health sector to ensure that its value chain and all other sectors directly or indirectly are linked to health delivery are appropriately aligned to the national objective…
By Patricia Mashiri In a bid to provide accessible health services to Zimbabwean citizens, China has donated equipment for early screening and treatment of cervical cancer to the Ministry of Health and Child Care. The equipment worth US$500 000 was donated to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and handed over to Dr David Parirenyatwa, Minister of…
By Byron Mutingwende The noble undertaking of working towards the vision of achieving universal access to sustainable energy in Zimbabwe is being impeded by a plethora of challenges that require urgent attention. This appeared at a meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy held in the Senate Chamber with the minister…
By Byron Mutingwende Prisca Mupfumira, the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry has used the International Tourism Fair in Spain (FITUR) to market Zimbabwe as a safe tourist destination. The platform to address the delegates was her maiden international engagement as the new minister of tourism and especially so in Spain – a…
By Byron Mutingwende The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has made several engagements with the Ministry of Local Government, Public works and National Housing and there seems to be no consideration of residents’ needs, as it appears the calls are falling on deaf ears. That emerged at a workshop held in Harare whereby residents…
By Byron Mutingwende Domestic tourism is one of the segments of tourism that plays a vital role in any country’s tourism development, sector players have said. This is espoused in the fact that tourism is a key economic sector that has the potential to contribute towards economic growth and development. It is a…
By Staff Reporter The Global Fund has unveiled US$ 502 million healthcare funding to Zimbabwe. The grants will be put in place by the Ministry of Health Child Care (MOHCC), UNDP together with Civil Society Organisations and National Aids Council (NAC). The funding will support HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria programmes and to build resilient systems…
