Tourism SME Love for Africa positively impacting the community

Love for Africa – a destinations management company specializing in the fully inclusive travel market comprising meetings, incentives, corporate, and events, has gone out of its way to positively impact communities in Victoria Falls and beyond. Blessing Munyenyiwa, the Managing Director at Love for Africa who once worked at Disney World in the United States…

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Sino -Hydro Extends Corporate Social Responsibility to Schools

By Calvin Manika Sino-Hydro Limited Company, a subsidiary of the Chinese Government-owned Power Company extended its corporate social responsibility to Neshaya Secondary school in Hwange by donating full furniture worth thousands of dollars. Sino-Hydro is one of the biggest Chinese companies operating in Zimbabwe, which its operations at the Hwange Power station stages 7 and…

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Ndau Collection: Victoria Falls’s repository of fashion, arts and culture

One organisation that has shown resilience and tenacity in the midst of COVID-19 is the Ndau Collection in Victoria Falls, a true repository of fashion, arts, and culture. It is a part of small-to-medium enterprises that have remained vigilant and raring to go despite the COVID-19 pandemic that threatened to decimate tourism and other services…

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Cabinet Adopts Proposals to Address WASH Issues in Zimbabwe

By Staff Reporter Cabinet received and adopted proposals to address water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues in Zimbabwe, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa said yesterday while delivering the 36th Post Cabinet briefing. As part of ongoing efforts to provide basic water, sanitation and hygiene facilities to all segments of the…

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UNESCO Launches ‘eDNA’ Project to Protect Biodiversity.

Based on the study of environmental DNA cellular material released from living things into their surroundings, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday launched a project to protect and preserve biodiversity. This comes after the organization noted with concern that species are under threat so the project is also aimed at making…

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ITC Launches SheTrades Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme at Expo2020

The International Trade Centre (ITC), Dubai Industries and Exports (Dubai IE) and the Women’s Pavilion at Expo 2020 in collaboration with Cartier are launching a series of gender-focused events to foster learning, innovation, partnerships, and alliances. These events highlight women’s essential role in transforming key industries and leading the charge towards more inclusive and sustainable…

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Private Guide Lewis Mangaba makes travellers’ stay in Victoria Falls memorable

Lewis Mangaba, a private tour guide based in Victoria Falls offers a superb and memorable experience to visitors in the resort town including media practitioners from the region who are in the majestic town on a trip sponsored by Boundless Southern Africa in support of the #20For20 SME Initiative under the Zimbabwe Destination Development Program…

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Award-winning Dzimbahwe Guest Lodge offers top-drawer tourism products, services

Award-winning Dzimbahwe Guest Lodge located in Zimbabwe’s premier tourist destination, the Victoria Falls, is an oasis of hospitality accommodation that suits every traveller’s dream holiday. The Victoria Falls is set for a big change. It was recently awarded city status, is earmarked for a special economic zone, and fast becoming a regional air transport hub…

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Passion Poultry Positively Impacting Communities

By Joyce Mukucha Poultry farming has become one of the most important aspects of agriculture in Zimbabwe and beyond. Poultry production is an important and diverse component since eggs and meat are part of health and diet for larger population all over the world. The majority is venturing into this business for making money and…

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NMB donates foodstuffs to Dzikwa Trust to help feed 850 children

NMB Bank on Thursday last week handed over to Dzikwa Trust, groceries, toiletries, masks and sanitisers to assist the trust in feeding more than 850 vulnerable children in and around Harare’s Dzivarasekwa suburb. The Trust’s centre in Dzivarasekwa normally provides a hot meal every day except Sunday to more than 400 orphaned and vulnerable children,…

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Government Dedicated to Supporting Agricultural Productivity

By Joyce Mukucha The government is tirelessly working to enhance agricultural productivity, food, and nutrition security, and sustainable agri-food systems that are inclusive and resilient, a government official has said. In his remarks during the World Food Day (WFD) celebrations last week, the Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Douglas Karoro said the…

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Let’s make Zimbabwe’s land productive: FORUS Party

The Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party is proffering ways of making Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector productive so as to boost the economy and ensure the country’s prosperity. Dr. Emmanuel Katsvamutima, an economic advisor for FORUS Party, in an interview with Spiked Online Media said there is a need to strengthen the security of tenure and…

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ZGC Hails Rural Women’s Participation in Food Security and Poverty Reduction

By Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) says rural women play a key role in global economies which include rural development, food production and poverty eradication. ZGC said this while celebrating the 2021 edition of the International Day of Rural Women on the 15th of October which was running under the theme, “Rural Women…

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SADC countries must position natural resources for the purposes of fighting poverty

By Masutane Modjadji The Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crises are reversing decades of progress in the fight against poverty and inequality in Africa. They are both devastating people’s livelihoods. According to the African Development Bank, 250 million Africans already suffer from hunger, 333 million face severe food insecurity, and Africa’s yearly food import is…

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FORUS Party proffers climate change adaptation, mitigation pathways

Ahead of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, the Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party is proffering pathways towards climate change adaptation and mitigation. Manyara irene Muyenziwa, the FORUS Party President and a development practitioner in her own capacity, said sustainable development will be difficult to achieve without tackling climate change. In an…

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NetOne gains subscriber and voice traffic market share

Mobile telephony company Netone was impressed that it gained subscriber and voice traffic market share according to the Postal and Telecommunications Sector Performance Report for the second quarter of 2021. In an interview with Spiked Online Media, Roseline Chisveto, the NetOne Head of Marketing and Public Relations said her organisation will continue to be innovative…

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FORUS Party tackles COVID-19-induced urban poverty

The Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party has commenced a nationwide exercise beginning in the City of Harare’s high-density suburbs where it is providing food hampers to vulnerable families struggling to meet their daily food needs due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Current statistics indicate that COVID-19 is aggravating Zimbabwe’s already severe…

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ZUJ Launches COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for Journalists

By Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) with the support from the United Nations Educational, Scientific Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the European Union launched Covid-19 Online Safety Guidelines, a guide to health and safety for journalists reporting during the global pandemic in the country. These health and safety guidelines are part of ZUJ’s…

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Gender and Media Connect trains journalists on COVID-19 reporting

Staff Writer In the quest to capacitate media practitioners with skills to effectively report crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic and other health-related stories, a non-governmental organization that primarily advances the cause of women media practitioners as well as empowering women through the media, Gender and Media Connect (GMC) conducted a half-day virtual Health Reporting…

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US$85m Loan deal sealed for Mbudzi Interchange Construction

By Joyce Mukucha Construction work at Mbudzi Traffic Interchange is geared to start soon after the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development received an expression of interest from Fossil Mines Private with a loan facility for funding the project. The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Hon Felix Mhona said the objective of the Mbudzi…

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NetOne’s Siyalima Base Station to improve service delivery, increase mobile penetration rate

As tasked by the Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services, NetOne set up the Siyalima Base Station in the quest to improve service delivery and increase the national mobile penetration rate. Honourable Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Dr. Jenfan Muswere, in his keynote address at the Siyalima…

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Zimbabwe-Namibia Dry Port boosts two nations’ economic growth

Zimbabwe and Namibia continue working together towards harnessing Intra trade between the two nations following the commissioning of the Zimbabwe Dry Port in Walvis Bay in 2019 by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In a two-day Zimbabwe Namibia Bi-National Commission and investment roadshow information session which rounded up on Tuesday with deliberations that focused on strengthening Intra…

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Let’s shift disaster risk architecture as climate disasters threaten African continent: ARC

  Climate change must be our greatest priority in disaster risk reduction space Africa must build resilience proactively if it is to change the disaster risk architecture With COP26 around the corner, our focus should be on the devastating impact of climate change as we mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction today, observed annually…

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Econet Life answers church’s prayers, offers insurance services to large Christian body

Econet Life, a subsidiary of EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited (formerly Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe), has partnered with the Zimbabwe Christian Ministers Association (ZCMA) to provide an assortment of insurance services to Christians across the country. Some Christian communities around the world often have a low uptake of insurance products due to a lack of appropriate information…

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Trade can Play a Significant Role in Tackling Climate Change: UN Report

By Joyce Mukucha The new report by United Nations has underscored an urgent need for economies in the Asia-Pacific region to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including to maintain their trade competitiveness as carbon taxes at borders threaten to rise. The Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2021 was jointly launched on Monday by the UN…

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Hivos Announces Fourth Gathering of African Crossroads

On October 14 and 15, Hivos’ African Crossroads will organize its fourth edition. The theme of this year’s gathering is ECOEXISTENCE. At the end of Crossroads 2021, participants will emerge with an actionable (collective) manifesto that aims to shape the trajectory of climate justice on the African continent for the years to come. African Crossroads…

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UN Human Rights Council declares a healthy environment a human right

With one accord in a landmark historical moment, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday declared that access to a healthy, clean and sustainable environment is a universal human right and stated that it can also positively contribute to a global fight against climate change and its disastrous impacts. According to World Health…

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PAP engages SADC on upcoming AU Permanent Representative and Executive Council meetings

Senior representatives of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) had a meeting with President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi to brief and consult him in his capacity as the Chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with regard to developments at PAP in view of the African Union (AU) Permanent Representative Council (Ambassadors) and Executive Council…

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Midlands, Matebeleland endorse FORUS Party to rule Zimbabwe

People in the Matebeleland and Midlands provinces have endorsed the Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party to take over the levers of running the country and steer it to sustainable development. The endorsement follows a visit to these provinces by the FORUS Party leadership who had several interface meetings with the grassroots wherein they…

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Vaccines and reopen borders driving tourism’s recovery

International tourism enjoyed signs of rebound in June and July 2021 as some destinations eased travel restrictions and the global vaccination rollout advanced in many parts of the world. According to the latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, an estimated 54 million tourists crossed international borders in July 2021, down 67% from the…

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Wetlands invasion, land degradation rear ugly head in Chitungwiza

By Joyce Mukucha The invasion of wetlands through illegal construction of houses and buildings as well as land degradation resulting from unlawful sand extraction is quite disturbing in the City of Chitungwiza. The disastrous developments were witnessed by Spiked Online Media during a media tour which was organised by the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists(ZUJ) on…

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EITI topical at Zimbabwe Alternative Mining Indaba

By Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development The call for the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) has been topical during the ongoing Zimbabwe Alternative Mining Indaba that has been running from the 4th of October to today the 8th under the theme “Development Speaks: Amplifying Community Voices for improved accountability and transparency in natural resources governance in Zimbabwe”….

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WMO Calls Upon Nations to Improve Water Management to Halt Looming Water Crisis

Following the water crisis situation which is becoming a global challenge, a new report published recently by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and partners emphasised the need for improved water management, monitoring, and forecasting in combating the dire situation. In 2018, the report indicated, some 3.6 billion people globally had inadequate access to water…

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Gwanda Community Share Ownership Trust, Blanket Mine partnership pays dividends

By Joyce Mukucha Blanket Mine (“Blanket”), a 64 percent subsidiary of Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (“Caledonia”) has announced that the advance dividend loan account due from the Gwanda Community Share Ownership Trust (“GCSOT”) has now been repaid allowing the community to start receiving its full dividend amount from the entity. In a statement issued on…

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Transitioning from informal to formal economy stimulates economic growth

With employment creation at the heart of the Government Agenda, the transition from the informal to the formal economy is a key ingredient to economic growth This emerged at the launch of the Zimbabwe Labour Market Diagnostic Analysis (LDMA) And Inception Report for the Formalisation Strategy held today, 8 October 2021 in Harare. Mr. Simon…

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United States further supports Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 response

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $6 million toward the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic through UNICEF to assist with infection prevention and control measures including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), health, and child protection interventions. This support will build on UNICEF’s overall role to enhance WASH in healthcare facilities…

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