New Liquid POP links Africa directly to US internet resources

Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) is opening a new Internet Point of Presence (POP) in Miami, Florida, that will connect the United States to its African network via the South Atlantic SACS and MONET subsea cables, according to DevelopingTelecoms.Com – a leading source of emerging markets news for the industry. It said as part of Liquid’s…

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All Set for the Opening of Moonlight’s Chiredzi Branch

By Moonlight Funeral Assurance Company Notwithstanding, the negative impacts and disruptions brought on by the advent of the global COVID-19 pandemic, some of which have threatened the very existence of our communities and businesses alike, at Moonlight we remain unyielding in our commitment to provide world-class funeral assurance and services. To this end, and to…

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Philip Mataranyika shares how three women’s decisions shaped the lives of generations

By Philip Mataranyika Connecting the dots, Volume 9 Once settled in Maungwe the descendants of Gunguwo, became royalty. In seventeenth-century Zimbabwe, the population of the country must still have been in the tens of thousands. At independence in 1980, after our first census, statisticians told us there were seven million people, countrywide. The 2012 census…

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Let African States Submit Updated Plans Before COP26

Less than two months to the Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Africa has already made its demands known. According to the Tanguy Gahouma-Bekale-led African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change, the team will use the October 31-November 12 conferences to press their counterparts from the developed countries to place the…

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India extends up to US$1 million for climate-resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe

The Government of India has contributed almost USD one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe to help affected populations tackle climate shocks.   The contribution, provided through the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, will be used to assist more than 5200 smallholder farmers in Chiredzi and Mangwe districts. Working alongside partners,…

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UPU working on leaving no one behind: Minister Muswere

The Chairman of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) Plenipotentiary Conference and Honourable Minister of Information Communication Technologies, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe, Dr. Jenfan Muswere on the occasion of the 27th Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire in a speech delivered on 26 August 2021 hailed the institution for working…

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Tourism boost: restaurants opened, SAA back in the skies

The tourism industry got a shot in the arm with Zimbabwe allowing restaurants to re-open for sit-in patrons who are fully vaccinated upon production of vaccination cards and strict adherence to Covid-19 while the South African Airways (SAA) is getting back in the skies. In a post-Cabinet briefing to journalists yesterday, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, the…

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IYWD Advocates Safer Spaces for Young Women and Women Political Leaders

In celebration of the month of August closing down the curtain of this women’s and Zimbabwe’s Heroines and Heroes month, the Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYWD) will on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 launch the “Prisoners of Conscience” documentary. The documentary is based on the lived realities of young women and women leaders who have…

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DPA Installs Solar for Shoprite Group Stores

Distributed Power Africa (DPA) is amongst the renewable energy companies that have been contracted for the installations of Solar power for Shoprite Checkers Pty Ltd, the biggest retailer in Africa.   DPA has begun preparations for solar PV at Shoprite stores in Lichtenburg (North West Province), Malelane (Mpumalanga Province) and Waverly (Gauteng province), as they…

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Citizen Journalists Association of Zimbabwe to improve community reporting

As an empowerment drive, the newly-established Citizen Journalists Association of Zimbabwe is poised to improve the dissemination of news and information on events happening in various communities in the country. Stakeholders drawn from different sectors and organisations across the country representing underprivileged and marginalized communities attended a one-day virtual training workshop on 18 August 2021….

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Masiyiwa talks about AVATT’s efforts in the Caribbean nations

Strive Masiyiwa, the African Union Special Envoy and a member of the AU’s COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT), has revealed his involvement in helping ship vaccines to the Jamaican Olympic team. Masiyiwa – the pan-African billionaire businessman and philanthropist who mentors millions of young African entrepreneurs through his Facebook blog with over 5.7 million…

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Justice For Anna Machaya: Law Reforms Need To Be Expedited To Protect Girls From Child Marriage

The case of a teenage girl who died while giving birth in Marange has prompted organisations like Plan International Zimbabwe and the Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) to issue statements encouraging lawmakers and stakeholders to expedite the crafting of laws that protect the girls from child marriage. In a statement yesterday, Plan International Zimbabwe…

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UNICEF commends Government & partners on the continuity of essential health and nutrition services

By John Mokwetsi UNICEF Representative in Zimbabwe, Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale has commended the Government of Zimbabwe and partners for the continuity of essential health and nutrition services for women and children, even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Oyewale was speaking on the sidelines of a recent visit to health facilities in the…

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Let’s not harm wetlands: Environmentalist speaks

By Marlvin Ngiza As the hot dry season fast approaches, citizens have been urged to exercise extreme care in protecting wetlands and adhere to all environmental policies in order to minimize harm to the natural resource. Environmentalist Noreen Rumbidzai Matonga said people should stop cultivating on or close to wetlands. She also encouraged citizens to…

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2021 SADC People’s Summit: Address citizens’ socio-economic and political challenges

A number of civil society organisations including the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) this week participated in the SADC People’s Summit which is being hosted in Lilongwe, Malawi, from the 17th to the 27th of August 2021, under the theme “Elevate Justice and Equality.” The SADC People’s Summit is a forum of civil…

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Hong Kong: Historic Vote to Treat Wildlife Crime as Serious and Organised

In an unprecedented move to combat wildlife trafficking, Hong Kong’s lawmakers yesterday voted in favour of an amendment bill that means certain wildlife offences will, for the first time, be treated as Serious and Organized crimes.   The Bill incorporates wildlife crime offences into Hong Kong’s Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 455), providing additional/appropriate…

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Huawei puts chips on China partners for device revival

By Chris Donkin Huawei deputy chairman Guo Ping (pictured) told staff the company would not exit the smartphone business despite severe supply chain issues, CNBC reported, tipping developments in China’s chip manufacturing sector to fuel a return to its former position. Citing comments made in a Huawei internal Q&A session, the news website noted the company planned…

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Government’s move to unbundle Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) welcome: ZELA

The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has said the move by the Government to unbundle Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) can be a game-changer in the country’s gold sector since it has the potential to improve local beneficiation and investments in the gold sector. During the presentation of the Mid Term Budget Review on the…

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Maximise support for people with disabilities: Stakeholders urged

By Marlvin Ngiza A call has been made to the government and stakeholders to channel more resources to people with disabilities for the upliftment of their livelihoods. Buhera Residents Network Trust Coordinator Leonard Mabasa said people with disabilities have the capacity to fend for themselves if skills, knowledge, and resources are adequately availed to them….

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Crisis Coalition shocked by ZRP inaction on the case of Memory Machaya

Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition has said it is astonished by claims by the Minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi that the Zimbabwe Republic Police “is facing resistance” in investigating the case of a 14-year-old girl, Memory Machaya who died while giving birth at an Apostolic Church shrine in Marange early this month (August 2021). CiZC said…

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Administrator Samantha Power Meeting With Zambian President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema

By Rebecca Chali Administrator Samantha Power spoke with Zambian President-elect Hakainde Hichilema to congratulate him on his election as the seventh President of the Republic of Zambia and to discuss his plans for fighting corruption and strengthening democratic values, press freedom, and civil liberties. The Administrator and President-elect Hichilema discussed the critical role played by…

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Investments in Nature Needed to Stop the Next Pandemic: Harvard and Global Experts Report

Protecting forests and changing agricultural practices are essential, cost-effective actions to prevent pandemics Boston, Mass. – As the world struggles to contain COVID-19, a group of leading, scientific experts from the U.S., Latin America, Africa, and South Asia released a report today outlining the strong scientific foundations for taking actions to stop the next pandemic…

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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe and Ericsson partner for the Ericsson Learning Services Digital

Econet employees set to gain knowledge, develop skills by accessing Ericsson’s ‘All Access Plus’ cutting edge, e-learning service and rich content library from anywhere, anytime Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) have announced a partnership to implement Ericsson’s Learning Services Digital Platform for Econet’s employees. Econet will have access to Ericsson’s premium e-learning content…

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Apostle Rangarirayi Hungwe donates food hampers to the elderly in Hopley

International Power Ministries founder Rangarirayi Hungwe donated food hampers to senior citizens residing in Hopley, Harare South recently. It was an emotional but celebratory event when the grannies in the highly impoverished settlement received a food hamper each to alleviate them from starvation that is common in the area just as in most impoverished societies….

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Seke Rural embraces the MIM Foundation sponsored football tournament

The Manyara Irene Muyenziwa (MIM) Foundation sponsored football tournament has been embraced in the Seke Rural area since it is poised to promote and effectively advance harmony among the residents regardless of ethnicity, faith, status, gender preference, the status of occupation in the public arena, or political affiliation.   Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo, the man spearheading…

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International Youth Day: Young people urged to embrace innovation in food sustainability

By Veritas Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation For Human Planetary Health In 1999, the World Conference of Ministers Responsible For Youth recommended that the 12th of August be set aside as International Youth Day.  The UN took the recommendation into consideration and, by resolution 54/120, it was endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly.  The intended purpose…

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World Elephant Day: Adventurer Holly Budge, 20 elephant specialists attract global audience

On World Elephant Day this year, on August 12th, Holly Budge, founder and leader of international non-profit, How Many Elephants, was among the impressive line-up of speakers at the global online event – ‘Elephants – from conflict to coexistence.’   Hosted by the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), over 20 speakers spanning four…

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