Zimbabwe hosts Triathlon and Shooting competitions

Dr. Kirsty Coventry, the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation has said Zimbabwe will be hosting major sporting events in the month of February namely the African Sporting Shooting Championships, the African Championship of Compak Sporting and the Bonaqua Troutbeck (ATU) Triathlon African Cup. Addressing journalists in Harare today, Minister Coventry said the Troutbeck…

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Jedidiah Trust rehabilitating and re-integrating inmates into the community

By Byron Mutingwende   Norton-based Jedidiahh Trust is positively impacting society by rehabilitating and re-integrating inmates into the community.   Speaking to Spiked Online Media in Norton, Lovemore Chikwanda the founder and Executive Director of Jedidiah Trust said his organisation came up with this initiative after realising the plight of the incarcerated.   “As Jedidiah…

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Plays, performing arts should communicate to persons with disabilities

By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma Stakeholders at the Berina Community Arts (BCA)-organised annual strategic planning workshop have called for performing arts and plays that effectively communicate to people living with disabilities, this publication can reveal. The call was made by BCA  director Lloyd Mujuru, to raise awareness to participants at the Mhondoro-Ngezi District focused workshop….

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AU Summit: African leaders call for action to end malnutrition by 2025

Leaders acknowledged the scope of the challenge but sounded a note of optimism African countries have made progress toward eradicating malnutrition and stunting but need to do more to hit United Nations malnutrition targets by 2025. This was the main message of a meeting that took place during the 33rd African Union Summit. Speakers at…

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SAfAIDS Continues to Strengthen and Support HIV Prevention Response

By Joyce Mukucha As the Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SafAIDS) in collaboration with other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Government officials, policy makers, beneficiaries and implementing partners launched the 2019 Zimbabwe HIV Prevention Shadow Report, a plethora of recommendations have been made for Zimbabwe to meet the global and national prevention response…

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Masiyiwa urges unity of purpose in fight against Coronavirus

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…

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African Leaders for Nutrition To Hosts Presidential Dinner

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…

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OR Tambo is emerging as the continent’s ‘narco’ airport

Nearly 20% of all people arrested in Hong Kong airport in 2018 and 2019 for the possession of illegal substances brought drugs from Johannesburg via South Africa’s OR Tambo airport, according to Hong Kong prison chaplain John Wotherspoon, who is in South Africa currently raising awareness around the recent surge in air-trafficking via Africa’s biggest…

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Higherlife Foundation extends free transport to doctors and nurses

…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…

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Launch of Plan International Zimbabwe’s Country Strategy 2019 – 2024 hailed

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…

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City of Harare & Clean City sign landmark service delivery MOU

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…

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Government urged to make SMART commitments ahead of 2020 Japan Nutrition for Growth summit

The Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA) is calling on the government of Zimbabwe to make attainable and measurable commitments in preparation for the 2020 Japan Nutrition for Growth Summit. “As the country’s Civil Society Alliance in Scaling Up Nutrition, we applaud the government of Zimbabwe for making a commitment during the…

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Public-Private Collaboration commits to Accelerate Access to Health Services in Africa

Healthcare companies and philanthropies to fund training of thousands of community health workers as part of larger initiative led by Last Mile Health and Living Goods to advance universal health coverage Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.com), Lilly (Lilly.com), Novartis (Novartis.com), Pfizer (Pfizer.com), GSK (GSK.com) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (GatesFoundation.org) have joined forces with…

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Cimas CEO advocates B2B relationships over tariffs

Medical aid societies need to pursue B2B engagements , where they approach individual health service providers to negotiate agreed prices, Cimas Medical Aid Society chief executive officer Vulindlela Ndlovu told journalists today (Thursday). He said resuscitating the past practice of the medical aid industry and service providers agreeing on common tariffs was unlikely to work….

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Gamma Allergy and Immunology Laboratories awarded SADCAS, SAZ ISO accreditation and certification

Renowned Zimbabwean asthma allergy and immunology specialists, Gamma Allergy and Immunology Laboratories (GAIL) has received prestigious recognition from the Southern African Development Community Accreditation Service (SADCAS) and the Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) for outstanding quality services in these areas. Speaking at the certificates handover ceremony in Harare today, Professor Elopy Sibanda, the Managing Director…

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2019 in Review: The Highs and Lows of Mnangangwa’s Year

By Farai Chirimumimba For President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 2019 has been a year of constant turmoil. On the economic front, he has presided over perpetual failure as he has increasingly relied on his own instincts and underperforming cabinet. In just the last few months, a massive strike by junior doctors has paralysed the health sector. Lawyer…

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First alternative pneumonia vaccine breaks Pfizer and GSK’s decades-long stranglehold

The World Health Organization (WHO) has just quality assured a third pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, that protects children against certain types of pneumonia and will be much more affordable than existing vaccines. This critical step will enable countries and treatment providers to procure more affordable versions of the…

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“Merck more than a Father” raising awareness about male infertility prevention and management

Through this story, Merck More Than a Father Campaign highlights the fact the infertility affects both men and women equally; “Merck more than a Father” started in 2018 by raising awareness about male infertility prevention and management and breaking the stigma round infertile couples; Merck more than a Mother started in 2015 with the aim…

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Zimnat funeral policy brings relief to Zimbabweans living abroad and locally

Zimnat Life Assurance has announced a funeral plan, Kwedu/Ngekhaya, for Zimbabweans living outside Zimbabwe that enables them to be buried back home in Zimbabwe, with pay‑outs guaranteed in United States dollars or South African rands. Moreover they can include members of their family back in Zimbabwe on their policy, ensuring that they too will be…

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7 Cannabis Strains for Schizophrenia and Psychosis

There are many claims in regards to the medical capabilities of cannabis. The relationship between schizophrenia, psychosis, and marijuana is one that many associate with the medical condition itself. WebMD indicates that the THC in cannabis can result in individuals exhibiting psychotic behaviour. However, CBD, another compound that is present in cannabis, has potential benefits…

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Stakeholders urged to incorporate youths with disabilities in development

Youths who attended a belated commemorative event organised by the Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) at the Adelaide Acres to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities  in Harare today have urged stakeholders to include them in all spheres of development initiatives in line with the spirit of the 2030 Agenda for…

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WHO, City of Harare in partnership to address non-communicable diseases

By Tatenda Mujeyi The City of Harare has received US$100 000 dollar funding from the Bloomberg Philanthropy which will be administered in partnership with the World Health Organisation to curb Non Communicable diseases. “We are gathered here to announce that Harare has joined a global partnership for healthy cities funded to the tune of US$100,000…

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POTRAZ donation enhances ICT uptake among PWDs

By Byron Mutingwende   The helping hand and gesture of love extended to persons with disabilities (PWDs) by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) has been hailed for fostering information communication technology (ICT) among this needy group.   Speaking soon after receiving 20 laptop computers and 20 Fusion software licences from POTRAZ Director-General, Dr….

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AfDB and partners improving sanitation for Lusaka’s low-income suburbs

The project is being executed under the Lusaka Sanitation Master Plan which aims to provide citywide sanitation services by 2035 “Sometimes, it looks to me like surgery in the belly of an ancient beast,” says Herbert Chinokoro, senior water and sanitation engineer at the African Development Bank’s Country Office in Lusaka, Zambia. He is describing…

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MICS findings unveiled by Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT)

The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) unveiled the findings from the Zimbabwe 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), the largest source of statistically sound and internationally comparable data on women and children worldwide, developed and supported by UNICEF. The 2019 Zimbabwe MICS  for which field work was conducted between January and April 2019 received funding…

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Silence is No Longer Golden In Tackling GBV: Epworth Residents Told

By Joyce Mukucha As 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV) came to a close, Katswe Sistahood together with Trocaire and Plan International joined hands with various churches and the general public of Epworth community in launching the SpeakOut Campaign against Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV). Church leaders were urged to fight violence,…

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Higherlife Foundation launches ‘Support Our Hospitals’ campaign

Higherlife Foundation today launched the ‘Support Our Hospitals’ campaign aimed at capacitating doctors working in public hospitals by mobilizing funding and material support to ensure public medical staff are well resourced to carry out their work.   The initiative, which follows the recent launch of a Z$100 million doctors’ training Fellowship by the Masiyiwa Family…

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Ecobank wins Bank of the Year and Best Bank in prestigious London awards ceremonies

The judging panels were impressed by Ecobank’s sound management, business model and strategic initiatives as well as its pioneering technology Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) wins “Bank of the Year” and “Best Bank” at The Banker and EMEA Finance Awards in London. Ecobank Cameroon, Gambia and Rwanda won Bank of the Year at The Banker Awards on 28th November….

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