Urban Restaurant the place for African Cuisine, Conferences, Weddings

By Byron Mutingwende   Urban Restaurant in Graniteside is the go-to-place for food lovers who appreciate the true unadulterated Zimbabwean Cuisine.   Located at Number 17302 Carlton Road in Graniteside Harare at a place popularly known as “Pama Gazebo”, patrons will enjoy their food in serene surroundings with an ambience that is second to none….

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Challenges ahead to meet 2050 world food sustainability

By Jeff Gelski WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — The global food system needs to change to make sure people have enough food to eat in 2050 without destroying the planet, according to “Creating a Sustainable Food Future,” a World Resources Report released July 17. Reducing food waste, eating more plant-based food instead of animal-based food, and…

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African telecoms giants in partnership to inspire youths to become Agri-food entrepreneurs

PAN-African telecommunications, media and technology group, Econet and global crop nutrition leader, Yara International ASA have launched “Generation Africa”, a partnership initiative to inspire young African entrepreneurs to join the agri-food sector for its viable business opportunities. Generation Africa will reach thousands of young people through its “GoGettaz” competition, which will award US$100,000 in prize…

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BBNaija: Biggie Cancels Nominations, Puts All Housemates Up for Eviction

Biggie is definitely big on tricks this season!   The BBNaija ‘Pepper Dem’ housemates once again took part in another round of nominations on Monday night. As with each nomination process, the housemates get to put up two of their fellow housemates up for possible eviction. With last Sunday’s eviction hammer still fresh in their…

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International Wheat Congress to focus on nutrition

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — The International Wheat Conference will gather July 21-26 in Saskatoon, Canada, with a goal to strategise on ways to meet projected nutritional needs of 60% more people by 2050. More than 800 delegates, including researchers from the CGIAR Research Program on Wheat, CIMMYT, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry…

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Climate change ‘will strip nutrients out of food’

By Jonny Bairstow Researchers predict hotter temperatures and the presence of more greenhouse gases in the air will diminish agricultural productivity Over the next three decades, climate change and increasing carbon dioxide concentrations could significantly reduce the availability of vital nutrients in food crops. That’s the forecast made in new research published by the Lancet Planetary Health…

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PSMAS launches Premier Lifestyle Wellness Programme

By Tatenda Mujeyi The country’s biggest medical aid society, Premier Services Medical Aid Society, PSMAS, has launched the premier lifestyle wellness programme in Bindura. The programme continues PSMAS’s efforts to improve the health conditions of not only its customers but the general Zimbabwean population. “As PSMAS we set a course for the improvement of the…

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Food insecurity continues to rise in Southern Africa – new SADC Report Projection puts 41 million at risk

According to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 2019 Synthesis Report on the State of Food and Nutrition Security and Vulnerability in Southern Africa, 41.2 million people in 13 countries are estimated to be food insecure in the 2019/20 year. Comparing the 11 Member States that provided data last year, food insecurity has increased by 28 percent and…

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Rising AfroJazz Artiste Courts Progress in Girl Child Support Campaign

By Tafadzwa Muranganwa A rising AfroJazz musician is teaming up with popular musician Progress Chipfumo and other artistes  to drum up support for girl children’s rights . Speaking to this publication, Ancient Tribes front-man Maizon Tazvitya told this publication that he was incensed by the plight of young girls and women hence the initiative of  …

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Double Eviction! Avala & Isilomo evicted from the BBNaija House

Fans bid farewell to the two housemates at BBNaija First Sunday Eviction Show Big Brother Naija “Pepper dem” housemates Avala and Isilomo have been evicted from the Big Brother Naija show. The two housemates, who were evicted on Sunday, July 8th, 2019 are the first housemates to leave the house during a surprise double eviction…

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Media should drive progressive socio-economic and democratic agenda in the country: Parajuli

By Byron Mutingwende The media plays an important role in defining common denominator in promoting national interest and setting progressive socio-economic and democratic agenda in the country, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe has said. “The role of media, including the newsprint, electronic and online/digital entities, cannot be over-emphasised in national development, which involves advancement…

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ZPP bemoans discrimination in food distribution

The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has bemoaned discrimination prevalent in the distribution of food assistance as the inputs and food aid are channelled through local and traditional structures. ZPP said it has over the years documented numerous cases of destitute and marginalised citizens of Zimbabwe being unlawfully denied social welfare assistance, solely on the basis…

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Gondwe, Chitoshi triumph at the 2019 Econet Victoria Falls Marathon

Zimbabwean Christopher Gondwe has won this year’s Econet Victoria Falls Marathon which was run on Sunday, with Zambian Felistus Chitoshi taking the women’s top honours at the same 42.2km race. Gondwe crossed the finish line at Victoria Falls Primary School in a time of two hours, 25 minutes and 36 seconds, ahead of Zambia’s Costern…

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Africa’s Small-Scale Fisheries Critical to Food Security

Fish accounts for more than one-fifth of the protein intake of African south of the Sahara and provides a livelihood to millions of people Africa’s small-scale fisheries play a critical role in global food security and must be supported with greater research and investment, say international and African experts. Industry, NGO, government and academic representatives…

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Big Brother Naija Returns With Exciting New Housemates And Star-Studded Performances

The live show marked the premiere of the show’s fourth edition and viewers all over the world were privy to the excitement on stage live on DStv. Speaking on the season, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu also used the platform to announce the theme for the season tagged “Pepper Dem”. Twenty-one new housemates for the season were unveiled at the launch along…

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M-Net partners Cinemax, ZDF to produce Deon Meyer’s Trackers

Acclaimed crime novel Trackers is being adapted for television by a major new partnership between South Africa’s M-Net , German television network ZDF and respected international broadcaster Cinemax. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe said the television production resulting from this unique partnership was set to mark a new high in Africa’s film…

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MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy for Southern Africa: developing film and TV production

Students in year one of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy for Southern Africa have shown positive growth and, as they head into their final four months of training, are looking forward to joining Africa’s ever-expanding film and television industry. The 20 students in the academy are in one of three groups inducted into three separate…

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DStv launches PBS KIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa to enhance children’s entertainment

High-quality educational content for young viewers is the focus of PBS Kids, a new channel for children that has recently launched on DStv. The channel results from a partnership between PBS Distribution and MultiChoice Africa to bring PBS Kids to DStv platforms across sub-Saharan Africa, according to MultiChoice Zimbabwe publicity and public relations manager Liz…

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MultiChoice Talent Factory Networking Portal Introduces Instant Messaging Feature

The feature allows connected portal members to interact directly with each other Additional features have been added to the MultiChoice Talent Factory portal, an increasingly popular open platform for sharing information of value and interest to film-making operatives across the African continent. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the portal…

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Facebook Celebrates One Year of NG_Hub

Celebrating exactly a year to the day since the doors of NG_Hub opened in Lagos, and Facebook (www.Facebook.com) further cemented its ambitions to train users across Nigeria in digital skills, Facebook released an infographic highlighting key milestones over the past year. Created as part of Facebook’s ongoing commitment and investment in growing the start-up ecosystem,…

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City of Bulawayo Ignites Celebrations

By Lovemore Chazingwa (News Correspondent) BULAWAYO – Entumbane Hall today plays host to City of Bulawayo’s launch of this year’s Culture Week, feeding into full blown 125 years of existence of the conservative territory, Spiked Online Media has learnt. In press statement obtained from the office of the public relations office, City of Bulawayo will…

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Chinese Embassy offers Cultural Exchange Programme

By Tatenda Mujeyi  The Chinese Embassy to Zimbabwe on Friday showcased a series of arts performances from the Nanjing Province as part of strengthening the Cultural tide that comes with the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. “As we know, China and Zimbabwe are good friends and partners, and we enjoy a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation. Cultural…

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Inaugural Harvest Zimbabwe Festival sets Harare alight

By Staff Reporter A mixed bag of Zimbabwe’s finest artists was on show at the first ever Harvest Zimbabwe Festival held recently at the Harare Gardens. The arts festival featured a varied of arts genres including traditional dance, mbira music, hip hop, theatre, dance and house music. The crowd was serenaded by breathtaking dances from…

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South African Author Xolani Xaba’s Book “Destiny Call” a spiritual inspiration

“Destiny Call” by South African Author, Xolani Xaba is a book that proffers deep insights into the God-inscribed destiny of a person and the importance of picking up and fulfilling that call. In an interview with Spiked Online Media, Xaba said the difference between personally-inscribed destiny and God-inscribed destiny is vividly illustrated and the difference…

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Judgement Yard dates Speedway Bar in Kadoma City

By Lovemore Chazingwa (News Correspondent) Kadoma – With winter on the cusp and temperatures yo-yoing on the up and downside, trailblazing entertainment joint, Speedway Bar has primed for the new season dishing out a winter warmer jam session this Saturday (today). Trendsetting outfit Judgement Yard comes to the somewhat entertainment starved city at the right…

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“Our Perfect Wedding” Premiers on DSTV’s Zambezi Magic

One of biggest television events to date in Zimbabwe takes place this month (April) with the launch of Our Perfect Wedding Zimbabwe, the first local version of this internationally-successful reality television series.  Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the show would launch on Zambezi Magic(channel 162) at 9.30pm on Thursday April 18,…

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ZIFFT launches "Narratives from Zimbabwe" Project

ZIFFT launches “Narratives from Zimbabwe” Project

The Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust (ZIFFT) has launched its ‘Narratives from Zimbabwe’ project to enhance Zimbabwe’s history and culture knowledge base, by recording on film Zimbabwe’s history, culture, and social foundation. Zimbabwe has a strong heritage that is being lost because we have tended to rely on oral and unrecorded transmission, thus putting…

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