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…
By Byron Mutingwende Migrant workers play a vital role in the global economy since they benefit the countries they work in as well as their countries of origin through sending back money to their families, Mr. Mario Lito Malanca, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission for Zimbabwe has said. Mr….
Burden and responsibility sharing are the key pillars of an enhanced protection and assistance regime for 70 million victims of forced displacement of which 25 million are refugees, Professor Paul Mavima, the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare has said. Professor Mavima made the remarks at the First Global Refugee Forum held in…
Exercising is just one step towards building muscles. It is because even with numerous hours of strenuous exercise, the wrong nutrition will most likely interfere with your muscle-building journey. Your body requires macronutrients to build and maintain lean muscles. Below are seven foods to optimize for muscle growth and recovery: Eggs Lack of proteins in…
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…
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….
Rev Dr Kenneth Mtata (NCP Spokesperson) Yesterday, 13th of December 2019 the National Convergence Platform (NCP) was successfully launched in Harare at Kentucky Hotel in Hatfield, Harare. The event was marked by a colourful Church session led by the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations(ZHOCD) through a powerful and flowing liturgy. ATTENDANCE The event was attended…
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…
NetOne, being one of the leading mobile telephony companies does not exist only to provide wide mobile network coverage but reaches out to the less privileged members of the community as well. This came to light today when the company extended a giving hand to people with albinism at it’s headquarters in Harare. The spirit…
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,…
By Anyway Yotamu and Tatenda Mujeyi Seed Co Zimbabwe has extended its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to selected charitable organisations on the 11th of December 2019 at the company’s Stapleford offices in Harare. The largest seed company in the Southern African region has partnered with Mutemwa Leprosy Center, Mother of Peace, Mashambanzou Care Trust and…
By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu Various stakeholders have come together in launching the She Decides Zimbabwean Chapter, a global political movement which enables courageous collaborative driving progress towards a world where every girl and woman can decide what to do with their her bodies and future without question. The movement is also aimed at…
By Michael Mashiri A Harare man has dragged his wife to court for being violent and abusing him verbally. Collin Machinya appeared before the Harare Civil Court applying for peace order against Pamela Chitsanga whom he said was violent and abusive. Machinya said the violent nature of his wife began the period he saw things…
In the season of goodwill and giving it’s always good to have access to a bonus gift for the whole family, and that’s what many Zimbabwean DStv viewers are getting when they renew their subscriptions before Christmas: a free upgrade to the next bouquet package at no extra cost. The special offer was launched in…
By Anyway Yotamu and Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested more than 1 500 illegal artisanal miners and 3 471 people found in possession of dangerous weapons including machetes have been arrested so far as police moves a gear up to thwart the marauding machete gangs. Addressing a press conference in Harare…
By Joyce Mukucha Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe (LCDZ) is spearheading Youths Action programme on the Implementation and Monitoring of Disability in Zimbabwe and Zambia to close gaps affecting rights of Youths with Disabilities (YWDs) that remain subdued. The project which is being funded by the European Union is running for three years that is from…
By Joyce Mukucha The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) in partnership with the Women and Law in Southern African (WILSA) hosted a National Water Convention in Harare that was aimed at strengthening coalitions for a strong coordinated national voice on water governance. Representatives of Residents Associations from Bulawayo, Masvingo and Gweru presented on the water…
Subscription video on demand services haven’t fully addressed the needs of the majority of consumers in Africa, and the end result is take-up running well behind that seen in other economies. Showmax is now set to change this with the launch of a new product designed specifically for Africa featuring African content and live sport…
Africa’s most-loved storyteller shares exciting content plans for 2020 MultiChoice Group (MCG) hosted its second annual media showcase, under the theme ‘Africa’s most-loved storyteller’, in Johannesburg today with representatives from across the African continent in attendance. “Much has been achieved since our first showcase event,” shared Yolisa Phahle, MultiChoice Group CEO of General Entertainment….
By Joyce Mukucha In the quest to ensure that social norms, attitudes and behaviours at societal, community, family and individual levels are transformed to eliminate violence against women and girls in Hopley, the Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research (ZiCHIRe-BC) is facilitating a Communication for Development (C4D) model which seeks to underpin transparency and accountability, collective…
By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu The Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research (ZiCHIRe-BC), in an effort to eliminate Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and emotional damage is conducting a Spotlight Initiative programme through a Co-Creation platform where the organisation is roping in the community so that members can share the problems they are facing in as much…
By Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) public hearings process on the National Inquiry on Access to Documentation in Zimbabwe for Harare Metropolitan Province roared into life aimed at resolving a human rights problem that is widespread and recurring thereby affecting a significant number of people in Zimbabwe pertaining the issuance of national documents….
By Byron Mutingwende in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia One does not need to look beyond the Africa Unbound Museum located in the heart of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where the history of the world and indeed that of the African continent is captured in a space that combines modernity with the past. The rare opportunity extended to…
By Nyasha Mutena In a move that seeks to address the illicit drug challenge that is currently grappling the country, Zimbabwe Civil Liberties Drug Network Drug Network is undertaking community campaigns which enable them to interact with drug users whilst sensitizing them on the dangers surrounding drug use. Addressing various youth who are using and/or…
By Byron Mutingwende While there are certain household names when it comes to wealth in Zimbabwe, one surprising entry, the famous Sekuru Banda has turned the tables and occupied the uppermost position as the richest but humblest man in the country if not on the continent. The recently established Trumpet, which works in…
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has engaged stakeholders to map strategies in the process of an inquiry on the access to documentation in Zimbabwe. This emerged at a workshop that was aimed at strategising on a public inquiry that the ZHRC seeks to undertake from the 11th to the 16th of November in Harare….
CEO Jack Dorsey just announced, via tweet, that Twitter will be banning all political advertising — albeit with “a few exceptions” like voter registration. “We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought,” Dorsey said. While it’s not totally clear how broad those exceptions will be, it sounds like the ban will apply to…
By Byron Mutingwende Stakeholders in the world of work in Zimbabwe convened at a meeting to find solutions for the future of work at a time they are fixated on searching for evasive solutions to the daunting socio-economic problems they face today. This emerged at the Zimbabwe Labour Symposium on the Future of…
By Abigail Mzimbawakhe (Midlands Correspondent) A women’s rights advocacy organisation has urged the private and public institutions in the country to provide affordable sanitary wear for the girl child since the prices have gone up. The Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) General Secretary Muchanyara Mukamuri said that access to sanitary wear remains a challenge to…
By Veritas The 10th October is the day on which the United Nations every year urges countries of the world to abolish the death penalty. Zimbabwe has not yet heeded the call, even though no one has been executed here since 2005. Our courts continue to sentence prisoners to death for murder, and these prisoners…
Residents from Bulawayo’s Eastern suburbs have requested organisations in Bulawayo to conduct a shadow census process to determine the actual number of people living in the city for planning purposes. Speaking at a Habakkuk Trust advocacy training workshop, residents alluded to the highly contested census results compiled by Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat) in 2012…
By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma Elderly inmates at a home for the aged in City of Kadoma, Rimuka Old People’s Home (ROPH), yesterday received goodies from a well-wisher who was doing it as a gesture of helping the needy, it is on good record. Munyaradzi Matombo delivered a consignment of provisions to the elderly at…
By Joyce Mukucha The Youth Against Alcohol and Drug Dependency (YADD) joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Alcohol Free Day as it seeks to create heathy alternatives to substance abuse amongst young people in Zimbabwe. Speaking during the commemorations in Harare on the 3rd of October 2019, the YADD Executive Director, Tungamirai…
By Zimnat Zimnat would like to clear the air and give accurate information with respect to Diaspora Funeral Cash Plan (DFCP) policies. The background to this are the recent media reports surrounding changes to the above existing policies. The relationship between Zimnat and Destiny Financial Services T/A as DFCP Since January 2012, Destiny Financial Services…
The Book of the moment, FlashBack Identity written by popular Swedish-based Zimbabwean performing artist-turned-author Luckson Makandire popularly known as Manluckerz is going viral in the world and the author is now looking for a local publisher. In an interview with Spiked Online Media from his Swedish base, Manluckerz said the English version of his book…
Showcases dozens of new ‘Explore’ features on App Launches massive $10m SASAI promo with 5 houses up for grabs “The future of EcoCash is in the SASAI App!” This was the bold assertion by Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe CEO Mr Eddie Chibi, as he unveiled the SASAI App’s new features, which have been developed by Cassava Fintec International. …
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Community Water Alliance has engaged citizens in a dialogue set to negotiate possible ways to deal with the persisting City water challenges. The dialogue which sought to inform on the growing water challenges was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Harare, Combined Harare Residents Association, other key stakeholders and residents. The…
By Tatenda Mujeyi A pastor with a local Pentecostal church is suspected to have committed suicide by jumping off a 4th floor parking bay at the Parkade centre located on the corner of Julius Nyerere and Jason Moyo avenue. At the time of going to print, the reasons for the suspected suicide were unclear as…
A Zimbabwean woman, Fortunate Chidzivo, came first in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon 10km run on Sunday and broke the record for this race, in which three other Zimbabweans who were sponsored by Zimnat participated. Tariro Makanga and Lilian Choruwa, who through Zimnat’s social media competition won an all-expenses-paid trip to Cape Town to…
Africa Oil & Power (AOP) (https://AfricaOilandPower.com/) is outraged by the violent attacks on foreign nationals living in South Africa. As government adopts measures to ensure safety for all, AOP calls for violence to come to an end. As of Monday, the South African Police has made 639 arrests related to the xenophobic attacks in South…
Today, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) joins Zimbabwe and the World at large in commemorating the International Day of Democracy on this 15th day of September 2019 running under the theme, “Participation.” This day comes amid continued calls by civil society and institutions supporting democracy for multi-stakeholder efforts towards the promotion of inclusion, equal treatment,…
UN Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule will visit Zimbabwe from 17 to 27 September 2019 to assess the country’s achievements and challenges in relation to the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the country. This is the first official visit by an independent human rights expert, appointed by…
By Joyce Mukucha Following Cyclone Idai which struck Zimbabwe in March 2019 causing extensive damage in Manicaland, psychosocial support is being extended to the victims to guarantee individuals and communities heal, adapt, accept and cope with the situation caused by the disaster. In an interview, the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs for Manicaland Honourable…
By Abigail Mzimbawakhe (Midlands Correspondent) In a preparatory meeting that was held yesterday at Fairmile Hotel in Gweru, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) urged citizens to have national documents so that they cannot be denied their basic human rights. ZHRC will be conducting a National Inquiry next week throughout the Midlands Province trying to identify…
The Southern African People’s Solidarity Network (SAPSN) which has just concluded its SADC People’s Summit that ran parallel to the SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government in Dar Es Salaam has called for urgent action against the inhumane violence levelled against fellow African brothers and sisters in South Africa and condemns it in…
