Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Plenipotentiary Conference of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) got the continental body running as he presided over the handover and takeover ceremony of the outgoing and incoming PAPU Secretaries-General. Mr. Younouss Djibrine…
By Joyce Mukucha Community engagement plays an important role in fostering solutions on gender-responsive public service delivery, a virtual summit organised by Action Aid Zimbabwe (AAZ) has revealed. This emerged during a three-day virtual Tax Justice and Gender Responsive Public Service Delivery (GRPS) Summit that ended yesterday where it became apparent that paving a way…
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Tracy Zvirevo ( not her real name), aged 10, walks barefooted as she approaches a bush pump borehole with two empty 20-litre containers. She awaits her chance in the queue since many other women and children were already at the borehole before her arrival. After a short while, the three…
CBZ Bank has introduced an instant loan facility called Payday loan. The facility is open to CBZ clients and is disbursed within 24 hours. CBZ Bank introduced the product after realisation that clients require bridging finance to cover immediate financial emergencies. There are many reasons to get a Payday loan like an unexpected hospital bill or…
As the country continues to face a multiplicity of challenges, experts who addressed the Zimbabwe Institute of Strategic Thinking (ZIST) conference in Harare today are of the view that a new focus must be a paradigm for thinking about a future in which environmental, social, and economic considerations are balanced in the pursuit of development…
Shoko Festival has announced its 11th Edition running from the 20th to 25th of September 2021. Zimbabwe’s longest-running festival of urban culture will be running under the theme ‘Shoko Universe’ and will be a fully virtual experience streamed on Facebook & YouTube. “As an answer to the times we are living in, this year we…
Honourable Mangaliso Ndlovu, the Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry has announced the Board of the Mosi Oa Tunya Development Company and the substantive Board Chairpersons for the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) and the Environment Management Agency (EMA). Below, Spiked Online Media reproduces the Minister’s statement on the appointments: Mosi Oa Tunya Development…
European Union (EU) extended its technical support to local authorities since it considers them to be development actors in their own right as they have a mandate to promote development at the local level. This was revealed by Ambassador Timo Olkkonen, the Head of EU Delegation to Zimbabwe during the Final Conference of the Local…
Chief Beperere of Zvimba passed away over the weekend due to COVID-19. Alfred Simba Tome aged 70 who succumbed to Covid was appointed a substantive Chief Beperere in August 2014 by former President Robert Mugabe through the former Local government Minister Ignatius Chombo. Tome once worked in the local government ministry as the Provincial Administrator…
A music video that effectively communicates the messages, themes, and thrust of the song on the show is now – perhaps more than ever before, the make-or-break feature of that piece of music. And this, according to leading filmmaker Andy Cutta, is why music videos must be carefully crafted, well made, and given as…
With an average score of 61%, gender attitudes in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are gradually changing for the better, but evidence of deep-seated patriarchal attitudes is still strong. The gender attitudes research shows that, while 60% of women and men in the SADC region agree or strongly agree that “women and men should…
Zimbabwe and 22 other countries have been removed from the Ireland list of designated States for mandatory hotel quarantine, the Minister for Health in that country has said. People who do not have valid proof of vaccination or recovery arriving in Ireland from countries on the list must enter mandatory hotel quarantine. A negative PCR…
Zimbabwe – 152-5 in 20 overs (Milton Shumba 46*, Ryan Burl 37*, Wessly Madhevere 21; Shane Getkate 3/20, Ben White 1/33) Ireland – 153-3 in 18.3 overs (Kevin O’Brien 60, Paul Stirling 37, George Dockrell 33*; Ryan Burl 2/24, Tendai Chatara 1/20) Ireland won by seven wickets A brilliant unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of…
One of the major speakers for the Zimbabwe Institute of Strategic Thinking (ZIST), Manyara Irene Muyenziwa, a Zimbabwean based in England has jetted into the country today for a strategic conference set for 31 August 2021 in Harare. Muyenziwa, a strategic businesswoman and Chief Executive Officer of Rhodsac Ltd in London that runs a lot…
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has appointed former international players Elton Chigumbura and Kyle Jarvis as national talent scouts. In their new role, the duo will be responsible for identifying players from around the country and mentoring them from the grassroots level all the way up the development pathway. “We are excited to have Elton…
By Elvis Dumba The Zvimba Rural District Council’s long-serving ZANU (PF) councillor Reuben Smith who served the local authority for over 30 years has died after a long illness. Smith resigned at the beginning of 2021 citing health reasons. He was the founder of Kingpin Contractors – a dam and road construction company that did…
By Elvis Dumba Two minors aged five and six lost their lives in an old farmhouse in Kombwe Village in Hurungwe East that was razed down by a veld fire. Three teachers who were sharing the house lost all their belongings in the inferno. Zanorashe Musiiwa, Levison Chenjerai, and Joseph Mazarura lost all property including…
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…
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…
Thailand Women – 104-4 in 20 overs (Nannapat Koncharoenkai 62*, Chanida Sutthiruang 33*, Natthakan Chantham 6; Christabel Chatonzwa 2/18, Josephine Nkomo 1/17, Audrey Mazvishaya 1/24) Zimbabwe Women – 107-9 in 19.3 overs (Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 30, Modester Mupachikwa 29, Chiedza Dhururu 15; Onnicha Kamchomphu 3/18, Nattaya Boochatham 3/18, Suleeporn Laomi 2/22) Zimbabwe Women won by…
Zimbabwe – 117-7 in 20 overs (Regis Chakabva 47, Wellington Masakadza 19*, Craig Ervine 17; Craig Young 2/15, Simi Singh 2/22, Shane Getkate 1/16) Ireland – 114-9 in 20 overs (Simi Singh 28*, Kevin O’Brien 25, Paul Stirling 24; Ryan Burl 3/22, Luke Jongwe 2/17, Wellington Masakadza 2/18) Zimbabwe won by three runs …
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…
Idols SA fans should brace themselves for an exciting line-up of celebrities, who are set to add some pizzazz when they join Unathi Nkayi and Randall Abrahams as guest judges every week!! As the competition now advances to live auditions with the top 16 contestants left to sing it out for the coveted grand prize,…
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…
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,…
By The Campaign for Nature Africa’s prosperity depends on preserving its vast natural wealth, yet the continent’s natural capital stocks are dwindling rapidly, concludes a new report released on 24 August 2021 by the German government. The report, one of the most comprehensive assessments to date of the strong links between Africa’s development and nature protection,…
By Bernard Marr Artificial Intelligence (AI) has permeated all aspects of our lives – from the way we communicate to how we work, shop, play, and do business – AI tools are everywhere we look. Already it’s delivering tangible business benefits across just about any industry you can name – but it’s clear we’re only…
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…
By Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – Parents here have expressed shock over the announcement by the government that schools will open on Monday 30 September 2021 for examination classes whilst the rest open on 6 September 2021. Parents said they feel ambushed after the announcement came barely 24 hours after the government’s extension of the national…
Occasionally in life, keeping your head above water can seem like a mammoth task. Like everything in the world is working against you and preventing you from relaxing, being happy and living life to the full. At some point, everybody will experience a feeling of being overwhelmed by life and its stresses; whether that be…
By Veritas Both Houses of Parliament met last week and will continue sitting this week, from yesterday. This bulletin gives a brief summary of what was achieved last week and what business faces both Houses this week. In the National Assembly Last Week [17th – 19th August] Bills Pension and Provident Funds Bill [link] – The Committee Stage…
By Elvis Dumba Banket- Two truck drivers mysteriously lost their lives in this farming and mining town in a development that left residents terrified and with more questions than answers. A truck driver, Anderson Daka of Markwave Transport mysterious died in his truck inside the Banket Grain Marketing Board Depot. The driver went to Banket…
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…
Veteran batsman Craig Ervine will captain Zimbabwe for the limited-overs series in Ireland and Scotland. While Sean Williams is the substantive Test skipper, Zimbabwe Cricket has been rotating the captaincy in the shorter formats of the game, with Chamu Chibhabha, Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza and Williams himself taking turns to lead the team in recent…
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…
By Chimeno Azriel The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe is working on reviving the arts industry through the resuscitation of the Arts Development Fund, the institution’s Deputy Director Mr Josiah Kusena has revealed. The deputy director made the remarks during the Creative Talk Show held last week. “The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe is on…
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…
The Board of Directors of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has advised the tourism industry and all stakeholders that Dr. Karikoga Kaseke has been retired from the post of Chief Executive of the institution after a long period of indisposition. The authority said Dr Kaseke fell ill in November 2018 and has not been well…
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….
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…
By Marlvin Ngiza The Padare/Enkuhleni Men’s Forum has called upon women not to use intimate deprivation as a tool to punish men citing that such acts cause some severe problems within marriages. This comes after a rise in the number of men who are being deprived of precious time by their wives. According to statistics…
The United Nations and key organisations are offering solidarity to the people of Afghanistan who need support now more than ever. Below, Spiked Online Media shares the signed pledge, verbatim: Our organizations are committed to helping and protecting them. We will stay in Afghanistan and we will deliver. “At the start of 2021, half…
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Two soldiers deployed to secure a maize field reportedly belonging to a senior army boss in Banket are reportedly terrorising people who fetch firewood near the farm at illegally mounted roadblocks where they also demand money from motorists evading arrest. The two soldiers who go around armed reportedly attacked mourners…
A recent virtual round table hosted by Standard Bank and the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, revealed that women are the bedrock of rural Africa as producers, marketers, and household heads responsible for nutrition within the family. “They are also the labourers up and down…
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…
