The recently released Hydromet Gap Report highlighted weaknesses in Africa’s weather and climate observation systems that contribute to a lack of climate data and inadequate early warning systems. The report calls for the establishment of ground and upper air stations for basic observation and satellite data coverage to strengthen forecast and early warning mechanisms for extreme weather…
By Ronnie Chisamba The late Peter (Baba George) Haritatos will not only be remembered for his unwavering, inseparable love for his sweetheart Angela (Mai George) who also succumbed to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic this week but for the legacy of benevolence and unity particularly to the Kadoma community and the nation in general. Mrs. Haritatos,…
By Veritas New High Court Rules were published by SI 202 of 2021 in the Gazette last Friday, replacing the High Court Rules, 1971, which have been in force for 50 years and have been amended nearly 40 times. They also replace the following rules: · the High Court (Criminal) Rules of 1964 · the High Court of…
The Manyara Irene Muyenziwa (MIM) Foundation is positively impacting communities through the provision of empowerment initiatives and giving hope for a brighter future for all, including the youths. Inspired by God’s love for humanity, the Manyara Irene Muyenziwa Foundation was founded in 2021 with the aim of giving people of Zimbabwe hope through solutions to…
By Transparency International We recently learned that a dozen governments have availed themselves of highly sophisticated technology to spy on people they don’t like. Last week, we gave a nod to investigative journalists – who were often the targets – and highlighted their crucial role in our cause, as well as the breakthroughs their work enables. This week,…
By Mazvita Makuyana Mr. Clever Masviki, popularly known as Mambo Chipuriro said he welcomes development in his area including the controversial Mavhuradonha area, without any discrimination as long it benefits the locals. The Mavhuradonha Wilderness is situated in the northeast of Zimbabwe, about 180km from Harare. The name ‘Mavhuradonha’ roughly translates from the Shona language…
By Marlvin Ngiza Girls and young women movement, Shamwari YeMwanasikana has raised concerns over the increase of fatalities caused by unsafe backyard abortions. Shamwari YeMwanasikana Founding Director Ekenia Chifamba expressed the need to review laws that regulate the termination of pregnancy and set harsh penalties for people who take part in unsafe backyard abortions. She…
Intermittent lockdowns have become somewhat of a regular occurrence, bringing with them some challenging home dynamics. For some of us, that means parents working from home and children learning from home, which can be difficult to juggle. Throw in school holidays, and parents everywhere may feel like running away from it all. It’s only natural…
By Clemence Muchedzi Ignite Youth Association – an organization that motivates youths to have a desire in making a difference in their community, nation, and world at large, has called for affirmative effort among youths to pricelessly invest towards life through blood donation. The operations director of the organization, Passmore Gezana said the donation is…
Extreme weather is slamming crops across the globe, bringing with it the threat of further food inflation at a time costs are already hovering near the highest in a decade and hunger is on the rise. Brazil’s worst frost in two decades brought a deadly blow to young coffee trees in the world’s biggest grower. Flooding in…
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Residents were cautioned to exercise maximum vigilance after a five-year-old girl identified as Barbara Chadzikira drowned when she fell in a well whilst playing. The deceased was playing unmonitored with her friends and stepped on top of a plastic polythene sheet that was covering the well which was having a covering…
By Marlvin Ngiza Citizens have been challenged to preserve the natural ecosystem and ensure that safety measures against veld fires have been put in place in order to avoid the loss of lives and valuables as the veld fire season approaches with the risk for 2021 season predicted to be extreme. Environmental Management Agency (EMA)…
By Bernard Marr Retail is at a turning point where we are seeing businesses that are in-line with the pace of technological progress thriving, while those that are struggling to keep up are dropping by the wayside. The global pandemic we are currently living through has only served to accelerate this process. Just as in…
By Chris Donkin Apple reported increased profit and revenue across its business in its latest quarterly report, as CEO Tim Cook (pictured) pointed to high growth in emerging markets and strong customer response to its first 5G devices. In the company’s fiscal Q3 (covering the three months to 26 June 2021), the company booked a net…
By Ronnie Chisamba The nation has been plunged into mourning as renowned Kadoma-based philanthropist, Angela Haritatos – the wife of the late former Muzvezve legislator and ZANU PF central committee member, Peter Haritatos – died yesterday afternoon in Harare. She was affectionately known as AmaiGeorge by friends, business associates, and the Kadoma community. AmaiGeorge was…
By Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo Our nation is grappling lack of cohesion. We are buffeted by inconsistencies and incapacitation to achieve national goals. We are a wounded nation, and we require proper leadership remedial for national healing. This is the only country where you find people working only on national television, ZBC TV, and on the…
Gear up for the New Football Season on SuperSport with the world’s top leagues when the football season kicks off in August The UEFA Europa League is also back, and exclusive to Supersport for the first time in three years! SuperSport is gearing up to deliver some of the most action-packed football from the best…
The BBNaija Shine Ya Eye housemates had their first Head of House challenge with Peace emerging as the winner. The Head of House (HoH) challenge is the first task of every week and is considered one of the most important tasks in the BBNaija show as it grants the winner immunity from the week’s evictions. Like…
With an eye on making sure musicians are given what they need to succeed in their careers, Edith weUtonga is a musician with a mission. The increasingly popular guitarist has recently been elected vice president of the International Federation of Musicians, a role that will help her as she works towards a stimulating, fair and…
A technical cooperation (TCP) project launched yesterday seeks to strengthen agricultural extension services in Zimbabwe. Officiating the official launch of the TCP project, Dr. John Basera, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement expressed his profound gratitude to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO ) for working hard…
Competition provides cash grants to innovators, increasing use of technology and creating jobs across Africa’s agricultural sector The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) and Heifer International on Monday announced the launch of Pitch AgriHack 2021, a competition focused on accelerating entrepreneurial growth and job creation in the agriculture sector by leveraging advanced technologies and youth participation…
By ZIMCODD Corruption contributes immensely to ballooning public and publicly guaranteed (external and domestic) debt which according to the 2020 public Debt Bulletin is currently estimated at US$10.7 billion as of the end of December 2020, representing 72.6 percent of GDP. There is a correlation between corruption and public debt. The World Bank defines corruption…
By Marlvin Ngiza People have been urged to desist from all forms of gender-based violence and to find peaceful ways of settling disputes. Padare/Enkundleni Men’s Forum on Gender Program Officer Meseli Nyoni told Spiked Online Media that violence is not the remedy for misunderstandings and urged couples to engage third parties or find legal ways…
Poverty and Social Impacts of COVID-19 were adverse, the virtual dissemination of the Zimbabwe Poverty 2017-2019 and the 2020-2021 third-round Rapid Consumption and Expenditure Survey (PICES) survey topline findings revealed. In his opening remarks at the virtual workshop, Mr. Taguma Mahonde, the Director-General of the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) revealed that in 2017, (ZIMSTAT), completed…
By Elvis Dumba Property mogul and Zvimba South Constituency Member of the House of Assembly, Phillip Chiyangwa is spearheading infrastructure development projects in his constituency. Chiyangwa has come to the aid of people in rural Zvimba to have a community hall who were having their meetings under trees. The Hall which was constructed at Masiyarwa…
Zimbabwe – 193-5 in 20 overs (Wessly Madhevere 54, Regis Chakabva 48, Ryan Burl 31*; Soumya Sarkar 2/19, Shakib Al Hasan 1/24, Shoriful Islam 1/27) Bangladesh – 194-5 in 19.2 overs (Soumya Sarkar 68, Mahmudullah 34, Shamim Hossain 31*; Blessing Muzarabani 2/27, Luke Jongwe 2/42, Wellington Masakadza 1/37) Bangladesh won by five wickets …
By Elvis Dumba A fast-rising local gospel artist Mawamba Bunjira and top South Africa-based Luyanda Ramatswi are riding on the success of their single collaboration which is making waves on South African radio stations and has been making inroads on the Zimbabwean music scene. The single which is simply titled ‘Prayer’ is a collaboration between…
By Elvis Dumba The Mashonaland West Provincial Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has got an upper hand if she decides to stand for the Provincial Party Chairperson position as most districts have endorsed her candidature. The majority of ZANU PF supporters in Mashonaland West have revealed that Minister of State…
By Marlvin Ngiza Music Manager, Archford “Tirimusango Wenje” Guvuriro who works with Chief Shumba has challenged Zimbabweans to unite and resist cultural imperialism by western countries. In an interview with Spiked Online Media, Wenje encouraged people to bring up their children by teaching them the importance of culture. “In order to preserve our culture, parents…
By Elvis Dumba Raffingora – An 83-year-old woman is over the moon after receiving a brand new wheelchair from the Deputy Minister of Local Government, Marian Chombo, to help her mobility. Emma Kadzungu of Kamwaza Township said she was elated to receive the gift of the wheelchair. “I was facing challenges with my legs for…
By Chimeno Azriel Zimbabwe’s Visual artists have been urged to embrace digitization as a way to market their artworks especially during this era of the Covid 19 pandemic. These remarks were made during the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East and Manicaland’s Cultural exchange program held virtually. The Visual Arts Workshop deliberated on the…
By Veritas Are people who have been summoned to give evidence before Parliament or a parliamentary committee entitled to refuse to answer questions put to them? This issue arose when Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee [PAC] was conducting investigations into the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration [ZINARA] pursuant to reports on that body compiled by the Auditor-General. According…
Zimbabwe – 166-6 in 20 overs (Wessly Madhevere 73, Ryan Burl 34*, Dion Myers 26; Shoriful Islam 3/33, Mahedi Hasan 1/11, Shakib Al Hasan 1/32) Bangladesh – 143 all out in 19.5 overs (Shamim Hossain 29, Afif Hossain 24, Mohammad Saifuddin 19; Wellington Masakadza 3/20, Luke Jongwe 3/31, Blessing Muzarabani 2/21) Zimbabwe won by…
By Philip Mataranyika Around midmorning on a Tuesday in April 1989, I received a call from security personnel manning the entrance to the Old Mutual head office building in the CBD, at the corner of Speke Avenue and Second Street. They wanted me to come down to the foyer located at the main entrance to…
In a joint statement, the United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen have commended the United Kingdom’s Anti-Corruption Sanctions move meant to combat graft. “The United States welcomes the United Kingdom’s announcement today to impose further sanctions under its Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions (GACS) regime, which is designed to…
By Karen Whitney Maturure If you are an entrepreneur, unemployed, and hoping to get a job soon or have your own business, or if you are already employed then this article is for you. At a time when organisations are struggling to stay afloat, unemployment rates soaring, there is a need to have an evaluation…
By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva Huawei unveiled plans to launch a new flagship series before the end of the month, with the range focused on enhanced camera capabilities during a time of increased competition in the smartphone market. In its Weibo account, the company’s Consumer Business CEO Richard Yu said its P50 line-up will bring a new…
Doug McClymont on Zimunda Farming Magazine With some of the excellent wheat crops around the country, one should now be concentrating on getting the most out of the situation. The question that every wheat grower has to answer for himself, is: “when do I stop irrigating?” To complete the season involves irrigating out the wheat,…
Zimbabwe will field a youthful side against Bangladesh in the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Bangladesh that gets underway at Harare Sports Club on Thursday. After leading Zimbabwe in the one-off Test and one-day international matches against the same opponents, Brendan Taylor will miss the T20I games as he is being rested ahead…
The Zimbabwe Union of journalists (ZUJ) has said it is greatly saddened by the death of another media practitioner, broadcaster Tawanda Gudhlangah, from COVID-19 complications. He was 41. Gudhlangah’s death closely follows that of Sandra Nyaira, another Journalist, who died of COVID-19 last Tuesday. Gudhlangah, an award-winning broadcaster, died yesterday morning at his Zimre Park…
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has taken a major step in demonstrating its commitment to sustainable development by becoming a participant in the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. The UNGC brings together businesses from across the globe to implement principles of sustainable development and corporate responsibility. It currently has more than…
…but Central Banks Can Prevent It In 2008, as big banks began failing across Wall Street and the housing and stock markets crashed, the nation saw how crucial financial regulation is for economic stability – and how quickly the consequences can cascade through the economy when regulators are asleep at the wheel. Today, there’s another looming economic risk: climate…
By Chimeno Azriel The Kadoma-born Tracy Migeri aspires to embrace African Contemporary art in order to portray, convey and present her mind through her artworks. The self-taught artist said that her contemporary art is the fusion of culture in the past and the present. An affiliate of Dzepamvura Mbira Art Centre, Tracy started art at…
By Veritas In terms of section 72 of the Companies and Other Business Entities Act [which we shall refer to as “the Act” in this bulletin], all companies are required to keep a register of beneficial owners – who, as we shall explain in more detail below, are the individuals who control the companies or who hold…
Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe’s health insurance unit, Maisha Health Fund, has launched an innovative and convenient way to register for medical aid cover through mobile phone. The service, which is available to all Zimbabweans by simply dialling *147# on a mobile phone, is expected to drive adoption through increased access to digital platforms. Announcing the launch,…
