In these trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic, a good time out to relax is the pre-requisite for an escape from the troubles of life and one such rendezvous is the world’s best-kept secret, the Matetsi Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve. The Matetsi Victoria Falls is the realisation of John Gardiner’s family’s dream to marry…
By Joyce Mukucha Zimbabwe and China continue to strengthen relationships aimed at enhancing production capacity, foreign and domestic investments through the creation of competitive Special Economic Zones (SEZs) that attract investors. Speaking during a five-day Online Capacity Building Workshop which kick-started yesterday with a focus on Zimbabwe-China Economic Reform and Transition Cooperation Project, Deputy Chief…
In the quest to address disasters and pandemics that strike and negatively affect the livelihoods of vulnerable groups, especially children and people with disabilities, World Vision in conjunction with Welthungerhilfe, Christian Blind Mission and various Government of Zimbabwe departments has launched a project to strengthen community-led actions on education and disaster preparedness in five districts…
By Reannie Ngodo The Passengers Association Of Zimbabwe’s President, Tafadzwa G. Goliati has said the shortage of public transport has the potential to multiply the spread of COVID 19 as people overcrowd at places like Copacabana in Harare to commute home. “Since the government banned the private transport operators last year and following the recently…
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has applauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa for relaxing COVID-19 restrictions by announcing a level 2 lockdown in order to curb the global pandemic. The newly relaxed restrictions will run for two weeks and will be reviewed thereafter. These relaxed measures are: *Intercity transport is permitted. *Curfew is now from 2200hrs…
Over the many years that the DStv brand has been part of the Zimbabwean landscape there has been a range of benefits for the country, among them the creation of new business and job opportunities for Zimbabweans joining the team of support providers. One such person is Sayini Matunya, a Kwekwe-based DStv accredited installer,…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a minority investment by the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) into Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a pan-African telecommunications technology group. This is the first investment made by FEDA, a development impact-oriented subsidiary of Afreximbank, which provides equity and quasi-equity funding to companies developing trade and value-added…
Millions of people suffer from food insecurity around the globe. With the help of Earth-observing satellites, the NASA-USAID SERVIR project is hoping to reduce that number. Food security – the consistent availability and affordability of food – is a basic human need, yet it remains elusive for billions of people around the world. The United Nations’…
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build climate resilience in the agriculture sector by facilitating investments in risk management into government planning and high-level advocacy. This will be supported by a joint assessment of the landscape for developing risk transfer…
By Joyce Mukucha People with Disabilities (PWDs) are significantly excluded from key sectors, services, and processes of society, a new Zimbabwe Disability Inclusion Survey Report by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has revealed. According to ZCC, the research report on disability is a culmination of its general assembly resolution to inform their public engagement…
By Joyce Mukucha The United Nations (UN) weather experts last week confirmed that COVID-related lockdowns brought cleaner air to many cities of various nations. The experts further highlighted that though improvement in air quality was witnessed in different parts of the world, it was not enough to combat the climate CHANGE posed by global warming….
Zimbabwe – 124-4 in 20 overs (Craig Ervine 67*, Dion Myers 26, Milton Shumba 14*; Mark Adair 3/23, Josh Little 1/16) Ireland – 119 all out in 20 overs (Neil Rock 22, Paul Stirling 19, Shane Getkate 15; Luke Jongwe 3/29, Donald Tiripano 3/31, Richard Ngarava 1/14) Zimbabwe won by five runs Luke…
Manyara Irene Muyenziwa, the leader of the Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) party, joins the political terrain when the environment is tough, particularly for the opposition and let alone for a woman. Muyenziwa has spent over a decade living and working in the United Kingdom where she is the Chief Executive Officer of…
By Amkela Sidange (Environmental Education and Publicity Manager for EMA) The country is already in the veld fire season following the onset of the statutory fire season on the 31st of July which will be ending on the 31st of October. During this period the biomass is dry, it’s windy, and therefore conducive for wild,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) new data which was released yesterday revealed that Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 percent of its population against COVID-19 before this September ends. WHO Regional Director for Africa. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti pointed out that vaccine hoarding has held Africa back as she emphasised the…
The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has bemoaned measures by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) of imposing fines for passengers who board illegal kombis and mushikashika which are not registered under the Zupco franchise. The organisation urged the government to allow private transport operators back on the roads so that they can cater to the general…
Staff Writer The Zimbabwe National Road Administration is implementing a cocktail of measures aimed at rebranding the institution and ensure that the public understands its mandate as enshrined in the Roads Act. After aligning its activities to its legislative mandate of fixing, collecting, and disbursing road user fees to road authorities, Zinara public relations and…
By Elvis Dumba The completion of the New Judicial Services Commission Complex that houses both the Magistrate and High Courts fulfills the aspirations for access to justice by the Mashonaland West community. The sentiments were made by the Ministry of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Permanent Secretary Mrs. Virginia Mabhiza Speaking on the sidelines of…
Yesterday the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), Africa’s largest civil society network, called on donors to stop funding the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and other programs that promote industrialized agriculture on the continent. AFSA leaders will deliver their letter to AGRA donors, with hundreds of endorsements from international organizations,…
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa Popular Afrojazz artiste, Maizon Tazvitya is going to perform his latest offering, Karwiyo Kaya at the Munich-Harare Arts Gathering(MUHAG) tomorrow and the song is about how the Covid-19 pandemic took a toll on his budding career among many other turmoils. Speaking to this publication, the ‘Majurumbwe’ hit-maker said he penned…
By Pofela Ndzozi Leaders for Africa Network (LAN) in partnership with renowned academic Ibbo Mandaza’s regional think-tank, the Southern African Political-Economy Series (SAPES) Trust, is set to launch a book tracing the philosophical footpath and political grounding of the former President of Zimbabwe, the late Robert Gabriel Mugabe. The book will be launched at an…
A red carpet was laid for woman-of-the-moment, Manyara Irene Muyenziwa, the president of the Freedom Of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party as she landed in her home suburb of Highfield today to distribute face masks to hundreds of supporters who turned out in large numbers to receive their own who comes back to her people…
Zimbabwe is forecast to receive normal to above-normal rains in the October-November-December (OND) period as well in the last half of the 2021 -2022 cropping season – January – February – March (JMF) (2022) phase, the Zimbabwe National Climate Outlook Forum (2021) has revealed. The country is demarcated into three (3) zones according to the…
By Joyce Mukucha The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Monday communicated that the global phase-out of leaded fuel represents a milestone for multilateralism, marking the end of a 20-year campaign to eliminate a major threat to the health of people and the planet. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) spearheaded the initiative to put…
By Desire Tshuma A Gwatemba-based small-scale purchase land farmer Pardon Mbondia has defied all the odds brought by the Matebeleland region’s poor rainfall by embarking on intensive market gardening. ”With farming, you won’t go wrong. I plant different types of vegetables that include cabbages rape, spinach, and tomatoes to mention just a few. I also…
This week, Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry, Honourable Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu is in Sal, Cabo Verde attending the 64th UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa meeting and the 2nd Edition of the UNWTO Investment Forum in Africa from 2-4 September 2021. The Minister is accompanied by officials from the Ministry, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority…
Ireland – 174-4 in 20 overs (Kevin O’Brien 47, Paul Stirling 39, Andy Balbirnie 36; Wellington Masakadza 2/22, Richard Ngarava 1/25, Luke Jongwe 1/28) Zimbabwe – 110-9 in 20 overs (Craig Ervine 28, Luke Jongwe 24*, Richard Ngarava 11*; Mark Adair 4/23, Shane Getkate 2/19, Simi Singh 1/18) Ireland won by 64 runs …
The Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party launched yesterday at a sold-out event in Harare heralded the dawn of an alternative in the country’s political terrain as it rides on the need to emancipate the people of Zimbabwe socially, economically, and politically. The new party’s formation was motivated by the fact that Zimbabwe is…
The Ministry of Health and Childcare through the Municipality of Beitbridge recently completed a COVID-19 RCCE and mobile vaccination campaign in Beitbridge. The activity is supported by the International Organization for Migration under the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom project, which supports Small Scale Cross Border Traders in Southern Africa…
The Diplomat Business Networking Club (DBNC) – a high-profile social and business networking initiative, was successfully launched in Harare. Speaking after the launch, DBNC’s chairman, Arvind Nayer said the Club is a unique platform for decision-makers and influential members of the society to share knowledge and experiences, discover opportunities, and cement collaborations. “The Diplomat Business…
By Philip Mataranyika Connecting the dots… Volume 10 My bones shall rise… The girl children of the Makoni people have always played an important role both at the household and clan level, from the days of our great patriarch and ancestor, Gunguwo, to the current generation. The roles assigned to them transcend everyday routine duties…
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…
