Flying is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the most climate-intensive form of transport, studies show. Despite the fact that commercial aviation is responsible for only about 2-3% of global carbon emissions, researchers indicate that aviation emissions have more than doubled in the last 20 years and the sector is…
In its quest to ensure mobile financial services remain a key enabler for financial inclusion worldwide, leading mobile telephony services provider NetOne continues to innovate to make its OneMoney platform effective to transacting Zimbabweans. Speaking to Spiked Online Media, Roseline Chisveto, the Head of Marketing and Public Relations of Netone said the company continues to…
Higherlife Foundation today launched the ‘Support Our Hospitals’ campaign aimed at capacitating doctors working in public hospitals by mobilizing funding and material support to ensure public medical staff are well resourced to carry out their work. The initiative, which follows the recent launch of a Z$100 million doctors’ training Fellowship by the Masiyiwa Family…
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), together with the European Travel Commission (ETC) launched a new report on health tourism. Part of their joint research programme, the study is the first attempt to set a coherent conceptualisation of health tourism and define the motivations behind travellers looking for health-related services. Health, wellness and medical tourism have grown…
Cordelia Kenney, Kaci Kennedy McDade, Wenhui Mao, and Osondu Ogbuoji Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could reverse progress in global poverty reduction and in global health improvements among poor people. The links between health and poverty are clear: Poverty limits people’s ability to access medical care, safe living environments, and sufficient nutrition, the absence of which can have disastrous consequences. Conversely, good…
Climate change could have more of a negative impact on low-latitude countries than on high-altitude countries, further widening the gap between the fortunes of wheat farmers in developed countries and wheat farmers in developing countries, according to research from China published Aug. 19 in the journal One Earth. The researchers developed a climate-wheat-economic ensemble modeling approach in which…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Indonesia Eximbank yesterday in Bali, Indonesia, entered into an agreement to commit up to $100 million to support businesses and trade activities between Indonesia and African countries. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the Indonesia-Africa Forum, will support African imports from Indonesia and African exports to Indonesia…
By Harry Ruka Mazhindu There is no doubt that our diversity of ethnicity makes us uniquely special; an amalgam of over 20 tribes (when we break-up the Shona group), beautiful topography and Zimbabwe’s legendary good naturalness mixed with drive and energy makes Zimbabwe a paradise of sorts. Deeper, the fissures along partisan politics that open…
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…
Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD In 2020 – or the year that drew so many parallels to the dystopian sci-fi show Black Mirror that its creators decided to write a comedy instead – we were all in a race. A race to curb the novel coronavirus’ spread and “flatten the curve”; with dismal results. In 2021, we are yet in another race. A…
Old Mutual has confirmed the appointment of Samuel (Sam) Matsekete as the Group CEO-designate of Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited (OMZIL). Sam will commence service on 1 January 2020 following the retirement of the current Group CEO, Jonas Mushosho at the end of 2019. He joins Old Mutual from First Capital Bank, where, in his current…
The Southern African Development Community Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (SADC-CNGO), an umbrella of civil society coordinating bodies in the SADC region noted the disturbing new developments in the Kingdom of Eswatini and said it is deeply concerned about the riots and security brutality to the civilians including the loss of life and destruction of property….
The 5th Edition of the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum 2022, is currently underway in Gaborone, Botswana from the 24th to the 26th of October 2022. The Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Hon Barbara Rwodzi is leading the Zimbabwe delegation at this forum. The Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF) is a Pan-African…
Zimbabwean sports fans are keen for the Zimbabwe Gems to achieve success at the 2023 Netball World cup, which starts in South Africa on Friday, and for which coverage is being provided across the continent by DStv’s SuperSport. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said all matches were being broadcast on…
By Caiphas Chimhete There is a need to retrain and capacitate rural community structures on their roles and responsibilities to ensure knowledgeable dissemination of health information for the attainment of universal health coverage in the country, a recent assessment has indicated. It was found out that members of health centre committees (HCCs), Village Development Committees…
Longstanding fraternal relations continue to grow between Kenya and Zimbabwe, the first-ever Mid-Term Review (MTR) Meeting of the Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation (JPCC) between the two countries revealed. This emerged at the Mid-Term Review of the 3rd Session of the Kenya-Zimbabwe Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation that kicked off in Harare today and will…
Young Africans’ career aspirations have little in common with current and projected labour demand in the region, which complicates their transition from school to work, according to Youth Aspirations and the Reality of Jobs in Africa. Evidence from ten countries – Benin, Republic of Congo, Egypt, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda & Zambia- shows that…
Women’s rights champions Musasa, in collaboration with Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association ( ZWLA) during the 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence are running the #Dhuku4mama #Qhiye4umama #dambakuremberasandikuibva #NoToChildMarriage which is a headscarf/doek campaign against the vice. The dhuku campaign which has been received by a number of people is a local homegrown awareness campaign…
The judging panels were impressed by Ecobank’s sound management, business model and strategic initiatives as well as its pioneering technology Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) wins “Bank of the Year” and “Best Bank” at The Banker and EMEA Finance Awards in London. Ecobank Cameroon, Gambia and Rwanda won Bank of the Year at The Banker Awards on 28th November….
Cameroon-based Apostle John Chi’s Harare crusade got off to a remarkable start last night at the City Sports Centre, with numerous miraculous healings reported. In a dramatic display of faith, several individuals who had been confined to wheelchairs or relied on crutches cast aside their aids and walked. The crusade which was dubbed “Heal our…
By Elvis Dumba Katawa – People in Zvimba North Constituency celebrated Africa Day in celebration after the government approved the replacement of the late Chief Chidziva who died last year after a long illness. The late Chief Chidziva, born Johannes Kangamiti Jenami, was the first traditional leader of the chieftainship, which was made official in…
Zimbabwe will start off the new year with a tour to Sri Lanka for three one-day international matches that are part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. All three games will be day-night affairs scheduled for 16, 18 and 21 January 2022 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. …
By Chimeno Azriel Zimbabwe’s Mbira orchestra is set to assemble and record songs in a historical first. Thirty artists comprising twenty-one mbira players and nine traditional instrumentalists are expected to assemble and play the instruments together. Dzepamvura Mbira Art Centre is spearheading the project which will see Mbira Artists playing at the same time. The…
By Jacob Kudzai Mutisi The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill is awaiting the signature of the President of Zimbabwe to become law. The purpose of the bill is to consolidate cyber-related offences and provide for data protection with due regard to the Declaration of Rights under the Constitution and the public and national interest,…
By Ronnie Chisamba Following the recent official release of “Chakafukidza”, a collaboration video by Zimcelebs Fungai Kativhu, a hip hop star with the stage name “T-Hustle” and a soul afro-pop guru Russel Tawanda Matinyarare popularly known as”Russel Tawanda”, fans have been head over heels in the streets giving thumbs up to the amazig creative. The…
VAYA has started offering relief support to organizations involved in distributing material aid to vulnerable groups and communities affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic. The global pandemic has seen governments in nearly all countries of the world, including Zimbabwe, enforce ‘lockdowns’ intended to arrest the spread of the highly infectious disease. The lockdowns have however…
The Green Governance Zimbabwe Trust is spearheading a platform allowing dialogue, information sharing, engagement, and identification of solutions to climate governance and just energy transition in the country while promoting movement building and improving coordination and consolidated advocacy on climate issues by various actors. This emerged at the National Youth and Climate Change Action Symposium…
Old Mutual Zimbabwe has embarked on the Tiritose/Sisonke campaign in a bid to address the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic that has led to the loss of lives and decimation of many businesses. The leading financial services provider Old Mutual has donated an assortment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be used by frontline health workers in…
ZLHR Information The High Court has overturned an irrational decision by Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC), which had barred a 15 year-old teenager from sitting and writing her Ordinary Level examinations. ZIMSEC had barred Shelter Chisiri, a minor aged 15 years, from sitting and writing her November 2018 Ordinary Level examinations after demanding that the…
By Joyce Mukucha A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has revealed that plastic pollution is posing an even greater threat to food security, people’s health, and the environment. The report was presented this Tuesday at a virtual event in conjunction with World Soil Day. FAO’s Assessment of…
By Farai Chirimumimba Introduction As the MDC Alliance today, 05 June 2018 presses on with electoral reforms demand, they probably survived a counter onslaught after the police refused to clear a counter ZANU-PF march which was rescheduled for tomorrow. As noted by Sachikonye (2011), violence has been woven through the intricate fabric of Zimbabwe’s political…
Writes Kumbirai Mafunda Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is greatly saddened by the passing of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill H.B. 15, 2022 (introducing so-called patriotism provisions) in the House of Assembly on 31 May 2023. It now awaits to be presented and debated by the Senate. The Bill was gazetted…
By Marlvin Ngiza A call has been made to the government and policymakers for urgent enactment of a Sign Language Act in order to ensure its mandatory use in all public institutions so as to address obstacles faced by deaf people in accessing basic services. Deaf Zimbabwe Trust (DZT) Executive Director Barbra Nyangairi revealed that…
By Kumbirai Mafunda A Harare Magistrate has ordered Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga to pay more than RTGS$50 000 to a Mazowe man as compensation for damages to his vehicle, which was burnt to ashes in 2019 by some law enforcement agents, who were evicting illegal miners at Jumbo Mine in Mazowe, in…
The real issue that requires urgent solutions is to provide an efficient and effective waste management service before thinking of punishing people
By Elvis Dumba Zvimba – ZANU (PF) Central Committee member and Zvimba South Member of the House of Assembly, Dr. Phillip Chiyangwa has warned party members not to sell out the revolutionary party through vote-buying in the ongoing provincial party elections. Chiyangwa said people should choose their leaders through merit and not be influenced by…
Government’s enshrinement programme is set to take heritage tourism to greater heights following the allocation of resources from treasury. This was announced by the minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Honourable Prisca Mupfumira in a telephone interview from Dubai, where she is attending the Arabian Travel Market. Said Minister Mupfumira: “We received news of the…
Human rights experts from around the world are calling on governments to intervene where the religious convictions of minority groups in their countries are being trampled on. The Centre for Studies on New Religions, headquartered in Italy, and Belgium-based Human Rights Without Frontiers held a seminar to draw attention to what they say has become…
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. …
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…
By Jacob Mafume (MDC Spokesperson) The corruption exposed on Monday 6 May 2019 by the Public Accounts Committee vindicates the MDC’s assertion that the country has been captured by a dangerous group of scoundrels who have converted the state into an arena of self-aggrandisement. The party has been sounding like a broken record. We have…
Day of the African Child: Eliminating harmful practices affecting children – Progress on policy and practice since 2013 “If you educate a girl, you educate the whole nation” – African Proverb The Girls in STEM Trust, with the support of Old Mutual Zimbabwe, have been shaping a financially-secure mindset in young women from higher institutions…
(Addis Ababa) – Sustainable economic growth and social development across Africa hinges on the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, and that it be put into use by the continent’s private sector. This will be the key message coming out of the 19th World Export Development Forum taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this…
By Baboloki Semele Nairobi, Kenya: The Executive Secretary of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), Charity Nchimunya has urged the media to occupy the front lines in the fight against corruption. She made the call on 27 September 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya at a media engagement workshop on supporting the implementation of the…
Staff Writer Nine men have been arrested over a Penhalonga underground gold ore heist. Innocent Chinonzwa, 39, Lovemore Chinonzwa, 37, Maxwell Masamvu, 39, Bright Mabonore, 40, John Mbeu, 42, Wiskes Kovhiwa, 32, Marlon Maringa, 28, Wellington Moyo, 35, and Terrence Mukodza, 34, were not asked to plead when they were arraigned before a Mutare magistrate…
