African Union Special Envoy in the fight against COVID-19, pan-African businessman Strive Masiyiwa, has said an end to the deadly pandemic could be in sight as new treatments emerge that offer hope for a permanent cure. Describing leaders as #Merchant of Hope, Masiyiwa writes: This morning I was listening to the latest episode of a…
By Anyway Yotamu Traditionally, women in Zimbabwe did not take up any major roles in agriculture, leaving it mostly to men. But a new crop of ladies has taken up a bigger role in the sector. Women in Agriculture Union (WAU) National Coordinator Olga Nhari said the economic benefits of farming have enticed more young…
By Anyway Yotamu The country’s biggest beverage manufacturer Delta, says it is finalising discussions with the Coca-Cola Company for the extension of the sparkling beverages franchise territory to include Manicaland and has entered an agreement to purchase the bottling assets of Mutare Bottling Company (MBC). “This is a welcome development which will allow the Company…
By Kumbirai Mafunda Lawyers representing freelance journalist Hopewell Chin’ono were on Thursday 12 November 2020 working on filing an appeal at the High Court against Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa’sdecision to deny him bail. Magistrate Gofa dismissed Chin’ono’s application for bail and ruled that the award-winning film-maker had a propensity to commit offences and hence should…
By Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD One of the most common childhood fears is going to the dentist. Who would not relate? Sitting in a huge chair illuminated by blinding light; enduring lengthy seated sessions with someone looking and poking inside your mouth using edgy and frightening devices. And finally, when the torture is over, that…
Africa50 unveiled on Tuesday, the winners of the first edition of its Innovation Challenge, which aimed at sourcing innovative solutions, to help increase access to reliable and affordable internet connectivity in under-served areas across Africa. The announcement was made during an interactive session dedicated to the Innovation Challenge, organized in partnership with Informa, at the…
Mobile World Live Research company IDC cited problems in Huawei’s supply chain, weak consumer demand, and delays in the launch of major flagship handsets for a 14 percent year-on-year drop in Q3 smartphone shipments in China. In a statement, the analyst company’s research manager for client devices in APAC Will Wong noted escalated US trade restrictions…
Caroline Fairchild (Host, LinkedIn News Live & Editor At Large, LinkedIn News302 articles) By March, Sneh Kadakia knew she had a big problem. She had been planning to launch her startup — a platform that connected professionals with work spaces in boutique hotels — the following month. Conversations with her husband — a doctor who was working…
By Habakkuk Trust Women in Kenilworth, Bubi District Ward 19, have come together to form clubs for the purposes of harvesting thatch grass. The move by these groups of women is set to increase household income and contribute to improved livelihoods. Bubi District is endowed with an array of natural resources which amass the potential…
The leading pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group (Ecobank.com), yesterday celebrated its eighth annual Ecobank Day, which is the Group’s flagship annual event, showing commitment and giving back to its local communities across 33 African countries. This year’s theme is ‘Take Action Against Diabetes’ and it marks the second stage of a three-year campaign to…
By Shamain Nyamutswa The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) dairy farmers are facing challenges in providing food for their cattle due to economic instability and inflation. This has left them unable to buy stock feeds leading to the high death rate of their livestock recently. Milk and milk products are being sold in local…
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has condemned the cruel and inhumane actions by the Islamist militants who beheaded more than 50 people in the village of Aldeia da Paz outside Macomia in Northern Mozambique. The coalition said the Islamist insurgency in the Northern part of Mozambique which has stretched from 2017 is a call…
Get to know the poets behind the remarkable promo: Mumbi Macharia, Lebohang Masango, and Chika Jones as they share their journey in storytelling As Africa’s most loved storyteller, MultiChoice is committed to showcasing the continuously evolving journey of African creative greats as we tell the stories of our past, present, and future. We are humbled…
By Tanyaradzwa Chiwara The Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Zimbabwe’s president, Sheik Ishmail Duwa is urging French President, Emmanuel Macron to respect religious tolerance in his country. The call follows purported utterances against the Islam community allegedly made by the French leader. The Supreme Council of Islam Affairs in Zimbabwe said it is closely…
Google’s parent company Alphabet yesterday announced that it has tapped the Econet Group as its partner to launch a new high-speed broadband technology which uses laser beams instead of fibre optic cables. The new technology can be deployed to connect two points that are 20km apart in a matter of hours, instead of about two…
Mr. Munesushe Munodawafa, the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality industry has said that wetland loss and degradation cost the country millions of dollars. He was speaking at the Wetlands and Policy Guidelines Sensitisation Workshop held at the Cresta Churchill Hotel in Bulawayo yesterday. “It is important to note that…
The Green Climate Fund is positioned to achieve sustainable transformation through resilience building across the agricultural and environmental management value chain. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, and Rural Resettlement, Climate Change Department, and UNDP Zimbabwe yesterday launched the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ‘Building Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultural Livelihoods in Southern Zimbabwe project. …
Fastjet does it again! For the fifth consecutive year, Fastjet has been awarded by the World Travel Awards the title of “Africa’s Leading Low-Cost Airline – 2020”. The organisers announced the win at the 27th World Travel Awards – Africa Winners Day online event hosted on Monday, 09 November 2020. The World Travel Awards, established…
A Greenpeace scientific report released today reveals that extreme weather events such as heatwaves, floods and intense rain are increasing in intensity, frequency and severity across many parts of Africa, gravely threatening human health, food security, peace, and biodiversity. Weather across sub-Saharan Africa has become more extreme and unpredictable in the twenty-first century, a trend that…
Cassava Fintech International (CFI) has extended its #African&Talented promotion to November 29, 2020, due to public demand. The talent show promotion, which seeks to identify and support talent across the continent, was initially launched in September on the Sasai App. But, according to the company, it has been hugely popular leading to the decision to…
By Anyway Yotamu The Time is Now to find the best voices in Africa. Online entries to Old Mutual Amazing Voices Season 2 opened on 28 October 2020 with a grand prize of US$100 000 up for grabs. This Pan-African acapella singing competition is searching for talented unsigned singing groups from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and…
By Ronnie Chisamba South African-based Afro-jazz musician and business entrepreneur Precious Hanya (38) – aka Mr. P – has said the death of popular comedian Gringo (real name Lazarus Boora) is a big loss to the country’s arts industry. The statement was part of Mr. P’s condolence message to the Boora family and the nation….
By Charles Dhewa Avenues for aligning agriculture with the nutritional needs of citizens Pathways for successfully converting rhetoric surrounding nutrition security into reality should include collecting and analysing data from local communities to national levels and markets. Such data can include the volume and value of agricultural commodities flowing from each production versus the amount…
Civil society organisations (CSOs) and the media have been urged to strengthen the monitoring and accountability of the extractive sector in the country’s increasingly volatile and opaque political economy. This emerged at a meeting organised by the Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (Zinef) in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) held in…
By Kumbirai Mafunda THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) recently attempted to resuscitate a case in which a senior MDC-Alliance party official was accused of undermining authority of or insulting Zimbabwe’s late former leader Robert Mugabe ten years ago. Officials at NPA based in Bindura summoned Gilbert Kagodora, a lieutenant of opposition MDC-Alliance party leader Nelson…
By John Wilson There’s a mistaken belief that keeps re-emerging that agroecology is about going backwards. It may be a convenient way to dismiss it. Nevertheless, how do we challenge and reverse this mistaken perspective? “If we don’t deepen our relationship with Nature and reconnect to our culture and history that are deeply embedded in…
By Anyway Yotamu An entrepreneur Ms. Dudzai Baloyi from Tshovani in Chiredzi has walked away with ZWL100 000 in the ZimGold Millionaire promotion after she purchased a box of cooking oil-worthy ZWL$3 360.00. The ZimGold Millionaire promotion requires customers to buy ZimGold cooking oil at any of the participating wholesale outlets at least a box…
By Anyway Yotamu The land dispute between Ukraine based Harare businessman, Kenneth Raydone Sharpe and his former business partner George Katsimberis opened a can of worms by exposing the City of Harare’s housing department and Pokugara Propeties’ corrupt tendencies. This comes at a time when the government is weeding out land barons across the country….
On 16 November a third plasma donation drive is planned to start in the South Korean city of Daegu with 4,000 members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus planning to participate in the fight against COVID-19. With the sudden surge in COVID-19 infections and the alarming increase in deaths, especially in Europe, the need for…
Sowell Chikwari (Entertainment Writer) AFRO-FUSION crooner Nicholas Mazvazva and the Oceanic Breeze Band is set to release a new album before year-end, just in time for the festive holidays. Titled Chipo Changu/ Isipho Sami, the 10-track album was produced and mastered by JD at All On One Music studio in Harare. The new offering comprises…
Zimbabwe – 134-7 in 20 overs (Ryan Burl 32*, Wessly Madhevere 24, Elton Chigumbura 18; Usman Qadir 3/23, Haris Rauf 3/31) Pakistan – 137-2 in 15.1 overs (Haider Ali 66*, Babar Azam 51, Khushdil Shah 11*; Blessing Muzarabani 2/33) Pakistan won by eight wickets It was always going to be a tough ask for Zimbabwe…
Enterprising businessman, Moven Kufa who runs a thriving beer joint and butchery in Budiriro 2 is using the pool game to drive sports development under the famous Movado Cup. Running the Status Night Club, Kufa is the proprietor of the Status Pool Club that competes in the Harare Professional Pool League (HPPL). He founded the…
Zimbabwe – 156-6 in 50 overs (Wessly Madhevere 70*, Sean Williams 25, Elton Chigumbura 21; Haris Rauf 2/25, Wahab Riaz 2/37, Usman Qadir 1/24) Pakistan – 157-4 in 18.5 overs (Babar Azam 82, Mohammad Hafeez 36, Fakhar Zaman 19; Blessing Muzarabani 2/26, Tendai Chatara 1/25, Richard Ngarava 1/37) Pakistan won by six wickets On a…
By Ronnie Chisamba Chitungwiza-born sungura musician Herbert Majeke (37) – aka Herbert Majeke Kangara – officially released his latest single track, Kudzinga Hope, on the first of this month ahead of the proposed launch of his 4-track album, titled Dzinochangamutsa, next week. Kudzinga Hope is a Shona term that literally translates to keeping alert according…
Former Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura is set to retire from all forms of international cricket at the conclusion of the on-going Pakistan tour. The 34-year-old all-rounder is part of the side taking on Pakistan in three T20I matches in Rawalpindi. A veteran of many battles over the past 16 years – during which he served…
Politicians calling for dialogue are only doing so to strategically locate themselves closer to positions of authority and access to wealth accumulation, Mr. Joseph Makamba Busha, the President of FreeZim Congress party has said. “The calls for political dialogue to come up with a government of national unity or transitional authority are not genuine. These…
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in association with software developer Pixel Impact has launched a new app that encourages people to behave safely if someone in their family or community catches COVID-19. Taking the form of an interactive quiz challenge, users of the COVID Challenge app are presented with a range of colourfully illustrated scenarios and…
By Ronnie Chisamba Popular reggae and Afrotonic artiste Manzul Wahab Fazilahmed (42) – aka Fuzzy L – dedicated the official release of the much-awaited video for the track Morning Come to his late father. Fuzzy L made the announcement at the launch of the video on social media, on the 4th of this month. The…
By Anyway Yotamu The country’s leading poultry and eggs producer, Irvine’s Zimbabwe has demonstrated their continued support and commitment to the government’s command agriculture policy by building another fully equipped chicken production house with a capacity of 2500 broilers at Ntabeni Primary School, Entumbane in Bulawayo as part of the company’s Command Livestock Agricultural partnership…
Sports and Lifestyle Correspondent Doves Funeral Assurance managing director, Talent Maziwisa has urged the corporate world to come up with measures that can sustain the lives of sportsmen and musicians past their prime. Maziwisa made the remarks in his address as the home of the country’s most illustrious and treasured soccer player of all time…
Tuskers Women – 94-7 in 20 overs (Tasmeen Granger 47, Natasha Mtomba 8, Regina Nyahi 7*; Rebecca Chikomborero 2/10, Ashley Ndiraya 1/13, Mary-Anne Musonda 1/19) Rhinos Women – 93-6 in 20 overs (Mary-Anne Musonda 45, Ashley Ndiraya 22, Nomatter Mutasa 6; Tasmeen Granger 2/12, Anita Chisirimunhu 1/9, Lindakuhle Mabhero 1/19) Tuskers Women won by one…
Financial services giant, Zimnat recently surprised one of the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon participants who is a Zimnat social media follower with ZWL$50,000. Kenneth Manzvanda who had just taken part in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon 10km virtual peace run, could not hide his joy when he received an unexpected call from Zimnat informing…
Women are playing a critical role in the promotion of peace in Zimbabwe and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Hon Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, the Minister of Defence and War Veterans said in a keynote address at the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 held virtually today. This webinar provided an opportunity for stakeholders…
By Lorraine Muwuya KidzCan Zimbabwe has re-assured the nation that cancer in children can be cured especially when detected and treated earlier. Cancer has been a disease mostly associated with the white community, the rich, and the elderly. Zimbabwe is among the nations not spared by the disease. The truth be told it is a…
LitFest Harare, the annual international literature festival, has announced the theme and dates for the 2020 edition of this extravaganza. Running under theme, “Ars Longa, Vita Brevis – Art is Long, Life is Short,” this year’s festival will run from 25 to 28 November. The festival will be held mostly virtually, but with a few…
