Youths review Post 2020 framework

Tatenda Mqetu Zimbabwe Youth Biodiversity Network (ZYBN) is encouraging youths to appraise the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework which aims to safeguard all life on earth which was developed from Youth Consultation meetings across the universe. ZYBN National Chapter Coordinator Prisca Daka stimulated members which include outreach officers, forum hosts, speakers, journalists, videographers, photographers, ambassadors…

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Afreximbank Announces $500-Million Creative Industry Support Fund as CAX WKND Opens

The Creative Africa Exchange Weekend (CAX WKND), Africa’s first continental event dedicated to promoting exchange within the creative and cultural industry, kicked off in Kigali today with Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announcing a $500-million envelope to support the production and trade of African cultural and creative products over the…

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“Club 373” is a content subscription based service covering news, lifestyle tips, devotion, fun and love tips and health tips. The content is accessed via text messages, making the product accessible to all customers, including those with feature phones. One can subscribe by dialing *373# and select a package from 3 packages are available (Daily,…

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Stop the MaShurugwi criminals: Stakeholders

Following a spate of violent attacks by machete wielding gangs targeting gold producing areas, stakeholders have called on authorities to stop this menace in order to restore peace and tranquility. This emerged at the multi-stakeholder conference organised by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) with support from the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) held…

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Government urged to make SMART commitments ahead of 2020 Japan Nutrition for Growth summit

The Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA) is calling on the government of Zimbabwe to make attainable and measurable commitments in preparation for the 2020 Japan Nutrition for Growth Summit. “As the country’s Civil Society Alliance in Scaling Up Nutrition, we applaud the government of Zimbabwe for making a commitment during the…

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Public-Private Collaboration commits to Accelerate Access to Health Services in Africa

Healthcare companies and philanthropies to fund training of thousands of community health workers as part of larger initiative led by Last Mile Health and Living Goods to advance universal health coverage Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.com), Lilly (Lilly.com), Novartis (Novartis.com), Pfizer (Pfizer.com), GSK (GSK.com) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (GatesFoundation.org) have joined forces with…

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Zimbabwe civil society organisations engage government, stakeholders on CEDAW

By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu As the Zimbabwean Government is due to present its 6th State Party Periodic Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) next month in Geneva, Switzerland, two CEDAW experts from Nepal and Ghana visited the country to share their knowledge and brief government and civil…

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David Mascott Country School Tops Mashonaland West Grade 7 Results

By Byron Mutingwende   In a record-breaking feat, David Mascott Country School emerged as the school with the best Grade 7 results for 2019 in Mashonaland West province in its inaugural examination sitting.   With such a huge achievement, the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) ranked David Mascott Country School that had a 100% pass…

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Position on the proposed removal of the Presidential Running Mate in the Constitution

By ZESN The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) notes with concern the proposed changes in the Constitutional Amendment Bill to remove the Presidential Running Mate Clause. The move is retrogressive and an affront to the will of the people as expressed in the referendum on the new Constitution in 2013. ZESN is of the view…

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Theme for the 2020 Legal Year: “Transparency and Accountability”

By Veritas Introduction On Monday 13 January 2020 Chief Justice Luke Malaba delivered his speech for the official opening of the 2020 Legal Year in Harare while the Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) Elizabeth Gwaunza was delivering a similar speech in Bulawayo emphasizing on the need for open justice and accountability on the part of judicial…

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Matebeleland laments the absence of Obert Mpofu from Cabinet

By Nicholas Ncube The People of Matebeleland are crying foul over the absence of Obert Mpofu from the executive arm of government as the effects are now being felt across the region. In a press statement Mthwakazi Republic Party, a regional political outfit fighting for equality and opportunity for the people of Matebeleland stated that:…

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Zimbabwe month-on-month inflation wanes

In a developing that is pointing to weakening inflation in the country, latest official figures show that Zimbabwe’s month-on-month inflation rate for December 2019 stood at 16.55 percent shedding 0.91 percentage points on the November 2019 rate of 17.46 percent. According to the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZIMSTATS), this development “means that prices as measured…

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Proliferation of Hybrid Computing Models Among 2020 Data Center Trends Identified by Vertiv Experts

Speed of deployment expected to become increasingly critical differentiator As the world charges into 2020, organizations increasingly will forego the enterprise-or-cloud debate that dominated C-level conversations in recent years in favor of hybrid architectures that incorporate public and private cloud models and edge assets around a reconfigured core. This evolving approach to managing data and…

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Judicial Service Commission to introduce live streaming of court cases and integrated electronic management system

By Anyway Yotamu The judiciary will this year introduce live streaming of cases to attract public and national interest as well as the  integrated electronic management system, Chief Justice Luke Malaba said on Monday 13th of January 2020. In his keynote address to mark the first term of the beginning of the 2020 Legal Year…

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Agree on an African or local solution to the alarming situation: PAP urges Libyans

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is monitoring the social, humanitarian and security situation in Libya with great concern. The Parliament rejects and condemns the suffering of the Libyan people and urges them to agree on an African or Libyan solution to the alarming situation of the country. It has noted the latest escalations of violence in…

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AfDB signs five-year agreement to use International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) standard contracts

Under the terms of the agreement, FIDIC has granted the Bank a non-exclusive licence to refer to the seven major FIDIC contracts The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) (FIDIC.org) has secured a major agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB.org) that will see the international funding organisation include the use of seven FIDIC standard…

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Shot in the arm for Rimuka Primary School

By Assignments Correspondent Kadoma Central Constituency Member of the House of Assembly (MP) Hon. Muchineripi Chinyanganya put broad smiles on the authorities and learning Rimuka Primary School in Kadoma after he purchased a consignment of 13 bags of cement towards the construction of parts of the education institution which is still work in progress. The…

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Thumbs up to ZRP Mashonaland Central for arresting machete wielding terrorists

By Blessing Togarepi I wish to thank Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) from Mashonaland Central Province following the arrest of the 16 machete wielding terrorists who were in the habit of unleashing serious violence that is affecting genuine small scale Miners and the ordinary people at large in the area. The accused persons were part of…

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The high cost of paying lip service to market research

By Charles Dhewa African smallholder farmers are not the only ones famous for producing commodities before conducting market research. Corporates are not immune to such a disease. Instead of investing in market research, most African corporate companies prefer monopolising the air waves, bill boards along urban roads and mainstream print media with advertisements. The consequences…

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Merck Foundation partners with African Leaders in Sustainable Art and Interiors Initiative

The Merck Foundation sustainability initiative plans to focus on capacity building and raising awareness in order to accelerate sustainable solutions to urban sustainability challenges Merck Foundation Sustainability Initiative dubbed “Sustainability is a Shared Responsibility” is as a critical part of The Merck Foundation Program to address sustainability challenges in the countries of the global south…

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The Time is Now to Amplify African Talent Through Music

Old Mutual’s Amazing Voices, a Pan-African singing competition, will premiere on the small screen this Sunday on 12 January 2020, with contestants representing four African countries; Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa – squaring off against each other for the grand prize of $100 000 (around R1.5 million). Amazing Voices competition will unearth talent across…

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UN Resident Coordinator Meets VP Mohadi On Food Security

By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu The newly appointed United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator to Zimbabwe Ms Mario Rebeiro has paid a courtesy call to the  Vice President Kembo Mohadi at his Munhumutapa Offices in Harare to discuss issues concerning food security in Zimbabwe. Speaking to the press on the 10th of January 2020,VP Mohadi…

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Cimas CEO advocates B2B relationships over tariffs

Medical aid societies need to pursue B2B engagements , where they approach individual health service providers to negotiate agreed prices, Cimas Medical Aid Society chief executive officer Vulindlela Ndlovu told journalists today (Thursday). He said resuscitating the past practice of the medical aid industry and service providers agreeing on common tariffs was unlikely to work….

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Gamma Allergy and Immunology Laboratories awarded SADCAS, SAZ ISO accreditation and certification

Renowned Zimbabwean asthma allergy and immunology specialists, Gamma Allergy and Immunology Laboratories (GAIL) has received prestigious recognition from the Southern African Development Community Accreditation Service (SADCAS) and the Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) for outstanding quality services in these areas. Speaking at the certificates handover ceremony in Harare today, Professor Elopy Sibanda, the Managing Director…

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Nigeria’s Imo State Allocates Land to Afreximbank for Quality Assurance Centre

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has received the certificate of occupancy for a five-hectare plot of land granted to it by the government of Imo State of Nigeria for the development of an internationally accredited quality assurance centre in the state. Afreximbank is supporting the establishment of such internationally accredited African Quality Assurance Centres (AQACs)…

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