On the eve of the 35th Assembly of the African Union, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), the African Union Commission, and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria shared the 2021 Malaria Progress Report that provides an update on the status of malaria on the African continent. It highlights activities undertaken, challenges faced, best practices…
The Zimbabwe Online Content Creators (ZOCC) has successfully established provincial structures after 25 members were elected to represent the association across the country’s 10 provinces. According to article 1, section 4 of the ZOCC constitution, the provinces are called chapters and are defined by their geographical landscapes. The 25 members were elected and endorsed to…
Chinese purchases of US grains have been quite scant since the coronavirus epidemic hit the country, despite the phase one trade agreement being signed by both nations back in January. China pledged to buy an additional US$12.5 billion worth of agricultural goods in 2020 compared to the 2017 level of US$24 billion. Many analysts have…
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative arm of the African Union, is scheduled to hold a three-day training workshop tailored for journalists in the Southern Africa region. The workshop will take place from the 16th to the 18th of May 2024 in Cape Town. The purpose of the training aligns with the broader objectives of…
By Elvis Dumba Nairobi, Kenya- A second-year student at the Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT), Takudzwa Donald Chiyangwa, took to the podium with a gold medal in the men’s 400m race in Kenya. Chiyangwa came first in the race during the 10th edition of the All Africa University Games which were hosted by the Kenyatta…
By Kundai Marunya Widely traveled afro fusion group Mokoomba departed for South Africa to perform at the Nuworld Festival in Capetown tomorrow. Hot on the heels from a tour of Zambia where they mesmerized their Livingston fans at the Earth Festival, the group will perform at the festival’s mainstage, the same stage that will host…
Known simply as “The Match”, the much-heralded $9-million match play event between golf superstars Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be broadcast live on DStv’s SuperSport in late November. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the event would be screen on SuperSport 1 on Friday November 23, when Zimbabwean golf…
Giant mobile telephony company, NetOne Pvt Ltd’s “Pinda Manake ne NetOne” Christmas promotion demonstrates the institution’s commitment to spreading joy, transforming lives, and making a positive impact in marginalised communities. The “Pinda Manake ne NetOne” Christmas promotion brings to the fore NetOne’s eagerness to plough back some of the fruits of its enterprise back to…
By Byron Mutingwende Three young scholars are heading for Oxford University after they were selected for the prestigious 2019 Zimbabwe Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship identifies young talented individuals (25 years and below) who would have excelled academically and shown leadership, strong intellect, character and commitment to service. Speaking soon after the…
As the MultiChoice Talent Factory initiative continues to have a positive impact on the film and television industry across Africa, more and more professionals already in the industry are recognising its worth and the potential it holds to increase the continental skills base and the amount of local content coming out of African countries. Longstanding…
Love is what happens when two hearts find their happy place right beside each other. It is when one gives his/ her all to someone despite their physical appearance such as a physical disability which many people think can makes it so difficult to achieving marriage goal. This is what happened to Sinikiwe Kademaunga, a…
By Byron Mutingwende Born and bred in rural Marondera where farmers used organic farming to grow crops, Clive Nyapokoto experienced the hard and intense labour involved in the daily farm activities which sometimes he had to do before going to school in the morning. That background motivated him to come up with innovations to…
By Desire Tshuma Official Music kingpin Brian Rinashe has recently been a talk in the streets and ghetto of Harare as his music has gone viral on all local radio stations. A new crop of artists is emerging every season. In the past, the music industry was not as competitive as nowadays. Generations are changing…
TelOne and NetOne announced the setting up of a joint COVID 19 response support facility to the tune of ZWL$10million. The two companies extended their business collaboration to establish a sustainable response plan which will benefit three public hospitals namely Sally Mugabe (formerly Harare Hospital), Beatrice Infectious Diseases, and Mpilo Hospitals. Specific areas being funded…
By Joyce Mukucha The Youth Against Alcohol and Drug Dependency (YADD) joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Alcohol Free Day as it seeks to create heathy alternatives to substance abuse amongst young people in Zimbabwe. Speaking during the commemorations in Harare on the 3rd of October 2019, the YADD Executive Director, Tungamirai…
By Kumbirai Mafunda The trial of two pro-democracy campaigners charged with plotting to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government got off to a false start on Monday 24 June 2019 after the State indicated that it was not yet ready to commence with trial despite undertaking to do so at the last remand proceedings. Pastor Evan…
Scientists at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Rice Research and Extension Center seek to develop rice that is more resilient in the face of climate change and usable water depletion. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station scientists Nick Bateman, associate professor and extension entomologist, and Stan De Guzman, assistant professor and rice breeder, have…
Written By Kundai Marunya ‘Wow’ was all I could say in the cramped corridors of my laughter after the opening line of Zambezi News at the Shoko Festival comedy show last night. The mock news cast which comprise of Jerome Weathers (Samm Monro), Mandape Mandape (Outspoken), and Kudzaishe Mushayahembe (Michael Kudakwashe) gave revelers an overdose…
This week, the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) will leverage its deep expertise and convening power to highlight the crucial role of agricultural technologies, fertilizer and healthy soils in driving sustainable agricultural growth at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi. Representing Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, Vice President for Agriculture,…
By Anyway Yotamu The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) submitted a fourth letter to Parliament in a bid to evade being grilled by legislators under the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement over US$27 million they received from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. GMAZ was set to appear for hearing…
By Ashton Bumhira Zimbabwean youth constitute the largest constituency of over 60% of the population but continue be socially, politically, and economically marginalized. It is worrisome how the youth have been schemed out and marginalized from governance. The present administration’s insensitiveness to youth’s inclusiveness in governance is a point of worry and needs urgent attention. In…
Over the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic transformed ways of working, living, and relating to each other on a global level. The education sector had to adapt radically and rapidly driven by the need to digitalize education and training processes in order to remain competitive and provide high-quality education. The new reality is one…
The European Union has released EUR 1 million to enhance community-based surveillance at some of Zimbabwe’s busiest borders and along the routes that migrants travel, to improve migration management and inform preparedness plans in urban areas. Implemented by IOM Zimbabwe over 24 months, the project seeks to strengthen IOM’s Flow Monitoring (FM) activities at borders,…
ACCRA, GHANA – There is a need to create a science culture among the citizenry to boost public confidence in such emerging modern biotechnology sciences as genome editing, a workshop here has revealed. In his opening remarks at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) In-country Training Workshop for Genome Editing Communicators today in Accra, Ghana…
By Baboloki Semele The Chief Executive Officer of Centre for Transport, Infrastructure, and Regional Integration, and former CEO of LAPSSET Authority, Sylvester Kasuku says the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia transport corridor program and free trade agreements have contributed meaningfully to the African integration agenda by bringing opportunities closer and reducing regional tensions. He says the project…
By Kevin Samaita South Africa-based businessman and Agilitee chief executive Dr. Mandla Lamba is angling to transform the global electric vehicles industry after announcing a US$20 billion Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The US $20 billion IPO will see the company selling US$ 2 billion (10 percent) of the stake. In…
By Tinashe Muchuri When gender is discussed in Zimbabwe, the girl child is the main focus. When issues of children’s rights are talked about, the girl child rights are topical. Institutions dealing with children and gender disparities focus on girl children in the name of empowering the ones oppressed group. By so doing, the balance…
By Desire Tshuma Many people in Harare since the inception of the 30-day COVID-19 lockdown was announced by the Vice President and the Minister of Health and Child Care Hon Constantino Chiwenga, have been complaining against some serving and bogus police officers whom they accuse of robbing them. As the Covid 19 infections and deaths…
The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) made a strong pledge by Africa and Japan to invest in health in efforts to end infectious diseases, strengthen health systems and deliver universal health coverage. In the final Yokohama declaration, TICAD7 resolved to invest to reinforce primary health care and promote resilient health systems, including…
Africa’s largest tourism show the Travel Indaba will run from 8-10 May this year. This will see the continent showcasing its’ wide variety of top drawer tourism products and attract international buyers and media from across the globe. This convergence also provides a business and policy platform forum for African Tourism Ministers each year. Zimbabwe…
The African Youth Business Council (AfYBC), affiliated with the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, announced the selection of Engineer Mohamed Osama, an Alumni of the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership and the Technical and Technological Support Officer for the Global Solidarity Network, as a founding member representing the North Africa region on the…
By Kundai Marunya Widely travelled afro-fusion group, Mokoomba has scored themselves a regular slot at the newly opened exquisite Pabloz Club and VIP at Sam Levy Village in Borrowdale starting tomorrow evening. The slot is an indicator that the group is making huge strides in grabbing the home crowd. In an interview with Spiked Lifestyle,…
By Anyway Yotamu The National Climate Policy recognizes that climate change is a real threat to the country’s socio-economic development with a potential of reversing hard-earned developmental gains achieved over the past decades hence the government urges the private sector to work closely with the responsible departments and apply for grants for the Green Climate…
By Byron Mutingwende The donation of goods by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with the Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research (ZICHIRe) that were sourced from the Embassy of Ireland will go a long way in uplifting the lives of girls and young women from Dzivarasekwa. Among the donated goods were…
The Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Hon Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu has called on stakeholders to prioritize gender inclusion in the climate change mainframe agenda. He made the remarks in his keynote address during the Opening Ceremony of the 9th Edition of the Africa Green Waste and Energy Expo and Conference (AGWEEC) in…
Wisdom Mumera Prior to the Zimbabwe Defence Force operation that has cornered President Mugabe in a bid to have him resign, elections were dominating the news. However in the space of a few days they have been relegated to the nether ends of attention. In a supposed democratic nation its a staggering scenario considering that…
Mathew M. Abang (PhD, MBA) When compared with other regions of the world, Southern Africa’s GDP growth between 2011 and 2017 was higher than that of advanced economies. However, the Southern Africa region (the Member States of the Southern African Development Community – SADC) failed to maintain the growth momentum and had the lowest growth…
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…
The 80th Session of the Executive Committee and the 45th Conference of Presidents of National Parliamentary Assemblies of African the Parliamentary Union (APU) take place from the 11th to the 15th of December 2023, in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) is focusing on combating insecurity and terrorism, factors of political instability and recession, and the development of…
By Davison Kaiyo While the “Zimbabwe is open for business” mantra is good in attracting foreign investors the government of Zimbabwe need to step up efforts to curtail illicit financial flows (IFFs) by enforcing anti avoidance provisions especially towards aggressive tax planning structures in line with the current transfer-pricing framework that was introduced into the…
South Africa A – 287-9 in 50 overs (Tony de Zorzi 78, Khaya Zondo 60, Ryan Rickelton 47; Wellington Masakadza 4/44, Tanaka Chivanga 3/43, Tendai Chatara 1/54) Zimbabwe XI – 251 all out in 47.2 overs (Kevin Kasuza 66, Donald Tiripano 48, Richmond Mutumbami 39; Andile Phehlukwayo 4/32, Gerald Coetzee 2/40, Lizaad Williams 1/39) …
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has mobilized international support for the workers of Zimbabwe who continue to bear the brunt of a free-falling economy, neoliberal policies, and a battered local currency. In its solidarity message today, the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) said it appreciates the support of trade unions from across the…
Zimbabwe’s preparations for this month’s two-match Test series at home to Sri Lanka have begun in earnest, with a 25-man provisional squad called up for national duty reporting for camp in Harare today. The training squad includes nine uncapped players, among them Mountaineers opening batsman Kevin Kasuza and his Rangers counterpart Brian Mudzinganyama who…
By Charles Dhewa Once raw materials leave Africa for other parts of the world, there is no clear pathway fir re-investing back. The structure of the global economy is such that Africans who migrate to the diaspora will not be able to re-invest back home as much as they would want. Likewise those who leave…
On the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the United States honours the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children who lost lives in New York City, Arlington, and Shanksville on that horrific day, Antony J. Blinken, US Secretary of State said yesterday. “Every one of those individuals was someone’s child, someone’s friend. And…
