My Kitchen Rules SA’s ‘Two Flowers’, Palesa M and Palesa N had a kitchen nightmare, with three disastrous courses earning them the lowest score of the Table 1 Instant Restaurant round and sending them home at the end of tonight’s (17 October) episode. With Brett & Aidan having already resigned themselves to departing after only scoring…
By Joyce Mukucha Worldwide, hundreds of mothers are dying daily from pregnancy complications with 99 percent of them in developing countries like Sub Sahara Africa. Statistics indicate that in Zimbabwe and other African countries, the maternal mortality rate is rapidly increasing day by day being fuelled by the low uptake of maternal health services. According…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has assumed the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), promising a raft of measures to ensure sustainable development in the regional economic community. In his keynote address, the president of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community, His Excellency, Dr E. D. Mnangagwa at…
Marriott International reveals Robust Expansion Plans across Africa: Expects to Increase Portfolio by 50 Percent with over 200 Hotels and 38,000 Rooms by 2023 From the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) in Nairobi, Kenya, Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) (www.Marriott.com) today announced rapid expansion plans across Africa. Strong demand for select-service brands and conversion opportunities are driving…
By Joyce Mukucha Scores of people have welcomed the decision by the government to intensify the lockdown following a new wave of COVID-19 pandemic that has seen a surge in the number of cases of positive cases and deaths. Jeremiah Simukai of Budiriro 2 in Harare praised the government for the move to intensify the…
To ensure the integration of gender equality and women empowerment issues in the disaster risk management (DRM) landscape, the African Union (AU) and the African Risk Capacity (ARC), have launched the Gender and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) platform. The new platform is expected to contribute to the development and management of knowledge on the issues…
Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) This week’s instalment is on the clarion call for a people centred post-COVID-19 recovery plan. It is based on the speech by the Southern African People’s Solidarity Secretary General (SG), Janet Zhou that was delivered to the Society Talks: CSOs and outcomes from SADC People and Youth Summits…
Airtel and Telkom are merging to create a stronger challenger to the market leader, Safaricom. Indian-owned Bharti Airtel and Telkom Kenya announced a deal to operate under a joint venture company that will be named Airtel-Telkom. The two companies said the deal comprises their corresponding mobile, carrier, and enterprises services but won’t include Telkom Kenya’s real estate…
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…
USA Women – 111 all out in 19.3 overs (Snigdha Paul 26, Sindhu Sriharsha 21, Isani Vaghela 14; Nomvelo Sibanda 3/20, Kelis Ndlovu 1/13) Zimbabwe Women – 112-5 in 15.2 overs (Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 37, Josephine Nkomo 26*, Kelis Ndlovu 17; Isani Vaghela 2/9, Taranum Chopra 2/17, Snigdha Paul 1/20) Zimbabwe Women won by five…
Writes Lloyd Rabaya With the sharp voices of the Zvamahande Primary School pupils cutting through the air echoing the food sovereignty message with their poems, the farmers from various provinces who were gathered at Shashe Agroecology School celebrating the International Day of Rural Women, which was preceded by International Food Sovereignty Day, lauded and ululated…
By Elvis Dumba BANKET- As the world prepares to commemorate World Aids Day, people with disabilities (PWDs) have called upon for their increased participation in HIV interventions. National People with Disabilities Organization Banket chapter chairperson, Kind Matope said in as much as many health issues and programming were concerned, their constituency was mostly left out…
By Joyce Mukucha Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) on the 6th of March 2018 commissioned Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) machine that will be used to diagnose women with pre-cancerous lesions in Gutu. Gutu is the only rural district in the country that has more…
We live in a world of prescription medicines. How much are we aware of the impact of powerful herbs on humans? Medicinal plants are an alternative approach to healing and boosting physical and mental well-being. At the beginning of the 21st century, WHO recognized 11 percent of the 252 essential drugs of flowering plant origin….
The sub-branch that NMB Bank opened recently in Bindura is one of a number of sub‑branches the bank intends to open in various cities and towns around the country to provide banking, advisory and support services to its customers. There has been a huge expansion in the NMB customer base. Most of these customers transact…
By Marlvin Ngiza The Padare/Enkuhleni Men’s Forum has called upon women not to use intimate deprivation as a tool to punish men citing that such acts cause some severe problems within marriages. This comes after a rise in the number of men who are being deprived of precious time by their wives. According to statistics…
By Kundai Marunya Widely travelled afro-fusion group Mokoomba will this Friday make a return to Misty’s after a heart-catching performance last month. The show will also serve as a warm up performance as the group is scheduled for a magical date with music lovers at the Miombo Magic Festival in Christon Bank the following day….
EcoCash has launched a customer loyalty campaign called “EcoCash Gives You More” in which the leading mobile financial services platform in Zimbabwe positions itself to enhance customer engagement and boost the value it offers to its users. The loyalty campaign, which kicked off last Friday (September 13, 2024) will run until November 17, 2024. It…
In a passionate address yesterday, President Gwinyai H. Muzorewa of of the United African National Council (UANC) delivered a message of hope and unity to the people of Zimbabwe. With passion and conviction, he called on all citizens to come together and work towards a brighter future for the nation. “Today, we have an opportunity…
The calls to invest in infrastructure like the building of new and expansion of existing hotels seem to hold water as most accommodation facilities in the Victoria Falls are currently fully booked. The Elephant Hills Resort with its extensive conference facilities is currently hosting the Africa Banking Forum and added to that, the other hotels…
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has reported that High Court Judge Justice Happias will today, Tuesday 12 February 2019, preside over the hearing and determination of an application filed by Mfundo Mlilo, a pro-democracy campaigner, seeking an order to suspend the imposition of a punitive tax on electronic transactions. Justice Zhou will hear…
IFAD said it aimed to provide an additional US$1.5 billion to Africa to support national efforts to transform food and agricultural systems over the next three years A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over US$17 billion in financing on Friday during a high-level forum, in a bold bid to address…
NAIROBI, KENYA – A continental training of trainer’s seminar for agriculture development programme experts is taking place in Nairobi to prepare experts from regional economic communities to support the biennial review mechanism in data collection, to ensure that data continues to be of high quality. This event centred on efforts to critically analyse the…
The much-anticipated Harare International Carnival that is run by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has once again been deferred. “The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority would like to advise all partners, stakeholders, the media and the general populace that after wide consultations it has been decided to defer the hosting of the Harare International Carnival. “The much…
By Chimeno Azriel Kadoma Gospel lovers were treated to an early Christmas when renowned gospel singers descended in the mining town and gave polished displays much to the delight of the hundreds of fans who thronged Kadoma Jameson High School last Saturday. Renowned award-winning female gospel singer, Dorcas Moyo, Powerful Worshipper, Ellard Cherayi and his…
By Kumbirai Mafunda A Zimbabwean court has ordered a police officer and his bosses to pay RTGS$150 000 to a 40-year-old man as compensation for damages suffered after he was mauled by a dog set upon him by a law enforcement agent. Rusape Magistrate Rufaro Mangwiro recently ordered Constable Zwelibanzi Masuko, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)…
Armed with a mic, a lapel pin and a song, MSF is battling COVID-19 stigma in South Africa. In late July, two COVID-19 facilities in areas where MSF works in South Africa were deliberately set on fire by community members, underscoring the risk COVID-19 stigma poses to the pandemic response and the ongoing need for…
By Charles Dhewa The past few years have seen development agencies working in African agriculture and food systems coming together to work as consortiums or consortia. The word consortium is a Latin word meaning partnership. Wikipedia defines a consortium as an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations, or governments with the objective of participating…
By Charles Dhewa Why does a bumper harvest not get as much attention from governments and development agencies as disasters like droughts and cyclones? When there is a drought, African governments are quick to declare a national disaster so that food aid starts being mobilized from outside with support from development agencies. On the contrary,…
On International Women’s Day 2025 held under the theme “Equality. Rights. Empowerment”, the United Nations joined other stakeholders to celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women in Zimbabwe and around the world. Speaking in Mutare in celebration of the day on 7 March 2025, His Excellency Mr. Edward Kallon, Zimbabwe’s UN Resident and…
The policy guidance was developed to assist governmental agencies dedicated to tourism in the development of tourism climate action policies and initiatives to support the low-carbon transition for tourism. This guidance addresses four areas that National Tourism Administrations (NTAs) can focus on. Foremost, NTAs need to engage with national climate policy-making processes in their country,…
On her way she met a copy. The copy warned the Little Blind Text, that where it came from it would have been rewritten a thousand times and everything that was left from its origin would be the word “and” and the Little Blind Text should turn around and return to its own, safe country….
SuperSport has launched a brand new series that is made just for the WWE Universe in Africa. JAMBO WWE, a high-energy 30-minute weekly show, will be fans’ all-access pass to all things WWE. WWE JAMBO which was launched on the 28th of July will deliver a unique twist to the breaking news, exclusive interviews and hottest…
News filtering through is that veteran award-winning Mbira musician popularly known as Mbuya Stella Chiweshe has died. She reportedly passed on this morning at her Kuwadzana home, according to her relatives. Born Stella Rambisai Nekati Chiweshe on 8 July 1946 in Mujumi Village, Mhondoro, Zimbabwe, she was married to Peter Reich, a German National. She…
The latest Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) report has revealed no improvement in biases against women in a decade, with almost 9 out of 10 men and women worldwide still holding such biases today. Half of the people worldwide still believe men make better political leaders than women, and more than 40 percent believe men…
By Mike Robuck Research company IDC estimated worldwide shipments of used smartphones in 2022 hit 282.6 million units, an 11.5 per cent year-on-year increase, primarily driven by operator trade-in programmes. IDC forecast shipments of officially refurbished and used devices will continue to rise at a CAGR of 10.3 per cent between 2021 and 2026, when…
By Byron Mutingwende Eminent Zimbabweans have heaped praises on human rights defender and peace advocate Misheck Gondo on the launch of his inaugural novel, “The Terrible Heat-break” at a colourful event in Harare on Thursday. Prominent businessman and President of FreeZim Congress party, Joseph Makamba Busha, who was Guest of Honour at Gondo’s…
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…
By Kumbirai Mafunda A local quarry miner has pledged to use several methods to suppress the emission of dust and minimise noise while conducting its mining activities following protests by residents of Arcadia suburb in Harare. Through their lawyer Tinashe Chinopfukutwa of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, residents of Arcadia suburb in Harare had on…
An Agreement of Cooperation between the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe was signed yesterday. The Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon Jacob Francis Mudenda is on a Bilateral Visit to Russia and is accompanied by Hon. Webster Shamu, Chairperson of…
By Max Bearak and Joanna Slater NAIROBI — The novel coronavirus is racing toward a collision with two longer-running pandemics, as waves of HIV and tuberculosis infections have left tens of millions of people in the developing world particularly vulnerable to the new threat. The regions hit hardest by HIV and tuberculosis are in Africa and South Asia, where the coronavirus is…
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) signed its first cooperation agreement with the EMEA division of Invesco focused on an investment strategy in the climate adaptation space. The agreement, expected to become fully operational at COP27, is specifically targeted at exploring a blended finance strategy that aims to increase adaptation investment in developing markets. The…
Addressing the wild meat trade and restoring landscapes, key to preventing the next pandemics On 28-29 October, Dr. Peter Daszak, Sir Robert Watson, Elizabeth Mrema and more than 250 other experts at the Global Landscapes Forum Digital Biodiversity Conference ‘One World, One Health’ called for integrating biodiversity and landscape perspectives into efforts to prevent future outbreaks of zoonoses – diseases of…
By Farai Chirimumimba The world is used to trailing behind Zimbabwean political drama. The Government of National Unity (GNU) helped bring Zimbabwe the best years since the the turn of the century, when it was the breadbasket of Africa. Those heydays had been followed by nearly two decades of decline and political instability. Between 2000…
By Habakkuk Trust The current clampdown on the mining sector in Insiza District has reduced the number of mines bringing in gold for milling at processing sites. Last week, Habakkuk Trust followed up on reports of a clampdown on artisanal and small scale miners from some of its Insiza Community Advocacy Team members. Reports obtained from locals…
