By Plan International Zimbabwe Plan International Zimbabwe yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Menstrual Hygiene Day, a global advocacy day that mobilises diverse national and international stakeholders to promote good menstrual health and hygiene management. Inadequate spaces for conversations around periods coupled with unreliable and inconsistent access to clean water continue…
UN Resident Coordinator to Zimbabwe Mr. Bishow Parajuli presented his credentials, as the most high-ranking UN Representative, to His Excellency President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa at State House earlier today. On 1 January 2019, the United Nations System embarked on a global reform of transformation with a reinvigorated and new Resident Coordinator System and UN…
UNHERALDED but steadily rising South Africa-based Zimbabwean-born Hip Hop musician Majik ‘N’ Money real name Eugene Nyasha Tendengu has announced the coming of his next album, Workaholic, with a release date set for May 30. The Cape Town-based rapper said the 12 track album is a product of long and sleepless nights in and out…
On May 9, 2019 the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Honorable July Moyo told Parliament that local authorities are allowed to engage debt collectors as a way of recovering debts owed by residents. According to the Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA), the Minister’s pronouncement reveals huge policy inconsistency on the part…
Securing healthy diets for the billions who cannot afford them would save trillions in costs More people are going hungry, an annual study by the United Nations has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years, and countries around the world continue to struggle with multiple…
In a sign of deepening cordial relations between the two countries, Zimbabwe’s all-weather friend, Türkiye, is offering local students top-notch tertiary education scholarships for various academic disciplines. Addressing delegates during a send-off tea program with students who have been granted Turkish scholarships this year and graduates from Türkiye, Her Excellency Berna Kasnakli Versteden, the Ambassador…
By Jacob Mafume At least six weeks after Mangudya presented a wishy wash, self-contradictory and retrogressive Monetary Policy Statement, Zimbabweans are paying the price. The exchange rate is collapsing every day, the price of the US dollar continues to firm against the fictitious RTGS dollar. It is fictitious both by definition and by reality; sadly…
By Anyway Yotamu The Zimbabwe Revolutionary and Patriotic Youth Network (ZRPAYON) has given Harare City Council 72 hours ultimatum to provide better service delivery to the residents and ratepayers. In a letter addressed to Harare Mayor Clr Herbert Gomba, (ZRPYON) demanded that the Council should prioritise service delivery as it does to its councillors. “As…
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Mutorashanga Green Pools are a beauty, a marvel, and incredible spot to hang out for travel enthusiasts. Approximately an hour and half drive from Harare, this joint is becoming the place where people visit to have fun, and enjoy the outdoors. The place is a great site for swimming, and diving, offering a thrilling experience,…
Writes Lovemore Chazingwa The international media fraternity has once again been plunged into darkness following the murder of at least 20 journalists by Israeli forces in the massacres bombarding the Gaza Strip. Some have described the situation as “a total disregard for the right to profession.” According to Al Jazeera news outlets, the Gaza Government…
BancEasy Zimbabwe, the microfinance subsidiary of BancABC has today unveiled its new digital civil servant loans product. The launch of the new digital offering is another giant step in the bank’s aggressive digital transformation agenda which commenced last year. BancEasy is a registered microfinance that was incorporated in 2012 and is part of the ABC…
Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon Advocate Jacob F.N Mudenda, and President of the Senate, Hon. Mabel M. Chinomona, are leading a Zimbabwean Parliamentary delegation to the 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland where issues of science and technology are under the spotlight. The Assembly and Related Meetings are scheduled for 12th to…
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Combined Harare Residents Association, CHRA, has cited the proposed demolitions by the City of Harare as unlawful and against United Nations provisions. The proposed demolitions were announced by the City Council as a measure against wetlands occupation and illegal settlements and are against the statutory laws of Zimbabwe. “In as much…
Room2Run, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and partners’ innovative US $1 billion synthetic securitisation of a portfolio of seasoned African Development Bank private sector loans, will serve as a model for other lenders, help reduce costs, and shorten execution time, finance experts told participants at a workshop on Saturday. The landmark securitisation instrument, a first for any…
By Baboloki Semele The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), along with its partners, Google and Africa 24 successfully held the annual flagship initiative, the Africa Business Forum, on Monday 7th of February on the margins of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa via a hybrid format. Bringing together heads of state with CEOs and…
By Chimeno Azriel People with disabilities (PWDs) are facing many challenges in this era of the Covid 19 pandemic. Chief among them are economic challenges spurring them to be neglected, labelled, reduced, and denied opportunities to own businesses. This was openly discussed during the National Disability Talk Show which was facilitated by Memory Mudzani. During…
By Byron Mutingwende An environment conducive for peace and security is the cornerstone of tourism development, a Cabinet minister has said. In his address to on the occasion of the study visit by officers from the National Defence University in Harare on 9 October 2017, Walter Mzembi, the minister of tourism and hospitality industry…
By Joyce Mukucha Zimbabwean women running their own projects and businesses have bemoaned the negative impacts which have been brought by the COVID-19 and the resultant lockdowns. Voicing their concerns, business women said just like any other economic and social sectors, the pandemic has fuelled the already existing challenges they were facing due to economic…
The Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) welcomes the holding of by-elections across the country on Saturday, 26 March 2022 for both local government and legislators but is concerned over the low numbers of female candidates for the vacant posts. Over the years women have raised alarm over intimidation, harassment, cyberbullying, and violence…
Bernard Marr Did you know that scientists have identified only 1.5 million species out of the 10 million estimated on Earth? And many of those species are vulnerable to extinction. Thanks to the efforts of the non-profit organization Wild Me, the gargantuan task of wildlife preservation is getting a much-needed assist from citizen scientists who photograph…
The Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), His Excellency Mr. Elias M. Magosi will lead the SADC Secretariat delegation to participate at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington, D.C in the United States of America scheduled for 15 -20 April 2024. The participation of…
By Byron Mutingwende The launch of the Least Developed Countries Report 2017 whose focus is on energy and climate has been hailed as a timely document as it comes when the world is seized with mitigating the effects of climate change. Speaking at the report launch, Tafadzwa Mwale, the Officer in Charge of…
Writes Lloyd Rabaya With the Zimbabwean economy struggling and many people finding it difficult to put food on the table, many widows feel the pain twice as much. According to the United Nations (UN) data, there are approximately 258 million widows around the world, and one out of ten is living in extreme poverty. In…
By Byron Mutingwende Ecofarmer is working towards modernising agriculture by embracing technologies in order to improve production efficiency, achieve food security and profitability for farmers. In a speech read on his behalf by Mr. Leonard Munamati – the Provincial Crop and Livestock Production Officer for Mashonaland East Province at the Ecofarmer Agri-tech expo…
Zimbabwe joined the global community in commemorating World Tourism Day, with a focus on promoting small to medium tourism businesses and community-based enterprises. The main celebrations took place at Suskwe Lodges in Mutoko, Mashonaland East on Wednesday. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) designated September 27 as World Tourism Day to raise awareness about…
A Joint Workshop in preparation of the launch of the theme of the year 2020: “Silencing the Guns: Creating conducive conditions for Africa’s Development” is slated to be held from the 28th – 29th November 2019 at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The two-day seminar is a collaborative effort between the ‘Silencing the Guns…
Writes Kumbirai Mafunda ON WORLD Toilet Day, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) implored local and central government and other stakeholders to accelerate change in tackling the worsening sanitation crisis in the country and arrest the outbreak of cholera and other waterborne diseases. World Toilet Day, which has been an annual United Nations (UN)…
The tourism industry got a shot in the arm with Zimbabwe allowing restaurants to re-open for sit-in patrons who are fully vaccinated upon production of vaccination cards and strict adherence to Covid-19 while the South African Airways (SAA) is getting back in the skies. In a post-Cabinet briefing to journalists yesterday, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, the…
In a landmark development, Ministers responsible for Water Affairs from the Republics of Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe gathered in Musina, South Africa on 14 March 2024 to officially launch the “Integrated Transboundary River Basin Management for the Sustainable Development of the Limpopo River Basin (LIMCOM-UNDP/GEF project).” The Ministers pledged to ensure that the…
Windmill Private Limited Company’s stock-feeds are tried and tested for the local environment before they are put on the market and that is the reason why they are becoming the first choice for Zimbabwean farmers. Below, Spiked Online Media talks about Windmill products on offer: BROILER FEEDS BROILER STARTER MASH/CRUMBS (21% CRUDE PROTEIN) Feed broiler…
By Byron Mutingwende The Africa Youth in Tourism Conference to be held from the 19th to the 24th of September 2018 in Bulawayo seeks to foster tourism development and innovation on the African continent. The Africa Youth in Tourism Conference is the brainchild of the Zimbabwe Youth in Tourism and this will be…
This year’s edition of the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) is set to explode to life from the 1st to the 6th of May 2018 with 250 visiting artists from 33 countries expected to jet in to the country to participate in what will surely be an unforgettable lifetime experience. Officially opening this…
The Government of Zimbabwe, together with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French public development institution, launched a EUR3 million project for the rehabilitation and development of the Great Zimbabwe World Heritage site in Masvingo Province, in the southeastern part of Zimbabwe. The Great Zimbabwe Development Project aims to promote sustainable and inclusive tourism development…
Dr Namukolo Covic is the Director General’s Representative to Ethiopia for the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), CGIAR Ethiopia Country Convenor, and CGIAR Regional Director for East and Southern Africa. Below she discusses how CGIAR can support countries following the African Union Heads of States Summit’s endorsement of the post-Malabo roadmap that outlines a framework…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $6 million toward the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic through UNICEF to assist with infection prevention and control measures including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), health, and child protection interventions. This support will build on UNICEF’s overall role to enhance WASH in healthcare facilities…
By Bernard Chiketo Mutare deputy mayor Kudakwashe Chisango has publicly admitted that poor service delivery and sex pests within council employment were exposing women to gender-based violence (GBV). The MDC Alliance councilor told a Transparency International Zimbabwe hosted conversation café on sextortion – a form of corruption and sexual abuse, at a city hotel as…
Zimbabwe – 271 all out in 49.2 overs (Sean Williams 77, Clive Madande 52, Wessly Madhevere 43; Shariz Ahmad 5/43, Colin Ackermann 2/51, Paul van Meekeren 2/66) Netherlands – 270 all out in 50 overs (Max O’Dowd 81, Tom Cooper 74, Scott Edwards 36; Wessly Madhevere 3/36, Sikandar Raza 3/39, Blessing Muzarabani 1/39) Zimbabwe won…
By Tatenda Mujeyi Microfinance bank GetBucks has held an extraordinary general meeting to notify on resolutions the bank has taken to raise additional capital of up to RTGS$47 million through right issues in Harare today. “At a meeting of Shareholders held this morning, GetBucks Microfinance Bank Limited (GetBucks) shareholders approved resolutions that would allow the…
A workshop by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) regional office for Africa (RAF) that took place in Harare from 17 to 28 February 2025 enhanced participants’ skills and knowledge in the quest for establishing resilient agri-food systems on the continent. Below, Spiked Online Media shares participants’ perspectives about the…
Investing in the Cryptocurrency Market can be an interesting venture for the right person. It offers high results with very little risk involved. Those who are knowledgeable about the technology lurking behind such currencies may feel comfortable investing in this industry. Those who are new to the industry can find a spot to learn about…
Yesterday, Old Mutual Zimbabwe and its local subsidiaries, including Cabs Zimbabwe, handed over a consignment of personal protective equipment worth 250 000 Rand to St. Anne’s Hospital. The donation is part of Old Mutual’s pledge to contribute towards the fight against COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. The consignment donated included 34 200 gloves, 16 000 masks, 5…
By Rev Dr. Kenneth Mtata (Secretary-General, Zimbabwe Council of Churches) People are mourning the death of one of the remnants of the rare generation of Pan-African and Frontline States leaders. Robert Gabriel Mugabe will be remembered for the great achievements in his earlier period and also the many challenges under his watch in the later…
Involving and engaging the community is a critical HIV response that will lead to ending AIDS by 2030, HE Edward Kallon, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Zimbabwe has said. He made the remarks while representing the UN System in Zimbabwe at the commemoration of World AIDS Day today in Victoria Falls. In…
All SuperSport channels available to DStv Family and DStv Access Customers from 24 to 26 September As a way to reward the growing number of DStv customers accessing their favourite content through the DStv App, DStv is hosting the biggest Open Weekend yet, exclusive to customers on the DStv App. From Friday 24 to Sunday 26 September…
