More than One Million Metric Tonnes of Grain Delivered to GMB

By Joyce Mukucha Farmers have so far delivered more than one million metric tonnes of grains to the Grain Marketing Board(GMB), a phenomenal increase from last cropping season comparative deliveries. In her post Cabinet briefing yesterday, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa said Cumulatively, 227 000 metric tonnes of wheat have…

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AfDB approves US$271 million Egypt’s Food Security, Economic Resilience Support Program

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors approved a loan of USD 271 million to finance Egypt’s Food Security and Economic Resilience Support Program to support efforts to mitigate the impact of the global shocks on the domestic economy from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and to preserve resilience. The program includes two major components: Support…

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Accompany Market Opening with Industrialisation and Capacity Building: Afreximbank Rep

Efforts to achieve market opening should be accompanied with industrialisation and capacity building initiatives to help African countries produce value-added goods, Kanayo Awani, Managing Director of the Intra-African Trade Initiative at the African Export-Import (bank (Afreximbank), has said.   In a keynote address during the opening of the Trade with Africa (TWA) Business Summit in…

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Econet hogs limelight at Zimbabwe Agricultural Show

The Zimbabwe Agricultural Show this week got into full swing, with Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s exhibition stand quickly grabbing the limelight with its eye-catching design and an array of products and innovative services on display. The leading telecommunications and technology company’s stand, located at the centre of the exhibition grounds, has a unique design that instantly…

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Palestine condemns human rights violations in Israel’s Sde Teiman Prison in Gaza

Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Zimbabwe, Dr. Tamer Almassri, condemns in the strongest terms the accounts of torture, rape, and human rights violations against Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israel’s Sde Teiman Prison in Gaza and other detention centres in the West Bank. Over 9,500 Palestinians, including hundreds of children and women, are…

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Good times ahead for Zimbabwe tourism as international flights resume

By Hillary Munedzi Zimbabwe’s leading hotels and leisure companies are hoping to recoup lost revenue with the domestic tourism sector expected to rebound to its former glory with international flights coming into the country. African countries are expecting an influx of international tourists as major airlines are expanding their business into the continent with holidaymakers…

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Women’s economic contribution recognised: AfDB

By Byron Mutingwende   Women have hailed their recognition in economic contribution after the African Development Bank Group and the International Finance Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday, May 22, 2017 in Ahmedabad, India, aimed at promoting investments that benefit women in Africa.   Over the past decade, the number of women entrepreneurs…

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EcoCash Sets Aside RTGS$5 Million for Small Businesses

Mobile financial services (MFS) wallet to wallet interoperability solution to Mobile Money domination

By Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi Zimbabwe’s cash crisis has created a need for financial inclusion. There is now a need to make banking services accessible and affordable to everyone in Zimbabwe and beyond and has been a buzzword for the last few years. Technology-based financial services have propelled innovation to “bank the unbanked” making daily…

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Tourism and peace work hand in glove: churches

Tourism transcends humankind and political affiliation across the borders and it unites nations and different cultures so it is the best conduit for peace, church leaders have said. “We thank Dr Karikoga Kaseke and the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) for spearheading the Zimbabwe Peace Festival 2018. At the festival Christians united for the same purpose,…

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Resilience, unity hold Africa together: President Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has reiterated the fact that unity and resilience hold the continent together and are a platform for resurgence and sustainable development. He made the remarks in celebration of Africa Day held at the Maropeng known as the Cradle of Humankind, a place where some of the earliest human ancestors…

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Sports a catalyst for inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities: Special Olympic Zimbabwe

Special Olympic Zimbabwe is using sports as a catalyst for the inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities in schools and communities. This was revealed during the organisation’s two-day Coaches Training, Young Athletes, Family Health and Youth Activation Forum held at Latter Day Saints Church in Kadoma. Coaches drawn from Sanyati district schools converged at Latter…

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World AIDS Day: MSF to roll out long-acting PrEP in southern Africa

Ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is preparing to roll out long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in its projects in southern Africa. CAB-LA, administered as an injection every two months, has been described as a potential game-changer in the fight against HIV/AIDS and is one…

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TelOne Network Operations Centre to improve business efficiency

The TelOne National Operations Centre officially launched in Harare today by the Minister of ICTs, Postal and Courier Services, Hon. Dr. Jenfan Muswere will ensure that service delivery to end-users becomes more efficient while businesses and individuals can now work with less disruption for guaranteed business into the future. Dr. Muswere made the remarks while…

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Will 2020 World Economic Forum Deliver on Combating Climate Change?

For the first time, the world’s elites meeting this year at Davos have listed environmental issues as their top concerns about the next decade. The WEF’s annual Global Risks Report raises the alarm on increased extreme weather events, manmade environmental damage – including oil spills and contamination, major biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and failure of…

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Breaking research advances announced ahead of virtual COVID-19 Conference

Important advances in COVID-19 research, including promising data on new treatments, were announced today ahead of the virtual COVID-19 Conference, the world’s first abstract-driven scientific meeting dedicated to the global pandemic. Hosted by IAS – International AIDS Society, the COVID-19 Conference will take place on 10 July (extending into July 11 in some time zones), following…

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SADC driving economic transformation despite threat of natural disasters: Prof Charity Manyeruke

Her Excellency Charity Manyeruke, Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the Republic of Rwanda and Chairperson of the Heads of Diplomatic Missions Group (HDMG) of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has said the regional economic group is driving sustainable development despite the threats of natural disasters negatively impacting human and food security.  …

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Strategies for cushioning African informal economies against COVID-19

By Charles Dhewa Cushioning informal traders and vendors against the impact of COVID-19 is a very noble idea in developing countries. However, the devil is in the implementation details. For instance, African informal economies function more like ecosystems than a collection of disconnected traders and vendors. That is why before introducing social cash grants, the…

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Women entrepreneurs from Africa and Asia connect with UK companies to diversify their supply chains

UK companies explore business opportunities with 50 women-led businesses from ten countries – Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Nepal and Pakistan – following a trade mission in Manchester.   As part of the trade mission, British buyers looking to diversify their supply chains met women entrepreneurs working in the fresh and processed agrifood, handicrafts,…

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International Day for Universal Access to Information: ICTs for development

On the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day of Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), Dr Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services emphasised the role played by ICTs to stimulate sustainable development. The day was declared by UNESCO on 17 November 2015. Speaking in Chimanimani yesterday, Dr…

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PES Lawyers Report on Battlefield mines disaster exposes loopholes in ASM

The People and Earth Solidarity Law Network (PESLawyers) report has said the disaster that occurred at the large-scale miner RioZim Limited owned Cricket Mine and at Silver Moon Mine in the Battlefields was avoidable and painted shortcomings within the artisanal and small-scale mining sector (ASM). PES Lawyers said the effects of the disaster are still…

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Extent to which inherited knowledge systems are constraining African Imaginations

By Charles Dhewa The introduction of exotic crops, fruits and livestock into Africa was initially guided and informed by the way indigenous crops, livestock and fruits performed in different micro climates. Unfortunately, instead of cultivating co-existence between exotic and indigenous foods, the colonial knowledge system has sought to completely replace indigenous crops, fruits and livestock…

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SuperSport scores Carabao Cup and EFL action on DStv!

MultiChoice’s DStv  platform is now  broadcasting games from the Sky Bet Championship and Carabao Cup after SuperSport acquired the rights. This is great news for DStv  customers after their football line-up has been boosted further to ensure an exciting new football season! The Sky Bet Championship is the highest division of the English Football League and second-highest in…

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Chidora wins inaugural short story prize… Promises a short story collection

Renowned Zimbabwean writer and academic, Dr Tanaka Chidora, is the inaugural winner of the Carnelian Heart Publishing Short Story Prize for Africa 2024. Announcing the winner and two runners-up on their social media handles, Carnelian Heart Publishing said that they received more than one hundred submissions from all over Africa. From those submissions, 20 entries…

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World Food Day: Regenerative agriculture topical

By Hillary Munedzi Food giant Nestle has championed regenerative agriculture as the panacea to domestic food price inflation, a development that has cushioned household food security as the world commemorates World Food Day. Zimbabwe is leading the world’s top ten countries worst affected by domestic food price inflation, all because of supply chain disruptions fuelled…

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VAYA and Zupco announce strategic partnership to benefit traveling public

Passengers can now book seats using VAYA App & enjoy guaranteed travel insurance cover ‘VAYA NeZupco’ set to offer convenience, safety and reliability for public travel VAYA Mobility and the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) today unveiled ‘Vaya neZupco’, a partnership that will give the travelling public the convenience to book seats on long-distance buses…

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Peace and human development not responsibility of politicians alone: African NGOs

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across Africa and around the world will meet in Nairobi, Kenya, from 21-22 November 2023 to converge on sustainable peace and socioeconomic development of the African continent. For too long, the realisation of peace and human development in Africa has been left in the hands of politicians. Despite the enormous contribution of…

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SADC-PF launches Strategic Plan 2024-2028 document in Angola during its 55th Plenary Session

On the 1st of July 2024, Speaker of Parliament, Hon Jacob F. N. Mudenda who is in Luanda, Angola, for the 55th Plenary Assembly of the Southern African Development Community – Parliamentary Forum (SADC –PF), participated in the launch of the SADC PF Strategic Plan (2024 to 2028). The new Plan emphasizes capacity-building of National…

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Threats to ‘burn’ candidate’s house as tensions rise

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has said it has received reports in Mudzi, Mashonaland East Province, that indicate that police recently arrested ruling party Zanu-PF supporters and war veterans for threatening to burn the house of United African National Council (UANC) candidate, Silver Chiripanyanga, ahead of the 2018 harmonised elections scheduled for July 30….

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Safeguard’s roller shutter doors keep buildings secure

With a general increase in crime, property owners are looking for affordable but secure ways of protecting their properties. Safeguard Security’s engineering division now has a complete range of tried and tested barriers that are secure, aesthetically pleasing and affordable. Its range of roller shutter doors, which can be chain operated, gearbox operated or automated,…

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Millionaire Sekuru Banda partners Boxer Mosquito’s Academy

Millionaire Sekuru Banda partners Boxer Mosquito’s Academy

By Byron Mutingwende Cognisant of the drug abuse problem rampant among street children, millionaire Sekuru Banda has entered into a partnership with boxing legend Mosquito Alphonso Zvenyika. The partnership seeks to keep the young people busy through learning boxing so that they would find an occupation and leave the streets in which drug abuse is…

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