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Challenges in chrome industry: miners

By Tatenda Mujeyi Chrome miners convened at a consultative workshop organised by the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) have aired out the challenges they experience within the industry. This emerged at workshop held in Harare yesterday.The event was commended as a positive step in the coordination of chrome mining considering government’s efforts to implement…

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Econet Wireless, Vaya extends over RTGS$400 000 to Zimbabwe Gems

The Zimbabwe Gems’s quest  to represent the country at the Netball World Cup got a whopping sum of over RTGS$400 000 shot-in-the-arm from Econet Wireless, the biggest mobile network operator and VAYA, an app-based ride hailing service. The Zimbabwe Gems who are ranked 13th in the world sent an SOS for sponsorship and Econet Wireless heard…

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Evangelista Chekera’s Greening Chick Brooding Innovation Impacting Africa

By Byron Mutingwende   Spiked Online Media’s Byron Mutingwende (BM) caught up with Evangelista Chekera (EC), a young entrepreneur whose chick brooding innovation has won her local and continental awards. Below are the excerpts of the interview:   BM: Who is Evangelista Chekera?   EC: I am the first born in a family of two…

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Ecobank named ‘Best Retail Bank in Africa’ at African Banker Awards

Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) has been named Best Retail Bank in Africa 2019 at the prestigious African Banker Awards. The judges were especially impressed by how Ecobank’s state-of-the-art products, services, functionality and constant innovations provide 24/7 convenience, accessibility and affordability to meet the evolving needs and expectations of its customers across 33 African countries, whilst also successfully…

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Tourism: A Global Force For Growth And Development

UNWTO Executive Council meets in Baku The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has met in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 110th Session of its Executive Council (16-18 June). At the meeting, Member States endorsed the Organization’s progress and future plans, as outlined Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, and warmly welcomed the participation of the United States as it explores…

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Insurer brings mobile agricultural technology to the field

The AgriShow held at Borrowdale Racecourse from Thursday last week until Saturday was an eye opener for those who attended it for the first time, with an impressive exhibition of agricultural equipment, much of which was large modern sophisticated machinery. The show, held by the Agricultural Dealers and Manufacturers Association (ADMA), attracted not only manufacturers…

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Human rights activists blast security services undemocratic tendencies

By Tatenda Mujeyi Human Rights activists affiliated with the Human Rights NGO Forum have blasted the security services systems for undemocratic tendencies at the launch of a Anti- impunity Report in Harare today. The report explored how challenges are faced in line with human rights abuse especially by the state security agents. The report was…

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M-Net partners Cinemax, ZDF to produce Deon Meyer’s Trackers

Acclaimed crime novel Trackers is being adapted for television by a major new partnership between South Africa’s M-Net , German television network ZDF and respected international broadcaster Cinemax. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe said the television production resulting from this unique partnership was set to mark a new high in Africa’s film…

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Teachers desert classrooms in protest against under-payment

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has said today is day one of phase 2 of teachers’ job action against ‘slave wages’ which coincides with Teachers’ June pay day. “The peanuts received by teachers have forced them to leave classrooms in protest. Reports filtering from across the country indicate that no learning is…

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Centurion Law Group announces intention to pursue Public Listing

This represents a natural step for Centurion given the group’s strong market share within the oil & gas sector in sub-Saharan Africa and its increased activity Centurion Law Group (“Centurion”) (Centurionlg.com) is set to become the first African legal and energy advisory firm to be publicly-listed this year, as it prepares to join one of…

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ZESN Lupane East National Assembly By-election Nomination Court Update

On 14 June 2019, ZESN observed the Nomination Court proceedings for the Lupane East National Assembly by-election scheduled to be held on 3 August 2019. The seat fell vacant following the death of Sithembile Gumbo of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), who was the Member of Parliament (MP) on 5 April 2018. Veritas…

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Cassava Smartech and Comviva win Changing Lives Award at the East Africa Com Awards

Cassava Smartech and Comviva have jointly won the East Africa Com Award in the “Changing Lives” category for Cassava’s EcoCash mobile money service powered by mobiquity® Money. The award was presented recently at Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the second consecutive award for both companies as they won the award in 2018…

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Econet launches Clean City community environmental services

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s Clean City (Pvt) Limited this week stepped up its cleanliness awareness efforts with the launch of Community Environmental Services (CES). The launch event saw over 200 CES volunteers converge at Mt Pleasant Hall, before proceeding to lead an awareness and cleaning blitz at Mt Pleasant Shopping Centre and its environs. Speaking at…

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UNWTO and Barça Innovation Hub Launch Global Sports Tourism Start-up Competition

The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in collaboration with Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB) and with the support of the Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), has announced the launch of the 1st UNWTO Sports Tourism Start-up Competition. The initiative is designed to identify projects and innovations that can transform the sports tourism sector in the near future….

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AfDB showcases impact of Korean drone technology on agricultural productivity

Drone technology is being used to collect and analyse data, and monitor irrigated areas, combat pests At a special event highlighting the partnership between the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Korea held on the sidelines of the Bank’s Annual Meetings, the role of drone technology to boost food productivity in Africa, was on full display….

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Religious Organisations Condemn Mass Demonstrations and Protests

By Tatenda Mujeyi Religious organisations convened a prayer meeting at Mabvuku Salvation Army Church yesterday and condemned the calls by some opposition parties to stage mass demonstrations and protests. The prayer which was coordinated by Women Intercessors Network (WIN) under the theme ‘Prayer for peace’ was attended by other religious groups including Destiny for Africa…

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World Refugee Day commemoration at the Pan-African Parliament

The Department of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency will commemorate the World Refugee Day at the Pan-African Parliament (Midrand) on 20 June. In line with the African Union 2019 theme “Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally…

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Africa’s first online network for women entrepreneurs in agribusiness launched in Nairobi

More than 400 women have signed up to Africa’s first online platform for female agripreneurs, launched today at a trade fair in Nairobi. The VALUE4HERConnect network will help bring women entrepreneurs in agriculture together in a virtual community and serve as an important business resource for members. The network, which was launched at AWAN-Afrika’s first continental conference and VALUE4HER…

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Honourable Tinodaishe Machakaire Commited to Sport Development

By Tatenda Mujeyi Hwedza South legislator, MP and businessman Tinodaishe Machakaire is committed to the development of sport as he has constantly been central in Zimbabwe’s sporting development. The MP for Hwedza, and businessman has in the past shown commitment in the sporting arena through supporting and sponsoring the Charles Manyuchi and Pablo Acosta fight…

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Credible, inclusive and comprehensive national dialogue critical to Zimbabwe’s international re-engagement agenda: ZCC

By Byron Mutingwende   A credible, inclusive and comprehensive national dialogue is important for the country’s international re-engagement agenda, the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has said.   Dr Solomon Muqayi, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe speaking at the Second National Economic Dialogue series under the topic “Zimbabwe’s International Re-engagement Agenda: A…

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African leaders share their vision for an integrated continent

The leaders spoke during a high-level presidential dialogue on day two of the African Development Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings Leaders from four African countries on Wednesday shared their vision for an integrated and borderless Africa that would foster economic growth and development. The leaders spoke during a high-level presidential dialogue on day two of the…

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Afreximbank Wins African Bank of the Year Award

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday in Malabo received the award for the African Bank of the Year at the African Banker Awards 2019 ceremony held on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. Amr Kamel, Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President for Business Development and Corporate Banking received the award on behalf of the Bank. The…

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Cabinet approves Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy

By Tatenda Mujeyi Cabinet has considered and approved the Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy (ZNIDP) as submitted by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Harare yesterday. ZNIDP seeks revitalisation of the countries industry which has not met a positive growth trajectory due to economic challenges experienced since 2008. The policy seeks to realise improved…

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Siemens to acquire ESTEQ to accelerate digitisation for customers in Southern Africa

Siemens invests in Southern and Eastern Africa to promote Digital Industries Software portfolio Acquisition of distributor ESTEQ (http://ESTEQ.co.za/) brings an experienced team and long-standing customer relationships to Siemens (www.Siemens.com); Siemens invests in Southern and Eastern Africa to promote Digital Industries Software portfolio. Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today that it has signed an agreement to…

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NMB facilitates growth of agricultural exports

NMB Bank is keen to help promote agricultural exports, which is one of the reasons it is this year participating for the first time at the Agricultural Dealers’ and Manufacturers’ Association (ADMA) Agrishow at Harare’s Borrowdale Racecourse. Its participation at the expo, which is the premiere agricultural event for commercial farmers, provides farmers with the…

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ZESN Launches Compendium of Election Observers’ Recommendations

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) launched its Compendium of Election Observers’ Recommendations yesterday in Harare. The launch was attended by a Commissioner from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Commissioner Leticia Joyce Kazembe, two senior staff members from the Commission; ZESN network members, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) representatives; and members of the media fraternity. In…

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MSF HIV Project in South Africa Reaches Ambitious Global Treatment and Prevention Targets

Community-level interventions for people who can’t access conventional health services are key to getting ahead of the HIV epidemic An HIV program in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is among the first in the country to reach UNAIDS’s ambitious targets to test, treat, and suppress the viral load of 90 percent of people living with HIV, according to…

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Why Econet has remained on top

The more than one billion US-dollar investment that Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has made in its mobile network infrastructure continues to pay off, despite the strong economic headwinds in the business operating environment. The Zimbabwean economy has been going through one of its most challenging economic spells, with shortage of foreign currency topping many other difficulties…

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