President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea has received sincere congratulatory messages from prominent persons and African leaders upon his country’s normalisation of diplomatic relations with Ethiopia. The development was much appreciated by all Africans of goodwill. They wrote to him in their capacity as citizens of Africa to pledge their unequivocal solidarity with all the people…
By Tatenda Mugabe The Insurance and Pensions Commission of Zimbabwe (IPEC) has issued a notice of suspension to Regal Insurance with immediate effect. The notice is based on investigations into allegations levelled against the entity such as failure to settle policy claims and fleecing policy holders. The suspension was enforced in terms of section 67…
By Kumbirai Mafunda A Zimbabwean school teacher has been hauled to appear before a disciplinary hearing to answer to misconduct charges after he was accused of denouncing President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling ZANU PF party and criticising one of his allies for causing untold suffering among citizens. Stephen Mangoma, a teacher at Mateta (Rujeko) High School…
A woman with albinism who has undergone four operations, three of them this year as a result of tumours that are growing on her head is seeking assistance to manage her hospital bills. Tendai Mukuvari (28) from Dora village in Mutare is fighting for dear life having undergone three surgeon operations this year alone to…
By Tatenda Mujeyi The MDC National Youth Assembly has declared June as a month of radical responses to the economic and social challenges they blame on the ZANU PF administration. The youth assembly’s first press briefing since their election at congress last month emphasised the radical approaches needed to deal with the ZANU PF government….
In a move to ensure inclusive youth participation in the government and national exercises, a youth-oriented organisation called Youth Voice Mass Movement that is directed towards uplifting the youths and advocating for peace and unity to the country’s current upheavals has been launched. Addressing a press conference recently, the Founding President of Youth Voice Mass…
A record number of students graduated as chartered secretaries on Saturday (June 8) at an historic graduation ceremony at which the first students from a joint Great Zimbabwe University and Institute of Chartered Secretaries in Zimbabwe programme graduated alongside other ICSAZ students. There were 293 graduates who completed their final ICSAZ examinations last year, three…
The 174 room Four Points by Sheraton Dar es Salaam, New Africa Hotel, features spacious and contemporary rooms including suites POINT 1: Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) (www.Marriott.com) yesterday announced the opening of its second Four Points by Sheraton (Four-Points.Marriott.com) hotel in Tanzania, Four Points by Sheraton Dar es Salaam, New Africa Hotel. The original New Africa…
African national football to take centre stage on your World of Champions this month! DStv’s SuperSport channels are gearing up for one of the highlight of the year, providing saturation coverage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said SuperSport would broadcast all 52 matches from host country…
By Tatenda Mujeyi A United Nations (UN) Delegation led by Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator in the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Ms Ursula Mueller, presented a press briefing on their findings following a tour to Cyclone hit areas. The delegation’s visit was necessitated…
Zimnat and THI Insurance, which earlier this year entered into an underwriting management agency agreement with Zimnat General Insurance, are jointly participating in this year’s Agricultural Dealers’ and Managers’ Association Agrishow, which runs from Thursday until Saturday at Borrowdale Racecourse in Harare. The agreement between THI and Zimnat General Insurance, which came into effect on…
By Kumbirai Mafunda Two civil society leaders who were arrested last month and charged with subverting constitutional government have been set free after High Court Judge Justice Amy Tsanga granted them $1 000 RTGS bail and imposed some stringent reporting conditions for them. The two CSO leaders Beauty Rita Nyampinga aged 61 years and Stabile…
Students in year one of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy for Southern Africa have shown positive growth and, as they head into their final four months of training, are looking forward to joining Africa’s ever-expanding film and television industry. The 20 students in the academy are in one of three groups inducted into three separate…
Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) observed Kadoma Central Ward 2 local authority by-election held 8 June 2019. This is part of its comprehensive efforts to observe all elections and electoral processes in Zimbabwe. In this by-election, ZESN deployed 5 polling station based observers, a ward collation centre observer and a mobile team which was assessing…
By Charles Dhewa How capital determines the structure of agriculture and food systems in Africa Although finance will not solve all challenges facing developing countries, the structure of African agriculture is largely shaped by the way capital flows into this fundamental sector. In Zimbabwe, for instance, more than 55% of the entire capital devoted to…
Strong female leads with dark, compelling and riveting stories make their way to DStv this June on some of television’s most critically acclaimed dramas. M-Net (DStv channel, 102) headliners, Big Little Lies season 2 and The Handmaid’s Tale season 3 both start on Monday 10 June at 21:00 and 22:00 respectively. With (growing) ensemble casts and brand new seasons, these award-winning…
BY BYRON MUTINGWENDE The Christian-related International Missionary Society (IMS) Zimbabwe, in partnership with “Health in Your Hands Sanitarium’ has been hailed for promoting healthy living lifestyle in communities countrywide. IMS, started in 1914 in Mosbach, Germany, is leaving a positive trail in the health sector, particularly in poor rural communities where the majority of the…
By Kumbirai Mafunda High Court Judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi on Friday 7 June 2019 set free four human rights campaigners, who had spent more than two weeks in prison after they were arrested last month and charged with subverting a constitutional government. The four human rights defenders namely George Makoni, Tatenda Mombeyarara, Gamuchirai Mukura and…
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has engaged German tourist destination marketers, Pan Natura, in a bid to enhance promotion of Zimbabwe as a favourable tourist destination. The 10-member delegation visited Mana pools among other Zimbabwean destinations and left Zimbabwe today for German were they said they will market Zimbabwe to potential German…
The CBZ held its 2018 Annual General Meeting with focus on the operating environment, banks 2018 milestones, corporate social responsibility programmes among other topical issues in Harare this week. The AGM noted the success of CBZ during the reviewed period as driven by diversification and new product offerings that are underpinned by expenditure increases. “There…
By Own Correspondent To commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day, which is held on May 28 every year, the First Lady, who is the Ambassador for Health and Child Care, recently donated reusable menstrual kits to several girls from six schools in Seke District in Mashonaland East Province. The schools that benefited are Murape Primary and Secondary,…
A fresh and new book on critical skills targeting youths, a game changer for youths seeking success. There is a new book coming out called Essential Skills for Highly Successful Youths. This is an educational book targeted at young people seeking success. Written by Carolyne Mande Lunga, a career coach and lecturer of Journalism at…
Exports generated by international tourism reached USD 1.7 trillion in 2018, a 4% increase in real terms over the previous year, a new report from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) shows. For the seventh year in a row, tourism exports grew faster than merchandise exports (+3%), reflecting solid demand for international travel in a generally…
Safeguard Security has advised householders and business people to ensure their properties are secure and that security alarm batteries are adequate to protect their properties during electricity load shedding, particularly at night. The recently introduced load shedding, which is seeing some areas going without electricity for more than 10 hours every day, is leaving…
By Kumbirai Mafunda High Court Judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi will on Thursday 06 June 2019 hear an urgent chamber application filed by the family of a Mutare man seeking an order to compel Zimbabwean authorities to conduct a post-mortem examination on the body of their deceased relative who was shot dead by a former police…
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has reported that its President, Obert Masaraure, was abducted at midnight by unknown assailants believed to be state security agents. ARTUZ has been leading a just-ended 3 day nationwide strike over low salaries and high cost of living. This was a legally protected strike and 14 day…
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) is holding an Electoral Reforms Petition workshop to review the legal framework governing elections in light of the petition submitted to Parliament by ZESN on the 3rd December 2018. The workshop is attended by the Speaker of Parliament, Honourable Advocate Jacob Mudenda and Members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will provide a credit facility valued at up to two billion Rands (about $140 million) to the Kingdom of Eswatini to enable the Kingdom achieve required funding to meet trade and strategic economic goals, Bank President Prof. Benedict Oramah, has announced in Mbabane. Prof. Oramah, who was addressing King Mswati III…
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed mobile network service provider Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is the network of choice for 88 percent of corporate consumers in the country, according to a survey commissioned by the telecoms regulator, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe(POTRAZ). The consumer satisfaction survey, for the period ending December 2018, conducted by Topline…
By Byron Mutingwende Social dialogue is an effective tool for people to find each other, forge a new national vision and commit to walk together towards a common purpose, Ms Hopolang Phororo, the Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Zimbabwe and Namibia has said. Ms Phororo made the remarks…
By Nyasha Mutena ‘Born and bred in a dusty rural area where nothing ever happens’, a district that is at the mercy of social media platforms engrossed with sheer mockery, the people of Gokwe are mocked relentlessly for their ‘strong rural background’. But Gokwe is the crucible for people who are heeled and steeped in…
By Edward Makuzva As the Castle Lager premiership soccer league, match day 10 gathers momentum, last week Saturday, Harare football giants Dynamos locked horns with the defending champions FC Platinum at Mandava Stadium and the match ended 1 nil in favour of Dynamos courtesy goal from Jarrison Selemani. Since his return to the glamour boys,…
Letitia Gaga, the Baines Avenue Clinic finance and administration director, has been re-elected for a second term as president of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe. She was re-elected at the institute’s annual general meeting at its headquarters, Dzidzo House, in Harare on May 22. Dr Sipithi Nkomo and Mrs Gladys Mudyahoto…
Stakeholders are concerned that the industry is lagging when it comes to a number of factors that have not been a traditional focus of the mining industry Revenue up 8% to $683 billion; EBITDA up 4% to $165 billion; Record dividend paid to shareholders of $43 billion up 13% ;Market capitalisation of the Top 40 down 18%…
The Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry has appointed sporting sensation, Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira as Tourism Ambassador at a colourful event at Rainbow Towers Hotel today. The concept of Tourism Ambassadors is widely used as a tool for promoting many destinations across the globe. People are appointed Tourism Ambassadors for their ability to…
The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has urged Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba to “cease all arbitrary water disconnections” across the City in the absence of a billing system. CHRA described the actions by City of Harare of arbitrarily disconnecting water to arm twist or coerce ratepayers to pay rates when it cannot ascertain payments made…
Staff Writer Cabinet is intensifying efforts to rehabilitate Cyclone Idai affected areas, the Minister of Media Information and Broadcasting services Monica Mutsvangwa said at a post cabinet briefing held at Munhumutapa Building in Harare yesterday. Government has been given the go ahead by the traditional leaders to undertake the relocation exercise and has begun intensifying…
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring and Implementation of Government Programs, Mr Joram Gumbo has submitted the second 100 Day cycle mid-term report to cabinet. The 100 day cycle which runs from 28 February to 7 June reported that 16% were ahead of target, 60% on target whilst 24%…
This will be the first time that a South African ladies 15s side will be touring Zimbabwe at Under-20 level Zimbabwe’s Under 20 National girls team will host South Africa’s Under 20 girls in a historic two match bilateral series in Harare on the 26th and 29th of June 2019. This will be the first…
Discussion runs from 3 June to 3 July 2019 In October 2018, the Government of Zimbabwe introduced the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) to stimulate economic growth and stabilise the macroeconomic situation in the country. The Programme outlines policies, programmes and projects that will guide Zimbabwe’s socio-economic interventions and initiate policy responses to position the country…
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) has launched its 2018 Consumer Satisfaction Survey Report at its headquarters in Mount Pleasant, Harare, today. The survey is the third by the regulator and seeks to realise the level of satisfaction by consumers of the telecommunications, courier and Postal products in Zimbabwe every two…
By Own Correspondent A group of suspected security agents reportedly besieged the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Chairperson, Mr. Rashid Mahiya’s residence at around 5AM. The men spent 30 minutes knocking violently at his door and refused to identify themselves. Mahiya was arrested in February following the January 2019 clampdown by the state on civil society…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have signed a general agreement for a $300-million export credit line, which can be availed in US dollars and euros, to support projects in Afreximbank member states. The credit line, signed in Cairo on 31 May, will enable Afreximbank provide funds for…
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and UPS (NYSE:UPS), today announced a series of training seminars and workshops for women business owners, as part of the Nigeria chapter of ITC’s SheTrades initiative. The collaboration aims to increase the participation of women-owned businesses in trade by improving their competitiveness, providing solutions for trade logistics and strengthening their support ecosystem…
A global survey conducted by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and IPSOS shows a positive picture of local residents’ perceptions towards urban tourism. Looking at 15 countries worldwide, the research also identified what residents consider to be the best ways of managing rising numbers of tourists, highlighting differing attitudes to urban tourism among different socio-demographic…
