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MSF’s ‘Access Campaign’ marks 20 years of work to secure medical innovation and access to affordable medicines

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago07 mins

The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) this year marks the 20th anniversary of founding its ‘Access Campaign,’ which has been working to secure access to affordable medicines, diagnostics and vaccines, including promoting their research and development, for people in MSF’s care and beyond. Marking this milestone provides an opportunity to reflect on…

Domboshava woman desperately seeks financial aid

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

By Ronnie Chisamba A 40-year-old female vendor from Domboshava is in desperate need of financial assistance to enable her to pay medical bills and seek much-needed medical attention. Nyarai Mavhunduse suffered a fractured right leg and left arm when she was hit by a car on the 2nd of May. She was admitted…

UNOCHA Under-Secretary General Mark Lowcock to Visit Zimbabwe

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago05 mins

The United Nations humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock will visit Zimbabwe from 27 February – 1 March to see the current humanitarian situation in the country. This visit will mark Mr. Lowcock’s first visit to Southern Africa as Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. During his visit, Mr. Lowcock will meet with senior…

Time to stop torture

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago09 mins

By Paidamoyo Muzulu THIRTY-FOUR years is a long time. A very long time for Zimbabweans who still survive with the fear of the State security boot on their necks. Unfortunately, it seems even the so-called new dispensation is reluctant to domesticate the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment…

MDC Official wants government to adopt multiple currencies to avert energy crisis

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago03 mins

Hon. Jasmine Toffa, the MDC Secretary for Energy and Power has said her party notes with great concern the continuation of the escalating energy crisis in Zimbabwe which she argued is being worsened by the “cluelessness” of Mr Emerson Mnangagwa government in solving the country’s multi-layered crisis. “The MDC notes that every Sunday since…

The dilemma of COVID-19 and Sports

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago017 mins

By Lewis Maunze This cartoon is the perfect caricature of what sports enthusiasts (specifically soccer fans) are going through during the continued lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is supposed to share a lighter moment in contrast to what the world is experiencing in reality. The picture depicts the current situation in world sport….

India donates USD100 000 worth of COVID-19 medicines to Zimbabwe

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago03 mins

Staff Writer The Indian Government yesterday donated USD100000 worth of COVID-19 medicines to Zimbabwe despite the country’s struggle to contain the pandemic having604,641 COVID-19 cases confirmed 17,843 dead and 359,860 recoveries. The Indian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr. Rungsungh Maskui handed over the donation to Dr. John Mangwiro Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care at…

NetOne donates essential hospital and clinic equipment to Nyanga North community

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Mobile telephony giant, NetOne, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), has embarked on a significant health campaign initiative in Nyanga North Constituency. Speaking at a prestigious occasion where NetOne made the generous donation of hospital and clinic equipment that was graced by Lieutenant General Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe, the Commander of the Zimbabwe National…

New Laws to Govern Residential Stands Allocation Procedures in Harare

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago03 mins

By Staff Reporter The capital city will lead efforts aimed at attracting investment in the country, the Minister of State for Harare Metropolitan Province Honourable Oliver Chidau has said. In that regard, Harare City will implement laws which will govern proper procedures for those who want residential stands and those who allocate them. Hon Chidau…

SADC Delegates Laud Technological Marvel at Dinson Iron and Steel Company Plant

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Delegates from various Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries and local officials toured the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) in Mvuma last week, marking the conclusion of the 44th SADC Industrialization Week. The visit showcased Africa’s largest steel plant which recently started producing steel billets at its plant and highlighted technological and innovative…

Ebola DRC: MSF calls for independent, international committee for Ebola vaccination

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago011 mins

More than a year into the ongoing Ebola outbreak in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the disease has killed over 2,100 people. The mortality rate is 67%, comparable with the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak – when neither therapeutic treatments nor a highly effective vaccine were available, unlike today. As many as 40% of the deaths…

Zimbabweans facing high levels of food insecurity: IPC

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

The Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) has reported that an increase in food insecurity in Zimbabwe is being driven by poor harvests, reduced income and high food prices but is partially mitigated by increased humanitarian food assistance. Below, Spiked Online Media reproduces snippets from the report: Current Situation Overview (Oct-Dec 2020) Currently, 2.61 million people…

Premier League outcasts thriving in Serie A

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

SuperSport viewers on DStv have been witness to a great Serie A season thus far. One of the most interesting aspects of the campaign has been the way in which several players which were deemed to be surplus to requirements in the Premier League have revived their careers in Italy’s top flight through 2019-20. Romelu Lukaku – Internazionale After going…

Zimbabwe beat Scotland to level T20I series

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago09 mins

Zimbabwe – 136-6 in 20 overs (Sean Williams 60*, Craig Ervine 30, Ryan Burl 13*; Gavin Main 1/17, Michael Leask 1/23, Mark Watt 1/23) Scotland – 126 all out in 19.4 overs (Matthew Cross 42, Richie Berrington 42, Michael Leask 25; Richard Ngarava 2/13, Wellington Masakadza 2/19, Tendai Chatara 2/28) Zimbabwe won by 10…

2022 FIFA World Cup: 1 December preview – Groups E & F Match-day 3

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago05 mins

SuperSport viewers on DStv will be treated to unrivalled coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with the tournament set to run from 20 November to 18 December and provide the most thrilling distillation of ‘The Beautiful Game’. Thursday 1 December sees Group F wrap up in the late afternoon with Croatia…

AAG empowers entrepreneurs with business management skills

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago04 mins

By Elvis Dumba Harare – Various established and upcoming entrepreneurs have received business management skills and opportunities for markets from the Affirmative Action Group (AAG). One of the recipients of the management skills training, Nyasha Mhonda, who undertook an intensive goat rearing business management training, hailed the initiative. “I am thankful for a great initiative…

Climate change means hunger in our communities, African women leaders at COP26

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago09 mins

Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan climate activist, emerged as one of the most prominent youth voices at COP26 in Glasgow. “Prove us wrong,” was her message to delegates at the climate talks, which entered their final day on Friday, as fears grew that countries would fail to convert ambition into an agreement. Activists and delegates from…

Plays, performing arts should communicate to persons with disabilities

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago05 mins

By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma Stakeholders at the Berina Community Arts (BCA)-organised annual strategic planning workshop have called for performing arts and plays that effectively communicate to people living with disabilities, this publication can reveal. The call was made by BCA director Lloyd Mujuru, to raise awareness to participants at the Mhondoro-Ngezi District focused workshop….

Matsekete to take the helm at Old Mutual Zimbabwe from 2020

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago04 mins

Old Mutual has confirmed the appointment of Samuel (Sam) Matsekete as the Group CEO-designate of Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited (OMZIL). Sam will commence service on 1 January 2020 following the retirement of the current Group CEO, Jonas Mushosho at the end of 2019. He joins Old Mutual from First Capital Bank, where, in his current…

POTRAZ enhancing consumer wellbeing through Customer Satisfaction Surveys

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago09 mins

The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) is using customer satisfaction surveys in a bid to enhance consumer well-being by availing products and services that meet their needs and wants. This was revealed by Dr. Gift Machengete, the Director-General of POTRAZ during the organisation’s launch of the 2022 Customer Satisfaction Survey in Chitungwiza…

Two-thirds of Africans will accept to be vaccinated against COVID-19: Africa CDC survey

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago05 mins

Two-thirds of Africans will accept COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to Covid-19 (PERC) survey Across the continent, two-thirds of the citizens interviewed expressed willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines. But the sentiment has varied across the continent. In the 19 member countries surveyed, 91% of the people surveyed in Morocco were…

Alumni rallies Dalny High School students

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago08 mins

By Lovemore Chazingwa The zeal to erase the dearth of guidance within a plethora of careers has led Dalny High alumni organizing a successful careers guidance session at the institution recently. The session is part of a series of such instalments for the past couple of years running. Dalny High Old Students Association (DOSA) under…

Informal cross-border traders need a tailored Covid-19 recovery package

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago03 mins

The government’s promise to continue engaging cross-border traders will come as a pleasant gesture to informal business operators, particularly women. The recommitment comes at the time researchers have found out that Covid-19 restrictions, especially border closures in the East African region, have had widespread consequences on cross-border traders. In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, East African…

Prioritise MNOs on forex allocation, says POTRAZ as Q1 capex declines in real terms

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago05 mins

Mobile network operators saw a decline in voice and internet traﬃc in the ﬁrst quarter but revenue grew 10% to $28.8 billion from $26.17 billion recorded in the preceding quarter. According to the latest sector performance report from the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), mobile voice traﬃc declined by 2.3% to…

Hon Tawaz using music to inspire social change

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago04 mins

Hon Tawaz as he is affectionately known in the showbiz circles (real name Tawanda Chisasa), is a Harare based budding Chimurenga/Afro-pop musician who traces his origins and musical inspiration from the famous Tokwe Mukosi area in Masvingo Province. Just this midyear, he announced his grand arrival on the music scene with his debut 10-track thriller…

Norton registers considerable development under Mliswa’s leadership

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago06 mins

By Joyce Mukucha As the year winds down, the Member of the House of Assembly for Norton Constituency Honourable Temba Mliswa expressed his excitement as his constituency substantial developmental initiatives. One of the notable developments in Norton is the resuscitation of Lucas Battery Company which resumed the production after so many years of not operating….

Google Introduces a New Auto-delete History Feature

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago03 mins

Google is rolling out auto-delete controls for your activity data and location history, letting you automatically scrub information after three or 18 months so if you were worried about your Google data history coming back to haunt you, you’ll be glad to hear that there’s now an easy way to keep that history brief. While that’s not…

Begin your SUV life with the all-new Kia Sonet

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

Kia Motors Zimbabwe, the only certified Kia dealership in the country is thrilled to introduce the Kia Sonet onto Zimbabwean roads, especially with the growing B-SUV trend. Following extensive market input, especially relating to its design, engine, and transmission tuning, and characteristics, and suspension attributes, the Sonet was designed to offer customers a car that…

Kwese iflix million-dollar promotion gets intense public interest

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago06 mins

Kwesé iflix last week launched a massive million-dollar Promotion intended to reward users of the popular sports and entertainment mobile service. The promotion presents Kwesé iflix users with the chance to win 12 brand new vehicles, tablets, mobile phones, and guaranteed daily prizes for every user. Speaking a week after the launch of…

Dorowera Community Gets Financial Literacy Training

Byron Adonis Mutingwende1 year ago07 mins

The Dorowera Irrigation Scheme, located in Mutoko District in Mashonaland East Province, is famous for its prolific farming. The produce makes its way to Harare’s Mbare People’s Market and some leading markets in Zimbabwe. The Adam Molai Foundation and GetBucks Bank held a financial literacy seminar for the Dorowera community last Friday at the Irrigation…

Stand-alone budget for infection prevention and control pertinent

Byron Adonis Mutingwende11 months ago05 mins

There is a need for countries to have a stand-alone budget for the infection prevention and control (IPC) programme to prevent healthcare-associated infections and future outbreaks, it has emerged. In her official opening remarks for the media briefing on the advocacy for a domestic IPC budget held in Harare today, the Director of Nursing Services…

Parliament committed to the Elimination of Violence against Women

Byron Adonis Mutingwende12 months ago08 mins

Zimbabwe is committed to the elimination of violence against women as demonstrated by the willingness of Parliament to join the international community in commemorating 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence running from November 25, which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10 which itself is a Human…

Climate Action Network’s take on the Bonn talk shop

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 months ago017 mins

Bonn, Germany – Proper progress is urgently needed at the UNFCCC climate negotiations this week as, with each day passing, the talks are turning into a cesspit of inaction. Underscoring this is how divorced Bonn is fast becoming from real-world conversations, while long-standing inequities within the UNFCCC process, and between and within countries, are worsening. Providing…

Albinism demystified

Byron Adonis Mutingwende7 years ago7 years ago010 mins

By Byron Mutingwende For Sharon Gumbi, living up to the age of 30 is a miracle. Her biological mother was banished from home by her father soon after her birth. Sharon had to live with her grandparents in rural Filabusi, Matebeleland South Province until the age of 13. “My grandparents became my foster…

Apple takes more heat in South Korea

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago02 mins

By Yanitsa Boyadzhiev South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) continued to target Apple over a long-running probe into claims the vendor abused its dominant position in the apps and device markets, accusing the company of obstructing its investigation by preventing access to documents and premises. In a statement, the regulator said it had referred…

Receivables finance Can Help Close Africa’s $90 Billion SME Financing Gap

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago05 mins

Receivables finance is an important tool that can help to close the $90 billion funding gap faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, Dr. Patrick Njoroge, Governor of Central Bank of Kenya, has said. Dr. Njoroge was speaking in Nairobi on 27 February during the opening of a two-day Regional Conference on Factoring and…

ZACC acts promptly on NetOne corrupt employee

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) was praised for its prompt action against a NetOne cashier arrested for fraud following a tip-off. Appearing in court on Thursday, the state charged that using proceeds from fraudulent activities, Daniel Kalira (39) reportedly had a sudden lifestyle change after he splashed the loot on luxury cars. Our investigations suggest…

UN Strategic Framework lauded for catalysing development results in Zimbabwe

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago015 mins

28 June 2018, Harare – Today the Government and the United Nations together with development partners convened high level review meeting to validate and take stock of development results delivered, mid-way of the programme cycle, under 2016-2020 Zimbabwe UN Development Assistance Framework (ZUNDAF) contributing to national development priorities. The high-level meeting co-chaired by the…

SMEs susceptible to corruption: TIZ

Byron Adonis Mutingwende8 years ago7 years ago07 mins

By Byron Mutingwende Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are susceptible to corruption due to the fact that the majority of them are informal traders who are not fully aware of the policy legislative and institutional frameworks that exist to govern their sector, Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) has said. In a speech read on her behalf…

Premier real estate investment conference set for August

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 months ago03 mins

Affordable finance, sustainability, and diversification will be among the key issues to be discussed at ZimReal 2024 on August 28th in Harare. Zimbabwe’s premium real estate and property investment conference will bring together local and regional property developers, investors, public sector officials, and asset managers. Leading real estate company, WestProp, is once again the…

Engineers urged to come up with solutions to Zimbabwe’s water woes

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago08 mins

As the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE) 10th Biennial Conference kicked off in Harare today, there has been a call for Engineers in Zimbabwe and beyond to come up with a solution to Harare’s water crisis. The theme for the conference is “The Role of Engineering Professionals – Fundamental Duties for National Development” and alludes to…

Illicit Financial Flows, a threat to Zimbabwe’s US$12 billion mining industry

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

By Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development Mineral resource leakages continually undermine Zimbabwe and Africa’s efforts to tap into the economic potential presented in the vast mineral resources. The Government of Zimbabwe is envisioning a US$12 billion mining industry by 2023. According to the 2021 Budget Strategy Paper, mining will be the leading sector in…

Ministry urged to address concerns over new curriculum

Byron Adonis Mutingwende8 years ago7 years ago07 mins

By Byron Mutingwende The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has been urged to consider concerns by stakeholders over the newly introduced curriculum. The new primary and secondary school curriculum has been met with considerable outcry; with many within the education sector pointing out that this policy lacked sufficient consultative processes to ensure that…

Zimbabwe urged to uphold human rights and respect freedom of assembly

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

The Heads of Mission of the Delegation of the European Union, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom and the Heads of Mission of Australia, Canada and the United States of America have urged the government of Zimbabwe to uphold human rights and respect freedom of assembly. In a joint statement,…

Parliament of Zimbabwe on benchmarking visit to Baltic and Nordic countries

Byron Adonis Mutingwende8 months ago025 mins

The Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda, is in Stockholm, Sweden where he is leading a Parliamentary delegation undertaking Benchmarking visits to Sweden, Latvia, and Finland from 4th to 11th March 2024. Speaker Mudenda was received at the airport by the Zimbabwean Ambassador to Sweden, Her Excellency, Ms Priscilla Misihairambwi-Mushonga. The Hon….