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,…
By Elmond Bandauko (“Our impressions of a city are formed mainly by the quality of public spaces. If they are not pleasant and preserved, or if they transmit a sense of insecurity, we will seldom return. Good planning of these spaces should be the rule, not the exception”) Most urban residents in cities of the developing world…
Zimbabwe have selected a youthful squad to face Afghanistan in two Tests and three T20 international matches in Abu Dhabi. Tarisai Musakanda, who had not played another Test match since he made his debut away to Sri Lanka in July 2017, has bounced back to reclaim his place in the national side following some impressive…
By Veritas Bill Watch Introduction Must Laws be aligned to the Constitution? The answer is both “Yes” and “No”. We shall first look at why we say No, under the heading the Supremacy of the Constitution. We shall then examine the arguments for saying “Yes they do have to be aligned”. Supremacy of the Constitution The…
The Zimbabwe Council of Copyrights (ZICCO) has strongly denied allegations of corruption and mismanagement made by its former director, Dickson Nema, describing them as “unfounded, false, and malicious.” Nema, who was dismissed in 2023 following a disciplinary hearing, resurfaced in the public eye during a press conference held in Harare on April 15, 2025,…
The Government of Japan provides support, in partnership with UNICEF, UNDP, WFP, and UNOPS, to the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and has launched five transformative projects under Japan’s 2024 Supplementary Budget and the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). These initiatives aim to strengthen maternal and child health, prevent malnutrition, modernize medical…
Writes Kirubel Tadele Baku, Azerbaijan – As the second week of COP29 negotiations continues, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) launches its latest publication, Agroecology Works: Evidence from Kenya. This booklet offers a deep dive into the transformative power of agroecology through 15 inspiring stories from across ten counties in Kenya, providing a rich…
By Richard Zimunya For a sport that had suffered from the effects of Covid 19 which saw the beautiful game going to a halt for two years, the country’s suspension from the international football family by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was salt added to an open wound. This has thrown a spanner into…
By Ronnie Chisamba Chitungwiza-born sungura musician Herbert Majeke (37) – aka Herbert Majeke Kangara – officially released his latest single track, Kudzinga Hope, on the first of this month ahead of the proposed launch of his 4-track album, titled Dzinochangamutsa, next week. Kudzinga Hope is a Shona term that literally translates to keeping alert according…
By Joyce Mukucha The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), in pursuit of improving the way of doing business in the country is impelemnting measures that seek to address bottlenecks in the sector. Speaking during the 2018 CZI Economic Outlook Symposium which took place at Meikles Hotel on the 30th of January 2018, the CZI President…
It is estimated that 30 to 60 percent of Africa’s harvest, or more than USD 220 billion, is lost every year to plant pests, compared to only 20 to 40 percent worldwide, causing significant losses to food crops, revealed the Head of the African Union’s Rural Development Division, Janet Edeme. According to Edeme, who…
By Joyce Mukucha The poverty situation in Zimbabwe has increased between the years 2017 and 2019 with urban poverty rising faster as compared to rural poverty while assistance coverage of the extreme poor has gone up, mostly humanitarian assistance. This came to fore during the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) workshop on the dissemination of…
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…
Master classes focused on production of reality crime television shows are to be facilitated for students of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academies by the thematic TV channel CBS Justice. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe said a partnership between the MultiChoice Group and AMC Networks International UK and ViacomCBS, had set…
Leading Mobile Network Operator in Zimbabwe, NetOne made a remarkable impression at the Zimbabwe Agriculture Show through its captivating technology displays showcasing the latest advancements in robotics, smart farming, and smart home solutions. Drawing attention from attendees and industry experts alike, NetOne’s innovative exhibits not only wowed the audience but also shed light on…
Old Mutual yesterday delivered a consignment of Personal Protective Equipment for health workers at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare, keeping its promise to commit $3.5 million towards Zimbabwe’s fight against COVID-19. This is the second such donation, following a similar handover at Thorngrove Hospital in Bulawayo last month as part of the #BusinessFightingCovid-19 initiative….
By Byron Mutingwende The success of the Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis (VAA) efforts in the SADC region depends on strengthening communication and advocacy and data and information management systems. This emerged at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis (RVAA) workshop in Johannesburg from 19 to 21 November 2018….
By Chris Donkin Huawei issued a strenuous denial of media reports claiming it was in talks to sell its flagship smartphone brands to a consortium backed by the regional government in Shanghai. In a statement, a representative for the smartphone manufacturer said the claims were unsubstantiated: “There is no merit to these rumours whatsoever. Huawei…
Writes Tinashe Muchuri Tawanda Takura’s A Gathering: Katundu Katurikwa solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe that premiered on the 5th of October passes the clean environment message to the future. The title of the exhibition is a combination of two Shona words, which are katundu for luggage, baggage, or burden and katurikwa referring…
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany today announced, on the margins of the ongoing United Nations 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the sum of €18million to subsidize the cost of disaster risk insurance for qualifying African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group Member States. In her statement, the Parliamentary State Secretary to the…
On 21 December 2019, over 300 children from the Atlantis community participated in a peace walk and community clean up at the Dura Park, as a symbol of goodwill and peace over festive season. The event was hosted by the City of Cape Town, in collaboration with International Peace Youth Group (IPYG), International Women’s…
The grant, awarded from the country’s ADF-15 Performance-Based Allocation, will help bolster Ethiopia’s COVID-19 National Emergency Response Plan (NERP The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July approved a grant of $165.08 million to support Ethiopia’s response to the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including helping to…
WTO working group agrees to address critical constraints hindering smaller firms from engaging in global trade by ITC News Members of the World Trade Organization’s Informal Working Group on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (WTO IWG on MSMEs) have released a package of Recommendations and Declarations to support MSMEs to strengthen their engagement in international trade. The…
By Joyce Mukucha and Nyasha Mutena As a way of ending water woes which have bedeviled the town of Chitungwiza for decades, the United Family Interdenominational Church(UFIC) International’s founder Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has handed over a benevolent donation of two community boreholes. Addressing residents of Unit J and several officials from the Ministry of Health…
South Africa’s Deputy President Mashatile and Mrs. Mashatile arrive at the Main Entrance of the Presidential Palace and are welcomed by Ms. Võ Thị Ánh Xuân, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Deputy President is on a working visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. South Africa and Vietnam enjoy friendly and…
By Byron Mutingwende Eight-year-old Tambudzai Mashereni (not real name) struggled to carry a 20-litre bucket of water that her stepmother put on her head. The borehole is a kilometre away. She just found herself in that painful situation and knew from the treatment that the woman who made her do back-breaking work was not her…
One of Zimbabwe’s finest entrepreneurship and leadership coaches, Kudzanai Vere is inviting citizens from all over the country to converge in Kadoma on 20 March for a life-changing workshop in the famous gold mining town. The first of its own kind in Kadoma, the ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP is ON on the 20th of MARCH 2020 at…
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) held a post-2018 harmonised election conference on 7 and 8 March 2019 in Bulawayo. The overall objective of the Conference was to review the conduct of the 2018 harmonised elections focusing on the legislative and administrative framework, the political environment, role of observers, electoral reform process, and recommendations by…
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has unveiled its new Ten-Year Strategy 2024–2033 (https://apo-opa.co/4aKxNom), a blueprint to confront Africa’s pressing challenges and to help put the continent firmly back on track towards sustained economic growth and prosperity. Unveiling the strategy during the Bank Group’s Annual Meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina…
By Byron Mutingwende Health is a basic fundamental human right recognised under the global development agenda as one of the crucial priorities that governments must address. Speaking at a meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), John Ngirazi, the Executive Chairperson of the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH)said that the health sector…
MTN Group has announced the appointment of several executives, including the position of Chief Technology & Information Officer and Executive for Corporate Services & Sustainability. Charles Molapisi has been appointed as the company’s Group Chief Technology and Information Officer, effective 1 January 2019. His appointment follows Babak Fouladi’s resignation from the company to take up…
Co-founder and managing director of Eat n Lick fast food outlets, Mrs Tsitsi Musabayana, has been named the Chartered Governance Professional of the Year for 2023. She was named winner of the award and presented with the Chartered Governance of the Year Trophy at a formal dinner that marked the ending of the Chartered…
Over the many years that the DStv brand has been part of the Zimbabwean landscape there has been a range of benefits for the country, among them the creation of new business and job opportunities for Zimbabweans joining the team of support providers. One such person is Sayini Matunya, a Kwekwe-based DStv accredited installer,…
As the Zimbabwe Council for Tourism (ZCT) celebrated its 30th anniversary, it changed its name to the Tourism Business Council for Zimbabwe (TBCSZ). In his statement at a media briefing held at the TBCZ offices in Harare on Thursday 30 August 2018, the President of the Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe, Tich Hwingwiri reiterated the…
StreetNet International Celebrates a Year of Milestones and Progress in 2023 StreetNet International is proud to announce the release of its 2023 Global Report, highlighting a year of significant achievements and impactful initiatives in support of informal economy workers worldwide. Foreword by International Coordinator Oksana Abboud The 2023 Global Report marks a crucial year in…
Realness Institute’s newest program, Episodic Lab, created in partnership with Netflix, has received an overwhelmingly positive response from members of the industry online and offline. The deadline has thus been extended for submissions. Online submissions will now close upon receiving 150 additional applications or on the 8 February 2021, whichever comes first. The Episodic Lab offers…
By Ronnie Chisamba Afro-pop rising star, Russel Tawanda, and the artiste duo of Fungai Kativhu (29) – aka T-hustle – and Dean Chikotora – aka D-Flexx have released a video on social media platforms, for their collaboration track titled Murombo Munhuwo. Produced and directed by Absolom Nota at RedCat Films, the musical video blends Afro-pop…
The Summit of the Future (SOTF) Action Days wrapped up Saturday at the United Nations Headquarters, highlighting the power of inclusive, networked multilateralism and partnerships in shaping a better global future. The sessions, which have brought together world leaders, civil society, youth representatives, and stakeholders from across the globe, have laid the groundwork for the…
The Southern African Council of Non-Governmental Organizations (SAf-CNGO), formerly known as the SADC Council of NGOs (SADC-CNGO), representing civil society organizations from across all SADC member states, has expressed deep concern over the rising tensions and violence in Mozambique following the October 9th, 2024 elections. In a statement, SAF-CNGO said it has noted with…
Zimnat General Insurance has launched a Motor Vehicle Assessment Centre so that its clients no longer have to look for quotations when submitting a motor vehicle insurance claim if their vehicle is involved in an accident. The centre, the first of its kind, provides vehicle assessment services for all Zimnat clients. It is a one-stop…
“Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa says he loves ZANU (PF) more than anything else but as a fellow party member I think the Advisor to President Mnangagwa should publicly apologise if he should entertain any hopes of coming back to represent us in the House of Assembly for Norton,” said Masimba Chikukwa, a Norton resident. “The…
Samsung Electronics said on Friday that operating profit fell to 6.5 trillion won ($5.56 billion) in the quarter ended June, falling 56% year on year in the face of sinking DRAM prices. Samsung Electronics Co.’s quarterly profit more than halved after a global industry downturn and trade tensions hammered demand for its chips and high-end smartphones. The…
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…
By Midweek Watch HARARE – High Court Judge, Justice Webster Chinamhora has set aside and nullified the procedure used to appoint recently installed Chief Nemamwa, born Tranos Manjiva in a rulling handed down yesterday (19-05-23) in Harare, The Midweek Watch can reveal. Justice Chinamhora ruled that Manjiva was irregularly appointed as Chief Nemamwa since the…
The Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) proposes that the Zimbabwean government puts in place further reforms that complement its policy decision to ban raw lithium exportation to alleviate the negative impacts on Artisanal miners that the recent ban has had. Lithium is one of the critical minerals required for energy transition and the manufacturing of…
