Youths, women urged to become drivers of green and decent jobs

By Byron Mutingwende The Simuka-Phakama 2018 Green enterPRIZE Innovation Challenge is creating a platform for green enterprise development and eco-innovation to thrive Zimbabwe by empowering the citizens and businesses, particularly the youth and women, to become drivers of green and decent jobs creation. By facilitating their access to a tailored business development programme, supported by…

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Local Poultry Group in Dire need of Land

Tendai Guvamombe As the national economy continues on a free fall, many people are now increasingly embracing entrepreneurship through various activities in order to make ends meet. A survey conducted by Spiked Online Media at various places in Harare like Glen Norah, Budiriro and Hopely indicates that many people have drastically changed the traditional narrative…

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Top Gamer Tyler Blevins ‘Ninja’ Made $1 Million to Promote EA’s ‘Apex Legends’ Launch

What are a few hours playing videogames and a handful of tweets worth? $1 million if you are Tyler Blevins, known to millions as “Ninja,” the world’s most-followed computer gamer. Blevins was one of a few select professionals with huge followings pulled in by videogame giant Electronic Arts Inc to play and promote its latest…

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YouTube Music Launches in South Africa

YouTube Music Launches in South Africa

YouTube has announced the launch of YouTube Music in South Africa. The new music streaming service offers music videos, official albums, singles, remixes, live performances, and covers from YouTube. While fans can enjoy the new ad-supported version of YouTube Music for free, YouTube has also announced YouTube Music Premium, a paid membership that gives you…

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Safaricom's M-Pesa Partners With AliExpress to Enable Kenyan Shoppers to Make Payments Online

Safaricom’s M-Pesa Partners With AliExpress to Enable Kenyan Shoppers to Make Payments Online

Kenya’s Safaricom recently revealed that it had secured a deal to use its M-Pesa mobile payment service for online shopping on one of Alibaba’s platforms, part of a move to expand its most profitable product beyond Kenya. AliExpress customers in Kenya can now pay for goods using M-Pesa following a partnership deal with Safaricom and…

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AfDB pledges US$ 25 billion to climate finance for 2020-2025, doubling its commitments

AfDB pledges US$ 25 billion to climate finance for 2020-2025, doubling its commitments

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) will double its climate finance commitments for the period 2020-2025, the Bank’s President announced today at the One Planet Summit taking place in Nairobi. Akinwumi A. Adesina said that the Bank would commit at least US$25 billion towards climate finance. Speaking at a plenary in the presence of Heads of…

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ICSAZ members urged to contribute to nation’s 2030 Vision

ICSAZ members urged to contribute to nation’s 2030 Vision

Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe president Letitia Gaga has called on chartered secretaries, many of whom are in key executive positions, to contribute to bringing to fruition government’s vision of making Zimbabwe an upper-middle class economy by 2030. Addressing members of the Institute’s Harare branch on Tuesday (March 12), Mrs Gaga said…

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Touch Road, Mashonaland Holdings in luxury accommodation deal

Touch Road, Mashonaland Holdings in luxury accommodation deal

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mashonaland Holding Limited and Touchroad International Holdings Group will see Harare getting a new five-star luxury accommodation. The development is a significant one as it comes at a time the Tourism Industry in Harare is in dire need for revitalisation, new offerings and above all need additional luxury hotels,…

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Econet launches international business process outsourcing centre

Econet launches international business process outsourcing centre

OmniContact centre to help organisations focus on their core business activities, reduce costs The Econet group today unveiled the OmniContact  – a standalone ‘business process outsourcing’ (BPO) unit that will offer local and foreign businesses, both private and public enterprises, a wide range of specialised outsourced services, designed to free them to focus on their…

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Sierra Leone President to Chair the 6th International Africa Development Forum

President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, has been announced as the guest of honour and chair of the 6th International Africa Development Forum (FIAD) Africa’s leading investment promotion and intra-African trade event – taking place in Casablanca on 14 and 15 March, it has been confirmed. The Forum, held under the patronage of Morocco’s King Mohammed…

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Vaya extends digital platform to ambulance service

Vaya extends digital platform to ambulance service

Getting an ambulance anywhere in Zimbabwe will now be as easy and as  simple as a click on your mobile phone following the launch of Vaya Ambulance service today.  The launch follows research by Vaya – a subsidiary Cassava-On-Demand Services –  that revealed that there were over 130 active ambulances in the country operated by…

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POTRAZ Director-General Gift Machengete Trial Postponed To Next Week

POTRAZ Director-General Gift Machengete Trial Postponed To Next Week

The trial of Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, POTRAZ Director-General Gift Machengete who is being charged of criminal abuse of office failed to kick start yesterday as his lawyer Selby Hwacha told the court his client was attending a business conference in Victoria Falls. George Manokore representing the state consented to a postponement to the…

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Man persecuted over Mnangagwa campaign picture

The Zimbabwe lawyers for Human Rights has reported that authorities have arrested and charged a man with undermining authority of or insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he allegedly stated that he disliked him for mismanaging the country’s economy. 32 year-old Farai Gwaza of Dindi village in Pfungwe, Mashonaland East province was arrested early this month…

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Spring and Summer Yoga Retreat Schedule at Tamazirt

Spring and Summer Yoga Retreat Schedule at Tamazirt

Taghazout, Morocco,  Tamazirt by Amayour yoga retreat centre near Taghazout, Morocco has announced its spring and summer yoga retreat schedule, placing an emphasis on capturing the energy of new and full moons, and equinoxes. “Tamazirt means countryside and amayour means full moon in local Amazigh dialect Shilha,” explains Tamazirt by Amayour co-owner Shiraz Ksaiba. “As…

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Significant global population lacks healthcare, social security: ILO

Significant global population lacks healthcare, social security: ILO

A report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has found out that more than half of the global population lacks healthcare and security. There has been widespread progress in the development of national social security systems, according to a new ILO report, which also identifies gaps that need to be promptly addressed. More than half…

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Youth in Mining Observe International Women's Day

Youth in Mining Observe International Women’s Day

By Tendai Guvamombe Danangwe District Youth in Mining Corporative (DDYMC), a rising initiative to upscale youth activities through empowerment in Chegutu under the Mashonaland West Province on Friday last week observed the International Women’s Day. DDYMC is a pilot project, which developed to a large indigenous gold mining firm with many activities taking place in…

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Insurance companies, People’s Savings at Risk due to unstable economy

Zimbabwe’s financial system is still in a disarray despite the measures unpacked in the monetary policy statement of the first half of year 2019 articulated by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Mangudya on 19 February. The economy is continuously gradually deteriorating thereby putting insurance companies’ funds and people’s savings at danger. If we are…

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CSOs set electoral reforms agenda ahead of 2023

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…

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Businessman Buyanga mourns victims of the Ethiopian plane crash

Johannesburg-based businessman Frank Buyanga joined other business and political leaders send condolences to the families and governments of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines plane crash. Since the crash on Sunday, condolences have been pouring in from across the world after the crash killed 157 passengers from at least 35 countries. The flamboyant businessman with mining…

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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by Ethiopia plane crash

An Ethiopian  Airlines fight crashed shortly after take off from the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing more than 150 people on board. The UN  Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement that he was “deeply saddened at the tragic loss of lives” , as reports emerged that UN staff were also among the dead. The Boeing airliner bound for the…

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MTV Music 24 comes to DStv

Viacom International Media Networks Africa and MultiChoice Africa effected music channel changes on the DStv platform on Tuesday March 5, introducing MTV Music 24 as a replacement for VH1. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said MTV Music 24 would offer DStv viewers the latest music videos from all genres, including pop, dance, rock and…

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Zimbabwe gears up for increased tourism investments

Zimbabwe gears up for increased tourism investments

The International Tourism Bourse trade show currently underway in Berlin, Germany, has set the right tone for Zimbabwe to expand its horizon and lure strong visitor traffic this year. The Southern African state is offering massive tourism investment opportunities to international markets as it seeks to tap into the deep pool of key European markets…

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Cebisani Ndlovu undergoes surgery with Zimnat help

Cebisani Ndlovu undergoes surgery with Zimnat help

Cebisani Ndlovu, the young Bulawayo resident for whom Zimnat organised a fund-raising marathon last November, is recovering at home after undergoing spinal surgery at Mater Dei Hospital last month. Speaking from his home in Bulawayo’s Ntumbane suburb, Mr Ndlovu expressed his appreciation of the assistance Zimnat had given him and the support of the 740…

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Maximum Impact repositioning church in nation building agenda

Maximum Impact repositioning church in nation building agenda

By Byron Mutingwende Amid the toxic polarisation obtaining across the political, social and economic fabric of Zimbabwe, Maximum Impact has unveiled a process of positioning the church to be the torchbearer for unity. Speaking at the “Arise and build” conference held in Harare from 7 to 9 March 2019, Apostle Anthony Tembo, the Executive Director…

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NTDA, Tehillar Christian Network rope in diaspora participation in nation building

By Byron Mutingwende The National Transport Drivers Association (NTDA) in partnership with Tehillar Christian Network are leaving no stone unturned in their endeavour to capture the participation of people in Diaspora in nation building. Speaking at the “Arise and Build” conference that was held in Harare from 7 to 9 March 2019 organised by United…

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MDC Congress: Douglas Mwonzora told to consider law instead of presidency

Spiked Online Media correspondent, Henry Madiro, shares his views on the prospects of Hon. Douglas Mwonzora who is the leading contender to square up against incumbent MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa for the presidency of the party at the congress slated for May 2019. Below are our correspondent’s views: Douglas is an advocate who studied…

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MTN Set to Launch an Instant Messaging Service Akin to WeChat and WhatsApp

MTN Set to Launch an Instant Messaging Service Akin to WeChat and WhatsApp

MTN Group has announced it will launch an instant messaging (IM) service akin to China’s WeChat and Facebook’s WhatsApp as it seeks to expand revenue from digital services and mobile money. With the IM platform, which will form part of the group’s mobile money initiatives, MTN wants to build what group CEO Rob Shuter calls the…

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EcoCash Launches Remittance Service in South Africa With New, Unique Remittance Services

EcoCash Launches Remittance Service in South Africa With New, Unique Remittance Services

Harare, Zimbabwe – EcoCash, Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe’s mobile money Fintech business, has partnered with Cassava Fintech South Africa to provide an enhanced cross-border money transfer service from South Africa to Zimbabwe. Announcing the launch of the service, Cassava Fintech International Group Chief Executive Officer Mr Darlington Mandivenga said he was confident the service would do…

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EcoSure Partners With MARS to Introduce Ambulance Service

Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe’s EcoSure insurance business has unveiled a package that will offer its customers access to ambulance services from MARS. The package, which was launched today by EcoSure in partnership with MARS, will allow existing and potential EcoSure policy holders to register and get access to Ambulance services throughout Zimbabwe. Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe CEO…

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Strive Masiyiwa Buys Back Mascom Botswana For USD$300 Million

Strive Masiyiwa Buys Back Mascom Botswana For USD$300 Million

The Founder and Executive Chairman of the Econet Group, Strive Masiyiwa, has bought back Mascom Botswana from MTN for US$300 million, 14 years after losing control of the telecoms giant. Mascom was Strive Masiyiwa’s first mobile company before he obtained a licence to launch Econet Wireless after a protracted court battle with government authorities. The name…

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Rwanda Launches First Coding Academy #BornToCode

Rwanda has embraced technology and is now preparing its young population for the future by launching a coding academy. The school’s motto “born to code” encourages young people interested in coding to pursue it as a career. The academy focusses on cyber security and software programming, and 30 girls and 30 boys enrolled in the…

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Meng Wanzhou, Huawei CFO Sues Canadian Government Over Arrest

Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese technology company Huawei, is suing the Canadian government, its border agency and the national police force over her high-profile detention. Meng claims they detained, searched and interrogated her before telling her she was under arrest. Lawyers for Meng said that they had filed a notice of civil claim in…

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Huawei Sues The US For Being Blocked From Selling to Federal Government

Huawei is suing the U.S. over a law that bans government agencies from buying the Chinese technology giant’s equipment, claiming the legislation is unconstitutional, as the company goes on the front foot following months of political pressure. The lawsuit, which was filed on Thursday local time, focuses on a provision in a law known as the National Defense…

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Rivals BMW and Daimler Merging With a $1 billion Investment on the Future of Transportation

BMW and Daimler are putting more than $1 billion into a joint venture that will develop ride-sharing, charging and parking services. The rival German carmakers announced the investment in Berlin, describing their mobility business as a “global game changer” that could help fend off challenges from upstarts including Uber. “Our mobility services have developed a…

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Eswatini Joins Afreximbank as 51st Participating State

The Kingdom of Eswatini yesterday in Cairo deposited the instrument of its accession to the 1993 Agreement for the Establishment of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), making it the 51st African country to become a participating or shareholder state of the continental trade finance institution. The instrument, signed on 25 February by Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo…

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