By Anyway Yotamu The country’s leading cooking oil producers, Pure Oils through their ZimGold brand today continues to assist vulnerable communities under the company’s ZimGold Givers Community Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, by donating cooking oil worth ZW$75000.00 to Touching Lives Africa. Under the ZimGold Givers, Pure Oils identifies community heroes who are doing remarkable work…
By Kundai Marunya Top local entertainers RayDiz and Junior Brown are set to perform at the inaugural FIFA challenge to be held at Maestro, on 26 September. The artists will perform at the after-party of the gaming competition along with reggae chanter Celsius, Fyah Linx’s Bonzo, Black Snizzle, Marqeous and Jay C. Speaking to Spiked…
Writes Kumbirai Mafunda Authorities at Mutare City Council (MCC) have procured and taken delivery of some fire tenders to enhance the local authority’s emergency response capabilities following a complaint filed against it by an aggrieved resident over poor service delivery. In August 2023, Ephraim Matanda, a resident of Mutare, engaged the services of Peggy Tavagadza and Tatenda Sigauke of Zimbabwe Lawyers…
By Anyway Yotamu and Joyce Mukucha. Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) says it budgeting around ZWL700 million for disbursements towards road construction works from the targeted ZWL 1.2 billion revenue collections in 2020 as the administration seeks to play a major role in revamping of the country’s road network. The parastatal which is responsible for…
Writes Hopewell Chibvongodze Chitungwiza town council set to establish a drug rehabilitation centre to assist the community and government by treating drug and substance patients. This was said by the Chitungwiza Ward 16 councillor, Michael Mukashi when he spoke at the drug and substance abuse awareness campaign and march hosted by the Roman Catholic Church’s…
By Gean Anesu Boriondo Ahead of the Anti-Sanctions Day on the 25th of October, Zimbabweans have joined hands in the fight against illegally imposed sanctions by the United States and European Union that have been crippling the economy of the country for almost two decades. These sanctions have been dragging the country backward with the…
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization with global members spanning academia, government, and industry, has released a white paper that examines how underutilized and biofortified crops could help improve global food and nutrition security. Food Science and Technology Solutions to Improve Food and Nutrition Security: Advancing the Use of Underutilized and Biofortified Crops examines benefits,…
Zimnat, one of the country’s leading insurance and financial services groups, on Friday (August 2) handed over an ablution block for girls to Chizungu Primary School in Epworth. Zimnat undertook the construction of the ablution block in partnership with Fund a Child’s Education Zimbabwe (FACEZ), a non-profit making organisation that assists marginalised and underprivileged children….
By Charles Dhewa Efforts to modernise African agriculture continue to focus on the supply-side at the expense of the demand side. In addition to infrastructure-driven agribusiness models, there is an unfortunate belief that agricultural extension is the only important form of knowledge in transforming the agriculture industry. Instead of embracing a holistic approach that identifies…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been distinguished as the only large development bank that spent more on climate finance to enable communities to adjust to the inevitability of climate change. The AfDB crossed the threshold of committing 32 percent of its facilities to climate financing and edging toward achieving 40 percent, its peers like…
Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe’s health insurance unit, Maisha Health Fund, has launched an innovative and convenient way to register for medical aid cover through mobile phone. The service, which is available to all Zimbabweans by simply dialling *147# on a mobile phone, is expected to drive adoption through increased access to digital platforms. Announcing the launch,…
The Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe has been urged to expedite total re-alignment of the laws to the Constitution so as to strengthen migration legislation that promotes migrant rights. Dr. James Tsabora, a Consultant with the Centre for Applied Legal Research in his address to Parliamentarians at a workshop on migration underway in Kadoma said…
By Rev Dr. Kenneth Mtata In 2019, the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), the largest platform of church bodies in Zimbabwe, proposed a moratorium on elections for a seven-year period. The proposal was made out of the realisation that (a) the citizens were too impoverished for meaningful participation in democratic processes, (b) the cost…
By Joyce Mukucha The Harare City Volleyball Club (HCVC) women’s team will be leaving the country to Egypt to represent Southern Africa in the Continental Championship to be held at E1 Sports Complex in Cairo, Egypt from the 4th to 15th of March 2018. They were seen off by Councillor Panganayi Charumbira, the Chairperson of…
Mr. William Kojo Agyemang-Bonsu, the Manager of the Mitigation and Transparency Support (Mitigation, Data and Analysis) unit of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat has commended Zimbabwe stakeholder collaboration towards coming up with quality greenhouse gases inventory reports. “As per our assessment, the work that has been carried out is fair in the sense…
Africa’s first black-owned car manufacturing company, Mureza Auto Co has rolled out its first 100 vehicles into the market with a pre-order facility available for buyers in South Africa and Zimbabwe, starting next week. The car manufacturing firm was recently granted a licence to produce motor vehicles in South Africa, marking a significant step as…
Egypt’s COP27 Presidency, in partnership with World Meteorological Organization (WMO), launched AWARe (Action on Water Adaptation or Resilience), an initiative that will champion inclusive cooperation to address water-related challenges and solutions across climate change adaptation. AWARe aims at contributing to a successful outcome at the 2023 UN Conference on Water and it brings together the…
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has voiced concern over the purported request by the ZANU PF Political Commissariat for medicine supplies at local clinics as assistance in respect of the Lupane East by-election campaign scheduled for 3 August 2019. In a statement ZESN said whilst it acknowledges the right for political parties to solicit…
A giant player in bio-technology in Africa, Oil Castor Zimbabwe says it is working round the clock to have Miss Rural Africa Beauty Pageant relaunched at new platform to be unveiled on a later date. In an interview with a top Oil Castor Group Executive, Alvaro Arellano said the high publicized company is working on…
Writes Chimeno Azriel Newly elected Kadoma Urban Ward 15 Councillor, Nigel Ruzario of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was on Tuesday sworn in as the new mayor of the municipality whilst Michael Mvula (Ward 8 ) will deputise him for the next 5 years. Both Councillors are of the same party. Councillors Rozario and…
By Olusegun Obasanjo and Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe Africa has so far escaped the worst health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the continent looks like it could be the worst hit from the economic fallout of the crisis: 80 million Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty if action is not taken. And disruptions in…
The core around the Wildlife Economy is the transfer of the benefits to the communities, not only those adjacent to or around the protected and conserved areas, the Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Zimbabwe, Hon Barbara Rwodzi has said. She made the remarks on the 19th of July 2022 at the…
By Nevson Mpofu. The Southern Africa Parliamentary Support Trust (SAPST), Parliament of Zimbabwe and Katswe Sisterhood came to the Legal rescue of five girls who had previously been sexually , physically, emotionally abused and exposed to child labour while below the age of 18 years. The five girls Loveness Mudzuru, Ruvimbo Tsopodzi, Gladys Chihozhwa,…
Zimbabwe – 278-6 in 50 overs (Sean Williams 118*, Brendan Taylor 56, Sikandar Raza 45; Mohammad Hasnain 5/26, Wahab Riaz 1/65) Pakistan – 278-9 in 50 overs (Babar Azam 125, Wahab Riaz 52, Khushdil Shah 33; Blessing Muzarabani 5/49, Donald Tiripano 2/39, Richard Ngarava 2/62) Match tied (Zimbabwe won the one-over eliminator) Blessing Muzarabani powered…
By Marlvin Ngiza Many schools across the country are set to benefit from the national e-learning strategy initiative that will provide free internet access for nine months. Speaking at a post-cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Senator Monica Mutsvangwa said 400 schools that already have internet connectivity will be…
By Joyce Mukucha To ensure that the basic right of the child to access state-funded education is protected, Tag a Life International (TaLI) has urged the Government of Zimbabwe to consider the current suffering of citizens and review its position and abolish exam fees to guarantee those poor children who constitute more than 70 percent…
Zimbabwe match official Iknow Chabi has been named as one of the 16 umpires for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2020 to be staged in South Africa. The International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed the umpire and match referee appointments for the biennial youth tournament, which will be held from 17 January to 9…
By Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) In line with the resolutions of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on the 26th of September 2023, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) announced that with effect from the 5th of October 2023, Zimbabwe Gold-Backed Digital Token (ZiG) will become one of…
Prime Minister Ersin Tatar, President Mustafa Akinci to vie in 2nd round of the presidential election Residents of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will cast their ballots for a second time after the candidates in the country’s presidential elections failed to secure more than 50% of the vote in the first round. With…
By Charles Dhewa Contrary to western markets like supermarkets where most of the commodities are sold by weight through kilograms, for instance, African mass markets have developed their own best practices in measurement and linking measurements to price or value. To avoid the inconvenience of having to weigh commodities each time someone wants to buy,…
By Marlvin Ngiza The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has condemned gender based-violence while advocating for gender equality at workplaces. Speaking ahead of the 2021 commemorations of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, ARTUZ Gender and Social Welfare Secretary Sukuoluhle Ndlovu reprimanded all perpetrators of violence at workplaces. She said gender…
The Wedza Rural Development Initiative Trust (WERDIT) has called upon the government to expedite the allocation of devolution funds as a way of enhancing development in the area. WERDIT Director, George Makoni said the devolution principle is plausible and must be seen to be facilitating development at the local level. “The Government of Zimbabwe has…
The Thematic Committee on Climate Change visited local farmers in Southeast Lowveld yesterday to explore an innovative solution to the pressing issue of human-wildlife conflict. The farmers have devised a method using chilies to create smoke blocks, which are used to safely and effectively scare away elephants. This practice significantly reduces the risk of…
For over a decade, the German-African Energy Forum has attracted thousands of participants from over 50 countries The African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org) congratulates the German Government and the African-German Business Association (Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft) on the success of the 13th German-African Energy Forum that took place in Hamburg on March 27 and 28, under…
Humans have been using cannabis for medicinal purposes for at least 2500 years. Our methods have become a lot more sophisticated in that time. Nowadays, there are different types of cannabis that treat different kinds of ailments. The best strain for your needs depends on the nature of your health issue. While all cannabis strains…
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) reports that the Mosaico study, a large-scale HIV vaccine efficacy study also known as HVTN 706/HPX3002, was stopped early for non-efficacy. The study took place in several countries in North and South America and Europe to test the safety and efficacy of the adenovirus26-based vaccine regimen among 3,900 cis-gender men…
The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has honoured and paid tribute to the late former Zimbabwean President, His Excellency Robert Gabriel Mugabe who passed on last month due to “advanced cancer” describing him as a “Giant of Africa”. The PAP paid tribute to Mugabe after a draft motion was moved by Honourable Jaynet Kabila of Democratic…
By Golden Maunganidze (MISA Zimbabwe Chairperson) This year’s World Press Freedom Day commemorations on 3 May 2020 come on the backdrop of Zimbabwe’s 40 years of independence and ahead of the 30th anniversary of the 1991 Windhoek Declaration in 2021. The Windhoek Declaration which asserts that free media is essential to democracy and a fundamental…
Members of the business community in Chitungwiza’s Tilco industrial area have constructed a police base there for the Zimbabwe Republic Police in an effort to combat increasing crime within the area. The Officer Commanding Police in Harare Province, Commissioner Bernard Dumbura, officially opened the base at a ceremony on December 6 attended by representatives of…
Zimbabwe is set to host twenty-five International Board Members of the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) for a summit in Victoria Falls from 21–23 June. SITE is a professional association dedicated exclusively to the global incentive travel industry. SITE’s executive leadership team are C-Suite executives from leading businesses in the field of incentive travel,…
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has dismissed social media speculations on the recalling of election agents and observers to sign new V11 result forms saying that those reports were fictitious. In a statement released, ZEC Chief Elections Officer, Utloile Silaigwana said that the used V11 forms form the election residue and were kept securely until…
A group claiming to be the legitimate Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has refuted the recent statement made by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa where he indicated that there will be a new election for the leadership of the freedom fighters. “We would like to clarify the following points. It is important to note that…
By Byron Mutingwende The Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo will now be held towards the end of September despite earlier indications that it would not be available this year. Speaking during a press conference held at the New Ambassador Hotel on Thursday, Karikoga Kaseke, the Chief Executive Officer of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA),…
Women in various spheres of life are calling on stakeholders to create an enabling environment that allows them to take up leadership and decision-making positions in organisations. Spiked Online Media had the opportunity to gather the views of different women on this subject. One such woman is Resta Dzvinyangoma (46), Councillor for Ward 1…
President Mnangagwa should put aside the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) led rigging scheme and act as a Statesman by accepting electoral defeat in order to allow the country to move forward, Nelson Chamisa has said. “This idea that African strongman never want to leave power after an election must stop. President Mnangagwa will join a…
