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Inaugural Agricultural Sector Survey welcomed
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Vangelis Haritatos, launched the inaugural Agricultural Sector Survey in partnership with Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS), Financial Gazette and AEDS as the consultant with funding from CBZ and National foods last month. The event was attended by the Minister and Ministry heads, ZAS executive board, business leaders, bankers,…
Is treason afoot? – 7 May, Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 4 review
Episode 4 of Season 8 of Game of Thrones, entitled ‘The Last of the Starks’, saw the aftermath of the epic battle between the living and the Army of the Dead, with our heroes now turning their focus on taking King’s Landing from Cersei Lannister. Catch all this action on DStv your home for all…
Two-week ordinary session of Parliament kicks off
As South Africans approach voting day, African Parliamentarians have gathered in Midrand for the commencement of the second ordinary session of the fifth legislature of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). The Pan-African Parliament President, the Rt. Hon. Roger Nkodo DANG haswishedSouth Africa successful polls on Wednesday the 8 May 2019 and also thanked the host country for ensuring…
First lady appointed health ambassador.
By Tatenda Mujeyi The First lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa has been appointed the country’s health Ambassador owing to her continued efforts to support the health sector. The appointment which coincided with the launch of the Nursing Now Zimbabwe project was attended by the health ministry, World Health Organisation and mostly health related associations. The appointment was…
Spotify Doubles Apple Music Members After Hitting 100 Million Subscribers
Less than a month ago, it was revealed that Apple Music had overtaken Spotify in terms of paid subscribers in the US – a milestone for the music streaming service – but Spotify’s latest earnings report shows that it’s still well and truly dominating the overall global market. “Premium Subscribers grew up to 100 million, up 32%…
Italy responds to emergency needs in Zimbabwe
The Italian Government has contributed €250,000 to respond to the needs of communities affected by Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe. The contribution, provided to the World Food Programme (WFP), will support immediate food needs in the worst-affected areas of the country. An estimated 250,000 people in seven districts of Zimbabwe were directly affected by Cyclone Idai,…
Long winter looming in the education sector
By Obert Masaraure The ruling elites and their allies in the business world have launched a brutal onslaught on the working class under the anti-people austerity measures. The freezing of salaries at a time when prices of basic goods and services have shot up by up to 400% since January have condemned the working class…
Zimbabwe in Botswana for Elephant Summit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected in Botswana today to attend the crucial Elephant Summit taking place in the tourism town of Kasane. The Summit commenced on the 3rd of May and will conclude tomorrow after the Heads of States meeting.The ground-breaking summit seeks to establish a common ground on the management of elephant population within…
Extent to which inherited knowledge systems are constraining African Imaginations
By Charles Dhewa The introduction of exotic crops, fruits and livestock into Africa was initially guided and informed by the way indigenous crops, livestock and fruits performed in different micro climates. Unfortunately, instead of cultivating co-existence between exotic and indigenous foods, the colonial knowledge system has sought to completely replace indigenous crops, fruits and livestock…
ZCLDN Statement on the arrest of 130 Vuzu party youths
By ZCLDN Information The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) notes with concern the arrest of over 130 youths in Bulawayo during various raids at Vuzu parties in the city. Among those detained by the police is a 13 year-old boy and 15 girls. During the raids police confiscated large amounts of alcohol, drugs,…
Disaster Preparedness and Response are vital tools
By Lovemore Chazingwa (News Correspondent) Communities vulnerable to natural disasters need be geared for preparedness and response in order to mitigate the effects of such calamities, an expert in disaster management has said. Responding to questions on the sidelines of a recent workshop on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) organised by international non-governmental…
Here is What to Expect At This Year’s Google I/O 2019 Developer Conference
Google I/O 2019 Developer Conference
Google Introduces a New Auto-delete History Feature
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…
Judgement Yard dates Speedway Bar in Kadoma City
By Lovemore Chazingwa (News Correspondent) Kadoma – With winter on the cusp and temperatures yo-yoing on the up and downside, trailblazing entertainment joint, Speedway Bar has primed for the new season dishing out a winter warmer jam session this Saturday (today). Trendsetting outfit Judgement Yard comes to the somewhat entertainment starved city at the right…
Cyclone Idai survivors get major assistance from CWGH
By Byron Mutingwende The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) in partnership with Medico International has procured some materials for relief and aid to affected communities in Chimanimani. Speaking while handing over the substantive donation of items worth US$50 000 to the organisation’s management committee in Harare on 3 May 2019, Itai Rusike, the Executive…
Liquid Telecom Partners SITA to Deliver Provincial Broadband Services in Eastern Cape
Liquid Telecom South Africa, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has concluded an agreement with SITA to deliver much needed broadband services to hospitals, schools, clinics and provincial offices. The high-speed broadband services will enable the Eastern Cape Provincial Government to deliver services to its citizens, using technology to enhance their overall…
Zimbabwe: Are MNOs Really Overcharging? . . . Evidence May Not be What Customers Want to Hear
It is not every day that you see an industry regulator defending the prices of products and services offered by industry players that it regulates. But this is exactly what the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) had to do recently. Faced with a barrage of criticism and an international report (that has…
MTN Appoints Mcebisi Jonas S.A’s Former Deputy Finance Minister as Chairman-Designate
South Africa’s Former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas
Don’t Tempt Us To Invite MTN Says Energy Mutodi in Response to Data Tariff Adjustment
Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting Services, Energy Mutodi
AHFoZ calls for stakeholder meeting over healthcare costs
By AHFoZ Information The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) notes with concern that most service providers and health institutions have introduced or continue charging members co-payments and/or shortfalls for services rendered. A number of the providers have also approached the association to submit requests for additional or new increases to the current tariffs…
Nelson Chamisa’s Workers’ Day Message: We have a legitimacy crisis
President of the MDC Allaince, Nelson Chamisa said on account of the disputed election in 2018, Zimbabwe has a crisis of confidence and deficit of trust born out of a political crisis of legitimacy. Speaking to thousands of workers at Dzivarasekwa Stadium yesterday, Chamisa said the crisis of governance manifests itself as an economic crisis….
UNWTO partners with Telefónica to promote tourism sector digitalisation
. The framework agreement between the two organizations was signed in Madrid by Jaime Cabal, Deputy Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, and by Eduardo Navarro, Director of Communication, Corporate Affairs, Branding and Sustainability of Telefónica. • The alliance, whose first phase will be in effect until the end of 2020, revolves around four initial…
ActionAid Zimbabwe launches One Global Campaign on Women Labour, Decent Work and Public Services
During commemoration of Workers Day 2019, ActionAid Zimbabwe, which is part of a global ActionAid International (AAI) family, launched a One Global Campaign on 1 May 2019 with calls on the government to provide women friendly public services, care facilities to reduce the burden of unpaid care work of women and a plea to end…
Google Workers Hold a Sit-in May 1 (Workers/Labour Day) to Protest Alleged Retaliation
Google workers staged a sit-in yesterday Wednesday to protest alleged retaliation from management toward employee organizers at the company. The demonstration, which started at 11 a.m. Wednesday, will be six months to the day of last year’s historic walkout, in which 20,000 Google workers left their offices to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations directed at key…
City of Harare must consider the law before executing demolitions
By CHRA Information Section 74 of the country’s constitution grants freedom from arbitrary eviction and states that ‘No person may be evicted from their home, or have their home demolished, without an order of court made after considering all the relevant circumstances’. The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) is deeply concerned over the continued demolition…
ZIMCODD solidarity statement on May Day celebrations
By ZIMCODD Information The Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) joins the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and workers, the world over, in commemorating the International Workers’ Day! It is worrying that this year Workers’ Day is being commemorated in the midst of a deep socio-economic crisis in Zimbabwe, worsened by neo-liberal policies…
Econet Wireless Data Bundle Price Adjustment Largely Expected And Unavoidable
The country’s largest mobile network operator Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has adjusted its data bundle tariffs upwards in a move that was largely expected, following State-owned competitors NetOne and Telecel’s data bundle price adjustments a few days back. Econet’s new data portfolio now offers a wider selection as it now gives subscribers more bundles to choose…
Rights and health status of workers compromised: CWGH
The harsh economic environment punctuated by rising cost of basic commodities, cash crisis, retrenchments, unemployment and the widening gap between the poor and rich has compromised the rights and health status of workers, the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has said. The statement comes as CWGH joins the rest of the world in commemorating…
Apple iPhone Sales Drop, With Services and Wearables Offering a Boost
Apple’s iPhone sales continued to slip in its latest quarter, but the tech giant’s results were still ahead of Wall Street’s expectations. The Cupertino, California, company on Tuesday reported iPhone revenue for the fiscal second quarter fell 17% to $31.1 billion. The result beat analyst projections of $30.5 billion, according to Bloomberg. As a notable bright spot, services…
ARTUZ May Day Message: Uniting Workers to Crash Austerity
By Obert Masaraure The ugly implications of Mthuli’s austerity package are now haunting all citizens as we predicted. Bread which used to cost .90 cents in January 2019 now costs up to $3.60, a 400% rise. Incomes have either remained stagnant or just slightly increased, teachers and other civil servants were awarded a meagre 29%…
Vaya steps in to handle waste disposal
Vaya Logistics, a division of Cassava, has stepped in to help private waste collectors to collect waste in different areas of Harare. The company said it has partnered with eight private companies, that have already been collecting waste in Harare, to support them with transport logistics. “We are pleased to advise that Vaya Logistics will…
Taylor Swift Smashes YouTube Record with ME! Music Video Which Earned 65.2 Million Views in 24 Hours
Taylor Swift made her big comeback and she’s already back to breaking records with her new single ME! Marking her return to music, Taylor, 29, teamed up with Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie and released the pastel-coloured music video last week much to the surprise of her devoted Swifties. Well it seems Taylor has…
Data Tariffs Soar As Crisis Bites
Mobile network operators became the latest sector to increase prices for their products with an upward adjustment of tariffs for broadband services following the floating of the country’s local currency against the United States dollar. Zimbabwe liberalised its exchange rate on February 22 when it introduced an interbank market for foreign currency trading. The new…
Japan supports Cyclone Idai relief efforts in Zimbabwe
The Government of Japan contributed US$350,000 to respond to emergency needs in Zimbabwe following Cyclone Idai. The contribution, provided to the World Food Programme, will support immediate food needs in the worst-affected areas of the country. Some 270,000 people in seven districts of Zimbabwe have been affected by Cyclone Idai which made landfall in Zimbabwe…
The opportunity cost of industrialisation in developing countries
By Charles Dhewa The African spiny horned cucumber is abundant in Southern Africa this farming season. Like other natural crops, it does well in seasons characterised by global warming-induced drought such as the one ravaging Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe this year. Replaced by the English cucumber, the African cucumber has been completely…
Acid Test for Zimbabwe Rugby Academy as they face Border Bulldogs
The spirited Zimbabweans have announced their squad of 22 players who will kick things off on Sunday It will be a tough test for the Zimbabwe Rugby Academy when they face the Border Bulldogs on Sunday (April 28) at 1430hrs in the debut appearance at the SuperSport Rugby Challenge at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium, East…
Zimbabwe Tourism in Dubai for the Arabian Travel Market
Zimbabwe will be participating at this year’s edition of the Arabian Travel Market Fair to be held in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai from 28 April to 1 May 2019. The Fair will provide a platform for the country to increase destination awareness to key tourism stakeholders and invited international buyers and media houses. The…
Massive gig closes ZITF curtain
By Lovemore Chazingwa Bulawayo Coming hard on the heels of this historic diamond jubilee trade fair is an equally pulsating show that has all the ingredients of a thriller. The showdown bash at Queens Sports Club today is a gig weighing in on a fair that has lived to its billing. The…
Urgent need to scale-up assistance to drought affected people
27 April 2019, Masvingo – The United Nations Team in Zimbabwe concluded a two-day field visit to UN supported relief efforts and development programmes in two districts in Masvingo Province. The UN team led by the UN Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe Mr. Bishow Parajuli over the past two days field visit to Masvingo and Chiredzi…