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…
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas…Guess what? DStv is giving lower-tiered subscribers an early Christmas gift by opening up some of the premium channels during the end-of-year and beginning-of-2019 festive period. From Tuesday, 18 December until Friday, 4 January 2019, SuperSport 1 (DStv 201) is being made available to DStv Compact Plus, DStv Compact, DStv Family,…
Cassava SmarTech Zimbabwe made history on 18 December 2018 when it debuted in the market at a price of $1,50 per share, valuing the company at $3,8 billion. It immediately became Zimbabwe’s third most valuable company after Delta and Econet Wireless (its now telecoms only, sister company). By any measure this is easily the largest…
Naspers and Canada’s state pension fund have invested $540 million (R7.77 billion) in Indian educational technology startup Byju’s. Bengaluru-based Byju’s launched a learning app in 2015 that offers tools for school students in India, a country with the world’s largest number of children in primary education. The latest investment values the firm at around $3.6…
BMW has joined a handful of automakers to compete with transportation upstart Didi Chuxing, which bought Uber’s Chinese business in 2016. BMW has become one of the first foreign companies to be granted a ride-hailing operating license in China. Last Friday, the German luxury carmaker launched a premium ride-hailing service in Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan…
New study by Malabo Montpellier Panel finds potential to expand irrigation across 47 million hectares in Africa, and boost agricultural productivity, livelihoods and economic growth. Helping more farmers to access and use irrigation systems holds the key to African countries meeting hunger and food security targets, a new report sets out. Food production in Africa…
The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) initiative is a platform for high-level advocacy and engagement to advance nutrition in Africa, endorsed by the Assembly of Heads of State and Governments of the African Union (AU) The African Leaders for Nutrition on Monday inaugurated Ghana’s first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo as a Nutrition Champion, acknowledging her work…
DStv customers can look forward to enjoying their favourite kids and general entertainment channels, Cartoon Network and TNT, in high-definition from 18 December. As part of its ongoing commitment towards re-imagining television for its African audiences, Turner will launch its first high-definition channels, Cartoon Network and TNT, on 18 December on DStv in Africa. …
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s fintech business Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe Limited (CSZL) will be listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) tomorrow. This comes after regulatory approvals to spin off the telecoms giant’s smart technology and financial technology businesses under a new holding company CSZL. The company controls 100 percent of Steward Bank, 100 percent EcoCash Limited,…
By Miriam Zvomuya Under the Mayor’s Cheer Fund, Councillor Herbert Gomba gave donations to three Council Hospitals targeting mothers with newly born babies and people suffering from infectious diseases. Donations to patients are usually done at the end of each year to patients for Christmas through the Mayor’s Cheer Fund. The Mayor said,”This year we…
Rapper Belax has come up with a new Hip Hop song “I pray” which is a departure from the usual “diss” culture comm0n among that genre. Hip Hop is becoming a popular genre among the youths and in Zimbabwe it is set to compete with Zim Dancehall. Music critic and journalist, Jonathan Mbiriyamveka, praised Belanz…
By Michael Mashiri The Government’s function in any sector, including media is to be a modulator and not a participant, a Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations (ZACRAS) official has said. Speaking at a roundtable dialogue feedback meeting that was held in Harare yesterday, Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations National Coordinator Vivian Marara said…
By Tendai Guvamombe In order to curb challenges ranging from economic turmoils to global warming effects, investing in the vibrant young blood will be a wisest solution, a Boost Fellowship meeting has revealed In Zimbabwe, the Boost Fellowship (BF) under the support of UNICEF is working towards a global youth initiative trending as Generation Unlimited…
Africa must unlock the power of its women and girls if it is to adapt to climate change, cope with disasters and build its green energy sector By Special Correspondent That is the message from African delegates as the world prepares to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change in Katowice, Poland, this week. Research…
By Byron Mutingwende Three young scholars are heading for Oxford University after they were selected for the prestigious 2019 Zimbabwe Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship identifies young talented individuals (25 years and below) who would have excelled academically and shown leadership, strong intellect, character and commitment to service. Speaking soon after the…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has emphasised on the need to address Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Zimbabwe. Speaking at the HHP workshop held in Harare on 13 December 2018, Gabriele Ranieri (Officer in Charge) FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa, said the world over, countries are facing the challenge…
The Disability, HIV and AIDS Trust (DHAT) has urged the media to report positively about people with disabilities. Speaking at a dialogue that was held in Harare today at DHAT’s offices located in Eastlea, Disability, HIV and AIDS Trust Programmess Officer Yeukai Mazhawidza said people with disabilities were being side-lined by the society. As a…
“Whenever there are clashes here, they come and they rape women. Pregnant women, and also children and old women.” In Salamabila, Maniema Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, civilians, and particularly women, are among the many victims of armed conflict that have intensified in the region since the beginning of the year. The need for…
Zimnat on Thursday last week handed over bed linen, an examination bed and a storage container, together worth more than $7 000, to St Christopher’s Children with Disability project, which aims to provide therapeutic and other services to children with disabilities in Hatcliffe. St Christopher’s Children with Disability project aims to improve or restore lost…
African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Akinwumi Adesina has saluted Egypt’s strong macroeconomic performance, its improved ranking in the ‘Doing Business Index,’ and the success of major projects in which the Bank is supporting Egypt, lessons that can be learned for the development and the integration of the continent. Adesina was speaking during a session at the…
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Harare will this year mark Human Rights Day and the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through a unique five-day film and live music tour to five suburbs in Harare and Chitungwiza. To promote wider awareness on issues surrounding human rights, from 11th – 15th December,…
The Africa Now Foundation, a charity organisation owned by Africa’s leading Oil and Gas lawyer, NJ Ayuk, CEO of Centurion Law Group has donated relief materials worth over thousands of dollars to hundreds of Cameroonian refugees living in the Adagom Resettlement site in Ogoja, Cross Rivers State, Nigeria. “This is most impressive and undoubtedly the…
The country registered a significant milestone in the Tourism Digital Space by launching the AccoLeisure Zimbabwe Travel Guide and the Zimbabwe Destination Video in Harare yesterday. In line with the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (STP), Priscah Mupfumira, the Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry said the launch was in sync with one of the key…
Local human rights organisations have joined the people of Zimbabwe and the global community in the 2018 commemorations of the International Human Rights Day on 10 December. This year, the International Human Rights Day under theme “#StandUp4HumanRights” marks the 70thAnniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. The…
By Charles Dhewa In spite of millions of dollars that have gone into market linkage initiatives in developing countries over the past few years, farmers still struggle to sell their commodities profitably. Post-harvest losses have not gone down, gluts continue to alternate with shortages and relationships between farmers and processors have not improved. This suggests…
By Owami Sithole The Zimbabwe Gender Commission slams sexual harassment of women in workplaces, tertiary institutions and in public places in celebration of 16 days of activism against gender based violence. The Chairperson of Gender Commission Mrs Margaret Mukahanana Sangarwe made the remarks as the institution celebrated the 28th anniversary of the commemorations running under…
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission has urged women to report issues to do with sexual harassment to the Gender Commission or to the police. Speaking today at a march which was hosted by Katswe Sisterhood that was entitled; ‘Let’s march against harassment of woman in the streets, bogus taxis and unresponsive police force,’ Mrs Caroline Matiza…
Muzinda Hub has partnered with global children’s charity Theirworld (a Code Club initiative) to provide wider access to basic technology and coding courses to 120 young girls aged 10 and 20 years of age in Harare, Zimbabwe. The project will teach and train girls in computer literacy, basic coding, how to create apps as well…
The details of the “Desert to Power Initiative” have been outlined as part of the Paris Agreement climate change talks at COP24 in Katowice, Poland this week. Energy poverty in Africa is estimated to cost the continent 2-4 % GDP annually, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org), which is leading the project. The…
By Tendai Guvamombe Activista Zimbabwe hosted its provincial conferences across the country and the Harare chapter set the tone by hosting its provincial conference in the capital at Batanai Gardens amid developmental programmes set to roll in the new year. The youth movement is operational across the national provinces and the Harare chapter set the…
It may have been Zimbabwe’s maiden participation at the Turkey Travel Fair but that did not limit the nations dazzle. The display was captivating, drawing massive interest from exhibitors, tour agencies, and buyers participating at the 12th edition of the Travel Turkey Fair running from 6 to 8 December. The fair is rated among the…
Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has acquired 15% of the equity stake in the Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (NHPC) which runs the Nachtigal hydropower project in Cameroon. Under the terms of the agreement signed today in Yaoundé, Africa 50 purchased its stake from the Government of Cameroon, an Africa50 shareholder, helping free-up public funds…
The Embassy of Sweden announced today SEK 45 million grant to the Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund (ZRBF) to allow the timely roll out of the Crisis Modifier. Crisis modification is used in Resilience building as a tool to implement early actions based on early warning, in this case to better prepare the communities to withstand…
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) youth league has noted with great concern the statement issued on the 4th of December 2018 by the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) on the revision of the constitutional provision of the presidential age limit from 40 years to 52 years. “It is unfortunate that such statements…
According to Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), authorities have summoned a 46 year-old woman to stand trial on charges of undermining the authority of or insulting the country’s ousted leader Robert Mugabe during his tenure as President. Flora Karosi of Karoi, Mashonaland West province was summoned to stand trial at Karoi Magistrates Court on…
By Owami Sithole KinderCare Zimbabwe launched Zimbabwe digital evolution learning workshop embracing quality education in the 21st digital era. Educational technology help teachers and students in that it provides benefits such as organization, efficiency, collaboration, communication, extra help and virtual experiences. Kinder Care Zimbabwe launched a digital education resource application called Smart-Kidz Club. In an interview…
By Special Correspondent The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) director, Okay Machisa, implored the diplomatic community and the civil society solidarity partners in Southern Africa to help Zimbabwe urgently resolve its socioeconomic and political problems. Machisa was speaking during a diplomatic briefing on the Zimbabwe situation held at the Sirra Burgers Park Hotel in Pretoria,…
By Byron Mutingwende Mrs Bernadette Warambwa has a colour-illustrated book that encourages healthy eating using resources from our local environment. Titled “Nutrition from Our Environment” the book contributes towards the promotion of sound nutrition in both rural and urban areas. “The book is unique in its own ways and displays culinary genius….
There is need to implement significant reforms such as improving the ease of doing business, improving competitiveness, and opening the country to international investors and financiers, Honourable Nqobizitha M. Ndlovu, the Minister of Industry and Commerce has said. He made the remarks at the Zimbabwe International Trade fair (ZITF) Marketing Campaign launch press briefing held in…
Zimnat today (Thursday) handed over bed linen, an examination bed and a storage container, together worth more than $7 000, to St Christopher’s Children with Disability project, which aims to provide therapeutic and other services to children with disabilities in Hatcliffe. St Christopher’s Children with Disability project aims to improve or restore lost functions of…
Heads of State from across Africa expected to attend the Forum, as Egypt takes over the chairmanship of the African Union in 2019 Africa 2018 Forum (www.BusinessForAfricaForum.com) puts an emphasis on youth and women; over 250 startups will be participating in the Young Entrepreneurs Day including pre-event practical workshops; heads of State from across Africa…
Yesterday, the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme launched a flagship report demonstrating how local volunteers across the region are strengthening their communities. The 2018 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) was released in Harare, Zimbabwe. UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator, Mr. Toily Kurbanov launched the report and led a high-level panel of representatives from the Government…
UNICEF has procured some 4.7 million primary and secondary school textbooks to benefit 4,383 disadvantaged primary schools and 1,211 disadvantaged secondary schools in all 72 districts of the country. The textbooks were presented to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education for distribution. This is Phase 2 of UNICEF’s textbook procurement: an investment of almost…
EcoCash, Steward Bank partner to offer hassle-free small loans Bank unveils instant *236# bank-account opening service Cassava SmarTech’s fintech businesses EcoCash and Steward Bank have partnered to offer instant, nano loans to their combined customer base of more than 10 million customers. Announcing the launch of Kashagi/Inyuku nano loans in Harare today, Steward Bank also…
By Miriam Zvomuya and Tendai Guvamombe African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) in conjunction with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) today hosted a regional conference on Intellectual Property management in Universities and Research and Development Institutions in Africa in the Capital. Running under the theme, “Fostering Creativity and Innovation…
