The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $6 million toward the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic through UNICEF to assist with infection prevention and control measures including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), health, and child protection interventions. This support will build on UNICEF’s overall role to enhance WASH in healthcare facilities…
The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has said it was saddened by the death of a secondary school student when a commuter omnibus overturned before Southlea Park turn-off along Simon Mazorodze Road on 9 May 2018. “We join the relatives and friends of the 12 who were seriously injured in praying for their recovery. PAZ…
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the Centre for Disaster Protection have entered into a partnership agreement to mutually promote technical collaboration on capacity building, research, and advocacy through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly signed by the chief executives of both institutions. Under the MoU, the parties will explore opportunities and leverage their…
Writes Jacob Ngwenya International Epilepsy Day is a global event dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy, a neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. This annual observance aims to promote understanding, reduce stigma, and provide support to individuals living with epilepsy and their families. International Epilepsy Day is an initiative that unites people from…
South Africa A – 266-6 in 46.5 overs (Reeza Hendricks 102, Ryan Rickelton 63, Heinrich Klaasen 28*; Tendai Chatara 2/44, Wellington Masakadza 2/49, Sikandar Raza 2/56) Zimbabwe XI – 93-4 in 20 overs (Sikandar Raza 39*, Mlton Shumba 31*, Takudzwanashe Kaitano 14; Lizaad Williams 2/19, Gerald Coetzee 1/2, Daryn Dupavillon 1/10) South Africa A…
By Joyce Mukucha The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged governments, businesses, and people everywhere to work tirelessly in scaling up efforts to create awareness about flora and fauna as well as conserving so as to contribute to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He communicated this in his message on World Wildlife Day…
By Bernard Marr The famous golden arches are recognized worldwide not only as an icon of fast food, but also of technological transformation. McDonald’s – the world’s largest restaurant chain – has been an early pioneer of tech-driven innovation, from the drive-thru to self-service kiosks. Today it’s forging a path for fast food into the…
Written by Kudzayi Zvinavashe Zimbabwe’s Kelvin Mutize, a Mandela Washington fellow has scooped an award at The 10th Future Awards Africa(TFAA) under the Prize in Community Action category making him the first ever local to win such a prestigious accolade. The TFAA Awards were hosted by local television personality Vimbai Mutinhiri and South Africa’s Bonang…
The Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) party congratulated Zambians for expressing their will in the Zambian elections in which opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has emerged as the winner in August 12 presidential plebiscite, beating incumbent President Edgar Lungu. The party encourages political parties to draw lessons from the elections in the neighbouring country. …
By Bernard Marr Rumor has it that underwear is getting a lot more interesting these days. In fact, your undergarments are actually getting smarter, thanks to AI innovation in the e-textile industry. Myant Inc., a leading innovation hub for wearables, has developed smart underwear that could become one of the most reliable and effective ways to detect…
By Marlvin Ngiza Learners with disabilities at Manjokota Primary School have been relieved following the establishment of toilets with ramps at the institution. Speaking to Spiked Online Media, Buhera Residents Network Trust Coordinator Leonard Mabasa applauded the authorities for such development citing that it will go a long way in making life easier for learners with…
HARARE – EcoSure, the micro-insurance product from Econet Life, has played a significant role in raising the country’s insurance penetration by over 200%, from as low as 5% to over 16%. The innovative and award-winning insurance product provides cover to millions of Zimbabweans and allows thousands more to have a decent burial. EcoSure General Manager…
Formal businesses have been urged to empower persons with disabilities (PWDs) by supporting their inclusion in formal waged employment as well as promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship (small-scale businesses) in Zimbabwe. This came to the fore yesterday at a workshop in Harare where it emerged that the Federation of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (FODPZ) in…
STAFF REPORTER The country’s top provider of diagnostic and medical laboratory services, Cimas MEDLABS has embarked on a project to renovate and re-equip all its laboratories to ensure that tests are offered onsite in a bid to provide timely results across the country. Cimas MEDLABS is a designated Health Institution by the Medical Laboratory and…
“Let’s meet on Chapwati – our WhatsApp group for the Chikuku Development Initiative. Chapwati in our Duma sub-dialect of the Karanga dialect of the Shona language means something awesome, amazing, extraordinary, and impactful,” says world-renowned author and historian, Claude Maredza as he makes reference to a social media group meant to uplift the area and…
Telecoms giant, NetOne Cellular, has been voted the Best Exhibition in the ICT sector in recognition of the innovative design of its exhibition stand which was a ‘preferred destination’ for hundreds of visitors at this year’s prestigious Zimbabwe International Trade Fair. NetOne won the award that celebrates an exhibitor’s innovation whether demonstrated through product development…
By George Manyaya Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have changed the face of communication worldwide. The fast-changing pace of digital transformation has brought about access to a highly diversified range of technologies and services. Globally, the fixed and mobile telecommunications sector has been growing exponentially over the years, leading scholars to argue that we now live…
Cordelia Kenney, Kaci Kennedy McDade, Wenhui Mao, and Osondu Ogbuoji Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could reverse progress in global poverty reduction and in global health improvements among poor people. The links between health and poverty are clear: Poverty limits people’s ability to access medical care, safe living environments, and sufficient nutrition, the absence of which can have disastrous consequences. Conversely, good…
A music video that effectively communicates the messages, themes, and thrust of the song on the show is now – perhaps more than ever before, the make-or-break feature of that piece of music. And this, according to leading filmmaker Andy Cutta, is why music videos must be carefully crafted, well made, and given as…
Bloomberg writer Hallie Gu reported that “China has approved dozens of genetically modified corn and soybean seed varieties for planting, in a breakthrough move that could eventually boost production and reduce dependence on foreign supplies. “The country is the world’s top importer of soybeans and corn “A national committee set up by the agriculture ministry has approved 37 GM corn seed and 14 soybean…
The Government Analyst Laboratory (GAL) received the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation after a successful assessment by the Southern African Development Community Accreditation Service (SADCAS). In a speech read on his behalf during the accreditation ceremony in Harare today, Zimbabwe’s Secretary for Health and Child Care, Air Commodore, Dr. Jasper Chimedza said the Government Analyst Laboratory (GAL)…
Transforming Africa’s agri-food systems under the Post-Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) initiative embraces the involvement of the Non-State Actors representing diverse groups across Southern Africa (SADC), East Africa, West Africa (ECOWAS), including farmer associations, youth, women farmers, civil society organizations (CSO), international NGOs, community-based organizations (CBO), national and regional networks, faith-based groups, the…
As EcoCash services get back to normal, the company says it is now working to clear customer queries. “I am pleased to say that transactions on our new EcoCash platform are now going through normally,” said Mr Eddie Chibi, the CEO of EcoCash’s parent company Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe. “We are however currently seized…
By Byron Mutingwende Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has noted that while progress has been made, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) report released on Thursday 20 July 2017 fails to recognise the need for continued support to scale-up treatment and prevent needless AIDS-related deaths. The UNAIDS report shows a reduction in AIDS-related…
By Dr. Jenfan Muswere (Minister of ICT, Postal, and Courier Services) We have learnt many lessons from Covid 19 about the digital divides, irrespective of whether the digital divide is between countries, persons of different economic background, genders, rural and urban populations, or institutions. COVID-19 has made people and businesses rely more on technology. Governments,…
Telecoms group Econet Wireless has warned the public to be wary of fraudulent investment schemes being run on social media platforms. Some of these schemes use Econet’s electronic money transfer system, EcoCash, to dupe unsuspecting members of the public. One such investment scheme called “EcoCash Trades” has been circulating on WhatsApp offering as much as…
By Byron Mutingwende Harare-based journalist, Farai Gwenhure has produced a documentary that highlights the folly of child marriage, which is still rampant despite the fact that it has been outlawed in Zimbabwe. On the 20th of January 2016 the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe made a landmark ruling in which they struck off section 22(1) of…
Africa must urgently upgrade its maritime and logistic infrastructure in order to successfully promote the continent’s trade, especially intra-African trade, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has said. In an address at the Africa Shipowners Summit in Seychelles on 23 April, Kanayo Awani, Managing Director of Afreximbank’s Intra-African Trade Initiative, speaking on behalf of Bank President…
The real issue that requires urgent solutions is to provide an efficient and effective waste management service before thinking of punishing people
By Arts Correspondent ZIM – SA based Afro-Jazz artist Precious Hanya has urged local musicians to be original, courageous as well as to stop copying foreigners, while he also advises Zimbabweans to support and accommodate local talent. Hanya implored local artists to invent themselves and not be copycats. “Singers should have a sense of originality,…
By Sowell Chikwari (Entertainment Writer) Prominent Afro-Chimurenga songstress Jane Stoevring Marimo has released her seventh album titled Simba Mukaka. Her latest 8-track offering which is accompanied by a video comprises tracks Nyika yakapfuma, Usaite dera, Nhamo yemumwe hairambirwe sadza, Moyo wekubereka, Kusiyana kwemabasa, Kutanda botso rekuda, Chiumbwa, and Simba Mukaka (title track). The album was…
By Joyce Mukucha As the month of February begins, heavy downpours are anticipated starting off in the south-west and spreading north-eastward to cover much of the country, the Meteorological Service Department has revealed. The department advised the public to be vigilant of their immediate environment as flash-flooding is probable in low lying areas and wetlands….
By Byron Mutingwende Dr Eve Gadzikwa has proved to be the shining light and a source of inspiration for women in leadership not only in Zimbabwe but on the continent and worldwide. Dr Gadzikwa is the current and first female President of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. She has…
By Joyce Mukucha In a bid to address the plight of residents in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the Zimbabwe National Organisation Association of Residents Trust (ZNOART) has said its outreach programmes will continue to be virtually conducted so as to contain the spread of the virus. The Chairperson for ZNOART, Shalvar Chikomba said his…
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Department of State Office of Global Partnerships partnered to scale up and support access to finance for small businesses in developing countries working towards the low-carbon transition. Small businesses make up 90% of companies worldwide and account for the bulk of emissions along the supply chains of big…
Writes Nhau Mangirazi A new study has exposed how land grabs in various forms have led to doubling land prices globally since 2008, thereby placing unprecedented strain on farmers and rural communities. The report early this week by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) warned that pressures are exploding, including for…
Each year on January 4, the global blindness community comes together to celebrate Louis Braille, the inventor of the braille writing system, along with the system he invented, which would eventually go on to change the lives of blind people throughout the world. This simple system of combining six raised dots into different patterns enables…
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay stressed that the developments in both the natural resources and defence and security issues in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East have significantly increased the importance of Cyprus and thus the TRNC. In his written statement Özersay stated that although the latest developments brought…
By Chimeno Azriel Kadoma youthful entrepreneur, Mr. Godwin Gwara celebrated his birthday with the elderly at a ceremony held in Kadoma last Saturday. The youthful businessman celebrated his birthday in style by giving out maize to the Kadoma senior citizens in the Rimuka high-density suburb. Instead of throwing big parties and receiving presents, Gwara decided…
By Joyce Mukucha Vice President Kembo Mohadi who is also the acting President for the meantime has urged Zimbabweans to abide by new lockdown stipulated regulations. He highlighted that there was a need for them to choose between life and death as the nation is grappling with the global coronavirus pandemic. He made these remarks…
During the two weeks of the conference, the African Development Bank assumed its role as primary champion of African interests and a steadfast supporter of African negotiators The curtain has fallen on COP24 (www.COP24afdb.org), this year’s global climate summit held in Katowice, Poland. However, negotiations continued throughout the weekend to reach agreement on specific parts of the…
By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva Huawei unveiled plans to launch a new flagship series before the end of the month, with the range focused on enhanced camera capabilities during a time of increased competition in the smartphone market. In its Weibo account, the company’s Consumer Business CEO Richard Yu said its P50 line-up will bring a new…
Honourable Senator Chief Fortune Charumbira has been elected Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) representing Southern Africa. “The road has been long. I won against Hon Professor Lungwangwa who is the former Minister of Higher Education in Zambia in October last year. In May this year, I won against Dr. Penyo Butale of Botswana….
Digitalization is sweeping nearly all industries globally and creates ever-new opportunities for business growth and Africa is no exception, the Vice President of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa, Mr. Phil Li said at the Mini Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Harare that kicked off yesterday, the 6th of May and will run until the 8th of May…
Staff Writer Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry, Hon Mangaliso Ndlovu, has said the government through his ministry has partnered with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority in equipping customs officials in combating the illegal trade of banned ozone-depleting substances (ODS). In his speech to commemorate World Ozone Day, Hon Ndlovu said he was grateful…
