You might want to stock up on some snacks because DStv is bringing the whole family to the couch this festive season. Liz Dziva, Public Relations and Publicity Manager for MultiChoice Zimbabwe said “No matter when you like to get in your TV time, with a long line-up of entertainment for all ages showing at…
By Charles Dhewa While it is true that community knowledge is broader and deeper, most African farming communities hesitate to make decisions without consulting an extension officer. The need to cross-check and verify facts through an extension officer can be counter-productive if it causes farmers to stop experimenting and learning from their innovations. Surveys by eMKambo over…
By Kudakwashe Tagwireyi The unpredictable weather conditions that were being experienced in Mutasa South District and the persistent cyclones that had ravaged Manicaland, had placed women in the surrounding villages, in the limelight of dependency syndrome to their husbands and the donor community. Fate however has been in their favour this year as with the…
By Herzel Mushayabasa Gospel artist, Sabastian Magacha is set to launch his 7th album on the 20th of August this year at the Harare International Conference Centre(HICC). The album titled I am Favored comes at a time when his fans have been complaining of being starved musically by the Bhosvo hitmaker and it seems like…
The 37 years after independence and literally little to show for it, Zimbabwe has created a false Pan African who thrives on beating shadows and ranting at the wall. The act is a loss for the real Pan African movement and a win for the genetically modified version that consists of solely engendering the longevity…
Minister of Environment, Tourism & Hospitality Industry Honorable, Senator Prisca Mupfumira Arriving in Kariba
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) and Harare Wetlands Trust (HWT) have welcomed the report of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment and Tourism on Wetlands Management, presented to Parliament in February 2020. The report was prepared in response to submissions made by ZLHR and HWT to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment and…
From 16-19 April 2024, was a global week of Climate Justice Finance Mobilizations holding governments, UN climate talks, private banks, the IMF and World Bank, and multilateral development banks – those that hold the purse strings – to account. Several organizations and networks including Climate Action Network Zimbabwe did some digital day of action on…
SASAI, the all-in-one mobile app from Cassava Fintech International (CFI), which has pay, chat and explore features, has introduced over 50 African languages and a total of over 80 languages across the globe on the app, which has so far been downloaded in 178 countries. The language feature, called SASAITranslate, includes Shona and Ndebele, and…
HARARE – Zimbabwe-born billionaire Strive Masiyiwa is set to participate in the Bloomberg New Economy Forum slated for November 16-19 this year. The Econet Group founder and executive chairman is scheduled to speak before the annual platform that brings together a galaxy of public and private sector leaders. Around 500 of the world’s most influential…
By Joyce Mukucha The Chief Justice of Zimbabwe, Honourable Luke Malaba has urged all members of the Judicial Service Commission to present principles of transparency and accountability in the performance of Judicial functions so as to combat corruption. He was speaking during the official opening of the 2020 Legal Year in Harare on the 13th…
By Munyaradzi Dhure The shortage of wheat in the country is leading to an increase in the prices of bread, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has said. Speaking at a press conference in Harare on Thursday 13 September 2018, Tafadzwa Musarara, the Chairman of the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe said current…
Mr. Wamkele Mene was recently appointed Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat. The effects of Covid-19 have halted free trade in member countries. In this interview with Africa Renewal’s Kingsley Ighobor, Mr. Mene explains the way forward, and how increased intra-African trade can help lift post-COVID-19 economies. These are the excerpts: Describe…
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Chief Executive, Ms. Winnie Muchanyuka has urged the Tourism and Hospitality Industry to collaborate with the government in bidding for Meetings Incentives Conferences Exhibitions Tourism (MICE) events. Muchanyuka was speaking at the 2022 edition of the Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe Congress which kicked off in Victoria Falls yesterday. “I would like to…
By Marlvin Ngiza A call has been made to the government and stakeholders to channel more resources to people with disabilities for the upliftment of their livelihoods. Buhera Residents Network Trust Coordinator Leonard Mabasa said people with disabilities have the capacity to fend for themselves if skills, knowledge, and resources are adequately availed to them….
Writes Marlvin Ngiza The United Nations has cited drowning as a major public health problem which is claiming an estimate of 236 000 each year with emphasis placed on multi-sectoral action on installing barriers to access to water, strengthening education on swimming, improving flood risk management, and enforcing safe boating regulations among others. In a…
Writes Lloyd Rabaya Guitars, drums, and throats soothed the ears, plenty of seed varieties were on display, and lots of food was prepared for sale to visitors as farmers exhibited at the Good Seed and Food Festival held in Harare at Botanical Gardens. Farmers from across Zimbabwe converged at the Botanical Gardens “Celebrating the resilience…
Sony’s PlayStation 4 has become the second best-selling console of all time, surpassing the original PlayStation, which sold 102.5 million units. Sony said that it sold 2.8 million PS4s this quarter (including the PS4 Pro), on top of the 100 million mark it hit last quarter. That’s down considerably (1.1 million units) from last year, but was enough to…
By Theresa Nyava-Machadu In 2020 there was a landmark development in the menstrual health management space, following the signing of the Education Amendment Act into law by President Mnangagwa. We celebrated Section 4(1a) of the Act which requires the State to “ensure the provision of sanitary wear and other menstrual health facilities to girls in…
By Yanitsa Boyadzhiev South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) continued to target Apple over a long-running probe into claims the vendor abused its dominant position in the apps and device markets, accusing the company of obstructing its investigation by preventing access to documents and premises. In a statement, the regulator said it had referred…
By Anyway Yotamu Rooftop solar energy has emerged as one of the sources of power that can ease the consumption of energy on the national grid. This was revealed at the commissioning of the Switzerland Embassy Solar Project in Harare. In a country endowed with abundant solar resources, the Swiss Embassy has managed to install…
By Byron Mutingwende Mr Cloffas Nyagumbo, the Green Innovation Hub (GiHub) Project Manager and Deputy Country Director of SNV Zimbabwe had a one-on-one meeting with Spiked Online Media wherein he laid out the advantages of the initiative to the youths and the economy. He said the GiHub seeks to address challenges around youth unemployment, climate…
Through the new contribution agreement, SECO will invest CHF 8 million throughout 2021-2025 to strengthen the competitiveness and resilience of small businesses across developing countries with a focus on global public goods. Ms. Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, State Secretary and SECO Director, and Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director of ITC, signed the contribution agreement during a ceremony in Bern…
OWN CORRESPONDENT NEW YORK/GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023—The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes leaders’ signing of a political declaration today on tuberculosis (TB) during the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on TB. In this declaration, world leaders committed to ramp up TB testing, treatment, and prevention efforts—for both adults and…
Receivables finance is an important tool that can help to close the $90 billion funding gap faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, Dr. Patrick Njoroge, Governor of Central Bank of Kenya, has said. Dr. Njoroge was speaking in Nairobi on 27 February during the opening of a two-day Regional Conference on Factoring and…
The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) this year marks the 20th anniversary of founding its ‘Access Campaign,’ which has been working to secure access to affordable medicines, diagnostics and vaccines, including promoting their research and development, for people in MSF’s care and beyond. Marking this milestone provides an opportunity to reflect on…
The COVID-19 outbreak shows the necessity of multilateral responses, international cooperation and global solidarity. In this regard, the strategic partnership centered on mutual-benefits and economic development between Turkey and Africa has been maintained even during the pandemic. Download Brochure (French): https://bit.ly/36xPKc6 Turkey’s bilateral trade volume with Africa increased fourfold from 2003 to reach 22 billion dollar….
Students from the Mathare community in Kenya are set to receive a film or photography scholarship from Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) [www.Canon-CNA.com] as part of a social media campaign raising awareness to the importance of skills development among young people. The project is part of Canon’s Miraisha Programme, an initiative focused on delivering…
By Ronnie Chisamba Hip hop’s new kid on the block, Josh TG – real name Jushua Godobo – is optimistic his recently released 12-track album Mandiso, launched on social media platforms a fortnight ago, will propel him to stardom. Affectionately known as Palmer in hip hop circles, the 27-year-old Marondera-born musician developed a passion for…
Under the auspices of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), the Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Zimbabwe is undertaking a campaign in Zimbabwe to raise awareness and consciousness on the farming, and consumption of traditional Zimbabwean food under the banner of the My Food is African! Campaign. In Zimbabwe, the campaign is…
H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Eighty years ago this month, the Charter of the United Nations was signed in San Francisco, turning the page on decades of war and offering hope for a better future. For 80 years the United Nations has stood as the…
Staff Writer African countries should take make use of factoring in order to take advantage of the opportunities for expanding the continent’s regional value chains, participants at a regional factoring conference held in Dakar have heard. Kanayo Awani, Managing Director of the Intra-African Trade Initiative at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), said on Wednesday at the opening…
By Arts Correspondent Being an orphan is often accustomed to a harsh upbringing and this is aptly captured in a new single by a Bulawayo based artiste. The 19-year-old Tamuka Vengesayi who is a reggae artiste told this publication that the song ‘Nherera Munhuwo’ is an encouragement for the society to support orphans especially now…
Letitia Gaga, the Baines Avenue Clinic finance and administration director, has been re-elected for a second term as president of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe. She was re-elected at the institute’s annual general meeting at its headquarters, Dzidzo House, in Harare on May 22. Dr Sipithi Nkomo and Mrs Gladys Mudyahoto…
The multimillion dollar ‘ChakaChaya neEcoCash’ promotion is back. Now in its third successive year, this year’s promotion is offering more prizes, including cash, houses, a Cape Town cruise, property stands, goats and cows – not to mention a trip for two to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, which the Zimbabwe Warriors recently…
By Dr. Patricia Machawira The recent picture of a first year University of Zimbabwe student lying lifeless in a pool of blood, after trying to abort a pregnancy using a coat hanger brings a chill to one’s spine. If she made it to University, surely she should be knowledgeable about pregnancy and how to prevent…
The Aspen Institute seeks nominations for one-year non-resident media and advocacy coaching program for development leaders from Africa, Asia and Latin America The Aspen Institute’s New Voices Fellowship today announced a call for nominations for the 2020 Fellowship class to recruit a cadre of global leaders who are ready to change the narrative around international…
Founded by T4 Education and HP, the Africa Education Medal is Africa’s most prestigious education accolade Zimbabwe’s Angeline Murimirwa, CEO of CAMFED, has been named among the ten Finalists for the Africa Education Medal 2024. Founded by T4 Education and HP, the Africa Education Medal is Africa’s most prestigious education accolade. The Africa Education Medal recognises the tireless work of…
Writes Elvis Dumba Banket – Parliament is expected to correct a constitutional blunder that was a result of a printing error. This was revealed by the Minister of Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi. The legal guru said they only noticed the error recently following information availed by the opposition members from Citizens Coalition…
A student at Rockford High School, Joseph Livingstone Matimba, aged 14, impressed his parents and teachers when he wrote Ordinary Level Cambridge in 2022 and came out with flying colours despite his tender age. Timothy Mutizwa, a teacher at Rockford High School who shared the good news with Spiked online Media said Joseph’s academic achievement…
By Charles Dhewa Failure to implement agricultural policies by many African countries stems from processes through which such policies are developed. When different stakeholders do not adequately participate in the process of developing a national agricultural policy, their commitment in terms of technical and financial support is often very weak. Those leading processes of developing…
African Union Commissioner, Josefa Correia Sacko, recognised yesterday in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) that the support of the international community is a fundamental pillar for the development of carbon markets in Africa. Speaking at the Africa Multilateral Conference on Carbon Markets, which runs from 24-26 July, the diplomat said that the concept of carbon markets…
HARARE, Zimbabwe, 13 May 2019 – UNICEF has received US$150,000 from the Government of Japan to strengthen its response towards the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (PSEA), and improvement of Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Cyclone Idai-affected districts of Zimbabwe. The funds will increase the capacity of Government and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to…
By Joyce Mukucha As it continues to take strides in fighting Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) through urging women to speak out, Katswe Sistahood has partnered with Trocaire, Plan International, Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), Adult Rape Clinic and government of Zimbabwe by hosting a girls and women’s symposium in Epworth. The gathering which has come…
The designation of Ghana as the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) collaborating center for Africa, focusing on plant breeding and associated technologies for food and nutrition, is being seen as a pivotal moment in the application of genetic modification in Africa. In a recent press statement, the IAEA announced its collaboration with the Biotechnology and…
