Post-COP28 Roundtable: Stakeholders urged to scale up climate resilience and adaptation

As Africa experiences the persistent onslaught of extreme weather events ravaging livelihoods and infrastructure, stakeholders have been urged to scale up climate resilience and adaptation to address the phenomenon. These were the sentiments of Estherine Fotabong, the Director of Agriculture, Food Security, and Environmental Sustainability at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) delivered virtually during…

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Old Mutual Funeral Services: Commitment to exceptional, unique service

The business launch of Old Mutual Funeral Services is a highlight of the company’s commitment to offering exceptional and unique services to its customers, Mr. Samuel Matsekete, the Group’s Chief Executive Officer has said.   At the business official launch at the Mutual Gardens in Harare on Thursday 4 August 2022, Mr. Matsekete appraised delegates…

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ECOWAS Agriculture Fund Boosts Food Security Interventions Across West Africa

The ECOWAS Regional Agriculture and Food Fund (RAFF) Supervisory Board approved its 2025-2027 work plan and budget during a meeting in Lomé last week. The fund aims to boost agricultural program funding across member states as West Africa faces escalating food insecurity.   Harmonized Framework estimates that 49.5 million people could face food insecurity during…

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2018 Harare International Carnival on the right track

The progress about preparations of the 2018 Harare International Carnival is impressive since stakeholders are now ready for the showcase.   By Munyaradzi Dhure   The Ministry of Environment Tourism and Hospitality Industry engaged with its marketing arm, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) to announce the progress of preparations for the fifth edition of the…

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Gwayi-Shangani dam construction 66,2% complete

By Marlvin Ngiza The construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam in Matebeleland Province is progressing well with the project registering 66,2% of completion. The project will facilitate the development of the Gwayi-Shangani Irrigation Scheme, Hydro-Power Generation, and clean water supply for the city of Bulawayo and all schools along the pipeline. Speaking at a post-cabinet media…

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Zvimba North celebrates Africa Day with installation of Acting Chief Chidziva

By Elvis Dumba Katawa – People in Zvimba North Constituency celebrated Africa Day in celebration after the government approved the replacement of the late Chief Chidziva who died last year after a long illness. The late Chief Chidziva, born Johannes Kangamiti Jenami, was the first traditional leader of the chieftainship, which was made official in…

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BancABC partners Mama Money to launch Border Hopper remittance service in TM Pick n Pay stores

BancABC Zimbabwe, the local banking subsidiary of Pan African group, Atlas Mara, has today launched Border Hopper, an international remittance service that allows Zimbabweans abroad to send money home. The Border-to-Border remittance service was launched with South Africa to Zimbabwe transfers as the first corridor with plans to extend the service to other countries in…

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Zim Gospel ministers shine in UK

Writes Marlvin Ngiza Zimbabwe gospel musicians have raised the nation’s flag high at the just-ended Afripraise festival which was held in London on 5 August 2023. Sharing their experiences after the conclusions of the colourful festival, local gospel giants expressed great pleasure to the opportunity and success of the event saying that it was extraordinary…

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Accountability.Fish’s RFMO Tracker brings openness to Fisheries Management Organisations

Fisheries governance watchdog Accountability.Fish today released previously secret deliberations from an international fisheries decision-making body, publishing its first-ever RFMO Tracker detailing the outcomes of the recent IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) meeting in Victoria, Canada. Key decisions included a watering down of key proposals due to the interventions of China, Chinese Taipei, and Japan, and…

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Dialogue the best approach towards solving the Palestinian question

By Byron Mutingwende   The Palestinian question can only be addressed adequately through dialogue, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda has said. He made the call during the courtesy call by Taghrid Senouar, the Ambassador of Palestine at Parliament Building on 16 January 2018.   “Dialogue is the best approach to the Palestinian…

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Kadoma-based churches partner Forestry Commission in planting trees

Writes Chimeno Azriel With the climate change, Churches in Kadoma came together to commemorate tree planting. Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe partnered with the Forestry Commission and Environmental Management Agency ( EMA) in mobilising of plantation of trees on Church properties. EFZ Mashonaland West leadership descended in Kadoma last Tuesday to witness the handing over tree…

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FAO, WFP programmes improving food security in drought-prone Masvingo Province

By Byron Mutingwende   United Nations agencies of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme are implementing projects to ensure food security in communities in the drought-prone Masvingo Province. WFP Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) Project Courtesy of a United Nations in Zimbabwe organised media tour, this publication visited the  Chebvute…

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EcoCash Sets Aside RTGS$5 Million for Small Businesses

EcoCash Sets Aside RTGS$5 Million for Small Businesses

EcoCash, has set aside RTGS$5 million for small businesses in the country’s cyclone-hit areas. The funding is meant to help rebuild the economy in areas such as Manicaland and Masvingo. In a statement, Econet said the initiative named ‘Project ReBoot Livelihoods (PRL),’ is a brainchild of the company’s founder Mr Strive Masiyiwa.  It will see…

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Doek and Slay hogs limelight at NAMA Awards

Writes Herzel Mushayabasa Harare, Zimbabwe – Event management company, Hulk Investments, took home the prestigious Promoter of the Year award at the recent National Arts and Merit Awards (NAMA) ceremony. The award ceremony, which took place at the Harare Hippodrome, saw stars, champions, and geniuses recognized for their hard work. The company, which is behind…

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Security, peace a cornerstone of tourism development

By Byron Mutingwende   An environment conducive for peace and security is the cornerstone of tourism development, a Cabinet minister has said. In his address to on the occasion of the study visit by officers from the National Defence University in Harare on 9 October 2017, Walter Mzembi, the minister of tourism and hospitality industry…

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African mass food markets – honing expertise in decolonizing entrepreneurship

n response to persistent criticism for producing job seekers, not entrepreneurs, several African governments have been setting up centers of innovation and entrepreneurship at universities. While this is a noble cause, it has given the impression that entrepreneurship is something that can be taught in universities. On the contrary, the level of entrepreneurship happening in…

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Hon. Chief Charumbira takes over as Acting President of the PAP

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has revealed that Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira has been designated Acting President with effect from 1 March 2021.  The designation is pursuant to Article 12(4) of the Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the PAP; and Article 18(2) and Article 19(1) of the PAP Rules and…

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NetOne honours High Value Clients on its 25th Anniversary Golf Tournament

Leading mobile telephony company, NetOne, honoured its High-Value Customers at its 25th Anniversary Golf tournament held at Chapman Golf Club in Harare yesterday. In his welcome remarks, Mr. Jeremiah Munembe, the NetOne Chief Operating Officer expressed his excitement for hosting NetOne’s esteemed customers as well as some of its business partners. “The golf tournament attests…

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AUDA-NEPAD raises youth, media awareness for AU Year of Nutrition

By Baboloki Semele The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in partnership with Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF) seeks to hold a two-day youth and media awareness and orientation symposium on the AU year of nutrition. The two-day orientation billed for 9th and 10th August in Accra, Ghana will be held under the theme “Strengthening Resilience…

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NetOne maintains foothold in community development initiatives

Mobile telecommunication giant, NetOne has reiterated the fact that it is not divorced from the community or its programs as evidenced by many years of supporting different programs in the communities it operates from. The company has vowed to continue doing the same or better still up its game to meet the ever-changing socio-economic environment….

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Historic virtual Econet Victoria Falls Marathon set to roar into life this Sunday

ABOUT 5 000 local and international athletes are expected to take part in this year’s Econet Victoria Falls Marathon on Sunday, now easily one of Africa’s largest marathons. This year the popular event, which normally takes place in June or July, is being held virtually on December 13, due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19…

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2024 Africa Food Systems Forum: Youth in agribusiness Ainembazi Rodgers shares inspiring story

During the 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, Spiked Online Media caught up with Ainembazi Rodgers – a male Ugandan Entrepreneur, Youth Mentor, and Agribusiness Practioner, a business incubator at expert level 1 from African Agribusiness Incubators Network.   Rodgers holds a bachelor’s degree of science in planning and community development from Mbarara…

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Accountability.Fish Takes On Fisheries, Oceans Secrecy with New Campaign

Writes Ryan Orgera WASHINGTON: Is today’s fisheries management system capable of taking on a bigger role in the future of ocean governance?  Or, is it even effectively managing the sustainability of the world’s marine wildlife today? From Accountability.Fish’s perspective, the answer to both questions is no – and the transparency advocacy group is launching a…

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Digital transformation at the core of boosting the economy and improving services in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Digital Economy Diagnostic , a new report developed by the World Bank, finds that its digital financial services are the strongest foundation for the further development of the digital economy in the country. Among Zimbabwe’s key strengths is the widely used digital payment system, through which 96 percent of all transactions in the country…

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Budget formulation should address nutrition financing: ZCSOSUNA

By Byron Mutingwende   The Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA) has said that there was a need to develop a comprehensive plan on how, when and where its members could participate in the budget process annually to ensure that nutrition financing is addressed during budget formulation.   In 2001, the government…

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Euro-Africa International Conference on Migration highlights challenges and proffers solutions

Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira, the President of the Pan African Parliament is leading a delegation of the continental legislative body at the Euro-Africa International Conference on Migration where he recounted his experience of the harsh reality of the impact of illegal migration and its dire consequences and offered a raft of recommendations to counter the…

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Africa must upgrade its early warning systems as climate crisis deepens, experts advise

Africa risks continued exposure to climate extremes unless it makes serious efforts to enhance and remodel its early warning systems, experts caution. “The message for Africa is simple — increasing ambition for action is an urgent imperative,” Dr. Richard Munang, the Africa Regional Climate Change Coordinator at the UN Environment Program (UNEP), told the Alliance for Science….

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Mathema and Hodzi risk imprisonment for contempt of Court

Mathema and Hodzi risk imprisonment for contempt of Court

The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights have reported that Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Senator Cain Mathema and Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi risk serving a three-month jail term after they were convicted of contempt of court by the High Court for ignoring the court’s order for them to pay US$18 075 to pro-democracy campaigner Cynthia…

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