Registration Opens for 2018 Certificate of Finance in International Trade Programme

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the FCI and the University of Malta today in Cairo announced the opening of registrations for the 2018 cohort of the Certificate of Finance in International Trade (COFIT). Stephen Kauma, Afreximbank’s Director & Global Head of the Human Resources Department, said that COFIT 2018, which is open to banking and…

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Sports drive community development in Mudzi

By Byron Mutingwende   For Magna Mudyiwa, the Member of the House of Assembly for Mudzi West Constituency leadership is a natural calling and the legislator is using sport to unite people for peace and development.   The hardworking legislator is the brain behind the annual Magna Mudyiwa Sports Tournament ever since coming into office…

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Afreximbank, ITFC partnership to support African trade

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a multilateral financial institution established by African governments and institutional investors, have signed a US$100-Million agreement and a EUR 50-Million agreement with the aim of facilitating and financing exports amongst African countries and between…

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Zimbabwe at crossroads: CiZC

By CiZC Information Department   On Wednesday, December 20, 2017, the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa made a State of the Nation Address (SONA) which was his first since the military coup. The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition notes with reservations the SONA delivered by interim President Mnangagwa. It is our considered view that the President’s…

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Chinese partnership strengthens Zimbabwe’s educational leadership in Africa

By Byron Mutingwende   In a quest to improve the quality of education and consolidate Zimbabwe’s status as the leading country on literacy levels in Africa, a Cabinet minister has proffered a cocktail of measures to improve the sector.   Speaking during the official handover of the Zimbabwe-China Friendship High School in Harare on Thursday…

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Econet makes huge strides in workplace wellness

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s largest telecommunications and technology company, has integrated employee wellness into its business strategy and adopted employee wellness programmes across the group. This follows a recent call by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Douglas Mboweni, for organizations to take employee wellness seriously by developing wellness KPIs (key performance indicators). Speaking…

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Afreximbank Says Egypt Can Be Frontrunner in African Trade

Egypt can be a front runner in transforming intra-African trade and boosting innovation and industrialisation on the African continent, Kanayo Awani, Managing Director of the Intra-African Trade Initiative at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), said today. Speaking in Cairo during the opening of a one-day workshop on intra-African trade, organised by Afreximbank, Ms. Awani said…

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ACBF, AUC establish interactive network for strategic partnerships for development

By Byron Mutingwende   The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have established an interactive network to ensure strategic partnerships to tackle development challenges on the continent.   Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the African Partnership Coordination Platform in Harare on 18 December 2018, Emmanuel Nnadozie, the ACBF Executive…

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Highlighting challenges of PWDs towards sustainable and resilient society

By Byron Mutingwende   Caregivers and members of the Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) held a meeting to highlight challenges faced by persons with disabilities and proffer solutions that lead to sustainable and resilient solutions to this marginalised group.   Speaking at a belated commemorative workshop to observe the International Day of Persons…

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Sport serves as a safe zone for vulnerable girls

By Byron Mutingwende   The girl child is the most vulnerable in the community due to a multiplicity of factors, chief among them gender based violence. In an effort to create safe zones for the girl child against this menace, the Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research (ZICHIRe) behaviour change project has introduced sporting activities targeting…

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CSOs should develop local initiatives for resilience building: ZICHIRe

By Byron Mutingwende and Patricia Mashiri In a bid to shun donor dependence and create home grown interventions that build resilience among communities, the Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research project (ZiCHIRe) has extended a giving hand to an orphanage in Marondera. In his address while handing over the donation of an assortment of goods sourced…

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Zimbabwe Welcomes Afreximbank Support in International Re-Engagement Effort

Zimbabwe will welcome the support of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) as it seeks to re-engage with the international and business communities, Emerson Mnangagwa, the country’s new President, has said in Harare. Speaking yesterday while receiving Bank President Dr. Benedict Oramah, who led an Afreximbank delegation on a courtesy visit to him, President Mnangagwa expressed…

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US trip not to call for sanctions against Zanu PF: PDP

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has refuted allegations that the trip to the United States (US) by the MDC-Alliance was to call  for the extension of sanctions, specifically those contained in the Zimbabwe Democracy Recovery Act (ZIDERA). The MDC Alliance has deployed a team which includes PDP President Tendai Biti, Prof Welshman Ncube, Hon Adv…

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Analysis of 2018 national budget statement: a mineral resource governance viewpoint

By Mukasiri Sibanda Introduction If you want to know government’s priorities, don’t be swayed by eloquent speeches from politicians, take a close look at the budget. Plans on how government intends to generate, allocate and spend public revenue in a manner that can hurt or protect the poor are revealed publicly. As Zimbabwe is endowed…

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Govt commits $52 mln to irrigation

By Reason Dube GOVERNMENT has committed US$52, 1 million for the rehabilitation and expansion of irrigation schemes throughout the country with 14 irrigation schemes set to benefit in Masvingo province. In his US5,1 billion 2018  National Budget Statement presented in Harare last week Minister of Finance and Economic Development Patrick Chinamasa underscored the need for…

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Manage livestock properly to ensure food and nutrition security

By Byron Mutingwende   Livestock contributes immensely to food and nutrition security as well as to foreign currency generation and economic growth, hence the importance of managing it properly, it has emerged.   In his address at a meeting of the Inclusive Policy Dialogue for Social Development (IPDSD), Abdul Nyathi, the President of the Zimbabwe…

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Going green a pathway to sustainable growth, productivity and jobs

By Byron Mutingwende   Born and bred in rural Marondera where farmers used organic farming to grow crops, Clive Nyapokoto experienced the hard and intense labour involved in the daily farm activities which sometimes he had to do before going to school in the morning. That background motivated him to come up with innovations to…

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Grassroots women mothers of children with disability grapple with adverse effects of climate change

By Byron Mutingwende   The Global Community is living no stone unturned in their endeavour to develop sustainable community responsive strategies to ensure adaptability and resilience in the wake of extreme hunger and severe poverty. Zimbabwe Parents of the Handicapped Children joined the Global Community in making frantic efforts to ensure grassroots women particularly mothers…

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Economist calls for cut in wasteful recurrent expenditures in health

By Byron Mutingwende   Renowned economist, Prosper Chitambara has said the 2018 National Budget contains pragmatic measures to cut unproductive and wasteful recurrent expenditures while scaling up social and capital expenditures, a situation that provides a solid foundation for medium term development if implemented.   Chitambara was analysing the health implications of the 2018 National…

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Econet extends customer and market leadership

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s largest mobile network operator, says it welcomes the third quarter (Q3) telecom sector report published by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) on Thursday 7 December 2017.   The report, published on a quarterly basis by the industry regulator, shows Econet extending its mobile market leadership and…

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Women overcome poverty through food and nutrition security programmes

Women overcome poverty through food and nutrition security programmes   By Byron Mutingwende   Ward 9 and 19 of Chipinge District are role models of successful small-scale farming under the land reform programme. The Food and Nutrition Security Committee (FNSC) initiated programmes saw women in the wards running successful banana, cassava, poultry, dairy and value…

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ZTA creates partnerships for economic revival

By Patricia Mashiri The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is in pursuit of maximising profits and economy revival through public-private partnerships.   That emerged at a multi-stakeholder workshop of event planners and organisers, airlines, government departments and educational institutions on how to market Zimbabwe as a tourist destination, increase tourists stay in the country and improve…

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Livelihoods under threat as Chilonga Irrigation Scheme becomes dysfunctional

By Byron Mutingwende   The drive through Hippo Valley Estates from Chiredzi Town heading towards the south is panoramic and breath-taking. There is a hive of activity as sugar-cane cutters are ferried by huge tractors to and from work. Huge piles of molasses bags are heaped at the Tongaat Hullet Sugar Refinery and in the…

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Resettled communities building resilience on food and nutrition

By Byron Mutingwende   It is just nine o’clock in the morning but despite the air conditioner, everyone on the Toyota off-road vehicle is sweating profusely. We drive past the fence bordering the Marirangwe Game Park along the Chiredzi-Tanganda Highway in the hot Lowveld area and head straight to Village 3 of the Chizvirizvi area…

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