MSF Secures Generic Hepatitis C Treatment at lower price

The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced this week it can now purchase generic hepatitis C medicines for as low as $1.40 per day, or $120 per 12-week treatment course, for two key medicines used to treat and cure this disease, sofosbuvir and daclatasvir. This dramatic price reduction—which will benefit…

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Work towards ending all forms of malnutrition: Stakeholders urged

By Byron Mutingwende   Stakeholders have reiterated the call to end malnutrition in all its forms in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. This emerged at the Zimbabwe Nutrition Association (ZimNA) inaugural conference held at Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare.   The conference was a platform for sharing ideas and experiences as a way of…

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Poor countries spending climate cash on rich world consultants

Published on 02/11/2017, 11:42am Lack of expertise means money for climate protection is spent on consultancy fees, which African officials say end up back in wealthy countries By Mantoe Phakathi in Manzini Even as they plan to demand more cash at UN talks in Bonn this week, poor countries lack the ability to initiate and implement climate projects,…

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Districts linked to food and nutrition security information system

By Byron Mutingwende   The government has launched the “district risk profiles” in a bid to ensure a national integrated food and nutrition security information system that provides timely and reliable information on the food and nutrition security situation and the effectiveness of programmes and informs decision-making.   In his speech during the launch at…

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Voter registration: incentivising the voter

By Farai Chirimumimba Recent elections in Zimbabwe have been contentious with the voters roll narrative taking centre stage apart from the violence that has been witnessed. According to Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) report 2013 harmonised elections, ”past elections, successive audits of the voters’ roll done by civil society organisations have shown that the roll…

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IBM leads to secure, well-controlled borders

By Byron Mutingwende   There is a need for national and international coordination and cooperation among the relevant authorities and agencies involved in border management and trade facilitation to have open, but well controlled and secured borders, it has emerged.   Marcellino Ramkishun, Senior Migration Management Specialist from the IOM African Capacity Building Centre, in…

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ACCZ Harare Province throws weight behind Mugabe’s leadership

By Byron Mutingwende   The Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) Harare Province has reiterated its support for Robert Mugabe’s presidency and his government, as the country heads towards the 2018 elections. This emerged at the ACCZ Congress in Bulawayo running from 27-29 October 2017.   “The ACCZ Harare Province categorically and unequivocally supports the…

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Memorial for Zimbabwe’s Anglican Wabvuwi Guild accident victims

By Wallace Mawire The Anglican Wabvuwi Guild will this Saturday officially open  its memorial clinic, which was built at St Claire’s Mangwende in Murewa following the death of five members of the church in a road accident near the mission’s turn off. According to Precious Shumba, Chairperson of the Information and Publicity Committee of the guild, the…

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Econet’s “Swipe into Ecocash” boosts financial inclusion

By Byron Mutingwende   The launch of Econet’s “Swipe into Ecocash” facility today (Wednesday 25 October 2017) is set to improve financial inclusion among Zimbabweans battling a crippling liquidity crisis.   Natalie Jabangwe-Morris, the Ecocash Manager, speaking during the launch said Ecocash is indeed Zimbabwe’s largest mobile money platform, driving 98 per cent of mobile…

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Agriculture a key sector for youth employment

By Byron Mutingwende   Agriculture has the potential to create employment opportunities for young men and women, a senior government official has said.   Dr Desire Sibanda, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth Development, Empowerment and Indigenisation of Zimbabwe hinted that trajectory in his keynote address at the SP3 Capacity Development Workshop on…

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ARTUZ “Pockets Out” campaign persists

The non-violent protest by rural teachers and the generality of ordinary citizens who are reeling under the gruesome effects of the man-made economic meltdown in Zimbabwe will enter its third edition this Friday, 27 October 2017. Dubbed #PocketsOut, #HomwePanze, #IzikhwamaPandle, the protest aims to mobilize citizens who are suffering due to the incessant cash crisis…

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Econet leads Zimbabwe’s telecommunication sector

By Byron Mutingwende Telecom regulator Potraz releases quarterly industry report Econet maintains top spot in mobile sector   The local telecommunications regulator, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) has just released its second quarter report (covering May to July 2017) highlighting how the sector’s performance, based on how key players in the industry performed…

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Nutrition sensitive agriculture eliminating food insecurity, hidden hunger in Zimbabwe

By Byron Mutingwende   Trinity Musarurwa tenders her lettuce in the community-owned garden in Masiyarwa area, Zvimba District of Mashonaland West Province. She has five beds of her own in the large piece of land fenced for a garden in which a borehole was also drilled, courtesy of the benevolence of a non-governmental organisation’s donation….

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A well-managed migration system spurs economic growth

By Byron Mutingwende   A well-managed migration system enables both governments and citizens to effectively utilise and access resources for economic growth, it has emerged.   This comes as international migration has risen to the top of the global policy agenda. According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Trends in International…

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Medical insurance regulator should be independent: Stakeholders

By Byron Mutingwende   Stakeholders have called for the setting up of an independent medical insurance regulator in order to close the gaps in the current system.   That emerged at the Zimbabwe Medical Association (ZiMA) Workshop held on 17 October 2017 at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare.   “The proposed regulatory authority, provided…

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Shocking incompetence as NSSA’s property gets attached by former executive

By Byron Mutingwende   The Sheriff of the High Court on Monday 16 October 2017 descended on the headquarters of cash rich National Social Security Authority (NSSA), attaching the giant pension fund’s assets in execution of a High Court order granted in favour of Chikuni Mutiswa.   Using a High Court order for High Court…

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Use of radiation sciences improves cancer management

By Byron Mutingwende Zimbabwe is in the process of capacitating radiotherapists with a view of enhancing the use of radiation sciences to improve the management of cancer. Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Health and Childcare has roped in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts from South Africa for a partnership in all activities related…

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Inclusion of persons with disabilities in the electoral process paramount

Persons with disabilities (PWDs) rarely attain political positions in Zimbabwe. The scenario is that of PWDs as mere participation as voters rather than as candidates contesting for political position. Voting gives people with disabilities a stronger political voice. People with disabilities who vote in elections show the public that they are equal citizens but there…

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Youths voice concern over unmet expectations

By Byron Mutingwende   It is often said that investing in youths creates a better generation but young people are not always given the opportunity for full participation in development programmes.   “Youth participation in politics at the moment is being driven by personalities rather than issues and content-related matters. Over the years our political…

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Zimbabwe Development Cooperation Forum enhances SDGs implementation

The Zimbabwe Development Cooperation Forum is a platform that is set to expedite the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in line with the Agenda 2030. On 10 October 2017, the Office of the President and Cabinet, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator convened the first multi-stakeholders meeting of the Zimbabwe Development Cooperation Forum…

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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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