COP28 Presidency calls for urgent climate action

Writes  Baboloki Semele COP28 President, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber delivered a resounding call to action during the closing address at the Pre-COP conference. He implored ministers and delegations from across the globe to expedite the progress achieved in negotiations during the conference, stressing that there is no room for further delays in climate action. Over…

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ZIC urges Australia to remove sanctions regime against Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Information Centre (ZIC) in Sydney, Australia has launched an online anti-sanctions campaign to request the Australian Government to remove – at last– its sanctions regime against Zimbabwe, as this has continued to be an impediment to an independent Zimbabwe’s trajectory to development since 1980. To sign its petition follow link https://chng.it/tm62HLSy Australia imposed…

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Absence of EU Heads of State at UN HML to end TB irks The Union

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease expressed its disappointment at the almost total absence of European Heads of State attending the first ever United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis in New York on Wednesday 26 September. “Ahead of the HLM we’ve seen tremendous leadership from Japan, sub-Saharan Africa and philanthropist Bill Gates in…

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The Stephen J Chifunyise International Theatre Festival ends in triumph

The Rooftop Promotions organized; Stephen J Chifunyise International Theatre Festival has come to an end with great successes. The festival which ran from 4 to 10 April 2020 went digital and it was streamed on digital platforms; YouTube and Facebook due to the lockdown necessitated by the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic (Coronavirus). Despite…

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Maverick Citizen’s allegations about Pacific Cigarette Company vindictive, without foundation

By Adam Molai I have noted with extreme dismay Maverick Citizen’s references to Pacific Cigarette Company and myself in its Cartel Power Dynamics in Zimbabwe “expose”. The allegations are completely untrue and without foundation. We would have made this clear had Maverick Citizen afforded Pacific Cigarette Company or myself the opportunity to respond, as required…

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Mathias Mhere-inspired artiste set to release ‘Bye Bye Nhamo’

Own Correspondent A Bikita-born gospel musician who credits his musical career to the influence of fellow artiste Mathias Mhere is set to release an album next week. Titled Bye Bye Nhamo, the 5-track album will be launched on 8 July in the capital. Speaking to this publication, Sir Forichi born Darlington Forichi said the album…

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Youth in Mining Observe International Women's Day

Youth in Mining Observe International Women’s Day

By Tendai Guvamombe Danangwe District Youth in Mining Corporative (DDYMC), a rising initiative to upscale youth activities through empowerment in Chegutu under the Mashonaland West Province on Friday last week observed the International Women’s Day. DDYMC is a pilot project, which developed to a large indigenous gold mining firm with many activities taking place in…

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Gloomy outlook for March: Zimbabwe Peace Project

By Zimbabwe Peace Project It never rains but pours Introduction Zimbabwe faced one of its greatest tragedies in the month of March. Following several forecasts of an approaching cyclone that was reported likely to affect Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, on 15 March Zimbabwe woke to a shockwave of devastation as Cyclone Idai engulfed parts of…

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Hwange Oldest Suburb Poised to  Have Its First Library

By Calvin Manika Private and Public Partnership is the way local councils should take to improve their communities, the Minister of State and Devolution for Matabeleland North Richard Moyo has said while officiating at the groundbreaking ceremony for South Mining Empumalanga Library. The library is a Private and Public Partnership project between South Mining Private…

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UN, Parliament and other stakeholders take giant steps to address gender imbalance

Zimbabwe has made commendable progress toward advancing gender equality in alignment with the Beijing +30 commitments, especially through the collaboration of the government, the United Nations, and other stakeholders.   In her keynote address, the Honourable Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises, Hon. Senator Monica Mutsvangwa at the gender equality and women…

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2023 Elections Gender Observatory Report: Barriers hinder women’s pursuit of political office

The 2023 Elections Gender Observatory Report reinforces the fact that women continue to face significant barriers in their pursuit of political office.   These were part of the remarks by Tafadzwa Muvingi, the Head of Governance and Peace-building on behalf of the UNDP Resident Representative for Zimbabwe, Dr. Ayodele Odusola during the launch of the…

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Dr. Phillip Chiyangwa leads ZANU (PF)’s elections campaign fundraising

Writes Elvis Dumba Harare – Senior Zvimba South Constituency Central Committee Member, Dr. Philip Chiyangwa, has proved his business acumen by successfully heading a successful fundraising drive towards the party’s campaign activities. Dr. Chiyangwa, who heads the party’s 2023 campaign fundraising committee, has managed to fully resource the party’s campaign activities, allowing the party to…

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Standard Bank Group Publishes Fossil Fuels Financing Policy

By Staff Reporter Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe’s parent company, Standard Bank Group, in pursuit of improving its management of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, and contributing to the sustainable development of Africa, has published its Fossil Fuels Financing Policy. This follows the adoption in 2019 of policies on lending to Coal-fired power projects and Coal-mining…

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Japan provides nutrition, HIV/AIDS and WASH support for women and children in four districts across Zimbabwe

The Japanese Government has contributed over US$450, 000 to provide life-saving nutrition, HIV/AIDS and WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) interventions to communities affected by drought and floods. The project will be implemented in four food-insecure districts, namely Binga, Buhera, Chiredzi and Masvingo, through UNICEF in collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe. It will particularly focus…

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Palestine humbled by South Africa’s bold move against Israel

Writes Lovemore Chazingwa The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Zimbabwe has expressed profound gratitude and, at the same time, humbled by the bold move South Africa took on the ongoing onslaught by Israel on the Palestinian people. Palestine Ambassador to Zimbabwe, His Excellency (H.E) Dr Tamer Almassri revealed this in a solicited interview…

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Inclusive and holistic approach needed to address the national crisis

By National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations The National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO) is concerned that our country continues to experience protracted national crisis. This crisis is characterized by continued intolerance, polarization, corruption, disregard for the rule of law, contravention of the constitution and marginalisation of vulnerable groups and communities, among other factors. NANGO notes…

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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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Mauritania: African Development Bank extends $2.1 million for Disaster Risk Financing

The Bank is extending the funding under its Africa Disaster Risk Financing (ADRIFI) program to enable the country to take out a drought risk index-based insurance policy The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Board on Wednesday approved a grant of $2.1 million to boost the country’s resilience against climate-related shocks and food insecurity. The funds, sourced…

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We are one family when we promote peace: Archbishop Johanes Ndanga

By Byron Mutingwende   Global peace advocate and Special Envoy of the Federation for World Peace and Unification’s African Chapter, Archbishop Johanes Ndanga has said upholding peace creates one family under God.   In his message, which called for peace and unification on the Korean peninsula last year, Archbishop Ndanga said there was need for…

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Intra-African Trade Fair Exhibitor Registrations Pass 1000

Exhibitor registrations for the inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2018) taking place in Cairo in December has reached 1,054, surpassing the target of 1,000 exhibitors set by the organisers, the African-Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced today in Cairo. The trade fair, which is being organised by Afreximbank in collaboration with the African Union Commission and…

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Ethiopia’s Bole Airport Introduces AWF-trained Detection and Deterrence Dogs

Launch of the airport’s first canine team to detect illegal wildlife and wildlife products enabled through a partnership between the African Wildlife Foundation and the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority.   The Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) have partnered to establish a canine unit at Bole International Airport (BIA), Ethiopia’s…

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NetOne weathers all storms, records growth in the 2021 financial year

NetOne Cellular (Private) Limited – a company wholly owned by the Government of Zimbabwe, weathered all storms in the 2021 Financial Year and registered significant growth. This emerged today, 17 August 2022 at the company’s Annual General Meeting held at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare. Following the presentation by the NetOne management of the…

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PAP joins progressive forces denouncing sanctions against Zimbabwe

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is among the progressive forces denouncing the illegal sanctions imposed on the Republic of Zimbabwe by some western countries. The 25th of October is now known as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Anti-Sanctions Day. In a speech read on his behalf today by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, President Mnangagwa paid…

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President Kenyatta appointed Global Champion for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program

Global Center on Adaptation Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Patrick Verkooijen welcomed President Uhuru Kenyatta as the Global Champion for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) at the high-level bilateral meeting hosted by the President at State House in Nairobi on Monday, May 16. In this role, President Kenyatta will carry forward his bold leadership on…

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MCAZ attains WHO Benchmarking Tool Maturity Level 3

The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) is proud to announce that Zimbabwe’s regulatory system has attained Maturity Level 3 (ML 3) for the regulation of medicines and vaccines (non-producing). This achievement follows a comprehensive assessment and the successful implementation of critical recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO). Zimbabwe now joins the ranks of…

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Minister Chombo congratulates Ngezi Platinum Stars and Chegutu Pirates

Writes Elvis Dumba Mashonaland West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Hon Marian Chombo, has congratulated two of Mashonaland West-based soccer teams for excelling in the 2023 soccer season. Speaking during a handover ceremony for classroom blocks financed by platinum mine, Zimplats, Hon Chombo congratulated Ngezi Platinum Stars for bagging the Premier Soccer…

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UN Report Assesses Risk of Plastic Pollution to Migratory Species in Ganges and Mekong Rivers

A new report on plastic pollution and migratory species was launched yesterday during the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA5) in Nairobi. The report, “Risk assessment of plastic pollution to migratory species in the Mekong and Ganga River Basins”, was prepared under the UN’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of…

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Home Affairs Minister Cain Mathema offside: ZCTU

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says it is disturbed by comments attributed to Home Affairs Minister Cain Mathema that any future anti-government demonstrations would be crashed. The minster is quoted in the government controlled The Herald newspaper of 7 November saying that Government has put in place security measures to deal with malcontents…

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Midlands, Matebeleland endorse FORUS Party to rule Zimbabwe

People in the Matebeleland and Midlands provinces have endorsed the Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party to take over the levers of running the country and steer it to sustainable development. The endorsement follows a visit to these provinces by the FORUS Party leadership who had several interface meetings with the grassroots wherein they…

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