By Li Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation Since 2000 the continent of Africa has recorded impressive rates of economic growth. This remarkable performance has been largely driven by the prolonged commodity boom and development assistance. While the continent shows great diversity in the socio-economic trajectories of its countries, growth rates…
The United Nations office in Zimbabwe has fully embraced the 2030 Agenda which pursues the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its roadmap for inclusive development. The United Nations Team in Zimbabwe, in support of national development priorities and in partnership with development partners, has reiterated its commitments articulated under the 2016-2020 Zimbabwe United Nations Development…
By Byron Mutingwende Music is a critical form of socialisation whose impact is immense, a top scholar and academic has said. Speaking at a workshop to promote national consciousness and discuss the role of music with artists at the Zimbabwe College of Music in Harare on Tuesday 19 September 2017, Dr. Augustine Tirivangani,…
By Byron Mutingwende In pursuit of facilitating the empowerment and protection of all youths countrywide, the Youth Business League (YBL) is working to address the uneven business playfield among that demographic group. “If economic activities in districts are reserved for resident youths, the idea of youth empowerment becomes practical. At YBL we do…
By Wisdom Mumera The ongoing voter registration exercise begun by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on Monday has been characterised by inefficiencies, shoddy service and myriad bungles that may undermine the project according to an election watchdog. The Election Resource Center (ERC) says the exercise, which follows adoption of Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system as…
Over 170 000 farmers have benefitted from an innovative research for development project which focuses on small scale mixed crop and livestock meant to improve their food and nutritional security. The project which was begun in 2012 brings new innovative ways to farming and has already resulted in improved nutrition and an ending to perennial…
Simon Madhovi from Ward 28 in Murehwa now stands tall among others as a real farmer with a capacity to feed his family and send his children to school. “In the past I had challenges in raising school fees and food for myself and let alone constructing a proper homestead. Thanks to the Zimbabwe Integrating…
The naked attack upon Kwese TV by the ruling party, through the Broadcasting Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ), is another stark reminder, on the eve of elections, just how lecherously power hungry ZANU PF can be. Kwese TV on Saturday gave a notice to its customers that it was stopping to broadcast pending the outcome of…
By Edward Makuzva The National AIDS Council (NAC) has hailed the moonlight HIV testing programme which is designed to cater people who cannot being tested during the day because of their busy work schedules or for various reasons. Addressing journalists in Mutare on Tuesday at a digital media workshop, NAC Chief Executive officer, Dr Tapuwa Magure said…
By Patricia Mashiri and Byron Mutingwende The 3rd edition of the Space has been held in trying to address issues affecting the youths in the country. The programme has been running for three years and focuses on initiatives that empower youth coming out tertiary institutions. The programme is running under the theme “challenging power” in…
By Patricia Mashiri The Zimbabwe Human Development report focuses on critically analysing issues pertaining to climate change and its impacts on the livelihood of people, food security, health and education. The report was guided by Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) and the Ministry of Macroeconomic Planning and Investment to provide an in-depth analysis…
By Wisdom Mumera President Mugabe opened the 8th session of Parliament on Wednesday to much opposition consternation over the apparent Constitutional sodomy by the homophobic octogenarian. He was not supposed to do that. However ZANU PF members, as expected, had no qualms about his opening the August House unconstitutionally, and one member speaking on Star…
By ARTUZ Information Department As thousands of our members welcomed pupils and parents for the third and last term of 2017; the crisis confronting the education sector continues to spiral out of controlled. Schools officially re-opened today for the third term amid recurrence of the same myriad of challenges affecting learners particularly those in impoverished…
By Wisdom Mumera Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector is suffering from a lack of science based farming methods stemming from lack of knowledge that is hampering production according to an expert. Speaking at a Zimbabwe Lands Commission National Needs Assessment Validation Workshop in Harare, Professor Sheunesu Mpepereki called for investment into farmer knowledge if the country is…
By Patricia Mashiri A delegation from Gambia which has been in the country for almost two weeks to exchange notes with the country on how to implement results based financing (RBF) said it was impressed with what the health sector is doing in Zimbabwe. The delegation was scheduled to meet health officials at the ministry’s…
The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has lamented the high cost of blood and said it was one of the major barriers that prevent ordinary Zimbabweans from accessing and enjoying their health entitlements and rights as enshrined in the country’s constitution. “Faced with worsening economic challenges and growing unemployment, Zimbabwe continues to lose precious…
By Tinashe Gwarazimba and Tinotenda Mapfumo Harare Polytechnic students have been urged to be innovative by coming up with innovative ideas that bring about technological improvements. This is because for a country that largely relies on imports for most of its products, any homegrown solution to homegrown problems is a welcome development. …
By Nevson Mpofu Online media has grown so pervasive such that there is need to recognise digital journalists working hard to reach millions across the World. This comes at a time Zimbabwe has done extraordinary wonders in reducing HIV and AIDS prevalence and new incidence rates in the country. Addressing an online pack of…
By Byron Mutingwende A workshop being organised by JournAfrica seeks to capacitate journalists with knowledge on the role they can play in an effort to build better cities on the African continent. The workshop is taking place in Johannesburg from 11 to 15 September 2017 under the topic “Journalism Practice on Urbanism: The Role…
By Patricia Mashiri The Operation Florian team from United Kingdom (UK) has donated firefighting equipment to the Harare Fire Brigade in a development set to improve the capacity of the city to respond to fire emergencies. The equipment was handed over to Harare Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni on Monday 11 September 2017 at the Harare Fire…
By Lovemore Chazingwa CHEGUTU EAST member of the House of Assembly (MP) Hon Webster Shamu promised to avail music instruments for sungura music exponent First Farai at the latter’s birthday that was held at the now popular music incubation spot City Sports Bar (CSB) in the capital. The perseverant artist who has been in the industry…
By Patson Dzamara The stage for a transition in Zimbabwe is set. Even exogenous factors are in sync with the transition agenda. However, just like a small virgin boy, the opposition seems too excited by the delusion of weilding power or the hope of weilding power someday to such an extend that just a mere…
Deputy Health and Childcare Minister Aldrin Musiiwa has commended the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) and the Zimbabwe Medical Association (ZiMA) for pursuing a scientifically based fees tariff that is fair to all parties. “As government we expect that this will bring to an end the perennial quarrels over fees and bring much…
Zimbabwe is well resourced to rescue itself out of the current economic crunch without waiting upon the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if it manages to institute robust economic and political reforms, a senior United Nations official has said. Zimbabwe’s United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Senior Economic Advisor, Amarakoon Bandara said this whilst speaking at a…
By Byron Mutingwende The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are among the strategies aimed at addressing the challenges associated with climate change. Climate change has the potential to impact negatively on almost all sectors of the economy. Zimbabwe like other African countries has been experiencing impacts of climate change which includes severe floods, frequent…
By Byron Mutingwende and Patricia Mashiri The Harare International Carnival is meant to unify people and celebrate inter-cultural diversity, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. The Vice President, who is also the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs made the remarks at the Carnival Welcome reception held at Harare International Conference Centre…
By Byron Mutingwende The media plays a critical role in the dissemination of climate change information, an official from the Government of Zimbabwe has said. In his remarks at a climate change reporting workshop held at Cresta Jameson Hotel in Harare on 7 September 2017, Tirivanhu Muhwati, a Climate Change Scientist in the…
By Byron Mutingwende Indeed, free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democratic societies. In the same spirit, ahead of the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe, the Government of Japan, through the Project for Supporting Fair and Transparent Elections is contributing USD 1 million to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Capacity Building (ZIM-ECO) initiative implemented by the…
By Lifestyle Reporter He created the biggest YouTube viral video of 2016, turned Carpool Karaoke into a pop culture phenomenon, has several British comedy and acting awards on his resume and nabbed the Emmy award for Outstanding Interactive programme in 2016, the first year he spearheaded the US Late Late Show. Now, the inimitable and…
By Byron Mutingwende and Patricia Mashiri The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) has said everyone has a duty to ensure road safety so as to stop and reduce road traffic deaths by 50% by the year 2020. Obio Murambiwa Chinyere, the TSCZ Director made the remarks on the occasion of the road safety media…
By Edward Makuzva Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research Project Behaviour Change (ZICHIRE-BC) is targeting youths in sports initiative as a platform to raise awareness on key issues impacting their lives including HIV and AIDS, drug abuse as well as Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) issues. In an interview, on Saturday during the under 21 challenge soccer league invitational…
Unveils $600-per-month youth job opportunity Programme set to create thousands of jobs Elevate Club, a youth empowerment initiative supported by the Econet Group, has launched the Elevate Virtual Agent Programme (EVAP) which is set to deliver thousands of jobs for young Zimbabweans and create the opportunity for its members to earn up to $600…
By Byron Mutingwende A delegation from Gambia is in Zimbabwe to exchange notes with the country on how to implement results based financing (RBF) on maternal and child nutrition health (MCNH) project, it has emerged. Speaking at a welcome reception for the Gambian delegation in Harare on Monday 3 September 2017, Aldrin Musiiwa,…
The much hyped 2017 Harare International Carnival has already been set in motion with the confirmation of participation by both local and international entertainers. In her comprehensive update on the Harare International Carnival at a press conference in Harare, Anastancia Ndhlovu, the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry said preparations for the showcase were…
By Patricia Mashiri In a bid to ensure food security, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has called on the need to strengthen and improve the movement of improved varieties and quality seed within the region. In his speech during the launch of “Domestication of COMESA Harmonised Seed Regulations” in Harare, Dr…
The Healthcare Ecosystem and Quality of Life is the theme of this year’s Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) Annual Stakeholders’ Conference, which takes place at the Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls this week, from Wednesday (September 6) to Saturday (September 9). The theme emphasises the role that different players in the health sector,…
By Patricia Mashiri A controversial young Zimdancehall upcoming artist who goes by the name Tifa real name Tafadzwa Mufanebadza is pleading to Zimbabweans to support local musicians to grow their careers at home and internationally. Despite starting music at a tender age, Tifa has managed to set the scene ablaze with a series of singles…
By Byron Mutingwende The book ‘Towards Democratic Developmental States in Southern Africa.’ explores the genesis and evolution of the ‘developmental state’ concept flagging out useful lessons from the East Asian tigers and presents the conditions necessary for the emergence and consolidation of a ‘democratic developmental state’ in Southern Africa. Authored by renowned authors,…
Wisdom Mumera The acrimonious divisions simmering in the Morgan Tsvangirai led MDC-T have refused to die down with the trio of Vice President Thokozani Khupe, suspended National Organising Secretary Abednico Bhebhe and National Chairman Lovemore Moyo yet again refusing to attend their party’s rally to be held in Bulawayo. In a letter released by Witness…
By Lovemore Chazingwa MBIRA music ensemble Dzimbahwe Mbira Crew produced one of their best performances when they launched the album ‘Usasora Mabiyako’ at City Sports Bar on recently. The album is their fourth in a career spanning almost two decades. With half a dozen compositions, this album was launched amid the pomp and fun-fare resonant…
PRIVATE players in the green energy sector should come up with convincing and bankable project proposals if they are to meaningfully contribute to development in this critical industry in the wake of a global shift from traditional sources and changing energy matrices in the modern world, a top government official has observed. Ministry of Energy…
By Byron Mutingwende and Patricia Mashiri Renewable energy is now at the centre of global efforts of moving towards greener economies, sustainable development and poverty eradication, a senior government official has said. Speaking at the meeting for nexus ministries in Harare on 31 August 2017, Patson Mbiriri, the Permanent Secretary for energy and…
By Byron Mutingwende The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has said that the time to educate and sensitise citizens about the commencement of the mobile registration exercise is inadequate. “The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) notes an article published by the ZBC News on the mobile registration of Zimbabwean citizens by the Registrar General (RG)…
By Edward Makuzva The partnership between Zimbabwe and United Nations (UN) is guided by the Zimbabwe United Nations Development Assistance Framework, ZUNDAF, which is a strategic programme framework to support national programmes priorities. Addressing delegates on Friday, in the capital UN Communications officer, Tafadzwa Mwale added through ZUNDAF, the UN in Zimbabwe helped the government in…
By Byron Mutingwende The government is fostering the development of entrepreneurship among the youths through a technology transfer programme. In his address at the Funding Innovative Capacity Development (FICAD) project spearheaded by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Unit (ZEPARU), Dr. Desire Mutize Sibanda, the…
