SADC COUNTRIES LAG BEHIND IN ADRESSING MINING HEALTH RELATED AILMENT CODES OF PRACTICE

NEVSON MPOFU Occupational health ailments related to respiratory and cardio diseases continue to wreck the life trend of humanity although health technology is growing on a daily basis. Silicosis caused by dust from rocks containing silica, Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium and Tubercle bacilli and Asbestosis from Asbestos dust are major factors making rise of Air…

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Hivos “Disrupt!FOOD!” programme promoting clean energy and sustainable food systems

By Byron Mutingwende   The “DisruptFOOD!” programme by Hivos that focuses on renewable green energy and sustainable food systems has seen the advent of simple smart technologies to promote good health and wellbeing.   Dr. Ephraim Whingwiri, the Founder and Director of Zim Earthworm Farms has come up with an interesting innovation that promotes the…

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Watchdog probes Aspen for cancer drug pricing

By TAMAR KAHN   Africa’s biggest generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare, already under investigation by European authorities over the price of its cancer drugs, is now under similar scrutiny from SA’s Competition Commission.   On Tuesday, the commission announced it was investigating Aspen and multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers Roche and Pfizer for suspected excessive pricing of…

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Book aims to promote gender-responsive service delivery

By Byron Mutingwende   Gender Links Zimbabwe (GLZ) has launched a book entitled, “At the Coalface, Gender in Local Government” that assesses “Gender at Work in Local Government” in order to promote gender-responsive service delivery at the local level.   In his speech during the launch in Harare on Tuesday 13 June 2017, Christopher Shumba,…

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Food sustainability policies serve the world from wastage and loss of food

Global adversities need human strategies to end them and promote Food Security.… As Climate Change continues, adaptation and mitigation stand vital. Byron Mutingwende, Nevson Mpofu Food wastage and loss amounting to billions of US dollars lost annually throughout the World explains how lack of policies on food contributes to absolute poverty and social and economic…

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SADC Countries take lead in addressing the dark side of stigma link to HIV and AIDS.

BY NEVSON MPOFU. Testimonies, inspiration and influence of four great Southern African leaders still remain history in the great battle against stigma and discrimination. These Leaders are from SADC countries namely South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia. This is coming at a time Zimbabwe and the SADC Region is striving to achieve the 90 per cent…

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Not too young to run for the 2018 General elections

By Ashton Bumhira   Zimbabwean youth constitute the largest constituency of over 60% of the population but continue be socially, politically, and economically marginalized.  It is worrisome how the youth have been schemed out and marginalized from governance. The present administration’s insensitiveness to youth’s inclusiveness in governance is a point of worry and needs urgent attention. In…

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Zimbabwe celebrates International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

By Byron Mutingwende   In line with the United Nations General Assembly declaration of the year 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (IYSTD), Zimbabwe has joined in celebrating this milestone.   The declaration is in recognition of tourism as a critical pillar of economies, a passport to prosperity, and a transformative…

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Zimbabwe moves towards ratification of 1954 Hague Convention

By Byron Mutingwende   Zimbabwe is moving towards the ratification of the two protocols of the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in the event of armed conflict, it has emerged.   Speaking at a stakeholders’ consultative workshop in Harare recently, Damir Dijakovic, the Regional Cultural Advisor of the United Nations, Educational, Scientific…

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Women’s economic contribution recognised: AfDB

By Byron Mutingwende   Women have hailed their recognition in economic contribution after the African Development Bank Group and the International Finance Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday, May 22, 2017 in Ahmedabad, India, aimed at promoting investments that benefit women in Africa.   Over the past decade, the number of women entrepreneurs…

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Fraud threatens the sustainability of insurance business

By Byron Mutingwende   Fraud has emerged as a thorny issue threatening the sustainability of the insurance industry, negatively impacting the regulators, policyholders and citizens alike.   Speaking at the insurance fraud investigation and insurance workshop organised by the African Association of Financial Forensic Analysts (AAFFA) at the Rainbow Towers Hotel last week, Pupurai Togarepi,…

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Partnership gives birth to youth centre and satellite clinic

By Byron Mutingwende   In sync with strengthening partnership for sustainable development, the City of Harare came together with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and have embarked on an infrastructure project in Hopley to improve access to sexual and reproductive health services by young people.   Speaking during…

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CiZC implores government to focus on realignment and not amending Constitution

By Byron Mutingwende The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) says the indication by the government to amend the constitution exposes its lack of will to implement the supreme law adopted in 2013. “We are deeply concerned with efforts and intentions by the State to scrap dual citizenship by amending Chapter 3 of the Zimbabwean constitution….

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Transformation must be the coalition agenda: Tendai Biti

By PDP Communication Department   The democratic contingent must put Zimbabwe first by coming together to forge a formidable coalition against dictatorship, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Tendai Biti has said. Speaking at an Intra-Party Provincial forum of the Coalition of Democrats (CODE) over the weekend, the President hailed the political parties who took the…

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ZEC urged to protect assisted voters

By Byron Mutingwende The election management body, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), must come up with stringent measures that deter the abuse of assisted voting, poll watchdog the Election Resource Centre (ERC) said on Wednesday. In the 2013 election, disproportionately large numbers of voters were assisted to vote. “It is imperative that effective measures are…

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Zimbabwean media plays critical role in advancing democracy, economic development: Gebrehiwot

By Byron Mutingwende Sirak Gebrehiwot, a Communications Specialist with the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office has said that the local media continues to continues to play critical role in advancing democracy, public discourse on political, economic and social issues despite a plethora of challenges they grapple with in their work. Sirak made the remarks during…

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Beyond Masterton Cheshire Home Evictions: Shifting from Charity to Human Rights Based Approach

By Byron Mutingwende Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe (LCDZ) has hogged the limelight after evicting its long-time tenants from Masterton House, in a move widely interpreted as callous given the physical conditions of the victims. As an investigative journalist, I would like to divert a bit from just giving an account of events by delving into…

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Communities play critical role in advancement of good health and wellbeing

By Byron Mutingwende   I had travelled a distance of about 50km from Harare to Mwanza Secondary School in the Chikwaka area under Goromonzi District on a fine Friday where the Ministry of Health and Child Care was holding a Community Health Symposium. The meeting afforded an interactive engagement between high level health officials and…

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Stop lip service on addressing corruption: Lumumba

By Byron Mutingwende   Professor Patrick Lumumba, a celebrated Kenyan anti-corruption proponent has registered his disdain for rhetoric on addressing corruption without the corresponding action, insisting the war on graft was far from over in Africa.   Lumumba made the remarks during the 2017 Zimbabwe Accountants Conference held at the Harare International Conference Centre last…

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Swedish Embassy partners UNICEF in promoting sustainable development

By Byron Mutingwende   In pursuit of promoting economic development without depleting natural resources, the Swedish embassy in Harare has partnered the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in a sustainable development project targeting young people on renewable energy and environmental sustainability. To achieve that goal, the Swedish Embassy in Harare on Monday, 24 April 2017,…

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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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Empowering women and girls will help Zimbabwe achieve SDGs

By Wallace Mawire Empowering women and girls could help Zimbabwe achieve at least eight of the 17 global goals for sustainable development including health, poverty, education, nutrition and violence against women and girls, according to Ekenia Chifamba, Director of Shamwari Yemwanasikana, an organisation in Zimbabwe based in Chitungwiza working on comprehensive strategies to empower the…

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Hwange plots turnaround strategies to address poor performance

By Byron Mutingwende   Coal-miners, Hwange Colliery Company Limited is implementing a raft of measures meant to turnaround its 2016 poor performance. In a statement Thursday, the miner noted with concern its recently released 2016 annual financial results statement on the organisation’s performance published on March 31, 2017.   The low production levels led to…

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Religious tolerance a cornerstone to a peaceful world: Youths

By Byron Mutingwende   The youths have reiterated the fact that tolerating divergent religions internationally was the bedrock of addressing conflicts that are threatening the existence of peace worldwide.   In the contemporary conflicts threatening the future of humanity as a result of wars declared in the name of religion, an event in an effort…

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