By Kundai Marunya Pop-up Book Café has given a breath of life into the usually quiet New Ambassador Hotel with their regular shows that has seen revered artists rocking the hotel’s rooftop stage. After its closure due to financial hardships, proprietor, Tomas Brickhill has vowed to keep the top arts brand functional, a legacy he…
World Tourism Day 2018 was observed in Budapest, Hungary on 27 September 2018 with the official celebration focusing on the digital transformation in tourism, a World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) priority. The event examined how investment in new technology provides the sector with opportunities for innovation. Introducing a new seminar-based format, the official celebration provided crucial…
The Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) has followed the debate on the operations of City Parking and the Harare Municipal Traffic Enforcement Police, both entities under the City of Harare. The organisation averred that the City of Harare has been largely dishonest about the financial relationship that exists between the Traffic Enforcement Police and the City…
MTN Group Plc has filed an application for public listing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The company applied for registration of shares and a listing on the NSE. SEC confirmed in a statement on Monday that the commission had received an application from the telecom giant. The statement read in…
Distributed Power Africa (DPA) is amongst the renewable energy companies that have been contracted for the installations of Solar power for Shoprite Checkers Pty Ltd, the biggest retailer in Africa. DPA has begun preparations for solar PV at Shoprite stores in Lichtenburg (North West Province), Malelane (Mpumalanga Province) and Waverly (Gauteng province), as they…
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has offered solidarity with the people of Palestine as today (11 November), marks 18 years since the first president of Palestine and chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Yasser Arafat passed away after his home was besieged by Israeli occupation military. In an interview with Spiked Online Media, Chief Fortune…
The people of Africa and the Caribbean are poised to make the global capitalist economy, which was built on the sweat and blood of African slaves, work for them, Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), said. Addressing leaders of Caribbean nations during the 44th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the…
By Byron Mutingwende There is need to scale up awareness programmes on the importance of managing water sensibly, Enrico De Agostini, the Italian Ambassador to Zimbabwe has said. Agostini made the remarks on Friday 16 June 2017 during the official presentation of a rehabilitated water feature in the Greenwood Park in Harare, which…
Zimbabwe will be participating at this year’s edition of the Arabian Travel Market Fair to be held in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai from 28 April to 1 May 2019. The Fair will provide a platform for the country to increase destination awareness to key tourism stakeholders and invited international buyers and media houses. The…
The launch of the inaugural Women Empowerment Summit and Expo yesterday which was running under the theme, “Revitalising Economic Growth through Women Empowerment”, highlights the strategic role that women play in sustainable economic growth and development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. In a speech delivered on his behalf by Hon Oppah Muchinguri, the Minister of…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last week, said enhanced multilateralism and unity of purpose remain critical in mitigating the COVID-19 global health emergency. The President’s remarks came when the Seventy Sixth Session was being convened against the backdrop of the persistent COVID 19 pandemic but he said…
The European Union’s High Representative/Vice President Federica Mogherini has met Zimbabwe’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Sibusiso Busi Moyo. The meeting followed up on the visit of Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica in Zimbabwe and represented another important step in developing relations between the EU and Zimbabwe. The High Representative/Vice…
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)…
Writes Tafadzwa Muranganwa An innovative carbon credit initiative involving the production of biochar has been established in Rushinga, Zimbabwe, marking a strategic entry into the carbon trading markets. This pioneering artisanal biochar project is a collaborative effort between HempConnect, a local carbon removal company, and the Organic Farming Academy (OFA), focusing on utilizing baobab shells…
Learners benefit from FREE access to online curriculum-based content Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ), which last year expanded its Ruzivo Smart Learning service to secondary school curricula, says it is targeting improved O Level pass rates this year, on the back of increased access to the technology-driven platform, now being accessed by close to a…
By Wallace Mawire The Great Zimbabwe Development Project has been initiated in Zimbabwe to enhance the value of the Great Zimbabwe heritage site. Great Zimbabwe is one of the most spectacular architectural and cultural landscapes in Africa, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986. Comprising one of the largest dry stone structures in sub-Saharan…
By Amkela Sidange (Environmental Education and Publicity Manager for EMA) The country is already in the veld fire season following the onset of the statutory fire season on the 31st of July which will be ending on the 31st of October. During this period the biomass is dry, it’s windy, and therefore conducive for wild,…
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Business Council, is hosting a local sourcing for Partnership Workshop at the Monomotapa Hotel in Harare. The COMESA Business Council is the apex Business body of COMESA, with the mandate of representing the private sector to governments and decision makers in the COMESA…
Russell Crowe’s character asked in that famous Gladiator scene, “Are you not entertained?”, and when it comes to sport, it’s a valid question. Let’s face it, if you’ve ever watched a sports match or event – regardless of the sport – you’ll know that it’s an action-packed experience that leaves spectators on the edge of their seats….
In October 2018, the Government of Zimbabwe introduced the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) to stimulate economic growth and stabilise the macro-economic environment in the country. The programme is from October 2018 to December 2020. It is aimed at building a foundation that will ensure a prosperous and empowered upper middle-income society by 2030. TSP Relevance Today and…
SuperSport viewers on DStv can enjoy the continued return of the UEFA Champions League, as the first two quarterfinal ties are played on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 August 2020. SuperSport is your #HomeOfFootball and the only place to get your fill of world-class soccer action from the UEFA Champions League. The first quarterfinal takes place at Estadio da Luz in…
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…
Binge the full season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip – South Africa now Featuring 7 of South Africa’s most ambitious and iconic housewives Liz spills the tea on the show, her cast members and all the drama in between The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip – South Africa has come to an iconic…
Dr. Gift Machengete, the Director-General of the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has won the coveted National Leadership and Management Excellence Award offered by the reputable Zimbabwe Institute of Management. Below, Spiked Online Media profiles the immense achievements of Dr. Gift Machengete: Resume & Leadership History of POTRAZ POTRAZ was created by…
By ZIMCODD Community Resource Monitors On the 18th of February 2021, the Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Health and Child Care launched the vaccination program and as at 7 July 2021, a total of 819 058 (first dose) and 579 699 Zimbabweans (second dose) had been inoculated against COVID-19. The National Vaccination Programme…
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) will double its climate finance commitments for the period 2020-2025, the Bank’s President announced today at the One Planet Summit taking place in Nairobi. Akinwumi A. Adesina said that the Bank would commit at least US$25 billion towards climate finance. Speaking at a plenary in the presence of Heads of…
Under the theme “Institutional Peace: Strengthening Communication to Build Trust,” an international peace NGO, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), holds its 7th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) from March 14th to 19th in 41 countries from Africa, Europe, North America, and Asia. “This declaration, which is made…
Citizens intending to work and study abroad have been urged to make use of Shirah and Studently, platforms that offer pathways to Canada, a country that has opened its doors to 500,000 migrants across the globe. This was revealed by Bukky Wonda, Founder and CEO of Studendry, and Shirah who is also a Canadian Immigration…
Arts Correspondent When I think about the state of Zimbabwean musicians, my heart bleeds but looking closely at an incident that happened recently, I was made to think twice. Zimbabwe is home to some musicians with the finest ideas ever. Most of these musicians, though not popular like the so-called big 5, have the sharpest…
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) today as the regulator engaged the key stakeholders of the tourism sector to interact and work out initiatives and strategies to move the sector forward. In his welcome remarks at the workshop in Harare, Mr. Reynold Mawerera, the ZTA Board Chairman thanked stakeholders for the support they have rendered the…
By Anyway Yotamu Africa’s only accredited female FIFA match agent, Ellen Chiwenga, has announced her intentions to run for Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidency after the expiry of the current term of Felton Kamambo. The football guru revealed this through her Facebook page on Wednesday 19 February 2020. Chiwenga is a FIFA football match…
By Farai Chirimumimba This is the first of two-part series under the: “Letter from Locked Down Harare.” Look out for the second article under this series in the coming days. Nothing readied the Zimbabwean population for how disorientating this pandemic would be, or how isolating. The Republic is in a 21-day copy-and-paste lockdown. Each morning,…
The Language Legacy Expo, hosted by Consultus Publishing Services (CPS), in partnership with LitFest Harare, is set to celebrate the Shona language at the expo on August 10th, 2024. The Language Legacy Expo was launched on July 27th, 2024, and aims to shine the spotlight on literature and languages, encourage reading culture, and literacy,…
By Philip Mataranyika When my grandfather Kurauone Kurai Mazikana Mataranyika died tragically in 1940, among the five children he left behind was six-year-old, Steven Tapfumaneyi Mataranyika – my father – who had stayed with our aunt (Tete) Masodzi in Nyatwe, Nyanga, before he was brought back to the village in Gwangwara, along with two other…
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat and the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have signed a Joint Statement and Action Plan on ensuring continuity of learning in the context of COVID-19. In a Joint Statement, signed by the Executive Secretary of SADC, Her Excellence Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax and the Regional…
VAYA Express, through VAYA Express Medical Deliveries, is now offering free delivery of medical supplies to assist Zimbabweans in need of critical medicines and drugs during the restrictions imposed due the COVID -19 pandemic and beyond. VAYA Express Medical Deliveries is collaborating with Maisha Health fund (formerly Steward Health) to help people in need to…
It is now confirmed that the Government of Zimbabwe ordered mobile network operators (MNOs) to shut down the internet and social media communication platforms, including WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook, which are widely used by Zimbabweans. This is now public knowledge thanks to Econet, the biggest MNO, which issued a statement to the effect that in…
By Byron Mutingwende in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Renowned industrialist Mr. Rongai Chizema, the Chief Technical Advisor of the African Union in the Department of Trade and Industry has called on African countries to leverage their rich and diverse natural resource endowments in order to drive social and economic transformation on the continent. …
By Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Following a recent spike in COVID-19-related cases and deaths, Zimbabwe’s already struggling health system is buckling under the pressure. In several facilities, health workers are operating without adequate PPE, medication, equipment and oxygen and, with an existing and ongoing shortage of nurses and doctors, most health centres are unable to operate at…
According to the Report on the state of informality in the cultural and creative sectors in Zimbabwe, produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the significance of the informal economy in Zimbabwe cannot be underestimated. It employs more than 80 percent of the population. The…
Commemorating the International Day of Peace on Friday, the UN Chief, Antonio Guterres said young people’s voices, vision, and commitment play a critical role in shaping a more peaceful world. Speaking to assembled youths at a virtual 2021 Youth Observance event, on the theme,’ Recovering Better for a Sustainable and Equitable World’, the Secretary-General called…
Zimbabwe today celebrates the 2024 World Social Work Day. In her speech to celebrate the day at an event held in the Harare Gardens, the Deputy Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Hon. Mercy M. Dinha said this year’s theme ‘Buen Vivir: Shared Future for Transformative Change’ resonates with the rich and long-cherished…
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…
With robberies on the increase and cash a major target, a local security company has called on members of the public to avoid keeping large amounts of cash at home or the office and certainly to avoid moving cash themselves. Safeguard Security Head of Cash in Transit Services Josephat Zvarova urged those with significant…
