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Zimbabwe to host 20th CAADP-PP and Commemoration of the 15th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 weeks ago017 mins

The African Union Commission (AUC) through its Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (DARBE), in collaboration with the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHDS) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), with support of technical institutions and development partners will commemorate the 15th Africa Day for Food and…

Zimbabwe’s Opposition Leadership Deficit and the Need for Reform

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 months ago03 mins

Writes Itayi Tawona Muchemwa The current state of Zimbabwe’s opposition is marked by a significant leadership deficit, which has resulted in its decline and inability to effectively challenge the ruling ZANU-PF party. This deficit is evident in the opposition’s disintegration, failure in local governance, and lack of a clear direction or strategy. The passing of…

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Drives Sub-Saharan Africa Toward First Recession in 25 Years

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago09 mins

Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been significantly impacted by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and is forecast to fall sharply from 2.4% in 2019 to -2.1 to -5.1% in 2020, the first recession in the region over the past 25 years, according to the latest Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly economic update for the region….

Zimbabwe’s general elections: Significance and challenges ahead

Byron Adonis Mutingwende7 years ago012 mins

By Farai Chirimumimba An estimated 5.4 million Zimbabweans head to the polls in July/August however, actual date is yet to be announced to cast votes for a president, 210 House of Assembly members (MPs) and (60 Senators and another 60 Women quota members indirectly) and 1,958 councillors in what has been billed as the…

Open Parliament benchmarks for adoption by AU countries critical: PNAfrica

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago06 mins

The Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica) has urged the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to consider setting up a benchmark for Parliamentary Openness as a model framework to be adopted by African Parliaments towards an Open Parliament Agenda. This was one of the three recommendations made by the Executive Director of PNAfrica, Sammy Obeng, when he presented a…

Zimbabwean tourism industry on the rise after COVID-19 setback

Lloyd Rabaya1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

The tourism industry in Zimbabwe is on the rise after suffering a major impediment brought about by COVID-19, which ravaged industries globally. This came to light today when the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Barbra Rwodzi was addressing journalists ahead of World Tourism Day this Wednesday. Rwodzi said the industry has noted increases…

Gender equality and women empowerment to be topical at CSW68

Byron Adonis Mutingwende11 months ago010 mins

To transform the status and condition of women, there must be a recognition of the need to transform policies and services of public institutions with a view to promoting transparency and access to information

Communities play critical role in advancement of good health and wellbeing

Byron Adonis Mutingwende8 years ago7 years ago014 mins

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…

Tafadzwa Muguti is offside on CSOs: Abigale Mupambi

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago05 mins

Abigale Mupambi, the National Coordinator of the Civic Society and Churches Joint Forum has said the Provincial Development Coordinator for Harare, Tafadzwa Muguti, is way offside on his attempt to supervise the operations of non-governmental organisations. Mupambi’s statements are in response to reports that the Provincial Development Coordinators for Harare (Tafadzwa Muguti); and Masvingo respectively,…

Renewable energy pivotal to the achievement of SDGs

Byron Adonis Mutingwende9 months ago03 mins

Renewable energy is pivotal to the United Nations’ efforts in Zimbabwe, serving as a cornerstone for sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Mr. Edward Kallon, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator has said. He made the remarks at the Renewable Energy Conference and Expo in Victoria Falls today. “Renewable energy…

Love, unity drives Chikuku Development Initiative

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago08 mins

“Let’s do everything with the cooperation of an Indian and the thoroughness of a German. In all this, let love lead,” these are the words of one Mrs. Abigail Mutsauri Tagwirei, a member of the Chikuku Development Initiative – a project that has brought smiles to many a life in this bustling community domiciled in…

International Tourist Arrivals Reach 1.4 billion Two Years Ahead of Forecasts

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago06 mins

2018 totalled 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals (+6%), consolidating 2017 strong results and proving to be the second strongest year since 2010 Middle East (+10%) and Africa (+7%) grew above the world average while Asia and the Pacific and Europe grew at 6% For 2019, UNWTO forecasts a 3-4% increase, in line with the historical…

Minister Terence Mukupe must be fired: ZCTU

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago03 mins

Finance and Economic Development Deputy Minister Terence Mukupe’s must be removed from government as he has shown to be unfit for government, reckless, a loose cannon and a danger to Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said. In his latest gaffe, Deputy Minister Mukupe treasonously claims that the army would not allow…

Exorbitant bus fares increasing urban, rural divide: PAZ

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago02 mins

Rural based people are feeling the bite of high bus fares, such that they are no longer in a position to travel to family gatherings such as funerals, weddings and graduations in the cities or to visit their relatives in other villages, the Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has said. “We have come to the…

Afreximbank President Advocates for Vehicles that Facilitate Cross-Border Trade

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago04 mins

The President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, yesterday in New York, urged African countries to create vehicles that would make it possible for manufacturers to trade across the continent. Speaking during a high-level event on the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa 2016-2019, organised at the United Nations Headquarters, Prof. Oramah…

Tarrus Riley remains humble despite fame

Byron Adonis Mutingwende7 years ago03 mins

By Byron Mutingwende Jamican reggae and dancehall superstar Tarrus Riley is a humble man despite his worldwide fame. The superstar told journalists at a press conference in Harare ahead of his show on Saturday that his upbringing has made him to be the humble man that he is today despite being known as…

Matsekete to take the helm at Old Mutual Zimbabwe from 2020

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago04 mins

Old Mutual has confirmed the appointment of Samuel (Sam) Matsekete as the Group CEO-designate of Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited (OMZIL). Sam will commence service on 1 January 2020 following the retirement of the current Group CEO, Jonas Mushosho at the end of 2019. He joins Old Mutual from First Capital Bank, where, in his current…

UN Launches flash appeal as 2.5 million people face severe drought in Kenya

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago07 mins

By Joyce Mukucha The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday launched a humanitarian flash appeal for the Kenya drought response as no fewer than 2.5 million people in different communities of the country’ s dry regions categorized as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) experience food insecurity. The Kenya Drought Flash…

Türkiye praises Zimbabwe for not harbouring FETO terrorists

Byron Adonis Mutingwende1 year ago06 mins

HE Berna Kasnakli, the Turkish Ambassador to Zimbabwe today praised the host country for its stance of refusing to entertain the FETO terrorist organisation. She made the remarks on the occasion to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 15 July failed Coup attempt by FETO Terrorist Organization against the Government of the Republic of Türkiye….

Mashonaland West media practitioners commemorate World Press Freedom Day

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

By Elvis Dumba Media practitioners in Mashonaland West had a belated hybrid commemoration of the World Press Freedom Dy held in Chinhoyi yesterday. A Mashonaland West National Peace and Reconciliation Commission representative, Tendai Musonza, urged journalists to remain professional in their duties and remain politically neutral as the country moves towards the harmonized general elections…

Unpacking illicit financial flows-a case of Zimbabwe’s mining sector

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago014 mins

By Davison Kaiyo Soon after his inauguration the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that he has a list of individuals and corporates that has been externalising money and assets and granted them a three-month moratorium to bring them back after which the law will take its course. There were high expectations of high profile…

2022 FIFA World Cup: Hagi magic inspires Romania

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago05 mins

SuperSport viewers on DStv will be counting down the days to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with the tournament set to run from 20 November to 18 December and provide the most thrilling distillation of ‘The Beautiful Game’. DStv is the only true home of football in Africa, offering a range and depth of action that no other rival…

Preserving, availing safe water critical in life: ZELA

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago010 mins

By Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) Today is World Water Day which is running under the theme, ‘Valuing Water.’ This theme is significant as it puts on the spotlight the value of water in our daily lives. As we commemorate the day adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 22, 1992, we reflect…

$234M urgently required for humanitarian assistance in Zimbabwe

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago09 mins

The United Nations together with the Government and partners today launched a Humanitarian Flash Appeal requesting for USD 234 million targeting 2.2 million people of the nearly 5.3 million Zimbabweans who need assistance until June 2019. The Humanitarian Flash Appeal presided over by the visiting UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief…

Suppressing Electoral Reforms Conflicts in Zimbabwe through Rule of Law and Dialogue

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago022 mins

By Farai Chirimumimba Introduction As the MDC Alliance today, 05 June 2018 presses on with electoral reforms demand, they probably survived a counter onslaught after the police refused to clear a counter ZANU-PF march which was rescheduled for tomorrow. As noted by Sachikonye (2011), violence has been woven through the intricate fabric of Zimbabwe’s political…

ZCTU concerned about massive price hikes

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago02 mins

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has noted with great concern the shocking massive price hikes that have affected almost every basic commodity, worsening the plight of the already struggling masses of Zimbabwe. Prices of most products have gone up by over 50 percent and the prices continue to rise at break-neck speed and…

Protection of Wetlands is Critical to Achieve Sustainable Development

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago07 mins

The Harare Wetlands Trust and the Harare Residents Trust (HRT) affirm their full support to the preservation of the environment, respect for the rule of law, and the upholding of key legal provisions on the protection of wetlands and road verges. The organisations acknowledge that there has been an increase in trading along main and…

MSF welcomes WHO revision in TB guidelines

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago06 mins

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has welcomed the revision made by WHO to its tuberculosis (TB) guidelines, allowing for safe use of a treatment regimen including both bedaquiline and delamanid for patients suffering from drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), while urging a faster uptake in India for patients with extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB). The drugs bedaquiline and delamanid…

ZNA sentences rogue soldiers fifteen years imprisonment

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago02 mins

By Elvis Dumba Bulawayo – Zimbabwe National Army Spokesperson Colonel Alphios Makotore has warned any member of the army found on the wrong side of the law will face the full wrath of the law. This follows the sentencing to 15 years imprisonment of Lance Corporal Fortune Ndlovu, Private Ratiel Manyanya, and Private Kainos Masase…

Tour de Tuli arrives in Zimbabwe

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago03 mins

Zimbabwe is once again this year host to the cycling and safari expedition, Tour de Tuli. This is a mountain bike event whose route navigates through the Greater Mapungubwe Trans Frontier Conservation Area. The tour roared into life on 23 July in Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa entering into Zimbabwe on 24 July (today) and…

Holistic approach needed in the health sector: CiZC

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago05 mins

The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has called on the Government of Zimbabwe to apply a holistic approach in dealing with the ongoing impasse with medical doctors. The strike, which started with junior doctors downing their tools resulted in General Medical Doctors, District Medical Officers and Provincial Medical Officers also joining the job action. The…

Eviction: The #BBTitans dream ends for Jenni O and Mmeli

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago05 mins

After a dramatic and adventurous 28 days in the Big Brother Titans house, the journey has come to an end for Jenni O and Mmeli, the duo known as Jenne Li. This leaves 18 housemates still in the running for the US$100,000 grand prize. Avoiding eviction were Juicy J & Olivia (Juiovla); Justin & Yvonne (Juvone); Blue…

Lovezh’s hit “Bhaureni” dominates foreign radio

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago04 mins

By Sowell Chikwari (Entertainment Writer) SUNGURA musician Lovemore Nerudzo aka Lovezh appears to have strengthened his foothold in the showbiz industry in the Southern Africa region, judging by the airplay his latest track “Bhaureni” commands across various radio stations in Southern Africa. Now one of the most popular songs on DHT Africa Fm radio, among…

European Union and Culture Fund empower Zimbabwean artists with grant awards

Byron Adonis Mutingwende1 year ago05 mins

The European Union, in collaboration with the Culture Fund, announced the award of grants to 42 exceptional projects by Zimbabwean artists as part of the first round of the Creative Actions II project. These grants amount to a total funding of USD 748,588. H.E. the EU Ambassador Jobst von Kirchmann expressed his excitement about awarding…

MENACW 2022 Regional Climate Week Set to Kick-start Next Month

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago08 mins

The first-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week (MENACW) 2022, is set to take place from 28 February to 3 March 2022 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre in Dubai, UN Climate change news has recently informed. This planned in-person meeting kicks off the Regional Climate Weeks in 2022 and a new era of cooperation…

Food safety agency to strengthen coordination and harmonisation capacity on the continent

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 weeks ago04 mins

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 24 October 2024 – The African Food Safety Agency will be created to ensure responsibility for strengthening the capacity, governance, coordination, and harmonisation of food safety systems in Africa, Dr. Amare Ayalew, Programme Manager of the AU Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa, said in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Amare Ayalew made…

Cheers for St James High as alumnus donates soccer kits

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

News Reporter As the crippling nationwide teachers’ strike dampened the spirits of most students across the country, St James High School pupils in Zaka, Masvingo had something to cheer them up as alumnus Trywell Magura donated soccer kits to the school. Magura, a youthful Zimbabwean entrepreneur, business coach, and motivational speaker based in South Africa,…

How Is Artificial Intelligence Used In B2B Companies: Here Are Powerful Examples

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

Bernard Marr There’s often a misconception that artificial intelligence (AI) is only applicable to businesses in the B2C space. It’s thought that since B2C companies have more customers, they have more data to leverage to make AI impactful. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. AI is as relevant to a B2B company as it is…

First Lady promotes menstrual hygiene

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago04 mins

By Own Correspondent To commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day, which is held on May 28 every year, the First Lady, who is the Ambassador for Health and Child Care, recently donated reusable menstrual kits to several girls from six schools in Seke District in Mashonaland East Province. The schools that benefited are Murape Primary and Secondary,…

Zimbabwe to host President of Pan African Parliament

Byron Adonis Mutingwende7 years ago02 mins

The President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) H.E. Roger Nkodo Dang, which is one of the 12 organs of the African Union, is visiting Zimbabwe to pay a courtesy call on Zimbabwe’s new President ED Mnangagwa. The Pan African Parliament was established by the 1991 Abuja Treaty but started business in 2004. The PAP…

Zimbabwean born businessman runs for mayor in the US

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 years ago04 mins

By Chris Mahove A Zimbabwean born businessman is running for Mayor in the city of Allentown in the United States of America. Solomon Tembo, who was born in Kadoma, will contest against two other candidates, a Cuban and a Spaniard in the mayoral election slated for November 2. The city of Allentown is home to…

My Zim Plate host Bernadette Mutangara spreads love on Valentine’s Day

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago05 mins

All the love and fun of Valentine’s Day surrounded a meet-and-greet hosted by MultiChoice Zimbabwe on Tuesday when My Zim Plate host Bernadette Mutangara dispensed chocolates and other treats for fans. My Zim Plate is a new series on DStv’s Honey channel in which Bernadette introduces viewers across Africa to the culinary delights of Zimbabwe,…

Mid-term fiscal review: Why gold coins will fail

Byron Adonis Mutingwende2 years ago010 mins

By Professor Gift Mugano For starters, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development rightfully outlined the major drivers of exchange instability and the current inflation dynamics. However, the current measures are not sufficient to address both the exchange rate and inflation dynamics. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is introducing gold coins with a view…

Africa needs to develop human capacities and innovative practices to achieve resilient agri-food systems

Byron Adonis Mutingwende3 weeks ago05 mins

African Union Commissioner Josefa Correia Sacko reaffirmed in Harare, Zimbabwe, the need to develop human capacities and innovative practices to accelerate the implementation and expansion of successful models to achieve resilient agri-food systems in Africa. Josefa Sacko, who was speaking at the commemoration of the fifteenth African Day for Food Security and Nutrition and…

City of Harare, Pokugara Properties up for perjury

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago05 mins

By Anyway Yotamu Embattled Harare Town Clerk Hosiah Chisango, representing the City of Harare has been jointly arraigned before the Magistrates Court together with Michael John Van Blerk representing Pokugara Properties (PVT) LTD facing fresh criminal charges of perjury. According to the summons, the two are to appear in court on the 28th of September…