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Mauritius journalist appeals for amplified voices over floods, climate change

By Nhau Mangirazi in Cape Town, South Africa Shehzad Joomun, a journalist from Mauritius is suffering from emotional pressure affecting communities against the effects of climate change that has resulted in property damages, food insecurity, and health challenges in his home country. Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometers off…

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Development cooperation effective in improving youth outcomes: NAYO

The National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO) has said development cooperation connects young people to development financing, including external finance, South-South, and triangular cooperation, climate finance, cooperation among governments, civil society, and the private sector. This emerged at the NAYO Pre-High Level Meeting (HLM3) National Dialogue Held on the 2nd of December 2022 at Holiday…

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Media key in setting science reporting agenda: UNESCO

By Nhau Mangirazi Cape Town, South Africa – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Education Organization (UNESCO) senior regional science programs specialist Martial Zebaze Kana has called on the media to articulate science stories with a bearing on communities. Speaking during the science training course here, Kana said the media remains part of a…

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AfDB commits $301 million to renovate Uganda’s meter gauge railway, bolster regional trade

The works entail the immediate rehabilitation of 265 km of MGR tracks between Malaba and Mukono, including the line to Jinja Pier and Port Bell on Lake Victoria The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is providing  $301 million to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) in Uganda. The railway line is part of the…

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Media stakeholders seek ways to tame online violence against women in Zimbabwe

By Tafadzwa Muranganwa The growing cyberbullying and trolling of women online, particularly those in political leadership in Zimbabwe has left media stakeholders fretting about how to tame and make digital space safe for women and girls. This was heard at a ‘National Women’s Rights Symposium on Violence Against Women and Girls’ organised by the Women’s…

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Dr Solomon Matsa offers scholarships to 12 students at Dambudzo School

Dr. Solomon Matsa, the President of the Business Economic Empowerment Federation (BEEF) who was the Guest of Honour at a prize-giving ceremony at Dambudzo school on Thursday awarded 12 students scholarships until they finish Advanced Level. Dambudzo School has 1613 students and 48 teachers, proving the need for more schools in the country since Zimbabweans…

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ZTA Boss Winnie Muchanyuka urges hospitality sector to focus on MICE

Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Chief Executive, Ms. Winnie Muchanyuka has urged the Tourism and Hospitality Industry to collaborate with the government in bidding for Meetings Incentives Conferences Exhibitions Tourism (MICE) events. Muchanyuka was speaking at the 2022 edition of the Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe Congress which kicked off in Victoria Falls yesterday. “I would like to…

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MultiChoice to air the prestigious Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony

The MultiChoice Group, an official African media broadcast partner for The Earthshot Prize, will air the prestigious competition’s annual awards ceremony which will be filmed on Friday, 2 December at the MGM Music Hall in Boston, United States.  Award-winning broadcaster, podcaster, and television presenter Clara Amfo returns for a second year to co-host the awards alongside actor, producer…

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Living Digital: Strengthening Consumer-Powered Healthcare in Zimbabwe

Population Solutions for Health There is no denying that consumers are becoming digital natives. For more than two decades Population Services International Zimbabwe (PSI), now Population Solutions for Health (PSH) has been strengthening healthcare in Zimbabwe towards a new future. PSH with support from PSI Digital Health Monitoring Team, recognize that consumers continue to evolve…

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Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO report

A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is projected in the African region, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report released today finds. The Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022  assessed the nine targets related to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on health and found that at the current…

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Pan-African campaign “My Food is African” launched

Diverse actors from 30 countries call for a comprehensive Africa Food Policy that addresses Africa’s need to feed itself in the face of global uncertainty and climate change. The social movements’ call came following the conclusion of the 4th Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) Biennial Food Systems Conference, which was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon,…

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TelOne Centre for Learning a citadel for development of ICT and technology

The TelOne Centre for Learning has been described as a citadel for the development of ICT and technology necessary to propel Zimbabwe into an upper-middle income economy by 2030. This was revealed by Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and courier services during the 8th TelOne Centre for Learning (TCFL)…

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AU ropes PAP into Nigeria Pre-election Assessment and Special Political Mission

The African Union (AU) has resolved to harness the Pan-African African Parliament (PAP)’s unique value proposition as a representation of the African citizens, in its bid to consolidate democratic gains for peace and stability in Africa. H.E Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira, President of Africa’s premier parliamentary forum was solicited by the Department of Political Affairs,…

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Dr Adesina appointed leader of Zimbabwe’s arrears clearance and debt process

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who has agreed and committed to working with other institutions to support the Zimbabwean government in clearing its arrears and resolving its debts owed to international creditors including the African Development Bank, the World Bank Group and the European Investment Bank. President Mnangagwa…

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Women Power: Old Mutual Zimbabwe’s Lillian Mbayiwa elected MAZ president

Old Mutual Zimbabwe (OMZ) Group Marketing, Public Affairs, and Sustainability Executive Lillian Mbayiwa has been elected Marketers Association of Zimbabwe’s (MAZ) 7th president at an AGM held in Harare last week. Mbayiwa takes over from Prof Zororo Muranda following the expiry of his tenure. Mbayiwa will be deputized by Emilia Mabika from ZB Financial Holdings…

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UNWTO: Education and investments are cornerstones to transform tourism

By Kanchan Nath   Tourism leaders from every global region have met to advance plans to transform the sector against a backdrop of challenges old and new. UNWTO convened its Executive Council in Marrakesh, Morocco, as the sector’s recovery continues to gather pace. Welcoming 16 Ministers of Tourism and delegations from 36 countries, UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab…

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Afreximbank’s Mrs. Kanayo Awani Named “Woman Leader” at AFIS Awards 2022

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced that Mrs. Kanayo Awani received the AFIS “Woman Leader” award at the annual Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS) 2022 in Lomé, Togo. The AFIS awards, founded in 2021, recognize and reward institutions and individuals who have made significant contributions to the growth of the African financial sector. The AFIS “Woman…

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Regional policy harmonisation and fertiliser sector development in Southern Africa

By Mathew M. Abang (Ph.D., MBA) One of the main constraints to food security, poverty alleviation, and economic growth in the SADC region is low agricultural productivity, which is partly attributed to the underuse of fertilizers that are at times of poor quality. An adequate supply of, and access to, good quality fertilizer that is…

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Zimbabwe commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Zimbabwe today joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. His Excellency Mr. Edward Kallon, the United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator delivered the United Nations Secretary-General’s message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at a colourful event held at the…

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Zimbabwe partners Smart Africa in implementing revolutionary agriculture ICT system

By Fitzgerald Munyoro The government of Zimbabwe through an amalgamation of the ministry of land, agriculture, fisheries, and rural development and the Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services has partnered with an African development conglomerate, Smart Africa, in the development of a real time agricultural data mapping system called Agriculture Information Management…

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Major ICT boost for Midlands Province

The Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, left the Midlands Province ICT-enabled following the launch of five (5) community information centres (CICs) and six (6) ICT labs in Shurugwi on 28 November 2022. Gracing the launch were the Deputy Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Hon. Dingimuzi Phuti; the Director General…

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Whole Grain Impact on Global Food Security

By David Kamau and Peiman Milani   The world is facing a global food crisis like none other, with food prices at historic highs, supply chains disrupted by war and disease, and climate change threatening harvests in virtually all geographies. Global food insecurity is rising so rapidly that hunger pushes one child per minute into severe malnutrition and in 2021, up to 828…

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Economic Governance Watch: Payment of Mining Royalties in Kind

By Veritas In early medieval Europe, taxes were often paid in kind, with taxpayers providing labour or other services or handing over goods and produce to the tax collectors.  A thousand years or so later, Zimbabwe adopted the same system for the payment of miners’ royalties. On the 4th of November, the President published a…

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Address drivers of child marriages and sexual exploitation: ZGC urges stakeholders

By Hillary Munedzi The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) is urging stakeholders to address the drivers of child marriages and sexual exploitation, among them cultural and religious norms, poverty, and the unavailability of sanitary wear. Speaking during a press conference in Harare recently on the preliminary findings of the national inquiry on sexual exploitation and abuse…

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PAP President Chief Charumbira delivers goodwill message to ECOWAS Parliament

Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira, the President of the Pan-African Parliament has today offered a goodwill message at the 2022 Second Ordinary Session of the Fifth Legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria. Present at the meeting are His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau and Chairperson…

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What if removing middlemen can kill over 60 percent of food markets?

By Charles Dhewa Middlemen are often blamed for reaping off farmers and consumers. However, most of the criticism is based on a poor understanding of how markets function and the gaps closed by middlemen. All markets have unique ways of assigning roles to different actors. If middlemen were not important in coordinating supply chains and…

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Decentralisation of registry offices welcome: WERDIT

The Wedza Residents Development Initiative Trust (WERDIT) applauds the Government of Zimbabwe for moving with speed to complete the construction of the New Government Complex and the Civil Registry offices. The New Government Complex will house all the district offices of government departments while Wedza residents will be able to obtain identity documents and passports….

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Thirty-seven African countries have industrialised in last decade: AfDB Report

Thirty-seven of 52 African countries have become more industrialized over the past eleven years, according to a new report from the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), the African Union, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The Africa Industrialization Index (AII) report provides a country-level assessment of 52 African countries’ progress across 19 key indicators….

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Minister Mliswa scores another first as she scoops top award

By Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – Mashonaland West Minister for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Hon Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has recorded another first by bagging a prestigious award. Hon Mliswa-Chikoka was awarded Outstanding Woman CEO Award 2022 by CEO Network Zimbabwe, making history as the first provincial minister of state to receive such an accolade. The Mashonaland West…

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Third Zimbabwe-Malawi Joint Tourism Technical Committee meeting held

The Third Zimbabwe-Malawi Joint Tourism Technical Committee (JTTC) meeting was held in Lilongwe, Malawi from 23 to 24 November 2022. The meeting was Co-Chaired by Ambassador Raphael T. Faranisi, Secretary for Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry, and Mr. Chauncy Simwaka, Secretary for Tourism, Culture, and Wildlife, Malawi. The objective of the meeting was to…

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Heightened GBV in artisanal and small-scale mining sector worrisome: ZELA

As Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) joins the world in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), it expressed concern over the increase in the vice within the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. The annual campaign begins on 25 November and runs through International Human Rights Day on 10 December. ZELA…

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Mukuru Becomes a Platform for DStv payments

DStv subscribers in Zimbabwe now have an additional method for paying their subscriptions, with the inclusion of the Mukuru platform in the methods available for payments. According to Liz Dziva, MultiChoice Zimbabwe publicity and public relations manager, Mukuru became a channel for subscriptions in November, just in time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament,…

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Labour Migration Governance Key to Protecting Migrant Workers in Southern Africa

The governance of labour migration as an instrument for development in Southern Africa will be put under the spotlight at a high-level tripartite two-day dialogue titled: “Labour Migration Governance in the SADC region,” to be held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 29th and 30th November. The President of Zimbabwe, Dr Emmerson Mnagwanga will officially open the…

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Miserior donates Land Cruiser vehicle to ZPHCA for increased mobility

The Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) Coordinator, Mrs. Theresa Makwara expressed her gratitude to Miserior for donating a Land Cruiser vehicle to the organisation for the purpose of increasing mobility. The organization is now expanding to reach out to children with disabilities and their parents in far rural remote communities in Zimbabwe in…

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GBV impedes development: UN, WALPE, WERDIT reckon

The United Nations (UN), Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), and the Wedza Residents Development Initiative Trust (WERDIT) are among the stakeholders who reiterated that gender-based violence (GBV) is an impediment to development. The sentiments came yesterday as stakeholders marked the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) under the…

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