Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has stepped up efforts to tap into sport tourism – one of the fastest growing sectors in the travel industry which equates to $7.68 billion. ZTA are using the on-going Test series at Harare Sports Club and the Afro-Basket basketball qualifiers to reinforce its drive to encourage sport tourism as the…
By Lloyd Rabaya Socio-economic justice coalition, Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) yesterday launched the baseline survey for their Strengthening Institutions and Youth Agency (SIYA), a project benchmarked to foster youth participation in decision-making processes. Despite the youths being the majority of the population constituting 67.7%, their participation in decision-making processes is relatively very…
Old Mutual, Zimbabwe’s leading financial services provider in partnership with British Council launched the Value Creation challenge on 1st August 2019 at Three Anchor House in Harare. The Value Creation Challenge is a nationwide competition aimed at supporting ideas that provide innovative and sustainable solutions to socio-economic challenges. Speaking at the launch dubbed “Eight2Five Value…
OWN CORRESPONDENT – When guests sit down to an elegantly plated meal at a restaurant, they rarely pause to think about the journey that produce, meat, and seafood have taken before reaching their plates. Yet every step between the farm and the fork is a potential hazard zone of contamination, spoilage, and mishandling that…
The management of risks related to plant health is crucial for Africa’s economy and remains a pressing and urgent challenge, AU Commissioner Josefa Correia Sacko said today in Addis Ababa. The diplomat made these remarks while speaking at the launch of the phytosanitary strategy for Africa (2022-2036), which addresses the adoption and promotion of…
The Pan-African Parliamentary Forum on Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) has started ahead of the Sitting of the Permanent Committees in Midrand, South Africa. Jointly convened by the Department of Social Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the PAP, the consultation aims to harness the role of Parliamentarians in policy formulation and ensuring…
The Zimbabwe Prospectors Association (Z.P.A) is urging the Ministry of Mines to improve its systems of operations across all mining provinces. The association argues that there are a lot of problems that require serious attention if the mining industry is to improve in production, efficiency, and effectiveness. “The pertinent issues range from delays in the…
The Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) proposes that the Zimbabwean government puts in place further reforms that complement its policy decision to ban raw lithium exportation to alleviate the negative impacts on Artisanal miners that the recent ban has had. Lithium is one of the critical minerals required for energy transition and the manufacturing of…
The Mazowe Data centre expansion project is meant to enhance Zimbabwe’s data sovereignty by ensuring that the personal information of citizens, which is a valuable commodity in the global market, is kept within the country’s borders for use by our people to bring value to the nation at large, Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of…
Writes Kumbirai Mafunda Zimbabwean authorities are holding incommunicado about 40 employees of some civil society organisations (CSOs) after seizing them on Wednesday 23 August 2023 in Harare. The CSO employees drawn from the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) and Election Resource Centre (ERC) were rounded up around 9: p.m. on 23 August 2023 and detained…
By Chimeno Azriel People with disabilities (PWDs) are facing many challenges in this era of the Covid 19 pandemic. Chief among them are economic challenges spurring them to be neglected, labelled, reduced, and denied opportunities to own businesses. This was openly discussed during the National Disability Talk Show which was facilitated by Memory Mudzani. During…
By Bernard Chiketo A senior Anglican church cleric has slammed local politicians over their handling of young people who he challenged to unite and assert themselves their demand to be active beyond dirty foot-soldier-assignments. Reverend Joseph Waziveyi speaking on the sidelines of a Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) ran Business, Leadership and Economic Youth Empowerment…
Writes AGRA For over a decade, AGRA has been at the forefront of promoting innovations in the agriculture space. These innovations have fuelled growth in the agriculture sector in Africa. In under 10 years, the agricultural GDP in Africa has seen significant growth. In 2022, agriculture, forestry, and fishing contributed around 17% of Sub-Saharan…
Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD Summing up 2020 I was asked many times about the changes COVID-19 have brought about in healthcare. Well, throughout the past year, here at The Medical Futurist we were continuously posting about the technological advancements in the medical field: telemedicine, at-home lab tests, robotics and even doing sports have changed dramatically. Most of these changes are likely to…
As the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Ivory Coast on January 13th, a continent-wide campaign has been launched targeting the tournament’s main sponsor, Total Energies. The Kick Total Out of AFCON campaign is challenging Total Energies’ sponsorship of AFCON, demanding they end new drilling on the continent and seriously invest in renewables. The…
The Pan African Parliament (PAP)’s Permanent Committee on Education, Culture, Tourism, and Human Resources has promised to work on promoting African food and eradicating visas for sports teams travelling within the continent. This emerged today during a session chaired by Hon Senator Chief Fortune Z. Charumbira, the President of the PAP that was held under…
By Elvis Dumba MUTORASHANGA- Farmers in the beef and dairy industry have been urged to adopt environment friendly practices in their activities to combat environment damaging effects such as land degradation which result from overgrazing. A Mutorashanga farmer has took it upon himself in training small scale dairy and beef farmers around the area in…
By Bernard Marr Streaming music services make it easier than ever for musicians to find an audience and get their songs heard. However, they have also made it harder for musicians to earn a living. Services like Spotify and Apple Music typically pay artists less than one cent per stream. This means that unless you…
The COMESA Climate Change Programme held its inaugural Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded Capacity Building Initiative for enhanced Transparency (COMESA-CBIT) Project that is supporting 4 COMESA Member States (Eritrea, Comoros, Seychelles and Zambia) capacity for enhanced transparency in climate change Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) as defined in…
In line with the 2019 Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZA) theme of “Bringing Innovation, Technology and Modernisation”, Econet continues on the path of innovation by bringing in new technologies and new products. Below are some of the innovations at ZAS 2019: Elevate Youth is running an e-sports tournament for FIFA19. The first tournament is…
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the Centre for Disaster Protection have entered into a partnership agreement to mutually promote technical collaboration on capacity building, research, and advocacy through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly signed by the chief executives of both institutions. Under the MoU, the parties will explore opportunities and leverage their…
By Byron Mutingwende Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has noted that while progress has been made, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) report released on Thursday 20 July 2017 fails to recognise the need for continued support to scale-up treatment and prevent needless AIDS-related deaths. The UNAIDS report shows a reduction in AIDS-related…
Spiked Online Media had the opportunity to interview a youth role model, Cde James Pande today the 7th of January 2022 on the occasion of his 40th birthday. The maverick young politician and astute businessman shared some interesting perspectives on his journey to success. Below are snippets from the interview: SPIKED: Happy 40th birthday, Sir….
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $10-million equity investment in Razorite Healthcare Africa Fund 1 (RHAF1) to help improve healthcare infrastructure delivery across the continent. The 10-year deal, approved on 26 February, will resource the Fund to address growing demands for affordable and quality healthcare services in several…
By Ronnie Chisamba A 26-year-old upcoming Zimdancehall artiste is fast gaining popularity on social media with his yet to be officially launched single – Pamba pano. Affectionately known as Dancehall Keddah by his peers and followers, Edward Terence Cheza (26) is surprised by the attention his track is getting on YouTube and other social media…
The Zimbabwe Network of Early Childhood Actors (ZINECDA) and the Education Coalition of Zimbabwe (ECOZI) have partnered in an initiative to enhance access to quality early childhood education so that vulnerable children are ready for primary education. The organisations entered into a partnership with the Roger Federer Foundation (RFF), a non-profit making foundation based in…
President Mustafa Akıncı made a statement following the meeting held with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu yesterday (24th July). President Akıncı and Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu came together with the leaders of political parties with seats in parliament at the Presidential Palace yesterday (24th July). Prime Minister and the leader of the Republican Turkish Party Tufan Erhürman,…
Writes Rebecca Munetsi Everyone generates waste. Be it at home. Be it at church. Be it at work. Be it in the streets. What you do with the waste is very important. Do you eat a banana, throw the peels on the streets, and walk away? Do you tear papers in class and throw them…
INTERVIEW FROM SOUTH AFRICA: Providing safe abortion care during a national lockdown The COVID-19 pandemic is having potentially catastrophic secondary impacts on the health of women and girls around the world. Decisions made at every level of the response to the pandemic are resulting in women being further cut off from sexual and reproductive health…
Writes Marlvin Ngiza Young women and girls in Victoria Falls have appealed to responsible authorities to avail more empowerment opportunities for them and continue increasing access to such services and information to ensure that no one is left behind in line with the mantra of the country. This was said by Young Voices Secretary, Nyasha…
Writes Sirak Gebrehiwot Seventy-nine years ago, the United Nations was founded in the aftermath of World War II, a bold response to the catastrophic fallout of global conflict. Established with the aspirational goal of promoting international peace, security, and cooperation, the UN has long stood as a cornerstone of multilateral diplomacy, championing human rights, humanitarian…
Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, will hold a series of weekly seminars unravelling the biblical book of Revelation as misinformation around its prophecies fuels Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy across the globe. The Bible course titled, “Testimony on Prophecy and Fulfillment of Revelation, God’s New Covenant,” will run from October…
The Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) held the Ecumenical Honorary Awards Ceremony where they honoured African luminaries including Chief Phineas Magezi Risenga of Venda in South Africa. The honour was accorded to several leaders who contributed to the transformation of societies throughout Africa. The awards were presented by Archbishop dr. Rocky Moyo with vast…
According to The Economist Intelligence Unit – Inclusive Internet Index 2020, over 800 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa are unconnected to the internet Today Facebook (www.Facebook.com) released findings from The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa (https://bit.ly/2ORXiwd), a study conducted by Analysys Mason that highlights how Facebook investments in infrastructure and connectivity across the region…
The battle for the control of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) is far from over as Hon Monica Mavhunga has responded to an urgent chamber application lodged at the High Court by a faction of liberation war fighters aligned to Moffat Elias Marashwa. Hon Mavhunga responded to the case in the High…
Zimbabwean Youths are making waves on the continent, taking a centre stage in socio-economic and political affairs. One such youth is Cynthia Chigwenya who doubles as the current African Union’s Ambassador for Southern Africa and a Program Coordinator for Political dialogue for Sub-Saharan Africa at Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Prior to that position, she was previously a researcher…
Writes Marlvin Ngiza The Gweru local authority has been hailed for heeding the call to upscale disability inclusion in service delivery through the installation of a disability desk at their townhouse. The development comes following an appeal by the Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA) and partners since 2022 for the council to have disability…
The first of its kind transaction-based investment Forum in Africa, on Friday unveiled the conclusions of the boardroom sessions at the heart of the Forum, which brought together over 1,000 participants from government, the private sector, development finance institutions, commercial banks, and institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds and pension funds. The Forum focused…
As Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Blood Donor Day on 14 June 2025, the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) paid tribute to the thousands of Zimbabweans who voluntarily and selflessly donate blood. It described individuals who give blood without expectation of payment as true heroes offering hope and a…
The Buzi, Pungwe, and Save Watercourses Commission (BUPUSACOM) was launched in Beira, Mozambique, on 19 July 2023, following the signing of the BUPUSA Water Courses Commission Establishment Agreement in Harare, Zimbabwe on 17 May 2023. The tri-basin institution will have oversight on the planning, development, and management of the water resources within the Buzi, Pungwe,…
Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services, during a Ministerial Alliance for Digital Nations meeting for the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organizations, gave an overview of strides being made by Zimbabwe in its quest to enhance the digital economy. Below, Spiked Online Media shares a synopsis of the current status…
…Prevention and response to Gender Based Violence for women and girls at risk to be prioritised Harare, 7 August 2020 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has released over $2.5 million to support the Government of Zimbabwe and various implementing partners to continue providing quality sexual reproductive health and Gender-Based Violence services during the…
By Elvis Dumba Mutorashanga – Young people have been urged to take advantage of various government empowerment initiatives for economic development. ZANU PF National Youth League Deputy Secretary for Education, Shepherd Marime, said young people should participate fully in economic activities being spearheaded by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration. Marime was addressing the ZANU PF youth…
By Wisdom Mumera Harare, Zimbabwe – The scarcity of employment and poor investment in the country are the direct results of high levels of corruption, according to ZANU PF MP Daniel Shumba who was speaking at a Transparency International event in Harare on Wednesday. Shumba, who was once a shareholder in Econet Wireless and founding…
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…
