On June 5th, 2024, countries around the world will come together to observe World Environment Day. This annual event, first established by the United Nations in 1972, aims to raise awareness and inspire action on critical environmental issues. The theme for World Environment Day 2024 is “Regeneration: Ecological Restoration for People and Planet.” This theme…
Writes Baboloki Semele As Africa continues its relentless pursuit of transparency and accountability, the 8th African Anti-Corruption Dialogue, set to be held on July 9-10, 2024, emerges as a critical gathering for stakeholders dedicated to eradicating corruption. Under the theme “Effective Whistleblowers Protection Mechanism: A Critical Tool in the Fight Against Corruption,” this year’s dialogue…
Writes Panashe Gwesu Avian veterinarian, Mr. Rinesu Muzori of the Department of Agritex urged farmers and animal breeders to prioritize their understanding of poultry health, particularly concerning diseases that affect chicks saying that ignorance may put livelihoods of these animals at risk. Speaking at a workshop held at Prince Alfred’s Christian College in…
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…
Seoul, South Korea – The 2023 InternationaI Women’s Peace Conference held yesterday during the Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) World Peace Conference running under the theme “MuItidimensionaI RoIe of Women for SustainabIe Peace” brought to the fore the importance of peace education in the promotion of harmony and sustainable development. H.E. Hon….
In a compelling interview on The Chief Koti Show, Cuthbert Ncube, the Chairman of the African Tourism Board (ATB), passionately articulated the pressing need for unity and self-acknowledgment within the African tourism sector. As a visionary leader, Mr. Ncube emphasized the importance of a collaborative approach involving both the public and private sectors to revitalize…
Writes Reginald Tapfumaneyi Medtech, the company behind the popular bath foam, Satiskin, is urging consumers to be cautious after uncovering a counterfeiting operation in Harare’s Mbare district. Satsking CEO, Mr. Afzal Motiwala, issued a warning, following a tip that their premium product was being illegally manufactured and sold. “We immediately informed the police upon learning…
By Veritas Introduction Many people arrested in connection with last month’s disturbances have been charged with criminal nuisance; many have signed admissions of guilt and have been released after paying deposit fines. What is criminal nuisance and how does it affect the right to demonstrate guaranteed by section 59 of the Constitution? Definition of Criminal Nuisance…
By Veritas In a new SI published yesterday ‒ SI 299A of 2020 [link] ‒ the Minister of Health and Child Care further relaxed the national lock-down. The SI is very short – it has only two clauses – but the amendment it makes may be far-reaching. The Position Prior to This Amendment Section 5(1) of the Lock-down…
Google has discontinued the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, the company’s flagship smartphones from last year. As first spotted by Android Police, the Pixel 2 has been scrubbed from the Google Store page, and the old Pixel 2 URL now redirects to the Pixel 3 page. The Pixel 2XL was probably Google’s most competitive smartphone to date. There…
The MDC alliance has described as “brazen act of political thuggery” the move by government to withhold the MDC grant entitled to the party under the Political Parties Finance Act while Zanu PF has already been paid their dues. The party reported that the past one week has seen top MDC officials being sent from…
The Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Priscah Mupfumira is leading an eight member delegation attending the World Government Summit in Dubai. The World Government Summit is a global platform dedicated to shaping the future of governments worldwide. Each year, the Summit sets the agenda for the next generation of governments, focusing on how…
Zimbabwe Women – 178 all out in 47 overs (Mary-Anne Musonda 26, Modester Mupachikwa 23, Precious Marange 20; Celeste Raack 3/34, Leah Paul 2/24, Cara Murray 2/42) Ireland Women – 179-2 in 39 overs (Gaby Lewis 96*, Leah Paul 63, Amy Hunter 4; Tasmeen Granger 2/53) Ireland Women won by eight wickets There…
An Ethiopian Airlines fight crashed shortly after take off from the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing more than 150 people on board. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement that he was “deeply saddened at the tragic loss of lives” , as reports emerged that UN staff were also among the dead. The Boeing airliner bound for the…
POVOAfrika Trust has launched the “Musicable” project, an innovative empowerment programme that will support People With Disabilities in the music industry in recording their work and accessing markets. The current project will focus on women with disabilities in the music industry. Propelled by Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) and Goethe-Institut support, Musicable will capacitate artists…
With one accord in a landmark historical moment, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday declared that access to a healthy, clean and sustainable environment is a universal human right and stated that it can also positively contribute to a global fight against climate change and its disastrous impacts. According to World Health…
Writes Nhau Mangirazi A new study has exposed how land grabs in various forms have led to doubling land prices globally since 2008, thereby placing unprecedented strain on farmers and rural communities. The report early this week by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) warned that pressures are exploding, including for…
By Tatenda Mujeyi The First lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa has been appointed the country’s health Ambassador owing to her continued efforts to support the health sector. The appointment which coincided with the launch of the Nursing Now Zimbabwe project was attended by the health ministry, World Health Organisation and mostly health related associations. The appointment was…
Writes Shingirai Manyengavana In a notable display of community spirit and environmental stewardship, the Manica Youth Assembly took part in the National Clean-Up Campaign. Manica Youth Assembly (MAYA), a transformative power organization of young people and women in creating change for socio-economic empowerment and a healthy environment organization, left a mark, enhancing environmental sustainability and…
A documentary film about the international peace-building efforts for Mindanao was released and screened in the Philippines. It highlighted one of the world’s longest religious conflicts that resulted in 120,000 deaths and left millions of people displaced since the 1960s. In celebration of International Peace Day, a peace documentary titled “Great Legacy” premiered in a…
Legal Correspondent Zimbabwe is working towards abolishing the post of the Prosecutor General (PG), a strategic planning review workshop has heard. Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Hon. Ziyambi Ziyambi said this in his keynote address when he officially opened his Ministry’s 2020 Strategic Planning Review Workshop at Kadoma Hotel and Conference Centre (KHCC)…
By Ronnie Chisamba Rising Kadoma-born musician, Tafadzwa Takunda Dodzo (31) – aka 1no – has revealed that his recently officially launched new offering was born out of real-life events. Titled Fadzai, the Mine Boy Rap track, is purely a love song. “Never wanna let you go coz you play a leading role. Every…
The program aligns with Morocco’s human development objectives and the Bank’s High 5s strategic goal to foster sustainable and inclusive growth on the continent The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved an €87 million loan to implement the Support Program for the Generalization of Social Coverage in Morocco. The primary…
Zimbabwe is capable of achieving an upper-middle-income economy by 2030, if it puts its house in order, according to Prof. Gift Mugano, Adjunct Professor of Economics at Durban University of Technology and Executive Director at Africa Economic Development Strategies. “To achieve Vision 2030, we need economic transformation which results in a paradigm shift of exports…
The government of Zimbabwe has been commended for its commitment to upholding the right to access information during the International Day for Universal Access to Information held on Thursday, 28 September 2023 In his remarks during the commemoration, Hon Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services hailed President Mnangagwa for creating…
As a lockdown bonus, DStv viewers with paid-up subscriptions are being upgraded to the next bouquet for the duration of the subscription period. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the MultiChoice Group had made the decision to provide bonus upgrades to provide support during the lockdown, a time when households…
By Veritas The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has released a series of reports about politically partisan distribution of food and other State aid before and after polling in the 30th July election. The ZHRC received numerous complaints over the manner in which food aid and agricultural inputs from the State were being distributed, and…
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is promoting the adoption of smart agriculture in Ethiopia in a bid to address the complexities involved in agricultural processes using technology in pursuit of attaining food security as espoused in the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). Speaking to Spiked Online Media on the sidelines of…
Climate adaptation and resilience projects are continuing to help some of the most vulnerable communities on Earth, despite the impact of the coronavirus. “We are facing one of the largest challenges in generations with the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Adaptation Fund manager Mikko Ollikainen. “We see Adaptation Fund projects adapting directly to help with the crisis,…
Google’s parent company Alphabet yesterday announced that it has tapped the Econet Group as its partner to launch a new high-speed broadband technology which uses laser beams instead of fibre optic cables. The new technology can be deployed to connect two points that are 20km apart in a matter of hours, instead of about two…
By Godwin Mungwadzi Zimbabwe’s Robotics team won the XPRIZE Gold Medal Innovator award, at the 2022 FIRST Global Challenge games – an Olympics-style, international robotics competition for high-school students from around the world that aims to celebrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics — also known as STEM in a similar way to how Athletics and Sports…
By Elvis Dumba Zvimba – Women have been urged to effectively participate in the financial sector as few of them are taking up finance opportunities created by the government. Bemoaning the low number of loan applications through Women Bank in Zvimba District, Nyarai Chasi, ZANU (PF) Mashonaland West Provincial Executive member said women are not…
Women’s representation in South Africa’s National Assembly has dropped from 46% in 2020 to 43% following the 29 May elections as predicted by Gender Links (GL) ahead of the watershed 2024 elections. As a result, South Africa also drops from twelfth to twenty-second place in the global ranking of women’s political participation (WPP). In the Southern…
The African-Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) and South Africa-based Thelo DB Proprietary Limited today in Johannesburg, South Africa, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop, finance and operate railway projects in Africa. Under the terms of the MoU, signed on the sidelines of the ongoing Africa Investment Forum, Afreximbank and Thelo DB will collaborate to…
The third and final tournament of Rugby Africa’s U20 Barthés Trophy concludes with a first victory by Zambia over the Ugandan hosts Zambia qualifies for Pool B for the next U20 Barthés Trophy tournament For the first time Ghana, Zambia and Uganda participated in Rugby Africa’s (www.RugbyAfrique.com) Under-20 tournament, from 7th to 12th May, 2019, and competed…
Under the Second Republic, Zimbabwe’s foreign policy is premised on the engagement and re-engagement drive, and it has stood out as a key pillar of National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1). On the 5th of July 2023, the World Food Programme Representative to Zimbabwe Ms Francesca Erdelmann and the Japanese Ambassador to Zimbabwe His Excellency Satoshi…
By Joyce Mukucha The Election Resource Centre (ERC) has joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of Human Rights which is running under the theme: Equality: Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights. The day provides Zimbabwe with an opportunity to review the state of democracy and human rights including electoral rights…
Zimbabwe and the Drylands Sustainable Landscapes – Impact Programme (DSL-IP) Southern Africa Regional Workshop is convening to find ways to respond to Southern Africa’s environmental challenges particularly desertification, land degradation, and the impacts of drought. Addressing stakeholders during the official workshop running from 22 to 26 May 2023 in Harare, Ambassador Raphael Tayerera Faranisi, the…
Writes Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi Zimbabwe has a relatively well-developed digital economy with nine financial institutions listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). With the introduction of the Cyber Security and the Data Protection Bill and the act that is now law. It is now the duty of the Zimbabwe Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to…
By Joyce Mukucha The United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres has urged countries across the globe to “commit to making 2022 a year of recovery for everyone.” In his message for the New Year , the UN chief called upon everyone to make recovery “for people, planet and prosperity” as the resolution for the…
Chinhoyi – Makonde legislator and ZANU PF District Coordinator, Kindness Paradza’s popularity among party members has rattled his opponents for the provincial chairmanship post for Mashonaland West who have resorted to a smear campaign against him. During a recent party’s provincial coordinating meeting at the Chinhoyi University of Technology, some hordes of demonstrators were reportedly…
The Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement, Mr Vangelis Haritatos has said that the agricultural sector is the most significant prime-mover of Zimbabwe’s Vision 2030. He made the remarks at the two-day consultative workshop on the Enabling Business of Agriculture (EBA), pillar 1 of AGRINVEST Initiative that kicked off in Harare today….
Gladiators – 289-9 in 45 overs (Tony Munyonga 102, Wessly Madhevere 85, Milton Shumba 29; Mathew Campbell 4/39, Patrick Nyamapfeni 2/46, Robert Chiminya 1/35) Rainbow – 122-9 in 29.3 overs (Lavert Masunda 40, Ronald Moyo 29, Tino Chiwara 16; Milton Shumba 4/13, Malcom Chikuhwa 3/12, Wessly Madhevere 1/24) Gladiators won by 167 runs Gladiators got…
A parliamentary caucus for persons with disabilities was launched in Harare on Friday with a call by the Speaker of Parliament to ensure that the voices and needs of all citizens, including those with disabilities, were heard and addressed positively. Hon Jacob F. N. Mudenda, the Speaker of Parliament, said the caucus should be more…
Writes Lovemore Chazingwa (Health Reporter) Empirical medical evidence has proved that mass drug administration is among the key ways to combat infection and possible death from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This is opposed to seeking treatment after infection, which requires huge financial outlays, normally out of reach among impoverished citizens. Mass drug administration remains cardinal…
