One of the greatest threats to the international entertainment industry is piracy, now thought to be depriving the industry of as much as US$71 billion each year and now threatening millions of livelihoods and undermining the future of the industry. This massive loss of income is more than the gross domestic product of whole geographical…
Zimbabwean cuisine comes into the spotlight across Africa this weekend, when My Zim Plate launches internationally on DStv. Liz Dziva, publicity, and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe said the show will be starting with the debut episode at 4.30 pm on Sunday, February 12. “We are so excited to see yet another Zimbabwean-themed show…
By Byron Mutingwende Journalists have reiterated that the prevailing working conditions in the media are not safe for them to carry out their mandate safely amid calls for gender equity in the sector. This emerged at a two-day workshop organised by the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) to train media practitioners on Gender…
A Harare-based woman will soon be heading for a holiday in Dubai with a friend or family member, enjoying a sponsored trip for two after winning the DStv 100% Premium Promotion. She is Maryleen Majongwe, who became the first winner of the grand prize in the promotion aimed at rewarding DStv Premium bouquet viewers whose…
The National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO), the umbrella body of NGOs operating in Zimbabwe has joined the continent in celebrating Africa Day. It reiterated that Africa made history on the 25th of May 1963 by establishing the Organisation of African Union (OAU), which was later, in 2002, renamed the African Union. NANGO described the…
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org/), the insurance arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, in cooperation with Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt’s largest and leading private sector bank, is organising an important Panel Discussion on 9 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh during COP27. Two important…
Global Trade Review’s judges took account of Ecobank’s full suite of trade products, services, impact and performance across Structured Trade and Commodities Finance, Supply Chain Financing and digital trade channels Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading Pan-African Banking Group, has been named ‘Best Trade Finance Bank in West Africa’ at the prestigious Global Trade Review’s Leaders in…
The 5th Edition of the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum 2022, is currently underway in Gaborone, Botswana from the 24th to the 26th of October 2022. The Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Hon Barbara Rwodzi is leading the Zimbabwe delegation at this forum. The Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF) is a Pan-African…
Nearly 12 million women in 115 countries lost access to contraception due to disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic over the past year leading to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA new data has revealed. In a statement, UNFPA pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic has been the fastest-moving…
By Jacob Mafume (MDC Spokesperson) The proposed International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Monitored Program is an entry point for full support of the regime and it ignores the factors arresting the Zimbabwean economy. Zimbabwe has had a stolen election; it was disputed by most players including the biggest political party, the MDC. More importantly, the…
Founded by T4 Education and HP Inc, the Africa Education Medal is Africa’s most prestigious education accolade Zimbabwe’s Angeline Murimirwa, CEO of CAMFED, has won the Africa Education Medal 2024. Founded by T4 Education and HP Inc, the Africa Education Medal is Africa’s most prestigious education accolade. The Africa Education Medal recognises the…
By Dr. Raymond Chamba We are in the final phases of 60% taking control of a microsatellite manufacturing, and launch company that’s building a geostationary umbrella of low earth orbiting CubeSats and microsats laser-focused on areas of our changing interest on meteorology, urban planning, and mining intelligence. A lot of folks don’t know that’s it…
To boost the immunity of HIV-positive people, wild or Indigenous plants are sources of key nutrients and useful to ensure healthy living, Dr. Batsirai Chipurura from the Department of Nutrition Dietetics and Food Sciences at the University of Zimbabwe has said. He was addressing participants attending a workshop organised by the National AIDS Council…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has released its abridged audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, showing strong financial and operational performance, with total comprehensive income for the year amounting to $285.4 million. The total comprehensive income reflects a solid growth of 24 per cent compared to the prior year performance of $229.8 million and…
Linda Masarira, the President of the Labour Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) party has urged authorities to abide by the Constitution following developments in Masvingo Province, particularly in Gutu, where villagers were arraigned before Gutu Magistrates court charged with illegal settlement on State land. According to reports by The Mirror Masvingo, the affected villagers bought land…
There were heated verbal exchanges today at the committee meeting by the Public Accounts Committee that sat to deliberate events that led to the cancellation of a Blinart Investments P/L tender to supply 173 laptops for US$1,602,755.77 to the Parliament of Zimbabwe. If the deal had sailed, Parliament would have parted with US$$9,200 per laptop…
Writes Lukong Stella Shulika (Institute of the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa) The 2024 presidential election was touted as a landmark moment for American democracy, promising to challenge both political ideologies and societal norms. Kamala Harris, with her clear, inclusive vision and unprecedented candidacy as the first woman of colour…
On May 25, 5,000 people gathered at the Peace Gate of Seoul Olympic Park in South Korea to remember a decade of citizen-led peacebuilding efforts. The event was also held in 89 locations in 59 countries, including Southern Africa. The global events are held by peace NGO, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light, which…
The continued weakening of the Zimbabwean dollar against erratic tariff reviews poses a serious threat to the viability of mobile network operators, industry players have highlighted. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) last received a tariff review in October 2019 when their regulator, the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), awarded a 95.39% tariff increase….
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority and some local tourism operators are part of the 338 exhibitors showcasing their services and products to potential buyers at this year’s edition of Meetings Africa, which kicked off in Sandton City, Johannesburg, South Africa yesterday. The event is running from 25 -27 February 2019 and has a packed program, which…
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA), the Ministers of Environment for South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe met on 13 April 2022 to discuss various issues related to the collaborative management of this important cross-border conservation area. The meeting was held virtually and attended by Honourable…
Econet Founder and pan-African businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa, who is the African Union Special Envoy for COVID-19, retraces how he got involved in the fight against the deadly virus just before the outbreak of the pandemic Masiyiwa writes: In February 2020, a month after the pandemic began to spread globally, I travelled to…
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) is proud to announce that Zimbabwe’s regulatory system has attained Maturity Level 3 (ML 3) for the regulation of medicines and vaccines (non-producing). This achievement follows a comprehensive assessment and the successful implementation of critical recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO). Zimbabwe now joins the ranks of…
By Wellington Zimbowa “Don’t give a man fish rather give him a fishing rod,” goes the old adage. Thus total poverty eradication hinges on sustainable social safety interventions such as the government’s Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) which caters to vulnerable children such as orphans, a programme that remains a vital cog towards a broad-based…
Enthuse Afrika contends that digital storytelling holds unlimited possibilities in the development of media literacy and cultural competency. When harnessed with the pithy authenticity of one’s inherent identity, it is an indispensable tool that safeguards diverse creative and cultural expression as it engages the society in critical thinking, development of cultural competency, and finding their…
The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), will be hosting the Agribusiness Youth Strategy (AAYS) Regional Dialogues on Harmonization, Domestication, and Implementation for the Southern Africa Region in Lilongwe, Malawi from 1 to 2 August 2024. Speaking to this publication ahead of the workshop in…
African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Akinwumi A. Adesina and 10 African Heads of State and Government were on Friday honoured for their leadership in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) process. The AfCFTA, the largest free trade area in the world, began trading on 1 January 2021 and is expected to speed up the…
By Kundai Marunya Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has discredited the recently held parliamentary By Elections over violations of the Electoral Act of Zimbabwe. The elections which saw ZANU PF grabbing all the 16 contested seats that fell vacant after MDC-T and ZANU PF recalled 14 and 2 parliamentarians (respectively) who opted for leadership renewal…
Business Reporter Energy and power development firm, Power Giants, has received a feather in the cap after its top directors were nominated for prestigious accolades, an acknowledgement of the company’s top-notch operational standards. Power Giants Transmission Director, Engineer Edzai Kachirekwa was nominated for the Top Five Innovators of The Year 2023 Award while the Managing…
BMW and Daimler are putting more than $1 billion into a joint venture that will develop ride-sharing, charging and parking services. The rival German carmakers announced the investment in Berlin, describing their mobility business as a “global game changer” that could help fend off challenges from upstarts including Uber. “Our mobility services have developed a…
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has welcomed calls for national dialogue as a way of resolving the multi faceted crisis bedevilling the country but insisted fulfilling certain fundamentals first is critical. The coalition supports the long held view that following the disputed July 30, 2018 elections, a national dialogue was critical in resolving the…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) is opening a new Internet Point of Presence (POP) in Miami, Florida, that will connect the United States to its African network via the South Atlantic SACS and MONET subsea cables, according to DevelopingTelecoms.Com – a leading source of emerging markets news for the industry. It said as part of Liquid’s…
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…
By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu The United Nations in conjunction with The Space and Signs of Hope Trust are joining hands in spearheading the #I’m Able Initiative campaign that seeks to raise awareness throughout society regarding Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The initiative’s main thrust is targeted at combating prejudices, harmful practices, and negative perceptions…
By Baboloki Semele The 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) officially opened this week with a call to action from Collen Kelapile, President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative OF Botswana to the United Nations, to overcome the challenges facing the global community, outlining many reasons for optimism regarding sustainable development. A press statement…
The National Association of Non Governmental Organisations (NANGO) has noted with great concern the continued arrests of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) officials and sternly condemned efforts to inhibit operations of civil society by Government. The association argued that the shrinking of civic space is exacerbating by day and this is against the expectations of…
Burden and responsibility sharing are the key pillars of an enhanced protection and assistance regime for 70 million victims of forced displacement of which 25 million are refugees, Professor Paul Mavima, the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare has said. Professor Mavima made the remarks at the First Global Refugee Forum held in…
Zimbabwe has won the bid to host the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2023 following an assessment visit conducted from the 28th of September to the 1st of October 2022 and the deliberation of the Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) Board council members. The announcement was revealed in a letter…
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA’s) is mooting the establishment of an agro-industrial park (AIP) for Zambia and Zimbabwe. This emerged during the ECA Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa’s virtual validation session for a study assessing the feasibility of establishing and managing a common Agro-Industrial Park (AIP) between the two countries held on Monday. An…
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (ZSE:ECO.ZW), has partnered with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to launch 5G services in Harare, Zimbabwe, in a significant milestone for the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed mobile network operator and in light of Econet’s digital transformation journey with the aim of improving customer experience. Ericsson will support Econet with its latest energy-efficient and high-performing Radio Access…
International Power Ministries founder Rangarirayi Hungwe donated food hampers to senior citizens residing in Hopley, Harare South recently. It was an emotional but celebratory event when the grannies in the highly impoverished settlement received a food hamper each to alleviate them from starvation that is common in the area just as in most impoverished societies….
IAS – the International AIDS Society – welcomed Sharon Lewin (Australia) as the next IAS President and Beatriz Grinsztejn (Brazil) as President-Elect yesterday. IAS leadership also expressed deep gratitude to Adeeba Kamarulzaman (Malaysia) who steps down as IAS President and assumes her role as immediate-past President. Lewin, a world-renowned infectious diseases physician and basic scientist, is…
Recently, ActionAid Zimbabwe(AAZ) officially handed over a manual borehole to the Nyagwande community in Nyanga ward 7 as a temporary measure to ease the water woes in the interim as it fundraises more to solarize the water source. According its Facebook page post, AAZ said the bush pump was drilled and installed under the People’s…
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) was saddened to learn of the death of David Ellman-Brown after the honorary ZC life president passed away at the age of 82 on New Year’s Eve. Ellman-Brown, who was the ZC president when Zimbabwe attained Test status in 1992, had a long career as a cricket administrator dating back to the…
Yesterday, The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) joined the rest of the world to mark World Health Day 2022. This year’s theme “Our planet: Our health” advocates for global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused on well-being. Climate change…
