By Elvis Dumba The weekend Zanu (PF) elections saw Hon Marian Chombo and Hon Paradza emerging as some of the new entrants into the Central Committee while Dr. Phillip Chiyangwa and Hon Ziyambi Ziyambi retained their seats. Zvimba North Constituency’s legislator Hon Chombo was victorious in the ruling party’s central committee elections held at Murombedzi…
By Nhau Mangirazi HURUNGWE – The Department of Veterinary Services has challenged farmers to brand their cattle to guard against stock theft and illegal movement in disease-prone areas. Mashonaland West provincial veterinary director, Thokozani Mswele, made the passionate appeal on Thursday in Tengwe under Chief Mjinga Ward 2 during the official opening of a dip…
Veritas, a Non-Governmental Organization has called for the abolishment of the Death Penalty with Zimbabwe having 62 prisoners awaiting capital punishment. Zimbabwe will join other nations in commemorating World Day Against the Death penalty. Observed every 10 October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty unifies the global abolitionist movement and mobilizes civil society, political…
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is set to convene a breakfast meeting with tourism players at Holiday Inn Bulawayo on 14 October to explain tax regulation matters and how to improve modalities of doing business in the sector. The breakfast meeting take place between 7am to 8.30am will occur on the side-lines of the Sanganai/Hlanganani –…
By Elvis Dumba Harare – The government has given a nod to the amendment of the electoral law. The cabinet received and approved the Electoral Amendment Bill 2022 as presented by the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi during a cabinet meeting. The bill seeks among other things, to provide a timeframe…
By Hazel Langa The effect of Twitter – as a social blog – on corporate reputation management in the telecommunication industry in Zimbabwe, was the focus of research completed by the Regional Secretariat Director of the Media Institute of South Africa (MISA) and Executive Director of the Institute’s Zimbabwe region, Dr Tabani Moyo. Moyo earned a Doctor of…
The 65th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa (CAF) is currently underway in Arusha, Tanzania under the theme, “Rebuilding Africa’s Tourism Resilience for Inclusive Socioeconomic Development, ” from the 5th to the 7th of October 2022. The Permanent Secretary for Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry, Ambassador Raphael Tayerera Faranisi is leading the Zimbabwe…
Drug stock-outs and shortage of medical equipment in health facilities in Rwanda are becoming a thing of the past, thanks to an innovation that is addressing procurement constraints. Viebeg Technologies, a venture capital-backed Health Tech company, is helping to expand access to affordable health care in Central and East Africa by aiding healthcare facilities in…
By Stephen Tsoroti Of the 2,477 bird species in Africa, 1,400 (57%) are common to the continent. A network of 1,248 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBBAs) have also been identified in Africa- And this year, Ornithologists (birdwatchers) will take stock of the status of those birds and their habitats. Birdlife Zimbabwe will partner with…
By Wallace Mawire At a time smallholder farmers globally and especially in Africa are clamouring for favourable market prices for the cotton crop, Zimbabwe will today (7 October 2022) join other countries globally in commemorating World Cotton Day. The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe will host the world cotton day conference in Harare. The conference is…
Real women, real stories and real impact; Spearheaded by international NGO, How Many Elephants, the pioneering World Female Ranger Award gives international recognition to a female wildlife ranger who has shown exemplary service and commitment to conservation. Purnima Devi Barman is a conservationist and biologist changing people’s perceptions of the Greater Adjutant Stork. Often referred to as a…
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is holding a Regional Preparatory Workshop of the Twenty-Seventh Conference of Parties (COP27) to be held in Egypt. Held in Zimbabwe, the regional meeting is deliberating on the key issues related to the upcoming COP27. In his welcome remarks, Hon Mangaliso Ndhovu, the Minister of Environment,…
By Emily Barone The African continent is no stranger to famine. In the 1970s and ‘80s, countries across the Sahel plunged into a drought-induced food crisis. In the mid-80s, an estimated one million people died from food shortages in Ethiopia. Somalia faced widespread famine in the ‘90s. Both those countries, along with neighboring East African…
By Dr. Richard Munang The world is on a red alert, and the planetary emergencies are getting worse. #climateChange, #biodiversity loss and #pollution and #waste are weighing down on us. # Africa’s contribution to the #climate stability of the world needs to be fronted. We must change the narrative from #Africa being victims of #climatechange requiring help to Africa alone to now front the truth, which is…
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…
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…
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…
Lilian Gakuhi, an environmentalist from Kenya joined other champions in a roadshow to demand climate reparations, loss, and damage finance as an advocacy for climate justice. “As environmentalists, climate activists, and climate champions we can use our voices to speak for climate justice, nature, and communities existing with nature. I had a great opportunity to…
“It pains us to see young girls being married off at a tender age. Girls should reach the legal age of consent of 18 years and must have their free will to get married,” said Headman Shiku of Runde Rural District. The headman is one of the many gender champions who have been engaged through…
Stakeholders today gathered for a Preparatory Workshop for the Twenty-Seventh Conference of Parties (COP27) which is organised almost every year by the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) that will take place in Sharm El Sheikh in the Republic of Egypt from the 6th to the 18th of November 2022. Hon Mangaliso Ndhovu, the…
By Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – Mashonaland West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Hon Mary Mliswa-Chikoka yesterday commissioned and handed over four ambulances to various medical centres in the province. Handing over the utility vehicles at her offices, Hon Mliswa said the government has come up with tailor-made programs that ensure that no…
By Simba Jemwa HOSTS Westridge Primary won the 11th edition of the NetOne Super 6 Cricket Tournament that was held over the weekend. Six schools participated in the tournament that was sponsored by the telecom giants for the first time this year. Ariel, St. Michael’s, Lomagundi, Twin Rivers, and Alexander Park joined the hosts in…
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to unlock financing for small businesses, with a focus on women’s economic empowerment, youth entrepreneurship and supportive business ecosystems. (Geneva) The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today strengthened their partnership to promote…
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…
By Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – The Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education’s thrust for education 5.0 aligned syllabus which encourages higher learning institutions to produce innovative graduates is offering practical rather than theoretical solutions to a myriad of challenges faced by the nation. The country’s higher institutions of learning are now focusing on techno-innovative-based programs…
By Hillary Munedzi Nestlé has invested over one billion Swiss francs in the Nescafé Plan 2030 which seeks to help coffee farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve farmers’ livelihoods in seven countries. The food giant will be working with coffee farmers to test, learn and assess the effectiveness of…
By Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) Introduction The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) periodically assesses the electoral and political environment to inform various interventions by stakeholders. The continued assessments are made possible by the efforts of ZESN Long-Term Observers, who from time to time send in updates concerning the situation on the ground. This report…
By Dr. Richard Munang What we see is that globally, while regulatory compliance/mandatory carbon markets are estimated to be worth about $261billion, the voluntary market is estimated at $400million. We see from the onset that the “voluntary” nature of the voluntary market makes it a “hard sell” globally, not just in Africa. Furthermore, for Africa, which…
By Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe Harare – This year marks MCAZ’s 25th Anniversary as an autonomous medicines regulatory body. Since the Authority’s establishment in August 1997, the environment in which MCAZ operates has undergone fundamental scientific, technological, legislative, and social changes. The mandate though has remained: protecting the right to quality medicines and medical…
By Hillary Munedzi Legislators are urging the public to give detailed figures that can be allocated to different ministries by researching the previous budgets before presenting their submissions to Parliament. Speaking during the public hearing on Monday 3 October 2022 in Harare, the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance, Economic Development and Expanded Committee on Sustainable…
By Wallace Mawire The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Subregional Office for Southern Africa hosted a livestock business forum under the theme ‘Making Markets Work for Smallholder Livestock’ on 28 September 2022 to discuss critical issues affecting the sector in Zimbabwe. The forum brought together representatives and key stakeholders in the livestock sector. Through the…
While there is consensus on the need for low-carbon energy, the new energy mix must also support Africa’s social development and the upliftment of its people. This was the message from several delegates to the VIP and Ministerial Symposium of this year’s Africa Oil Week conference running from 3 to 7 October, at the CTICC….
By Charles Dhewa Even when sufficient funding is made available, African countries may fail to feed themselves and produce excess food for exporting in a consistent manner. A major reason for this predicament is disorganized and uncoordinated food systems. In most cases, markets have no idea how much is being produced in which areas and when…
The Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare as mandated by the Cabinet, is engaging stakeholders to come up with a formalization strategy. To achieve this, the Ministry undertook consultations across all provinces to get input from the various stakeholders. The Consultative meetings had a number of abjectives, among them to identify priority measures…
By Hillary Munedzi The Government of Zimbabwe has repealed the controversial Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Act which required foreign companies to cede 51 percent of their shares to locals and the new Economic Empowerment bill is set to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Hon Sekai Nzenza, the Ministry of industry and Commerce is on record…
By Elvis Dumba Raffingora – Irrigation equipment worth US39 000 and 45 hectares of ready-to-harvest wheat were destroyed as a result of a runaway veld fire at Dalston Farm near Raffingora. The fire also rendered some Zvimba families homeless and without food after destroying homes. A man in Zvimba North Constituency who was clearing his…
Air Belgium has signed a new commercial agreement with South Africa’s independent and premier airline, Airlink, which conveniently connects customers travelling to or from Brussels, with 36 destinations across Southern Africa. This follows the recent inauguration of Air Belgium’s new service between Brussels, Johannesburg, and Cape Town, using the fuel-efficient Airbus A330neo aircraft. This first…
The second edition of the African Sub-sovereign Governments Network (AfSNET) conference, held on 30 September 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria, unanimously called on African sub-nationals to play their full role in facilitating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Organised by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF),…
Josephine Otabor, also known as Phyna, has emerged winner of the seventh season of Big Brother Naija after polling a total of 40.74 per cent of the votes in the final week. The show’s host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, announced the winner at this season’s grand finale on Sunday, October 2, 2022. The native of Edo State…
The late National Hero, Cde Highten Nkomo was laid to lay to rest at the National Heroes Acre today lived an inspirational life, President Mnangagwa said, Cde Nkomo passed on a fortnight ago on 14 September 2022 at his homestead in the Bengo area of Gwanda in Matabeleland South Province. The President said “Cde Billy…
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA), the Joint Management Board met on 30 September 2022 to discuss various issues related to the collaborative management of this important cross-border conservation area. The in-person meeting was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, and attended by Ms. Celmira da Silva, the…
Access to affordable finance and farming equipment remains pivotal for the progression of agriculture in Zimbabwe. AFC Holdings has accelerated its support of Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector through its one-stop offer of financial and agricultural support services. The Holding company which boasts of a Commercial Bank (former Agribank), a DFI- the Land and Development Bank, AFC…
By Chris Donkin Vodafone Group and IBM became the first members of a GSMA industry taskforce formed to help shape policy and business processes for mobile operators in the era of advanced quantum computing. The industry association noted the GSMA Post-Quantum Telco Network Taskforce aims to enhance protection for telecommunications systems in this new era,…
Zambia has dropped visa requirements for listed countries as it markets the Mighty Victoria Falls that it shares with its neighbour Zimbabwe. The Zambia Tourism Agency revealed that effective from 1 October 2022, citizens of the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, China, Norway, Japan, South Korea, Gulf States, and the European…
By Hillary Munedzi The Chartered Institute of Customer Relationship Management (CICRM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Greater Harare Association of Commuter Omnibus Operators (GHACO) in a bid to strengthen the transport industry with emphasis on service excellence. This comes at a time when the commuter omnibuses have been given a green light…
