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…
Bubi Rural District Council chief executive Dr. Patson Mlilo on Friday was announced the Chartered Governance Professional of the Year for 2021. The announcement was made at the banquet concluding the Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute in Zimbabwe annual conference in Victoria Falls, at which he was presented with his trophy. FBC Holdings company secretary…
By Nevison Mpofu Harare – UNIAIDS engaged a total of 50 men and women for a training kit for home use under the training of trainers program taking place in Harare. The training will enhance the capacity of inter-faith network institutions and leaders. The purpose of the training goes deep into inculcating high…
A Zimbabwean food show is to be launched on DStv’s Honey Channel, and a call has been made for Zimbabwean foodies to bid to be the presenter of the series. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the show would be called My Zim Plate. “It is in the style of…
Zimbabwean Telecommunications Expert, Dr. Cosmas Zavazava has made history by winning elections for the powerful and coveted Director Telecommunications Development Bureau (BDT) position at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) after an electrifying three rounds of voting at the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Bucharest, Romania. Zimbabwe has never occupied an elective position in any of…
By Elvis Dumba President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commissioned Chinhoyi University of Technology’s (CUT) Industrial Cattle Fattening Pens and Medicinal Feed Factory at the CUT Farm near Chinhoyi. Officially opening the Industrial Park this Friday afternoon, President Mnangagwa said other universities should imitate CUT which has shown that it is a trailblazing institute in advancing technologies…
Industry and Commerce permanent secretary Mavis Sibanda on Thursday urged chartered governance professionals to continue participating in national development by providing professional leadership in both private and public organisations. “Your profession is our conscience. You are our conscience,” she told participants at the annual conference of the Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute in Zimbabwe in…
By Baboloki Semele Egypt’s COP27 Presidency set out its vision for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, taking place in Egypt’s coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh from November 7th to the 18th. The aim is to make COP27 an implementation COP by urging action across prior agreements through all areas of climate change need…
Leading hospitality company Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) is optimistic about the future following its solid performance during first half year of 2022. The Chairman of the RTG Board Mr. Douglas Hoto, in his Chairman’s statement, reported growth in all the key performance indicators which include EBITDA, revenue, and occupancy. RTG grew its revenue by 246%…
By Hillary Munedzi Former Zimbabwe Youth International and Premiership title winner, Tinashe Malunga has launched the Zimbabwe Football Forum to address a myriad of challenges facing the beautiful game. The Mutare-born football superstar will host the first ever Zimbabwe Football Forum that will bring in key stakeholders that will discuss how to create a better…
By Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – Zvimba South Constituency ZANU PF legislator Dr. Philip Chiyangwa, has said he is confident of being victorious in the forthcoming party’s elections which will endorse him as the party supporters’ favourite. Hon Chiyangwa said the internal elections will strengthen the party’s democracy system and give party supporters to choose from…
Zimbabwe’s leading hospitality company Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) declared a dividend in its just-published first half of 2022 financial results. In his Chairman’s statement, the RTG Board Chairman Mr. Douglas Hoto said “On behalf of the Board of Directors I am pleased to advise shareholders that the Group has declared an interim dividend of ZW$380…
By Chris Donkin Apple scrapped plans to increase iPhone production in H2 compared with the amount made in the same period of 2021, with demand for standard versions of its latest flagship rumoured to be weaker than anticipated, Bloomberg reported. The news website claimed suppliers had been told to cut targeted production of units of its iPhone…
Merck Foundation Together with African First Ladies Mark “World Heart Day 2022” by Providing 720 Scholarships of Preventative Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Endocrinology for Doctors from 45 Countries Merck Foundation (www.Merck–Foundation.com) in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health provided more than 720 scholarships for one-year Post-Graduate Diploma and two-year Master’s Degree in Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine, Diabetes and…
By Wallace Mawire The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) is hosting a tech-innovation expo week from Monday 26 September to Saturday 1 October 2022 at its University Campus in Belvedere, Harare to provide a platform for academia, captains of industry, and the engineering sector to discuss the future of the country’s manufacturing industry. According to…
By Edward Makuzva The Joint Clinical Research Centre in Kampala has teamed up with Fred Hutchinson Center in Seattle to develop a gene therapy treatment for HIV that will be ready for testing in Uganda by 2024 and this will be the first gene therapy trial in Africa In light of the increasing global…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today announced the commercial launch of Afreximbank Trade Payment Services – or “AfPAY” – an intervention designed to facilitate the settlement of international trade on open account terms on behalf of identified African financial institutions and their clients. Afreximbank developed the product specifically to address the banking challenges confronting African…
By Charles Dhewa Private property laws that many African countries adopted from colonialism have had both positive and negative aspects. One positive is that the privatization of property has encouraged investors to make long-term investments in infrastructure and other developments that create reliable employment. On the negative side, once property like land becomes private, the…
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, yesterday announced a content partnership with one of Ghana’s biggest media companies, EIB Network, boosting visibility for its clients, and bringing quality African stories to new audiences across Ghana and beyond. All text, images, videos and soundbites distributed by APO Group will…
Address by the POTRAZ Director-General, Dr. G.K. Machengete The Director General of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), hereby presents the key trends observed in the Postal and Telecommunication sectors during the second quarter of 2022 as follows: Mobile, Internet/data and fixed telephone subscriptions Active fixed telephone lines increased 1.5% to reach…
The International Trade Centre releases flagship report SME Competitiveness Outlook 2022: Connected Services, Competitive Businesses The SME Competitiveness Outlook 2022, released yesterday, puts the spotlight on four types of services – known as connected services – that drive transformation, regardless of economic level. The four – transport and logistics, financial services, information and communication technologies, and business and…
By Lovemore Chazingwa The highly anticipated 109th edition of the annual Kadoma Agricultural show event set for tomorrow until Saturday is going on as planned, a court decision has been endorsed. Substantive show society executive chairman Patson Madera made the revelation in an interview at Kadoma showgrounds. “This year’s officially endorsed Kadoma Agricultural Show is…
By Baboloki Semele During the high-level week of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, leading African Ministers of Health joined UNAIDS, PEPFAR, global health institutions, and partners in New York in rallying to sustain their commitments to end AIDS and accelerate their response to current and future pandemics. The high-level side event…
Cimas Health Group has attained ZWS ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification. This means that it has a world-class Information Security Management System in place that ensures the security and confidentiality of clients’ information. Standards Association of ZimThe ZWS ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management System certificate was officially handed over to Cimas Health Group Chief Executive Officer…
The Tourism Innovation Challenge is a launchpad for transforming the sector through creative projects that have the potential to create employment for young people. The competition augurs the government’s thrust on innovation in which the government has been visibly intentional in having the youth at the core of the country’s innovation programmes. Hon Mangaliso Ndlovu,…
Irrigated land has accounted for 85 percent of the increase in global cropping area over the past decade, according to Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Dr. Qu said droughts and associated water shortages around the world this year have underscored the importance of finding solutions to…
An Agreement of Cooperation between the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe was signed yesterday. The Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon Jacob Francis Mudenda is on a Bilateral Visit to Russia and is accompanied by Hon. Webster Shamu, Chairperson of…
As part of MultiChoice’s ongoing efforts to bring its active DStv customers more unbeatable sports content that resonates with them, the exciting Premier Soccer League (PSL) is currently available from the DStv Access package upwards till Sunday 2 October 2022. Liz Dziva, Public Relations and Publicity Manager for MultiChoice Zimbabwe said the organisation remains committed to delivering…
By Baboloki Semele Nairobi, Kenya: The Executive Secretary of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), Charity Nchimunya has urged the media to occupy the front lines in the fight against corruption. She made the call on 27 September 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya at a media engagement workshop on supporting the implementation of the…
By Chimeno Azriel Kadoma youthful entrepreneur, Mr. Godwin Gwara celebrated his birthday with the elderly at a ceremony held in Kadoma last Saturday. The youthful businessman celebrated his birthday in style by giving out maize to the Kadoma senior citizens in the Rimuka high-density suburb. Instead of throwing big parties and receiving presents, Gwara decided…
Power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) is taking concrete steps to ensure a reliable supply of electricity. Speaking to Spiked Online Media following an inquiry into the steps being taken by the power utility to address intermittent power cuts, Eng John Diya, speaking on behalf of the ZETDC Acting Managing Director, Eng…
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…
By Elvis Dumba Zvimba North Constituency – Fireworks and surprises are expected in the forthcoming weekend ZANU PF elections of choosing central committee members. In Zvimba North Constituency, women and young people have expressed their unwavering support for Local Government Deputy Minister Marian Chombo. Expressing their support for Chombo during a youth sports tournament held…
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority will hold a Tourism Investment Forum on the sidelines of the upcoming Sanganai/ Hlanganani World Tourism Expo on 14 October 2022 at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre koBulawayo. The Forum will run under the theme: “Thinking Investment – Explore Zimbabwe Tourism Opportunities”. The ZTA Chief Executive, Ms Winnie Muchanyuka outlined the…
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the World Tourism Day 2022 held on 27 September 2022 has said tourism stands in a unique position to significantly contribute to the reversal of biodiversity loss. “The theme of this year’s World Tourism Day is “rethinking tourism”, and…
Junior Parliamentarians today proposed a raft of innovative measures to enhance the contribution of tourism to the economy as the sector is emerging from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They made the contributions today during the commemoration of World Tourism Month celebrations at the inaugural Debate Session by Junior Parliamentarians organised by the…
Pan-African Parliament (PAP) President, H.E. Hon. Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira is leading a delegation of the continental Parliament to the Kingdom of Morocco for an official visit at the invitation of the Moroccan Parliament. The visit is taking place from 24 to 27 September 2022. The President of the PAP and his delegation are expected…
As preparations for the 15th Edition of the Sanganai Hlanganani World Tourism Expo hit pitch fever, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is delighted with the interest in Destination Zimbabwe by the Japanese market at the Tourism Japan Expo in Tokyo. ZTA’s Marketing Manager responsible for Asia and the Pacific markets, Eniel Senderayi says the inquiries…
Norton-based David Mascott Country School is becoming a centre of excellence for sports and wellness in Zimbabwe as evidenced by the multiplicity of stakeholders who thronged the elite educational institution on Saturday 24 September 2022. Addressing participants during the highly-subscribed event yesterday, Hon Temba Mliswa, the Member of the National Assembly for Norton, said sports…
By Alliance for Food Security in Africa (AFSA) Africa’s small-scale farmers risk being disregarded and shut out at international climate negotiations (COP27) in Egypt this November, warns Africa’s largest civil society movement, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa. AFSA represents over 200 million small-scale farmers, fisherfolk, pastoralists, and indigenous peoples. The warning comes after…
Zimbabwe launched the My Food is African campaign at the National Seed Fair which was graced by the Guest of Honour, Dr. George Kembo, the Director-General of the Government’s Food and Nutrition Council (FNC). Zimbabwe’s National Seed Fair is hosted by the Zimbabwe Seed Sovereignty Programme (ZSSP), which the Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Zimbabwe…
Zimbabwe’s oldest city of Masvingo has been put on the global map, courtesy of one of the women in tourism, Monalisa Tombo’s innovation that has transformed Dreamwoods Lodge into a force to reckon with in the sector. Dreamwoods Lodge is adjacent to Great Zimbabwe monuments that are ranked fourth globally in terms of ancient civilization…
By Hillary Munedzi Integrating the gender perspective in the mining industry is pertinent as Zimbabweans in the diaspora join the world as the scramble for mineral resources in the Global South intensifies. WeMine Private Limited a company that specializes in mine pegging and prospecting urged the diaspora community to invest in the mining industry as…
A strategy to invest in skills development through the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is yielding exciting results for MultiChoice, as MTF graduates enter the industry. Ongoing long-term investment by MultiChoice in developing talent for the content, production, and entertainment industry is having an impact across the African film and television industry – and helping to…
Global Center on Adaptation CEO, Professor Patrick Verkooijen, was conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Nairobi at the institution’s 2022 Commencement Ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya. Professor Verkooijen was awarded a Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, of the University of Nairobi in recognition of his long career and achievements in championing…
