Israeli aggression on Palestine should stop
The extremist Israeli government continues to implement extremist policies, ignoring the international consensus to stop the war, protect civilians, and provide for their basic needs.
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Telecommunications Traffic Monitoring and Revenue Assurance System commissioned
Zimbabwe today commissioned the Telecommunications Traffic Monitoring and Revenue Assurance System (TTMS) to augment the smooth sail of the critical role played by the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ). In his keynote address, while commissioning the TTMS, Dr. Jenfan Muswere, the Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, said the system is…
Online media plays critical role in reducing HIV and AIDS incidences
By Nevson Mpofu Online media has grown so pervasive such that there is need to recognise digital journalists working hard to reach millions across the World. This comes at a time Zimbabwe has done extraordinary wonders in reducing HIV and AIDS prevalence and new incidence rates in the country. Addressing an online pack of…
COVID-19: Experts say vaccines might need to be updated
Current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated to ensure their continued effectiveness against omicron and future variants, an expert group appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The opinion is contained in an interim statement from the WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition, which was established in September 2021. The…
FORUS Party preaches peace as it establishes structures in Bulawayo
The Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) Party lit up Bulawayo, the City of Kings and Queens, with a message of love, unity, peace, and development as it moved to put in place structures that will spearhead its campaign ahead of the 2023 plebiscite. “We have different geographical places and a variety of languages but…
The ZW$ 18 billion stimulus package: Beyond the Figure
By Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development It is undisputable that the novel coronavirus has short and long term social and economic consequences on the people’s lives and the global economy. Most of the implications are already visible especially with the implementation of national lockdowns. This has motivated governments and world leaders to dedicate resources…
ZLHR rescues Chiadzwa villagers arrested for protesting against Chinese diamond miner
By Kumbirai Mafunda Twenty-eight Chiadzwa villagers were on Thursday 4 November 2021 released from prison custody after they were arrested by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers for allegedly protesting against Chinese diamond miner, Anjin Investments. The 28 Chiadzwa villagers, who included Robert Chiadzwa, a 90-year-old Headman, were arrested on Wednesday 3 November 2021, and charged…
Comprehensive SRHR important tool to fight HIV, STIs among adolescents
By Marlvin Ngiza Health systems should prioritize giving comprehensive access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services (SRHR) to adolescence if the war against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents is to be won. This comes after the Constitutional Court ruling on moving the age of consent was raised from 16…
Spotlight on Zimbabwe’s debt
By Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) Legal and Institutional Frameworks Governing Public Debt In Zimbabwe public debt is legislated by the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20) 2013, the Public Debt Management Act [Chapter 22:21], the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22:15], the RBZ (Debt Assumption) Act of 2015, and the Air Zimbabwe…
Security services on high alert against crime: Kazembe Kazembe
The government says security forces are on high alert to deal with a surging of crime including armed robberies and corruption around the country. Addressing a press conference today, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister, Kazembe Kazembe said issues that remain high on the law enforcement agenda are violent crime, corruption, abuse of social and…
BancABC Zimbabwe “Ignites” the SME Sector with new account offering & launch of Ignition Hub
BancABC Zimbabwe today announced the launch of their Business Banking offering focused on supporting the SME sector countrywide in their entrepreneurial journey. The new offering “iGnite Account” was unveiled at the bank’s Heritage branch at an event attended by officials from the World Bank and various SME representative bodies. The service is expected to complement…
NetOne’s friendly airtime discount service returns with a bang
Popular for their customer-friendly services, leading mobile telephony company NetOne has announced that the OneMoney airtime discount is back!!! Below is the announcement from NetOne: -Buy your airtime using OneMoney and get a guaranteed 10% discount. – The discount applies to airtime only and does not include direct data purchases. -However, a person can buy…
Jenaguru Moonlight Dances book hits the market
By Chimeno Azriel The well-written and exciting book Jenaguru Moonlight Dances was launched on Saturday online with the main launch expected next week in Harare. Speaking with the author Edwin ‘Mampara’ Msipa, the book launch is going physical next week. The adventurous novel talks about the young man who has never been to a rural…
African and global philanthropists team up to manufacture COVID-19 medical equipment in Africa
African and global philanthropists have teamed up to help African nations secure urgently needed ventilators, breathing support devices and other medical equipment, in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Strive Masiyiwa, co-founder of Higherlife Foundation, who has recently been appointed as an African Union Special Envoy to mobilise the private sector response to COVID-19, is…
Is introducing new local currency a wise step towards Zimbabwean economic prosperity?
By Elvis Dzvene As shortage of U.S. dollars plunges the financial system into disarray, forcing businesses to close and threatening civil unrest, the Minister of Finance, Professor Mthuli Ncube said Zimbabwe will introduce a new currency within the next 12 months as a solution. Is the nation not wasting precious time by trying to cure…
Chinese CSR exposes MSMEs to the market
By Patricia Mashiri and Byron Mutingwende In an initiative set to uplift citizens’ economic wellbeing, the management of Long Cheng Plaza sponsored the weekly micro, small-to-medium enterprises (MSMEs) Showcase Market Exhibition in Harare. In a speech read on her behalf on the MSMEs showcase launch held at Long Cheng Plaza on Saturday 5…
MSF refuses to sign ViiV’s NDA for access to lifesaving HIV prevention drug
CORRESPONDENT NEW YORK/GENEVA, AUGUST 17, 2023—Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is asking today for the removal of last-minute terms that ViiV Healthcare has added to an agreement to procure the injectable HIV prevention drug long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for use in MSF projects. These unacceptable conditions include a confidentiality clause akin to a Non-Disclosure Agreement…
NetOne Introduces “Giga Thanks Promo”
NetOne has launched a Thank you Campaign called “GigaThanks Promo” in which customers will stand a chance to win data and airtime every week for being loyal to the network of choice. The “GigaThanks Promo” rewards existing, new, and customers that have not used their sim cards in the past 90 days. 300 000 customers that…
These 3 Business Functions Could Be Transformed By VR
By Bernard Marr Is virtual reality (VR) finally going mainstream? The availability of affordable, consumer-friendly VR headsets like Oculus Go would certainly suggest so. But what I find really encouraging is the increasing use of VR outside the realms of gaming and entertainment. All types of businesses are enthusiastically embracing VR. For me, seeing businesses…
Caroline Chinengundu releases a single
By Chimeno Azriel South African-based Zimbabwean gospel musician Caroline Chinengundu better known as Tete Mirriam has done it again when she released another single gospel track ‘Makafanira Kurumbidzwa’ featuring Pastor Joshua Shumba. The single track was recently launched on her social media platforms. Speaking to the Gospel singer during the launch. she said the single…
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s first keynote address to the Lambeth Conference
By the Archbishop of Canterbury My prayer for this Conference is very simple. It is that everyone here, whoever you are, wherever you’ve come from, and whatever hopes and fears you may bring with you, may leave with a greater desire for friendship with Jesus Christ. To desire Jesus is to desire God. To…
New EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe presents credentials
The European Union in Zimbabwe has a new Ambassador: Mr Timo Olkkonen presented his credentials to H.E. President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday at State House. Speaking after the occasion, Ambassador Olkkonen said: “I am honoured and excited to start my tour of duty as the European Union’s Head of Delegation to the Republic of Zimbabwe today….
Time to stop torture
By Paidamoyo Muzulu THIRTY-FOUR years is a long time. A very long time for Zimbabweans who still survive with the fear of the State security boot on their necks. Unfortunately, it seems even the so-called new dispensation is reluctant to domesticate the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment…
Zvimba man thrown behind bars for sodomy
By Elvis Dumba Darwendale – Chinhoyi Regional Magistrate Ignatius Mugove last week sentenced 18-year-old Moment Abudara of Mvebi Farm in Darwendale to five years imprisonment for aggravated sexual assault on a nine-year-old boy. According to State Counsel Nyasha Sibesha, the court heard that on 27 February 2020, the complainant who was eight years then, was…
51st Union World Conference on Lung Health to be held virtually 20-24 October 2020
Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and a member of the White House COVID-19 taskforce to deliver keynote address on COVID-19 science In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has announced today that the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health (Union…
Sungura musician Leonard Nhau unveils third album
Entertainment Writer SUNGURA music maestro Leonard Nhau and Mutemwa Challengers have released a new album titled Chibhakera, Bhutsu Nembama. The six-track album was produced by Jabulani Ndlovu at Trutone Studios in Harare. It comprises tracks Moyo muti, Chibhakera, Bhutsu nembama (title track), Zano ndimi, Shamwari dzinovaka, Ndochema ndichitaura and Varoyi. The Mutemwa Challengers’ discography includes…
Demolition of Traders Markets in Mbare – The height of Recklessness and Irresponsibility
By VISET Information and Publicity Department The Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) would like to condemn in the strongest of terms the callous decision by the City of Harare to demolish Informal Traders Markets in Mbare, Harare. It would be very irresponsible and reckless for authorities to take advantage of the COVID-19…
Averting an African food crisis: The African Emergency Food Production Facility
By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina Fertilizer price hikes of over 300% make it increasingly difficult for African farmers to grow enough wheat, maize, rice and other crops It didn’t take long for Russia’s war in Ukraine to impact Africa. Already grappling with soaring inflation and still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, Africa now…
Teachers desert classrooms in protest against under-payment
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has said today is day one of phase 2 of teachers’ job action against ‘slave wages’ which coincides with Teachers’ June pay day. “The peanuts received by teachers have forced them to leave classrooms in protest. Reports filtering from across the country indicate that no learning is…
High Court ends two months detention of Mamombe and Chimbiri
By Kumbirai Mafunda High Court Judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi on Wednesday 5 May 2021 ended the two-month detention of Harare West constituency legislator Hon. Joana Mamombe and opposition MDC-Alliance party youth leader Cecilia Chimbiri by granting them RTGS$20 000 bail. Hon. Mamombe and Chimbiri had spent 61 days detained at Chikurubi Maximum Prison after several…
Youths, women urged to become drivers of green and decent jobs
By Byron Mutingwende The Simuka-Phakama 2018 Green enterPRIZE Innovation Challenge is creating a platform for green enterprise development and eco-innovation to thrive Zimbabwe by empowering the citizens and businesses, particularly the youth and women, to become drivers of green and decent jobs creation. By facilitating their access to a tailored business development programme, supported by…
Coronavirus in Africa could reverse 30 years of Wildlife conservation gain
By Edwin Tambara For wild animals in Africa on the verge of extinction and the tight knit communities who protect them, COVID-19 is a specter, disrupting a delicate balancing act of survival for both humans and endangered species. African officials and conservation experts from Kenya, Uganda and Gabon briefed members of Congress on May 12…
Cleric primes for sanctions removal
By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma Renowned man of cloth Apostle George Dhliwayo of Great Restoration and Deliverance International Ministry (GRDIM) and president of International Ministers Federation (IMF), has resorted to God, in word and deeds, to prepare for the removal of economic sanctions imposed on the southern African nation by the United States and her…
Citizens’ Cabinet launched
By Miriam Zvomuya Due to the socio-economic problems that are prevailing in Zimbabwe, the citizens of Zimbabwe, under the banner of the Citizens Manifesto, today launched the Citizens’ Cabinet. While launching their cabinet today, the organisation’s deputy convener, Janet Zhou stressed out that the cabinet will be open for everyone to participate as long as…
ZTA to develop Joshua Nkomo Heritage Trails into tourism product
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority remains committed to working with relevant partners in developing the Joshua Nkomo Heritage Trails into fully-fledge tourism product, an official has said. Speaking today at the 20th anniversary Joshua Nkomo Day Commemorations – Joshua Nkomo Legacy Walk and Umdala Wethu Dance held in Bulawayo, ZTA acting chief executive Mrs Rita Likukuma…
SNV Project embraces PWDs, youth and women in tackling climate change
Byron Adonis Mutingwende SNV Zimbabwe in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife is implementing a project titled “Amplifying the Role of Youth, women, and People with Disabilities in Implementing Zimbabwe’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and National Adaptation Plan (NAP).” This comes as the impacts of climate change and variability are…
Consumer Protection critical for usage of communication services
Consumer Protection remains central for meaningful usage of communication services, Dr. Gift Machengete, the Director-General of the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has said. He made the remarks at the Communications Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa (CRASA)’s first Consumer Committee Meeting held at Cresta Lodge in Harare yesterday. “As CRASA, we remain…
How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Retail
By Bernard Marr Retail is at a turning point where we are seeing businesses that are in-line with the pace of technological progress thriving, while those that are struggling to keep up are dropping by the wayside. The global pandemic we are currently living through has only served to accelerate this process. Just as in…
Africa50 Welcomes Zimbabwe as its 31st Shareholder, Receives Additional Equity from AfDB
During its General Shareholders Meeting (GSM) in Kigali yesterday, Africa50, the pan-African investment platform, announced that the Republic of Zimbabwe has joined as its 31st shareholder. Speaking during the event, Africa50 CEO, Alain Ebobissé, thanked the government of Zimbabwe for its commitment to the institution, which marks a welcome expansion in southern Africa. “We are…
Curtain comes down on Russia-Africa Parliamentary Speakers Conference
The curtain came down on a highly productive Russia-Africa Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference which ran from the 18th to the 21st of March 2023 in Moscow, Russia, more specifically under the precincts of the State Duma. Speaker of Parliament, Hon Advocate J.F.N Mudenda attended the Conference where he held a bilateral meeting with Hon. V.V. Volodin,…
Norton celebrates International Women’s Day
By Joyce Mukucha The Norton constituents joined other progressive elements of society in celebrating the International Women’s Day as a sign of respect and special treatment to women since they are pillars of strength, peacemakers and conduits for development of the country. The International Women’s Day was signed by United Nations in 1975 to be…
The rise of rural women’s movements in Southern Africa
By Mercia Andrews Rural African women are often made invisible, hidden and marginalised in leadership structures. By organising themselves in social movements, women in Southern Africa have amplified their voices to challenge agri-business and patriarchal oppression while advancing agroecology and building new leadership for a feminist agroecology. In Africa, rural women have to struggle against…
Connect Africa Symposium Emphasises Innovation for Africa’s Growth
The Connect Africa Symposium, set against the backdrop of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), was officially launched this morning in session under the theme “Harnessing Innovation for Africa’s Prosperity”. Hon. K.C.D Mohadi, the Vice President of Zimbabwe, inaugurated the event, sparking discussions focused on advancing Africa’s industrial and commercial sectors. During his morning address…
COVID-19: Government commends US$234 million support from development partners
By Staff Reporter The government has acknowledged and appreciated the support from Development Partners towards the Covid-19 pandemic response in Zimbabwe. The nation is in the middle of fighting the second wave of the pandemic which witnessed increased infection rates resulting in an increased number of deaths as compared to the first wave. The cases…
Mismanagement to blame for council’s shoddy service delivery
By Byron Mutingwende Harare Municipality is facing a myriad of challenges but Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has put the blame squarely on executive interference and gross mismanagement for the shoddy service delivery. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement meeting at in Harare on Friday 29 December 2017, Manyenyeni highlighted that the city had no ultimate…