By Lovemore Chazingwa Agile CUMA Academy goalminder, Godknows Gurure, says he is filled with a sense of glow each time he leaves the pitch with the score line crediting him a clean sheet. The short-frame goalkeeper also said any goal he concedes hurts him to the nerve, even if his team may come out victorious…
While women are generally less visible in sporting activities compared to their male counterparts, the under 15 girls volleyball team of Manjokota Primary School in Manicaland Province have turned around the tables after they recently qualified for national volleyball competitions set to be held in Bulawayo on the 26th of this month. The team coach…
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany released the Tenth Episode of their TV program – “Our Africa by Merck Foundation” at 2 pm on Sunday, 17th July 2022 on GH One TV, Ghana, repeated on Monday on 18th July at 1:30 pm. The rest of the 15 episodes will be aired on GH One TV Ghana every…
The outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Zimbabwe HE Hakan Kivanc has underlined the need for both Zimbabwe and Turkey to increase and diversify the volume of bilateral trade and economic relations. The Ambassador said the current trade figures are below the potential with Turkish export volume to Zimbabwe standing at USD15million and import volume from Zimbabwe…
By TP Nchocho DFIs including IDC will continue to play a critical role A key attribute of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is its dexterity – the agility with which it has been able to respond to the pressing needs of the country at any given time. Since its establishment, the Corporation has been instrumental…
By Generation Health What would we do without the sun? From lighting our world, keeping us warm, and growing our food, it does so much for us. Simply put, without the biggest star in our solar system, we would be extinct. However, for every good thing, there is a downside. July is Ultra Violet…
While conventional funerals have assisted the grieving families to give their loved ones a decent send-off, Old Mutual Funeral Services has gone a step further in its quest to reduce the burden by providing a courtesy vehicle, and shelter for the inlaws among other unique services on the market. Spiked Online Media caught up with…
SuperSport viewers on DStv and will be counting down the days to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with the tournament set to run from 21 November to 18 December and provide the most thrilling distillation of ‘The Beautiful Game’. DStv and is the only true home of football in Africa, offering a…
From 20 July to 21 July, more than 40 University students worked together on two mobile applications that will support access to sexual reproductive health and rights information and services for tertiary education students in Zambia and Zimbabwe. UNESCO organized two simultaneous workshops that gathered more than a hundred participants in Lusaka, Zambia, and…
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved four new climate projects valued at USD 380.7 million in GCF funding and USD 1.0 billion with co-financing, whilst also launching the process for the Fund’s replenishment for 2024-2027 period. With the newly approved projects, GCF’s portfolio now stands at 200 projects with a total value of…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark opportunity for countries to apply for funding to introduce, or further roll out, the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine. This international support of nearly US$ 160 million from 2022-2025 will facilitate increased vaccine access to children at high risk…
The National Association of Youth Organisations today submitted Oral Evidence to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Youth, Sports, Arts, and Recreation on the reintroduction of the National Youth Service Programme by the Executive arm of the Government. NAYO was represented by its programmes officer, MacDonald K Munyoro. Below, Spiked Online Media shares the submission by…
The core around the Wildlife Economy is the transfer of the benefits to the communities, not only those adjacent to or around the protected and conserved areas, the Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Zimbabwe, Hon Barbara Rwodzi has said. She made the remarks on the 19th of July 2022 at the…
Tertiary institutions of learning have been urged to domesticate, institutionalize, and commoditize sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as well as comprehensive sexual education (CSE) and embrace sustainable funding mechanisms. This emerged yesterday at a validation workshop on research findings on SRHR in tertiary education institutions that was conducted by Engineer Tafadzwa Mudondo, the Principal…
Purchases through Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) will grow by 78% to $159M in 2026 (from 2022); 75% of DCB spending comes from games and videos; the consumption of digital content accounts for 97% of the DCB market in South Africa. Download document: https://bit.ly/3zjJD9q South Africans will pay $89M for digital content and services this year through…
Liquid Cyber Security, a business of Cassava Technologies, yesterday launched the first of its matrix of Cyber Security Fusion Centres in Johannesburg, South Africa. With this Fusion Centre, Liquid aims to bolster the cyber security industry in the country by managing the growing threat of cyberattacks to governments and enterprises of all sizes. For the…
African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President and Chairman of the Africa50 (https://www.Africa50.com) Board of Directors, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has highlighted the crucial role that Africa50 is playing to help bridge Africa’s infrastructure financing gap. Adesina was speaking at the opening session of Africa50’s general shareholders’ meeting in Marrakech on Tuesday. He told delegates that Africa50 had…
By Lovemore Chazingwa The art of journalism requires one to be multi-skilled and keep improving themselves in order to fit into any space in the media industry, especially for female practitioners, a prominent Zimbabwean journalist has said. ABC Communications run ZiFM Stereo news anchor Martha Mamombe was responding to questions in an interview with Studio…
Leading security company Safeguard has introduced to the market a high-quality access control turnstile that can be operated electronically or manually to limit the number of people passing through an entry point. The turnstile is ideal for use at stadium or showground entry points, mines, industrial premises, and anywhere where the entry of large…
LitFest Harare has announced the dates and theme of the 2022 literary festival. The festival is scheduled to run from 23 to 26 November, under the theme: “We are joy – Celebrating the ties that bind us.” The festival will run live at selected venues around Harare, with some components of the festival being virtual…
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) 2022, is currently underway in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. The Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Zimbabwe, Honourable Barbara Rwodzi is leading the Zimbabwe delegation at this ongoing congress in Rwanda. This is the first-ever continent-wide gathering of…
While the causes of malnutrition are complex, it is proven that exclusive breastfeeding till the age of six months is a key factor to prevent malnutrition and ensuring young children get a good start in life. This emerged at the World BreastFeeding Press Briefing held on Monday, 18 July 2022 at the UNICEF Zimbabwe Offices…
James Pande, a ZANU (PF) cadre who aspires to represent the ruling party as a Parliamentary candidate in the 2023 elections will donate blankets to Masvingo Provincial Hospital on 5 August 2022 to help patients who are having a tough time with the cold this winter. The young politician revealed that he is working on…
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have made a passionate plea for stakeholders to develop strategies for strengthening transparency and accountability in the public sector. This came out at the CSO meeting on the COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability in Africa Project – CTAP (a collaboration between BudgIT, Connected Development (CODE), Global Integrity, as well as partners in…
By Staff Reporter People’s Unity Party (PUP) leader Herbert Chamuka has been elected the party’s 2023 presidential candidate unopposed. He has so far been elected by nine of the country’s ten provinces. Manicaland province, which is still to hold its provincial conference, is set to endorse his candidature at the weekend. Speaking from…
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…
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors approved a loan of USD 271 million to finance Egypt’s Food Security and Economic Resilience Support Program to support efforts to mitigate the impact of the global shocks on the domestic economy from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and to preserve resilience. The program includes two major components: Support…
By Kavit Majithia Virgin Media O2 reportedly entered into discussions to buy TalkTalk, making an opening £3 billion offer as the race to acquire the UK fixed player hots up following interest from other industry players. Sky News broke the news of the talks by Virgin Media O2, citing sources that stated negotiations between the pair…
By Own Correspondent A mentally-challenged woman in Karoi who was a street vagrant has been given new hope in life by a popular prophet. The Bright Light Prophetic Deliverance Ministries founder Prophet Bright Chikomo prayed for one Vimbai Mawoneke who is mentally challenged, homeless, and survives on selling wares on the streets in Karoi. She…
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) recently closed submissions for the second edition of the Tourism Innovation Challenge, which came on the backdrop of the successful inaugural edition held in 2021. The Challenge is a nationwide competition that promotes and supports the ideas of young innovators that have the potential to transform Zimbabwe’s tourism sector. The…
By Lovemore Chazingwa Losing heart to the extent of destroying a life that one initially sired with love and guarded over the years has become an abomination among some morally rotten women in our society, First Lady Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa has observed. The First Lady made the remarks at the occasion of her Nhanga/Gota Male…
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe on Friday last week handed over a camera to photojournalist Mr. James Jemwa as a replacement for the one he lost in January 2022 whilst he was covering an opposition rally in Dzivarasekwa. The camera that was handed over to Mr. James Jemwa was in response to…
Rashpinder Singh, 36, is a farmer who owns 17 acres (almost seven hectares) of land in the state of Punjab. He took up the profession of his forefathers after completing his MTech degree. “I feel connected with the land. Farming is a part of my identity, since this is what I have been surrounded with…
By Charles Dhewa Developing countries are still struggling to domesticate western financial systems so that they suit local contexts. The fact that most financial institutions in Africa have Western roots has resulted in Western founders of the financial system continuing to influence the extent to which financial systems can be domesticated. For instance, although commercial…
By Bernard Marr The metaverse – it’s the word of the moment – but beyond it being a huge money-making opportunity, there are lots of different ideas about what it actually is. The term web3 is closely linked to various ideas of what the metaverse will be and is used to describe what many are calling…
Zimbabwe – 132 all out in 19.3 overs (Sean Williams 28, Regis Chakabva 27, Sikandar Raza 19; Logan van Beek 3/18, Bas de Leede 2/19, Tim Pringle 1/21) Netherlands – 95 all out in 18.2 overs (Stephan Myburgh 22, Teja Nidamanuru 21, Max O’Dowd 12; Sikandar Raza 4/8, Wessly Madhevere 2/15, Luke Jongwe 1/6) …
By Lovemore Chazingwa Title contender, Simba Bhora pilled on the pressure on log leaders Herentals U20 after a slender 1 – 0 victory away to Come Again in a tense Ruyamuro Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) Division One match played at a suffocating Rimuka Stadium on Saturday afternoon. A clinical Simbarashe Maramwidze delivery from the…
By Lovemore Chazingwa Women and girls’ inclusion in the socio-economic development trajectory is among some of the most effective interventions to attain gender justice in society, a leading voice has said. Padare/Enkhundleni/Men’s Forum on Gender programs officer, Mr. Jonathana Chindewere made the remarks at First Lady Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa’s Gota/Nhanga Male Engagement Session at Rimuka…
By Bernard Marr The famous golden arches are recognized worldwide not only as an icon of fast food, but also of technological transformation. McDonald’s – the world’s largest restaurant chain – has been an early pioneer of tech-driven innovation, from the drive-thru to self-service kiosks. Today it’s forging a path for fast food into the…
By Elvis Dumba Zvimba North – Efforts in fighting substance abuse by young people are increasing by the day with more partners taking up the call for zero tolerance against the vice. Marian Chombo Trust in partnership with Zimbabwe Churches Platform for Women and Youth Empowerment Organization in conjunction with Joseph. K Murimuni (JKM) has…
By Clayton Masekesa MUTARE – A Mutare-based charitable organization – Touch A Life Movement (TALM) – has come to the rescue of a physically challenged resident who had appealed for assistance through social media. Bernard Mlambo, with his two daughters, had appeared on various WhatsApp groups appealing for assistance on school fees, food, and accommodation….
BY Clayton Masekesa PENHALONGA – Angry workers at Redwing Mine and members of the community have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to come out clean and solve the mess that has seen gold worth millions of dollars siphoned through well-orchestrated syndicates. Better Brands Mining Company owned by Pedzisai “Scott” Sakupwanya, a flamboyant and flashy personality,…
Zimbabwe – 199-5 in 20 overs (Wessly Madhevere 42, Craig Ervine 38, Regis Chakabva 30; Charles Amini 2/28, Sese Bau 2/32, Riley Hekure 1/20) Papua New Guinea – 172-8 in 20 overs (Tony Ura 66, Charles Amini 31, Riley Hekure 17; Blessing Muzarabani 2/24, Sean Williams 1/9, Wessly Madhevere 1/12) Zimbabwe won by 27…
By Mutuso Dhliwayo, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) Introduction/Background The Stockholm +50 international meeting was held from the 2nd -3rd of June 2022.[1] It was held under the theme “A healthy planet for the prosperity of all: Our responsibility, our prosperity.” The meeting was based on the three leadership dialogue themes namely reflecting on the urgent need…
By Ayanda Holo, Government Communications Director: International Media Relations South Africa is on a drive to broaden the existing pool of Black Industrialists. The objective is to accelerate transformation, ensuring that Black-owned businesses become active players in the mainstream economy. Over the past seven years, the South African Government has helped black-owned and managed…
