Minister Mondli Gungubele leads SA delegation to UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)

The Minister in the Presidency, Mr. Mondli Gungubele has undertaken a working visit to New York leading South Africa’s delegation to the UN HLPF’s Ministerial Segment which takes place from the 13th  to 18th of  July 2022. The 2022 HLPF is held under the auspices of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) under the theme “Building back…

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Fitch Ratings upgrades Afreximbank to ‘BBB’

Fitch Ratings has upgraded African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘, noting that the outlook is “Stable”. Fitch Ratings highlighted that Afreximbank has strengthened its institutional role and raised its profile as the main multilateral development bank focused on supporting the public and private sectors in Africa. The Credit Rating Agency…

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Turkey commemorates 15th July 2016 Coup Attempt: condemns terrorism

By His Excellency  Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye   On the evening of July 15, 2016, the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization” (FETO) launched a bloody coup attempt against the people and the government of my country. Their aim was to establish a radical, fundamentalist regime, loyal only to their ringleader…

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How remittances are helping Zimbabwe’s resilience to global trade shocks

Darryl Pietersen, Head of Southern Africa, WorldRemit   Harare, Zimbabwe…Like many countries in the world, Zimbabwe has over the last two-and-a-half years suffered the worsening effects of the Covid pandemic, which has adversely affected economies through border closures and limitations on trade activities. Zimbabwe’s economy is driven by agriculture, and while Covid pandemic restrictions have…

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GMB expropriates above 300MT of grain from farmers

By Lloyd Rabaya The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has so far expropriated above 300 metric tonnes (MT) of grain from farmers who were intending to side-market their grain. This came out on Tuesday when Minister of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services Monica Mutsvangwa was addressing the post-cabinet briefing. In her address, Mutsvangwa urged farmers to…

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Cost Optimisation Will be Necessary for Senegal and Mauritania Gas Projects

By NJ Ayuk  ( Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) As I’ve mentioned before, when it comes to competing to be one of the European Union’s new natural gas suppliers, Senegal and Mauritania have several advantages. One, they have geography on their side. Their location should make it easier and more efficient to deliver liquefied…

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Migration statistics and recognition of migrant skills in Zimbabwe project launched

Zimbabwe has launched the project on migration statistics and recognition of migrants’ skills, a programme being funded by the United Nations under the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) initiative. In his remarks, Hon Kazembe Kazembe, the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, who was represented by his Deputy in the same ministry, Hon Ruth…

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Marian Chombo tops constituency and parliament participation index

By Staff Writer The Community Democracy Engagement Organization has launched a Constituency and Parliament Participation Index that has seen Hon Marian Chombo, the legislator for Zvimba North, coming on top of the list. The organisation said a decision by Treasury to introduce a constituency visit allowance is set to encourage legislators’ constant interaction with communities…

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AfDB €87 Million loan to Morocco widens social protection, strengthens health services

The program aligns with Morocco’s human development objectives and the Bank’s High 5s strategic goal to foster sustainable and inclusive growth on the continent The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved an €87 million loan to implement the Support Program for the Generalization of Social Coverage in Morocco. The primary…

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CSOs partner to monitor transparency and accountability on public resources

BY Clayton Masekesa MUTARE – Community-based Organizations (CBOs) in Manicaland have put in place a committee that will monitor local authorities on accountability and transparency on the use of public resources and provision of adequate service delivery.   The committee was formed last Friday at a community formative meeting to launch the Social Accountability Project…

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ZETDC embarks on aggressive customer engagement drive

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has embarked on aggressive customer engagement programmes countrywide. The objective is to engage, update and conduct awareness programmes to address pertinent issues affecting stakeholders, especially in rural areas. On Saturday, ZETDC was at Gokwe Centre and the Commercial Director Engineer Ralph Katsande spoke to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting…

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NetOne partners ALCOZ in albinism support initiatives

State-owned mobile telephony giant, NetOne, has partnered with Albino Charity Organization of Zimbabwe (ALCOZ) in an initiative that supports people with albinism as part of its corporate social responsibility.   Netone Group Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Raphael Mushanawani, in a speech read by the Netone Matebeleland Regional Manager Ms. Elmah Dube at the belated International…

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Chief Charumbira’s PAP leadership prevailed over opposing forces: Shamu

By Elvis Dumba Banket – Efforts to scuttle Zimbabwe’s efforts to clinch the Pan Africa Parliament (PAP) Presidency fell by the wayside after a Southern African country delegate was paid to contest for the same post at the last minute despite initially agreeing to rally behind Zimbabwe’s delegate Chief Fortune Charumbira. ZANU PF Chegutu East…

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Formalise informal sector enterprises to stimulate growth: Experts

By Sowell Chikwari Government should formalize enterprises in the so-called informal sector to stimulate job-inclusive economic growth, labour and business experts contend. The call comes as Zimbabwe’s economy is failing to create sustainable employment with the formal unemployment rate fluctuating around 90 percent. The rapid economic growth experienced in most African economies has also failed…

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Merck Foundation’s TV advocates for women’s economic empowerment

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany released the Twelfth Episode of their TV program “Our Africa by Merck Foundation” on Saturday, 2nd July 2022 on KTN, Kenya, repeated every Wednesday at 6:30 pm and on Sunday, 3rd July on NTV, Uganda, repeated every Thursday at 4 pm. The TV program also airs on GH One TV in Ghana, every…

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Corruption at NSSA: A case of stealing from the poor

By Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) was established in 1989 with the primary mandate of providing sustainable social security schemes for civil servants and employees in Zimbabwe, governed primarily by the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Act of 1989, Chapter 17: 04. Following, NSSA was established to…

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Afreximbank in Floating Liquefied Natural Gas project in Nigeria

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced its execution of a project preparation facility financing head of terms with UTM Offshore Limited (UTM), under which the Bank will part-finance activities designed to progress a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FNLG) project in Nigeria to bankability. This deal marks Afreximbank’s ongoing support in leading UTM’s fundraising efforts to…

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MTN Cameroon implements new data analytics and AI solution powered by LigaData

 MTN Cameroon announced the adoption of a new data analytics and AI platform to drive its digital transformation plans. The new solution unifies and correlates mobile operator and subscriber data into a single 360-degree view and enables real-time decisioning with LigaData’s Data Fabric and Flare products. MTN Cameroon becomes the thirteenth MTN Operating Company to implement the…

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PAZ explores possibility of ZUPCO, NRZ partnership in addressing transport challenges

By Andrew Chibanda (Acting Spokesperson of PAZ) The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) acknowledges all the attempts and measures the government is putting in place to protect its citizenry from the mishaps of the shrunk transport delivery system. In its endeavor to do that the government is fairly failing because the implementation process lacks the…

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Authorities urged to address water woes at Mashavhi Secondary School in Bikita

A call has been made to responsible authorities to swiftly react and attend to water crises faced by learners and teachers at Mashavhi Secondary School in ward 22 of Bikita. Bikita Residents and Ratepayers Association (BIRRA) has raised concerns over the matter saying that there is a great potential for an outbreak of waterborne diseases…

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President Kenyatta a Global Champion for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program

Global Center on Adaptation Chief Executive Officer, Professor Patrick Verkooijen welcomed President Uhuru Kenyatta as the Global Champion for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) at the Leaders Dialogue on Adaptation Action in Africa in Nairobi on Thursday 07 July 2022.   President Kenyatta has been a key driving force behind the AAAP, an Africa-led,…

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Coordination committee to foster inclusion and rights of persons with disability

The launch of the national disability coordination committee marks a milestone that will facilitate the operationalization of the National Disability Policy and move forward the agenda of inclusion and rights of persons with disability, United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for Zimbabwe, Mr. Edward Kallon has said. He made the remarks at the official launch…

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CODET engages Mutare City Council on development processes

BY Clayton Masekesa MUTARE – Mutare-based community organization – Conscious For Development Trust (CODET) – has engaged the Mutare City Council to increase youth participation in development processes in the city. The initiative is part of CODET’s recently launched Youth Engagement For Accountability in Zimbabwe (YEAZ) programme that is aimed at engaging youths to fully…

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Agilitee’s US$20 billion IPO could create massive wealth for Africa

Staff Reporter South African businessman Dr. Mandla Lamba is on the path to possibly become the second richest man in Africa after Aliko Dangote, following plans by his electric vehicles (EVs) company Agilitee Africa to issue a US$20 billion Initial Public Offering on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Interestingly, the IPO is set to create massive…

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IsDBI Book Enriches Knowledge on Fatāwa Related to Leasing Contracts

The book is a collection of all IIFA resolutions on leasing, with the resolutions arranged, classified, and explained along with the evidence backing them The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) has released a new book on the Islamic jurisprudential resolutions related to the leasing contracts, as part of a series of contemporary financial fatāwa in light…

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Meta’s AI Machine Translation Research Helps Break Language Barriers

Meta is using the modelling techniques and learnings from the project to improve and extend translations on Facebook, Instagram, and Wikipedia Yesterday, Meta (www.Facebook.com) announced that it has built and open-sourced ‘No Language Left Behind’ NLLB-200 (https://bit.ly/3yJo7KS), a single AI model that is the first to translate across 200 different languages, including 55 African languages…

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Marondera set to benefit from sewing project by Adam Molai Foundation

The Adam Molai Foundation, a private non-profit organization with a pan-African focus that seeks to improve community livelihoods, is launching a sewing project in Marondera. The aim of the project is to foster self-sufficient entrepreneurial income-generating projects that will benefit the underprivileged and vulnerable people that are part of their feeding scheme. Through this initiative,…

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2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development kicks off in New York

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…

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Child protection financing spurs inclusive development

The High-level Child Budgeting Dialogue by stakeholders held in Harare today has brought to the fore the importance of Child Protection Financing in Zimbabwe. This dialogue led to the exchange of knowledge and generated recommendations that contribute towards shaping and improving national and subnational policy interventions and investment in the Child Protection sector including the…

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Locally-funded savings schemes economically empower women in Raffingora

By Elvis Dumba Raffingora – Women in Raffingora contend that they have become financially independent through the internal savings groups commonly referred to as “mukando”. A group of 125 women regularly contribute money to the group’s financial pool weekly which they used to purchase groceries and household utensils shared amongst members. “The programme has helped…

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