Writes Pylaia Chembe Headman Mandamugiyo was overwhelmed with resolving domestic cases. In his traditional court in Foroma Village, Chipinge District, two out of every five cases were related to Gender Based Violence (GBV). He commented that bread-and-butter issues were largely responsible for the domestic conflicts in his community. This community is in Zimbabwe’s…
By Elvis Dumba Harare – The government has claimed massive side-marketing of grains especially maize and soybeans as evidenced by low deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) – a situation that prompted corrective measures against the problem. According to Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Permanent Secretary John Basera, about 30…
Colonial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have no place in the 21st century and unless they are overhauled, they should be abolished, ActionAid says ahead of their annual meetings in Washington DC this week. According to ActionAid, the IMF, and World Bank do not represent the needs of…
By Charles Dhewa Every time farmers inquire about prices of commodities in the market they are often looking for the highest price. However, unless there are serious shortages, in both formal and informal markets, it is rare for farmers or suppliers to sell the entire consignment at the top price. In almost all agricultural commodities…
By Farai Chirimumimba The year 2018 marks 38 years of ZANU-PF rule so any credit or brickbats for all progress or lack of it must go to the party. So, how has ZANU-PF really fared in plundering a once transformed state backed by a successful economic, industrial, agriculture and social development of the 1980s? To…
One of Zimbabwe’s finest chefs, Lewis Mushonga is set to release a book about cooking entitled Bika, published by iPublish House with the foreword written by Lucy Ruth, a Zimbabwean-based Canadian award-winning author, and Guinness World Record holder. The waiting is finally over! 26 November 2021 is the day of launching and releasing this much-awaited…
Following the delay by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) to formally announce progress on a new national policy to protect wetlands and ecosystems, the Manyame Conversation Trust – a conservational mouthpiece that advocates the preservation of water sources, said it supports the Government’s new policy on wetlands but at the same time is worried about…
Writes Stephen Chadenga “We worked with her, she was a champion woman with a Midas touch.” The above were the send-off words from Midlands-based miner and businessman Big Tich (Ticha Darangwa) at the funeral of one of Zanu PF’s biggest women empowerment champions, Florence Mbizo nee Mudzengi, who at the time of her demise was…
SuperSport viewers on DStv saw Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang once again underline his value to Arsenal, as he scored the decisive goal in their 2-1 home win over Burnley this past weekend. With the Premier League game in the balance at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon – following goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Ashley Barnes to see the score…
By Michael Mashiri The Government’s function in any sector, including media is to be a modulator and not a participant, a Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations (ZACRAS) official has said. Speaking at a roundtable dialogue feedback meeting that was held in Harare yesterday, Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations National Coordinator Vivian Marara said…
By Joyce Mukucha The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said a “tsunami” of Omicron and Delta COVID-19 cases will increase pressure on health systems that are already on the edge of collapsing and again disrupting lives and livelihoods. “The fast-moving omicron variant of COVID-19 is triggering a “tsunami of cases,” leaving health systems…
By Tatenda Mujeyi The Rainbow Tourism Group, RTG, is in a positive trajectory following the payment of the first dividend and a positive first quarter performance, the Chief Executive Officer, Tendai Madziwanyika said at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the Rainbow Towers Hotel yesterday. The group paid its first dividend of $1.000.000.00 in…
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) – Africa’s largest agriculture conference – taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 6-9 September 2022. On Monday, the Bank kicked off its AGRF 2022 activities by co-organizing a pre-forum side event focused on the African Emergency Food Production Facility…
By Philip Mataranyika Connecting the dots… Volume 10 My bones shall rise… The girl children of the Makoni people have always played an important role both at the household and clan level, from the days of our great patriarch and ancestor, Gunguwo, to the current generation. The roles assigned to them transcend everyday routine duties…
The United Nations in Zimbabwe in partnership with Classic 263 – Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation radio station – rolled-out yesterday a roadshow in Glenview 3, one of the epicentres of the Cholera outbreak as part of increasing community engagement to contain the cholera outbreak. Speaking on the side of the roadshow, UN Communications Specialist, Sirak…
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By Marlvin Ngiza Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister today officially handed over the Epworth Family Support Centre, a development which was described as a milestone in offering comprehensive empowerment initiatives for women, especially survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). In her keynote address during the ceremony, Minister Nyoni thanked and…
The SADC region faces a humanitarian crisis because of the ongoing El Niño induced drought and floods that are negatively impacting the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in the region. According to the SADC El Nino Appeal, an estimated 60 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure. Across the southern half of…
Zimbabwe Music Festival Bira (Zimfebi) founder Makandire Luckson Chikutu is set to launch his debut book FlashBack Identity on October 6. Chikutu who goes by the moniker Manluckerz said the launch of the book will be a step further in preserving and documenting the Shona culture. “Our culture is very rich and this is my…
Strengthening food systems must be an integral part of efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and to build resilience in Africa, said African Development Bank Director General for Southern Africa, Leila Mokaddem. Hunger is a greater threat to many Africans than the COVID-19 crisis, Mokaddem said in a session on sustainable food systems at the Southern…
By Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) The much-awaited 2019 Auditor General’s Report was tabled in Parliament this Wednesday, 16th of June 2021. Major issues from the report include: Unauthorised Excess Expenditure As previously reported in the prior years, Treasury continued to incur unauthorised excess expenditure on the budget. In 2019 excess expenditure of…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zimbabwe, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) and the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC), convened a pivotal training titled “Promoting Prosperity Pathways for Women and Youth-led MSMEs within the AfCFTA: Role of Customs Officials in Trade Facilitation” for Border Officials based at Forbes border post between Zimbabwe…
Members of the deposed Generation 40 (G40), led by exiled former government minister Saviour Kasukuwere, are accused of fanning divisions within the ruling party ZANU (PF). Kasukuwere and former foreign affairs minister, Walter Mzembi are believed to be funding a campaign spearheaded by war veteran Blessed Geza to undermine the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa….
More than 60 schoolgirls drawn from around Bulawayo enjoyed an unforgettable afternoon on Sunday as they took part in a coaching clinic conducted by the Zimbabwe senior women’s national team. The event was organised by Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) as part of the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s “100% Cricket” programme that is designed to showcase…
Get ready for a fantastic adventure with the hilarious and action-packed Garbage Boy and Trash Can premiering on Cartoon Network Africa on Monday, 17 July @ 16:45. He’s a superhero with no actual superpowers, and his sidekick is a trash can, but that’s not going to stop young Tobi from using absolutely anything he finds to…
In line with Article 3 of the revised SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections (2021), SADC shall observe all General Elections held in its Member States. To this end, through the Department of the International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) had on 14 March 2024…
The Republic of the Government of Zimbabwe with funding support from COMESA has held a project launch Meeting for the Project: Upscale the Rolling-out of Energy, Water, and HFC Audits in Private Companies & Public Sector Institutions to Facilitate the Adoption of Energy Efficiency Measures & the Use of Renewable Energy Sources with funding from…
By Staff Writer Raffingora – Zvimba North Constituency legislator and Ministry of Local Government Deputy Minister, Hon Marian Chombo has urged young people living with HIV to continue having a positive outlook on life and support each other in treatment adherence for healthy living. Donating winter shoes to various HIV+ children and adolescents members of…
The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021) has ended on Sunday in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a collective commitment to ensure that the economic stimulation triggered by the event translates into the continued strengthening of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Speaking during the closing ceremony of IATF 2021 at the Durban International…
One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services according to a new report from Africa No Filter (www.AfricaNoFilter.org). The ‘How African Media Covers Africa’, highlights the fact that stories about Africa continue to be told through the same persistent and negative stereotypes and frames of poverty, disease, conflict,…
By Baboloki Semele Dakar, Senegal The African Development Bank, in partnership with the government of Canada, is geared at financing agricultural small and medium enterprises, in the quest to feed Africa. The initiative was launched on the margins of the Dakar Second Summit on Food in Africa, which was held in Dakar, Senegal, last week….
UN humanitarian chief allocates US$10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund, says more is required with 5.3 million people in need of assistance following drought and prolonged economic crisis During a three-day mission to Zimbabwe, including a meeting this morning with His Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator…
By Joyce Mukucha In an effort which seeks to attain a UNAIDS 90-90-90 goal of epidemic control in Zimbabwe and reaching an AIDS-free generation as well as having the latest picture of the impact of the HIV epidemic in the nation, the 2020 Zimbabwe Population Based HIV Impact Assessment (ZIMPHIA) which is the second assessment…
Famous traditional healer, Sekuru Banda has come to the rescue of comedian Kapfupi and other musicians struggling under the COVID-19-induced hardships by opening grocery shops and starting income generating projects for them. The initiative is part of Sekuru Banda’s extension of an olive branch to musicians who have gone for more than a year without…
By Joyce Mukucha and Anyway Yotamu The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) has ventured into a partnership with the Zimbabwe’s state-owned mobile telecommunications firm, NetOne in order to promote game changing innovations through research and development. The partnership will stimulate skills and knowledge transfer, access to facilities, expertise and idea incubation and support for both…
Africa50, in partnership with US based Foreign Policy magazine, has launched an exciting new podcast series called Africa Forward. Africa Forward tells the largely untold story of how infrastructure is transforming the lives of people in Africa. The four-part series, which begun on Tuesday 26 January 2021, brings major African infrastructure projects to life. It highlights…
More than any other time in history, Zimbabwe is yearning for restoration and a roadmap to peaceful transformation that will ensure sustainable development. On the 14th of March 2018, lawmakers and civil society joined the global community to formalise an action plan for the adoption of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)…
Writes Winston Mwale ACCRA, Ghana – “We want to showcase the real stories of farmers,” said Enyonam Manye, creator of The Ghanaian Farmer YouTube channel, in an exclusive interview with AfricaBrief’s Editor-in-Chief, Winston Mwale. Manye is committed to bringing informative and uplifting stories from farmers across Ghana and Africa. Manye utilizes a constructive journalism philosophy in her…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes an additional US$7 million in new funding from Switzerland, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), which will go directly towards assisting families living in Zimbabwe’s urban areas to strengthen their skills and ability to cope in the face of economic and climate shocks. SDC’s support…
By Byron Mutingwende The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has condemned in the strongest terms, escalating cases of violent attacks targeted at foreign nationals living in South Africa. In Pretoria and Johannesburg, a number of foreign nationals, including Zimbabweans, have suffered physical and psychological harm. CiZC said that xenophobia defeats the spirit and…
By Anyway Yotamu The Zimbabwe Revolutionary and Patriotic Youth Network (ZRPAYON) has given Harare City Council 72 hours ultimatum to provide better service delivery to the residents and ratepayers. In a letter addressed to Harare Mayor Clr Herbert Gomba, (ZRPYON) demanded that the Council should prioritise service delivery as it does to its councillors. “As…
The theme for 2023 is ‘Unlocking African Mining Investment: Stability, Security, and Supply’ Key government leaders and policymakers across the globe are signing up in their numbers ahead of the world’s largest mining investment event, Investing in African Mining Indaba (www.MiningIndaba.com). Indaba is returning to Cape Town in February 2023 with an impressive speaker line-up…
Accra, Ghana, 17 October 2024: Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) holds the power to change the lives of Africa’s youth, women, persons with disabilities and displaced people – catalyzing economic growth and social equity. This was the main message that rang out on day four of Africa Skills Week (ASW) in Accra, Ghana….
By Joyce Mukucha Countries have been encouraged to continue making significant steps in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to ensure that human, animal and plant antimicrobials are used responsibly and prudently as well as making sure they remain effective. This was communicated this Tuesday by various speakers during a World Health Organisation (WHO) in partnership with…
Sungura fans will be in for a treat in Budiriro as Sungura musician Collen Timeo will be sampling his new album. It has been a Sungura dominion this year as Sungura musicians have been releasing albums one after another and not to be outdone is former Kotwa High School student Timeo who is set to…
