Zimbabwe Table Tennis Men’s Team Win Chinese Ambassador Final Cup

By Owami Sithole After a two day competition played at the Harare International School this weekend, Zimbabwe Table Tennis Union (ZTTU) men‘s team won the Chinese Ambassador table tennis cup. The ZTTU men’s team that played against the Chinese team won six games. The Chinese got consolation after their women’s team beat the Zimbabwe women’s…

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7 critical uncertainties that affect African farmers and food systems

Writes Charles Dhewa While volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) have become a major characteristic of all economies across the globe, the situation is worse for African farmers and food systems. In agriculture-driven African economies, some of the enduring uncertainties include the following: 1. Price uncertainties – whether producing for the domestic market or export market,…

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MultiChoice Talent Factory offers master classes on true crime television production

Master classes focused on production of reality crime television shows are to be facilitated for students of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academies by the thematic TV channel CBS Justice. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe said a partnership between the MultiChoice Group and AMC Networks International UK and ViacomCBS, had set…

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Munyaradzi Primary School ready for top honours in Jikinya Dance Festival finals

Writes Chimeno Azriel Kadoma-based rraditional dance group, Munyaradzi Primary School, is ready for the top prize when they battle with nine other Provincial teams for the 2023 Jikinya Dance festival finals set to be held in Bindura during the first week of November. Munyaradzi Primary School is representing Mashonaland West during the finals and is…

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US chip funding scheme gets Presidential approval

By Mike Robuck US President Joe Biden ended a protracted wait for legislation designed to pump billions into the nation’s chip sector by signing it into law two years after it was initially proposed. The heavily revised CHIPS and Science Act includes $52 billion in funding to boost domestic semiconductor research and manufacturing as the US seeks…

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AfDB commits $301 million to renovate Uganda’s meter gauge railway, bolster regional trade

The works entail the immediate rehabilitation of 265 km of MGR tracks between Malaba and Mukono, including the line to Jinja Pier and Port Bell on Lake Victoria The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is providing  $301 million to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) in Uganda. The railway line is part of the…

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African indigenous commerce is more about skills than academic degrees

By Charles Dhewa As farmers continue to plunder their soils, water, and other natural resources in order to send their children to school, academic degrees are not being translated into tangible skills that can make a difference to the lives of farmers and ordinary people across Africa. As if that is not enough, university graduates…

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New Immigration rules a new form of modern day slavery for Care Workers

By Eng Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi In a move aimed at reducing legal migration numbers to the UK by around 300,000, on Monday, 4 December 2023, the Home Secretary unveiled a series of significant measures, including introducing laws that ban care workers from bringing in their dependents. The protectors of immigrants should emphasise on the importance…

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Turkish Ambassador hails Zimbabwe for closing its doors to FETO Terrorist Organisation

His Excellency, Hakan Kivanc, the Ambassador of Turkey to Zimbabwe has expressed gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe for not giving any space to FETO in Zimbabwe to organize and cultivate their vicious and heinous plans. Ambassador Kivanc was speaking at a media briefing at the Turkish Embassy today to commemorate the…

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ZESN refutes allegations of training political party polling agents

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has refuted allegations levelled against it by the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) Finance Department on the training of polling agents that will participate in the upcoming 23 August 2023 elections. It is alleged in the ZANU-PF Finance Department Press Statement that was issued and signed by Treasurer…

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Addressing illegal land allocations critical for environmental sustainability in Harare

Civil society organisations (CSOs) have made a clarion call for duty bearers to investigate the spate of corrupt land allocations in Harare and bring the culprits to book. Cleveland Action Alliance; Network for Environmental and Climate Justice; and Residents Against Land Degradation said in a joint statement that they are concerned that illegal land allocations, including…

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Budget monitoring key in addressing social issues 

By Lloyd Rabaya  Epworth, a dormitory town in south-eastern Harare, is one of the towns with high crime rates, poverty, and squalor. With a population of above 200 000 people according to the 2022 national housing census, the town is also a harbour of child pregnancies, prostitution, drug and substance abuse, unemployment and poor service…

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Government to Enhance University of Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Production Capacity

As Government is aiming to acquire 3 000 tractors this year from the John Deere and Belarus schemes to meet the country’s requirement of between 12 000 and 15 000 units to produce more yields, it has considered expanding and enhancing the farming capacity at the University of Zimbabwe. The Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries,…

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Opportunities for using public procurement to advance healthy food choices in Africa

By Charles Dhewa Decolonizing public procurement by governments and development organizations will improve consumer access to diverse and healthy diets while also increasing the incomes of smallholder farmers. In countries like Zimbabwe, government institutions like colleges, schools, and hospitals cannot buy food directly from farmers. These formal institutions have to buy food through companies registered…

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How Could Digital Tools Help Fight Against Anti-Vaccination?

Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD Anti-vaccination (anti-vax) movements lure increasingly more people into skipping potentially life-saving immunisation against infectious diseases, such as measles, mumps, or rubella; highly impairing herd immunity for entire communities. You might have encountered such sentiments on social media, but people living a century before also experienced similar resistance to vaccines during the…

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GOAL Zimbabwe supports over 243,000 children with lifesaving nutrition intervention

By Anyway Yotamu GOAL Zimbabwe, through funding from ECHO and in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Child Care, has launched a lifesaving nutrition programme which will reach almost a quarter of a million children under the age of five years for the next 12 months. The Nutrition Emergency Response for Early Detection and…

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High Court reserves judgement on water rights campaigners’ petition

By Kumbirai Mafunda High Court Judge Justice Owen Tagu on Thursday 3 October 2019 reserved judgment on an urgent chamber application filed by Community Water Alliance Trust (CWAT) seeking an order to compel President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to urgently act and ensure the provision of water to Harare residents and avert a crisis…

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Zim Results Based Financing to guide Gambians on implementing MCNH Project

By Byron Mutingwende   A delegation from Gambia is in Zimbabwe to exchange notes with the country on how to implement results based financing (RBF) on maternal and child nutrition health (MCNH) project, it has emerged.   Speaking at a welcome reception for the Gambian delegation in Harare on Monday 3 September 2017, Aldrin Musiiwa,…

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Amnesty International Zimbabwe: Board uncovers fraudulent activities

Following an extensive and comprehensive forensic audit carried out by a reputable international audit firm, the Amnesty International Zimbabwe Board (AIZ Board) has uncovered evidence of serious fraud and financial mismanagement by individuals in Amnesty International Zimbabwe. In response to these findings, the AIZ Board has notified the appropriate national law enforcement agencies and commenced…

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Global leaders highlight peace initiatives at HWPL World Peace Summit

Seoul, South Korea – Global leaders attending the 9th Anniversary of the September 18th Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) today 18 September 2023 have highlighted initiatives aimed at promoting peace and harmony in different countries around the world. Setting the tone for the meeting during a press conference ahead of the official…

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Ecofarmer seeks to modernise agriculture

By Byron Mutingwende   Ecofarmer is working towards modernising agriculture by embracing technologies in order to improve production efficiency, achieve food security and profitability for farmers.   In a speech read on his behalf by Mr. Leonard Munamati – the Provincial Crop and Livestock Production Officer for Mashonaland East Province at the Ecofarmer Agri-tech expo…

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African Private Sector leaders rewrite Africa’s healthcare narrative

GBCHealth, Aliko Dangote Foundation and ECA Collaborate on Inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum 2019 GBCHealth (www.GBCHealth.org), Aliko Dangote Foundation (www.Dangote.com/foundation) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (www.UNECA.org) jointly held the inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum (www.AfricaBusinessHealthForum.com) on the margins of the 32nd African Union Summit. It brought together leaders from government and business with a strong…

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The Amazing Ways Wild Me Uses AI And Citizen Scientists To Help With Conservation

Bernard Marr Did you know that scientists have identified only 1.5 million species out of the 10 million estimated on Earth? And many of those species are vulnerable to extinction. Thanks to the efforts of the non-profit organization Wild Me, the gargantuan task of wildlife preservation is getting a much-needed assist from citizen scientists who photograph…

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Youth in Mining Observe International Women's Day

Youth in Mining Observe International Women’s Day

By Tendai Guvamombe Danangwe District Youth in Mining Corporative (DDYMC), a rising initiative to upscale youth activities through empowerment in Chegutu under the Mashonaland West Province on Friday last week observed the International Women’s Day. DDYMC is a pilot project, which developed to a large indigenous gold mining firm with many activities taking place in…

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TECNO Mobile Announced Plans at Google IO 2019 about SPARK 3 Pro

Global premier mobile phone brand TECNO Mobile (www.TECNO-Mobile.com) announced plans at Google IO 2019 which will see its SPARK 3 Pro running on Android™ P™ operating system upgrade to join Q Beta on May 7th. Stephen HA, Vice President of TRANSSION and GM of TECNO Mobile, said: “We are delighted to announce our further expansion…

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