Residents challenge ZEC on voter registration

The Residents Associations Coalition for Electoral Reforms is set to engage Parliament to summon the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) over the distortion of the numbers of registered voters.   Speaking in an interview on behalf of the Residents Associations Coalition for Electoral Reforms, CHRA Programmes Manager, Reuben Akili said the coalition was also concerned over…

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Climate Smart Agriculture comes as farming model

Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) comes as a farming model for a sustainable agricultural production system aimed at food security even during climatic calamities in eight countries, including Bangladesh. Officials said the D-8 grouping adopted a proposal on the introduction of the CSA model in the developing eight economies. Bangladesh had proposed the system in the D-8…

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T-Freddy rape trial: Accuser claims ignorance of meaning of word “consent”

Court Reporter The trial of prominent cleric and musician Tapiwa Freddy on rape charges kicked off Thursday (yesterday) at the Harare Magistrates Courts with the defence team cross examining the alleged victim on details of the alleged rape. Freddy, who is accused of raping a 33-year old ZBC presenter under controversial circumstances as well as…

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Africa50, Power Grid Corporation of India collaborate on electricity project in Kenya

Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) signed a Joint Development Agreement to continue to develop the Kenya Transmission Project on a public-private partnership basis. The project entails the development, financing, construction, and operation of the 400kV Lessos – Loosuk and 220kV Kisumu – Musaga transmission lines under…

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ACCI President urges church leaders to adopt succession plan

Staff Writer The Apostolic Christian Council International (ACCI) interim Grand President, Archbishop Johannes Ndanga has called upon churches to adopt succession plans to avoid succession disputes that usually arise after the death of a church visionary. Archbishop Ndanga made the remarks on Saturday in Harare in an interview after presiding over the ordaining ceremony of…

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The Charity Projects helping children with intellectual and developmental disabilities

By Tendai Guvamombe The Charity Projects, a locally-based non-profit making organization is determined to strengthen its capacity in rendering unwavering support towards children living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The move is set to become a game-changer in ensuring the health, safety, and warfare of disadvantaged children. Over the years, the NGO has been making…

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UN Secretary General Urges Youths to Speak Out, Identify Solutions to Recover From COVID-19

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday highlighted that although everyone has been enduring the devastating effects posed by the global Covid-19 pandemic, young people were hardest-hit and the impact has been heartbreaking. He communicated this in a video message to the World Youth Forum in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt as he encouraged participants to speak out…

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Inadequacy of Legal, Administrative Electoral Provisions Prior By-Elections worrisome: ZESN

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has welcomed the promulgation of Statutory Instrument (SI) 2 of 2022, proclaiming a date for the holding of by-elections to fill in vacancies in wards and constituencies. The holding of by-elections was indefinitely suspended as a means to curb the Covid-19 pandemic through SI 225A of 2020. In a…

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NetOne records growth in mobile subscriptions

State-owned mobile communications giant NetOne continues to sail above the rest in the mobile network operation industry after recording again a growth in mobile subscription. This follows the statistics from the just-released POTRAZ (Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe) Sector Performance Report for the 3rd quarter in 2021. The Abridged Sector Performance Report by…

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Orex Gas and Energy Zimbabwe Limited vows to empower Mabvuku community

By Wallace Mawire Orex Gas and Energy Zimbabwe Limited, an emerging and fast-growing player in the Zimbabwean Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) market on Saturday 8 January 2021 launched a new satellite marketing base at Manresa Mabvuku car park behind Manresa council beerhall and has vowed to empower the Mabvuku,Tafara and Manresa community through its Corporate…

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Female scribes demystify myth

By Lovemore Chazingwa The journalism profession is sometimes viewed as a no-go area for ladies who envisage tying the knot and living a respectable married life. For long society and reserved perception have dissuaded their female offspring from marrying a scribe, abused by the misconception that journalists are wayward personalities who mix and mingle with…

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Beitbridge West needs assistance: Incessant rains destroyed livelihoods

People in Beitbridge West are appealing for urgent assistance from well-wishers since their livelihoods were destroyed by incessant rains that hit the area recently. Taking the appeal to various social media networking sites, Godfrey “Chief” Koti, an influential media personality who hails from the area thanked various stakeholders who have come on board with the…

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Cde James Pande advocates for youths empowerment, entrepreneurship

Spiked Online Media had the opportunity to interview a youth role model, Cde James Pande today the 7th of January 2022 on the occasion of his 40th birthday. The maverick young politician and astute businessman shared some interesting perspectives on his journey to success. Below are snippets from the interview: SPIKED: Happy 40th birthday, Sir….

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Make history and eliminate cervical cancer for ever, urges WHO Chief

Though highly preventable and treatable, cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in reproductive-aged women globally, according to the UN health agency, kicking off Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. “Cervical Cancer is highly preventable and treatable”, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted, saying “it could be first cancer EVER…

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Extraordinary summit to review progress of SADC mission in Mozambique

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) informs that the Extraordinary Summit and its preceding meetings that were scheduled to take place virtually from 5th – 7th January 2022 had been rescheduled. The meetings will now take place in Lilongwe, the Republic of Malawi from 11th – 12th January 2022.   The Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and…

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Harare Residents to Pay $25 000 RTGS Fine for Illegally Cultivating Wetlands

Staff Reporter The City of Harare has noted with great concern that a number of people are cultivating maize on wetlands in different parts of the city. Against this background, the Harare City Council has warned that among other punitive measures, Harare-based residents who temper with wetlands are required to pay a fine of 25…

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Female Zimdancehall artistes marginalised: Empress Massina

By Goodwell Kazingizi   Harare-based Zimdancehall artiste Empress Massina (31), real name Ericah Sabi, strongly believes marginalization is a major impediment to the success of female artistes in her genre. The young musician shared her thoughts during a recent online interview with this publication.   Empress Massina is of the opinion that female Zimdancehall musicians…

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Mapping Forensic Accounting and Auditing in Zimbabwe

By Claudious Matizira The field of forensic accounting and auditing is not popular in Zimbabwe. Drawing upon an in-depth survey, it explores how the forensic profession is perceived, the profile of those working in this field, types of services offered, essential knowledge and skills required, the academic and professional response to its growth, and whether…

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Fish Farmers Urged to Improve Productivity, Contribute to Industry’ Growth this 2022

By Joyce Mukucha Zimbabwean fish farmers have been encouraged to work hard and yield positive results in terms of productivity and at the same time ensure that mistakes that happened in 2021 in the aquaculture sector are not repeated. In his New Year message, the Zimbabwe Productive Farmers Association (ZPFA) Chairperson of Development and Outreach…

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