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By Lisca Philo In a show of continued cooperation and solidarity between Japan and Zimbabwe, the Government of Japan has announced a grant of USD 774,000 for the emerging cholera response in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe through United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Zimbabwe is battling a cholera outbreak that has hit the country and statistics since…
Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos By Julius Manganda The Government of Zimbabwe has urged governments, non-governmental organizations, local communities and other private sector players to work together to protect and promote biodiversity, a key component of food and agriculture. Regional delegates from Eastern and Southern African region gathered in Harare, Zimbabwe for a 3 day workshop…
By Dickson Bandera Harare- Stakeholders in the Biodiversity, Food and Agriculture sector from across the Sub Sahara Africa gathered in Harare on Tuesday for a three day regional workshop dubbed, “Taking action on biodiversity for food and agriculture in Africa. The workshop, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in…
Job Sikhala By Dickson Bandera In what appears to be Zimbabwe’s most-awaited court sentence in recent years, firebrand opposition politician, Job “Wiwa” Sikala has been set free after the magistrate presiding over his case handed down a wholly suspended 2 year sentence this Tuesday afternoon. Sikala was jointly charged with another opposition politician, Godfrey Sithole…
Advocate Mudenda in South Africa By Lisca Philo The Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon. Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda, is in Cape Town, South Africa to attend the South Africa Legislative Sector Oversight Summit which runs from the 30th to the 31st of January 2024. Participants are the Speakers of Parliament from the…
Visiting Cuban Vice president Salvador Valdes Mesa and VP Kembo Mohadi during the commissioning of the Fidel Castro Road in Harare/pic Julius Manganda By Dickson Bandera Visiting Vice president of Cuba Salvador Valdes Mesa says he leaves Zimbabwe satisfied after a fruitful three day official visit. The Cuban VP was in the country for a…
By Edward Makuzva Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – In a momentous event today, the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) held a signing ceremony for principals in Bulawayo, accommodating those who were unable to attend the earlier ceremony in Harare. Manyara Irene Muyenziwa, the newly elected NERA convener and President of FORUS party, addressed the media soon after…
Ambassador Kossam Mupezeni By Dickson Bandera Newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of South Sudan, His Excellency Kossam Mupezeni today paid a courtesy call to president Emmerson Mnangagwa at the State House as he prepares to leave for his assignment. Ambassador Mupezeni was accompanied by Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of…
Dr Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF Representative in Zimbabwe By Placky Meck As Zimbabwe joins the international community to celebrate the International Day of Education, UNICEF has spoken to the development of the education sector in Zimbabwe, reiterating the words of Nobuhle Nokutenda Sibanda, a 17-year-old learner from Beitbridge who said “Inclusive education is not only a…
Presidential Scholarships have proved to be a gateway to success for many bright students By Dickson Bandera Applicants who wish to study on the Presidential Scholarship in foreign universities should submit names to the offices of the Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution at provinces of origin by 31 January 2024, government has…