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Zimbabwe needs US$15m for contraceptives annually
The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) has enlisted the support of two key parliamentary portfolio committees in a renewed push for timely and adequate disbursement of funds for contrac...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:42hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Black and White farmers rebuild Zimbabwe's agricultural ties
In a field rich with paprika plants near the heart of Zimbabwe, fourth-generation white farmer Daniel Burger and newcomer Miriam Mupambawashe - a black farmer who arrived with the land reforms of the ...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:51hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwas, Gates Foundation launch $500 million 'Beginnings Fund'
A new $500 million philanthropic initiative aimed at reducing maternal and newborn deaths in sub-Saharan Africa has been launched by a coalition of global donors, including Zimbabwean philanthropists ...Published: 12 May 2025 at 13:57hrs | 2031 | by Staff reporter
More funding woes for Zimbabwe NGOs
Zimbabwe and other African nations are set to face increased pressure on their health, education, and development sectors following major international aid cuts by the United Kingdom (UK) and Netherla...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 16:20hrs | 8892 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe NGOs beware - UK set to cut international aid
The cut is part of a plan to make Britain spend 2.6% of its GDP on defense starting 2027, the prime minister has saidBritain is to cut its foreign development assistance funding from 0.5% of i...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 20:05hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates rice to hungry citizens
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has donated four metric tonnes of rice to be distributed among 360 Members of the National Assembly and Senate. The donation is part of ongoing efforts to address the hung...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:50hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Global interventions to end HIV and AIDS: A call for sustained action
As the world marks over four decades since the emergence of HIV and AIDS, the global response has evolved from fear and stigma to hope and determination. Through innovative interventions, robust fundi...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 14:25hrs | 364 | by Marilyn Mutize
Zimbabwe's resilience: A nation's ability to overcome economic challenges, from sanctions to currency instability
For over two decades, Zimbabwe has been a nation under siege. Economic sanctions, imposed primarily by the United States and its Western allies, have crippled the country's economy, creating one of th...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 11:56hrs | 169 | by Michael Badze
Mnangagwa's alleged US$2 million birthday under spotlight
The planned US$2 million birthday celebration for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, organized by Zanu-PF, is drawing sharp criticism from both the public and international community. The event, set to mar...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 11:32hrs | 2034 | by Staff reporter
Mr Kudzai Mutisi, the German 'Economic wonder' after the WW2 had multiple favourable factors!
I am writing this article as a reply to your article you wrote last week: My article is not in any way or form critiquing your own but including factors that must be known, but, however, adding to wha...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 20:53hrs | 9 | by Nomazulu Thata
Scandal-ridden company monitors Zimbabwe calls
THE company which installed a Telecommunications Traffic Monitoring System (TTMS) at the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe headquarters in Harare this week — Global Voic...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 20:42hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Gauteng High Court asking the court to declare US sanctions on Zimbabwe illegal and unconstitutional
The Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement is asking the court to declare US sanctions illegal and unconstitutional.In a potentially ground-breaking international case, a group called the Zimbabwe A...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 16:14hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's education revolution collapses
ZIMBABWE'S education system, a source of pride for citizens and envy of many across the continent under the late former President Robert Mugabe, is now on a downward spiral seeking urgent intervention...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Moderna starts human trials of experimental mRNA HIV vaccine
United States pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna last Wednesday started trials of its experimental mRNA HIV vaccine.Moderna has enrolled 56 healthy adults without HIV to test the...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 10:58hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
People with HIV at high risk of severe Covid-19
INTERNATIONAL health organisations have called for prioritisation of people living with HIV in the Covid-19 vaccination programme following revelations by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that the ...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
New ARVs to be taken once a month
IN a major milestone that will curb pill fatigue and reduce default cases, Zimbabwe will among other countries introduce a new HIV preventive drug that will be taken only once a month.In the c...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:23hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
US$3bn fund to benefit Zimbabwe post-pandemic
CHINA will in the next three years, extend US$3 billion in international aid to developing countries, including Zimbabwe to support Covid-19 responses as well as economic and social recovery post-pand...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sibangilizwe Nkomo's interview was a disaster in the making
Not long-ago last month, Sibangilizwe Nkomo announced his Zapu candidacy to replace the late DD: Comrade Dumiso Dabengwa. I was excited about this, well as someone who grew up in Zapu and known the la...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 5 | by Samantha Power
COVID-19 increases vulnerability to HIV infection
COVID-19 is said to be increasing vulnerability to HIV infection, increasing the need for Zimbabwe to scale up its fight against the epidemic.This was revealed by the National Aids Council in ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans await US election with apathy, anticipation
THE upcoming vote could mark a major shift in American politics, but it's unclear how the outcome will affect the two nations' frosty relationship.Whether the issue is the coronavirus pandemic...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 16:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe among 12 most fragile countries, claims World Vision
INTERNATIONAL aid agency World Vision yesterday warned that over 19 million people, including 10 million children, were at risk of famine in 12 of the world's most fragile countries due to a deadly mi...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo 1983 Prophetic Letter to Mugabe
DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon United Kingdom7th June 1983 Dear Robert,1. I write to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe and one of the leade...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 13:58hrs | 18 | by Dr Joshua M Nkomo
Honeymoon over for anti-Mnangagwa NGOs
The Aid Coordination Policy approved by Cabinet recently, aimed at ensuring consistency and harmonisation of development partners' activities to promote transparency, will not only promote economic gr...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
The future of Zimbabwe's economic growth through proper collection of taxation and diaspora taxation
Zimbabwe is a country that is coming out of three decades of of economical abyss The Zimbabwean economic challenges are many and addressing them will not happen overnight. Security situation has...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 18:50hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
In and out of the news
Cyclone Idai drew world attention to our region at the sharp end of climate change with generous international aid pouring in to help the victims. Zimbabwe was again in the news.There were man...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 09:00hrs | | by ZimVigil
Chimanimani resorts survive Cyclone Idai
Chimanimani's main riverine attractions - Bridal Veil Falls and Tessa's Pool - miraculously survived Cyclone Idai.But both have, however, seen the destruction of surrounding vegetation and soi...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 11:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt clips civil servants' wings
Government has started to change laws that govern civil servants, including clipping their political wings so that they may be apolitical as required by the Constitution.Briefing journalists a...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Preacher heaps praises on Mnangagwa, Mayor storms out
Mayor Solomon Mguni stormed out of an interdenominational Cyclone Idai memorial prayer meeting held here on Sunday after one of the preachers poured scorn on Zanu-PF's rivals.The youthful mayo...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 14:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mayor storms out of prayer meeting
Mayor Solomon Mguni stormed out of an interdenominational Cyclone Idai memorial prayer meeting held here on Sunday after one of the preachers poured scorn on Zanu-PF's rivals.The youthful mayo...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Time to feed hungry nation, not globetrotting
THE government is appealing for US$3,2 billion emergency assistance in the middle of a drought which is set to worsen the vulnerability of long-suffering Zimbabweans, the majority of whom are already ...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:07hrs | 2 | by Owen Gagare
Harare water-rationing stokes cholera fears
Harare City Council says it is limiting running water to two days a week due to a drier-than-normal rainy season as criticism mounted over the move.The aim of water-rationing is to help distri...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:39hrs | 10 | by VOA
UN launches US$234m aid appeal for Zimbabwe
The United Nations yesterday launched a US$234 million international aid appeal to help Zimbabwe tackle a drought that has left a third of its population in need of relief over the next six months....Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Journalism needs overhaul
Zimbabwean journalist Haru Mutasa recently drew fire from some local journalists and social media couch potatoes - many of whom masquerade as experts on each and every issue - when she pointed out the...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:06hrs | 12 | by Conway Tutani
2,4m Zimbabweans food insecure as drought, rising costs bite
The 150% fuel price hike that sparked mass public unrest across Zimbabwe last month sent the cost of living skyrocketing: the price of bread nearly doubled in a week.Worse is likely to come....Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:14hrs | | by IRIN
What the fuel protests mean for Zimbabweans
Zimbabweans had been hoping for a fresh start when Robert Mugabe's 38-year rule came to an end in November 2017.But 14 months on, a brutal crackdown on fuel protests, which has left 17 people ...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:17hrs | 15 | by IRIN
Zimbabweans sleeping in food and petrol queues
Zimbabweans are sleeping in petrol queues and spending hours lining up for basic food, as the country suffers its worst economic crisis in a decade.Nearly a year after the downfall of dictator...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:51hrs | 23 | by abc.net.au/
Mnangagwa has unveiled beacons of hope
The Second Republic under President Emmerson Mnangagwa has unveiled beacons of hope which, if not sabotaged by indolent or mischievous workers put in office by God to help rule this country, will go a...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:26hrs | 1 | by Stephen Mpofu
Anger on social media over Mugabe, Grace chartered flight
Zimbabweans have reacted angrily on social media after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government reportedly chartered a plane for former president Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace, who flew to Singapo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
UK wellwisher revamps Mpilo ward
MPILO Central Hospital has refurbished a ward that had not been renovated since 1957 when the institution was built, after receiving a donation from Dumi International Aid. The UK based organi...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
African countries should adopt Rwanda 2020 vision to boost economy growth & better health facilities
The Rwanda 2020 vision proved to the whole world whatever is lacking, we have means to acquire it not to depend of international aid . The main message is that we should not remain mentally married to...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 19:45hrs | | by Enos Denhere
Zimbabwe faces El Nino-induced drought
Zimbabwe faces another climate change-induced drought since the 2015-2016 season amid revelations by government that the 2018-19 rainfall season points to an El Nino effect.El Nino is the warm...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 14:54hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Babies to be tested for HIV upon birth - official
Babies born to HIV positive mothers will be tested at birth and immediately initiated on anti-retroviral drugs should they test positive, a senior official in the Ministry of Health and Child Care has...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born officially opens UNAids 2018 Conference
ZIMBABWE born and outgoing International Aids Society (IAS) president Linda Gail Bekker officially opened the UNAids 2018 Conference in Netherlands on Monday with a pledge to end Aids, tuberculosis an...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
HIV vaccine test trial on cards for Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has been listed along with other sub-Saharan countries for a test trial on an HIV vaccine which would help end the disease.Being undertaken by the Johnson and Johnson and the Janssen ...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Aid agencies rescue Zimbabwe
International aid agencies contributed $931 million towards effective humanitarian support to vulnerable Zimbabweans since 2016, the United Nations (UN) has said.The statistics were revealed a...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 13:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chimene's constituency neglected'
Former Manicaland minister of State Mandi Chimene's constituency was heavily neglected despite her powerful position in government and the ruling Zanu-PF party with impassable roads and women giving b...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo letter to Robert Mugabe from exile in the UK
JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon E6 2WLUnited Kingdom7th June, 1983INFORMATIVE LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MUGABEDear Robert,1. I write...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 11:00hrs | 5 | by Joshua M. Nkomo
Politics - a career for the evil?
When I was in my childhood and youth, I always had a fascination with politics - and its ability to improve people's lives - such that, I actually harboured dreams of one day becoming a politician - a...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 13:01hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
IMF lays down the law for post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
Even before Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated as president last Friday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a list of demands that post-Mugabe Zimbabwe must meet before being reconsidered fo...Published: 27 Nov 2017 at 18:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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