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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava |Kenneth Nyangani
BY BLESSED MHLANGAPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa dodged the question of the struggling Zimbabwe dollar in his keynote address at the 42nd Independence Day commemorations in Bulawayo yesterday. The local currency is in the throes of high inflation, waning market confidence and is falling rapidly on the parallel market. Inflation is at 72,7%, while the local currency is trading at $350 on the parallel market compared to $150 at the official auction market.
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3 weeks ago | 
southerneye.co.zw | Miriam Mangwaya |Nizbert Moyo |William Vundla |Mpumelelo Moyo
HARARE, Apr. 3 (NewsDay Live) – United Nations Women Zimbabwe country representative Fatou Lo yesterday called for collective action to advance gender equality, highlighting the importance of creating an enabling environment for women-owned businesses to grow and thrive.
She was speaking during the belated commemorations of International Women's Day held in Harare on Thursday.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Darlington Mafa |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava
So Netflix has a really interesting take on the world and for a minute, I was in awe of how they ended up making a powerful documentary – The Greatest Night in Pop; the Neflix documentary on the making of the global hit — We are the World that single handedly contributed to the easing of hunger and starvation in 1984 during the famine in Ethiopia that same year.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava |Kenneth Nyangani
My Dear People
The levels of panic within the Scarfmore regime over the planned protests tomorrow, being championed by former Zanu PF central committee member and war veteran Blessed Geza, have escalated with the officials in the dispensation of poverty, confusion and darkness running around like headless chickens.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Munyaradzi Madzokere |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava
The National Employment Council for Funeral Industry (NECFI) is looking to raise US$20 000 towards support for mental health and wellness programs when they stage their inaugural fundraising golf event in May.
This inaugural golf tournament, envisioned as an annual fixture, is scheduled to take place on May 9th at Chapman Golf Club in Harare.
Organizers anticipate the participation of at least 25 teams competing under the better ball stableford format.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Gary Gerald Mtombeni |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava
The African continent, a tapestry of vibrant cultures and immense natural wealth, finds itself at the epicenter of a multifaceted crisis.
Marked by its geographical positioning, it bears the brunt of climate change’s harshest realities, exacerbated by socio-political complexities.
While the Great Lakes region, a source of life and sustenance, endures, a confluence of water poverty, environmental degradation, and political inertia threatens the continent’s very foundation.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Vanessa Gonye |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava
The tobacco marketing season brings challenges detrimental to the fight against HIV and Aids in tobacco farming communities.
Zimbabwe has over the past 10 years turned the tide over HIV and according to the World Health Organisation; Zimbabwe has successfully achieved the 95-95-95 UNAids Fast-Track targets for adults, underscoring the country’s ongoing commitment to tackling the HIV epidemic.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Gamuchirai Masiyiwa |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava
It’s possible to buy pretty much anything at the market in Hopley, an informal settlement south of this capital city: rat poison, mops — even medicine.
That medicine is sold without prescriptions, to buyers who don’t have a diagnosis from a doctor in hand.
Some vendors even offer diagnoses to their customers, even though they don’t have any medical training.
And in many cases, the medicine is fake. At any moment, police could swoop in for a raid.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Sindiso Dube |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava
Dispelling widespread rumours that the annual Shoko Festival would not take place this year, organisers have officially announced its return, opening applications for participating artists and performers. The festival, a cornerstone of Zimbabwe's arts and culture scene, made the announcement last Thursday, setting a deadline of May 16 for all submissions.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Simbarashe Sithole |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava
Eight cellphone thieves who went on a stealing spree in Chipinge during Macheso’s show at Dzonzai Business Centre have been jailed by a Chipinge magistrate.
Tafadzwa Mapfumo (33), Stanley Moyo (33), Tinashe Nyamunda (38), Nomsa Mutimirefu (25), Jabulani Makiwa (45), Vincent Mugariwa, Never Roben (29) and Shepherd Masocha (35) pleaded guilty to 21 counts of theft before magistrate Nixon Mangoti.
