Vanessa Gonye

Harare

Reporter at Freelance

Reporter at NewsDay Zimbabwe

Journalist, Health Reporter, Gender, Children's issues and Environmental Reporter.

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Articles

Harness AI to better lives: UN

1 week ago | newsday.co.zw | Vanessa Gonye

UNITED Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative Ayodele Odusola has called on locals to collectively decide how they can harness artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their lives. Addressing delegates during the launch of the UNDP 2025 Human Development Report in Harare yesterday, Odusola said there was need to stay away from techno-deterministic narratives about AI. The report is titled: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI.
Concerns rise over drug and substance abuse

1 week ago | newsday.co.zw | Vanessa Gonye

AVENUES Clinic chief financial officer Peddy Chigunduru has identified drug abuse as one of the biggest killers among men across the globe. Zimbabwe is currently grappling with a deadly phase of the vice, with efforts being made to solve the challenge, including police operations targeting drug users and suppliers.
Zim obstetric fistula patients’ battle with stigma

1 week ago | thestandard.co.zw | Vanessa Gonye

Revai Mamvuri, who was diagnosed with obstetric fistula in 1987, says she had lost hope of ever having a child. Obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury that occurs when complications during labour and delivery lead to a hole forming between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum. Like many women especially from marginalised communities of the country, Mamvuri said she didn't know her condition was reversible. For 37 years, she endured the shame and segregation that came with her condition.
How Zimbabwe’s health system profits from the dead

2 weeks ago | southerneye.co.zw | Mpumelelo Moyo |Silas Nkala |Priviledge Gumbodete |Vanessa Gonye

Local News BLESSING Mucharambei’s uncle was just having lunch when he stood up, then collapsed. “[He] started bleeding from the nose,” she said, “and died on the spot.” As far as his family knew, he had no health problems. As they struggled to make sense of the news, Chitungwiza Hospital — where his body had been taken to a mortuary — told them that a forensic postmortem will be required.
Opposition politicians plan to meet Chamisa…mulls ad hoc team to engage ex-CCC founder

2 weeks ago | southerneye.co.zw | Mpumelelo Moyo |Silas Nkala |Priviledge Gumbodete |Vanessa Gonye

A GROUP of political activists claiming allegiance to ex-Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, intends to reach out to the charismatic politician with concerns about the challenges afflicting opposition politics in Zimbabwe. Chamisa, founded the CCC and ditched the party after it had been hijacked by Sengezo Tshabangu, leaving his rivals and supporters guessing about his next move.
Zimbabwe participates in China–Africa co-operation talks

2 weeks ago | southerneye.co.zw | Mpumelelo Moyo |Silas Nkala |Priviledge Gumbodete |Vanessa Gonye

By STAFF REPORTER ZIMBABWE is participating in the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the implementation of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) follow-up actions. The meeting, which brings together high-level representatives from across the African continent and Chinese government officials, is being held in China to assess progress and shape the 2025-27 FOCAC Action Plan.
Zanu PF hosts youth empowerment indaba

1 month ago | southerneye.co.zw | Mpumelelo Moyo |Silas Nkala |Priviledge Gumbodete |Vanessa Gonye

A ZANU PF affiliate group, Boys DzaMdara, is set to host a youth empowerment indaba targeting up-and-coming entrepreneurs in Nyanga starting today. Boys DzaMdara national secretary-general Edd Maenda said the meeting would be attended by representatives from across the country. “We are expected to come up with the 2025 action plan,” he said. Zanu PF national political commissar Munyaradzi Machacha is the guest of honour, Maenda said.
POSB hosts export seminar

1 month ago | southerneye.co.zw | Mpumelelo Moyo |Silas Nkala |Priviledge Gumbodete |Vanessa Gonye

THE People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) will host a high-level Exports Awareness Seminar this morning as part of the bank’s broader strategy to support the government’s export development agenda and to empower local businesses with the tools and knowledge needed to succeed on international markets. The seminar, themed Innovation and Strategies for Transforming Zimbabwe’s Export Competitiveness and Growth, will bring together key stakeholders from across the export value chain.
Trabablas Interchange opens today

1 month ago | southerneye.co.zw | Mpumelelo Moyo |Silas Nkala |Priviledge Gumbodete |Vanessa Gonye

Local News PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will today officially open the Trabablas Interchange, formerly known as the Mbudzi Roundabout. Over the years, the Mbudzi Roundabout had become a major traffic choke point, especially during peak hours, often causing delays and accidents. The new multi-level flyover eases traffic flow along Simon Mazorodze Road and other connecting routes, including Chitungwiza and High Glen roads.
Zacc goes after land barons.

1 month ago | southerneye.co.zw | Mpumelelo Moyo |Silas Nkala |Priviledge Gumbodete |Vanessa Gonye

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has condemned the rampant theft of State and communal land by suspected land barons despite government talking tough against the vice. Land barons linked to Zanu PF and opposition parties have been clashing with local authorities after grabbing open spaces, including wetlands, for resale to unsuspecting home-seekers.