SOME pregnant women in some drought-hit areas in Zimbabwe are increasingly giving birth to children with signs of kwashiorkor, the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) has said. ZCBC president Archbishop Robert Ndlovu made the revelation yesterday during the launch of an urgent appeal for US$1 million dollars for food aid against the backdrop of the…
AS THE 6th session on sustainable development is drawing to an end, experts have revealed that Africa needs to close a funding gap of up to US$3 trillion in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and push agenda 2063. Speaking during a session on financing SDGs using new and digital technologies, African…
THE executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca), Vera Songwe, on Wednesday said addressing climate change is key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as Africa is currently losing 15 percent of its GDP to the effects of climate change. Speaking on the sidelines of the 6th session of the…
YOUNG people attending the ongoing African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) in Victoria Falls have called for inclusivity in the continent’s development initiatives — agenda 2030 and 2063. Unicef climate change advocate Nkosilathi Nyathi told delegates attending the ARFSD that current strategies which are being formulated and implemented to achieve sustainable development will have…
THE government will investigate allegations of State capture made by Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi early this month, Vice President Kembo Mohadi told Parliament on Wednesday. This comes after the prosecutor-general told the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) at a capacity building workshop on anti-corruption in Bulawayo recently that cartels now dominate every sector of the country’s…
DESPITE the recent rains, the national dam level average is below what was recorded during the same time last year, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has said. The national dam level average currently stands at 55,3 percent, which is far less than the 69 percent recorded last year. “As of February 24, the national…
CHINHOYI University of Technology (CUT) student, Brian Mushakwe, beat 55 other university students from all over Africa at the IMEX Future Leaders Forum Africa Challenge at the Sandton Convention Centre in South Africa early this week. Mushakwe, whose presentation on the Victoria Falls was adjudged to be the best at the competition which seeks to…
THE setting up of shops with subsidised groceries for uniformed forces in their camps by the government are part of efforts to pacify them, analysts have said. This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s recent announcement that uniformed forces will be issued with a card with a credit limit which will allow them to access…
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday turned down a request by Zanu PF MPs to have service stations designated for them to enable them to get fuel without enduring long queues. This was after Zanu PF MP for Chimanimani Joshua Sacco had made the suggestion, saying the prevailing fuel shortages were hampering legislators’…
FORMER Industry and Commerce minister Michael Bimha has filed a $300 000 suit against a Harare man, whom he accused of causing an accident which damaged his Land Rover Freelander 2 in 2018. In the application, Bimha cited Thomas Tuso, Tonderai Mageje and Clarion Insurance Company (Private) Limited as respondents. Clarion Insurance Company (Private) Limited…
