Author: Tatenda Chitagu
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Bus accidents, a cause for concern
By Spanyoge Madziwa Zimbabwe has of late been plagued by fatal accidents mainly involving public transporters. A number of lives have been lost involving long distance buses and commuter omnibuses. Statistics from the Traffic Safety Council (TSC) of Zimbabwe show that close to six traffic accidents are recorded every hour. This is not something to…
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UNICEF floats emergency tender to secure Mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries
By Hazvinei Mwanaka The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure Monkeypox (Mpox) vaccines for crisis hit countries in Africa. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Mpox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache, muscle ache, back pain and low…
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Digging riverbeds in Zimbabwe in desperate search for water
By BBC News One of the worst droughts in living memory is sweeping across southern Africa, leaving close to 70 million people without enough food and water. In Mudzi district in northern Zimbabwe, a community and their livestock are gathered on a bone-dry riverbed. The Vombozi normally flows throughout the year but right now, it…
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Africa needs to increase research on pandemics: experts
Hazvinei Mwanaka NAIROBI, KENYA– African countries should increase research in pandemics as they are lagging behind, prompting them to rely on outside studies, experts have said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines a pandemic as a disease outbreak that has spread across multiple countries and continents and usually impacts many people. Speaking…
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How an invasive plant turned away tourists at Zimbabwe’s world heritage site
By Tatenda Chitagu ZIMBABWE-Every school holidays, Peter Nyama, from Zimbabwe’s Midlands province, would not miss a chance to visit the Great Zimbabwe Monuments-a world heritage site located 30 kilometers east of the country’s southern city of Masvingo. The Great Zimbabwe Monuments were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. They are the largest dry-stone…
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UN calls for reform of the global finance system
By Tatenda Chitagu NAIROBI, KENYA-The United Nations has called for the reform of the global financial ecosystem so that multilateral lending institutions support climate action. Speaking at the high level opening of the African Climate Summit at the Kenyatta International Conference Center today, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said the global financial system should come…
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Africa Climate Summit: A chance for unity in the face of a common threat
By Tatenda Chitagu NAIROBI, KENYA – Kenyan President William Ruto, the host of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, has urged African leaders to put their differences aside and approach the world superpowers with one bargaining voice to capitalize on the global climate action investments and green opportunities. Speaking at the opening of the Africa Climate…
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AfDB to inject US$1 billion to finance youth-led businesses and start-ups
By Tatenda Chitagu NAIROBI, KENYA-The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to launch a US$1 billion fund for African youth-led businesses and startups in the climate and agriculture sector, a top ranking official has revealed. AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina said at the close of the inaugural African Youth Climate Assembly Summit at the Kenyatta International…
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Include young people in SRHR issues: expert
Hazvinei Mwanaka Government and organizations that deal with adolescents have been urged to include and impart them with the necessary information on Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights (SRHR) so that they are not victims of misinformation and disinformation. Speaking during a workshop on SRHR recently in Harare, Diana Mailosi, coordinator for the Advocacy Core Team…
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Mechanisation: the missing link for Zim smallholder farmers
By Tatenda Chitagu MASVINGO-The ease with which Magret Mapondo, a small-scale farmer from rural Masvingo district, processes her cow-peas harvest, is something to behold. Not so long ago, the 45 year-old farmer from southern Zimbabwe would take several days to thrash, then shell, using her bare hands, and winnow a few sacks of her cow…