Social safety nets, community spirit help South African mother through Covid-19...
Around 40 km outside Cape Town, Leebah Bessick wipes sweat from her forehead as she digs a pitchfork into the earth at a neighbourhood...
Renewables supplied only a third of Africa’s electricity demand growth
LONDON, United Kingdom – An analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a...
Government moves to destroy illegal settlements
Staff Writer
Government is set to unleashe teams led by Cabinet ministers to visit irregular settlements established by housing co-operatives as government moves to regularised...
17 journalists killed in 2021 – UNESCO
Reason Razao in Windhoek, Namibia
At least 17 journalists have died in 2021 while on duty across the world with the United Nations Educational, Scientific...
Govt introduces double shifts to clear passport backlog
Staff Writer
Government has introduced day and night shifts in order to produce at least 9 000 passports per day to clear a backlog that...
Energy company boosts efforts to bridge digital gap
Staff Writer
Zimbabwe’s efforts to bridge the digital gap between the urban and rural communities have received a major boost with a local energy company...
WHO launches effort to stamp out malaria in 25 more countries...
By Sharon Chikwanha
The world marked Malaria Day today (Sunday, Apr 25), highlighting the global effort and positive results in jointly combating the serious disease.
The...
‘Saving lives and livelihoods’ – AfDB’s reflection on one year of...
Easter Kumbana knew the novel coronavirus was a deadly and highly contagious disease, but he could not afford the basic items needed to protect...
Japan commits US$1.3mln to maternal health
Sharon Chikwanha/Herzel Mushayabasa
The Japanese government in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund and the UN sexual reproductive health agency have signed a grant...
US$1m boost for Zim’s COVID-19 interventions
Davison Kaiyo
Zimbabwe’s response to COVID-19 pandemic has received a US$1 million boost from the Japanese government through responsive and preventive care interventions to vulnerable...
