‘Africa must fund its peace initiatives’
Mukudzei Chingwere in LUANDA, Angola AFRICA cannot continue to rely on donors and well-wishers to secure its peace and development, and the continent must mobilise and use its own resources…
Sadc calls for action on sexual health
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Senior Health Reporter SOUTHERN African countries are being pushed to turn regional commitments on sexual and reproductive health and rights into measurable action, with member states expected to develop…
VP Chiwenga calls for stronger African peace institutions
Mukudzei Chingwere in LUANDA, Angola VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has called for stronger African institutions, greater political commitment and increased domestic financing to confront the continent’s increasingly complex peace and…
Additional US$1,1bn needed to fight Ebola outbreak, says UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday that an additional US$1,1 billion is urgently needed to fight the Ebola outbreak, with the UN’s US$2,13 billion response plan only 48…
Business leaders want COMESA chairmanship to deliver trade gains
Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’s assumption of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) chairmanship has been welcomed by business as an opportunity to turn regional trade agreements and digital…
Charamba hunts Diamond League glory
Lovemore Dube, [email protected] ZIMBABWE sprint star Makanakaishe Charamba will be chasing an elusive top-two finish when he lines up in the 200m at the Diamond League Championships in Zurich, Switzerland,…
Climate experts meet as SADC prepares for Super El Nino
Victoria Ruzvidzo in SWAKOPMUND, Namibia CLIMATE experts and national meteorological and hydrological specialists are meeting here as the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) moves to prepare the region for the…
AU calls for sustainable political settlement in Sudan
Gibson Nyikadzino Zimpapers Politics Hub THE African union has called for the adoption of co-ordinated efforts by key international and regional partners to advance a sustainable political settlement in Sudan following April…
Rail corridor key to Zimbabwe-South Africa economic resilience
Zimpapers Reporter ZIMBABWE and South Africa have been urged to position the North–South Rail Corridor as a strategic economic lifeline capable of strengthening regional trade, food security, industrialisation and investment…
The Global Development Initiative: A practical development pathway for Africa and Global South
Saxon Zvina, Independent Commentator based in Harare, Zimbabwe When the 76th UN General Assembly convened in 2021, the world was still reeling from the COVID‑19 pandemic. Surging inequality, economic disruption and massive…











