African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM) to Enhance Medical Equipment Supplies
Mombasa, Kenya, 15 May 2024 (ECA) – An African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM) presents an opportunity for the continent to collectively work towards lowering the cost of pharmaceutical products, and…
UNICEF: Put Children at centre of climate investments
Climate-induced emergencies like El Nino impact severely on children Harare, 10 May 2024 – As Zimbabwe faces the effects of climate-induced El Niño, UNICEF is taking proactive steps to highlight…
Drug dealer jailed
By SIMBARASHE SITHOLE LUCK ran out of a Plumtree based drug dealer who was found in possession of 480 grams of dagga at a local night club. Leeroy Johns was…
African Climate Negotiators mull global carbon market opportunities
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 14 May 2024 (ECA) – The African Climate Policy Center of the Economic Commission for Africa is holding a three-day regional workshop on the implementation of Article…
UNICEF Appeals for US$90 Million fór Zim Elnino Response
Harare, 13 May 2024 – UNICEF is urgently appealing for USD 84.9 million to fund its emergency response aimed at assisting children and women affected by the El Nino crisis…
Zim to Commemorate International Day of Families
Zimbabwe will this week join the rest of the world in commemorating international day of families, a move asserting the African value of the family unit’s centrality to peace, curtailment…
Human and People Centred Approach Key to Sustainable African Trajectory- ECA
New York City, 3 May 2024 (ECA) – “A human rights and people-centric approach to sustainable development in Africa is key to ensuring that no one is left behind and…
UNECA-China and Cameroon in Sustainable Agriculture Partnership
Yaounde, May 10, 2024 (ECA) – “We are willing to open discussions on areas for cooperation with ECA. Agriculture is the solid foundation of any country’s modernization, stability and prosperity.…
Magistrate refuses to recuse himself
By SIMBARASHE SITHOLE There is no joy for three suspected cattle thieves who applied for the recusal of a Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware after they were denied bail. Shelton Dube…
Uncle jailed for assaulting niece
By SIMBARASHE SITHOLE A 35-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man was convicted for assaulting his niece over a cattle misunderstanding. Bongani Ncube was sentenced to 18 months in jail by Plumtree magistrate Joshua…