…….for Second Year Running – LONDON, 27/02/13 – Global money transfer company MoneyGram is the main sponsor of this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) due to take placeon Saturday 20th April at the Millenium Gloucester Hotel in London. Announcing the sponsorship at a press conference held at MoneyGram’s London headquarters today, ZAA Chief Executive Conrad Mwanza said: “We are really grateful to MoneyGram for supporting this event from its inception three years ago. And with this year’s sponsorship, they’ve now gone two years in a row as our main corporate supporter. We receive their backing as clear... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 28th 2013 |
Harare, February 28, 2013: The United States Embassy is providing $140,000 to eight community-based organizations in various parts of Zimbabwe for community initiatives. “I am happy to announce that my Embassy will provide $40,000 in U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (also known as PEPFAR) and $100,000 in African Development Fund (ADF) grants to eight community-based projects in Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Midlands and Matabeleland,” said U.S. Ambassador Bruce Wharton during a signing ceremony at the Embassy in Harare on Thursday. The beneficiaries of the support include Bonda Art and Craft Community in Mutasa district in Manicaland and Little Children... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 28th 2013 |
…….son of MDC-T Headlands district deputy organizing secretary, on February 23 – Harare, February 25, 2013: The U.S. Embassy extends its condolences to the Maisiri family in Headlands on the February 23 death of their 12-year-old son, Christpower Simbarashe Maisiri, in a terrible fire that is currently under investigation. Christpower’s father is a Manicaland local official of the MDC-T party, and his home and family have been the target of political violence on multiple occasions over the past decade. This tragic death presents an opportunity to the Government of Zimbabwe and the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (JOMIC), which are... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, February 25th 2013 |
Zimbabwean’s have been going to South Africa for specialist medical treatment that is not available here for many years, and over the years treatment in South Africa has become expensive, notwithstanding the fact that they are our closest neighbours, and to be quite honest the whole of Africa south of the equator has sought treatment in South Africa for decades. But this is about to change for Zimbabweans, as we join the rest of the world in seeking treatment where its not only cheap, but technologically advanced. Countries like the United Kingdom and America have been sending patients to India... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 21st 2013 |
HARARE, February 13, 2013 – Through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a five-year, $60 million grant (2012-2017) to Families and Communities for the Elimination ofPediatric HIV (FACE-Pediatric HIV), a locally-led consortium, to support the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare’s national Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) program. The goal of the Ministry’s program is to eliminate new HIV infections in children and improve the survival of mothers and children. On February 13, Zimbabwean Minister of Health Henry Madzorera and U.S. Ambassador Bruce Wharton will launch this new project... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 13th 2013 |
