Harare, July 6, 2012: Over 40 young people from the United States and Zimbabwe on Tuesday discussed youth activism and participation in politics at a Food for Thought discussion in the U.S. Embassy auditorium at Eastgate Mall. Leading the discussion were two American graduate students currently working as summer interns at the Embassy. The Americans highlighted the growing influence of information and communication technologies in recent U.S. elections and noted social media’s growing popularity in Zimbabwe’s context. “It is important for youth throughout the world to get out and vote for candidates. Our votes will be considerably different than the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, July 8th 2012 |
Harare, June 22, 2012 – The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (MOHCW) is partnering with CDC/Zimbabwe through its cooperative agreement partner Biomedical Research & Training Institute (BRTI) to strengthen Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in Health Facilities in Zimbabwe. BRTI is conducting the second in a series of Training of Trainers (TOT) workshops for 25 of health workers in Harare June 25-29, 2012, at the Cresta Lodge Harare. The Zimbabwe Infection Prevention and Control Project (ZIPCOP) project will improve infection control practices in health care facilities nationwide to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases, including TB, among patients and staff. ... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 24th 2012 |
“There will never be a better Zimbabwean than a Zimbabwean,” Mtukudzi tells students headed to U.S. universities on scholarship” Harare, June: United States colleges and universities have collectively offered $4.7 million in scholarships to twenty-two Zimbabwean students who participated in the United States Student Achievers Program (USAP) in the past year. “Reflecting on my nearly three years in Zimbabwe…I enjoy celebrating well-deserved achievement with bright, energetic, youth filled with dreams of furthering their educations,” said Charles Ray, U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe during a send-off ceremony at Prince Edward School to honor the recipients on Friday. Musical icon Oliver Mtukudzi was... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 24th 2012 |
By Jeffrey Muvundusi – BULAWAYO based author Ishmail Penyai who last year made news when he published a collection of Ndau poems is back again with another poetry anthology but this time an English version. The anthology entitled Scarlet Memories which was published by Dzekanyi Publications in Chimanimani was officially launched on Wednesday in the city. The 47 year old writer told this reporter that the latest literature product was a result of his insatiable appetite to write and contribute to the enrichment of literature in the country. “I am glad that finally my book Scarlet Memories which is my... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 10th 2012 |
Harare, June 7, 2012: Zimbabwean youth entrepreneur, Limbikani Makani (31), is travelling to the United States for Barack Obama’s Innovation Summit and Mentoring Partnership for Young African Leaders. He says he is counting on Zim’s youth to take IT innovations to a new level. “The achievement Zimbabwe has made in terms of human capital is immense. We have a youth that is capable of delivering on a global scale, but we also have a youth that has been disconnected from the world in terms of communicating or exchange of ideas…. The sooner we tap into it, the sooner we benefit,”... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, June 8th 2012 |
