Harare, March 19, 2012: The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) SportsUnited division, in partnership with the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), announced a basketball exchange program that will send four Zimbabweans — three teenage girls and a coach — to the United States for twelve-days of dynamic activities as part of the new Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative. The four are Mutsa Chiromo (a student at Arundel High); Francisca Sekete (Queen Elizabeth’s High); Rukudzo Matsekwa (Dominican Convent, Bulawayo) and Belia Zibowa – head coach of Zimbabwe Giants, the national women’s basketball team. ... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, March 19th 2012 |
Harare: An HIV/ AIDS activist on Tuesday questioned the commitment to funding HIV prevention research targeted at women but encouraged young female scientists to complete ongoing initiatives. “The most unfortunate thing about most of these researches is that if it is anything to do with women and girls, there is little funding that goes towards that and the research at times does not finish,” said Mary Sandasi, director of the Women and AIDS Support Network (WASN). Sandasi (in picture) was addressing a Food for Thought discussion session held at the United States Embassy Public Affairs Section auditorium on Tuesday. “From... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 15th 2012 |
Harare, March 14, 2012: The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (PAS) is supporting Zimbabwe’s first ever ‘ladies night’ at Harare’s premier journalist meeting place, the Quill Club, on Thursday. “The Quill Club is an institution in Harare and we are eager to see the women journalists have their say there,” says Sharon Hudson-Dean, Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy. “This ladies night is part of Women’s History Month and will include a panel discussion of gender in the media. It is also part of our year-long mentoring program for young women journalists to help them improve their reporting skills... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 14th 2012 |
A new, young and dynamic Wireless Application Service Provider, based in Harare, Zimbabwe has launched its brand new website. The company was registered in Harare in August 2011 and since then, has been making great strides to capture its audience. Enerco enables Zimbabwean Creative Artists’ work in the form of songs, ringtones, videos and wallpaper images to be downloaded by mobile phone subscribers in several countries all over the world. “We have partnered with an international company, InterVAS UK Ltd, to provide Zimbabwean Creative Artists’ work which can be downloaded by subscribers in Nigeria, South Africa, USA and the UK.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, March 9th 2012 |
Harare, March 8 2012: Child rights activist Nyaradzo Mashayamombe on Tuesday called on men to play a more positive, proactive role as both mentors and role models to ensure that Zimbabwe’s girls live in a safe environment free of abuse. “Men ought to play a role in improving a girl’s life. If you are a relative, compliment them; be interested in their talents and education. Make her feel important such that she won’t think that getting it from a man is worth losing her own life,” saidMashayamombe, founding director of the Tag a Life International. Mashayamombe’s group works to create a... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 8th 2012 |
