Govt, UNICEF launch next phase of Emergency Cash Transfer

Staff Writer The Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, UNICEF and partners have officially launched the next phase of the Emergency Social Cash Transfer (ESCT) Programme that aims…

France injects US$2.5 million towards COVAX in Zim

Harare – Ahead of the World Health Day on 8 April, the Ambassador of France, HE Laurent Chevallier, and the French Regional Counselor for Global Health in Southern Africa, Dr Thomas Mourez,…

High-Level Policy Dialogue to make Free Basic Education

Staff Writer UNICEF and the Zimbabwe Economics Society, under the Child Budgeting Series, in collaboration with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Thursday convened a High-Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD)…

‘To end child marriage, we need to empower women’

Ahead of the Day of the African Child, UNICEF and partners call upon all Zimbabweans to ensure girls can fulfill their full potential Staff Writer Ahead of the Day of…

150,000 children with disabilities benefit from Unicef programmes: Report

Staff Writer UNICEF Zimbabwe has released its 2021 Annual Report that outlines the situation for women and children in Zimbabwe with an overview of results and achievements in the areas…

Zimbabwe commemorates World Health Day

Staff Writer The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) today joins the rest of the world to mark World Health Day 2022. This year’s theme “Our planet: Our health”…

Youth issues take center stage at EU-Africa Summit in Brussels

Staff Writer  UNICEF Zimbabwe Youth Advocate and U-Report Ambassador, Siatra Msandu opened the official Youth Day yesterday in Belgium, with EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, and the Africa…

Zimbabwe receives nearly 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX

Staff Writer Zimbabwe has received  943,200 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the global COVAX Facility to complement ongoing national vaccine deployment. The vaccines have been received in tranches where the first…

The role mobile technology plays on the African continent

Staff Writer With smartphones becoming more accessible and affordable, and network coverage growing stronger, the uptake of mobile technology is in a good space and growing in leaps and bounds…