Electric powered tricycles lessens transport burden for Zimbabwe’s rural women entrepreneurs

08.11.2022 — Article Zimbabwe
In most parts of rural Zimbabwe, women are used to walking several kilometres to reach services such as health centres, markets and water sources.

Swiss Ambassador presents credentials to Zimbabwe President

12.10.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
On October 12, Ambassador Stéphane Rey presented his letters of credence to President Emmerson Mnangagwa during a credential ceremony at State House in Harare. 

Savings groups: giving hope to young entrepreneurs

12.07.2022 — Article Zimbabwe
Access to finance remains a thorny and complex issue for many young people seeking to venture into entrepreneurship, especially for the first time. 

Switzerland and Zimbabwe ties strengthen further

06.07.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe and Switzerland will enter into a new bilateral programme in 2023. The latest development will see Switzerland move away from its regional approach and initiate a direct bilateral plan of action expected to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Swiss National Day Reception and Farewell Speech given by Ambassador Jäger, June 2022

06.07.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
Thank you all very much for joining us on this beautiful day to celebrate the Swiss National Day. 

Battling hunger in Zimbabwean cities

06.07.2022 — Article Zimbabwe
Urban dwellers are dependent on the cash economy and, therefore, need stable employment and income to put food on their tables. 

Switzerland is biggest European investor in Zimbabwe

26.04.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
The "Review and Mail" interview with the Swiss Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi, H.E. Mr. Niculin Jäger

Mushroom helps Zimbabwean urban poor fight hunger

25.04.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
As strategy to cope with urban food poverty, urban dwellers in Zimbabwe are switching to protein-rich oyster mushroom to raise income and reducing food insecurity.

Switzerland trebles development cooperation funding to Zimbabwe

18.03.2022 — Article Zimbabwe
Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) trebled development cooperation funding to Zimbabwe in 2021 from US$4 million per year to US$12 million. 

A new Swiss project aims to improve food security and nutrition in Zambia and Zimbabwe

18.03.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
NIRAS Zambia, the Community Technology Development Trust and the Swiss based Research Institute of Organic Agriculture with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) have launched as new five year US$10 million food security initiative – Markets and Seeds Access Project (MASAP) – to reduce hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Zambia.

Switzerland commits US$9 million for climate adaptation fund in Zambia and Zimbabwe

18.01.2022 — Article Zimbabwe
Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has committed US$9 million to fund Zambia and Zimbabwe’s efforts to adapt to climate change, through the Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa).

Switzerland and APOPO launches a US$1 million mine clearance project in Southern Zimbabwe for the safe return of land to the local communities

14.12.2021 — Press release Zimbabwe
Switzerland, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), has provided US$ 1 million to APOPO Mine Action for clearing a dense minefield in the Sengwe Wildlife Corridor in southern Zimbabwe for the next two years. 

Switzerland and APOPO launches a US$1 million mine clearance project in Southern Zimbabwe for the safe return of land to the local communities

14.12.2021 — Press release Zimbabwe
Switzerland, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), has provided US$ 1 million to APOPO Mine Action for clearing a dense minefield in the Sengwe Wildlife Corridor in southern Zimbabwe for the next two years. 

Switzerland reiterates its support for the Museum of African Liberation

03.12.2021 — Press release Zimbabwe
Harare, 03 December 2021 – Switzerland has restated its support for the Museum of African Liberation following the handover of Information and Communication Technology equipment that will be used for the digitalisation and archiving of documents. 

Switzerland and Zimbabwe Handball Federation unveils new training kit for the National Team

21.10.2021 — Press release Zimbabwe
The Embassy of Switzerland and the Zimbabwe Handball Federation have unveiled a new training kit for the Zimbabwe handball U21 men national team for use during their forthcoming African Handball Cup of Nations campaign to be staged in Morocco in early 2022.

Swiss Companies in Zimbabwe Launch Business Chamber

11.06.2021 — Press release Zimbabwe
HARARE, 11 JUNE 2021 – Swiss companies based in Zimbabwe have launched the Swiss-Zimbabwe Business Chamber, which will focus on promoting the development of economic and commercial trade between Switzerland and Zimbabwe. 

Switzerland strengthens community skills in Zimbabwe’s urban centres through WFP

24.02.2021 — Press release Zimbabwe
Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has provided US$7 million in new funding to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which will go directly towards assisting families living in Zimbabwe’s urban areas to strengthen their skills and ability to cope in the face of economic and climate shocks. 

Clearing landmines from a crucial African wildlife corridor

17.12.2020 — Press release Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, landmines affect not only local populations but also their precious livestock and wildlife. Thanks to an initial start-up grant from the US government, followed by another grant and strong support from the Swiss Embassy in Harare, APOPO is set to begin clearing landmines along the Cordon Sanitaire minefield that affects the Sengwe Wildlife Corridor this month. APOPO’s goal is to clear the assigned area by Zimbabwe’s 2025 landmine-free deadline, releasing local populations and endangered wildlife from the threat of landmines and opening up eco-tourism opportunities. 

Speech by Federal President Simonetta Sommaruga to Swiss nationals abroad on the occasion of the 2020 Swiss National Day on 1 August

01.08.2020 — Press release Zimbabwe

Dear Swiss nationals abroad,

Today I am at Eichholz, a popular camping and leisure park on the Aare River in Bern.

Switzerland Goes Green: Minister Chasi And The Ambassador Of Switzerland Inaugurates Embassy Solar Project

06.07.2020 — Press release Zimbabwe
On Monday 06 July, the Minister of Energy and Power Development of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Honourable Fortune Chasi and the Ambassador of Switzerland, Mr. Niculin Jäger inaugurated the Swiss Embassy solar project in Harare.

Switzerland Pledges Additional US$1 Million to Fight Covid-19 in Southern Africa

17.05.2020 — Press release Zimbabwe
Harare, 17 May 2020 – The Government of Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s (SDC’s) Regional Programme for Southern Africa, has committed an additional US$1’000’000 to support Southern Africa's COVID-19 preparedness and response.

Switzerland Provides $2.3m to Support Zimbabwe and the Region`s Covid-19 Response Efforts

24.04.2020 — Press release Zimbabwe
Harare, 24 April 2020 – The Government of Switzerland, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), has pledged $2.3 million to support Zimbabwe and four other countries in Southern Africa in their response to COVID-19. 

Participation Strengthens Development: The SDC'S Commitment to Good Governance

06.02.2020 — Press release Zimbabwe
At this year's annual press conference, SDC Director General Manuel Sager presented the latest results from the current 2017–20 dispatch.

President of the Convention on Cluster Munitions Ambassador Felix Baumann Briefs Zimbabwe Authorities

06.02.2020 — Press release Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe, 04 February 2020 – The president of the Second Review Conference on the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Ambassador Felix Baumann today met Permanent Secretaries of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Defence and War Veterans Affairs, Ambassador James Manzou and Ambassador Mark Grey Marongwe respectively, to discuss the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

Electric powered tricycles lessens transport burden for Zimbabwe’s rural women entrepreneurs

08.11.2022 — Article Zimbabwe
In most parts of rural Zimbabwe, women are used to walking several kilometres to reach services such as health centres, markets and water sources.

Swiss Ambassador presents credentials to Zimbabwe President

12.10.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
On October 12, Ambassador Stéphane Rey presented his letters of credence to President Emmerson Mnangagwa during a credential ceremony at State House in Harare. 

Savings groups: giving hope to young entrepreneurs

12.07.2022 — Article Zimbabwe
Access to finance remains a thorny and complex issue for many young people seeking to venture into entrepreneurship, especially for the first time. 

Switzerland and Zimbabwe ties strengthen further

06.07.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe and Switzerland will enter into a new bilateral programme in 2023. The latest development will see Switzerland move away from its regional approach and initiate a direct bilateral plan of action expected to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Swiss National Day Reception and Farewell Speech given by Ambassador Jäger, June 2022

06.07.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
Thank you all very much for joining us on this beautiful day to celebrate the Swiss National Day. 

Battling hunger in Zimbabwean cities

06.07.2022 — Article Zimbabwe
Urban dwellers are dependent on the cash economy and, therefore, need stable employment and income to put food on their tables. 

Switzerland is biggest European investor in Zimbabwe

26.04.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
The "Review and Mail" interview with the Swiss Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi, H.E. Mr. Niculin Jäger

Mushroom helps Zimbabwean urban poor fight hunger

25.04.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
As strategy to cope with urban food poverty, urban dwellers in Zimbabwe are switching to protein-rich oyster mushroom to raise income and reducing food insecurity.

Switzerland trebles development cooperation funding to Zimbabwe

18.03.2022 — Article Zimbabwe
Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) trebled development cooperation funding to Zimbabwe in 2021 from US$4 million per year to US$12 million. 

A new Swiss project aims to improve food security and nutrition in Zambia and Zimbabwe

18.03.2022 — Local news Zimbabwe
NIRAS Zambia, the Community Technology Development Trust and the Swiss based Research Institute of Organic Agriculture with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) have launched as new five year US$10 million food security initiative – Markets and Seeds Access Project (MASAP) – to reduce hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Zambia.

Switzerland commits US$9 million for climate adaptation fund in Zambia and Zimbabwe

18.01.2022 — Article Zimbabwe
Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has committed US$9 million to fund Zambia and Zimbabwe’s efforts to adapt to climate change, through the Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa).

New wheelchair revives young boy's dreams

02.11.2021 — Zimbabwe
Every child wishes to play, run and have fun with other children. Unfortunately, circumstances sometimes do not allow this to happen.