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What is Biodiversity?
Biodiversity refers to the life support systems and natural resources (such as forests, wildlife and aquatic life) upon which humankind and other organisms depends on. It has been described as the variation between ecosystems and habitats;
Ecobank goes into commercial banking
Business Reporter
ECOBANK Zimbabwe Limited commenced commercial banking activities this week following approvals from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Ecobank, formerly Premier Banking Corporation Limited, had applied for the conversion of its merchant banking
Meikles Hotel renovations in progress
Business Reporter
Renovation work has started in the US$7,5 million programme for the refurbishment of the north wing of Harare’s five-star Meikles Hotel. Managing director of Meikles Hospitality Mr Karl Snater said work had started in March, when all 132
Zim to host premier security expo
Business ReporterZIMBABWE is set to host the inaugural premier SECURITEX 2012 Conference and Expo in August this year. As a prelude to the expo, the organisers are hosting a breakfast meeting in Harare tomorrow where Youth Development, Indigenisation and
Ghana to receive US$600m for food security
ACCRA. — Ghana is set to get at least of US$600 million to implement the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in the West African country, Food and Agriculture Minister Kwesi Ahwoi announced. This is part of the US$3 billion pledged by United States President Barack Obama. The funds will be added to the US$50 million being raised by government from the World
G-8 leaders push for European crisis resolution
British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned that the economic and political turmoil in the euro area is having a “chilling effect” on the UK economy. The sterling pound has fallen by 1,3 percent against the euro to trade at 80,92 pence per euro. The G-8 leaders are pushing for a resolution on the European crisis and have made noise about the current crisis
If you believe, you will have it
Allow me to share with you my recent fishing experiences with my two mentees Chris and Alan. Chris and Alan learnt most of their bass fishing skills from me. After mastering the skill it became uncertain who among us would be the winner of the competition during our fishing days. An interesting event occurred last year, which upset the three-year status quo. Chris
Diamond mining policy ready
Bright Madera Senior Business Reporter
THE Government’s Diamond Policy, seeking to ensure meaningful contribution of the gems to economic development, is expected to receive Cabinet approval next week, a senior official said in Harare this week. Secretary for Mines and Mining
UN human rights chief’s visit providential
The visit by the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Navanethem Pillay, is providential coming as it does at a time forces of illegal regime change are grossly misrepresenting the nation’s human rights situation in a bid to create self-fulfilling prophecies ahead of elections scheduled for later this year. A case in point being the May 8 judgment by a South
Understand DNA of Indigenisation
Innocent Katsande
Edwin Land’s hypothesis exposes the reality that, in life we eventually begin to succeed when we start to drive out the incessant superstition that there are mysterious tribal gods against us in every step we take. Often when we fail to accomplish set targets we tend to pass the blame to an unknown enemy. Sadly we forget the hard truth that indeed nature