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Tichaona Zindoga Features WriterA significant number of people and nationalities across the world take bread seriously, the absence or unaffordability of which could lead to unrest.
Perhaps the most definitive about this were the so-called bread riots in 18th century France which are said to have been the precursor of the world-changing France Revolution which ousted the French Monarchy.
Jatropha dream collapses
Fortious Nhambura Features WriterRichmore Chitava (12) of Jekunye Village, Mudzi, struggles with a bucket full of jatropha seeds. He has to ferry his pickings to a central place where buyers of the seeds come to collect the feedstock for the production of bio-diesel. Richmore has been foraging the popular “Mujirimono”
Private equity to Africa’s rescue
Bill HinchbergerAfrica is growing, and African companies need cash to expand. Investors want in on the action, especially given low returns in many other parts of the world these days. But with few stocks and bonds, and scant liquidity for those out there, how do investors get a foothold? And how do African
‘Chitungwiza needs strategic thinking’
The Chitungwiza Town Council resuscitation team’s tenure of office ended recently and much, both good and bad has been said about the way they handled business there. Our Senior Municipal Reporter, Michael Chideme (MC), spoke to the chairperson of the team and acting town clerk, MrNow you can save power
Roselyne Sachiti Deputy Features Editor
HIGH electricity bills which have been dogging Zimbabweans for years are soon to be a thing of the past as a new dawn of billing has come.
Consumers who have had prepaid meters installed now have to worry about saving electricity each time they top up their prepaid meters to make
Coroner rules out foul play
There’s no foul play in Michael Clarke Duncan’s death, it was confirmed by the Coroner Office. Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter announced the actor’s personal doctor confirmed he died of natural causes. There’s no plan to investigate the case further since they found no contradicting report.Musariri fought to the end
Herald CorrespondentHe was a beloved father, husband, a faithful friend, a good son-in-law and a great man. Tobias Majaji Musariri did everything within his power not only for the betterment of his family, but also for his country by spearheading black empowerment when all odds were against the indigenes.
Dealing with vampire electricity
The electricity consumed by electrical appliances while they are turned off depends on the electrical appliance. The range of electricity used by these electricity leaking appliances are anywhere from one watt to 50 watts of electricity! “Now one watt doesn’t sound like a lot, which it isn’t, butADC to invest US$400m in region
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
African Development Corporation, a pan-African banking group focused on the frontier markets, says it plans to invest about US$400 million in the region over the next two to three years. It is also impressed with “positive” economic developments in Zimbabwe where it has made substantial
Aborted deal costs RioZim US$13 million
Business Reporter
RIOZIM Limited was left with a US$13,6 million liability after terminating a toll refining agreement with Swiss firm, AG Centametall.
The agreement was cancelled in the last quarter of this year, because it had become “uncompetitive”. But the cancellation of the longstanding deal