Recent trends in protectionism

Economic booms, financial crises and the effects of globalisation have resulted in many countries adopting deposit protection schemes with others changing the role of their respective deposit protection schemes.

Sainfiet still carries scars

From Petros Kausiyo in LUSAKA, Zambia
THREE years after his attempts to coach the Warriors ended in deportation, Tom Sainfiet has revealed that he still carries the emotional scars of that troubled period but insists he doesn’t hold any ill-feelings towards the team.

A gem set high up in the mountains

Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
From the hotel verandah, there is an eye-jostling sweep of colours from flourishing vegetation that knows no season.
Here monkeys and baboons chat, quarrel among themselves while swinging nonchalantly and effortlessly on tree branches, as if the world belongs to them.

Champs Zim jet into Lusaka

Petros Kausiyo in LUSAKA, Zambia
CHAMPIONS Zimbabwe became the last of the seeded teams to arrive for the Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup, when they flew into Lusaka yesterday, with coach Klaus Dieter Pagels saying he would have loved to carry his best players from the domestic Premiership.

‘Tobacco no threat to food security’

Agriculture Reporter
THE increase in tobacco production is expected to bring positive effects to national food security, agricultural experts have said.
There have been growing concerns over the increase in the tobacco hectarage each year with some people fearing this could result in low food production.

Polls chance to defend what’s always been ours

WE have 19 days to go before the harmonised elections and political parties are now in overdrive wooing as much voters as they can to win resoundingly.
This is also the time that rallies are held in various provinces where the party’s political manifesto is unveiled to the electorate.

Of sanctions, polls, buckets

Back in the village, in the land of milk honey and dust, or Guruve, being a burglar with a cough and supplicating to God with a grudge in the heart are not productive, you will be caught.

MDC Chairman convicted

Innocent Ruwende, Senior Reporter
MDC chairman Joubert Mudzumwe was today ordered to perform 140 hours of community service after being convicted of two counts of fraud and theft of trust property.
He swindled his employer, the Commercial Workers Union of Zimbabwe of several amounts.

Majome withdraws application

Daniel Nemukuyu, Senior Reporter
WOMEN’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development Deputy

Tobacco production ensures food security

Elita Chikwati, Agriculture Reporter
The increase in tobacco production is expected to bring positive effects to the national food security, agricultural experts have said.
There have been growing concerns over the increase in the tobacco hectarage each year with some people fearing this could result in low food production.

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