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- Manicapost
- October 3, 2014
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Capitalisation restricts SMEs formalisation
Ngoni Dapira GOVERNMENT has been calling for the formalisation of Small to Medium Enterprises after recognising that they have become the main drivers of the ‘‘new economy’’ in Zimbabwe, but…
Editorial Comment: Banks should support agriculture
Ever since the fast track land reform programme started in 2000, most of the new farmers have been struggling to access capital to fund farming projects.
- Manicapost
- October 3, 2014
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Boom for Honde tea growers
Ngoni Dapira ZIMBABWE’s tea farming sector resurged in 2010 after prices had slumped in the late 1990s and presently over 1 200 farmers under the Honde Valley Smallholder Development Company…
Bureaucracy scares investors – ZIA boss
Harare Bureau THE Zimbabwe Investment Authority’s one stop shop centre model is not working as envisaged, amid revelations that it has become another stopover delaying the approval of investment proposals.
- Manicapost
- October 3, 2014
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Institutions hail Spar Mutare
Business Correspondent BENEFICIARIES of Spar Mutare social responsibility programmes have hailed the retail giant for braving the unfavourable economic environment and remaining committed to the growth and success of Manicaland…
- Manicapost
- October 3, 2014
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The soft signs of HIV infection
Dr Tendai Zuze ULTIMATELY, an HIV test will show if you are HIV positive or not. Commonly used tests have what is called a window period. This means from the…
France’s Chirac snubs Sarkozy to back rival
Former French President Jacques Chirac has backed his one-time protege Alain Juppe in the centre-right’s presidential primary, resuming a feud with Nicolas Sarkozy who is seeking to gather support for…
Nigerian soldiers accused of refusing to fight
Abuja — A court-martial is accusing 16 Nigerian officers and 72 rank-and-file troops of a string of charges from cowardice to refusing to fight in the country’s north-eastern Islamic uprising.
- Manicapost
- October 3, 2014
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Zim Startup Saisai wins award at DEMO Africa
According to news coming from VC4 Africa’s live blog, Zimbabwean Startup Saisai, which was representing the country at this year’s DEMO Africa Startup showcase in Nigeria, has been announced as…
- Manicapost
- October 3, 2014
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Resurgent Kenya joins Africa’s top 10
NAIROBI. — Kenya’s gross domestic product was estimated to be 25 percent bigger after the authorities changed the base calculation year to 2009 from 2001, sending the East African nation…