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Fred Zindi Own Correspondent I expected calm after the storm of one academic after the other passing on in the last month. First it was Dr Lawton Hikwa, followed by…
Female solidarity for new musician Ammi Jamanda
Lovemore Meya Arts Correspondent Prominent female musicians last week thronged Dandaro Inn in solidarity with upcoming Afro-fusion singer, Ammi Jamanda who launched her debut six-track album titled “Ndozvidemba.”
Policies should spur national savings
Sanderson Abel National savings consist of private and public savings. Private saving includes saving accumulated by households and businesses. Public saving are those of the Government which are achieved through…
Tackling stereotypes in African literature
Beaven Tapureta Bookshelf The true African image has been smudged by the grand narrative of a continent composed of incapable black people totally enmeshed in poverty, disease, tribal wars, HIV…
Profiteering from a basic right
Stanely Mushava Review Writer When schools squeeze parents to beef up their safes, children are the ultimate losers. The commercialisation of education, trending in Zimbabwe through obligatory fund-raising mechanisms by…
‘Govts not doing enough to fight corruption’
Business Reporter Most Africans say corruption has risen in the past 12 months and most governments are seen as failing to stop the abuse of power by senior officials engaged…
China’s renminbi gets new global status
HONG KONG. – The Chinese renminbi was anointed as one of the world’s elite currencies yesterday, a milestone decision by the International Monetary Fund that underscores the country’s rising financial…
European stocks stutter
LONDON. – European stock markets stuttered and the euro clawed back some ground against the US dollar yesterday as investors had second thoughts about sky-high expectations of European Central Bank…
Taking a leaf off China’s ‘Haigui’ book
Christopher Farai Charamba Correspondent Haigui is a Chinese language colloquial word for Chinese people who have returned to mainland China after having studied abroad for several years. In 1978, Chinese leader…
Boko attacks military base in NE Nigeria
ABUJA. — A military base in Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Adamawa was burned down by militant group Boko Haram in an attempt to take over a town in the province,…