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Udo Froese Correspondent— The owners of the economy, corporates, lobby groups, think tanks and their corporate mainstream media concocted a series of destructive strategies to ensure that particularly the African National…
ISIS will lose battle of Mosul, but not much will remain
Patrick Cockburn Correspondent— Winners and losers are beginning to emerge in the wars that have engulfed the wider Middle East since the US and UK invaded Iraq in 2003. The most…
Well done ZBC in 2016
Tafadzwa Zimoyo Silver Screen— Happy New Year!!! It’s already three days into 2017 and to some the year looks promising as they had a good start in television. We do hope…
No health without mental health
Christopher Farai Charamba Review Correspondent— Mental health issues, while generally widespread, tend to be underrated by individuals and communities. According to the World Health Organisation, one in four people in…
Zim needs $428m for irrigation rehab
Sifelani Tsiko Syndication Writer— Zimbabwe needs about $427,5 million for the rehabilitation of 57 000 hectares of non–functional irrigated land. Dr Conrade Zawe, a director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation…
Thakur ordered to resign
NEW DELHI. — India’s Supreme Court has ordered the country’s cricket board chief to resign for failing to implement reforms. The court yesterday told Board of Control for Cricket in…
Rousing welcome for Oscar
SHANGHAI. — Brazilian international midfielder Oscar was cheered by supporters of his new Shanghai club yesterday where some media reports said he would earn nearly $500 000 a week, making…
Africa’s top sci-tech news throughout 2016
Ismail Akwei Correspondent— Africa made some progress in the science and technology field and Africanews did not fail to cover that aspect of life. The year 2016 started with a US$$37…
Which way for emerging markets in 2017?
LONDON. – Casual observers might think that 2016 was a disappointing year for so-called emerging markets. In fact, some of these countries have delivered the year’s best investment returns, while…
Retailers applaud RBZ on bond notes
Lloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter— The business community has hailed the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe for managing the circulation of bond notes, saying flooding of the notes into the market could have…