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- businessweekly
- November 15, 2018
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South Africa’s Woolworths posts 2.7 pct rise in 20-week sales
JOHANNESBURG – South African retailer Woolworths Holdings Ltd reported a 2.7 percent rise in sales for the 20 weeks ended Nov. 12, helped by its local food and Australian businesses.
- businessweekly
- November 15, 2018
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China’s Anhui province moves to implement economic agreements with Zim
HARARE – Officials from the Anhui province in China on Wednesday met President Emmerson Mnangagwa to discuss implementation of economic agreements signed earlier this year and to explore further areas…
African leaders meet for “last push” on AU reforms
ADDIS ABABA. – African leaders are set to gather this weekend for a special summit aimed at pushing through long-debated reforms to their pan-continental body.
- businessweekly
- November 15, 2018
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Gvt to review producer prices
Walter Nyamukondiwa Government is set to review the producer price of crops including cotton, wheat and maize this season to align them with the obtaining economic environment which has…
Ethiopia’s ex-deputy intelligence chief in arrested in graft, rights crackdown
ADDIS ABABA. – Ethiopia said on Thursday it had arrested the former deputy intelligence chief after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration launched a crackdown this week on senior security officials suspected of human rights abuses and corruption.
Five Saudi officials face death penalty for Khashoggi murder
RIYADH. – Saudi Arabia’s Attorney General is seeking the death penalty for five people who have been charged with ordering and carrying out the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
World Bank withdraws $300m Tanzania loan over pregnant schoolgirl ban
DAR ES SALAAM. – The World Bank has withdrawn a $300m (£232m) loan to Tanzania, amid concerns about the nation’s policy of expelling pregnant girls from school.
Leaders should invest in quality youth-friendly sexual reproductive health services
YOUNG family planning advocates from around the world have called on global leaders to invest in quality, youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services.
Wine tourism gathers momentum in Zim
WITH international tourist arrivals growing by an unprecedented seven percent in 2017 to reach a total of 1,322 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, tourism remains the best bet for many nations, especially in developing parts of the world, to jumpstart economies.
- SundayMail
- November 15, 2018
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Theresa May on the brink
Prime Minister Theresa May is fighting for her political life as a growing revolt from within her own party threatens to derail her Brexit plans and force the U.K. out…