French court approves extradition of Blaise Compaore’s brother
PARIS. – A Paris court of appeal on Wednesday approved an extradition request by Burkina Faso’s government for the brother of ex-Burkinabe president Blaise Compaore, a court spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Questions that must be answered before poor countries import or export food
In the absence of evidence-based agricultural policy formulation and implementation, most developing countries always rush to import food without sufficiently understanding their national contexts.
Africa hardest hit by overlapping forms of malnutrition- 2018 global report
Tracy Ncube is the deputy sister in charge of the maternity wing at Maphisa District Hospital in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland South Province.
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- December 5, 2018
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Pacific Cigarette partners Chinese firm
Michael Magoronga Local cigarette producing company, Pacific Cigarette Company (PCC) formerly Savannah Tobacco Company, has partnered a top Chinese government owned tobacco company in a move that will see local…
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- December 5, 2018
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How Nigeria can attract and keep the right kind of foreign direct investment
Tolu Olarewaju Two of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, HSBC and UBS, have recently closed their local representative offices in Nigeria.
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- December 5, 2018
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Oil prices fall on global growth concerns, U.S. supply glut
SINGAPORE – Oil prices fell on Wednesday, pulled down by a U.S. supply glut and a drop in stock markets as China’s government warned of increasing economic headwinds and as…
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- December 5, 2018
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Rand weakens as trade worries sour risk appetite
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand weakened against the dollar in early trade on Wednesday as worries that Washington and Beijing may not be able to clinch a substantive trade deal…
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- December 5, 2018
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Zimnat launches customer care Chatbot
BH24 Reporter HARARE – Zimnat has launched a customer service chatbot, an automated chat that responds to customer queries and provides answers to frequently asked questions.
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- December 5, 2018
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IPEC rings alarm bells on fake life insurers
HARARE – The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) on Tuesday warned consumers to be wary of bogus life assurers who are taking premiums from unsuspecting members of the public.
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- December 5, 2018
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SA investor eyes Gweru asphalt plant
Munyaradzi Musiiwa GWERU – South African based company Morning Trading has expressed interests in setting up an asphalt plant in Gweru as a joint venture project with Gweru City Council.