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- March 8, 2019
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Can real innovators please stand up
Many enterprises, big and small, failed to do business this past Monday when one of the biggest telecommunication and mobile money company’s systems failed. They account for a major portion of transactions in payments as well as communications, and their struggle for the majority of that day crippled other businesses in turn in a classic domino effect.
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- March 8, 2019
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Simbisa reports strong earnings despite challenges . . . 20 new stores opened during the period
Quick service restaurant (QSR) group, Simbisa Brands Limited’s profit for the half year to December 31, 2018 jumped 99 percent to $16,2 million despite a challenging operating environment in its biggest market — Zimbabwe.
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- March 8, 2019
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Nigerian women entrepreneurs draw the short straw on education levels
One estimate is that 40% of Nigerian women are entrepreneurs. This fits into a pattern in sub-Saharan Africa which has the highest female entrepreneurship rate globally.
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- March 8, 2019
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Deere eyes green revolution in Africa
Johannesburg — US Deere & Co (DE.N) expects to see demand for its farm equipment in Africa grow 8 to 10 percent annually in the coming years, driven by expansion in key markets like Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, a company executive said.
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- March 8, 2019
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Botswana sees lower mineral revenues in 2019
Diamond rich Botswana expects mineral revenues in the 2019/20 fiscal year to drop by 4 percent to 13.6 billion pula ($1.26 billion) due to a decline in royalties and dividends, a minerals ministry budget document showed on Thursday.
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- March 8, 2019
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Fashion’s huge waste problem
The biggest trends in fashion today are ones no one wants to be seen in. They include vastly increased clothing production and declining use, massive levels of waste and more greenhouse gas emissions than international shipping and flights combined.
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- March 8, 2019
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DFA opens office in Zim
Dfa has opened a new office in Harare, Zimbabwe marking its first expansion into African markets outside of South Africa.
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- March 8, 2019
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Chinese equity plunge leads world stocks lower as growth fears haunt
Chinese shares were slammed more than 4 percent lower on Friday after data showed exports contracting by a fifth, deepening fears for the world economy and pushing global equities to three-week troughs.
The Biggest Bulawayo Awards are back
Please note I purposely excluded the word arts to the awards as I am tempted to believe the Bulawayo Arts Awards are just the biggest across board.
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- March 8, 2019
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Zim can’t afford mobile network breakdown
Imagine waking up one day not being able to go on the Internet, Zimbabweans know the feeling very well, with the country having gone through an Internet shutdown earlier this year — it’s not on. But at least that time, people could make calls and transact, though with a little bit of restriction on the latter.