Businesses aim to raise RTGS$100 million for Idai rebuilding
Tendai Rupapa, Harare Bureau The business community has pledged to raise $100 million towards the restoration of infrastructure and social services in the areas that were heavily affected by Cyclone Idai.…
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Nigeria’s ‘proptech’ boom on mobile phone use
Nigerians searching for their dream home to buy or rent are turning to the internet in droves, leading to a surge in the number of property-focused technology firms. The emergence…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:How can developing countries build financial systems that work for majority ?
Charles Dhewa, Correspondent Not much research is needed to prove that financial systems in most developing countries do not work for the majority of people and for the environment. To the…
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Egypt to launch $57,8m fintech startup fund
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) plans to launch an EGP1 billion (US$57,8 million) fund dedicated to backing fintech startups, the bank’s deputy governor has said. The fund, which is…
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Painted dog conservation critical for tourism
Isdore Guvamombe In a village on the outskirts of Hwange, after days of cloudless skies, the sun sucks moisture from mother earth and the blistering heat leaves the earth’s crust…
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Kenya’s Safaricom in fifth quarterly fall
Kenya’s biggest telecoms operator Safaricom lost a further percentage point of subscriber market share in the three months to the end of December, its fifth straight quarterly fall, data from…
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- April 5, 2019
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Does law fully protect women from GBV?
Danai Chirawu In an article in the Zimbabwe Electronic Law Journal entitled “Deterrent Sentences of Domestic Violence,” Professor Feltoe explains that the primary objective of the Domestic Violence Act is…
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7-year-old golfer living his dream
Thandiwe Matyobeni South Africans rallied together to help get a seven-year-old golfer and his father visas to participate in an Australian tournament. Bonginkosi, the father of a seven-year-old golfer, Simthandile…
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Zim among top 10 trending destinations
Natasha Chamba INTERNATIONAL holiday rental search engine, HomeToGo, has named Zimbabwe among the top 10 trending destinations for United Kingdom-based tourists. Due to its irresistible tourist attractiveness, the country has…
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Plunket twins ‘rowing’ in success
Chipo Sabeta The Rowing Association of Zimbabwe (RAZ) is riding high following the recent success story of the Plunket twins, Patrick and Rory, who dominated in rowing at the South…