Africa day celebrations held

Tichafara Bepe and Judith Phiri, Sunday News Reporters CHRISTIAN Brothers College (CBC) yesterday held Africa Day celebrations joining a number of organisations across the country that held various activities as…

Of disability and street vending ‘fronts’

Ms Marjory Matowa’s case best exemplifies the English proverbial phrase that says ‘beggars can’t be choosers’.

All she asks for is a means of survival and those who have come to her ‘rescue’ provide what they feel ‘is best’ under the circumstances. Some might think the ‘providers’ are taking advantage of Ms Matowa’s disability, but it seems the 52-year old widow doesn’t have any other survival options.

Keep hope alive

Against all hope, there is still hope. Your spirit is so strong that it can endure everything, withstand anything so long as you keep hope alive.

African voices needed to change the single African story narrative

“If I had not grown up in Nigeria, and if all I knew about Africa were popular images, I too would think that Africa was a place of beautiful landscapes, beautiful animals, and incomprehensible people, fighting senseless wars, dying of poverty and AIDS, unable to speak for themselves and waiting to be saved by a kind, white foreigner.” These words were said by Nigerian contemporary writer Chimamanda Adichie.

Elevate, encourage each other

Duduzile Shinya is the chief financial officer at Amalgamated Brands, a subsidiary of Takura Capital. With over 20 years in the accounting profession, working for popular brands like Schweppes, Imara, Tetrad, ZINWA and ZB Bank boards, Shinya has seen the highs and lows in the sector. Yet the participation of females in the accounting profession has remained low, especially in the public sector.

Jarvis still hurting

AS the start of the 2019 ICC-Cricket World Cup in England and Wales edges closer, the thought of Zimbabwe missing out from the showcase is like opening old wounds for fast bowler Kyle Jarvis.

ZSE erases loss, records gains

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) last week erased losses of the past three months as investors cheered the latest developments around the interbank foreign currency exchange market.

In the week to Thursday, the equities market recorded its first year to date gains, as bulls continued to dominate the local bourse as the local RTGS$ declined 33 percent to RTGS$4,70 against the greenback on the official interbank market.

Indonesia prioritises Zim’s economic boost

Ambassador Dewa Juniarta Sastrawan Despite the cordial relations existing between Zimbabwe and Indonesia, economic cooperation between the two countries has remained stunted. Trade statistics paint a not so rosy image…

Digital economy key for economic growth

Digitisation of the economy can immensely contribute to the country’s growth and realisation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s vision for the country to attain an Upper Middle Income economy status by 2030, a cabinet minister has said.

Zim sweat over Chikoko

ZIMBABWE Basketball Union risk losing out star centre Vitalis Chikoko for next month’s Afrobasket qualifiers, unless an amicable resolution between the union and his French club Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez can be reached within the next 24 hours.

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