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Art market that has stood test of time

An art market provides a great platform for all-and-sundry raring to be well-versed in culture. One of Zimbabwe’s struggles is the cementing of cultural aspects in the face of strong forces of cultural-alienation that has inundated the African social-fabric, leaving a few resilient communities well hinged on their respective cultural details.

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Winning customers by persuasion…Before you question it, allow me to say why

While most people aren’t as direct as this, but when trying to persuade someone to see your point of view, people often fall back on simply telling you why their…

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Staying away from FaceApp. . . so your data is secure? Too late

There is already hidden surveillance inside some flagship retailers. Eye-tracking technology, which targets advertising at you depending on what you’re looking at in-store, is yesterday’s news. Target famously figured out that a teenage girl was pregnant before her dad did — years ago.

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WTO new restrictions hit trade flows

Trade flows hit by new restrictions implemented by WTO members continued at a historically high level between mid-October 2018 and mid-May 2019, according to the Director-General’s latest mid-year report on trade-related developments presented to members on July 22.

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Boosting financial inclusion by harnessing ID ownership

Having an ID is almost always a requirement for opening an account. Within sub-Saharan Africa, 83 percent of commercial banks require a government-issued ID to open an account and regionally, a quarter of adults who have no account at a financial institution say a lack of documentation is one reason why they are unbanked. Half of the unbanked in Madagascar and Zimbabwe cite documentation as a barrier, as do about a third or more in economies such as Guinea, Lesotho, Niger, and Zambia.

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Small is the new big

What I will remember at my nephew’s wedding is the Master of Ceremony. This lanky, funny young man is what I would call a total package, the real deal. He had jokes, he could dance and above all left us all happy. ( I could not help but envy his wife — such a happy home) What was most remarkable was the ease with which he belted a joke that fitted with any particular situation during the ceremony. Though he is obviously what we call a “pro” at his work, I could not help but wonder how much time and dedication he has invested in becoming what he is today.

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Stabilising Zim dollar through manufacturing

After the banning of the use of the basket of foreign currencies through Statutory Instrument SI 142 there is now talk of how to increase the amounts of foreign currency revenues from exports. According to those experts who are talking of this need, the idea is to stabilise the newly introduced Zimbabwe dollar through the accumulation of adequate foreign reserves, the US dollar being the implied currency making up the bulk of these reserves. The assumption behind this thinking is that our currency needs the US dollar to stabilise it.

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US importers embark on major revamps of product lines

SHANGHAI/NEW YORK. — When U.S President Donald Trump tweeted in May his intention to raise tariffs on Chinese goods, management at California-based NewAir Appliances knew they needed to do something or their business would be in trouble.

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Huawei’s US research arm slashes jobs

HONG KONG.  — China’s Huawei Technologies laid off more than two-thirds of the 850-strong workforce at its Futurewei Technologies research arm in the United States, after being blacklisted by the…

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Raven Duchess and All That Jazz

“I can no longer endure the dreadful sound of jazz. It pains my ears like a rusted, broken pipe that leaks acid straight onto my heart.” Said nobody ever.

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