Minister to leave IOC hot seat
LONDON – The International Olympic Committee has set a September 9 deadline for competitors to submit their candidature for election to its Athletes’ Commission. They have confirmed four places will…
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- August 30, 2019
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KFC to start testing Beyond Meat fried chicken
New York (CNN Business) Kentucky fried plant-based chicken is coming to a KFC in Atlanta this week.
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- August 30, 2019
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What holds back half of world’s population from using internet?
Over half of the world’s population — an estimated 4,3 billion people — now use the Internet, and 90 percent of all people are covered by at least basic data services. Some countries have very high levels of internet usage; the members of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a group of advanced economies, have 84 percent individuals using the internet.
Do referees still follow rules and regulations?
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter TO an ordinary football fan, referees are guided by rules and regulations which they must adhere to for the smooth flow of the game, but on…
MDC shelves demos
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter MDC Alliance has given up on its widely ignored demonstrations that had been set for yesterday and today in some parts of the country. The Government had…
HIV new infections in children below 14 rise 22 percent
Thandeka Moyo, Health Reporter ZIMBABWE recorded a 22 percent increase in the number of new HIV infections among children aged 14 years and below, statistics from a UNAids report show. According…
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- August 30, 2019
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This austerity thing
Recently, President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine fired 10 of his advisers. He reckoned having so many people around him was a waste of public funds.
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- August 30, 2019
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Who pays for subsidies?
Among the many economic reforms being tackled by the new dispensation is the emotive issue of subsidies, direct and indirect, and either abolishing these or, where Government policy requires a move that an economist might label as a market distortion, ensuring that the subsidy is identified, is transparent, is properly funded and preferably targeted.
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- August 30, 2019
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When your client negotiates on pricing and discount
The recently ended Agricultural Show of 2019 was characterised by a number of exhibitors who had some form of a product or service to offer tied with sweet discounts for the visitors.
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- August 30, 2019
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Tackling Zimbabwe’s sugar mills
It has been estimated that as a result of the completion of the Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, 63000 more hectares can be put under irrigation. The current plan is to put 25 000 hectares under sugar cane. Sadly, an as yet unspecified, but relatively small proportion of this hectarage, will be under smallholder cane cultivation. So why are smallholder farmers always relegated to the bottom of things in this country — you may want to know?