Women’s World Cup investment payoff: Nike

Nike has partially attributed a 7 percent increase in quarterly revenues to its unprecedented investment in the 2019 Women’s World Cup.

Instinct in world of analytics

I’ve always relied on instinct when it comes to calculating risks, putting trust in people and making important business decisions. There are some things that can’t be summed up in…

Way out for a world economy hooked on debt

Zombie companies in China. Crippling student bills in America. Sky-high mortgages in Australia. Another default scare in Argentina.

Why we need web contract for the web

It’s been 50 years this year since a group of computer scientists at UCLA exchanged the first message between computer networks as part of a project funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) set up by the US Department of Defence.

Botswana reclaims Africa’s best safari country title

Botswana has reclaimed the title for best country in safaris for 2019, a second year running. Here’s why, and how the rest of Africa ranked.

Zupco to receive another batch of buses

Joseph Madzimure, Harare Bureau THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company expects its next batch of buses next month, as it methodically grows its fleet with Government support to rejuvenate the public transport…

What kind of capitalism do we want?

GENEVA. — What kind of capitalism do we want? That may be the defining question of our era. If we want to sustain our economic system for future generations, we must answer it correctly.

MTN, Vodacom to slash data prices or face prosecution

The Competition Commission of South Africa wants all mobile operators to provide prepaid customers a lifeline package, which provides them free data on a daily basis.

Let’s trade, shall we? Human resources in business

This week we continue on our journey with Olivia Simbajena. Simbajena is a businesswoman whose business falls under the category of SME and MME. Hers also falls under the category of family business.

Way forward in ensuring food security in Zim

Food security is a topical issue at the moment, and with good reasons. During drought periods Zimbabwe imports over 800 000 to 1 000 000 tonnes of grains into the country, a logistical nightmare. According to a United Nations commissioned food vulnerability report released this week the country harvested only 800 000 tonnes of maize going into April 2020, leaving about 7,7 million people at the risk of starvation. Statistics are hard to come by on the actual impact of any drought in the country but it goes without saying that a bad agriculture season often results in the massive importation of food into the country at great expense.

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