adminJUST IN: SA passes Border Management Authority Bill
South Africa’s parliament last week passed the Border Management Authority Bill which seeks to streamline operations at its ports of entry at the same time enhancing efficiency.
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- Chronicle
- March 9, 2020
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JUST IN: Seven pregnant girls forced to drop out of Shurugwi secondary school
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief SEVEN under-age girls dropped out from Selukwe Chrome Secondary School in Shurugwi last year after falling pregnant with some of them being forced into early…
JUST IN: US$85m needed for Census
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency requires US$85,5 million for the 2022 Population and Housing Census project, Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube has said.
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- businessweekly
- March 9, 2020
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South Africa’s mobile market: the bottlenecks blocking competition
In the recent State of the Nation address President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed the South African Competition Commission’s ruling to dramatically reduce data prices as an important step to improve lives, bring people into the digital economy and stimulate online businesses.
- businessweekly
- March 9, 2020
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Oil suffers rout after Saudi Arabia fires first shot of price war
TOKYO – Losing more than a quarter of their value, oil prices were set on Monday for their biggest daily rout since the first Gulf War, after Saudi Arabia cut its official prices in a market already reeling from the impact of the coronavirus on global demand.
- businessweekly
- March 9, 2020
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S.Africa’s rand crumbles to 4-year low as panic selling in Asia deepens rout
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand tumbled to a four-year low on Monday, joining a global sell-off in riskier assets as the coronavirus outbreak continued to spread globally and oil prices collapsed.
- businessweekly
- March 9, 2020
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AfCTA can positively impact Africa’s agriculture markets
Why is Africa still importing foodstuffs when it should actually be the breadbasket of the world?
- businessweekly
- March 9, 2020
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COVID-19 takes its toll on tourism
The global tourism industry is expected to suffer estimated losses of up to $50 billion due to the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 worldwide, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has said.
JUST IN: Professor Murwira defends tuition fees
Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Professor Amon Murwira has defended the recently announced tuition fees for universities saying they were reasonable and commensurate with newly adjusted salaries for civil servants.
JUST IN: President meets Egyptian ambassador
Outgoing Egyptian ambassador to Zimbabwe Mohamed Fahmy bade farewell to President Mnangagwa at his Munhumutapa Offices this morning after serving as Cairo’S chief diplomat to Harare for close to three years.