Troy Deeney abused
Watford captain Troy Deeney says people told him they wished his baby son would contract coronavirus after he chose not to return to training.
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- Chronicle
- May 29, 2020
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Govt approves farmers incentives
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has approved a 30 percent incentive for farmers who deliver maize to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) early. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica…
Former world athletics boss trial moved back
The high-profile trial of former International Association of Athletics Federations president, Lamine Diack, who has been accused of corruption, influence-trafficking and money laundering, has been moved back five days to June 8.
Food aid for 300 SA-based locals
Over 300 vulnerable Zimbabweans living on the streets of South Africa got food assistance yesterday from the Zimbabwe United for Progress (ZUFP), a non-governmental organisation based in that country.
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- businessweekly
- May 29, 2020
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Pressure mounts as diaspora inflows contract
Zimbabwe has in recent years seen a steady increase in foreign currency inflows from diaspora citizens. So significant has this line of foreign currency income become that in 2019 it surpassed receipts from notable development partners. While inflows from development partners amounted to US$610 million, diaspora receipts amounted to US$635 million. Projected 2020 development partner receipts had been set at US$677 million, while diaspora receipts were expected to grow in tandem.
SA system under stress
The South African Reserve Bank says SA’s financial system is under stress and headed for “extraordinary shocks”, as people are expected to struggle servicing their debt or keep their insurance policies in place, while those who still have money to save and invest are already opting for short-term deposits.
- businessweekly
- May 29, 2020
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Gold shift not start of redollarisation
Black markets are notoriously difficult to deal with, and the Zimbabwean black market is one of the huge burdens on the country’s economy that creates artificial shortages and drives inflation in a feedback loop that makes its suppression almost impossible.
Halt plan to withdraw Sudan peacekeepers, UN urged
Activists in Sudan are urging the UN and African Union not to go ahead with plans to withdraw 26 000 peacekeepers from Darfur this year, claiming the move will put lives at risk.