COMMENT: Spare a thought for child-headed families
THE family unit has been under a lot of strain for a long time now, and when people face added pressure like the economic difficulties and the Covid-19 pandemic, what…
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- businessweekly
- July 24, 2020
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Without tourists, Asia’s vendors turn to Facebook
Bangkok’s sprawling open-air Chatuchak market is a shadow of its former self. Coronavirus has emptied its thousands of tiny stalls and quieted its hundreds of narrow passageways, which usually teem…
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- Chronicle
- July 24, 2020
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Kwekwe housing director in court for murder
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent Kwekwe City Council’s Director of Housing and Community Services has appeared in court facing murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed an illegal miner. Edson…
- businessweekly
- July 24, 2020
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Why should losses be socialised, gains privatised?
Isaah Mhlanga There is a consensus on what is required to revive South Africa’s economic growth across business, labour, the public sector, civil society, and political parties. All sectors agree…
- businessweekly
- July 24, 2020
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The power of savings clubs
Joseline Sithole I am not sure if I miss the strict parental discipline of yesteryear or the current negotiation style, methodologies that today’s parents use to raise their children. In…
- businessweekly
- July 24, 2020
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Solar surge makes coal plants unprofitable
Even the world’s top coal exporter is struggling to make money from burning the fuel. Australia’s coal power plants, which make up more than half of the nation’s generation mix,…
- Chronicle
- July 24, 2020
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Zim Cricket breaks players’ camp
Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter THE rise in Covid-19 cases in Bulawayo and Harare has forced Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) to abort training programmes for national team players that had been…
- Chronicle
- July 24, 2020
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Boy Nino, Emtee collaboration out today
Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Correspondent NEW kid on the hip-hop scene, Bulawayo’s Boy Nino (real name Nigel Bhebhe) who has been teasing people about his song that features South Africa’s multi-award-winning…
- Chronicle
- July 24, 2020
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Covid-19 dampens Gweru council revenue collection
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GWERU City Council is collecting less than $10 million from an estimated $36 million it is supposed to collect from companies and residents per month…
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- July 24, 2020
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DPA solar projects stretches to 120MW
Business Writer Distributed Power Africa (DPA) Zimbabwe has a solar projects order book that stretches to 120MW in Zimbabwe alone with at least 30MW of those having already been installed…