SA budget signals need for greater competitiveness

The 2021 budget delivered by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni shows clearly that the penny has dropped in terms of the inability to increase tax revenue by increasing tax rates. Instead,…

Jeep under pressure to rename midsize SUV

The Cherokee Nation in the US has asked for its tribal name to be removed as a nameplate from Jeep SUVs, while also calling for a dialogue with the carmaker…

Covid-19 billionaire fortunes fading with vaccine rollout

In the health-care industry, the coronavirus pandemic led to big fortunes, fast. Now some of them are evaporating just as quickly. Take Seegene Inc., a maker of Covid-19 test kits,…

An economist’s reluctant ponder on patriotism

Alfred M. Mthimkhulu A colleague has been pestering me on how I would define and appraise patriotism as a mechanism for economic development. I suspect some articles I have shared…

Mtawarira explains NFL transition

On its surface, rugby and football appear to be first cousins, both requiring intense physicality, toughness, endurance, the ability to play within a structure, and a sizable set of cajones.…

RBZ vs bankers: Field of accusations

 Taking Stock Kudzanai Sharara Following the 2008 Financial Crisis that was characterised by a monumental collapse of the markets, Unites States President Barak Obama, appointed Phillip Nicholas Angelides as chairman…

Pandemic takes toll on Edgars

Enacy Mapakame Listed clothing retailer, Edgars Stores Limited, says year to date turnover for the trading period to January 10, 2021, feel 17 percent in inflation adjusted terms on depressed…

Covid-19 fails to hold Mash Holdings

Enacy Mapakame Listed property firm, Mashonaland Holdings Limited, is forging ahead with property developments despite the disruptions caused by Covid-19 pandemic as the company seeks to diversify income streams. In…

‘Auction rate is the real market rate’

Harare Bureau THE auction exchange rate represents the proper market exchange rate contrary to the contrived perception that the parallel market rate signifies the “real exchange rate”, a senior Treasury…

NBA Top Shot explained

You’ve probably seen plenty of people talking about NBA Top Shot on social media over the past few weeks and you’re not alone if you don’t have a clue what…

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