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Africa is faced with hope and a possibility to redeem its position in the involvement of women in continental governance, amid revelations that 26 African countries will next year hold elections in a show of democracy.
2022: Mash West’s year of renaissance, growth
THE year 2022 will go down memory lane in the history of Mashonaland West province for the recognition of a once forgotten hero Cde James Dambaza Chikerema, the resuscitation of mining activities and high performance in the agricultural sector.
US blacklists more companies for aiding Russia’s military
US President Biden’s administration has added 24 companies and other entities which have supported Russia militarily, Pakistan’s nuclear activities or supplied an Iranian electronics company to an export-control list.
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Byo-Tsholotsho Road rehabilitated
A 10KM stretch along the Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road has been rehabilitated as the Second Republic steps up efforts towards completing outstanding infrastructure development projects in the Matabeleland region.
BCC proposes stringent by-laws on free advertising
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has crafted a new by-law that bans free advertising on the city’s public spaces with offenders facing three months imprisonment or a fine.
Binga youth defies odds, studies medicine
FOR most people, the country’s first Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, brought the world to a standstill, causing a lot of stress and hopelessness.
$11,8bn budgeted for smallholder farm mechanisation
Farmers have welcomed Government’s initiative to budget $11,8 billion for mechanising small-scale farming next year since this will maintain the major drive to move this sector into the modern commercial economy and use it to create better-off farming families able to fit into an upper middle-income economy.
Churches tackle GBV
LOCAL churches have embarked on various empowerment projects targeting men as part of efforts to fight gender-based violence (GBV) in the country.
Goldman warns on job cuts as BofA slows hiring
Morgan Stanley is embarking on a fresh round of job cuts as rival banks sounded caution that a looming US recession will dampen hiring.