Tips to get through holiday mayhem

The holiday season can be triggering for some for a variety of reasons. It can be a lot, ranging from unresolved childhood trauma to social pressures and financial demands. And…

Can Rent-to-Own offer an affordable path to homeownership

The last decade has been turbulent one for the global housing market. First came the COVID pandemic, which created a spike in demand for housing outside urban areas; then came…

Patriotic entrepreneurship: Bedrock for development

Dr Charles Dahwa The world over, the role of patriotism in starting, operating and growing businesses (i.e., patriotic entrepreneurship) is largely overlooked in entrepreneurship discussions within academia, private and public…

Lessons from another year of surprises

Right up to the quarter final stage, the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar has delivered more upsets and unexpected results than most previous editions. This is fitting, perhaps, for…

We need formal financing for farming

With good rains now falling, plus the commitment of Government to fund, or guarantee the funding, of inputs for a swathe of crops, Zimbabwe is extremely likely to remain self-sufficient…

Chicken off the table for poor South Africans after prices surge

Chicken, South Africa’s favourite meat, is becoming too expensive for the nation’s low-income earners, leaving them with dangerously few options for sources of protein. Bloomberg’s Shisa Nyama Index shows that…

Dream over but no sadness for Morocco

DOHA. — The dream is over but there was no sadness, just sheer pride. Morocco have lit up this FIFA World Cup with an unexpected run to the semi-finals, where…

Asian stocks extend dropon Fed; dollar advances

Shares extended declines in Asia as the Federal Reserve’s resolve to push interest rates higher for longer sapped appetite for risk taking. The dollar climbed and the yuan fell as…

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