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- businessweekly
- February 23, 2024
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Wide-spread old-age poverty looms
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Zimbabwe is on the brink of a wave of old-age poverty in the current working generation that according to the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency’s latest report, is not…
- businessweekly
- February 23, 2024
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Excessive heat could result in higher food prices this year
The excessive heat across South Africa currently is a significant concern for the farming sector, according to the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz). The agricultural organisation’s chief economist, Wandile Sihlobo, said…
- businessweekly
- February 23, 2024
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Zida launches electronic licensing portal
Nelson Gahadza The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) has launched its electronic do-it-yourself (DIY) licensing portal, fulfilling its commitment to streamline the investment licensing process and improve the ease…
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- February 23, 2024
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Industry buckles under weight of wider exchange rate disparity
Golden Sibanda The sustained widening of the Zimbabwe dollar exchange rate is once again weighing heavily on compliant formal businesses by discouraging US dollar sales through pricing disparities, the country’s…
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- February 23, 2024
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Concept of legality in contracts
Arthur Marara Daily, contracts are entered into, whether written or unwritten. A contract has to comply with the provisions of the law for it to be enforceable. In other words,…
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- February 23, 2024
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Sinking skyscrapers, new beaches: Chicago faces the climate crisis
Chicago is sinking. From melting glaciers to underground hotspots, global warming could threaten the city’s elegant skyscrapers and breathtaking lakefront, climate scientists say. Of course, this Midwestern metropolis is far…
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- February 23, 2024
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Govt loses CAPS control
Business Writer The Supreme Court has stripped Government of its majority control of pharmaceutical giant, CAPS Private Ltd, following a legal battle initiated by CAPS Pharmaceutical Trust challenging an arbitration…
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- February 23, 2024
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Missing out on a generation: Youth unemployment darkens outlook
Business Writer Missing out on a whole generation’s ability to contribute to the economy isn’t a hypothetical future for Zimbabwe; it’s a harsh reality unfolding right now. With a staggering…
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- February 23, 2024
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OK Zim struggles as compliance hurts sales
Business Writer OK Zimbabwe, one of the country’s leading supermarket chains, is facing challenges due to strict adherence to currency regulations, as evidenced by a significant drop in sales volume…
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- February 23, 2024
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Support for climate action up, so why does it feel hopeless?
Farmers revolting against the EU’s climate policies, climate-doubting politicians pushing back against cutting fossil fuels and conspiracy theorists calling for freedom from the “tyranny” of 15-minute cities: backlash against environmental…