Growing demand for key minerals boon for Africa
Enacy Mapakame Global demand for critical minerals is projected to grow three-fold by 2040, presenting a strategic opportunity for African producers including Zimbabwe to increase output and the development of…
Tsitsipas reaches French Open quarter-finals
PARIS. — Greek ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas lost the opening set but went on to defeat Italian Matteo Arnaldi 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 6-2 in the fourth round of the French…
Brics Bank mulls funding for non-member projects
A multilateral infrastructural projects financier owned by the Brics countries is mulling over funding projects in countries outside the bloc’s 11 members, unlocking additional finance for infrastructure upgrades in African…
Broos explains Mabasa’s absence
JOHANNESBURG. – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has explained why the DStv Premiership’s Golden Boot winner Tshegofatso Mabasa couldn’t crack it into the squad that will face Nigeria and Zimbabwe…
Late matches not healthy: Swiatek, Gauff
PARIS. — Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff stressed the need to start matches earlier at Grand Slams after defending champion Novak Djokovic came through a marathon third-round clash that ended…
Crypto ‘re-staking’ platforms boom as traders chase bigger returns
More than US$18 billion worth of cryptocurrency has moved into a new type of platform that offers investors rewards in exchange for locking up their tokens, in a complex scheme…
World Bank approves US$1,2bn Kenya credit
The World Bank approved US$1,2 billion in funding for Kenya to support the East African nation’s economic growth amid external shocks. The development policy-operation loan, or DPO, will boost foreign-exchange…
The self-defeating myth of ‘overcapacity’
Xin Ping Correspondent As my social media feeds and web browsers are flooded with the word “overcapacity” lately, I cannot stop wondering why this old economic term is suddenly turning…
Ancelotti’s Real stick to script for more European glory
LONDON. — It is a common refrain that the most-decorated coaches are also the luckiest ones and while Carlo Ancelotti might not agree, fate smiled on him again as Real…











