Riots cost Kenya stock market US$264 million

Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), as reported by the Kenyan newspaper, The Star, suffered a Sh34 billion US$263,7m) loss in paper wealth between June and September as the country dealt with the aftermath of the anti-bill protest.

Alternative investments options

Dr Keen Mhlanga Alternative investments are increasingly capturing the attention of investors seeking to diversify their portfolios and enhance returns beyond traditional asset classes such as stocks and bonds. In…

Gold hits fresh record high

Gold reached a record in early Asian trading on Wednesday, as traders digested the latest US economic data and weighed potential market disruption ahead of the looming presidential election. Bullion…

Kwekwe doctors’ residence project stalls

Michael Magoronga, [email protected] LACK of funding has stalled the construction of the doctor’s residence at Kwekwe General Hospital four years after the structure was destroyed by fire. Fourteen families, including…

Parly Committee to visit proposed site for cement plant

Conrad Mupesa-Mashonaland West Bureau THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture Mechanisation and Irrigation is set to visit the site where WHI-Zim Construction Material Investments will establish a US$1 billion…

‘Western democracy not working for us’

LAGOS. – Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged his country to consider adopting a government system based on African cultural principles, claiming that Western democracy has failed. The ex-president…

BABA HARARE FINDS KING DAVID’S PARADISE

. . . Musician says he was living in HELL Arron Nyamayaro BABA Harare, the musician who now calls himself King David, says he used to live in hell but…

Zimbabwe-China trade hits US$3billion

Wallace Ruzvidzo, Harare Bureau TRADE between Zimbabwe and China reached a staggering US$3 billion during the first nine months of the year, representing a year-on-year increase of 25,6 percent. During the…

Young Turks’ ascendancy: Demand or good strategy?

Trust Khosa Do we still have arts promoters investing in veteran and yesteryear musicians’ live performances on home soil? Why has their following dwindled? Are they struggling to attract big…

Doctor jailed over Rwandan genocide

PARIS. – A court in Paris has sentenced a former Rwandan doctor to 27 years in jail for crimes committed during the 1994 genocide, during which several thousands of people…

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