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- SundayMail
- May 24, 2020
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Africa soldiers on
The continent commemorates Africa Day tomorrow. The day is a celebration of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now African Union) on May 25, 1963. OAU’s initial remit was to fight colonialism and apartheid. It, however, evolved into the AU on July 9, 2002.
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- May 24, 2020
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Not all gloom and doom post Covid-19
THE coronavirus pandemic has affected lifestyles and daily routines, hence needs no introduction anymore.
However, what is not quite apparent is the implication it has on the world economy. Zimbabwe has been equally affected, being part of the global value and supply chains.
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- May 24, 2020
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Why second wave of Covid-19 is already a worry
As authorities the world over consider when to lift economy-crippling movement restrictions aimed at curbing coronavirus infections, the fear on everyone’s minds can be expressed in two words: second wave.
The concern is that, once quelled, the pandemic will resurface with renewed strength, causing a repeat of rising infections, swamped health systems and the necessity of lockdowns.
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- May 24, 2020
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Applying Buffett’s investing advice
When Warren Buffett speaks, investors tend to listen.
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway buys undervalued companies to hold for the long term, and between 1965 and 2016, the company returned an annualised 20,8 percent to its investors, in contrast with the S&P’s 9,7 percent return.
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- May 24, 2020
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Celebrating Africa Day
Africa is a great place to live. There is no place like it. It is not a single country but a continent full of dynamism, colour, diversity and wealth. Africa has plenty for its people and a lot to offer the world.
As we celebrate Africa’s heritage, we have the responsibility to confront its challenges and ills. Africa has a great legacy but a shackled and abused past.
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- May 24, 2020
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EPL confident of June re-start
London. — The Premier League is “as confident as we can be” about England’s top-flight soccer league restarting in June, its chief executive Richard Masters has been quoted as saying.
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- May 24, 2020
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Sports sponsorship tumbles 37pc
Global sports sponsorship rights fees will fall from US$46,1 billion in 2019 to US$28,9 billion (37 percent year-on-year decrease) in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to projections by Two Circles, a global sports marketing agency.
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- May 24, 2020
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Exchange rate haunts tobacco farmers
Farmers have called on Government to urgently address the issue of currency instability as tobacco growers’ earnings are being eroded by inflation.
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- May 24, 2020
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An action-packed isolation moment
I was about to leave after a three-day bingeing spree at my nephew’s house in Budiriro when his neighbour alerted us to the presence of “visitors” at the gate.
On investigating, we saw a young lass sitting between two elderly women, with an old, dirty and torn bag within range.
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- May 24, 2020
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Sneaking through lockdown backdoor
US-based poet, publisher and playwright Thomas Stearns Eliot once said “All our knowledge brings us near to our ignorance, all our ignorance brings us nearer to death, but nearness to death, no nearer to God.”
This seems to be true in light of the goings-on in various communities around the country.