Dealmaking expected to increase in sub-Saharan Africa

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa has been slower in the past year due to factors such as unreliable electricity supply, geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain…

How Zimbabwe U20s overan Chipu in junior African rugby

Zimbabwe’s Junior Sables have become the crème de la crème of junior rugby in Africa, which has naturally made their 15s side a recon to be forced with as a…

Loan reduction, default risk fears as high interest rates bite: POSB

Business Writer People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB), says high interest rates have seen a reduction in credit facilities uptake and high default rates from the bank’s clientele. Towards the end…

Ever wondered why you feel tipsier when drinking on a plane?

Ever wonder why you feel most tipsy while drinking on a plane? For most frequent flyers, having a drink or three on a plane seems to be the remedy for…

New GR Corolla excites with purist thrills and poise

It’s cute, it’s sassy and it’s fast. Very fast! Anyone left thinking the Toyota Corolla is a mild-mannered, perhaps even, vanilla, family hatch needs to rethink that with it joining…

Power generation an Achilles heel on future economic growth

Economy Uncensored with Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Yesterday President Mnangagwa officially commissioned the Hwange 7 and 8 Units, which have brought a combined 600MW onto the grid, but the country is still…

Buffett buying treasuries regardless of US downgrade by Fitch

It’s business-as-usual for Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway after Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of the US. “Berkshire bought US$10 billion in US Treasuries last Monday. We bought US$10 billion in Treasuries this…

Reviving print advertising: How creativity is still alive, kicking

Leslie Mupeti Needles in haystacks. Twitter’s blue bird. Species going extinct before our eyes. These powerful images showcase that print advertising still offers ample space for creativity in today’s fragmented…

Putting family at centre of poverty eradication efforts will yield better results

Criselda Kananda Although social grants and the provision of housing and services to townships have reduced levels of income poverty, the rising inequality cannot be stalled and has been further…

US fiscal metrics, governance spurred credit-rating cut: Fitch

Weakening US fiscal metrics and governance, highlighted by political wrangling over the debt ceiling, were at the heart of the decision by Fitch Ratings to downgrade the nation’s credit on…

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