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- businessweekly
- November 29, 2019
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Lafarge falls prey to tough times
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited (LACZ) says it recorded a 19 percent decline in volumes for its third quarter to September 2019 as business continue to fall prey to challenging economic environment.
- businessweekly
- November 29, 2019
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Requirements for change of ownership on vehicles
There are exemptions from payment of special excise duty on change of ownership. Special excise duty is not payable under the following sale, transfer or disposal:
- businessweekly
- November 29, 2019
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‘Focus on industrialisation, free trade will follow’
The African Continental Free Trade Area is a continental agreement which came into force in May 2019. It covers trade in goods and services, investment, intellectual property rights and competition policy. Of the 55 African Union member states, only Eritrea has yet to sign it.
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- November 29, 2019
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Artificial intelligence: Game changer or just hype?
Unless you have just woken up from a coma, you have no doubt been bombarded by the hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI). The importance of AI was formally acknowledged at World Economic Forum in Davos in 2016, which was held under the theme of the “fourth industrial revolution”. The founder of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab set out three characteristics about the ongoing transformation that marks it out as a new phase rather than a prolongation of the current digital revolution — velocity, scope, and systems impact.
- businessweekly
- November 29, 2019
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Did you know? Bindura Nickel’s history
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed major nickel mining concern, Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC), has a long history almost linked with the very history of nickel mining in Zimbabwe.
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- November 29, 2019
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UK rare-earth firm buys 10 mining claims
It’s a group of minerals used in everything from LCD TVs to batteries and defence technology, but rare earth elements (REE) have barely had a mention in any talks about Zimbabwe’s mineral potential.
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- November 29, 2019
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Basera lands top post
President Mnangagwa appointed Dr John Basera, a renowned agronomist in the private sector as the new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement a fortnight ago.
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- November 29, 2019
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African agriculture in crisis
Kenya this week received a donation of 30 000 bags of rice from China, part of 11 000 tonnes pledged by Beijing in June, to help people affected by drought.
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- November 29, 2019
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Agribusiness: Africa’s new investment frontier
In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: there is a new wave of home-brewed brands that are fast becoming household names. Products like Dangote rice from Nigeria, Akabanga pepper oil from Rwanda and Tomoca coffee from Ethiopia attest to the gradual but persistent evolution towards greater agro-processing and value addition in the domestic agriculture sector.
- businessweekly
- November 28, 2019
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Harvesting prosperity through innovation, technology in agric
The history of early human advancement is the history of harvesting prosperity from agricultural innovation. In Harvesting Prosperity: Technology and Productivity Growth in Agriculture, we argue that this focus on raising agricultural productivity remains as urgent today as ever. Some stylised facts: