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- July 12, 2019
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Old Mutual flexes for smallholder farmers
Tawanda Musarurwa HARARE – Insurance giant Old Mutual Zimbabwe says it is in the process of re-designing agricultural insurance products to cater for smallholder agriculture. Zimbabwe is still largely an…
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- July 12, 2019
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How digital technologies can help Africa’s smallholder farmers
Abdul-Rahim Abdulai & Evan Fraser Digitisation could change the game for agriculture in Africa. That’s a key message in a report recently released by an international institution that enhances smallholder…
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- July 12, 2019
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China considers limited support for petrol-electric hybrids in boon for Toyota, Honda
BEIJING – China is considering re-classifying petrol-electric hybrid vehicles so they get more favorable treatment than all-petrol or diesel counterparts under clean car rules, making it easier for automakers to…
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- July 12, 2019
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South Africa’s Eskom new funding bill expected July 23
CAPE TOWN – South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni aims to table a bill in parliament on July 23 to give struggling state power firm Eskom more money for the…
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- July 12, 2019
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Govt to revive master farmer training programme
Elita Chikwati & Lynn Munjanja HARARE – Government is set to re-introduce master farmer training programme to boost productivity at farms and ensure national food security. Farmers will also be…
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- July 12, 2019
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Zim records drop in mobile phone users in Q1, 2019 – Potraz
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s mobile penetration rate dropped 9.8 percentage points in the first quarter of 2019 to 83.3 percent compared to the fourth quarter in 2018 as a result of…
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- July 12, 2019
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‘Dollarisation failed to create jobs’
Golden Sibanda While Zimbabwe registered remarkable economic growth during the multi-currency era, the period dismally failed to generate significant formal jobs, research findings 5released by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe…
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- July 12, 2019
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Govt to expunge legacy debts through Brady Bonds
Tawanda Musarurwa Treasury will use Brady Bonds to expunge US$1,2 billion worth of external private sector legacy debts as Government moves to restore and increase investor confidence in the country,…
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- July 12, 2019
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Treasury Bills for price discovery: Guvamatanga
Kudzanai Sharara The $80 million Treasury Bills issued out by Government this week are only for price discovery purposes and not for funding expenditure, according to Secretary for Finance and…
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- July 12, 2019
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Banks ditch Paynet, test own system
Golden Sibanda RELATIONS between banks and bulk electronic payments service provider, Paynet Zimbabwe, may have irretrievably broken amid revelations that the banks are on the verge of testing an alternative…