Data ethics is more than just what we do with data, it’s also about who’s doing it

By James Arvanitakis, Andrew Francis & Oliver Obst If the recent Cambridge Analytica data scandal has taught us anything, it’s that the ethical cultures of our largest tech firms need…

Bears prowl world markets, maul Chinese stocks as trade tensions simmer

LONDON – A 2 percent slide in Chinese equities on Wednesday and a fresh weakening in the yuan highlighted mounting stress on the world’s number two economy from trade tensions with the…

Rand feels squeeze amid poor sentiment towards emerging markets

The rand lost more ground in mid-morning trade on Wednesday, suggesting an element of foreign selling of local assets.

General Beltings’ revenue up 23pc

Enacy Mapakame HARARE – The country’s leading manufacturer of conveyor belts – General Beltings Holdings’ revenue for the five months to May 2018 grew 23 percent on increased volumes across…

Zim subsidiary drives Omnia Holdings

Musarurwa— HARARE – Increased revenues for Omnia Fertilizer Zimbabwe in the year to March 31, 2018 helped boost the South African-headquartered group’s profitability.

Zim firms eye $3m deals after DRC Expo

BH24 Correspondent HARARE – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Mining Week kick-started negotiations for nearly $3 million worth of business deals for Zimbabwean mining and mining inputs companies.

Domestic sugar sales jump 11pc to 334k tons

Enacy Mapakame HARARE – Sugar industry sales on the domestic market increased 11 percent to 334 000 tons in the year to 31 March 2018 from 301 000 tons in…

Old Mutual Zim relists on ZSE

Tawanda Musarurwa HARARE – Old Mutual Zimbabwe is being listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) as a part of a broader group strategy to focus its business in Africa.

It’s time to lift the ideological haze in debates about Africa’s middle class By Henning Melber

The middle classes in the Global South gained growing attention since the turn of the century, mainly through their rapid ascendancy in the Asian emerging economies. A side effect of…

Dollar holds near 1-week lows as trade war concerns rise

LONDON – The dollar held near a one-week low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as investors retreated to the sidelines while concerns grew about an intensifying conflict between the United…

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