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- June 13, 2018
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Africa takes steps to earn its stripes in using evidence to inform policy
By Ruth Stewart Rigorous, reliable evidence should be used when making decisions for any society. That’s because the use of evidence helps decision makers to maximise limited resources such as…
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- June 13, 2018
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SA: BAT sales volumes stay ahead of slumping cigarette market
A first-half pre-close trading update from British American Tobacco (BAT) indicates that its volumes continue to outperform the declining cigarette market. On Tuesday, BAT predicted that full-year global tobacco industry…
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- June 13, 2018
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ZCFU sees upturn in maize output
HARARE – Farmers have reviewed maize output to 900 000 tonnes from the projected 850 000 metric tonnes this year due to improved rains on the later stages of the season. Government…
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- June 13, 2018
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Bourse extends gains
HARARE – The local bourse’s All Share index added 0.36 points to close at 118.69 as Old Mutual gained $0.3866 to close at $6.4786, while RioZim was up $0.0500 to…
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- June 13, 2018
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Prolight Harare-Lusaka tickets go live
HARARE – Tickets for Proflight Zambia’s new route between Harare and Lusaka are now on sale, ahead of the launch of the service on July 9, 2018. The airline will fly…
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- June 13, 2018
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‘Infrastructure deficits scaring investors’
HARARE – Key infrastructure deficits in the country’s city centres have deterred investment from coming into the Central Business Districts (CBD) as investors shy away from the “decay”, experts have…
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- June 13, 2018
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Zesa requires $35m for thermal power stations
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) requires over $35 million for machine overhaul in its thermal power stations to improve output and efficiency. This comes after the country…
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- June 12, 2018
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Zimbabwe Special Economic Zones Authority appoints CEO
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Special Economic Zones Authority (ZimSEZA) has appointed its first chief executive officer, Mr Edwin Kondo. Said ZimSEZA chairman Dr Gideon Gono on the development: Following the…
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- June 12, 2018
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Govt targets 225 000 tonnes of wheat output
Zimbabwe’s winter wheat output is expected to beat the 200 000 metric tonne mark despite a 31 percent slump in hectarage, to reach 225 000 toones, a top Government official…
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- June 12, 2018
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Zim to continue refining investment climate: ED
HARARE – The Zimbabwe government will continue reforming the investment climate by putting in place investor friendly policies as efforts to attract foreign direct investment intensify, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on…