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Christopher Farai Charamba Correspondent Knowledge is power, and for one to acquire knowledge they need information. Thomas Jefferson once said; “information is the currency of democracy.” This is why the…
WTO cuts 2016 global trade growth forecast to 1,7pc
GENEVA. — The World trade Organisation cut its forecast for global trade growth this year by more than a third yesterday, reflecting a slowdown in China and falling levels of…
AfDB calls for Nigeria to incentivise way out of recession
ABUJA. — Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), stressed the need for Nigeria to put in place the right incentives to boost private investment and revive growth.
Batoka project cost down $2bn
Patrick Chitumba Bulawayo Bureau The projected cost of the proposed Batoka Gorge Hydro-electric scheme on the Zambezi River has been revised downwards from $6 billion to $4 billion. The revision comes as…
Welfare figures surge: UNICEF
Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The number of children requiring welfare has increased from 11 000 last year to an estimated 20 000 during the first seven months of this year, according…
Firm in bid to arm twist Govt systems
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter A Nigerian company, Courtville Business Solutions Plc, is reportedly trying to arm twist Government officials in its bid to win an electronic vehicle insurance cover note deal…
Violent ZimPF activists fire gunshots
Herald Reporter Zimbabwe People First activists in Mashonaland Central Province led by former Ambassador and Retired Brigadier-General Agrippa Mutambara, allegedly fired gunshots at zanu-pf youths who were going about their…
West’s hand in demos exposed
Felex Share Senior Reporter Western countries’ hand in aiding and abetting violent demonstrations that rocked the country recently, was exposed yesterday when officials from the implicated embassies turned up for a…
Bench raises red flag on AG’s office • Approach to national issues questioned • We’ll rope in LSZ: Judge
Mashudu Netsianda and Hebert Zharare LAWYERS in the Civil Division of the Attorney-General’s (AG) Office have once again come under fire from the bench in the wake of High Court…
Editorial Comment: Entire cotton industry needs revival
At independence cotton was seen as a major engine for rural development, a cash crop ideally suited for small-scale growers who could produce a very high quality product, once they…