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- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Reliving the Tsimbas’ legacy
HE holds the distinction of being one of the three blacks ever inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
The other two — Richard Tsimba, Zimbabwe’s first black player at the World Cup, and former South African president Nelson Mandela — are both late and so in a way, it is a singular distinction of sorts.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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TIMB projects 20pc fall in tobacco output
Zimbabwe is this year projecting to register a “slight” decline in tobacco output due to the late onset of the rainy season and a drought spell experienced in December.
Tobacco, which employees more than 60 percent of the agricultural workforce, earns the country about US$1 billion annually.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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COVID-19 exposes over-reliance on China
Population estimates from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs tell us that the world’s 15 fastest-growing cities are all in Africa. This is because Africa has the youngest population of any continent, with some 75 percent of our people aged under 35. It’s a massive and very attractive market.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Bulawayo pair excel as NRZ train drivers
Weighing a massive 65 000 kilogrammes, measuring three metres in width and a length of about three light vehicles, the DE10 diesel-powered locomotive is a beast of steel.
Its doors, opening at nearly two metres above ground, would give a seasoned mountain climber a torrid time.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Tips for financially preparing for unexpected events
While not all unexpected events are negative, generally, the big ones that affect your financial future tend to have negative surprises. This possibility of unexpected financial hardship means you may need to change the way you think about and handle your money. A little planning (and saving) now will make those emergencies and unexpected events much easier to handle when they come your way.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Underwater iron lady
IT is generally believed that women prefer less strenuous tasks at work because they are considered to be relatively weaker than their male counterparts.
This misconception has created a platform for gender segregation at workplaces, especially from male chauvinists.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Criminals target solar panels at clinics
WELL-ORCHESTRATED syndicates stealing solar panels installed at Beitbridge’s rural hospitals and clinics to help cushion the health facilities against load-shedding have become a menace, compromising service provision.
The criminals are also targeting other key solar infrastructure in villages, raising the need for communities, traditional leaders and the police to collaborate in fighting crime.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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New era for girls: Taking stock of 25 years of progress
As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, we must turn our attention to the 1,1 billion girls under the age of 18 living in various parts of the world.
They are our daughters, sisters, nieces, cousins, school and teammates, neighbours and friends.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Banda bounces back
GIFT BANDA has sensationally bounced back into the ZIFA board after the association’s disciplinary committee acquitted him of charges that led to his suspension by the domestic soccer body in January last year.
Banda’s case has been dragging since the ZIFA board meeting of January 16 2019, which resolved to suspend him from all football activities.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Making sense of Nkrumah’s pan-African ideas
When the flag of the newly independent Ghana was raised against the night sky of Accra 63 years ago, the whole world was looking on.
It was the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to gain its independence from colonial rule. Other Africans watched with trepidation given that so much hung on its success.