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- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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PRAZ to tighten screws on procurement graft
The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) says it will soon introduce monitoring and evaluation regulations to enhance its supervisory role.
According to PRAZ, the move is in line with the Public Procurement and Disposal Act mandate to promote transparency in the public procurement system.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Time for youth to export!
ZimTrade — the national trade development and promotion organisation —recently launched a youth incubation programme that is expected to increase participation of young people in growing Zimbabwe’s exports.
This programme, themed “Eagle’s Nest”, is grounded on the understanding that the youth are the custodians of our future trade.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Malawi legalises cannabis for medical use
ON February 27, 2020, the Malawian parliament passed a Bill into law that legalised the cultivation of cannabis in the country for medical and industrial use.
This means that cannabis — also called marijuana — could be legally cultivated for the production of medicines and hemp fibres for industry.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
- 65 views
Oil prices nosedive over coronavirus concerns
OIL prices plummeted on Friday after major producers failed to reach an agreement to reduce production, as concerns about coronavirus’ impact on the economy spread across the globe.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Afghanistan bloodshed continues despite truce
Two gunmen opened fire on a crowded event in Kabul attended by the opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah on Friday, and officials said at least 32 civilians were killed and dozens wounded.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Lock and team unlock brighter Davis Cup prospects
Ben Lock hailed the “special team effort” that was on display, as Zimbabwe beat Syria 3-1 in a Davis Cup World Group II play-off at Harare Sports Club yesterday.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Gender-based dynamics of leadership
Last week’s instalment shone the spotlight on the double-bind that many women leaders find themselves in, whereupon if they exhibit some leadership qualities which are considered leader-like in a male kind of way, they risk being disliked for it; and if, on the other hand, they exhibit what are considered typically feministic characteristics, they are considered not leader-like.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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PSL’s Friday the 13th
ALMOST everything seems to be in limbo and the Premier Soccer League is literally in a fix.
The 2020 Premier Soccer League fixtures list cannot be released because the identity of the clubs that will participate this season is still not clear.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
- 71 views
White ex-farmers get compensation
Government has paid over $35 million to about 650 white former commercial farmers whose land was repossessed under the Land Reform Programme.
Over 900 white ex-farmers have applied for compensation under the Interim Relief Programme, which was established to facilitate payments, to mostly aged farmers, for developments they had done on the farms.
- SundayMail
- March 8, 2020
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Tertiary fees payments on record high
Universities have recorded a massive improvement in the number of students who paid their tuition fees on time despite a sharp increase in the amounts, it has been learnt.
The development comes at a time Government, through the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, set university fees between $3 500 and $5 000 per semester depending on the programme.