CZI pushes for emphasis on value chains
Livingstone Marufu Lobby group the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries believes Government and the private sector have to focus on value chains, where emphasis is given to every business in the…
The circus has left town
The Sharp Shooter Vukani Madoda The temptation to talk about the delusional Japanese researcher Ken Yamamoto was very high for this week’s piece. Yamamoto (yawn fire as the Shona would…
SA economy regains top spot
SOUTH Africa’s economy regained the position of Africa’s largest economy in dollar terms more than two years after losing it to Nigeria as the value of the nations’ currencies moved…
China pours US$46 billion into Africa’s economy
Beijing’s co-operation with Africa has been dominated by commercial deals instead of aid in the past, with $46 billion in direct Chinese investment and commercial loans having been signed since…
Phelps calls it day at Rio
From Great Britain’s most decorated Olympian to the most decorated of them all, even the greats sometimes fall short. No sooner had Sir Bradley Wiggins racked up his eighth Olympic medal…
How Nike is losing in Rio
NIKE has top billing among sports brands at the Rio Olympics, but a week into the games, its stock is losing to Adidas and Under Armour. The quadrennial global sports event…
Tanzania taps into bamboo tech
Tanzania’s National Housing and Building Research Agency (NHBRA) is conducting research on the possibility of using bamboo poles for the manufacture of doors, window and roofing materials. The agency is also…
Resistant infections plague the globe
Shamiso Yikoniko THE world is in the midst of an emerging antimicrobial resistance crisis (AMR) which is threatening the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused…
Time for the revolution to regroup
Lovemore Ranga Mataire Spurred by its good showing in South Africa’s recent municipal elections, the Democratic Alliance has threatened to replace the ruling African National Congress as the governing party…
Mhako gets the dance plot right
Takudzwa Chihambakwe SACRIFICE, blood and sweat. That is the story of Jibilika Dance Trust projects director Plot Mhako. Forget that dance is supposed to be about having fun; for Mhako it…

