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Christopher Charamba Review Correspondent — The introduction of bond notes this week has begun the process of alleviating the cash crisis in Zimbabwe. Forget the rumour mongers and the naysayers, the general public has been receptive to the bond notes which are being accepted by retailers and vendors alike.
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Obi Egbuna Jr Simunye— When so-called African Americans feel one is either peddling falsehoods or genuinely misinformed about a particular subject matter being discussed, they politely will say you better ask somebody.
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Peter Biar Ajak Correspondent— We write this piece with a great sense of urgency. South Sudan sits on the brink of a catastrophic collapse that may lead to “ethnic cleansing” or even “genocide”.
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Government and the private sector should draw valuable lessons from the listing of Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited (OMZIL) empowerment shares on the Financial Securities (FINSEC) Alternative Trading Platform (ATP) set for today.
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Sydney Kawadza Senior Features Writer — The El-Nino-induced drought has left a trail of destruction with cattle farmers bearing the brunt of arguably the worst dry spell in decades.
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Charles Dhewa Review Correspondent — While climate change-induced erratic rainfall patterns are making the production of most famous crops difficult, small grains such as sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet are quietly becoming part of mainstream food systems in Zimbabwe.
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Hildegarde The Arena— WHEN news of the passing on of El Commandante Fidel Castro Ruz on Friday, November 25 was confirmed, there was a deep sense of emptiness, followed by gratitude and admiration for what Fidel stood for on the world stage in the 20th Century to date.
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Victoria Ruzvidzo Business Focus — The last few weeks have witnessed important developments in the economy which portend positive growth in 2017 if we build on them.
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Delta Milayo Ndou #digitaldialogue— Pictures of what we now know to be a People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) vault and its contents went viral on social media on Sunday ahead of the release of bond notes onto the market, much to the titillation of social media commentators who described the act as “revolutionary”.
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Rebecca Gould Correspondent— “People pay for what they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead.” These words, from James Baldwin’s “No Name in the Street” (1972), his book-length essay about race in America, were quoted as the epigraph to Dorothy
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Keith Gottschalk Correspondent— South Africa’s African National Congress’ National Executive Committee (NEC), the body that runs the party between its five-yearly conferences, has considered a motion to force President Jacob Zuma to step down.
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Sifelani Tsiko Syndication Writer— Zimbabweans need to change their attitudes towards donkeys and embrace the protection and care of the working animals, which have been at the centre of rural economic growth and development for decades, veterinary experts say.
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Tafara Shumba Correspondent— As there might be some people who are gleefully celebrating the death of the former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, for Zimbabwe and the rest of the African continent, the man’s immense contribution to their liberation, education and the medical fields, among others, will not be easy to forget for a very long time […]
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Lovemore Chikova in WENCHUAN, China— At exactly 14:08:01 on May 12, 2008, an earthquake of 8.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Wenchuan county in Sichuan, one of China’s south-western provinces.
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Buhle Nkomo — Rains are sometimes accompanied by hailstorm and lightning and these are major concerns for tobacco farmers as they can be very destructive.
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