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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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Zanu-PF at the weekend won the Chimanimani West by-election as Cde Nokuthula Matsikenyere beat three other contenders for the seat previously held by expelled Zanu-PF member Munacho Mutezo.
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My Turn with Tichaona Zindoga— The job of John Panonetsa Mangudya as Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor begins now. Or, let’s say it began 72 hours ago with the introduction of bond notes onto the market.
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Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday— When Fidel Castro died last week, my cousin Reuben wiped his misty eyes. I think he was crying. But I am not sure. Then he called our cousin Sam, the one who is married to Lita, a Cuban woman and said, “Hey Bro, the old revolutionary has left us.”
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Christopher Charamba Review Correspondent — Education is an important tool for the development of a nation. A quality education system will in turn produce an educated population which can contribute towards building a better society.
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Clive Kronenberg Review Correspondent — Cuba takes education very seriously. It became a top priority after Fidel Castro became prime minister in 1959 and this helped the country shake its mantle as the most unequal of the Hispanic Caribbean territories during both the colonial and post-colonial early 20th century periods.
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Chris Gilbert Correspondent— Fidel Castro, who died on Friday night, is a little bit like the film “Casablanca” or the “Eiffel Tower”. These are things that, as Roland Barthes explained, figure so centrally in our imagination that one can barely say anything about them.
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