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M Neelika Jayawardane Correspondent Whenever “Africa” is in the headline of mainstream US and European media sources, especially those that are highly regarded, I wince. I know the storyline is going to be suffused by disappointment and resignation about Africa failing, once again. While the rest of the world and its modern
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ZIMBABWE’S financial services sector should invest more in technology, innovation, research and development in order to make banking attractive and exciting
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Lovemore Chikova China-Africa Focus— China has struck the right chord by identifying agriculture and infrastructure investment as priorities in its dealings with African countries, and Zimbabwe in particular.
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Victoria Ruzvidzo Business Focus — The state of the roads in Harare and Zimbabwe in general has ceased to be funny. It is no longer an issue of social media jokes but one that is real, requiring urgent attention.
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Charles Dhewa Review Correspondent — To the extent that practice without theory is like a runaway horse, the Zimbabwean economy requires an integrated theoretical base. An inadequate theory of socio-economic change and progress reinforces a mismatch between expectations and the actual capacity of our people to implement socio-economic
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Delta Milayo Ndou #digitaldialogue— We have become accustomed to death notifications being made via social media, and often times, because death is never expected, people rush to the profile of the deceased to leave messages expressing shock, pain and passing condolences in an outpouring of public grief.
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Winnie Byanyima Correspondent— In 2015, the 62 richest people in the world held as much wealth as the 3,6 billion poorest and most vulnerable. In 2016, a mere eight people did, and they were all men.
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Dr Sacrifice Chirisa Mental Health Matters— Most if not all people have felt sad or depressed at times in their lives. Feeling depressed can be a normal reaction to loss, life’s struggles or an injured self-esteem.
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Henning Melber Correspondent— After Congolese independence in June 1960, Moïse Tshombe declared, with Belgian support, the secession of Katanga. At the request of President Kasavubu and Prime Minister Lumumba, the UN Security Council mandated Hammarskjöld to intervene. But the Cold War constellation turned this into a mission impossible.
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Izabella Kaminska Correspondent— A long time ago, in a republic far away, a civil war broke out igniting a fake news crisis. It started when Julius Caesar appointed himself dictator for life in 44BC, a move that unnerved traditionalist republican factions which considered it an attack on Roman liberty. Led by Brutus and calling themselves “the […]
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In yesterday’s issue of The Herald we carried a story in which veterans of the country’s liberation struggle spoke a lot of sense. Addressing journalists in Harare on Monday, Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association spokesperson Mr Douglas Mahiya said some senior Government officials were focusing on trivia at the expense of service delivery.
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My Turn With Tichaona Zindoga— THERE is a big, stinking scandal that has just hit the opposition “civil society” circles. It concerns one Linda Masarira, a controversial anti-Government activist who a few days ago claimed to have been beaten up by six men whom she insinuated to be members of State security.
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Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday—- In colonial days, they called this river Sabi. But its real name is Save. During the past few days, Save has been very quiet. When she is like this, you must not go near her because she is in floods and cannot breathe. She appears calm as water flows slowly downstream. […]
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Leroy Dzenga and Talent Gore Features Writers — Time and again, a craze emerges within Zimbabwe, summoning notoriety and igniting the curiosity of many. In Hatcliffe Extension, about 20 kilometres northeast of Harare, alluvial gold panners, desperate for the mineral, have invaded a sewer stream to sift through the soils from a nearby gold field.
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Christopher Farai Charamba Review Writer — It was Malcolm X who said, “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
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