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Tom Jackson Correspondent— According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), as far back as 2011 there were already 313 million people — or 34 percent of the continent’s total population — that could be referred to as middle class. Yet at the same time, other parties see it differently.
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Petros Zivengwa Features — CorrespondentIn 2012, 40-year-old Pedzi Zimbodza was looking for a business venture to invest in, a decision which took some well thought out deliberations to reach. Settling for agriculture was a leap of faith, but the dividends so far have justified his choice.
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Lovemore Chikova News Editor— The 22nd United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly to be held in China in September this year is expected to present a defining moment for African tourism.
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Enacy Mapakame Bulls&Bears — IN 2012, Bulls and Bears took a long “break”. The column finally makes a return this first week of 2017, where market indicators have swung up and down in the first two sessions of the year.
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Dr Gift Mugano — Let me start by thanking the Almighty for taking us into 2017, giving us another year to worship him and save our great country – Zimbabwe! Wish you a happy and prosperous year Team Zimbabwe!
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John Wight Correspondent— The crisis engulfing Venezuela appears to have reached the point of no return. Inflation is heading for 1000 percent while shortages of food and other essentials are now widespread.
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THE rains are upon us. They have brought joy for residents. It means a rise in water levels at sources that supply Harare like Lake Chivero. The water levels at Lake Chivero had significantly dwindled. This forced council to announce a tight water rationing schedule.
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Phillip L Clay Correspondent — Around the world, nations are seeking to build their national economic capacities through the development and application of knowledge. They believe that knowledge empowers young people to engage in economic development where processes are created, services rendered, products manufactured, and where
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Sanderson Abel — Budgeting is often associated with deprivation and cutting back. However, creating and maintaining a budget doesn’t have to be a painful process. It is important to appreciate that the concept of budgeting is solely meant as means to concisely creating a better environment for yourself using your resources.
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Olga Panagiotopoulou Correspondent — Women across the world understand the pain that comes with wearing a new pair of high heels. Any person who spends all day standing at work will also know how taxing it can be on the feet if you’re wearing the wrong shoes. So stop for a moment to consider how elephants […]
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Martin Plaut Correspondent— Margaret Thatcher wooed the South African government with promises of a “Marshall Plan for southern Africa” and helped “save” the independence of Namibia, according to newly released papers. The events they cover provide an insight into a March 1989 visit to Britain by the South African foreign minister, Pik Botha.
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Khadija Sharife Correspondent— In the 18th century, as the legend goes, Russian nobleman Grigory Potemkin ordered the construction of makeshift façades across newly conquered Crimea to impress the visiting Catherine the Great and prevent her from accurately assessing the region’s wealth.
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Sifelani Tsiko Syndication Writer— A major controversy has arisen over the latest racist incident in which two South African white men forced a black man into a coffin and threatening to set him on fire.
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Sydney Kawadza Senior Features Writer— The rains Zimbabwe and the rest of southern Africa is receiving have brought huge excitement among farmers with many predicting a bumper crop harvest in the 2016-17 season.
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Clare Spencer Correspondent— An electricity grid for the whole village Problem: A total of 1,3 billion people worldwide currently don’t have electricity, according to Yale Environment 360. Getting people in rural areas on to the national grid is proving too difficult and traditional solar panels generate meagre amounts of energy.
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