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African countries stand firm on fossil fuels
The African Group of Negotiators is calling for an outcome that allows Africa to exploit its fossil fuels including coal, oil and gas to eradicate poverty while also funding renewable energy projects....Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra to intensify revenue collection
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is intensifying domestic resource mobilisation to guarantee the availability of adequate financial resources required to fund critical Government programmes....Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces huddles before gold league return
ZIMBABWE is still struggling to be readmitted to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), more than 13 years since it was booted out of the world's largest gold and silver wholesale market....Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
RBZ tells banks to shape up or ship out
BANKING sector experts have thrown their weight behind the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s move to tighten screws on operators that fail to comply with new minimum capital requirements, which came in...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Despite OECD tax fixing, Wyoming remains a top choice for incorporation
According to SBA figures, small companies account for 99.9% of all enterprises in the United States and employ 47.1% of all workers. Thousands of new businesses open each year, and many of them strugg...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 22:43hrs | 7 | by Staff Writer
Inside Zimbabwean tycoon Billy Rautenbach's offshore family trust
Records from a massive offshore data leak have provided the most detailed account yet of buccaneering mining and fuel magnate Billy Rautenbach's family empire.It started with a marriage settle...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:40hrs | | by Daily Maverick
Group demands ZSE listings for Fidelity suitors
INVESTORS interested in taking up equity in the central bankrun Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) should agree to list on at least one of the country's stock exchanges in order to enhance transpare...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19: Experts say Zimbabwe return to normalcy in 2024
ZIMBABWE and other developing countries with little or no capacity to buy Covid-19 vaccines might only return to pre-coronavirus normalcy at the end of 2024, experts from the Economists Intelligence U...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Africa's supply chain remains under pressure despite ease of lockdowns
The measures that countries have adopted around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have had an unprecedented effect on trade this year as a result of a unique combination of shocks to both...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 06:33hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
IMF lowers Zimbabwe GDP growth further
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Zimbabwe's economy will contract by 10,4% this year, much higher than its earlier prediction of 7,4%, but expects a rebound next year.It also expects...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Whistle-blowers help bust Covid-19 looters
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is on record calling on all those entrusted with managing resources earmarked for fighting Covid-19 to exercise a high degree of transparency and account...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:27hrs | | by Comm John Makamure
Graft: Whistleblowers need full legal protection
On June 17, 2019, one of the lead stories in The Herald was "President rescues ZESA whistleblowers". The article was in reference to the well-intended intervention by President Mnangagwa on th...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Willard T. Mugadza
40 million Americans live in poverty
America is known for flash. But all that glisters is not gold, according to the latest United Nations report on President Trump's country. From the outside, America is heaven, "God's own country" they...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
African govts fight 'conflict diamonds' resolution
AFRICAN governments led by South Africa are fighting tooth and nail to stop the passing of a resolution by the Kimberly Process to expand the definition of "conflict diamonds", it has been learnt....Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 06:01hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Europe to crack down on 'second passport schemes'
Europe's security is being put at risk by golden passport schemes that have allowed states to sell citizenship or residency to potentially 'dangerous' individuals.This is according to EU justi...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 10:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe economy will stabilise, price shocks are transitory
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said the price shocks that were recently experienced by the market are temporary as the economy adjusts to the new policies, which ...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Education system poised for major overhaul
As the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education our objective is to take Zimbabwean education to the 21st century and there has to be an educational transformation and full implementation of the co...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | | by Prof Paul Mavima
Who is Professor Mthuli Ncube?
PROFESSOR Mthuli NCUBE is a financial, economics, investment, and public policy expert. He has vast experience and worked in the private sector, public sector, academia, and international financial in...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 17:51hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Democracy, elections bad for collective cause
SOMETHING is going wrong with democracy. Something has gone wrong with democracy. It was the most successful political idea of the 21st century, but increasingly democracy is running into trouble, not...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Reason Wafawarova
Zimbabwe ranked lowest on income equality
Southern Africa is one of the regions with unequal incomes in the world, with Zimbabwe ranked among the lowest in the region, a report released by the African Union (AU) and the Organisation for Econo...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 16:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe losing the product counterfeit war
The unchecked growth of counterfeit (fake) products dumped in the Zimbabwean market has reached alarming levels. Although the country's official import bill shows that imports into the country have sl...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:38hrs | 2 | by Victor Bhoroma
Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum
Insufficient financial inclusion, unbanked masses and financial literacy are increasingly attracting investors When she needed to transfer money to a f...Published: 30 May 2017 at 21:28hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Mugabe embodies African fighting spirit
For many Africans at home and abroad, when President Mugabe presented not only Zimbabwe, but all of Mother Africa's case before the United Nations last Thursday concerning Sustainable Development Goal...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 06:50hrs | | by Obi Egbuna Jr Simunye
UN asks BRICS nations to feed starving Zimbabweans
The United Nations on Tuesday appealed to the emerging BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) to join the West in helping Zimbabwe fight hunger after it was hit by drought....Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 09:38hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Financing Africa's development agenda
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will build on the expiring Millennium Development Goals, which were launched in 2000 to end extreme poverty by 2015. What do the SDGs mean for African countrie...Published: 05 Dec 2015 at 08:15hrs | | by Jocelyne Sambira
Africa's trade under a cloud of changing climate
The devastating effects of climate change are already being felt across the planet, including in Africa. The 2011 drought-induced famine in the Horn of Africa affected more than 10 million peopl...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 07:24hrs | | by Richard Munang and Jesica Andrews
Africa wants equal partners
Interview with Maged Abdelaziz, UN secretary-general's special adviser on AfricaIn 2012 the United Nations General Assembly created a mechanism to monito...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 07:11hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Westerners launch fresh bid to block sale of Zimbabwe diamonds
WESTERN countries have launched a fresh bid to block the sale of Zimbabwe diamonds using the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, sources close to the Dubai Diamond industry have co...Published: 09 Apr 2014 at 23:14hrs | 2 | by Staff Report
Illicit Financial Flows from Africa: Track it, stop it, get it
Illicit money outflows are draining Africa's domestic resources, depriving it of crucial investment funds.The figures are staggering: between $1.2 tril...Published: 27 Dec 2013 at 15:59hrs | | by Masimba Tafirenyika
US leads initiative to increase energy in Africa
In five years' time, Africa might see significant improvements in energy, thanks to a US-led initiative called "Power Africa" unveiled by President Barack Obama during a recent three-nation visit to t...Published: 04 Nov 2013 at 15:44hrs | | by Jocelyne Sambira
Africa's agribusiness worth US$1 trillion by 2030
In five years' time, Africa might see significant improvements in energy, thanks to a US-led initiative called "Power Africa" unveiled by President Barack Obama during a recent three-nation visit to t...Published: 04 Nov 2013 at 15:44hrs | | by Aissata Haidara
SA organisations operating in high risk bribery jurisdictions to take caution
THIRD PARTY BRIBERY RISK: SA ORGANISATIONS OPERATING IN HIGH RISK BRIBERY JURISDICTIONS TO TAKE CAUTION WHEN USING THIRD PARTIES The international commu...Published: 02 Oct 2013 at 05:39hrs | | by Roy Gillespie (Senior Manager) and Megan McEvoy (Manager) in Anti-Bribery Compliance at ENSafrica
Youth unemployment in Africa: a ticking time bomb or an opportunity?
Leaders awakening to the need for job-creation programmes Senegalese opposition politicians denounced the country's high unemploy...Published: 17 Jun 2013 at 16:22hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Aid by rich countries to poor nations falls for a second year
Development aid from rich countries to some of the world's poorest fell for a second year in a row in 2012, as big European donor countries hit by years of debt crisis cut their spending.Data ...Published: 03 Apr 2013 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's debt - a compelling case for an audit
The rejection by UK Development Minister Andrew Mitchell of civil society calls to audit Zimbabwe's US$7 billion debt before relief under HIPC is regrettable. Whenever an audit is resisted, it...Published: 25 Jan 2012 at 13:25hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
World economy to trudge on in 2012 despite Europe
Europe faces another year of dismal economic performance in 2012 that will weigh on global growth, but emerging markets and the United States should at least keep the world economy moving in the right...Published: 24 Dec 2011 at 17:05hrs | | by -
Zim's infrastructure is more advanced compared to other developing countries
According to the African Development Bank, the road density network in Zimbabwe is about 0.23km per square km of land area, which is high compared to many developing countries and is comparable to th...Published: 12 Oct 2011 at 06:54hrs | | by Business reporter
Does the UNDP June 2010 Report on Literacy in Zimbabwe reflect the truth on the ground
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) June 2010 Report on Literacy in Zimbabwe: Does it reflect the truth on the ground? ...Published: 18 Aug 2011 at 13:11hrs | | by Akim Zwelibanzi
Why the Constitutional Outreach Programme performed dismally in data collection
Law experts from warring parties concur on their observation Folks, I would like to share my reflections on media comments that were recently attributed...Published: 22 Jul 2011 at 18:06hrs | 1 | by Akim Zwelibanzi
Does EAC need economic pact with EU!
In June last year, the EAC decided wisely to hold off the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.Our negotiators chose to continue the negotiations, as the...Published: 24 Jun 2011 at 05:17hrs | | by Benjamin William Mkapa
Africa Should Embrace New Economic Giants and Boost Social Inclusion
African countries should develop closer cross-border ties in dealing with traditional and emerging partners so they can boost sustainable and inclusive growth, according to the African Economic Outlo...Published: 07 Jun 2011 at 08:36hrs | 1 | by afdb
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