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Mitigating COVID-19’s impact on Africa’s food systems

Atsuko Toda and Martin Fregene We are facing great uncertainty on the African continent. The global spread of COVID-19 and the rising number of coronavirus cases in Africa are fueling anxiety about negative economic growth,...
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Zanu-PF youths gather views on lockdown extension

Cynthia Chitombi Zanu-PF youths are canvassing people’s views on the possible extension of the Covid-19-induced national lockdown through an online survey which has been shared on various social media platforms. The youths asked people to respond...
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Buyanga alleges victimisation by Zim Government

Staff Writer Business mogul Frank Buyanga Sadiqi who is currently embroiled in a legal battle with the mother of his five-year-old child, has alleged that he is a victim of corruption from various Government departments. This...

RBZ completes blocked funds validation

HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has announced that it has completed the validation of foreign exchange applications submitted under the blocked funds framework. The framework was announced in the monetary policy statement in...

Zimnat launches inflation-proof funeral cover

HARARE - Zimnat Life Assurance has launched an inflation-proof funeral policy, the first of its kind in Zimbabwe, which provides for regular review of covers and premiums in order to hedge against inflation and...

Artisanal, illegal mining hotspots defy lockdown

Farai Mabeza Miners at two of the most crowded artisanal and illegal mining hotspots in the country, Marange diamond fields and Wanderer Gold Mine in Shurugwi, have defied the nationwide lockdown ordered by President Emmerson...
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Govt slows down on capital expenditure as it posts surplus in F19

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro HARARE – Government’s expenditure for 12 months ending 31 December 2019 exceeded actual budget of Z$4.93b by 28.01% against Treasury’s Transitional Stabilization Programme objectives. Expenditure shot to Z$22.53 billion although the government’s economic...
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Covid-19 further dents any hopes of global economic growth in 2020

HARARE – The 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic has dented any hopes of growth in 2020 with the International Monetary Fund also forecasting a gloomy global picture for the year. The Covid-19 pandemic is threatening...
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Africa cannot go back to ‘business as usual’ when COVID-19 pandemic is over

By Babatunde Omilola Like every other pandemic that the world has experienced in the past, coronavirus will eventually come to an end. It will be defeated, and life return to normal. But it will teach...
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14th Covid-19 case confirmed 

Munyaradzi Doma The Ministry of Health and Child Care has recorded its 14th confirmed case of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic on Saturday 11 April. In a statement, the ministry revealed that the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory...