January 17, 2021
US President-elect Joe Biden has blasted the “insurrection” of pro-Trump supporters who stormed the US Congress in a riot that saw a woman shot dead.…
IT took two Andreas and an Antonio to start a Juventus dynasty. It might take just one Andrea to end it.…
THE potential damage to business and the recovering economy of the second hard national coronavirus lockdown could be “immense”, especially if this were to be extended, experts have warned. (more…)
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WHILE the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company’s (ZETDC) decision to allow payment of bills in US dollars could improve its liquidity, it undermines the government’s efforts to promote the country’s domestic currency, analysts have said. (more…)
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IN addition to Saturday's lockdown announcement, the year has started on a sad note with an increase in fuel prices, which will certainly undermine government efforts to turn around the economy. (more…)
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THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has demanded the scrapping of punitive taxes on business, as opposed to offering a stimulus package, saying it was evident that the government had no funds to bail out ailing companies. (more…)
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THE World Bank says Zimbabwe must urgently address its longstanding land tenure challenges to attract investment into the country’s agriculture sector. (more…)
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UNCERTAINTY once again clouds the tourism sector as the renewed Covid-19 threat, characterised by a new variant strain of the disease, has resulted in the return of strict travel restrictions locally and internationally. (more…)
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LACK of skilled investigators and slow turnaround time of corruption cases in the courts has reversed the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc)’s efforts to curb graft, despite registering fairly positive developments in the past year, anti-corruption experts have said. (more…)
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