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The strange similarities between Baba Jukwa and Jonathan Moyo
In the run-up to the 2013 elections, I wrote two articles about Baba Jukwa. In the first one I argued that I did not buy the story that Baba Jukwa…
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Africa billionaires now down to 21
The number of billionaires in Africa has dropped from 23 in 2015 to 21 and their networth has also dropped from $79.8 billion to $70 billion, according to Forbes magazine.…
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Where to place your investment bets in 2017
According to the central bank governor John Mangudya, the bond notes will remain in use until the government announces a replacement local currency for the Zimbabwe dollar, which was demonetised…
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Xi Jinping tells Mugabe that China is willing to expand cooperation with Zimbabwe
Mugabe and Xi today Chinese President Xi Jinping today told Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe that Beijing is willing to encourage capable companies to invest in Zimbabwe and expand mutually beneficial…
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Why Zimbabwe’s use of elephants to pay off old debt to China is problematic
A bizarre story has recently come out of Zimbabwe. Grace Mugabe, the politically powerful wife of the ageing president Robert Mugabe, has come up with a plan to settle a…
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US magazine names Zimbabwe among seven ultimate adventure spots for 2017
A United States luxury lifestyle magazine which placed Zimbabwe at number four out of the 21 safari destinations in the world for 2017 it selected has placed the Southern African…
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How to buy a house for less than half its price
I was shocked when I read a story the other day that more than 2 000 Zimbabweans had just lost their houses after they were auctioned because banks wanted to…
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Grace Mugabe’s $1.3million ring saga exposes her darker side
A $1.3 million ring deal that went sour could wreck First Lady Grace Mugabe’s political ambitions as it is increasingly exposing how extravagant and arrogant she has become, making one…
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Zimbabwe among the top 21 safari destinations in the world in 2017
Forget the succession squabbles in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, the endless coalition talks among the opposition, or fears that the introduction of bond notes will rekindle hyperinflation- Zimbabwe…
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Will Grace Mugabe be Zimbabwe’s next president or will she hop on the first plane to Dubai when her husband dies?
This is the question that the New York Times asks in today’s edition. The paper says Grace Mugabe, known mostly for her lavish overseas shopping trips until she entered politics…