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Zim: Local brands back for Christmas

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:39:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's traditional brands, which had been wiped out by a now-receding decade-old economic crisis, have bounced back and are competing for space in supermarket shelves overflowing with choice imports.
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AfriForum assists SA farmers in Zim

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:18:00 +0200

PRETORIA: AfriForum plans to assist a group of South African farmers with land in Zimbabwe this week to prevent a discriminatory investment agreement between the governments of South Africa and Zimbabwe, which is to be signed in Harare on Friday, 27 November 2009.
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Zimbabwe Human Capital website launched

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:26:00 +0200

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has launched an advertising platform targeting Zimbabweans in the Diaspora for jobs and investments back home.
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Tsvangirai launches Public Broadcasting Report

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:51:00 +0200

HARARE: Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AFRIMAP), Open Society Initiative Southern Africa (OSISA), Open Society Institute Media Programme (OSIMP), in conjunction with MISA-Zimbabwe launched a report based on a survey entitled “Public Broadcasting In Africa Series” on 18 November 2009 at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harare.
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SADC calls for reform of FAO

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:13:00 +0200

ROME: The assistant secretary-general of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Domingos Caholo, has called for an institutional reform in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to ensure better implementation of its programmes.
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Radio summit for programme and station managers in Africa

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:00 +0200

Dear Fellow Broadcasters

There are expressions that say "iron sharpens iron", and that it takes a "diamond to polish a diamond". We also believe that in the field of broadcasting excellence breeds excellence.
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Zim: Retailers get into the festive mood

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:49:00 +0200

For Zimbabweans, Christmas has of late never been this merry: over the past decade, they have had to battle a hyperinflationary crisis that made it impossible to budget for festivities, while retailers shunned festive season indulgences for customers. Then there were empty shelves to contend with over the last two years.
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Diary of investment prospects in Namibia

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:31:00 +0200

The diary of investment prospects in Namibia - the world's fifth largest uranium producer - contains, among others, exploring a land of relative peace where opportunities to make a ‘lot of money' abound in sectors such as mining, fisheries, agriculture, manufacturing, energy, tourism and human resources development.
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Zim: Newspapers launch competitions to attract readers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:38:00 +0200

The state-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) has launched its Eight Papers Promotion, asking readers to buy all the week's papers from the group in order to stand a chance to win holiday packages, airline tickets, cell phones with lines, flat screen televisions and shopping vouchers.
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Chinese to boost agriculture in Mozambique

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:08:00 +0200

A Chinese centre for research and transfer of agricultural technology is set to open in Mozambique in early 2010. The facility will use China's farming expertise to boost the African country's agricultural productivity by improving cultivation methods and training local scientists and farmers.
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