Weak currency key to economic growth: Mthuli

Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube (right) and EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe Jobst von Kirchmann pose for a photo during the signing on ceremony of the financing agreements for the 2024 annual action plans between the Government of Zimbabwe and European Union in Harare FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli…

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SA’s minerals should be withheld from US: Mantashe

Minister Gwede Mantashe addressing the Mining Indaba in Cape Town. 4 minutes Minister of Minerals and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe says Africa must use its rich mineral endowment as leverage against the United States and not fear the threats made. Mantashe was speaking at the 31st Invest in African Mining Indaba taking place this week…

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Sibusiso Bengu gave wise counsel: Family

Prof. Sibusiso Bengu at government’s renaming of the Historically Disadvantaged Institutions Development Grant to the Sibusiso Bengu Development Programme in July 22, 2022. 2 minutes The family of the late first Education Minister in democratic South Africa, Prof. Sibusiso Bengu, has described him as a person who gave wise counsel. He died at his home…

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‘Verifying qualifications is crucial for employers’

Graduating students 1 minute The positive matric pass rate introduces challenges in the employment market. This is as a surge in the number of graduates entering the job market looking for entry-level jobs means competition for limited roles, further escalating the country’s high unemployment rate which is currently sitting at 32.1%. As a result, verifying…

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Melon Mobile reintroduces itself as a network disruptor

Melon Mobile founder and CEO Calvin Collett spoke candidly about the MVNO’s ambitions. Having previously served at MTN, Collett identified the rigidity in South African mobile offerings as an area ripe for innovation. “If you think of how you sign up… the entire way we do mobile, needed to change,” he stated, highlighting long-standing pain…

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