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Tigere appointed EFT Corporation Zimbabwe MD

Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2025043 views

EFT Corporation has appointed Farai Tigere to head up its Zimbabwean operations, where he will spearhead the company’s initiatives in financial inclusion, digital transformation, and economic empowerment.Having joined EFTCorp first as an implementation engineer, before shifting focus in 2018 to business development and solution architecture, Tigere has played a key role in Zimbabwe’s payment digitisation…

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Idris Elba: ‘It sounds crazy, but not all kitchen knives need a point on them’

Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2025085 views

Banning the sale of zombie knives is a positive step, but schools need to intervene earlier to help tackle the UK’s knife crime crisis, says Idris Elba.The actor, 52, has spent the last year making a documentary for the BBC about solutions to knife crime, during which he met victims’ families, police officers and teenage…

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Human hands are astonishing tools. Here’s why robots are struggling to match them

Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2025086 views

OUR hands perform thousands of complex tasks every day – can artificial intelligence help robots match these extraordinary human appendages?The human hand is one of the most staggeringly sophisticated and physiologically intricate parts of the body. It has more than 30 muscles, 27 joints alongside a network of ligaments and tendons that give it 27 degrees of…

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Hamilton crashes Ferrari in pre-season testing

Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2025091 views

Lewis Hamilton has crashed his Ferrari during the team’s pre-season testing programme in Spain.The seven-time champion was unhurt after losing control of the team’s 2023 car at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Wednesday.Ferrari declined to comment on the incident, which happened on Hamilton’s second day of running at the Spanish track, where he is sharing…

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Neymar set for Santos after Al-Hilal deal terminated

Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2025082 views

Brazilian club Santos are in talks to re-sign Neymar after his contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal was cancelled by mutual consent.The 32-year-old Brazil record goalscorer is expected to sign a short-term deal at the club where he began his career.The termination of his contract at Al-Hilal was considered the biggest step, according to…

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We have a plan to end stockouts, says OK Zimbabwe

Staff WriterJanuary 28, 20250195 views

ZIMBABWE’s formal retail sector is at a crossroads, faced with a confluence of challenges that include “unfair” competition from the bourgeoning informal sector, supply chain complexities arising from exchange rate distortions and high operational costs among others. One of the country’s largest retail firms, OK Zimbabwe Limited (OK Zim) is among the worst affected. The…

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Liquidity crunch seen persisting

Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2025076 views

THE current tight liquidity crunch is likely to persist as authorities seek to curb inflationary pressures, analysts say.The country has experienced a significant depreciation of the local unit, primarily driven by both demand and supply factors which resulted in inflationary pressures.Fiscal and monetary authorities have introduced measures to stabilise the economy on the back of…

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High costs cripple pig industry

Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2025087 views

SOARING feed costs are threatening the survival of Zimbabwe’s pig farming sector, with farmers struggling to balance rising production expenses and stagnant market prices.The Pig Industry Board (PIB) has warned that this escalating crisis could disrupt supply chains, drive up pork prices, and jeopardise food security.Speaking to The Financial Gazette, the director of the PIB,…

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England beat India to keep T20 series alive

Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2025082 views

Third T20, RajkotEngland 171-9 (20 overs): Duckett 51 (28); Chakravarthy 5-24India 145-9 (20 overs): Pandya 40 (35); Overton 3-24England win by 26 runs; India lead five-match series 2-1England produced a strong bowling performance to beat India by 26 runs in Rajkot and keep the T20 series alive.Having lost the opening two matches of the five-match series, England…

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McIlroy match ‘what we envisioned’ for TGL – Woods

Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2025088 views

TIGER Woods says his meeting with fellow co-founder Rory McIlroy at the latest Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL) event was “what we had envisioned” for the fledgling technology-driven tournament.Woods’ Jupiter Links Golf Club team beat McIlroy’s Boston Common Golf squad 4-3 after overtime on Monday in the closest match of the tournament so far.World number three…

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