The Faculty of Business in conjunction with the Accountant General’s Office in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has brought together senior managers in the public sector for a week-long annual East and Southern African Association of Ac…
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World Bank Says Zimbabwe’s Economy on Recovery Path
In a report this month, the World Bank predicts Zimbabwe’s economy will grow 3.9% this year even as the country sees an alarming rise in poverty levels, especially in urban areas. The report says a record 7.9 million Zimbabweans are “extremely” poor, e…
Tigray Families Displaced by War, Economic and Social Crisis
Hundreds of displaced families trampled down the stairs carrying stained mattresses, logs and kindling for cooking and sacks of clothing and food. The families, more than 5,000 people in all, had fled battles in the northern Tigray region to Shire, a …
Millions of Refugees Face Hunger as Donor Support Withers
GENEVA – Ahead of World Refugee Day, the World Food Program is appealing for international support for millions of destitute refugees, many of whom are facing hunger because money to feed them has dried up. The World Food Program assists more than 115 …
Zimbabwe Court Grants Bail to New York Freelancer After 3 Weeks in Prison
Zimbabwean prison authorities released New York Times freelancer Jeffrey Moyo on Wednesday, one day after the High Court in Bulawayo granted him bail.Police arrested the 37-year-old in May, alleging he helped two of the U.S. newspaper’s journalists il…
Syrian Refugees in Somalia Enrich Culture, Contribute to Economy
Since the war in Syria broke out a decade ago, refugees have fled to countries in the Middle East and Europe as well as to countries in Africa that face instability, like Somalia. But now Somali officials say Syrian refugees are enriching the host nati…