CLAIM: Growth in the mining sector output from US$3-4 billion...
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Farm to Table: Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Growth Post-Land Reform
CLAIM: Agriculture, another vital sector, has also witnessed noticeable growth,...
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Zimbabwe’s domestic dispute: a case of balancing legality, fairness and affordability in domestic worker wages
How much should domestic workers be earning per month? Who...
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Zimbabwe’s Informal Sector: Still Second Largest, But Bolivia No Longer First
CLAIM: The informal sector in Zimbabwe is rated at 64%...
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Job Growth Overstated: Herald Mixes Up Employment Data
The Herald in an article headlined, ‘Economy creates 200,000 new...
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Beyond the Buzz: A Look at KPMG’s Ranking of Zimbabwe’s Investment Potential
CLAIM: KPMG Identifies Zimbabwe as Top Investment Destination in Sub-Saharan...
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Digging into gold flow: NewsDay misrepresents but SwissAid has holes in its data
CLAIM: In 2022 about 24,000kg of gold produced by artisanal...
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It’s Standard Chartered, not Standard Bank, that has exited Zimbabwe after 130 years
CLAIM: ‘Standard Bank has set its HQ in Lusaka. It...
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CLAIM: ‘Only 2% of Zim women own agricultural land: World...
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CLAIM: ‘The country has tried five times in the past...
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CLAIM: Zimbabwe generated $1.1 billion from 1.6 million international tourists...
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CLAIM: 26% of 15,1 million is 3,926,000 not 2,715,717 as...
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CLAIM: The United States has terminated sanctions on Zimbabwe which...
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