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Japan to Provide Vaccination Assistance for Zimbabwe Women And Children
The Japanese government has said it would provide vaccinations for 370,000 Zimbabwean children and more than 500,000 women during the next year under a project in which it is partnering with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Japanese ambassador to Zimbabwe...
Cote D’Ivoire Grants $1m to Assist the Haitian People
The Ivorian government has allocated $1 million to assist the people of Haiti devastated by a violent earthquake that caused an estimated 200,000 casualties on 12 January. According to a statement from the Ivorian presidency on Tuesday night, President...
Price of Zambia’s Food Basket Continues to Rise
The food basket for a family of six living in Lusaka has risen to K2.2 million (US$478) per month, according to statistics compiled in the country’s major cities by the Catholic Church-run Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR). The food basket...
World Bank Provides $2.8 Million to Liberia for Road Rehabilitation
The World Bank has provided $2.8 million for the Liberian government through the Urban and Rural Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project for reconstruction of the highway connecting Pleebo in Maryland County and Barclayville in Grand Kru County in south-eastern...
Senegalese Customs Arrest Gambian Carrying Over $400,000 Undeclared Cash
Senegalese customs officers in the village of Karang, at the border with neighboring Gambia have reportedly arrested a Gambian national in possession of ’undeclared foreign currency’ amounting to $448, 170, equivalent to (205 million CFA francs),...
Zambian Government to Increase Its Electricity Supply Capacity
The Zambian government is to increase its electricity supply capacity through the construction of additional power generation plants. An expert in the government department responsible for power generation Israel Phiri told journalists on Saturday that...
High Broadcasting Fees Cost Zimbabwe Live Coverage of CAN
Zimbabwean football fans will miss the opportunity to watch the 2010 African Cup of Nations amid revelations that the country’s sole broadcaster is unable to meet the broadcasting fees demanded by the tournament’s broadcast right holder. The cash-strapped...
Zimbabwe’s Labor Federation Demands 25% Cap on Income Tax Rate
Zimbabwe’s largest labor federation has called on the government to impose a 25 percent cap on income tax and a review of the 2010 tax-free threshold to match the average cost of living estimated at around $500 a month. Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions...
