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The Consumer Protection Bill
The purpose of this Bill is to protect the consumer of goods and services by establishing the Consumer Protection Agency, and regulation of Consumer Advocacy Organisations. It will also repeal the Consumer Contracts Act [Chapter 8:03] and to provide for matters...
From Morocco With Love – A Jewel on The Edge of the Sahara
In late 2018, Mpho and I took a belated honeymoon (our wedding was in September 2017!) to the Kingdom of Morocco and spent an unforgettable 12 days in this beautiful and culturally rich country. It is difficult to adequately describe the authentic beauty that is the...
The Tswanovative Futurist: Mmoloki, Patents, and the Innovativeness of Batswana Women
Out of the sixteen countries in Southern Africa (SADC), the most inventive and innovative women are from Botswana, as was revealed by a report by the UK Intellectual Property Office in September 2019, titled “Gender Profiling in Worldwide Patenting: An Analysis of...
Dambisa Moyo: The Global Economist
(Zambia) - There is a great Zambian woman that must be celebrated, as her contribution to the global economy cannot be ignored – Dr Dambisa Moyo, an influencer with over a million followers on LinkedIn. Dambisa Moyo, PhD, is a global economist who sits on the boards...
Swam Intelligence: The Consumer Behaviour behind Ubuntu and Xenophobia
The power of crowds possessed by Wildebeests on the move into a new season is unstoppable; as is the two dynamic behaviours of South African when exhibiting ubuntu (love), and xenophobia (hate) for any cause. Understanding how South African citizens can fall on one...
Oysters & Posh: a Brand Ideology of Noma Ndebele the Fashion Entrepreneur
(Zimbabwe) - In Brand Ideology, Oysters and Posh are brands that work together to use relational techniques with consumers in a cloak and dagger game that results in growth in influence and in sales. The brands Posh and Noma Ndebele are a Cloak and Dagger combo built...
The Big Five of Social Media in Botswana
Social Media has shaped many economies, as it is the frontier of technology at present, and the Botswana economy is no exception, whether or not it has little over a million internet users. Whilst Botswana’s population is 2.3 million and internet users are just over...
Drowning in a Sea of Sameness
(Zimbabwe) - That’s what happens to a lot of brand identities, especially when it comes to colour. I was going to do a logo face/off between the ZB Bank and NBS logos, but decided to also review a few other players in the banking industry, with a focus on colour. It...
Milborrow: Growing Zimbabwe’s Livestock Industry Using IP
(Zimbabwe) - In 2013, Zimbabwe's cattle herd was 5 million herd of cattle (FAOstat.org), and a bulk of these have been vaccinated by Milborrow products, HITET being lead. HITET, the tried and tested animal vaccine brand that has kept the Zimbabwean herd for over a...
Funding Farmer Stella: The Complexity of Agri-Financing in Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe) - Meet Stella Masukume, in the middle of her field of cabbages almost ready for the market. She is a farmer in Nyabira, a farming community just outside Harare on your way to Chinhoyi. She grows vegetables, maize, beans, tobacco and chickens, with ability...
Mavuradonha Wilderness a National Monument of Zimbabwe
Mavuradonha has now achieved the legal protection of the Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area in the Zambezi escarpment mountains of northern Zimbabwe as a National Monument of Zimbabwe. Cover image is from Mavhuradona Wilderness Eco-Lodge.
The new status was granted by the Zimbabwe Government in January 2017, along with nine other sites of historical and cultural importance. They now fall under the direct supervision of the National Museums and Monument Zimbabwe (NMMZ).