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Inclusiveness, Key To SDGs Implementation

Inclusiveness, Key To SDGs Implementation

By on Nov 16, 2016 in News, Sustainable Development Goals |

Watmore Makokoba The inclusion of all stakeholders in the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the missing link that might weaken the processes and stall realisation of positive outcomes in Zimbabwe. Speaking during a media workshop themed “leaving no one behind, SDGs and inclusive Development: Strengthening Media Community in...

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Month-on-month family basket falls by $1,76

Month-on-month family basket falls by $1,76

By on Nov 9, 2016 in News |

THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) says the family basket has marginally decreased from $572,78 in September to $571,02 in October due to the slight decrease of prices of some basic commodities. BY BUSINESS REPORTER The CCZ consumer basket shows the cost of living for a family of six in a month. The food basket decreased by $1,56 or 1,23% to $125,47 end of...

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zimbabwe facing mountain task to achieve sustainable growth

zimbabwe facing mountain task to achieve sustainable growth

By on Nov 8, 2016 in News, Sustainable Development Goals |

By Jeffrey Moyo Harare, November 07, 2016 – THIRTY FOUR year-old Albert Chiza struggles along First Street in the Zimbabwean capital Harare with a huge sack filled to the brim with trinkets picked from dustbins around the city. The sack hangs on his back as he rummages for more sellable items through heaps of garbage around the city. Despite being a civil engineer...

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Declining rentals hit landlords

By on Nov 7, 2016 in News |

Rental proceeds declined by half between 2014 and 2016, leaving many people who depended on renting out their houses worse off. BY VICTORIA MTOMBA The latest results from the Poverty Reduction Forum Trust’s (PRFT) Household Income and Expenditure analysis shows the decline has been witnessed in households that had been letting out their houses either partly or in...

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