IN this 37th instalment, we explore the recent recognition of the nature and scope accorded to traditional knowledge (TKs) expressions of folklores (EoFs)  and genetic resources (GRs) as protectable intellectual property rights (IPRs).

Caleb Mucheche

AT the nerve centre of the legion of problems that bedevilled the ReNaissance Merchant Bank and Caps Holdings was the monster of the all-powerful executive chair-cum-major shareholder. The drama that unfolded at the two institutions gave credence to the adage that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

THE number of Tibetans burning themselves to death in protests against Chinese policy has grown very fast recently: the first self-immolation was in 2009, but 22 of the 30 incidents happened in the past year. And while at first it was only Buddhist monks and nuns who were setting themselves on fire, in the past month both a teenage girl and a mother of four have chosen to die in this gruesome way.

TESTIMONIALS are never full throttled football contests. Despite a galaxy of stars that will grace the National Sports Stadium on Saturday, football fans will not be treated to a highly charged competition, but what can be almost guaranteed on such an occasion is enthralling entertainment.

Gamma Mudarikiri

GOVERNMENT will introduce a policy framework to reduce banks’ inflated interest rates, currently hovering between 15% and 25%, Finance minister Tendai Biti has said.