Stanley James

Oct 4, 2024 | zbcnews.co.zw | Stanley James

Story by Stanley JamesPOLICY think tanks are expected to play an important role in shaping Zimbabwe’s development agenda. This emerged during the launch of a Vision 2030 Manual in Harare Thursday night. Zimbabwe’s thrust towards an upper-middle-income society is gaining traction as government officials, economic experts, business community and politicians gathered for the launch of a Vision 2030 Manual.

Aug 31, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Stanley James

President Joe Biden said that Israel recovered the bodies of six hostages who were held by Hamas, including US citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. The bodies were found in a tunnel under the city of Rafah, according to a White House statement. The US administration is working around the clock for a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages, it said.

Aug 18, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Stanley James

Something for the weekend. Photographer: Qilai ShenWhen the going gets tough, the tough go to the movies. Or so it seems in China, where box-office records were broken in a week that saw the government step in to stabilize markets as faith in the country’s economy plunged.

Aug 11, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Stanley James

Something for the weekend. Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images AsiaPacIt was a week to forget in China, starting with data showing the worst export decline since February 2020 and ending with the economy falling into deflation. To add to the misery, there’s an invasion of pesky plant pests. Recent storms have caused the migration of insects and the spread of disease among key crops including rice, of which China is the world’s biggest producer of the grain.

Aug 7, 2023 | jacl.andrews.edu | Angeline Brauer |Stanley James |James Kyle

Authors’ Note: This article contains excerpts from Mending Ministers and has been used with the authors’ permission. Can you imagine the thoughts running through Christ’s mind as He finished sculpting Adam’s body? With His own hands, He stooped to the newly formed earth, gathered clumps of dust, added enough moisture, and created a masterpiece. Fingers, eyelids, arteries, blood cells, hair—formed by the Master’s hand . . . but formed out of dust.