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“No Ongoing Programs Yet”: USPTO Open To Partner With ZIPO As It Rolls Out First Africa Patent Deal With Ghana
By Ross Moyo Zimbabwe’s intellectual property office has no active USPTO training program — but that could change. This was revealed after Ross ...
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“Piracy Is Not Victimless”: USPTO Tells Zimbabwe Artists How To Monetize Music On TikTok, YouTube, Spotify
By Ross Moyo Zimbabwe’s music industry is blowing up on TikTok, YouTube and Spotify, but piracy remains the biggest barrier to earning. That ...
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“Ratify The Internet Treaties”: US Backs WCT And WPPT To Put Money In African Artists’ Pockets
By Ross Moyo To turn IP protection into real revenue, the US is pushing African countries to ratify 2 key treaties. Ms. Maya ...
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“Piracy Is Bleeding African Artists”: USPTO Offers Zimbabwe Musicians Facilitation Tools To Monetize On TikTok, YouTube, Spotify
By Ross Moyo Zimbabwe’s music industry is growing at record speed on TikTok, YouTube and Spotify. But for every stream, there’s a pirated ...
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“IP Is 44% Of US GDP”: USPTO Says Strong IP Frameworks Can Unlock Billions For Africa’s Creative Economy
By Ross Moyo Music is not just culture. In the US model, it’s nearly half the economy. That was the core message from ...
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ZESA Group Placed Under Mutapa Investment Fund As Cabinet Approves Full Restructuring
By Ross Moyo Cabinet has approved a major restructuring of the ZESA Group, with the power utility’s shareholding now placed under the Mutapa ...
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Air Zimbabwe To Resume Harare-Johannesburg Flights From 19 August
By Ross Moyo Air Zimbabwe will resume flights between Harare and Johannesburg on 19 August 2026, restoring a key regional route with thrice-weekly ...
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Meet Katherine Hiner: U.S. IP Attache To Address African Creators On August 19
By Ross Moyo African journalists and creatives will get direct insight into intellectual property on August 19 when the U.S. hosts a digital ...
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U.S. To Host Digital Press Briefing On How IP Protections Can Grow Africa’s Creative Economy
By Ross Moyo The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will host a digital press briefing on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, focused on the ...
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Zimbabweans Can Win a Weekly Grocery Trolley Dash
InnBucks, a product of InnBucks MicroBank Limited, has partnered with Spar Supermarkets to launch the nationwide “Woza Summer” promotion, giving shoppers the chance ...
