Clear Mobitel CEO Mr Harpal Mann. Image Credit Clear Mobitel
You know, hyperinflation really messes up your evaluation of numbers. As a former gazillionaire myself, I don’t really appreciate that a million is a lot of money, even with $7.52 in my bank account.
That said, it is significant that Clear Mobitel’s CEO says he is willing to invest $200 million in Zimbabwe. In any country, and especially in Zimbabwe, a $200 million investment is substantial.
All that is true, but we need to make sure we aren’t being sold air pies here. As they say, talk is cheap. We need to know who these guys are and if they have the capacity to do what they say they intend to do. Did they even commit to anything? Let’s explore it all.
First, here is a quote:
I am happy that we have managed to engage in some fruitful discussions with the government. I am impressed by the country’s business environment and prepared to invest US$200 million because of the open-for-business policy in Zimbabwe.
He says Clear Mobitel has grander ambitions and Zimbabwe is merely the first destination in SADC they are targeting:
We want to start in Zimbabwe, which has a conducive business environment. Our objective is to eventually spread our wings to the rest of the region.
What conducive business environment?
The CEO seems to be in awe of the country’s business environment. That is interesting. If you were to ask any startup about that same environment, they would wonder if he knows what ‘conducive’ means.
It’s not only startups that have concerns; larger enterprises in this country are always complaining about the environment. So, what is Clear Mobitel talking about?
First, like him or hate him, President Mnangagwa has been harping on about Zimbabwe being open for business since the day he took office after the not-a-coup.
It’s just that we haven’t had many takers, but you can’t say he hasn’t invited investors.
I also must acknowledge that I think the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) is doing a good job. I think they have made it easier for foreign investors to come to Zimbabwe.
So, I think that might be why Clear Mobitel is praising the country’s business environment. The conversations they have had have probably been pleasant as we indeed roll out the red carpet for foreign investors.
I have no problem with that; in fact, I praise it. I only hope that we do the same for local entrepreneurs. Let’s make it easy for them to set up shop too.
The phoney-sounding statements
I know many were thinking it. The CEO’s statements sound a little too diplomatic and flattering. He says he wants to invest in Zimbabwe because of its open-for-business policy. Then, he repeats that he loves our business-conducive environment.
See, a conducive business environment involves a regulatory framework, political stability, infrastructure, access to finance, a skilled workforce, policies and frameworks that promote innovation and research, a good legal system, and other factors like that.
I don’t know if we can say Zimbabwe ranks highly on those factors. However, there is an opportunity to make money in the underfunded telecommunications industry that Clear Mobitel operates in.
So, yes, his statements were meant to be flattering and diplomatic because it’s the practical thing to say. He couldn’t just come right out and say, “We think there is a chance to be a Tora Mari United that makes huge profits by operating in this country.”
So, don’t mind the politically-sounding statements he gave. That’s how the game is played.
Fruitful discussions with the government
These discussions are exactly what convinced Clear Mobitel to consider Zimbabwe. I think we can forgive Zimbabweans for fearing the worst when they hear this. What does fruitful mean?
If Clear Mobitel knows what they are doing, they would try to negotiate the best terms for themselves. I imagine they found the Zimbabwean government amenable to some of their proposals or ideas.
As The Chronicle put it, “The President also said there was an array of fiscal incentives that stood to benefit investors who chose to do business in Zimbabwe.”
It’s only practical for the government to offer these incentives. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t have any investors knocking on our doors. So, I guess we are bending over backwards for Clear Mobitel, and I’m not really mad at that.
One only hopes that’s where the conversations ended. One hopes there aren’t any personal terms stuck into the whole deal, but if history serves, that’s unwarranted hope. You can bet your bottom dollar that there are politicians who will be looking to personally benefit from such an investment.
Anyway …
Who are Clear Mobitel?
I’m pretty sure almost none of us knew about this company. I mean, how could we, when they were only active in faraway countries and not at a scale that we would have heard about them?
First off, the company exists and is registered in the UK. We’ll talk more about that registration later.
The primary objective at Clear Mobitel is to lead the next wave of 5G Ecosystem technologies for FWA (Fixed Wireless Access), Private 5G Network services, and cutting-edge smart and secure mobile connectivity solutions.
They claim to do a lot – 5G private networks, rural broadband, AI, smart cities, traveling e-SIM, data centres etc.
There are reports of Clear Mobitel is using Japanese NEC’s Standalone (SA) Cloud Native Core Network solution in the UK to “accelerate the delivery and adoption of advanced 5G services.”
They are present in a few countries, apparently. Clear Mobitel is providing a 5G radio frequency service in the Channel Islands as CEO Harpal Mann operates a mobile communications business in the UK and conducts IDC projects in New Zealand and the United States.
Dormant company?
Back to that registration. The company is registered in the UK as a private company, so we can’t really dig into its affairs.
It was first registered in 2009 but was dormant for several years, as seen by a series of dormant company accounts filed from 2016 to 2022.
The financial statements for 2021 came out in mid-2022 and were titled ‘Dormant accounts.’ They showed the company had only £1 in cash, which was also the only capital in the company.
The company was dissolved via compulsory strike-off on April 13, 2021. On July 8, 2021, an administrative restoration application was filed.
There was some activity in 2022 according the latest statements. The founder and CEO lent some money to the company. Note that I said he lent money to his company, payable within a year. He did not contribute it as capital. Capital in the company in 2022 remained at £1.
Those are the latest financial statements we found. All we have after that is a confirmation statement filed at the end of 2023, which has no updates. This implies there were no changes to company details, including share capital. So, Clear Mobitel had share capital of £1 at the end of 2023.
From there, we jump to the NEC story we discussed earlier in February 2024 and then to considerations of investing $200 million in Zimbabwe.
Listen, I know that as a private company, Clear Mobitel can be as vague about its financial status as it wants. This means the filed statements we discussed above do not necessarily paint the most accurate picture.
Maybe they have $200 million to invest, colour me sceptical. I hope I am wrong and that the accounts above only demonstrate how useless unaudited private company financial statements can be.
What I am certain of is that calling Clear Mobitel a ‘giant global telecoms firm,’ as state media are doing, is a little ridiculous.
Real deal or nah?
I’m not trying to rain on the $200 million parade we have going on here. I’m not conclusively saying Clear Mobitel is selling us pipe dreams. You have all the information I have now. Do you think they are legitimate, or should we get some Pepsis to drink with our air pies?
A company that was momentarily struck off the companies register in 2021 and that has exactly £1 as invested capital is prepared to invest $200 million in Zimbabwe. There is a Shona saying that goes, “Totenda dzanwa.” It means we are skeptical and would be pleasantly surprised if it works out.
I didn’t even mention that there is no firm commitment. Clear Mobitel has merely expressed interest, and business is like dating and romance—flirting with us does not mean it’s a done deal. Rejection is more bitter when your object of interest seemed interested. If we end up in a relationship with Clear Mobitel, cool; if not, I’d be disappointed but just as cool.
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Beware! Another scam. Seems like someone higher up in the government is up to some self enrichment scheme. Or our government is dump.
If it bucks like a dog it is a dog.
Pane hutsotsi
I don’t know man, this barking four-legged animal that answers to Rex might not be a dog. Maybe it’s a fish 😂😂
“the government is dump” what does that mean? do you mean like a rubbish dump? also does a dog bucks? or barks? im confoozedy !
The problem with our present gvt is legitimacy and trying to appear to be doing something ological. The state papers and news are always pushing these airpie type of stories that never come to fruition and everyone with common sense would be surprised of a failed outcome. If it is not a company overpricing sanitary gloves or asking the city to pay for garbage or printing ballot paper at exorbitant price or supplying non existent goats forget about Investment in Zimbabwe.
That opportunity to swindle the taxpayers with overpriced goods/services that you don’t even have to deliver all with the blessing of the govt is exactly the kind of thing that could attract some ínvestors’.
Well, Mr Sengere, your article said it all. How can a company that has no money come up with 200mil capital? If they were truly an honest and open organization then their financial records would reflect otherwise.
It’s also rare to get companies from the UK expressing interest in operating in Zim, tech companies at most.
But this is Zimbabwe, anything is possible as long as you have the right connections
True, anything is possible. Especially when there is preferential treatment on offer. The only thing that’s certain is it’s highly unlikely that whatever comes from this, if anything, will benefit the public. Not impossible, but highly unlikely.
As of November 2022 the company had shareholder funds of upto $57 000 and being sceptical me let’s just say they made 100mil in 2023 . The math itself does not even work .Aigoti chii iye apinda muZimba there’s no way he’d have said “Zimbabwe is not a conducive destination”, knowing very well Vene was watching.
IT’S the same way us guys act when we’re throwing trash or trying to woo that hottie, we’ll say anything, a lie on top of another . It’s like he’s selling condoms in an old people’s home , who would even buy that😅😂🤣.
These investors ngavasadi kutijairira.
You really cannot make it up.
It’s negative shareholder funds of $57,000. He could not even contribute that as capital in his own company, in fact he has only put in $1 capital since 2009. He loans his company $57000 and a year later he has access to $200m?
Taura hako, vaakuda kutijairira.
Man to man(singing) pakuda man to manie, hoooo .paita nyaya apa(in tsuros voice).
What’s with our government and UK 🇬🇧 companies? The other day the CSC was sold a dummy by another company.
I guess the UK economy is not growing fast enough, they are looking to swindle a few Africans here and there to get by.
Eeee. Strive Masiiwa akatanga econet asina Mari. He is now the richest black man in the UK. It’s all about the idea not the cash upfront. All this talk about money in hand is outdated. With a good idea you can get the money. What’s important about these guys is what it is they want to do differently from what’s already there.
Our economy is perfect for those with adequate shock absorbers. High risk but high returns. Kune ma adrenalin jungies vanotozvida izvozvo, ndoyavarikuti conducive environment.
It’s not outdated. Startup funding is hitting all-time lows, investors are looking for profitable businesses more and morerather than just a scale it and figure out monetisation model.
These guys have no track record of running a business. Their financials show they haven’t operated at all.
So, yeah, when there is an opportunity for preferential treatment in ironclad agreements with the Zim govt they could raise some money. Not $200m but some money because at the end of the day the Zim govt is known to go back on its word and not respect property rights.
Even adrenaline junkies know which risks to take and which are excessive.
This is the 2024 not the 90s anymore. You could start a company with just a unique idea back then. But now you need at least some startup cash, a good idea(it’s not easy coming up with one especially in the Tech industry),and a good plan to convince investors. We all know we are living in an age were Tech has matured. People a not as innovative as they were 20 or 30 years ago. Things are now moving slower. They’ll come an age when the innovation train will starts to moving faster anew but for now its slow.
Africans thinks every campany registered in UK is legit that’s why we always get swindled.
You see, it’s quite simple getting a company set up in western countries. I actually have one setup in Delaware. But I’ve never set foot in the US my entire life. So its just another money laundering scheme. Nothing interesting
IMC communications masquerading as Clear Mobitel
I wouldn’t actually be surprised if it turned out the 2 companies were related in some way.
I like the pin point commentary
Well articulated and captivating story.
Always looking forward to your articles. Keep them coming!
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You forgot fear. How can such a powerful people fear? It makes nonsense to me, really. Fear leads people to make bad drastic decisions, some of which can never be wiped away from the Hansard, that stain is for life, and it may come back as ngozi
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The Ecology Corps will also be selling shirts and fleece jackets of all sizes for male or female.
You forgot to add the prisons band, K9s and officers, DJ floats from all the top studios, drum majorrettes…it must be a spectacle, a great day outing.
Or and the SAS won’t march, tinenge tichimirizika mirizika mu crowd nemu ma bhawa.
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How do you know, you have been to nyika dzimu have you, did you pay the toll fee?
We all know that the Shona dialect is a whistling language. Before humans could speak they probably whistled, its a language if you know the code. Homo sapien sapien is said to have originated in the Zambezi valley and thirived for 70,000 years before moving out. There its safe to theorise Shona as a core human language that other languages like Swahili are based on.
If Vadzimu have been around since the beginning of death, what’s a Latin and Greek based language to them?
Our worry about some of our people sometimes. Lack of applying wisdom is death, physically and spiritually, it means you have to wait for someone to tell you, because you have no grasp of a foundation.
I cannot fathom those who fought in the liberation war afraid of the chimurenga cloth as one Rhodesian soldier put it, he used to see all the time on the Comrades.
Now you are eating lentils and forgetting your own culture and heritage. If it didn’t stop the rain, it would be sad nontheless.
That’s the part that’s infuriating. We severely need investment in this country and so of course, we hope deals like these work out. But these guys know how to waste our time.
Which is why the saddest part is that if they rolled out the same redcarpet for local entrepreneurs, we could see a little spark in the economy. But alas, we are of the wrong colour, tribe and party.
I’m all for this. Where are we getting infrastructure? Are we knocking on Potraz’s door and the MNOs to get sweet infrastructure sharing deals? Are we setting up an MVNO?
It stinks to high heaven and they expect us to ignore that.
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Eeee. Strive Masiiwa akatanga econet asina Mari. He is now the richest black man in the UK. It’s all about the idea not the cash upfront. All this talk about money in hand is outdated. With a good idea you can get the money. What’s important about these guys is what it is they want to do differently from what’s already there.
Our economy is perfect for those with adequate shock absorbers. High risk but high returns. Kune ma adrenalin jungies vanotozvida izvozvo, ndoyavarikuti conducive environment.
Munonyanyokoresawo strive zvisirizvo imi. Who told you he didn’t have money? Lies!!! He had the technology and had investors.MUSANYEPERA VANHU KUTI HE DIDNT HAVE MONEY. No investor puts money on ideas get away mhani
When we say Apple we don’t mean the $1000+ device. No a Golden Delicious or a Pink Lady.
Its interesting the Zimbabwean Apples are restricted from export to South Africa, but South African imports of Apples are not restricted. We cannot protect pur own industry but busy up and down, chaduba paribe.
The could in theory be a another billionaire in Agriculture in Zimbabwe, but after 20 years nonsolution to the land reform has been found, and you guessed the guys want more time, no we want to give you short time not night because you are not good for it. For the short time you must also prepay, because munotiza kubhadhara
Kwekwe you need an upgraded ZISCO Steel, and ZISCO you need Kwekwe. Where else are we going to get Lancaster Steel in the CAF Confederation Cup?
Cannot wait to see a team from Chivu/ Mvuma or Manhize too. Corporate social responsibility, you can clearly afford shooters and jerseys. Do not forget the vineyards, we want to make Brandy for the Steel workers.
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To the guy I said to, ‘T-shirt yako wakawumbuka but you want to tell me of standards’, sorry it was the heat of the moment. It just means the bar revenue will be down $2 this year ended.
You do know small transactions count. Like the guy who stole 5cents from millions of transactions.
Our companies can I’ll afford to turn away customers in this economy. Standards or none. You chase away 1 person, you maybe chasing away millions.
It is an interesting initiative and a good one for Zimbabwe. One would actually want to understand if there are actually really clients to which they have provided the services alleged they provide..
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I last met Lazarus Muchenje at a hotel in Sandton circa 2019, NG Telecoms event. Angile Vere Telecel CEO was also there. We went gin tasting one evening when the event was over with Mukoma Lazarus. He was so full of life, more importantly, he knew his telecoms. Sad to see him leave, its a broken record how we manage to get rid of talent.
You forgot they had to be coached in the lobby by one of their lads before the talk. A CEO can make or break an organisation. You change a CEO, you can change the fortunes of the same company with the same personnel. Its about the vision and how you put your resources together. Some of our appointments are questionable, some people are best as company secretary, because hantingakurase, but panyanga panoda hurudza.
If you give me 200m, I will give you 720m per year for 10 years, then I’m gone.
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In some circles they say its impossible for a telecoms company to go broke. Why because you are not mining for raw materials that I have to be refined and transported over great distances. You already have a pipe so you just create airtime, SMS and data out of thin air.
Salaries in South Africa for your position should be around $5000 USD per month. I’m not sure what they are here but in my first job in Zimbabwe as a Bee Keeper was $160 per month with rations. No ways, I would rather sleep all day.
So if a Telecoms company is insolvent, follow the money. Racketeering and protection bribes perhaps? otherwise chikwambo or extreme incompetence which is the same thing really. I wish Netone well and your staff.
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It seems like another one of the Government’s shell companies used as a money laundering vehicle. How can a private company raise those fund. As a Tech company who are equipped to invest in a country like Zimbabwe why haven’t they gone public. Nothing interesting here.This Mann Guy is just a speaker the big dawgs are right here in this country preparing those air pies for us.
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Off course they head straight to me, ‘Ah Comrade, ndirikutengesa mazai akabhoirwa. I’m like no thanks, just had breakfast. Then the all to familiar, ndipe mogo. Ndikati, handisikuda. I wasn’t feeling the vibe, so I went outside.
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The other party guys so ma1 atanga and they gracefully exited after a brief talk. Now Comrade Chairman, is doing all sorts of things that get you tanned on your hide. Guys, I saw a man being treated like paper. Kuzvuzvurudzwa, from pool table, to wall, to floor, blood! Good butter margarine, serves you right for being a dick.
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We went to watch a movie, eat our snakes, drink and cuddle. A good night.
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| Cover: REIMAGINING DINOSAURS |
Over the past few years, a dazzling array
of fossil finds, coupled with advances in
technology, have dramatically revised
our pictures of even the most iconic
dinosaur species.
Out of Eden: Part 8
Paul Salopek’s foot journey across northern
India, from Pakistan to Myanmar, offers a
storytelling map in to this vital country that
no other media platform can hope to match:
a rich, atmospheric, boot-level look at India
at the threshold of an era that, conceivably,
might be called the Indian Century.
Atomic Bomb
We mark the 75th anniversary of the
first—and, so far, only—times that
nuclear weapons were fired in war. Nat
Geo returns to Japan for what may be
one of the last anniversaries witnessed
by many hibakusha, the bomb survivors.
U.S. Child Marriage
200,000 children were married in America
from 2000 to 2015. In the U.S., 25 states
have yet to set a minimum age below which
a child cannot marry. This story will look
at the life-long consequences of child
marriage and the complicated issues that
lead to such a choice.
S E P T E M B E R
Coal Ash
Carbon Dioxide from coal burning is a
primary source of our climate crisis. But
coal leave another lingering legacy—an
ash laced with toxins and carcinogens.
The question of what to do with the ash
is becoming acute.
Bengal Girls
This is an investigative look at child
trafficking in West Bengal, India. Since
2011, more than 35,000 minor girls have
been reported missing and presumed
kidnapped, many of whom are sold to
gangs and forced into prostitution.
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes hold 20 percent of the
world’s freshwater, and more than 35
million people rely on their six quadrillion
gallons for drinking. In a warming world,
where drought will become increasingly
common, the Great Lakes may be North
America’s most valuable resource, more
vital than coal, gas, or oil.
OCTOBER
Meditation
Meditation and mindfulness have been
part of human culture for millennia. But
only in the past few decades, has meditation
gone from being a preoccupation of
spiritualists to becoming a subject of
serious scientific inquiry.
Smart Phones
A look at smart phones and how they are
affecting our behavior.
Menstruation
For millennia, menstruation has been
both considered sacred and feared. This
story will examine how the spectrum of
menstrual stigmas manifest in science,
culture, and communities around the
world, and highlight the new science that
is, at long last, giving women a deeper
understanding of their bodies.
N OV E M B E R
| Cover: RISE OF THE MACHINES |
This story will explore the software,
machines, and factories behind the
Fourth Industrial Revolution and the
impact of this revolution on the labor
force—and by extension, the political
climate both in the U.S. and globally.
Women and Democracy
Across continents, women are finding
new power in numbers as politics pave
the way for more women in decision-
making positions.
D EC E M B E R
| Cover: REPATRIATION |
For decades, leaders from Egypt to
Nigeria to Peru have called for the
return of cultural treasures “looted” by
European explorers and colonizers,
a plea that has fallen mostly on deaf ears.
This story will explore some of the most
hotly debated questions of our post-
colonial times: Where do the world’s
great cultural treasures belong?
Living Lullabies
Living Lullabies illuminates critical issues
facing women and children through the
multidisciplinary storytelling of families’
night-time rituals. The project aims to
explore how issues at the top of global
agendas—conflict, migration, public
health, and climate change—affect and
are reflected in the stories of bedtime for
children around the world.
That’s why we have funds and a duty of care to abide by the law and general good practice. Its always a bad look to send a veterans kid home even if the law does not demand it. Its uncool!
rosenkranz writer-in-residence
The Rosenkranz Writer-in-Residence in Yale College is a distinguished professional
writer, chosen from fiction writers, playwrights, critics, journalists, screenwriters,
essayists, poets, and social commentators. Both as a fellow of a residential college and
as an instructor of one or two courses in each academic year, the Rosenkranz Writer-
in-Residence meets formally and informally with students through classes and through
readings and extracurricular activities. The Rosenkranz Writer-in-Residence for 2023–
2024 is Natalie Diaz.
Studies in Grand Strategy
Studies in Grand Strategy is a two-semester, calendar-year interdisciplinary seminar.
The class investigates methods and materials for teaching and understanding grand
strategy as a historical concept and as an active approach to geopolitics, statecra, and
social change. Each course, worth one credit, emphasizes connections between history
and strategy, scholarship and real-world practice, leadership, and citizenship. The two-
term seminar aims to educate students intending to pursue careers in a wide variety
of fields and is part of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy. Additional
information can be found on the program website.
Yale Journalism Initiative
The Yale Journalism Initiative brings a distinguished writer to campus each semester
to teach an advanced journalism seminar, ENGL 467. The seminar is open to
undergraduates and select graduate and professional students; application is required through the English department’s selection process for creative writing classes. Students
who complete the seminar may apply to become a Yale Journalism Scholar, a distinction
that provides access to summer support for internships, career counseling with a
journalism specialist, and invitations to meet professional journalists at events both on
and off campus. For more information on the initiative or on becoming a Journalism
Scholar, see the Journalism Initiative website.
Honors
General Honors
The bachelor’s degree cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude is awarded at
graduation on the basis of a student’s general performance in courses taken at Yale. At
Commencement, General Honors are awarded to no more than 30 percent of the class.
The bachelor’s degree is awarded summa cum laude to no more than the top 5 percent
of the graduating class, magna cum laude to no more than the next 10 percent of the
graduating class, cum laude to no more than the next 15 percent of the graduating class.
Eligibility for General Honors is based on the grade point average (GPA) earned in
courses taken only at Yale, with letter grades carrying the following values:
A 4.00 B– 2.67 D+ 1.33
A– 3.67 C+ 2.33 D 1.00
B+ 3.33 C 2.00 D– 0.67
B 3.00 C– 1.67 F 0.00
Marks of CR in courses taken on a Credit/D/Fail basis are not included in the
calculation of grade point averages. Marks of W, for Withdrawal, carry no course credit,
and do not figure in a grade point average.
D. Promotion and Good Standing
Requirements for Promotion
1. To be promoted to sophomore standing aer two terms of enrollment, a student
must have earned at least eight course credits or the equivalent and have fulfilled the
distributional requirements for the first year.
2. To be promoted to junior standing aer four terms of enrollment, a student must
have earned at least sixteen course credits or the equivalent and is expected to have
fulfilled the distributional requirements for the sophomore year.
3. To be promoted to senior standing aer six terms of enrollment, a student must
have earned at least twenty-six course credits or the equivalent and is expected to
have fulfilled the distributional requirements for the junior year.
Requirements for Academic Good Standing
At the conclusion of each term of enrollment, a student must have earned enough
course credits to be in academic good standing.
1. At the end of the first term at Yale, a student must have earned at least four course
credits.
2. At the end of the second term, a student must have earned at least eight course
credits.
3. At the end of the third term, a student must have earned at least twelve course
credits.
4. At the end of the fourth term, a student must have earned at least sixteen course
credits.
5. At the end of the fih term, a student must have earned at least twenty-one course
credits.
6. At the end of the sixth term, a student must have earned at least twenty-six course
credits.
7. At the end of the seventh term, a student must have earned at least thirty-one
course credits.
Regardless of the number of credits accumulated, a student is not in academic good
standing if the student’s record shows three grades of F in a term or over two or three
successive terms. “Successive terms” means successive terms in which the student
enrolls, whether or not broken by a withdrawal or by a leave of absence. See section I,
Academic Penalties and Restrictions, “Dismissal for Academic Reasons” and “Makeup
of Course Deficiencies for Promotion or Academic Good Standing.”
Aerospace Studies
Program adviser: George Granholm (george.granholm@yale.edu) [spring 2023];
Lester Oberg (lester.oberg@yale.edu) and Greg Jeong (greg.jeong@yale.edu) [fall
2023 and spring 2024]; airforce@yale.edu; afrotc.yalecollege.yale.edu
Aerospace Studies is the academic component of the Yale Air Force Reserve Officer
Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 009. Typically, students pursue the Aerospace
Studies curriculum in tandem with AFROTC program requirements, including military
leadership preparation and physical training. Aer completing all Air Force ROTC
requirements and Yale College academic degree requirements, cadets commission
as officers into the Air Force or Space Force upon graduation from Yale College,
serving in a variety of military specialties such as aviation, intelligence, logistics, and
medicine. The Aerospace Studies program and the AFROTC prepare students to excel
as Air Force and Space Force leaders and to operate effectively in a dynamic military
environment.
For additional information about Yale’s Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
program, visit the program website.
Courses for Nonmajors
Enrollment in Aerospace Studies courses is not limited to cadets; courses are open to
any Yale student.
Academic Requirements of the Major
The Aerospace Studies core curriculum introduces topics such as the profession of
arms, military history, military communication, national security, and the philosophy
of warfare. The Department of Aerospace Studies presents this content in the context
of military leadership to prepare students for active duty service. Most Aerospace
Studies courses count for enrollment credit only; they do not count toward the thirty-
six course credits required for the Yale bachelor’s degree. USAF 411 and USAF 414 do
count toward graduation credit.
Students in the AFROTC program must successfully complete eight USAF courses
total, typically taking one course per semester, in addition to the requirements
of their Yale College major. The Department of Aerospace Studies offers these
courses: USAF 101, 102, 200, 201, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402, 411, and USAF 414. When
the Department of History offers HIST 221, Military History of the West since
1500, cadets may use it to fulfill the one term of the 200-level AFROTC requirement
(USAF 202) and also count it toward the bachelor’s degree. Cadets become involved in
the management of their own cadet wing through a mandatory two-hour leadership
laboratory each week.
Credit/D/Fail No course taken Credit/D/Fail may be counted toward the program in
Aerospace Studies.
FACULTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM OF AEROSPACE STUDIES
Lecturers Lieutenant Colonel Greg Jeong, USAF, Major Daniel Gartland, USAF
ROTC Training Instructor Technical Sergeant Christopher Goad, USAF
Economics
It’s crucial to approach the $200 million investment claim by Clear Mobitel with cautious optimism. While it sounds promising on paper, the history of ambitious promises in Zimbabwe often leaves much to be desired. The telecom sector, especially in a country grappling with economic instability, requires transparency and follow-through, not just big numbers. The absence of trusted platforms like the Zinmanga app Not on PlayStore further reflects the gaps in our digital infrastructure. The real question is whether this investment will translate into tangible improvements or if we’re merely being sold another empty promise.
Air pies as usual. Indeed due diligence is a must before you try to raise everyone’s appetite and hopes. Otherwise it’s a well travelled road for ZImbabwe and we are content with just having water afterwards.
But how come we are always attracting that genre of investors?
Might as well grab a case of pepsi coz this is one big air pie
CATs = Plantinum
So I have been working on a witchcraft ranking. As you guessed it, some are more senior than others. A thought came to my mind, some of those things I do, so most us may inadvertantly dabble in witching practices, feel free to critique or add some than I missed.
You kill innocent people (500 points) – women and children add (250) points
Your are jealous of your children (100) points
You seek charms and omens (5) points
You are jealous of your neighbour (5) points
You cannot find good in anything (10) points
You revel at another’s misfortune (50) points
You want what some else has (1) point
Factual gossip (0) points
Deceptive gossip (100) points
You steal from widows and orphans (500) points
You hate your land of birth (100) points
You hate your countryman (100) points
You enslave others (250) points
You hate other tribes, races or sexes (50) points
You bear false witness (250) points
Rape (500) points
– of a minor add (250) points
You stifles another’s success (250) points
Slander (50) points
Plagiarism (500) points
Constant Fear (500) points
You steal public funds (500) points
Self importance (10) points
You deny your friend or enemy water when you have it (500) points
You pray to evil spirits (250) points
You eat human meat (500) points
– you crave for human blood or meat, add (250) points
Corruption (500) points
You injure an innocent person (50) points
You hate your own children (500) points
I’m sure I’ve missed more, so somehow we now have to come up with a final standing with those in the top 1% those is the middle and those in the last 1%, then we name them, the categories I mean.
Mombasa Nairobi
Haa varume, pa Unit J shops chakachaya. Hameno kuti kuma dale dale zviriko here, as I handisati ndakambo’ona Pariah ichivharwa, saka ndouya ikoko. $2 yangu yeZambezi, bho! Zvikaramba ndo tenga Sadza rangu re $1 pa D, neNyathi zvangu, no pressure, zero.
Hanzi neBhebhi, usaenda kuma shops kuri Ku chohwa chohwa munhu, hameno zvinorevei, asi hatisi vakomana vemangongo.
Yes there is an age to fun. Didn’t you become a super boring family man at some point.
That’s a Nah Deal
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