adminNicozDiamond, workers clash over layoffs
Business ReporterLISTED short-term insurer NicozDiamond is headed for a showdown with union representatives over alleged unfair retrenchment packages offered to former workers affected by its latest staff rationalisation exercise.Workers’ representatives…
King Isaac: Academic, cultural emissary Information seeking behaviour
KING Isaac (Professor Isaac Kalumbu), you owe this unsanctioned “biography” to the Hartzell Primary
Zimasco finalises expansion plan
ZIMBABWE Mining and Smelting Company says its ambitious US$300 million expansion plan involving upgrading its blast furnaces will start in the second half of this year.The chief executive Mr Sydwell…
Zesa mulls new billing
By Zvamaida MurwirwaZESA Holdings has hired a consultancy firm to assess if the parastatal should use pre-paid or smart card metering to improve revenue collection.Zesa chief executive Engineer Josh Chifamba…
New Census Act to improve efficiency
Business ReporterENACTMENT of the new Census and Statistics Act is expected to improve efficiency in the production and distribution of statistics, the Zimbabwe National Statisti-cal Agency has said.Zimstats board chairman…
Turnall set to tap SA market
Business ReporterTURNALL Holdings, the manufacturer of roofing and piping materials, is set to regain a significant chunk of the export market as the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed company prepares to commission…
Rhizobium plant up for refurbishment
The country’s sole rhizobium plant in Marondera will soon be refurbished at a cost of US$200 000, an official has said.Capacity at the plant has fallen from 300 000 tonnes…
Dinosaur phenomenon: Adapt or perish
IN the forgettable 2008 era when food and other goods became scarce in this country, it was common to find half of the customers in South Africa’s jumbo wholesalers on…