adminZim YMCA to host youth summit
Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) has won a bid a host the Africa Alliance of YMCAs 2012 Youth Summit. This year’s summit will take place from June 10-22. YMCA national general secretary Mr Jacob Maforo said the
Legislative vacuum worries Govt
Business ReporterDEPUTY Industry and Commerce Minister Mike Bimha has lamented the long-drawn-out finalisation of legislation on the quality and standards control of imported products. Standards controls are typically used as instruments of trade policy to
Succession planning critical in business
Ben Chiganze Bass Fisherman’s ApproachIn my book “A Day in a Manager’s Life”, I narrated the loss of organisational memory after Matirabu left Susigi Dam in Banket. I observed how the successor, Mighty (though he was a more refined character) did not understand the intricacies of
Afrifresh takes over Ariston
Business ReporterAFRIFRESH Group of South Africa has increased its shareholding in Ariston to 61 percent after snapping up 21 percent of shares not taken by shareholders of the group after a rights issue. The SA firm already had a 40 percent stake in the
Zim tops Sadc GDP growth
Zimbabwe is leading the Southern African Development Community member states in yearly gross domestic product (GDP) rate rankings on the back of stable economic conditions that are restoring investor confidence. According to official data released, Zimbabwe’s economic growth rates have averaged 8 percent in the past two years. This has resulted in the country overtakingSerious water, doctor shortages hit Bindura hospital
Health Reporter
BINDURA provincial hospital is experiencing water problems and receives tap water for only two hours a day. This has compromised service delivery. Presenting the hospital’s challenges to Deputy Prime Minister Thokhozani Khupe during a tour of
What to do when you have a hangover
l Hydrate yourself — The majority of the effects of any hangover come from the dehydration of the body resulting from drinking alcohol and caffeinated drinks. You should definitely drink sufficient water to begin counteracting this ahead of time. l Drink glass of milk — Many think that milk coats the stomach helping the alcohol you are going to be drinking be absorbed as fastEditorial Comment: Food deficit: Get farmers to grow crops suitable for their areas
It is encouraging to note that Government has extended the grain loan scheme to March next year to avert hunger among people facing a food deficit. While this is a noble intervention, we believe a sustainable solution must be found to deal with the problem of perennial food deficits. We have said it several times that there is need to consider the natural farmingLet’s turn policies into results
Tendai MoyoCognisant of the recent launch of the Industrial Development Policy (2012-2016) by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, it is disheartening that Government remains lethargic towards the gradual disintegration of the newly established
AU must back Syrian peace
Mugunda wa MukutiRecent events in Mali are nothing but a ripple effect of Nato’s mishandling of weapons in the mad war in Libya where they carelessly went after Muammar Gaddafi, without considering in whose hands the guns were falling into. It was madness akin