adminStaff costs weigh down Agribank
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterAGRIBANK suffered a US$286 409 loss in the full year to December 31 2011 weighed down by US$11 million staff costs. An 82 percent increase in income to US$19,3 million could not overturn the prior period’s US$8,1 million loss as interest income rose
New diamond mine for Chimanimani
Peter Matambanadzo in Chimanimani
GOLD and diamond mining company Development Trust of Zimbabwe-OZGEO (Private) Limited could go into full commercial diamond mining in Chimanimani by the end of this year as current exploration activities have been yielding positive results.
Is Zim’s stone sculpture art or craft?
Recent visitors, collectors, art historians and cultural attaches visiting Zimbabwe have thrown the gauntlet at this writer regarding “what is authentic Zimbabwean contemporary Shona sculpture?” Has Zimbabwean stone sculpture degenerated to a mere vulgar craft? Does the notion of an “authentic, ethnic Shona” art form still hold true? Has it become an a-cultural massInspiration and artist
Art has inspired millions of people for many centuries and it is very intriguing to note that these who make it also need to be inspired to continue making it. Many European artists like Modigliani and Picasso were greatly inspired by African art and surprisingly stone art from Zimbabwe. For any artist inspiration is the antidote to lack of confidence. Economic challenges leaveMacheso to share stage with Mataruse
Richmore Tera Arts CorrespondentSUNGURA musician Alick Macheso will for the first time share the stage with upcoming artiste Munyaradzi Mataruse during the Independence Eve Concert to be held at Jazz 105 in Harare tomor-row. The event seeks to usher revellers into Independence
I still love my music: Mutyebere
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reportergospel artiste and businessman Tawanda Mutyebere has urged his fans not to despair saying he is still very much around.
This follows the 35-year-old’s long absence from the recording studio since the release of his chart toppers “Ikoko” in 2006
Addiction to aid is cancerous
Tendai MoyoEvents dramatically unfolding in Malawi on the backdrop of President Bingu waMutharika’s sudden death point to a nation that is addicted to foreign aid and gradually sliding back to donor dependency. Actions by the incoming leadership vividly
Towards a clean environment
Albert NhamoyebondeIn most cases pollution of the environment is caused by human negligence, in fact, the propensity of human beings to get rid of unwanted material without careful consideration on the suitability of the dumping place. In the cities and towns and to
Balancing power, policy and principles in corporations
Gertrude TakawiraIt is argued that most corporate performance failures are a result of errors in judgment, not management incompetence. Flawed decision making processes create cycles of silence and crises. Organisational politics shroud recurrent and systemic
Imperialism and the crisis in Mali
Abayomi AzikiweOn April 5 the leader of the Mali coup appealed to the “international community” for help in reversing the military gains made by the Movement for the National Liberation of Azawad (MNLA). The following day on April 6 the MNLA declared itself