Electrocutions: A wake-up call for Zesa

Fortious Nhambura Features Writer
Thursday, March 29, 2012 started like any other normal day for Ms Constance Sinachinge. She woke up early that chilly morning, did her household chores and left for work as usual. Unbeknown to her that it would turn up to be the worst day in

Calculation of duty on passenger vehicles

1. What is the rate of duty charged on importation of passenger type motor vehicles?

Some useful lessons from the gaming world

Zachary Aldwin Milkshake in the boardroom
GOOGLE fans will have noticed the addition of a new button at the top of the “big-G” home page this last month. The “Play” button introduces the world of android apps on Google that can be downloaded to phones and tablets and played at your

Call to revive Airzim ahead of UNWTO summit

The Government should develop a comprehensive plan to revive Air Zimbabwe ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation general assembly to maximise on revenue from delegates and other visitors. More than 2 000 delegates are expected to attend the event, to be held in August next year. Safari Operators of Zimbabwe president Mr Emmanuel Fundira

How to get the most out of your laptop battery

Tonderai Rutsito Tech Spot
MOST people who use modern technology such as laptops have at one point or another come across a sign that pops up and warns you that you are running low on battery, please recharge! This is particularly annoying if you are in the middle of

Customer now in driving seat

Shelter Hamandishe-Chieza Change Management
You need not be a rocket scientist to decipher the signs of the changing business times in Zimbabwe. Market watchers have observed the increase in cash-rich foreign investors that are searching markets for lucrative investments. Tied closely to this

Japan needs bigger ‘sense of crisis’

TOKYO. — The head of the club of the world’s richest countries said yesterday Japan needed to have a bigger “sense of crisis” about its financial predicament. Angel Gurria, the secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, said Japan’s stratifying society and widening income inequalities need to be addressed. Gurria said the country’s

ECB wants liquidity to reach real economy faster

BRUSSELS. — The European Central Bank expressed disappointment yesterday that the liquidity it has pumped into the banking system in recent months has not fed through into the real economy more quickly. “We had hoped the LTRO money would go faster into the real economy,”  ECB president Mario Draghi told the European Parliament’s Committee for Economic

Hats off to our self-taught artists

Art Brut or “raw art” is a label that was created by French artist and philosopher Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official formal art and cultural systems. It is an art form based entirely on natural artistic intuition. The term was later redefined in 1972, by art critic Rodger Cardinal to “Outsider Art”; a term broadly including self-taught or

Victoria Beckham talks cars

Victoria Beckham has already ticked off the boxes for international pop star, award-winning fashion designer, style icon, supermom, and luckiest wife in the world. She can now add automobile designer to her list. Since 2010, Victoria has been a creative design executive for legendary luxury off-road brand Land Rover, and the fruits of her labour have just been

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