Duty calculation on passenger vehicles

1.What is the Value for Duty Purposes (VDP)? This is the value which forms the basis for the calculation of duty and includes the cost of the vehicle and any other charges or expenses incidental to the purchase of the vehicle and its transportation up to the place of importation. The following is a

Managing your marketing needs

Shelter Hamandishe-Chieza Change Management
DURING my training towards a marketing qualification my lecturer always used to say,  “A marketer will never die of hunger”. Reflecting on those words, I could never agree with him more now because

Unpacking lower market housing trends

Vengai Madzima Property Guide
LOWER market housing holds the highest number of people per square metre with a significant number of properties being core houses. This housing bracket is characterised by areas with general property averages falling below the US$35 000. However, the accompanying diagram confines all

Zim gets US$11m ACBF grants

Bright Madera Senior Business Reporter
THE Africa Capacity Building Foundation yesterday advanced US$10,8 million in grants to Zimbabwe for various capacity development programmes. South Sudan also received US$2,25 million from the

Browsers: Telling the good from the bad

Tonderai Rutsito TechSpot
THE technology world has been awash with the battle of web browsers, which has since risen to fever pitch both internationally and locally. It is now common to hear Zimbabweans asking each other which

Increase the value of your time

IT is winter again and in most areas mornings are characterised by dozens of commuters huddling in the cold, wrapped up in multiple layers of clothing waiting for a kombi. The problem with our public transport is that there are no fixed times for their arrival nor is there any way of telling if they are full

‘BAZ committed to Zim’s development’

Barclays Bank Zimbabwe managing director Mr George Guvamatanga was recently elected president of the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe at a time when there is a raging debate over the indigenisation of the financial services sector.  Herald Business Acting Editor Fanuel Kangondo caught

Zim to host mining expo

Business Reporter
ZIMBABWE will next month host the Mining, Tools and Plant Equipment Expo and Conference 2012, designed to showcase the latest technologies in equipment for the mining sector. Project manager for

Domestic workers’ employment agency launched

Business Reporter
THE Young Women’s Christian Association has launched a new domestic workers’ agency that is expected to benefit both employers and employees in the sector. YWCA is a global network of women

Flue-cured tobacco exports earn US$95m

Elita Chikwati
ZIMBABWE has so far earned US$95,1 million from the export of 23,2 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco since February this year. As at June 1, China was the leading consumer of local tobacco followed

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