Electronic bourse on course
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange is trudging closer to an electronic securities settlement system — the Central Securities Depository — as parties to its establishment are set to sign the agreement next
UNWTO preps gather momentum
AN Environmental Impact Assessment is being carried out in Victoria Falls, where the international conference centre, hotels and shopping malls will be constructed ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly, a Cabinet minister has said.Funding your business
Fanuel Kangondo EntrepreneurshipIT all begins with an idea and it takes innovation to actualise that idea into a service that can arouse the interest of customers leading to the demand of the goods you supply. That is the long and the
Protecting the environment is not enough: Brazil
Antonio Patriota, Minister of External Relations, BrazilA three-dimensional approach to development that combines social, economic and environmental concerns is now needed to protect the environment. Rio+20 is a landmark for the future. As more
Protecting the environment is not enough: Brazil
Antonio Patriota, Minister of External Relations, BrazilA three-dimensional approach to development that combines social, economic and environmental concerns is now needed to protect the environment. Rio+20 is a landmark for the future. As more
Levy boost for engineers
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterTHE Ministry of Public Works has given the Engineering Council of Zimbabwe (ECZ) the nod to collect a 1 percent levy from all engineering projects in the country, which will boost the coffers of the
Joyce Banda’s conundrum
Special CorrespondentMalawi’s decision to cancel its hosting of next month’s African Union Summit over the presence of Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir might have underlined president Joyce Banda’s growing status as a
Taking solace in ‘A fine madness’
Title: A Fine MadnessAuthor: Mashingaidze Gomo
Publisher: Ayebia Ckarke Publishing Limited, UK
Isbn: 978-0-9562401-4-9
Pages: 174
When an excited friend brought to me the manuscript of Mashingaidze Gomo’s A Fine Madness, at
Who will protect the shareholder from himself?
Gertrude TakawiraIn businesses today, there are more of shortcuts towards fast gain, than long term achievements. It used to be said, “The winner takes it all”, but now, privileged losers take the prizes, too. The
Smallholder farmers must be supported
Moses Hategeka“My son, I have for decades survived on this 2,5-acre piece of land and practised mixed farming, cultivating crops such as maize, millet, sweet potatoes, beans and coffee, as well as rearing some goats, chicken and sheep. These brought me some income and ensured food security in my home.

