adminIPMZ to host annual convention this month
Pauline MhukaBusiness Reporter
THE Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe will host its 2012 Annual Convention and Exhibition in Victoria Falls from July 25 to 28.
The convention and exhibition will run under the theme “Towards sustainable national economic revival and the role of human resources leadership in business transformation”.
European banks on the mend: Report
LONDON. — Leading European banks are broadly on track for boosting their capital base to cushion against crises and the total funds raised exceed the target, the EBA oversight body said yesterday.Ex-Barclays COO faces grilling
LONDON.— Former Barclays chief operating officer Jerry del Missier will give evidence to British lawmakers next week on the interest rate-fixing scandal that claimed his job, parliament announced yesterday.HSBC contrite over money laundering
HONG KONG. — Global banking giant HSBC Holdings will apologise to a US Senate hearing next week for failures in its anti-money laundering controls, a report said yesterday.Three cheers to Econet, Telecel
I WISH to commend Telecel and Econet for slashing data charges recently although this is limited to internet services only.Chindori-Chininga slams chrome miners
The continued call by small-scale chrome miners for the Government to lift the ban on imports of raw ore is a result of lack of strategy and vision, a legislator has said.Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy chairperson Mr Edward Chindori-Chininga told members of the Chrome Miners’ Association that lack of vision was also preventing the sector from attracting investors to set up smelting furnaces.
Bulawayo firm clinches energy savers deal
Golden SibandaSenior Business Reporter
BULAWAYO-based firm Okukhulu Enterprises has clinched exclusive distribution dealership for more efficient light energy saving bulbs in what could significantly reduce electricity bills for firms and households.
Police to launch tourism unit in Mashonaland West
AT least 12 police officers from Mashonaland West province will cycle 554 kilometres from Kadoma to Kariba over six days in preparation for the launch of the police tourism unit in the province ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly.
Owner-managers under fire
Business ReporterCompanies that are managed by their founders and/or owners are most likely to default on corporate governance.
Corporate governance is his motto
Business ReporterCorporate governance is the key driver of business performance and a major factor when it comes to attracting investors. This is the view of the newly elected president of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe, Mr Pious Manamike.