Thomas Mapfumo headed for home

Entertainment Reporter
A hero’s welcome awaits Dr Thomas Mapfumo when he comes home for his first gig after an eight-year absence from the local scene. The gig, which is scheduled for this September, comes after

Preventing workplace accidents

ABOUT 10 percent of the reported fatal accidents at work in Zimbabwe occur in the building and construction industry, where people are often working at dangerous heights or at risk of being struck

Let’s take a leaf from global financial crisis

Thomas Muserepwa & Gilbert Muponda
The Holy Bible starts from Genesis and ends with Revelations and in our local financial sector bank failure started with Genesis then Interfin and most recently Royal Bank. Almost everyone is hoping

Top speakers lined up for auditors’ conference

Business Reporter
THE Institute of Internal Auditors will next month hold its annual conference from the 13th to the 15th in Victoria Falls. The theme for this year’s conference is “Stretching Internal Audit Boundaries”. According to

Economic summit set for this month

Zimbabwe will at the end of this month hold a conference to measure economic growth against targets set in the Medium Term Plan, a senior Government official said. The ministries of Finance and of

Why firms must ‘walk the tone’

Bradwell Mhonderwa Business Ethics
IN a bid to enhance business in the corporate world,  the Business Ethics Centre will host an Ethical Leadership for Corporate Africa Summit in Victoria Falls from October 22 to 24. The keynote speaker

‘Capitalisation levels open new avenues’

Business Reporter
BANKS have significant leeway to comply with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s new minimum capital requirements. BancABC economist Mr James Wadi says the fact that Dr Gideon Gono has allowed for

Kingdom looks to the future

Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
AFRASIA Kingdom Zimbabwe Limited shareholders have approved plans to raise US$200 million to meet the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s new minimum capital threshold. AKZL chairperson Ms

Editorial Comment: Devise a sustainable plan for our future Olympians

After the dizzy heights we scaled in Athens and Beijing, where Kirsty Co-ventry won a combined seven medals, including two gold, Zimbabwe has been getting a reality check at the London 2012 Olympics.
Kirsty left without a medal and, after the heroics of the last decade and the emergence of younger

7 Cote d’Ivoire teachers in examination scandal

ABIDJAN — Seven primary and secondary school teachers were arrested by the Cote d’Ivoire police for involvement in cheating during the examinations for the first cycle of secondary school certificate in Cote

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