adminMining remains Africa’s economic backbone
Johannesburg. — Last week’s tragic shootings in South Africa must not obscure good news of the important contribution mining makes to Africa’s improving economic performance. Over the past decade, the economy of sub-Saharan Africa grew by 5,8 percent a year. The International
SA’s new farmers given performance contracts
Johannesburg. — South Africa’s Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti last week urged black farmers who received land through the government’s various redistribution and restitution programmes to enter into a formal performance contract with the state in order to obtain resources and expert advice to help them become successful farmers.Zim firms for Canton Fair
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterTRADE and Investment consultancy firm Muvambi Global (Pvt) Ltd is mobilising local companies for participation in the October segment of the Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair). The 112th edition of the Canton Fair, which is China’s biggest trade fair, will be held in China’s
Work on TNF draft Bill begins
Peter Matambanadzo Senior ReporterTHE Attorney-General’s Office has started drafting the Tripartite Negotiating Forum Bill that seeks to provide a legal framework for the three social partners to fully implement the role and purpose of social dialogue towards eradicating poverty and turning around Zimbabwe’s economy.
Qualities of ethical leadership
Bradwell Mhonderwa Business EthicsTHE value of ethical leadership in today’s organisation can no longer be underplayed, be it in public institutions, private sector or NGOs. Ethical leadership has become a key driver for organisational performance the world over. The world today is littered with high-profile ethical failures in
Tobacco clean-up sales set for tomorrow
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board yesterday said tobacco clean-up sales for the just ended marketing season will commence tomorrow.
Zimbabwe’s tobacco marketing season closed on July 27, with more than 140 million kg of the golden leaf valued at US$514, 3 million having been
Bring errant bank founders to book
Albert NhamoyebondeWhen the financial meltdown caught up with the collapse of banks in the United States of America, the major reason given at the time was lack of supervision by regulatory authorities. Banks had been given autonomy by the previous US administration and repaid that trust by dishing out loans
Countdown to UNWTO indaba begins this week
Zimbabwe will this week launch the official countdown to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly to be co-hosted with Zambia next year. The General Assembly is the supreme organ of the UNWTO and its ordinary sessions, held every two years, are attended byImport-export mismatch impeding economic growth — MEFMI
Business ReporterTHE Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa says Zimbabwe’s negative current account remains one of its major obstacles. In its 2011 annual report, MEFMI said although mining and agriculture drove growth during the period under review, the negative
All set for Crossline gospel festival
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
Popular American gospel artistes Michael W. Smith and Nicole C Mullen are expected to touch down in Harare from Thursday in time for the Crossline Music Worship Festival. The three-day festival ends on August 26, in the Harare Gardens with the must attend concert featuring world renowned singer