adminSRC to host golf day
Mbachi Mutukula-Maregere Sports ReporterTHE Sports Recreation Commission is expected to host a Golf day at Wingate in Harare next week. The event has been scheduled for September 14 to fund-raise and support charity organisations across the country. Tirivashe Nheweyembwa SRC Corporate communications officer said golf is being used as a vehicle through
Old Mutual appoints new CEO
Business ReporterOLD Mutual has appointed the head of Old Mutual Life Assurance Company, Mr Jonas Mushosho, to succeed Mr Luke Ngwerume as group chief executive of its Zimbabwe operations. The group has also elevated Mr Zomunoda Chizura to the position of deputy CEO (Life and Asset
‘Stabilise SMEs operating environment’
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterZIMBABWE National Chamber of Commerce president Mr Oswell Binha has urged the Government to boost its support for initiatives that enhance the operations of small businesses. He was speaking during the official launch last week of “Cumulus” — an SAP solution that provides small businesses
Indian drugs firms keen to invest locally
Several Indian firms have shown interest in investing in the country’s pharmaceutical industry, a Government official has said. In an interview with New Ziana, Dr Owen Mugurungi, director of the Aids and TB Unit in the Ministry of Health Child and Welfare, said a number of investors were keen toThe benefits of going international
Shelter Hamandishe-Chieza Change ManagementONE of the things that distinguish businesses is the ability to either evade or take risks. Various strategies can be employed if the company is not achieving the anticipated returns from the market. I have known of businesses that used strategies successfully to resuscitate themselves through
Simplify your life
Zachary Aldwin Milkshake in the BoardroomALBERT Einstein, the German-born theoretical physicist, is purported to have ranked the five levels of human intelligence as smart, educated, brilliant, genius, and simple. Steve Jobs was a pure example of how simplicity ruled over brilliance. I am starting something called the
Tips for successful negotiations
Vengai Madzima Property GuideTHE negotiation aspect in a property selling or buying transaction can be the most exciting or frustrating stage in the process. In most cases it takes the viewing of several different listings to come up with a property that “steals your heart” or fits squarely into one’s investment plans.
New capital thresholds breed monopolies: AfDB
The African Development Bank has warned that the new minimum capital requirements for financial institutions, to be met by June 2014, could create a market monopoly for financially stable banks. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently increased the minimum capital requirements for commercialDuty-free import by religious groups
Did you know that, subject to approval by the Commissioner-General of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority religious organisations may import the following goods duty free? l Organs and blowers thereof l Harmonious and band instruments l Church decorations, altars, fonts, lecterns, pulpits,Too early for Zimdollar return
A RECENT Press article quoted a top banker sa saying the introduction of the multi-currency system was harmful to the economy.Is it any wonder the country is facing a mammoth task to turn around the economy when professionals who should know better make such utterances.