adminInnscor earnings up 48 percent
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
INNSCOR Africa Limited earnings per share jumped by 48 percent to US7,1 cents on the back of strong growth in revenue for the financial year ended June 30, 2012. Headline earnings per share for the year were US6,29 cents, which represents a 30,4 percent growth year-on-year.
Nyanga to host 2012 admin forum
Business Reporter
The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe will hold its annual administrators forum from September 12-15 in Nyanga under the theme “Designing Winning Strategies for Personal Success”. According to the Chamber of Mines, this year’s forum will include also managers. The theme was chosen to articulate
US$1,5m shot in arm for homeless
From Walter Nyamukondiwa in ChinhoyiMORE than US$1,5 million has been earmarked for low- cost housing development across the country under the Community Led Infrastructure Finance Facility (CLIFF) programme. The programme, which is being implemented by the Zimbabwe National Association of Housing Co-operatives
Health expo preps a gear up
Business ReporterPreparations for this year’s edition of the ZimAfro Medical and Health Expo are at an advanced stage with an overwhelming response from more than 100 exhibitors and 5 000 visitors expected in Zimbabwe. To be held under the theme, “Innovative Medical Solutions Leading to a Healthy Future”, the
Mining investors keen on Zim
Business ReporterDespite years of negative publicity investors are still keen to invest in Zimbabwe’s mining sector given the country’s abundant mineral wealth, organisers of the forthcoming Zimbabwe Mining Indaba have said. Mr Reginald Muzariri, the executive director of Utho Capital, who are the
Zim parastatals to attend China Fair
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterTHE Minister of Industry and Commerce, Professor Welshman Ncube, and the Deputy Minister of State Enterprises and Parastatals, Mr Walter Chidakwa, will lead a local business delegation to the 16th China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen from September 8 to 11.
Govt earmarks US$150m for agriculture
Finance Minister Tendai Biti says Government is working on a US$150 million facility to finance the upcoming 2012/13 agricultural cropping season.Farmers and their unions have in the past castigated Government over its failure to adequately fund the sector, which used to be the backbone of the economy.
Understanding organisational culture
Shelter Hamandishe-Chieza Change ManagementDURING the early years of my career, my former boss had a way of twisting everyone’s emotions. The excuse for his behaviour was, “This is the way we do it here, either you are in or you are out”. Now this used to bother me since I was still young and naive. Those days I used to get onto
Microfinance firm gives hope to marginalised
Business ReporterVANTAGE Microfinance and Credit Company has come up with various micro-finance products which promote financial inclusion to the unbanked and underbanked population of Zimbabwe, its acting general manager, Ms Miriam Mutizwa, has said “With a wide range of products which include trade
‘Know and enjoy your Maths’
LAST week I highlighted that the number one requirement to have a successful ICT career is a burning passion for technology.I wish to reiterate that even if you have very good qualifications but without this commitment to technology, your chances of making it into this profession are next to nothing.
The industry is well known for attracting school dropouts who thrive on their zeal to make a difference rather than educational qualifications. Some of the famous names that fall into this category include Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, and Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple. They dropped