adminCancer: Zim’s new headache
Jeffrey Moyo Features Correspondent
POOR cancer patients are enduring days and nights of pain and discomfort as public hospitals such Harare and Parirenyatwa lack the equipment and specialist staff to handle the overwhelming numbers of patients. The numbers of cancer cases have been rising in recent years, with many of
Get out of the minion pool
Zachary Aldwin Milkshake in the Boardroom
Minions of the universe, greetings and salutations! As of 0914 hours it is decreed that screw number R6 will now be inserted into Hole 23 with the left hand and not the right. Immediate compliance is expected. Minions found in violation of this decree will be terminated with maximum brutality.
Why it pays to build customer loyalty
Shelter Hamandishe-Chieza Change Management
In celebration of Customer Service Week, I decided to do a little research on customer loyalty. Customer loyalty is increasingly becoming a very valuable asset in an environment like ours where the consumer has relatively low disposable income. If you are looking for a strong customer
Fare thee well Comrade
Fortious Nhambura Features Writer
Cde Ali Halimeh, Palestinian Ambassador to Zimbabwe for nearly two decades until 2006, died in Pretoria on September 16, after suffering from chronic sickness since 1997. The affable diplomat had dedicated his entire life towards the liberation of Palestine and the African continent. Like
When birth can be a death sentence
Roselyne Sachiti Deputy Features Editor
“My complicated pregnancy could have killed my triplets or me and today someone would have been narrating my story. “I could have been a maternal death statistic had I stayed at home and sought the services of an untrained midwife. “Mine was an experience I want other women to
Where were the cops, fire brigade?
Matthew Takaona Features Correspondent
Friday, September 14, 2012 started off like any other day for Molly Musengi, an acting chief pharmacist at Gweru General Hospital. At 25, she had just graduated from the University of Zimbabwe with a BSc degree in Pharmacy. She was intelligent, disciplined and was a devout Christian who
The scourge of pesticides
Tichaona Zindoga Features Writer
When Farai Nyakurwa, a small-scale farmer in Goromonzi District’s Chibvute area, is doen with selling his horticultural produce at Mbare Musika in Harare, he knows just what to do with the money. Apart from the basic provisions for his family, including school fees, he knows that he has to buy
Property pricing in an illiquid market
Vengai Madzima Property Guide
In the last quarter of this year, we have witnessed a gradual reduction in property transactions owing to the prevalent liquidity crisis. It is becoming increasingly difficult on non-experts to properly estimate a price on their particular property which in most cases is proving to be far beyond the
IDSS tightens network security
INTEGRATED Digital Security Solutions (IDSS) last week held a cocktail party where they were exhibiting the latest network security devices on offer.Cyberoam developed the network security device. The major purpose of holding such an event was to introduce their newly improved network security device dubbed the Unified Threat Management System using an identity- based algorithm.
The device is a dedicated network router that comes in various packages that are suited for small offices and SMEs.
Cyberoam’s international sales manager for Africa and Middle East, Mr Kalpesh Maheshwari, who was guest of honour, said the device will be the cheapest all in one encompassing solutions for companies to guarantee their security against network attacks.
Border Timbers profits drop
Business Reporter
BORDER Timbers profits for the full year to June 2012 fell 64 percent to US$1,8 million from US$5 million a year earlier due to high wage costs, high repair and maintenance costs and high utilities costs, the company said in a statement yesterday. Revenue for the period was 28 percent up to US$28