MDC-T faces MPs backlash
Herald Reporter
MDC-T Parliamentarians say they will resist attempts by the party’s national council to reverse an earlier decision dictating that incumbent legislators should not be challenged in primary elections. MDC-T is seeking to reverse the decision of the national executive following pressure from some powerful would-be contestants who
Call to align investment plans to MTP
Herald Reporter
Zimbabwe’s strategic plans, investment programmes and budgets must be aligned to the Medium Term Plan, Vice President Joice Mujuru has said. In a speech read on her behalf by Minister of State in her office Sylvester Nguni at the launch of the first annual Medium Term Plan implementation progress report in Harare
US$90m needed to resuscitate SMM
Labour ReporterThe Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation requires US$90 million to resuscitate full operations at Shabanie Mashava Mines. SMM is the parent company of Gaths Mine and Shabanie Mashava Mines and is under management of the ZMDC. ZMDC chairman Mr Goodwills Masimirembwa yesterday said that they were not yet
Sacked miners get more time to reclaim jobs
JOHANNESBURG. — Thousands of Anglo American Platinum workers sacked last month for staging an illegal strike in South Africa have been given more time to decide if they want to reclaim their jobs, unions said yesterday. Amplats has repeatedly shifted the deadline for the 12 000 workers that2013 National Budget: Biti’s mission impossible
As Finance Minister Tendai Biti readies to face an expectant nation when he delivers the 2013 National Budget on Thursday, all signs are pointing to economic stagnation and nothing short of a miracle will salvage the economy. The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries has already soundedTIMB licenses 3 tobacco auction floors
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has licensed three companies to auction the crop during the coming marketing season. Last season, four companies were buying and selling the golden leaf. TIMB chief executive Dr Andrew Matibiri said that six companies had applied for licences toSelf-regulation key to ethical cultures
Business Ethics Bradwell MhonderwaIndustry self-regulation is one of the key methods that can be used to grow ethical cultures in different sectors of the economy, and in organisations.Each industry or economic sector operates with its own set of rules and regulations to control the conduct of firms falling under it.
‘Embrace e-post, e-courier services’
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Business ReporterTHERE is need for postal and courier service providers to embrace modern technologies to boost business as volumes have declined due to alternative means of communication being offered to customers, authorities have said. Speaking at the World Post Day commemorations held in


