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Representatives of 20 local companies from the Manicaland chapter of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, will this week tour the industrial area of Guangzhou Province in China, to explore business opportunities. The tour would involve high profile business meetings to discuss jointICTs contributing towards retrenchments
Adoption of new technologies in industries is contributing towards retrenchment levels in the country, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries has said. In its 2012 annual Manufacturing Sector Survey report, the CZI said 21 percent of industries engaged indicated that they had retrenched‘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
Self-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.
TIMB 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 to2013 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 soundedGovt embarks on address project
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Business ReporterGOVERNMENT through the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and Zimpost has embarked on a national address and postcode project aimed at providing an address for every citizen in the country. The programme is earmarked to start in the first quarter of 2013 and is
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 thatWork-related hearing loss
Industrial machinery exposes many workers to high noise levels that may damage their hearing. It is important that efforts are made to minimise noise levels and their impact on those exposed to them. Jack hammers, punch presses, weaving machines, woodworking machinery, grinders,
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Inheritance dispute turns ugly, man forced to flee amid threats
Peter Matika, Chronicle Reporter A bitter inheritance dispute has emerge in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province, which has thrust Fungai Jokonya and his family into a nightmarish ordeal. What began as…