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Dwight Mutonono Business CorrespondentI have often heard people say statements like, “I would like to get into politics because you can make a lot of money in politics”. Many seek public office for exactly that reason and the truth is many who have attained their political aspirations have indeed become extremely rich because of it.
Unpacking UNTWO hosting issues
WHEN I travelled to South Korea as part of the Zimbabwean delegation in October 2011, the main agenda was to win the bid to co-host, with Zambia, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation 2013 general assembly. The bid was won. In the aftermath of winning of the bid, so many
Pensions row: Govt intervenes
Wenceslaus Murape Senior Reporter
GOVERNMENT has intervened in the standoff between pensioners and insurance companies over payment of benefits, a contentious issue since dollarisation. Insurance firms have been clashing with pensioners and policyholders dissatisfied with the paltry benefits being disbursed to them.
Mazda T35: A legend in commercial vehicles
Fact Jeke Behind the WheelWHEN we talk of light commercial vehicles, both trucks and buses, the Mazda T 3500 rates among the best. Mazda T35 trucks and Swaraj buses have stood the test of time and in Zimbabwe they are a favourite with farmers, transporters, schools and churches. For those who have no idea,
Sandy forces carmakers to scrap 15 000 cars
Sandy forces carmakers to scrap 15 000 carsCHICAGO. — Toyota Motor, Chrysler, Nissan and Honda plan to scrap about 15 000 vehicles damaged by Hurricane Sandy as vehicle makers and dealers continue assessing the storm’s impact, according to local media reports on Wednesday. Travis
ZMDC contests Briton’s appointment on abitration panel
Fidelis Munyoro Assistant News Editor
THE Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation is contesting the appointment of a British national on a panel arbitrating over a US$35 million dispute pitting it and two international mining firms. ZMDC also wants a South African judge removed from the case in which Amaplat Mauritius
Merging the future of China’s car industry: Expert
BARCELONA. — A Spanish expert said yesterday that Spain might be the perfect place for the Chinese car industry to get a foothold overseas. Jaume Ribera, professor from the IESE Business School in Barcelona, said one of the ways for Chinese-made cars to enter markets in Europe and the UnitedLocal industry’s cry for salvation
Golden Sibanda Business Reporter
ZIMBABWE’s manufacturing industry faces the most testing challenges of its time and risks falling into a deep chasm where it will be difficult to retrieve while the consequences will be dire. It has for long been all talk and little action, but the consequences of this could leave indelible scars
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
Isdore Guvamombe Reflections
We were confronted by kilometre after kilometre of apparently empty bush, then a scattering of mud-and-pole huts, dotted European-style main houses, a few criss-crossing gravel paths, cattle grazing on the verges of the road and precious little else. It was in late August and the land of
Why the economy will respond to US elections
Takunda Mugaga Economic AgendaThere is a common belief that whenever the US holds elections, the whole world stands still. With the readjustment of the world financial system and the emergence of BRICS, (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), the greenback is facing a serious threat with this coming super