adminGtel to upgrade its smartphone range
Business ReporterGTEL, the Zimbabwean phone brand which specialises in providing state-of-the-art handheld portables, mainly mobile phones for the low- to medium-income range of Zimbabwe, will soon be embarking on a revolutionary phone experience offering that will come with owning a Gtel mobile phone.
Meet Lonmin’s new CEO
LAST week, Lonmin Plc announced the appointment of Mr Ben Magara, a Zimbabwean national, as the new chief executive of the world’s third largest platinum firm.Mr Magara (45) will take the hot seat with effect from July 1, 2013.
Minerals exchange welcome but . . .
Christopher Mugaga Economic AgendaThe week opened with the mining index gaining 0,82 points to close the day at 66,81 points. RioZim added US2,10 cents to trade at US47,10 cents. Bindura, Hwange and Falgold were unchanged at previous trading levels of US2,8 cents, US15 cents and US10 cents respectively.
Society favours problem solvers
Another random Curriculum Vitae dropped on my desk this week. Another hopeful looking for a position that I currently do not have.The CV ended up in a large file kept for such purposes, but it may as well have been dropped into the bin or at least used as scrap.
TA Holdings profits tumble 50 pc
TA Holdings net profit for the year ended December 2012 tumbled by 50 percent to US$3,3 million weighed down by poor performance by the group’s agro-chemicals unit and a decline in investment income.Handling different types of managers
Shelter Chieza Change ManagementThere are different types of managers who fall under different types of categories depending on their habits.
In the centre of all businesses can be a lethal manager who breeds a lethal working environment.
Draft constitution, property rights
AS the nation awaits the draft constitution’s endorsement by Parliament and the Presidential assent that will usher it into force, it is imperative that one understands what it says on property rights.GM to invest 4bn euros in Opel
RUESSELSHEIM (Germany). – General Motors will invest four billion euros ($5 billion) in its German subsidiary Opel and British sister brand Vauxhall in 2013-2016, the US auto giant’s chief announced Wednesday.Kenya airways moves into cargo business
NAIROBI. – Kenya Airways will today commission its first wholly owned cargo plane as it shifts gears in its bid to muscle its way into the lucrative air freight business.The airline which is locked in a tussle for a market share of the business with regional powerhouses South African Airways and Ethiopian Airlines plans to convert four Boeing