adminCISSA: When the Ides of March woke up a continent
Isdore Guvamombe
WHEN Zimbabwean security forces captured a planeload of mercenaries of various nationalities, on their way to stage a coup in Equatorial Guinea on March 7 2001, it sent everyone in intelligence services in Africa, rethinking.
Use of cyanide in mining activities
What is cyanide?
It is a chemical containing carbon and nitrogen and is used to extract minerals such as gold, copper, silver and zinc among others. Cyanide is also used during the manufacturing of plastic, adhesives
Spanish short-term borrowing costs fall
MADRID. – Spain’s borrowing costs eased yesterday as the Treasury raised 3,01 billion euros (US$3,93) in an auction of three and nine month bills, reflecting easing investor concerns over the ability of the recession-hit to repay debt. The Treasury soldSpanish economy shrinks
MADRID. – Spain’s struggling economy logged a 0,5 percent contraction in the first quarter of 2013 due to falling internal demand, the central bank said yesterday.“During the first quarter of 2013, the Spanish economy continued its path
ATM usage up in Ghana
ACCRA. – There has been a sharp spike in usage of interbank Automated Teller Machines in Ghana in the first quarter of this year, banking authorities have revealed. General manager in-charge of project and business development at GhIPPS, Archie HesseOECD backs Japan deflation bid
TOKYO. – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development yesterday backed Japan’s bid to end years of deflation, but called on Tokyo to step up efforts to shrink its huge debt pile. In an annual country report, the 34-member OECD described theKenya Airways in labour dispute
NAIROBI. – Kenya’s national airline, Kenya Airways, has been dragged into a potentially explosive labour dispute with the Kenya Airline Pilots Association over its preference for foreign pilots ahead of locally trained airmen. The airline, which has been on a massiveEurozone business activity still weak: Survey
BRUSSELS. — Private sector business activity remained weak across the eurozone in April, underscoring a gloomy medium-term outlook for the 17-state economy, a widely-watched survey showed yesterday. The Markit Eurozone Composite Purchasing ManagersSA consumers sink deeper into the red
JOHANNESBURG. — South Africans, it seems, just can’t stop spending.Roads in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban are jam-packed with more BMWs, Mercedes-Benz and even
Common errors in staff appraisal
Ben Chiganze A Bass Fisherman’s ApproachCOMPUTERS and machines do not work on their own, they need some form of human input to ensure that they are effective.
Even developed countries which are very advanced technologically have also discovered