adminThe prairie fire that swept Brazil
Laura Carlsen
WITH a million people demonstrating in the streets of cities throughout Brazil, everyone’s scrambling to understand how a twenty-cent bus fare hike turned into a social revolt.Government officials are the most surprised.
The art of leadership
Firstme Vitori“EVERYTHING rises and falls on leadership . . .” We are going to travel together on an exploratory journey of the famous and practical “21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” extracted from the book by the same title authored by Dr John C. Maxwell, an internationally recognised leadership expert, speaker and author. This is the first of a series
IT seminar to demystify code
Tonderai Rutsito TechSpot
The IT Governance and Cyber Security Institute in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Institute of Management will be holding a four-day symposium this week in Vumba to explore the challenges encountered by Zimbabwean organisations and other developing countries in the region in the process of adopting the corporate governance ideals.
Time to beef up the dairy herd
Takunda Mugaga Economic AgendaMILK and its by-products are an integral part of most Zimbabweans’ diet especially in the morning during breakfast. This has necessitated the huge demand for milk in the country which makes Dairibord a growth stock with fundamentals supporting a V-shaped recovery of the agro-processing industry in particular. Formed in 1952, the company
No need to rush into Comesa Customs Union
Gift Mugano Business CorrespondentTHE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa is made up of 19 member states. These are Burundi, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Comesa was initially established
Donating blood pays off
Business ReporterMobile telecommunications operator NetOne on Tuesday handed over two desktop computers, two data dongles, a printer, 100 T-shirts, a shield and certificate to Nagle House Girls’ High School for donating the most blood units in the EasyCall top provincial schools blood donation awards for Mashonaland East. The awards ceremony was part of the
Poverty, conflict hinder African growth: Report
AFRICA’S economy will grow by 4,8 percent this year and further expand 5,3 percent next year, but its progress has been accompanied by insufficient poverty reduction, a United Nations development report has said. The 357-page report compiled by the United Nations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development isProduct ‘dumping’ costs SMEs
Business ReporterThe contribution of Small to Medium Enterprises to the country’s Gross Domestic Product is taking a severe knock due to product “dumping” from countries such as neighbouring South Africa, a recent research has revealed. The SMEs reportedly employ about 90 percent of the employable population in the country. The research spearheaded by Trust
Musicians have spoken
ZIMBABWE conducts harmonised elections this year, and though it can be this or that date, elections are upon us. It is pleasing to note that the political leadership has made clarion calls for peace before, during and after elections.
Dillish, Bolt bestowed with super powers
DAME DILLISH and big Bolt may not be super heroes but thanks to Biggie the two Chasemates have been bestowed with super powers.The two housemates both beat out the rest of the competition in their respective houses and were rewarded with the much sought after Power of No. The Diamond’s Power of No.