adminHandling difficult workers
Taurai MusakarukaVIRTUALLY all people want to succeed in their work so they try to perform to their best ability and to get on well with their managers, supervisors and co-workers.
In such instances when shortcomings or problems arise, they are usually overcome with some additional instruction or coaching, or with a positive, but frank, discussion on the
Limits to climate change adaptation
JOHANNESBURG. — In the absence of decisive action to significantly cut the emission of earth-warming greenhouse gases, most poor countries have resigned themselves to adapting to the effects of climate change. But as recent data show, the global concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit 400 parts per million — something that has
Family planning: It takes two
Roselyne Sachiti Deputy Features EditorHLETIWE TITI NGWENYA (40), a former Johanne Marange Church follower from Gokwe, last month gave birth to her 15th child, Mthandazo, after a series of complications.
Her child’s birth left some people green with envy and others in disbelief.
Fewer Germans keen on deutschmark
FRANKFURT. — Germans are less nostalgic about the deutschmark, and fewer want to give up the euro, according to the results of poll published in the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung yesterday.Portugal pays the price for political crisis
LISBON. — Portugal was penalised for its political crisis by a rise in its borrowing rate when it issued short-term bonds yesterday.The treasury raised a total of 1,5 billion euros of which 1,2 billion euros was in one-year bonds with a borrowing rate of 1,720 percent.
China’s richest man rubbishes wealth gap
BEIJING. – China’s yawning divide between rich and poor does not need to be tackled, the country’s richest person said yesterday – as long as everyone can become wealthy.
“We don’t need to solve the problem of the rich-poor gap, we need to solve the problem of common prosperity,” said Zong Qinghou, whose family fortune is estimated at
Greek lawmakers face crucial austerity Bill vote
ATHENS. – Greek lawmakers will vote on a new austerity Bill outlining controversial plans to redeploy 25 000 civil servants this year, despite mass protests against the reforms required for fresh aid funds.
Ethiopian Airlines buys 49pc stake in Air Malawi airlines partner
Business Reporter
Ethiopian AIRLINES has announced that it is now the strategic partner of Air Malawi after acquiring 49 percent equity in the latter.
The remaining 51 percent is held by the Malawian government and Malawian private investors.
Telecel offers smart phones on credit
Business ReporterTelecel is offering smartphones and iPads on credit combined with any one of its Telecel Red packages.
The mobile devices are available on credit on 11-month or 24-month contracts for subscribers on any of the three Telecel Red packages.
Telecel leads the pack
Tonderai Rutsito TechSpot
Since the beginning of the year Telecel has shaken the market with a number of intriguing promotions that have attracted a lot of attention.
While other cellphone service providers have also run their own promotions, Telecel’s promotions have stood out because they have gone beyond their own network borders.