Zim’s worst golf performance opens can of worms

National squad players Tafara Mpofu, Tafadzwa Nyamukondiwa, Graeme Lewis and Bradley Kulaisi were primed to shine proud at the recently held 25th Africa Region 5 Golf Championships in Namibia, but they fell to a lowly 5th position — Zimbabwe’s worst performance in 20 years at international level.

Investing in national entrepreneurship ecosystem

Scaling up companies in now a global phenomenon. Before the digital age, a small business was confined to a local market and few would breakthrough to export their products. Now, any business located in any place in the world can market, deliver to and be paid from any place on the earth.

Tiger Woods wins 2019 Masters

In the time between the 2008 US Open and Sunday’s triumph at the Masters, Woods has gone through a series of highs and low.

Does your team know how to sell?

One of the winning tools to any successful sell is making sure that the sales team master the art of pitching. Now we are not going to do an expose on pitching, rather the fundamentals of an effective pitch which will support revenue success.

Tourists behaving badly are a threat to global tourism, and the industry is partly to blame

Japan’s Nanzoin Temple is famous for its huge statue of a reclining Buddha. Its custodians are less laidback about the hordes of tourists the temple attracts. Signs in 12 languages now warn foreign visitors they may not enter in large groups.

South Africa doesn’t have enough women in foreign policy. Why it matters

The first ever conference of women foreign ministers took place in Canada last year. Ministers from 17 countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda and South Africa, attended.

Progress in U.S.-China trade talks spurs world stock rally

LONDON – Progress in the U.S.-China trade talks helped propel world stock markets to a 6-month high on Friday and steered investors away from save havens such as the Japanese yen.

Tanzania agrees $1.7bn financing deal with World Bank

DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania has agreed a new $1.7 billion financing deal with the World Bank to fund various projects during fiscal year 2019/20, its finance ministry said on Saturday.

IMF readies for Zim Staff Monitored Programme

HARARE – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it intends to expedite the implementation of the  impending Staff Monitored Programme (SMP) for Zimbabwe to augment  government efforts to turn around the economy.

$19m tobacco sold

HARARE – At least 11, 3 million kilograms of tobacco worth about $19 million  have been sold so far at auction and  contract floors in the country since the marketing season opened last  month, statistics from the industry regulator show. 

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