adminBroad-based empowerment way to go
The indigenisation and economic empowerment programme has always been a controversial issue that has elicited varied responses from Zimbabweans and the international community alike.The contention has largely been on the…
Trust Chikohora: A man of few words
By Golden SibandaHE is a man of few words, but when he opens his mouth to say something you are can rest assured that he utters words of wisdom and…
Do we really need so many banks?
By Sure KamhungaA recent update by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Dr Gideon Gono, showing that some banks and financial institutions are struggling to adequately capitalise their…
Egypt, Tunisia crisis: A lesson to the world
Normally the best teacher in life is someone whom we admire, not the preacher who has a tendency of spreading the Holy Bible at the podium without living it. Of…
Zimra embraces Asycuda World
This week we focus on the Automated System for Customs Data (Asycuda) system, how it functions and its benefits to its users in relation to the operations of the Zimbabwe…
Angola diamond output to surge
CAPE TOWN.Angolan state diamond firm Endiama is targeting output of nine million carats in 2011, up from 8,5 million carats last year, the company said yesterday.Endiama, the world’s fifth biggest…
Inflation proves tougher foe for China
BEIJING.Inflation is proving a tougher foe than the Chinese government imagined and, as that realisation sinks in, risks are tilting towards more aggressive monetary tightening than investors expected.So far, markets…
SA fuel industry braces for new grades
Johannesburg.FUEL producers and retailers are bracing themselves for an investment of up to R20 billion to provide for the new grades of fuel the government is introducing soon.The department of…
Egypt’s credit risk falling
Cairo.Egypt’s credit risk is falling to the lowest level since anti-government protests began two weeks ago and international borrowing costs are dropping as the nation’s biggest political crisis in three…
Chrome scam exposed
By Martin KadzereAN investigation into chrome operations has unearthed irregularities with most firms operating without Government certificates and licences.According to an audit report prepared by the Mines and Mining Development…