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Takunda Mugaga Economic Agenda National budgets worldwide have always presented challenges for ministers of finance because of the need to strike a balance in the allocation of available resources. Normally…
No end in sight to SA mineworkers strike
JOHANNESBURG. — Rising costs and falling prices may prompt South Africa’s largest platinum mines to stare down a union threat to halt 70 percent of global production over pay demands,…
Suffocated by choice
Zachary Aldwin Milkshake in the Boardroom I remember the first time I walked into a mega-store. I was a kid fresh out of Africa stepping into a shop that dwarfed…
Women’s chamber of commerce on cards
Business Reporter THE Women Alliance of Business Associations in Zimbabwe has resolved to establish an independent women’s chamber of commerce that will champion women empowerment. This emerged during the a…
Fall of DRC rebels: one small step
Tichaona Zindoga THE assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Zaire’s first elected leader in 1960, ranks as one of the worst cases of western involvement in Africa, and in particular this troubled…
Australia: A brutal past and present
John Pilger THE corridors of the Australian parliament are so white you squint. The sound is hushed; the smell is floor polish. The wooden floors shine so virtuously they reflect…
‘Nothing amiss with Mudede’s stay in office’
Herald Reporter PUBLIC Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Nicholas Goche has said there is nothing amiss with the continued stay in office of Civil Service Commission chairperson Dr Mariyawanda…
Deductions for miners
Did you know that like any other trader, miners are taxed on income realised from their operations? There are, however, other specific deductions that are applicable to their business operations…
Handling criminal misconduct
Taurai Musakaruka People Issues When an employee has been dismissed for misconduct of a criminal nature, the dismissal will not necessarily be harsh, unjust or unreasonable simply because the charges…
Know your customer’s value
One of the things I have learnt in my professional life is that very few companies take time to assess the value that their customers bring. Being a mum of…