On a number of occasions we may hear that a man has left his wife for another woman.  When and if this happens it’s usually for a younger newer model and at other times, much to the disbelief of many, it could be to an older woman with…

 It began as a student hobby and evolved into a global brand that has transformed the way people communicate with each otherSimilar forms of technopreneurship have included Hotmail which was started by Sabeer Bhatia for US$300 000 but was later sold to Microsoft for US$400 million; Skype which…

 It was said, when we were growing up, that the pound was as good as gold. Now, all that glory is past, gone and forgotten.The rule is that whenever a people forget what made them great and change their values in a fundamental way, they too, are on…

And sadly this realisation comes too late as the protracted fight has cost them heavily both in terms of dignity and financial resources. I laughed heartily when I saw in their communiqué in which they said they had pumped a jaw-dropping US$2,6 billion in this country since the…

The reported objective of the document is “to interrogate and analyse the voter behaviour that influenced the relatively high voter turnout  in this poll.”The report argues that the high voter turnout can arguably be attributed to “coercive capacities of the political parties, especially ZANU-PF to drive out their…

This function can be made difficult if deposit growth continues to slow, offshore borrowing becoming expensive and moreover, credit quality deteriorating as the current case in Zimbabwe. So, what options does the sector have to recover non-performing loans (NPLs) in the event of internal arrangements failing with its…

 I am, however, not going to attempt to give answers to this confusing web of events, rather my focus is on asking what I feel are the relevant questions as we all seek to understand exactly what is transpiring. I believe there comes a time when some developments…

From there, we would make paper money which would be distributed to each person. Each person would have a house and a business, and we would then start buying and selling goods to each other, depending on our “needs”. This was our own version of monopoly.The game would…

This calls for serious consideration by taxpayers of their systems and strategies to ensure compliance with tax laws, as failure to do so may create taxation problems.In CIR v McNeil 1959 (1) SA 481 (A), 22 SATC 374 at 382 it was held that the additional taxes levied…

 With the sluggish state of global economic growth, the world is facing unusual turbulence and turns to Africa in a quest for economic revival. This week, leaders of the Brics — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa converged in Durban for their fifth summit underscoring the rising…