Before delving into this matter, I would like to make a brief comment on news that iconic Silicon Valley entrepreneur and founder and owner of Microsoft, Bill Gates and his family were in the country last week on a private visit in the Lowveld. While those in the…

The horrible event at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown City, Connecticut has only emphasised what we as blacks already feared was going to be a bad end to a bitterly fought election. The murder, by Adam Lanza, of 20 kids and seven adult staff members at Sandy…

 I just would like to thank you for working very hard this year.  We should send our congratulations to Cde Jacob Zuma who, just like me recently, this week overwhelmingly retained the confidence of his people. With Cde Zuma around, we know that we have real brothers on…

 Determining how she presents herself or lives her life. On the one hand, that is. While on the other hand, education, modernity, westernisation and feministic notions, theories and movements have a way of also influencing the woman. The interplay between the traditional and contemporary factors influencing the state…

 Forward, backward, horizontal and spatial linkages were expounded on, and there were also several mentions of large corporations pledging to fund or support downstream industries which directly or indirectly feed into their revenue streams.It is now an established fact that we (Zimbabweans, and Africans generally) are great planners…

The HR audit demonstrates to what extent the HR function contributes to the organisational effectiveness as a whole, as well as productivity and morale. It also helps by providing feedback on the value of the contribution of the HR function to the organisation's strategic business objectives and in…

 Over a year ago, the KPCS deployed a team of monitors to assess the human rights situation in Marange and to supervise the sale of diamonds in Zimbabwe. Almost immediately, the two monitors, Abbey Chikane and Mark Van Bockstael, found that there were no human rights abuses in…

On one hand the use of hard currencies effectively dealt with hyperinflation and an uncertain exchange rate whilst on the other hand it led to liquidity challenges. For companies listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), the impact of the multi-currency regime mirrors its effects on the economy.…

A man falls into love, or is it lust, with some woman, thinking he will do one of those hit, dump and run routines. No hassles. Why not? He has done it before - take what he wants from a woman and when he is done or fed…

 It is said that 60 percent of start-ups do not live to see their first anniversary, so for the association, at least one benchmark is set to be passed despite operating in an environment where the figure above may be an understatement.Celebrating the passage of time is however,…