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Human resources tips for SMEs

 Unlike large organisations, small to medium enterprises normally take human resources issues for granted. They normally start taking action when things are already out of control. Small to medium enterprises need to adopt best practice human resources procedures to ensure that they achieve their business objectives. This does…

Primary elections with democracy!

The MDC-T and Zanu-PF, among the 24 political parties intending to fight for political supremacy next year, have so far made public the system they wish to use to identify suitable candidates.It is still unclear whether the two parties are likely to use an identical method, but the…

New wine in old bottles

They congregate amid pomp and fanfare with a lavish display of wealth, a huge appetite to spend and at the end, it is all the same.Critics have always said they can write the script of a ZANU-PF conference beforehand. In the past, for instance at the 2011 conference…

Mixed signals for the New Year!

 This year Christmas is a subdued event and there are mixed signals in the air.In the Deep South where I live, the evangelicals invested heavily in the defeat of President Barack Obama. Obama's support for gay marriage was one reason, but evangelicals had already made their bed with…

SMEs, job creation

 The just-ended ZANU-PF Conference was emphatic on the need for accelerated employment creation predicated on its indigenisation and economic empowerment programme. On the other hand, the MDC-T ambitious Jobs, Upliftment, Investment, Capital and the Environment policy framework also aspires to create new jobs going forward. Over the weekend,…

ICT to drive economy: Bloch

Therefore the business sector should harness ICTs to remain relevant and competitive in the next six years.Bloch, who was addressing a recent Computer Society of Zimbabwe (CSZ) business conference in Bulawayo, said the country's economy would grow rapidly beginning next year to becoming Africa's fifth largest in 2018."ICTs…

NAMACO mainstreams gender issues

Workforce Solutions with Anthony JongweOn Tuesday, I had the opportunity to participate in a high level advocacy meeting focusing on Gender Mainstreaming in human capital development. The meeting, organised by the Gender sector committee of the National Manpower Advisory Committee (NAMACO) was convened in conjunction with various stakeholders…

MDC-T taking the bait

Well that also puts to question the competence of the COPAC drafting team; to have attracted as many grammatical and text corrections from the ZANU-PF “markers”. Armed with those amendments, ZANU-PF insisted it was never going to proceed with the process before redress of its concerns. However, the…