Unfortunately, what we are seeing is that operating a bank in Zimbabwe is not as easy as many would have envisaged. Banking institutions operating in this harsh and competitive economic environment face a huge challenge: to acquire customers efficiently and to effectively retain them. Yet, many banks still…

 It is the presidential election that is attracting the most attention. There are actually six contenders, some from parties I did not know existed. Nevertheless, of the two leading candidates, Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and President Barack Obama, the overriding rule is that one must win the…

This Freedom House research is only confirming what we have all known for a long time ... which explains why we have been pushing for elections for the past two years.It is a fact that Morgan and Co have made scandals of themselves in the three or so…

I think ZANU-PF has every right to scrutinise and propose changes to the draft constitution — every party in the GNU has that entitlement. It is however, the quality of amendments that reflects that; against common belief that Zimbabwean politics is advancing towards normalcy; it has not moved…

 The facility, which operates in rural Chiweshe in Mashonaland Central province has, over the years, become more of a referral hospital, receiving patients from beyond its traditional catchment area, enthralled by its achievements.At the height of the economic crisis, Howard Hospital was one of the few bright spots…

Hiding behind academic titles and assumed expertise, the public has been subjected to a process of appropriation of the national debate on the draft constitution by those who believe they are either technically or politically more superior than the rest of us. What has emerged, instead of a…

 What might have been an attempt at clarifying matters, frays further an already tattered political fabric supposed to hold the Government of National Unity (GNU) together.That there is no love lost among the various parties and their leaders, is not a secret. That President Jacob Zuma is not…

 I explained that one such policy is the Remuneration and Benefits Policy. I also began to give an outline on what to include in this policy. This week I continue with guidelines on the annual bonus and productivity bonus, acting and responsibility allowance, and car allowance.Section Three: Annual…

 The argument against foreign aid is now almost won. Any first-year under-graduate college student has memorised certain facts about this monster called foreign aid.After the World Bank president had finished lunch at Washington's Sheraton hotel in 1986, he mused publicly that "We (aid givers) must look at the…

The sheer brutality expressed by the police is reminiscent of the apartheid era, where such action and such levels of fatalities seemed ordinary. The police have defended their action by claiming they did it in self-defence. Earlier on, two police officers had been killed by the demonstrating mine…