November 28, 2024
If some people had doubts about this observation and conclusion, the political misbehaviour of the Zimbabwe delegation to the rece-nt Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting in Luanda, Angola, must have dispelled any such lingering doubts.We were supposed to go to Lu-anda as a government of national unity…
Not only is the fiscal review coming in the face of bank closures, as evidenced by the collapse of Genesis Investment Bank and the placing under curatorship of Interfin Bank last month, but there is a tale of missed targets haunting the country's gatekeepers.From a healthy growth target…
The sanctions, initially imposed by Britain and subsequently the UN, were meant to cripple the country economically and thus force the Ian Smith regime to step down. They instead heralded the start of a highly successful industrial drive that was to see the Rhodesian currency and economy firm…
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…
This view is predicated on sound empirical evidence demonstrating the positive correlation between SME sectors and these variables generated across various countries (World Bank, 2003). For example, the employment creation potential of the SME sector is well documented in both developed and developing countries (World Bank, 2003: 22-23)…
When I was told that because of the recession, the problem of homelessness was actually on the rise, I was in total disbelief. How can such a thing happen in the land of the free and the brave?I was also aware that the United States federal government administers…
There is no sign that a new constitution is coming from COPAC any time soon, so we have to start getting ready to proceed with our plans to hold elections this year. At least we gave them more than enough time to come up with a new constitution.…
Let us first value both objectivity as well as unionism because the two are necessary and needed in Africa. We should not forget the fact that unity among the African people remains a dream for most of the founding fathers of the unifying institution i.e. the present AU.…
When NSSA was established in 1989, it was met with a lot of resistance from labour unions and their membership who saw the pay-as-you-go pension scheme as another ploy by the cash-starved government of President Robert Mugabe to rob them of their hard-earned income in order to create…
Julius Malema is alleged to have indicated that President Zuma lacked impartiality in his role in Zimbabwe. The article then went on to quote Malema spitting venom and vowing Zuma will be deposed from the ANC leadership at the Mangaung elective conference due in December 2012. It’s interesting…