As we make this review, it's important to note that SADC communiqués are usually brief and not really meant at conveying the deliberations of the meeting and the ambiance in which they take place, but they primarily focus on outcomes.  Normally, the smaller aggregate bodies as the Organ…

 Tekere became the 90th hero to be interred at the national shrine where other luminaries of the liberation struggle such as Josiah Chinamano, Josiah Tongogara, Herbert Chitepo, Leopold Takawira and Jason Moyo were also laid to rest.A revolutionary through and through, the iconic Tekere played a significant role…

Sometime late last year I listened to a programme on PowerFM Radio where the discussion was on small houses and the "other" women were boldly calling in and having their say. Probably it was easy given the anonymity radio can provide. They had their justifications, excuses, explanations and…

There is a sickening misconception among some coloured and black sisters that white men stand for true love and the best sex this side of the equator. Some of you might not like what I am going to say but I speak as I find and make no…

 A time to give birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted.A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to tear down; and a time to build up.A time to weep, and a time to…

 Unfortunately, that is where it ends; strategy formulation. The real trouble starts when it comes to implementing the agreed plans. The problem lies with the senior management. They come up with plans and expect their subordinates to implement them. Unfortunately, people have a tendency to ignore such plans…

Development has to be internally driven and auto centric. The East Asian tigers, China, India and Vietnam demonstrate this truism. What these loans have done in most developing countries is to perpetuate the dependency syndrome and further indebt the countries. We have a lot of resources that we…

 The level of customer satisfaction in your organisation is directly related to the calibre of customer services personnel you employ. There are some organisations that are disgracefully known for their poor customer service.Most organisations in our country are involved in the provision of service and an increasing number…

 With time, the RBZ started to depart from conventional central bank functions and its legal mandate over monetary policy. Its interventions took the form of quasi-fiscal activities (QFAs) which were funded through the printing of money. These QFAs increased sharply after 2004 and included monetary operations to mop…

 Its theme was "Rega-ining stakeholder confidence in pension as a source of retirement income provision". The association has set in trend a ‘communication/education' strategy to achieve this objective, spearheaded by a "committee comprising of chairpersons of players in the pensions industry . . . "No doubt, this strategy…