The party has traversed an irregular political terrain that has encumbered its fortunes. As such, there seems to be some critical pointers towards the presence of certain momentous challenges within the party, within its national context and across the international rostrum. My conviction has always been for the…

Biti’s call for a proper audit trail of the diamond proceeds, to be conducted by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and the Comptroller and Auditor-General — departments operating under his purview — is meant to unravel the source of the discrepancy between what the Ministry of Mines and Mining…

The court made a highly controversial ruling that illegalised the age-old habit by schools of locking out school children for non-payment of school fees. The ruling’s justification was found in Section 7 of the Children’s Act (Chapter 5:06) that reads as follows: “ .?.?. ill-treatment or neglect of…

Shock must have registered on my face for she quickly went into the story of her life. Look, I was shocked because this is a pretty young woman, well groomed, intelligent and with a very good sense of humour. Everything about her is just in the right place,…

 I am happy to give an overview on how these were selected. Some of the people wanted specific companies to be listed as best employers based on their external perceptions of these organisations. Others were worried that the sample was too small. When we started the best employer…

This year’s event is being commemorated under the theme “Environmental Accounta-bility on waste — Play your part”. As I sat in the Ministry of Environment Boardroom listening to  Minister Francis Nhema speak about modern national and regional conservation efforts, my mind went back many years. I thought about…

Last Thursday I travelled with Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Zim) colleagues to Bulaw-ayo as part of a book project I am working on. I was looking forward to a lecture I was going to present to media studies students at the National University of Science and Technology…

That got me thinking! I then recalled the old adage that the good journalist’s role in society is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Here I was, going to mix with captains of industry and the political elite — people who are, to all intents and…

 At Zappos, Tony Hsieh has attempted to build a culture dedicated to delivering happiness to customers.  This on-line shoe company consistently exceeded customer requests and became successful enough to be purchased for US$1,2 billion by Amazon. Employees at Zappos are encouraged to do something extra for their customers…

 In general terms, the human body is said to be between 65 percent to 90 percent water. Loss of substantial amounts of it results in serious or acute dehydration that may cause the death of children and adults alike. Like humans, most animals and plants contain more water…