Given the pervasiveness of distortions in Zimbabwe, especially since 1997, the adoption of market-based policies alone may not produce the desired effects.Zimbabwe can learn from the “East Asian Tigers” that strategically intervened in various ways to nurture and promote specific types of manufacturing exports of high technological sophistication.…

 Prior to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, that country witnessed xenophobic attacks on foreigners, chiefly the Mozambicans, Somalis and Zimbabweans. Even after the successful soccer bonanza, there were, or there still remain, strong fears of a recurrence of the xenophobic attacks. That fear saw or has…

 Many of them have set up “watch stations” in the Middle East. The pattern is unmistakable.Yemeni President Ali Abadallah Salih first came to power in 1978. His official titles are General Commander of the Armed Forces, Chief of Staff, President of Yemeni Republic, President of the Peoples’ Congress…

 You see Cdes, this is exactly the reason why I have always preferred to keep my private business close to my chest. It is exactly because of people like these . . . people who just cannot learn to mind their own business. The moment they hear that…

Changing what our future looks like ought to be the business of our generation and yet as each day passes, we look to others to do what we can and should do in our interest to make tomorrow a better and brighter day for all. We hope and…

This rare resonance across colour, tribe, creed, political persuasion and gender is testimony that Zimbabweans are serious about turning the corner, open a new chapter and taking on the world.In a moment that would be remembered in the history of the country, business and government struck a consensus…

The Bible in the books of Luke and Matthew chronicles the genealogy of Jesus Christ 14 generations to King David and a further 14 generations to Abraham, the “Father” of the Jewish nation. Even children born out of wedlock when they grow up are known to want to…

Yet the pundits continue to lament the lack of leadership. Instead of claiming yet another study in the midst of studies, we have attempted to synthesise and integrate what makes effective leaders. Out of this taxonomic work, we have identified five outcomes that leaders deliver, each woven around…

 Considered to be the ‘Oracle’ of the emergent academic discipline of African Management and Leadership, Mbigi has published five best-seller books on leadership.A pre-conference  statement relea-sed by the event organiser, Godfrey Manungo, revealed that Mbigi is going to cover a number of topics during the two-day event, all…

 The first part will look at the role of the manufacturing sector and also look at the historical evolution of the manufacturing sector in Zimbabwe. The second part will then unpack some of the key ingredients of the industrial policy.The manufacturing sector is a central driver of growth…