Letter from America By Ken Mufuka Last week on February 12 I attended a Southern African-American Studies Conference in Dallas, Texas. It also coincided with Black History Month.Listen to this my dear brethren. Alton Hornsby is a renowned scholar. He held the endowed Fuller Calloway Professorship of History…

 I cannot wait for the few remaining days before I celebrate my 87th birthday. I am really looking forward to the day, and am grateful to the Creator for giving me this longevity that many people can only dream of.But Cdes, on a more serious note, I am…

 My understanding of democracy is premised on the notion of multi-partyism which is, however, driven from a standpoint of the multiplicity of values-based, ideology-centered, Afro-centric and people-serving political parties. As such the current heckling and political intrigues in the MDC, now led by Welshman Ncube, has really been…

Understandably, save for a handful of news articles published in the local media last week, there were no celebrations to mark the second anniversary of the government of national unity (GNU), whose birth back then was greeted with pomp and fanfare.The partners in the unity government themselves have…

Insolvency, sequestration and liquidation are terms that people hear about frequently, but rarely have they paid attention to them. In these harsh economic times where to fall into debt can be a curse, people need to understand better the subject of insolvency so as to avoid embarrassment of…

For all their intelligence, positions in the boardroom or bedroom — no pun intended. Men don’t get it — they just don’t. How do you expect to switch a woman on and off like that. Like she is some light bulb? Huh? She is not.You men walk tall…

I find Valentine’s Day a tormenting day for many women. You spend the whole day waiting for flowers that do not show up and then console yourself by assuming that since you did not get flowers, you are certainly being taken out for a surprise dinner. And then…

When a gang of unruly thugs went on the rampage recently engaging in an orgy of looting predominantly small businesses at the Gulf Complex in Harare, their excuse was that this was in pursuit of the cause of indigenisation and black empowerment. Many of the youths involved wore…

Among many others, elephants, buffaloes and rhinos can be seen making their way to water holes in the setting African sun. It is the hope of many a tourist to watch and capture the moment of a pride of lions stalking their prey or the beauty of the…

 It’s a process that starts with proper recruitment and selection of people, development of their skills and preparing them for advancement. The organisation also needs to be able to retain this talent for it to realise a return on this important investment.Succession planning should be tied to the…