Standing on the steps of Washington’s Lincoln Mem-orial, Dr King unveiled his dream of how he wished to live in a world free of racism. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold…

Addressing scores of participants early this week in Harare at a thought leadership seminar organised by the British Council Mana-gement Express, Magaisa bemoaned the “shareholder lethargy” that seems to have taken grip in most companies which has resulted in the diminution of their ‘key supervisory role’ in companies…

 Strategy formulation during this time of the year has become a ritual. Executives take time to go and enjoy a few drinks away from demanding customers and employees. When they come back nothing changes despite discussions on issues that need implementation. Just check strategy documents for the past…

In his mid-term fiscal policy review in July, Biti increased the tax-free threshold from US$160 to US$175 in order to, in his own words, “enhance disposable income in the hands of taxpayers, thereby stimulating aggregate demand for goods and services”.Pay As You Earn revenue during the period from…

The move to reject burial at the national shrine, which was widely construed as Mabhena having the last laugh, whether they admit it or not, was quite rebuffing to the ZANU-PF Politburo, which unilaterally decides on both the criterion and candidates for conferment of hero status. Reports say…

General F. de Gaule of France was one such leader, who sometimes expressed his thoughts publicly to the effect that American leadership will lead to cultural barbarisation of the world. That is why we objected so much to the Zimbabwe education pregnancy policy which seeks to imitate “international…

 When selecting people for trainee positions such as graduate trainees and apprenticeship candidates it pays to invest in the selection of the right candidates. The selection of good employees should be a priority for every manager.  Employees have a direct impact on the success of the business. Your…

Forecasters predict that by 2050 Japan’s labour force will decrease from 68 million to 46 million, Italy’s from 23 million to 14 million and in Germany the labour market will decrease from 41 million to 28 million. Interestingly when looking at figures for Japan, their contraction has been…

Earlier the brother had suggested that Ken is out of “touch with our cultural values.” Though this is a much smaller issue than the one at hand, I wish to dispose of this minor matter first. Brother Bobo (and Brother Wezhira, another writer) should get in touch with…

 The political settlements instituted in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Madagascar have certain baseline demands if they are to succeed and deliver according to expectation. However, there seems to have been a blindfolded approach to their creation under the immense pressure of wanting to get a political result from the…