I am happy that they lost this one by their own admission, and they lost it smart. What I can say to them is that they will be losing more battles in the future…for as long as we know that what we are defending is rightfully ours we…

Bringing finality to the Zimbabwe crisis in which the regional bloc and the African Union are the guarantors of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) that was meant to bring peace and prosperity to the country’s long-suffering citizens following a decade of intense rivalry between ZANU-PF and the larger…

A week later (on August 9) at the National Heroes Acre during the commemoration of Heroes Day, President Mugabe again had this to say about the same US and its EU allies: “We seek nothing but partnership. We appeal to them to please think again. Think again Europe.…

Individual goals need to be aligned with higher goals in the organisation both vertically and horizontally. Lack of goal alignment is one of the reasons why performance management systems do not produce the desired positive impact on organisational productivity.Very few managers take their time when implementing a performance…

 For the wife, there could be the mortgage facility that was supposed to be signed next week. The school fees fell due and were supposed to be paid tomorrow afternoon. He had said he had it all sorted out and now his phone has been going unanswered and…

 FFT series is a weekly seminar series and discussion programme aimed at creating debate on various topical issues of interest. My presentation entitled “Climate Change: New Frontier for Human Resource (HR)” sought to set an agenda for the HR profession in dealing with the reality of global warming…

 The hallmark of a primitive mind is its constant reversion to an emotional state of mind to the exclusion of reason and compromise.Nothing illustrates the differences between the primitive sensibilities and modern assumptions than the huge fight between Congressman Donald Payne and our beloved brothers. Brother Payne has…

 I am confident that I will be able to address you next week. Kindest Regards Yours Sincerely ME AND NOW TO THE NOTEBOOK CorrectWhatever some people might think, CZ is of the opinion that it was okay for Prime Minister and MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai to stay away…

The surgeon in the story accidentally damaged the patient’s brains such that they were only 50 percent functional. Notwithstand-ing, the patient still had a good chance of survival, so the surgery was completed and the man was allowed to recuperate before being told of the bad news. On…

The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) was the first by Gono since the regulatory environment changed through the RBZ Amendment Act, which refocused the operations of the central bank in terms of its role in the economy.Gono gave a prognosis of the country’s economy and sound advice on how…