He has been indicted and tried in the public court of international television audiences. His crime; breaking a vow he made to his wife. A few days ago he came out of his self-imposed exile, his Siberia, if you like and said sorry to his wife, mother, fans…

    This week’s instalment concludes by explaining the remaining roles, namely HR as: strategy architect, operational executor, and business ally.     It is by building competence in these roles that HR can lay its claim to the hallowed seat at the board or the C-level suite as per…

Unfortunately, that is where it ends — strategy formulation. The real trouble starts when it comes to implementing the agreed plans. The problem lies with the senior management.They come up with plans and expect their subordinates to implement them. Unfortunately, people have a tendency to ignore such plans…

Accepting that his death was imminent, he realised how his conquests, great army, sharp sword and all his wealth were of no use. He called his generals and said “I will depart from this world soon, but I have three wishes. Please fulfill them without fail. With tears…

A growing number of HR executives are now sitting on the boards of organisations. However, there is an emerging trend in which low value-add work is being outsourced.  HR is being outsourced in a growing number of organisations in the region. I have a friend in South Africa.  I…

Most people must be wondering where in the world the VC lives! They must be saying to themselves "no wonder the place is deteriorating, the leadership is in a state of serious denial."Given a choice today, not many students would choose to enroll at UZ. It has become…

The Kimberly Process, to which more than 70 countries are members, was launched in 2003 to curb the flow of conflict diamonds into the mainstream market following wars in countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone.While the move is very welcome, it can only help rectify the damage inflicted…

 I would want to think that despite the fact that many of you were eying different positions but did not get them, you will still appreciate the difficulty that we had in coming up with the final list…considering the depth of talents, skills, qualifications, experience and levels of…

Zimbabwe has called for massive foreign investment under the pseudonym of MERP — Medium Term Economic Recovery programme. A billion dollars will be required in the short-term. Violet Gonda, after interviewing British and American newsmakers then writes on April 28 2009. “Massive corruption and the bad financial policies…

The regulations, which stipulate that all foreign-owned firms must cede at least 51 percent of their shareholding to black locals, have attracted approval and condemnation in equal measure. Minister Kasukuwere was quick to brush aside concerns that the new regulations are a sure way of discouraging foreign investment,…