QUITE why a high-riding 7-seat SUV should incorporate a “Sport” moniker in its model nomenclature is a story for another day as everything about this capable and capacious vehicle is more orientated to cruising or off-roading. (more…)

In most Southern African cultures, paying lobola is still very common. Lobola means bride price or dowry. While some of the younger generation see lobola as expensive or unnecessary, the other side of the coin is that it is a sign of giving thanks to the bride’s parents…

The challenge We were recently hired by a local company that wanted to know if it was paying unnecessary labour costs as a result of overstaffing. The exercise required us to go into each department and establish if the department was overstaffed in its individual roles and job…

THE collaborative or sharing economy is an emerging phenomenon that is shaping the cultural, economic and social landscape of the modern world. Applications of the sharing economy concept have found their way into various areas. (more…)

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) recently published an update indicating that reserve money declined by ZWL1,4 billion to ZW16,1 billion as at the week ending October 23, 2020. The decline reflected a fall of ZWL1,5 billion in banks’ deposits at the RBZ. (more…)

The human resources division is one of the most important departments in any organisation. However, sometimes due to poor design and staffing model, it is treated as a peripheral department by other executives. (more…)

THE Eclipse Cross happens to be the best-seller in the Mitsubishi SA stable, but as I recall stating every time a Mitsubishi is entrusted to me, the brand doesn’t galvanise buyers in the numbers it ought to, especially given the SA public’s inherent trust of Japanese-sourced vehicles. (more…)

WHEN it comes to business growth prospects and customer loyalty, a good brand is everything. A brand is defined as an identifying symbol, logo or name that companies use to distinguish their product from others. (more…)

DRIVING around the periphery of the Municipality of Harare, or even in some areas closer to the central business district, one is exposed to an irritating eyesore — the unplanned haphazard urban settlements whose image does not auger well for a city striving to attain world class city…

IT’S not often the Germans get beaten off the line when it comes to cars and tech but in this case, Jaguar got the jump on them when they launched the pioneering all-electric Crossover/SUV — dubbed I-PACE — some two years ago, with the first examples arriving in…