ALLOW me, if you will, to preface my analysis of the refreshed Alfa-Romeo Stelvio Veloce with a few remarks about what I will call the “essence” of this famed Italian brand. Anonima Lombardo Fabbrica Automobili (A.L.F.A.), founded exactly 113 years ago (24 June 1910), is after all, a…

IN business and in life every transaction is characterised by risk. For instance, when you buy food, there is the risk that it may be bad. When you buy a gadget, it might not work as advertised. (more…)

Attracting and retaining top talent has is becoming increasingly challenging for organisations. As a result, companies are turning to employer branding to differentiate themselves from their competitors and attract the best candidates. (more…)

We recently surveyed Zimbabwean organisations to explore the extent of US dollar salary payment practices. Our goal was to gain insight into the prevalence of paying salaries in US dollars and how these payments were partitioned between US dollar and Zim dollars (ZWL). (more…)

THERE  was a time when an Isuzu diesel bakkie started up from cold in Cape Town would wake up Durban residents no thanks to thoroughly intrusive diesel combustion clatter. (more…)

IT was perhaps appropriate that the Western Cape weather should have come out at its gnarly worst on the very day Hyundai presented its brand spanking new Tucson N Line to the press. (more…)

IN the past, the computation and declaration of PAYE was not an issue because the bond notes and the United States (US) dollars were treated on a 1:1 basis and it also the currency of tax payment to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) did not matter. (more…)

I HAVE a sneaking suspicion that not too many folk know that Jeep is the world’s biggest 4x4 company and that it can lay claim to being the originator of the SUV genre which has changed the face of motoring across the world.  (more…)

THE law affects every aspect of life. In this week’s article, I will look at the legal structure of the entertainment industry and how artists and entertainers need to put their affairs in order from a legal perspective. Entertainment is often seen as a very informal space. (more…)