ZIA approves US$10b projects
THE Zimbabwe Investment Authority (ZIA) has approved projects valued at US$10 billion since the economy was dollarised in 2009 until June 2013, figures from the agency revealed.About 10 000 jobs were...
View ArticleDaryl Nero paints camels, castles in Sultanate of Oman
Last Sunday, Daryl Nero’s long-awaited art exhibition, Nero in Oman, opened in a private gallery not far from Greenwood Park. For a few short hours the serenity of this leafy suburb gave way to throngs...
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Tourism ministry in allowance storm
JUNIOR officers in the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry are understood to have raised a storm over a plan for hefty allowances by senior officials for their participation at a recent world...
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Zim needs new heroes!
The ObservatoryFOR me, the liberation struggle will forever stand as the defining era of the history of Zimbabwe. The liberation struggle will always be the foundation upon which the future of the...
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‘ZAPU still has mandate to deliver’
AFTER being defeated in the elections by ZANU-PF, Dumiso Dabengwa (DD) appears to have slipped out of the limelight. The Financial Gazette’s Mandla Tshuma (MT) caught up with Dabengwa who spoke of his...
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Public officials addicted to freebies
Jacob RukwezaOwn Correspondent A CULTURE of selfishly enjoying, grabbing, holding onto and refusing with freebies has viciously gripped public officials and been rearing its ugly head across the...
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Purpose, scope of an HR audit
(HR Perspective)A human resources audit is a tool that is used to collect and evaluate information about the state of an organisation’s HR practices and policies to determine the overall effectiveness...
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CMEC scrambles to save power deal
GOVERNMENT has given China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), the winning bidder for the expansion of HwangeThermal Power Station, until the end of December to come up with a funding plan for...
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Liquid telecom triumphs again
. . . scoops second award For the second year running, Liquid Telecom has been named Best African Wholesale Carrier at the annual Global Carrier Awards, beating off strong competition from WIOCC,...
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Chinamasa’s brave face
(IN-DEPTH) SINCE Patrick Chinamasa took over the finance portfolio three months ago, he has been putting a brave face while desperation screamed from the shadows.He has been whistling a lonely tune...
View ArticleMale chauvinists dancing
(LETTER FROM AMERICA) IF you are surrounded by female fighters, viragos, amazons, husband-beaters and other types as I am, an expose about these people made us all chuckle a bit. We cannot overdo it...
View ArticleCouncils: Think outside the box
COUNCILS countrywide have a difficult task cut out for them.Reports indicate that the customary long, winding queues that were a common feature at council banking halls particularly towards the end of...
View ArticleConsider Zim’s future media landscape
Open Forumwith Takura Zhangazha WHEN we look at the present circumstances of our media landscape, there is a measure of optimism about the possibility of its reform. Either by way of sometimes over...
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Zim companies confronted by legal challenges
Legal experts have warned that Zimbabwe’s corporate sector is now confronted with legal challenges emanating from the prevailing economic environment in this country characterised by an unrelenting...
View ArticleNight of a thousand laughs at Bulawayo Theatre
Butshilo Nleya, director and founder of Bulawayo Culture Festival, and comedians Clive Chigubu, Ntando van Moyo and renowned master of ceremonies Babongile Sikhonjwa will be hoping the ducks line up in...
View ArticleRange Rover Evoque: BLENDING STYLE WITH PRACTICALITY
TOP GEAR I have to admit to being somewhat ambivalent when I first saw the Range Rover Evoque in pre-production form at company HQ in the British Midlands. This exposure was followed a few months...
View ArticleDawn Properties seeks to reduce costs
DAWN Properties Limited has embarked on three initiatives which are expected to reduce costs and improve profitability.The three initiatives are re-structuring current leases, development of the...
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FBC not selling Turnall
LISTED financial services group, FBC Holdings (FBCH), has shelved plans to sell its 49 percent stake in the roofing and building products manufacturer, Turnall Holdings Limited, the Financial Gazette’s...
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Don’t compare me to my father: Peter Moyo
Nyasha Majoni KWEKWE — Peter Moyo’s debut album as Utakataka Express frontman, Mushonga Mukuru might be doing well on the market but the Young Igwe, as Peter is affectionately known, has warned fans...
View ArticleGuided democracy the way to go, Cdes
CABINET FILES AND CZ’s NOTEBOOK Dear Cabinet andPolitburo members COMRADES, I have been observing what has been going on in the party of late, particularly the just-ended provincial elections, and I...
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