Opinion

2 years ago | August 26, 2022

Develop clarity in communication

Arthur Marara In the previous article we opened on the second law, which is the importance of clarity in the ...

Zim lobbies for lifting of ivory trade ban

Business Writer Zimbabwe is making considerable progress in lobbying for lifting of the ban on global ivory trade, with ...

Where have all the agric unions gone?

Clifford Shambare Before we go further with this discourse, let us see what a union is, as well as its functions. ...

Using brand identity design effectively

Leslie Mupeti A brand identity is how a brand separates itself from every Tom, Dick and Harry. It is the collection of ...

2 years ago | August 19, 2022

Thrive on business clarity

We are continuing with the series that I started last week, on the Seven laws for Effective Businesses. I made the point ...

Cottco rebranding: What’s new?

Zimbabwean companies seem to be on a rebranding or rather a debranding leash with multiple big corporates in the country ...

Between a rock and a hard place

Clifford Shambare This article starts with a pertinent question: With all that intellect, that experience, and that ...

A victory lap that won’t age well

Over the last week, the shortage of Zimbabwe dollars (ZW$) has seen a retreat on the parallel market from 800 to below ...

Stanbic makes inroads with China Import Solution

Business Writer Stanbic Bank has facilitated US$400 000 worth of imported products for its clients through its African ...

2 years ago | August 12, 2022

Seven laws for effective businesses

Arthur Marara Everything runs on principles. Success runs on principles. Effective organisation are effective because ...

Galileo to take larger stake in Kamativi lithium project

Oliver Kazunga Business Writer UNITED Kingdom-based Galileo Resources intends to acquire a further 29 percent stake in ...

CSO commends budget processes

Enacy Mapakame Civil society has commended Government for improved fiscal transparency since the Second Republic came ...

Between a rock and a hard place

Part One It is often said that if you think you are going to fail, you finally will. At the beginning I had titled this ...

Old Mutual gives gold coins thumbs up

Michael Tome Business Writer OLD Mutual has added its supportive voice to the recent introduction of gold coins on the ...

Zimbabwean raising flag in US

Leslie Mupeti Zimbabweans across the globe continue to raise the national flag high representing the country on the ...

2 years ago | August 5, 2022

Case of standards in Zimbabwe

Clifford Shambare Does Zimbabwe have an effective standards control system? This seems to be an odd question to ask ...

Types of differentiation strategy

Leslie Mupeti A differentiation strategy is an approach that pushes organisations to develop a unique product or service ...

2 years ago | July 29, 2022

How to become more consistent

Part III This will be the final instalment in this series on how to stay more consistent. If you missed the first two ...

Stuck in the short term mode?

Clifford Shambare In life in general, we come across systems and processes that require us to consider a short or long ...

Purpose of equity funds in a business

Dr Keen Mhlanga Equity, typically referred to as shareholder’ equity (or owners’ equity for privately held companies), ...