Integr8 IT targets Zim
SOUTH Africa-based Information Technology giant Integr8 IT has entered into negotiations with a local company to invest in the country’s information technology sector this year.

GMB to revive projects
The Grain Marketing Board plans to resuscitate some of the projects it had embarked on to generate revenue which collapsed at the height of the hyper-inflationary environment in the country.

Samsung official launch on cards
Renowned mobile phones producer Samsung will officially launch its brand in Zimbabwe soon, a development that is expected to translate into competitive pricing for its products locally.

Industrial, mining indices post positive gains
THE industrial and mining indices registered comprehensive gains surging 77 percent and 49 percent respectively on year to date basis since 19 February 2009 when Government adopted the multiple currency system.

Time to get into overdrive
ZIMBABWE has over the past year hosted at least six major international conferences, primarily on investment. More than a dozen local ones on rebranding, Public-Private sector Partnerships, taxation, women etcetera have been held over the same period as efforts to come up with homegrown economic solutions move into the overdrive.

Government finalises US$500m industry facility
GOVERNEMNT is finalising modalities for the disbursement of US$500 million working capital facility earmarked for industry to raise productivity amid a chronic liquidity crunch sweeping across the economy.

Chikanze owes his success to tobacco production
MR John Chikanze is a communal tobacco grower in Nyazura’s farming district in Manicaland and his home is one of the most adored in the community because of the modern five-roomed house that he has built that can equal some of the residences in some medium density suburbs.

Vic Falls Hotel gears for rise in tourist arrivals
After a decade of fluctuating fortunes caused by economic and political uncertainty, Zimbabwe’s premier tourism destination, Victoria Falls, is hoping for meaningful growth in tourist arrival figures during 2010.

Tender board slams procurement irregularities
The Government will investigate departments and parastatals which are charging fees to include companies on their suppliers’ list, the State Procurement Board said on Tuesday.

Shabanie deeper into abyss
SHABANIE and Mashava Mines have essentially collapsed amid concerns that the two underground asbestos mines are no longer safe to work in.

500 expected at HR indaba
More than 500 participants from the Southern African Development Community are expected in Harare at the end of this month at a regional human resources indaba in the capital.

Of ZSE paradox, RBZ deadline
VICTORIA Ruzvidzo in her last Thursday’s column entitled "Whither Zim firms" bemoans the lack of Zimbabwean firms in the Africa Report Top 500 survey. In this column I will justify the non-presence of our local firms on the list.

Dimensions of effective leadership
"Leadership is a multi-dimensional subject; the success of every leader is determined by his ability to harmonise all these dimensions into one, called effective leadership."

Winning battle against fraud
It is easy to think that fraud is something that "couldn’t or wouldn’t happen here".