Too many passengers?

The recent complaint by senior secretary for finance, Elias Mushayakarara, the man who should know where our money is going, that there were too many passengers within the civil service…

Hunting for food

The scramble for food is not only limited to individuals. Hotels too are now spending more of their management time trying to procure essential commodities and, of course, at reasonable…

Fiat project collapsing?

- only political intervention can save it The proposed vehicle assembly joint venture between Italian company, Fiat, and the Harare-based Zimbabwe Automotive Industries which was launched with pomp and ceremony…

Lander going places

Roy Lander, chairman of Anglo-American Corporation and several other companies in Zimbabwe, is going places. He is now on the board of the state-controlled Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) following…

Nothing to celebrate about

For the past 11 years Zimbabweans have thronged to the National Sports Stadium -or before its construction to Rufaro Stadium- on April 18 to celebrate the country's independence anniversary. Even…

Beef to run short

The present excessive supply of all meat products will lead to a protracted period of severe shortages later this year, the First Merchant Bank has warned. Some even believe the…

Are governors on their way out?

The reappointment of the country's eight provincial governors for only a period of three months -which coincides with the end of the current financial year- has increased speculation that this…

ZCTU faces formidable task

There could be a confrontation between the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, which for the first time this year is organising the Workers' Day celebrations, and its affiliate unions as…

Wankie to fire workers

Wankie Colliery is planning to retrench 269 workers because of cashflow problems. The retrenchment was scheduled for the end of this month but had not yet been sanctioned by the…

Habits changing

Consumer spending habits are changing as people adjust to rapidly rising inflation. According to the authoritative First Merchant Bank (FMB) quarterly guide, consumers are now spending more on food than…