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ECONOMIC & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: The new poor and implications for the Zim investor

RECENT research from the World Bank estimates that approximately 40-60 million people will be pushed into extreme poverty (number people living on less than USD1.90 a day) in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. (more…)

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May 25, 2020

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HR PERSPECTIVE: Hypothesis-based thinking key in HR

One of the challenges for HR professionals is to prove their worth to the business in the form of tangible results. It is not that all of them are not adding value. (more…)

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May 22, 2020

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ECONOMIC & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: Strong corporate governance is important for investor visibility

ACCORDING to the African Corporate Governance Network (ACGN), most African countries (including Zimbabwe) have also not escaped the drive in the world for greater transparency and accountability. Generally, Africa is catching up fast despite being viewed as one of the last frontiers of economic development. (more…)

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May 15, 2020

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TAX MATTERS: Tax deferments necessary to save businesses

THE Covid-19 pandemic has caused several disturbances and serious disruption to business, not mentioning its impact on people’s lives throughout the globe. (more…)

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May 15, 2020

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HR PERSPECTIVE: Employee responses to the lockdown

WE surveyed employees to find out their responses to the national lockdown. A total of 604 people participated in this survey. Of the respondents, 58,11 percent were males and 41,89 percent were females. (more…)

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May 9, 2020

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ECONOMIC & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: Covid-19 and the informal economy

MEASURES to combat the spread of Covid- 19 have had far-reaching consequences, particularly in developing countries such as Zimbabwe. Social distancing has meant that most households and individuals are economically inactive and cannot generate any income. (more…)

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May 9, 2020

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HR PERSPECTIVE: People analytics go beyond using HR data only

In this question and answer session, I talk to Greta Roberts from the USA on people analytics. Roberts is an acknowledged influencer in the field of predictive workforce analytics. Since co-founding Talent Analytics in 2001, she has established Talent Analytics, Corp. as the globally recognised leader in predicting…

April 30, 2020

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ECONOMIC & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: Get out of tourism & hospitality stocks…Now!

MOST stock market enthusiasts might have come across “Margin Call”, a 2011 film that follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the global financial crisis. (more…)

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April 23, 2020

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ECONOMIC & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: The Gig Economy – The future of businesses and jobs

DISRUPTION has proved to be an inescapable challenge for many businesses and industries across the world. The sad thing is that most companies have resorted to operating in survival-mode instead of actively shaping their future. (more…)

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April 17, 2020

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HR PERSPECTIVE: Developing minimum hiring standards

DO you have minimum hiring standards for your organisation? If you have, it means you have a good starting point to bring the best people into your business. If you do not have you need to start the process of developing the standards. (more…)

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April 12, 2020

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