vast mineral resources‚ from diamonds to platinum‚ which remain untapped. Recently discovered ore deposits and soaring commodity prices are attracting miners from around the world to Africa. This has led to “resource nationalism”‚ as African countries are looking for ways to maximize their share of the profits from the mining. All over Africa countries are increasing taxes and royalties on mining companies in an effort to maximize those profits but none go as far as Zimbabwe‚ which is employing an
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sending sms to customers Question: Most organizations in Zimbabwe have a wrong perception of what mobile marketing is. They think mobile marketing is sending their customers sms on their mobile phones. As a result not much mobile marketing activities have been happening ever since the introduction of the GPRS service. Highlight the mobile marketing activities that are currently being undertaken by the corporate world in Zimbabwe. Which opportunities have they failed to exploit? Why‚ what challenges
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ICT trends for emerging Zimbabwe - 12 Jan 2012 Mr Atwell Mukusha – President‚ Computer Society of Zimbabwe (CSZ) and Chairman‚ Computer Suppliers Association of Zimbabwe (COMSA) 2nd Runner Up Top ICT Businessman of the Year 2011 at ICT Achievers Awards 2011. The Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector is one of the fastest growing in Zimbabwe. Fuelled by heavy investments‚ telecommunication infrastructures have improved drastically. Over the past five years‚ Zimbabweans have embraced
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Performing loans in Commercial Banks: A case of CBZ Bank Limited In Zimbabwe Mabvure Tendai Joseph1‚ Gwangwava Edson2‚ Faitira Manuere3‚ Mutibvu Clifford4‚ Kamoyo Michael5 1‚2 Lecturers: Department of Accounting Science and Finance Chinhoyi University of Technology P.Bag 7724 Chinhoyi‚ Zimbabwe 3 Lecturer :Department of Business Management and Entprepreneurship Chinhoyi University of Technology P.Bag 7724 Chinhoyi‚ Zimbabwe 4 Manager :E-Banking and Card Services CBZ Bank limited 5
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CULTURE Zimbabwe has many different cultures which may include beliefs and ceremonies‚ one of them being Shona. Zimbabwe’s largest ethnic group is Shona. The Shona people have many sculptures and carvings of gods (idols) which are made with the finest materials available. Arts Traditional arts in Zimbabwe include pottery‚ basketry‚ textiles‚ jewelry‚ and carving. Among the distinctive qualities are symmetrically patterned woven baskets and stools carved out of a single piece of wood. Shona sculpture
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South Africa and China both attempted to modernize for a beneficial outcome. China was successful at modernizing and benefited greatly. South Africa resisted modernization and in the end suffered from harmful effects. South Africa and China both modernized in their own way. China attempted to modernize from the struggles that were present in the country. In China‚ modernization occurred later than then most countries; this allowed the Chinese to use other countries as a model. China began to focus
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Ndebele in Zimbabwe The Ndebele people are dispersed widely across Zimbabwe and South African’s Transvaal Province and is descendents of the same tribe as the Zulu and Xhosa people. The history of the Ndebele people can be traced back to Mafana‚ their first chief. Manfana’s successor‚ Mhlanga‚ had a son named Musi who‚ in the early 1600’s‚ decided to move away from his cousins‚ later became the Zulu nation‚ and to settle near the hills of Gauteng where the capital of Pretoria is located. After the
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Zimbabwe – History and Politics Anna Swain Strayer University Sociology of Developing Countries Professor Emmanual Obi Abstract Slavery‚ according to historical accounts‚ played an important role in Africa’s underdevelopment. It fostered ethnic fractionalization and undermined effective states. The largest number of slaves was taken from areas that were the most underdeveloped politically at the end of the 19th century and are the most ethnically fragmented today. Without the slave
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Zimbabwe’s economic freedom score is 22.1‚ making its economy the 178th freest in the 2011 Index. Its score has increased by 0.7 point from last year‚ reflecting gains in four of the 10 economic freedoms. Zimbabwe is ranked last out of 46 countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region and is the second least free country in the 2011 Index. The Zimbabwean economy is characterized by instability and volatility‚ both hallmarks of excessive government interference and mismanagement of the economy. The country’s
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TOPIC AN INQUIRY INTO THE PERPETUAL FISCAL DEFICIT IN ZIMBABWE. IS TAXATION THE SOLUTION 1.1 Background Zimbabwe‚ once a vibrant and diversified economy and hope for Africa’s future‚ was on the verge of collapse had it not been for the introduction of the multi-currency system after the formation of the inclusive government. It has had a perpetual fiscal deficit post 1990 accompanied by high inflation‚ negative economic growth‚ high unemployment and a reduction in the standard of living as
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