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The hiring trap: Why do arbitrary job requirements undermine recruitment

Research in industrial and organisational psychology has long demonstrated that additional years of formal education do not automatically lead to improved job performance.

By Memory Nguwi 6h ago

The hiring trap: Why do arbitrary job requirements undermine recruitment

Will lower fees bring cash out from under mattresses?

The informal sector still accounts for over 70% of economic activity, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency.

By Justice Chigombe 8h ago

Will lower fees bring cash out from under mattresses?

The Middle East crisis: China calls for ceasefire and return to diplomacy and dialogue

The US-Israel war against Iran has been called a war that should never have happened or a war of choice.

By Gideon Chitanga 8h ago

The Middle East crisis: China calls for ceasefire and return to diplomacy and dialogue

Tobacco glut exposes big policy blind spot

Tobacco is being sold, but farmers are earning less per unit. At its core, this reflects a familiar economic reality.

By The Zimbabwe Independent 9h ago

Tobacco glut exposes big policy blind spot

No missile will break our inflation resolve, says RBZ

The assurance came as global crude markets reeled from a war that has disrupted flows through a strategic artery handling roughly 20% of world oil supply.

By Mthandazo Nyoni 9h ago

No missile will break our inflation resolve, says RBZ

Building by-laws under review

THE government has announced plans to review model building by-laws to develop a National Building Code designed to keep pace with new developments in the housing sector

By Donald Nyandoro 10h ago

Lisungwe floods maroon, displace villagers

The extreme weather has destroyed homes, crops, livestock and water sources, while roads remain impassable rendering relief efforts futile.

By Kenneth Nyangani 10h ago

Lisungwe floods maroon, displace villagers

DPC compensates depositors from nine collapsed banks

“Deposit protection is designed to ensure that depositors do not lose their money when a banking institution fails, in so doing maintaining trust and stability within the financial system.”

By Musa Makina 10h ago