Procurement KPI simplified — Part (I)

The order accuracy metric will also involve the assessment of compliance to pricing structures, service level agreements, agreed payment terms and delivery terms.
By Charles Nyika May. 9, 2025
Aid removed, trade attacked: What’s left now for Africa?
Aid removed, trade attacked: What’s left now for Africa?
Trump’s unilateral decision to impose high tariffs on the US’s trading partners presents a huge challenge to the sustenance and stability of the global neoliberal economic order.
By Ronald Chipaike May. 9, 2025
Mapping human flourishing in Zim: Mirror to our collective well-being
Social capital must be cultivated — through better community spaces, mental health inclusion, and targeted interventions that value relational well-being.
By Antony Jongwe May. 9, 2025
Reducing economic inequality in Zim
This criminality is being carried out by unscrupulous firms and some wealthy individuals who are depriving the government of the revenue which is due to it.
By Kevin Tutani May. 9, 2025
Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the great eviction
The voices of those who defend the old values are fewer and weaker.
By Gwynne Dyer May. 9, 2025
VW Amarok now in Zim
The Amarok is available in eight stylish colours, including clear white, midnight black, bright blue, medium silver, dark grey, deep red, bright beige and reed green.
By Andrew Muzamhindo May. 9, 2025
Forgotten moms: Happy Mother’s Day
While some women have lost children through miscarriage, stillbirth, or illness, others grapple with infertility, feeling excluded from the joys of motherhood.
By Chipo Madziwa and Sithembile Tshuma May. 9, 2025
The hidden dangers of AI (I)
When private companies hold the reins of the technology that shape public opinion, there is a danger that profit motives override the common good.
By Evans Sagomba May. 9, 2025
Dimensions of wealth and a holistic approach to prosperity
Regular introspection about life purpose and values. For this to happen, time alone in solitude where reflection is taking place is necessary.
By Gloria Ndoro-mkombachoto May. 9, 2025
Contractors push for government guarantees after funding ‘dry spell’
CONTRACTORS across Zimbabwe are sounding the alarm over chronic payment delays from government, warning the sector’s survival is at stake.
By Freeman Makopa May. 9, 2025
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MUCKRAKER: The genie will eventually get out of the bottle!
Simultaneous with the impromptu tour of NatPharm, Mombeshora’s ministry issued an angry statement in which it sought to blame everyone else except the glorious Second Republic.
By Muckracker May. 9, 2025
Vital role of rehabilitation in disability
Therefore, rehabilitation empowers people with disabilities to live more independently, participating actively in society and enhancing their quality of life.
By Deborah Tigere May. 9, 2025
Zim existence of grief, grace and unyielding hope
Zimbabweans wear survival like a second skin. We are the children of a land that has survived colonial plunder, economic freefall, and the quiet violence of broken promises.
By Grace Chirenje May. 9, 2025
FCB: Cost pressures persist amid weaker non-funded income
FIRST Capital Bank’s (FCB) lending income grew by 48% in the financial year 2025, largely on the back of a 45% increase in customer deposits.
By Morgan & Co May. 9, 2025
Local market slumps by 7% as Padenga helps VFEX gains
Without a doubt, this is an exceptionally rewarding period for Padenga’s shareholders, who have every reason to be pleased with the performance of their portfolios.
By Kudakwashe Taimo May. 9, 2025
Mnangagwa’s administration resistant to reform
Mnangagwa was Minister of State Security in the 1980s during the Gukurahundi massacres, Mugabe’s campaign to crush Joshua Nkomo’s Zapu.
By Tinashe Kairiza May. 9, 2025
Cold, arrogant R1,1bn silence
The elite crime investigation unit, the Hawks, confirmed that the case has been prioritised. Back home, however, the silence is deafening.
By Shame Makoshori May. 9, 2025
‘An instrument for propaganda whose model flies in the face of fairness, logic’
They are often at home during the day, making them the primary targets of enforcement efforts such as spot checks or visits from licensing officers. 
By Jacob Mutisi May. 2, 2025
Where does money come from? Rethinking our potential (III)
Zimbabwe's history with currency instability underscores the urgent need for a credible and stable medium of exchange. 
By Fungisai Nota May. 2, 2025
Effectiveness of CV towards predicting job performance
To put these numbers in context, a correlation of .30 is generally considered moderate, while .50 is strong.
By Memory Nguwi May. 2, 2025
Why Zim must join global flourishing conversation
But while the study is extensive, one glaring omission cannot go unnoticed: Zimbabwe, along with much of southern Africa, is not yet a participant. 
By Antony Jongwe May. 2, 2025
Sino-Zim relations: Two eras, one shared future
It is like two sides of the same coin — two eras, same players.
By Correspondent May. 2, 2025
The real power behind the throne
The late former president Robert Mugabe relied on the same system to remain in power for 37 years. 
By Gumisai Nyoni May. 2, 2025
Editor’s Memo: Choose reform, or go for ruin
Tremont made it clear: the US wants Zimbabwe to succeed.
By Shame Makoshori May. 2, 2025
Foods SBU anchors Dairibord performance
No final dividend was declared.
By Morgan & Co May. 2, 2025
Gold sector: Output surges in Q1, deep structural challenges remain
All of this casts doubt on Zimbabwe’s ambitious 6% GDP growth target for 2025, set by the Ministry of Finance. 
By Kudakwashe Taimo May. 2, 2025
Zimbabwe’s leadership, the feminist development paradox
The result is a nation where women’s potential remains untapped, stifling national progress. 
By Grace Chirenje May. 2, 2025
Zimoco set to unveil new luxury GWM showroom
A spacious and open layout ensures a sense of grandeur, while strategic lighting highlights the vehicles on display and emphasises their craftsmanship and design.
By Andrew Muzamhindo May. 2, 2025
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