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Zimbabwe's unemployment rate tops 70%

2013 April 22 | 3698 Views

Zimbabwe's unemployment rate remains very high at more than 70 percent with less than 900 000 people formally employed out of a 13 million population, a leading economist has said.John Robertson told businessdaily that unless Zimbabwe takes austerity measures to address political and economic proble...

by Business reporter

Zimbabwe: Only STEM is the solution for employment creation

2013 January 28 | 2359 Views

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) have suddenly become the paradigm shift in transforming many economies of the new global order. Zimbabwe should practically chart that route to bypass the prevailing challenges faced by her staggering economy mired by debilitating effects of co...

by Tapiwa Kapurura

Man commits suicide for failing to secure employment

2013 January 27 | 4234 Views

A CHIMANIMANI man doused himself in petrol before setting himself ablaze in a bid to commit suicide after his uncle had ridiculed him for failing to secure a job.Chipinge District police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Blessing Kadzuraumera, confirmed the incident which happened last Saturday and...

by Staff reporter

Unemployment impacts ZCTU coffers

2013 January 14 | 1613 Views

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has bemoaned the heavy job losses recorded last year, saying this had negatively affected its subscription coffers. ZCTU secretary general Japhet Moyo said official figures obtained from the National Retrenchment Board late last year showed that 4 600 jobs were ...

by Staff reporter

New Employment Rules

2013 January 08 | 2714 Views

SICK DAYSWe will no longer accept a doctor's certificate as proof of illness. If you are able to get to the doctor, you are able to come into work.MATERNITY LEAVE("Kort-Kort") Pregnacy is banned. You must first apply to your superiors and with their approval you'll then be allowed to "do" pregnancy....

by Boy Dube

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