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ZNCC is an organization that provides services designed to support its members in business development. Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce is non-profit making membership based organization.   As an independent organization the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce represents the interest of its members through lobbying, Collaboration and Facilitation.   It provides a focus business empowerment as the engine for economic growth and also encourages competitiveness in the market place through the promotion of organized business communities.

FBC Holdings is a leading and diverse financial services group offering commercial banking, investment banking, mortgage and reinsurance services. The group has a wide national network of offices through which our customers can access financial products and services. Listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange FBC offers great security to both the customer and shareholder.   FBC Holdings Limited is the investment holding company of the FBC Group. It is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and represents diverse financial institutions that span a Commercial Bank, Building Society, Reinsurance Company and a Stockbroking unit.   Led by the Group Chief Executive Officer, it has a Board of Directors comprising a cross-section of professionals and a highly experienced management team.   The FBC Holdings Limited Board is the highest policy-making team of the FBC Group and is responsible to the Shareholders in setting direction through the establishment of strategies, broad objectives and key policies.   The FBC Holdings Limited Board also monitors the implementation of set policies through a structured approach to reporting and accountability. Corporate Governance issues are highly prioritized and there is avid commitment to the principles of transparency, integrity and accountability.

Jimat Consult Private Limited is a fast growing socio-economic research and development consultancy firm based in Southern Africa. Our headquarters are in Harare, Zimbabwe. We offer specialist services to bi-lateral and multi-lateral donor agencies, national governments, regional integration bodies, international financial institutions, development agencies, non-governmental organizations, the Breton Woods Institutions, the United Nations Agencies and Country Teams, the private sector and international universities.   We pride ourselves in providing high quality technical advice to a wide range of clients involved in various aspects of socio-economic development. Our operations started in Southern Africa and have since expanded to cover East Africa, Horn of Africa, West Africa, Europe, USA and lately Asia. Our strong team of core staff and associate consultants has earned us a reputation of efficient and professional delivery on diverse projects in a number of countries.

During the early 1980’s a need was perceived by the country’s four main Professional Accounting and Secretarial Institutes for a relevant course of study, examinations and membership body for persons who carry out an accounting function at a level below that of a fully qualified accountant.  It had been ascertained that many hundreds of workers in the country were engaged in financial/accounting duties but that for many of them there existed no formal qualification which would indicate their accounting abilities, special skills or general business and administrative knowledge.   In response to this need ZAAT was formally established in 1984, along the lines of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), as a company limited by guarantee and having no share capital under the sponsorship of the Consultative Committee of Accountants &   Secretarial Bodies (CCASB) whose membership is the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Zimbabwe (ICAZ), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Zimbabwe Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (ZIPFA) and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe (ICSAZ) and commenced formal operations on 1 January 1984.   ZAAT is an examining body whose main object is to provide a qualification that will be recognized in both the private and public sectors as a clear indication of the individual’s knowledge of accountancy and related subjects, as well as confirmation that a minimum period of time has been spent in applying that knowledge in the working environment.   Education Students intending to obtain the ZAAT qualification have followed various study routes. The majority is studying by correspondence and private colleges while a substantial proportion is attending block release courses at the Government Technical Colleges.   Route to other professional qualifications While admission to membership confers on the individual member a recognized professional qualification, it has been fully realized that some members would wish to use their ZAAT qualification as a “stepping stone” to the higher echelons of the profession.   The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants have notified the Association that its members will be eligible for enrolment as students and that some exemptions would be also be granted.   Regional Expansion It was never to remain a Zimbabwean affair alone. ZAAT has taken a brave decision to go regional. The Association has decided to open offices in Mozambique and Botswana. ZAAT has a strong desire to spread its wings into regional countries where it can win hearts of different generations in the region.   It is therefore imperative that The Association changes its name, to suit the regional perspective both in terms of its name and its curricular. 

Medical Air Rescue Service (M.A.R.S) is a subsidiary of Strategis Group of Companies. It has been in operation since 1991. It runs seven bases in Zimbabwe in Harare, Bulawayo, Kwekwe, Gweru, Victoria Falls, Mutare and Masvingo. With a fleet of over 26 road ambulances, a dedicated  air ambulance, a Jetstream 31, stationed at Harare International Airport and access to 3 other planes, M.A.R.S.is ideally positioned to service the Southern and Central African region.   The company employs over 200 highly qualified professionals including specially trained doctors, nurses, paramedics and dispatchers.   M.A.R.S  has successfully carried out around 300 000 road emergency rescues within Zimbabwe and 3500 air evacuations since 1991, from such diverse sources as Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), Luena and Luanda (Angola), Kinshasa and Lubumbashi (D.R.C.), Lusaka and Likulu (Zambia) and Antananarivo (Madagasca) among many other sources.   In addition, the company also runs a training school in Zimbabwe, which is accredited to the Southern Africa Resuscitation Council. The school offers Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) , Accident and Emergency Care, Paramedic and Trauma Management training.     Unrefuelled direct flight to Johannesburg is possible from most ports of entry / exit 4 degrees North of the equator. The geographical proximity of Harare to these destinations counters, to a large extent, the flight time difference between the Jetstream 31 and the aircrafts based in South Africa.   MARS is also capable of evacuating patients to Europe in conjunction with partners in the region or in North Africa.    We have also accompanied patients on commercial flights to Europe and have gone as far as China and the USA.    MEDICAL CAPABILITIES The dedicated Jetstream 31 aircraft is configured in a 2-stretcher layout (full intensive care support for each) and has a normal crew complement of 2 pilots, a medical doctor and an intensive care nurse. Additionally, a combination of 1 extra crew and / or accompanying relatives can be carried, airstrip conditions permitting.    On- board, state-of-the-art equipment, all removable for patient accompaniment to / from airstrip, is of a full Intensive Care Unit standard, and includes a comprehensive, up to date drug range, airway and trauma management, advanced cardiac life support, oxygen administration, suction and neonatal incubator equipment.   COMMUNICATION The aircraft is equipped with sophisticated VHF, HF radio communication equipment and satellite phone, enabling it to maintain contact with our control centers at all times during air evacuation. Direct contact with patient's location and destination is also possible using any of these means.    ACCESS TO OTHER AIRCRAFT As backup, MARS has access to other aircraft, as follows:   2 BE20 King Air aircraft all pressurized a Cessna 421, also pressurized a Mitsubishi MU12 MARS, with its own dedicated air ambulance, which is comprehensively equipped, and dedicated backup with a full crew on 24-hour standby has the capacity to respond quickly. This, combined with its geographical location, makes it the most readily available means of evacuation from any point between the Limpopo and the Equator.    USUAL PATIENT DESTINATIONS Depending on membership, internationally insured patients are normally evacuated to Johannesburg, specifically to Milpark Clinic, Sandton , Sunninghill,  Garden City, and Morningside  Hospitals.    Patients insured locally are brought to Zimbabwe, specifically to Avenues Clinic, Parirenyatwa Hospital, St Anne's , West End  and South Medical Hospitals in Harare or Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo.