Top stories for April 1-5
Tsvangirai says people must now refuse to be abused by Mugabe
Zimbabweans must refuse to be abused by President Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front and must take courageous action to force Mugabe to go back to the people, Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai said in Gweru yesterday.
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Marange diamonds raise US$99 million in three months
Women bosses are less corrupt than men
Zimbabwe is on the right track if it sticks to its decision to ensure gender equality in the appointment boards for parastatals and state enterprises which have been rocked by reports of rampant corruption.
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$100 million! What $100 million asks minister?
Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Sithembiso Nyoni stunned Members of Parliament last week when she expressed surprise that her ministry had been allocated US$100 million in the current budget and asked former Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe where the money was.
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If the majority are poor the nation is poor, it does not matter how many billionaires you have
“If the majority of your people are poor, you are a poor nation. It does not matter how many billionaires you have. If the majority of your people are agricultural, you are an agricultural country. If the majority of your people are rural, you are not an urbanised nation.”
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Rapist wrongly granted amnesty
Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa said a rapist who was released when the government granted amnesty to 3 000 prisoners recently should not have been set free because the amnesty did not cover rapists, murders and robbers.
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20 Things you don’t know about Strive Masiyiwa
A South African youth website,YouthVillage, has compiled the following about Zimbabwe’s telecommunications giant, Strive Masiyiwa, who was recently named one of the world’s greatest leaders by Fortune magazine.
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Minister embarrassed Zimbabwe is importing pins, needles, toilet paper and tooth picks
The Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Sithembiso Nyoni was embarrassed that Zimbabwe was importing pins, nails, needles, toilet paper, water and tooth picks. This could, however, change with the formalisation of the informal sector and the drive to promote manufacturing in small and medium enterprises.
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