News about Zimbabwe that you can use
Rhodesia was always a mini replica of its powerful neighbour South Africa. It had its own racial segregation though this was not called apartheid. Ian Smith was elected to stop black rule at any cost and at one time vowed “not in a thousand years”. But the inevitable happened.
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A faction of the Movement for Democratic Change led by secretary-general Tendai Biti today said it had suspended party leader Morgan Tsvangirai, his deputy Thokozani Khupe, national chairman Lovemore Moyo, organising secretary Nelson Chamisa and information secretary Douglas Mwonzora.
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Much ado about Mugabe’s salary – The media was today awash with news about the sacrifices President Robert Mugabe has made to earn a meagre US$4 000 a month, the lowest salary for any Head of State in Southern Africa. While Mugabe’s salary is nothing compared to that of Barack Obama, or Jacob Zuma or Uhuru Kenyatta, sight must not be lost that it is still 13 times that of the average civil servant, who gets his or her salary from the same coffers as Mugabe. It is five times that of a Member of Parliament. It is folly to compare it to that of Happison Muchechetere or Reward Kangai or Cuthbert Dube because these people were earning exorbitant salaries that are essentially criminal. It is the lack of action on these CEOs that is likely to perpetuate corruption because it seems people can get away with it. This has happened before. What is needed is sterner action against one or two big bosses, especially the government ministers that have been fingered in the corruption at the ZBC and Air Zimbabwe, and not the small fry that is being fired for stealing US$2 000 after five months without a salary.
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The United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Bruce Wharton says 75 percent of all start-ups and 90 percent of all products fail but this should not stop anyone from venturing into business because without someone’s failure, there would be no Apple, no Microsoft and no Google.
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Information Minister Jonathan Moyo yesterday said the United States, which is exhibiting at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair after years of boycotting the annual event, should show both hands not just one of pretending to be an honest broker.
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