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| Africa: Subsaharan | |
| Mugabe's pay soars as Zimbabwe starves | |
| 2004-03-28 | |
The economically-crippled Zimbabwean government has nearly quadrupled President Robert Mugabe's salary to 73.7 million Zimbabwe dollars from Z$20.2 million, the state newspaper reported. His living expenses were doubled. His new salary is equivalent to the average yearly wage of nearly 230 people in a country where 70 per cent of the population live in poverty.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #7 What's the big surprise? Nigeria and Angola both take in US$ 100 million a day and still remain on a list of the 30 poorest nations. The only thing Mugabe wants for is a bullet in the brain. There is also a lingering cultural element of how many African leaders regard the entire country's assets as their own personal possession. To that I say, nothing a bullet can't cure. These corrupt pigs need to be exterminated like the vermin they are. If you want the real winner, it's Suharto. That slime bag made off with between US$ 15 - 35 billion during his tenure. Somehow, he has been judged too feeble to stand trial. Who needs a trial? Just let 100 of Indonesia's poor people scrape the flesh from his body while he's still alive. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-02 6:32:19 AM |
| #6 SH---LOL! I googled a couple of currency exchange sites and found nothing. Maybe Thomas Cooke does not go there. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-03-28 5:23:09 PM |
| #5 AP, I tried to fill in the blanks but My #8 character wouldn't turn on it's side. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-03-28 5:04:44 PM |
| #4 So what is the Zim/US exchange rate these days? Official______________ Black Market__________ |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-03-28 11:47:57 AM |
| #3 Take a hint. Oxygen theft is a capital crime on my planet. |
| Posted by: Marvin 2004-03-28 10:15:06 AM |
| #2 Ok, it worked for Yassin - why isn't Bob dead yet? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-03-28 7:28:11 AM |
| #1 I'll bet he wishes Zimbabwe has oil. Like, say, Venezuela-- the "poor oil producing nation". eL |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-03-28 1:20:18 AM |