"Why are we so concerned with investors? Who are these investors, the thieves who have colonised us, stole our resources and frog marched our people out of their rightful land? These are the investors that we must not chase away? Fellow Afrikans, you mean to tell me that we must be careful that we do not offend thieves? And by the way, what exactly are they investing on because Afrika remains underdeveloped despite the fact that investors have been around for decades? Investors who invest in their own interests are the ones we must be careful to not offend?..." -Cde Chirimandza (ZANU PF representative here at the SADC Region Land and Agrarian Reform workshop)
By Strive Masiyiwa A few weeks ago I went to the doctor. I will tell you what he said about my health at the end, but first read this: Twenty years ago, I arranged to meet a well-known British international businessman who invested a lot in Africa at the time. We agreed to meet for dinner at a leading hotel in London. After a good meeting, we started to walk out of the restaurant when he suddenly collapsed in the lobby. There was total pandemonium as they rushed to get medical assistance. Being London, an ambulance arrived in minutes. I jumped in the back with him as paramedics wrestled to keep him alive. He had had a heart attack and had to have triple bypass heart surgery. Sadly he died a few weeks later. He hadn't been sick and his sudden death surprised everyone. And yet as I reflected on it, and later discussed it with a doctor friend who knew him, I realized he was very laid back about his health despite having a hectic business life. Even during our dinner...
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