Tribble points us to Financial Times report on a move by WPP/Young & Rubicam to separate itself from dictator and all around anti-Christ Robert Mugabe.
“Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, has ordered the divestment of the marketing group’s interests in a Zimbabwean advertising agency that is involved in the re-election campaign of President Robert Mugabe, write Ben Fenton and Tom Burgis.
The decision follows criticism of UK companies involved in the country and a Financial Times investigation into Imago Y&R’s involvement in the campaign.
AdvertisementThe work of Sharon Mugabe, chief executive of Imago, which is 25 per cent owned by WPP’s Y&R arm, is credited by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change with sharpening the campaign.”
More after the jump.
In a previous life, I did some reporting on prez. Mugabe. You may have heard recently that he’s being accused of tampering with the upcoming presidential “election” — but that isn’t the half of it.
Mugabe is the leader of Zimbabwe, and has been for a long time. The country has been in an economic slump for decades, meaning most Zimbabweans are starving. The only successful crop grown in Zimbabwe is corn, which is also a main ingredient in Maize-Meal, a food-stuff that is commonly provided to starving people. But rather than use the country’s corn for the food, (note: millions there are starving) it’s being used to produce…dog food. That’s right, rather than feeding his starving people, Mugabe is trying to make a buck.
Well, we can argue about whether the people should be fed or money should be earned to feed the people later. Wait, yes we can. Feeding your people is always number one. I can’t stand this guy, and can’t believe WPP got wrapped up with his family. But hey, that’s globalism.