Honesty costs minister job

Former War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube - who was sacked from Cabinet earlier this week - says although he harbours no hard feelings against President Robert Mugabe, he paid the price for being "too honest".

Dube lost his cushy job together with three other ministers - Prisca Mupfumira, Abednico Ncube and Farber Chidarikire - in a reshuffle which has drawn wide criticism from many Zimbabweans who say it was all about consolidating Mugabe's power instead of improving the lives of long-suffering citizens.