Grace gets another award

THE Philanthropy Institute of Zimbabwe (PIZ), which recently stirred controversy when it dished out dubious honorary doctorate degrees to music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi and nine other prominent personalities, is back in the limelight after naming First Lady Grace Mugabe as the Philanthropist of the Year.

Grace is among the 12 other prominent people who were named philanthropists of the year 2014 in various fields among them business tycoon Phillip Chiyangwa, Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya, swimming sensation Kirsty Coventry and Mtukudzi.

The award to the First Lady comes just a week after she graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Zimbabwe.

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