Betty Jean Hall: the lawyer who broke down barriers for women in mining
Hall’s efforts resulted in legal settlements that provided back pay to women who had been denied jobs and secured future hiring commitments from mining companies.
Zimbabwe’s battered economy is on track to expand for the first time in a decade this year and to grow by 7% in 2010 as key sectors such as agriculture and mining start to recover, the finance minister said on Wednesday. Finance Minister Tendai Biti