The big question was how are we were going to finance it.

It was so great for Doug to see the potential.

I'm 82 now, and it's like a whole new world again. It's a godsend.

The mining companies in Zimbabwe are not large enough to expand production facilities or finance green-field projects from their cash-flows.

A lot of polling stations opened late and it took time to prepare and then the rain definitely caused problems.

We were able to make an assessment that we did not have to make any changes and our observers stayed.