Forty-one-year old mother of two — Pauline Rusenza — from Concession today joined the rich list of Zimbabwean millionaires in ZWL$ terms after she was announced winner of grand prize in the ZimGold Millionaire Promotion draw.
The teary-eyed Pauline told Gem Nation News that she would invest the money on a residential stand.
“I am thrilled to have won and I thank God for the blessing. I am still in shock because from the three boxes of ZimGold cooking that I bought I’ve now become a millionaire,” she enthused.
“I am a single mother to two beautiful daughters Charmaine (15) and Chipo (21) I am going to make sure they live comfortably now that we have won a million bucks. I thank ZimGold for sponsoring the competition and I urge other people to participate in the next competition because who knows it could be their turn to win.”
Pauline runs a tuckshop to support her family.
The ZimGold Millionaire promotion launched on October 2, 2020 and was originally set to end on November 14, but it had to be extended to November 30 due to the overwhelming response from customers.
The promotion saw more than 300 lucky shoppers walking away with cash prizes as high as $100,000ZWL to bring back the smiles on our customers and to change their lives.
The company also donated cooking oil to Triple S Trust from Domboshava and Jairos Jiri as the company continues to plough back to society.
Pure Oils Head of Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Lesley Gibbons said, “Pure Oil Industries was formed with a big vision to not only make a profit but, to make a positive impact in the communities. We combine all our community welfare initiatives under one umbrella term that we call ZIMGOLD GIVERS. Each year we engage in different community programs that help benefit the masses.”
“Every year, we work with various charitable institutions responsible for taking care of the most vulnerable members of our society. This year we decided to identify, honour and assist those we call communities heroes who are making a difference in their societies.
Five institutions which include Lynde Francis Trust, Harare Children’s Home, Touching Lives Africa, Triple S and Jairos Jiri were selected,” said Gibbons “Two of these organisations, Jairos Jiri and Triple will be given 720litres of cooking oil combined.
The other three have already received their share last month which they used to offer relief to needy families during the Covid-19 induced lockdown,” she said “Although 2020 was a difficult year due to the Covid-19 outbreak, we felt that we needed to spread the love and cheer our customers.
The company also realised the importance of education, especially in science and from last year, the invested in two fully-funded scholarships for young Zimbabweans to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in India and come back to work in Zimbabwe after completion of their studies.
Early this year, ZimGold was among brands that offered relief during Covid-19 lockdowns by giving out cooking oil, soaps, and blankets to all the frontline workers who were working during the Corona virus-induced lockdown. The goods were handed over to His Excellency, President Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa at a ceremony held at the statehouse. Last year, Zimgold Givers assisted survivors of Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani.
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