the results, Nigel Chanakira, the chief mentor, surprised viewers when he picked Tendai as the second contestant to leave the MOB show.
The eviction signalled the beginning of alliances, friendships and foes in the show.
Charlene Chekenya’s eviction in the first episode came as a rude awakening to the My Own Boss contestants, and there was a change in general task execution as contestants stepped up their act to gain immunity from evictions. The group was split with one company called Alkandros and another Explosives for the “Let’s Go Zero” task which was a Mimosa Mining Company initiative aimed at reducing carnage on the roads, at work and other places of interaction.
The campaign was driven from the company’s motto “Zero Harm Is Possible” aligned to UNAids global HIV campaign — meaning zero deaths, zero infections, zero discrimination.
“Your assignment for my own Boss 2012 is as follows, you are supposed to produce a video of the ‘Let’s Go Zero’ radio jingle, secondly compose a five-minute infomercial of ‘Lets Go Zero’ campaign, thirdly negotiate with media companies for space to support the campaign in the form of air time and dedicated columns in the newspapers and related platforms.
“Fourthly, secure partners to complement Mimosa Mining Company initiative and lastly this will be used in assessment of the task — to ensure the ‘Let’s Go Zero’ Campaign is visible and communicates a clear public message,” Chanakira said.
Some of the contestants roped in include influential personalities such as business mogul Philip Chiyangwa and HIV/Aids activist Tendayi Westerhorf.
The task did not only seek to raise awareness on zero carnage to the general populace but also to inculcate in contestants the importance of ploughing back to the society that would have moulded a person to be what they are.
Although there were performing a social responsibility task on zero harm this did not translate to zero elimination as Chanakira was faced with a daunting decision to send another head rolling on the chopping board.
“Explosives” were put on the spotlight and “Alkandros” dominated the show as they won the second task.
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