Stone nets $1m for Africa in five-minute fundraiser

ACTRESS Sharon Stone raised $1 million in five minutes yesterday for Tanzanian mosquito nets, turning a debate about African poverty at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland into an impromptu fund-raising event.

An hour into the discussion featuring British Chancellor Gordon Brown, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Tanzanian President Benjamin William Mkapa, Stone suddenly rose from her seat in the audience.

“I’d like to offer $10,000 dollars to help you buy some bed nets today,” Stone told Mkapa.