Monthly Archive: December 2016

It’s not all that meets the eye

People on the social networks are finding all sorts of symbolism – and satire – in the latest Time magazine Person of the Year cover I mentioned last time for...

Lies, lies, lies and more lies …

Well, well, well, what a sorry state of affairs we find ourselves in. Here we have US$100 issued by a bank in single, grimy one dollar notes – the only...

Thinking too much

We have a local word in these parts: ‘kufungisisa.’ Literally in the Shona language it means ‘thinking too much.’ But

Cholera can’t kill his music

The government claims the latest cholera epidemic is under control. It’s no consolation to the family, friends and colleagues of

Overwhelmed by it all? Crowdfunding versus luxury cars

Much controversy and ridicule swirls right now around excessive government spending on luxuries and the proposed crowdfunding to help pay

Same old, same old?

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU PF Politburo met and appointed most of the dropped ministers from the previous Cabinet as full time

Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose. So said

Here we go again. Another shocker.

The August holiday period is often called ‘the silly season’ when newsmakers are away from their posts. Nothing much happens

All the news is bad – shut your mind and heart to it or it will surely drive you mad

It is not just Supa Mandiwanzira, our IT minister, comparing 92-year-old Mr Mugabe to a matured whisky of the highest

Will Bona be exempted from watching hard core porn?

Well, now there’s a new guardian of the nation’s moral rectitude, Mr Mugabe's 27-year-old daughter, Bona. Unless there are specific exemptions

What a relief. It’s official. Mr Mugabe, 93, isn’t sleeping after all …

Aha, so now we know. Mr Mugabe doesn't sleep at meetings. He closes his eyes against bright lights, television lamps

Yet another lost generation … and I am angry, I am very angry

Desperate schoolgirls and children in rural Zimbabwe are selling sex - up to five "clients" a night - for as