Monthly Archive: July 2024

The curse of interesting times …

May you live in interesting times! This started out as a Chinese curse. Thus, don’t expect tranquil and peaceful times. So...

Poverty strikes, but not for everyone

Five cops have been caught after demanding a “free passage” bribe to let a truck proceed on a highway east of Harare city. They shared the $5 dollar bill. This...

The Big, the Bad and the Hurt

As the southern hemisphere winter takes hold, hundreds of homes are being demolished, leaving families without shelter shivering and chilled...

King Hez enters the fray

In Biblical times King Hezekiah prayed to be granted more time on the throne, believing he was indispensable to his...

Born to Suffer

It has just been the country’s 46th anniversary of independence from colonial rule. A stark reality is that only 9%...

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When will we ever learn?

Click below. Country Joe and the Fish. Have a quick listen to this classic anti-war song of 1969. Then flip...

Around and around we go …

It’s all spinning out of control but those who can unspin it either can’t or won’t. Here in my lil’...

Freedom fails to deliver

What on earth is freedom? It is usually defined as freedom of expression, freedom of worship, freedom from fear and...

Anyone for cricket? It’s World Cup time again

The late Robert Mugabe once famously described cricket as “a civilising influence.” It “creates good gentlemen. I want everyone in...

I’ll be damned …

Well, well, well - this early, what a year it has already been. Starting with Venezuela and then Ms Machado...

It’s been a weirdo year

The Harare mayor’s ceremonial limo broke down taking him a short two kilometres to the switching on of the city...