Prologue
Home for the Bewildered The man in the next bed, Thought he had a coffin Growing out of his head. He couldn’t wear his hat, What do you think of...
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Mutoko Madness
A Memoir By Angus Shaw How do you behave in a poker game with a genocidal murderer? General Mohammed Siad Barre of Somalia had a revolver lying beside his over-flowing...
Kandaya, Another Time, Another Place.
The fight for independence in Zimbabwe comes under scrutiny in Kandaya, Another Time, Another Place. It is based own the experiences of a white conscript in Ian Smith’s army. Angus...
Lust to Kill: The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
One of the bloodiest reigns in history is over. For eight years the man they called the Black Hitler ruled over Uganda with unprecedented brutality. Over these years thousands upon...
Money laundering in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe money laundering given a whole new meaning.
How Rotten for Daphne
Love him or hate him. Billy Conolly: How Rotten For Daphne from his album A Change is as Good as a Rest. “It was so long ago, it was as...
COMING SOON – A spy story about drought resistant crops in famine-prone Africa.
The Itinerant History Teacher By Angus Shaw PROLOGUE Dammit. The Internet, the smartphone and Wikipedia have killed me. I am a history teacher no-one needs. People can get what they...
Freshwater crayfish, breeding out of control, threaten aquatic ecosystems
Scientists in Zimbabwe believe a fresh water crayfish brought from Australia is breeding out of control in the northern Kariba lake, devouring the food sources of other fish and putting...
Heart of Darkness
Thembi, a lovely and heart warming child, was admitted to Parirenyatwa hospital in Harare after her mother sold some of her furniture to pay for admission. She died at the...
