So farewell then …
As the Jesuits used to say: Give us the boy and we’ll keep the man, no matter his digressions in between. It worked well for Robert Mugabe. After years as...
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Easter tidings. Just saying …
In the Christian faith Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and the Almighty’s victory over sin and death and symbolises the saving of souls. It can be said God made...
Dizzying trillions
There’s much being said across the ocean about how many trillions are to be gained from new trade policies and foreign aid cuts. The White House says US$ billions are...
Weekend read: Dildos in the Mist
The local store has started selling coffee from faraway Rwanda, reminding me of my visits there, before, during and after the genocide 30 years ago. Sigourney Weaver played murdered American...
Food for thought …
The famed fast food outlet in South Africa has donated children’s desks to a school in dire need of them. Bad policy priorities across...
Juggling with names
Col. Sanders’ finger licking’ Kentucky Fried Chicken has moved its headquarters from Kentucky to Texas. It has outlets in more than 120 countries, second only to McDonalds, since the colonel...
Kleptos rule, okay!
(Kleptocracy from ancient Greek: Rule by thieves ) The display of motor oils on the forecourt of a filling station a couple of blocks away is impressive. But the containers...
Scary sh*t, isn’t it
Dateline Harare Zimbabwe Not only are the sewers broken and bursting around here, not only are the streets potholed and lined with litter but there’s more sh*t on the way....
Time for free speech, hey ho!
Everyone has the right to a viewpoint. This one from British writer Nate White: Trump “has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth,...
You couldn’t make it up
Dateline Harare Zimbabwe In his own social media posts, Wicknell Chivayo is dishing out US $100 bills at the Victoria Falls airport when he overlooks one woman’s outstretched hand and...
