First, an outbreak of scurvy at the Ingutsheni psychiatric hospital in Bulawayo. Scurvy is caused by vitamin and dietary deficiencies and can make teeth fall out, along with fatigue, skin...
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...
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...
Mr Mugabe’s turn came as chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement. Every- one found it rather amusing that the Cuban embassy had just bought the house in Harare next door to...
Heartfelt thanks for all your greetings and good wishes on my 67th birthday. It was a blast of a day. With all the world’s troubles, it is somehow comforting to...
Does anyone really believe the government will pick up the tab for the $370 million debt at the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company to make the broken-down, decrepit Redcliff plant...
In a bank queue the other day when the money ran out. It prompted a swell of anger and discontent, unusually heated for normally placid Zimbabweans. “It’s down to the...
Christians have been praising the Lord for the release of Linda Masarira, the brave campaigner for change who was savagely beaten and spent 80 days in jail, some of it...
On the dark side. Why nice people become cruel, as found by the psychology department at Stanford University in the U.S. It is all about power and submission – and...
It could be described as collective paranoia. Is the Zimbabwe flag a symbol of patriotism or is it a symbol of protest? This is a question for all those...
