ANGUS SHAW Blog

It’s life

At first I disapproved of the “greening” of Zimbabwe’s cellphone towers. But then I took a longer, more contextual view and it didn’t  seem too bad. Maybe that’s the way...

Pen mighter than the sword-f

Is the pen mightier than the sword?

Freedom of expression: the debate goes on “I despise what you say but I will defend to the end your right to say it.” The enlightened approach current for so...

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...

mutokomadness

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

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

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...

How Rotten for Daphne

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...