Archive for March 2023

Our justice system is considering whether to rid our judges of bleached horsehair wigs, a vestige of colonialism. As Zimbabwe approaches the 43rd anniversary of independence from Britain on April 18, a survey of opinion on the matter has been done, but not in a high profile way and no outcome has been revealed. It…

Zimbabweans, and hopefully the world, are trying to get their heads around last night’s first Al Jazeera broadcast on our region’s gold mafia. On social media, heads are spinning this morning. The facts and figures still need to be digested but the overall picture is clear. We are at the mercy of corrupt leaders, aided…

What a bummer, man! That is what we would have said in the old hippy days about a disappointing experience. Like the time the getaway car broke down. Our getaway car, a VW with bells on it and joss sticks inside, sped away from the norms of the day before it eventually spluttered to a halt…

Sometimes I am accused, even in retirement, of being irresponsible or reckless with the little money I’ve got from a lifetime of reporting and writing. Oh, I do give to worthy causes – like school fees in Zimbabwe’s broken but costly education system. They are not my children but I help the kids of needy…