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Licorice bootlaces
I stuck my tongue out at the rear-view mirror; it wasn’t black like it should have been. I was only slightly disappointed. I’d found the licorice boot laces (they were more like ribbon cab… more →
Zimbabwe Absurdity
Licorice bootlaces
wrote 2 weeks ago: I stuck my tongue out at the rear-view mirror; it wasn’t black like it should have been. I was … more →
In praise of parking patrols
wrote 3 months ago: Is this the new face of normal in Kaguvi Street? This is the notorious Kaguvi Street in the Kopje ar … more →
Relics - an old tractor and the CFU
wrote 3 months ago: Agriculture House is situated on Marlborough Drive in the suburb of the same name on the north-west … more →
Rural visit
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wrote 3 months ago: “They didn’t pay their electricity bill” Archie replied to my question as to why t … more →
Whither the weather
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wrote 4 months ago: This is the Gwebi River on the road into town this morning. From Friday to Monday 90mm of rain fell … more →
New money
wrote 5 months ago: “Can I also get one of those?” I asked the teller as she brought out an in-the-plastic b … more →
Snakes and rabies
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wrote 5 months ago: In the 7 years that I have been in this house I have only ever seen a live snake in the garden once … more →
Africa light
wrote 5 months ago: “Do you know what the diplomats call Zimbabwe?” Mark asked. “Africa light” h … more →
A weekend away
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wrote 5 months ago: We sat by on the verandah of the somewhat dilapidated lodge on the Hunyani Hills and surveyed the co … more →
Interesting times
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wrote 6 months ago: “How many sowings of my order have you done?” the customer asked over the phone. “ … more →
Negotiating the fine - part II
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wrote 6 months ago: It was an odd place to have a road block – on a relatively quiet road on the way to the gym. … more →
I call it home
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wrote 6 months ago: I know when I am back in Harare from a visit to Johannesburg when: I get to immigration control at … more →
A trail of plastic and paper
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wrote 6 months ago: I have issues with plastic bags that are given out with just about every purchase in Zimbabwe (super … more →
Beans best before
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wrote 7 months ago: One can always get a different perspective on life from the vantage point of the toilet. I could see … more →
The census
wrote 9 months ago: It has been 10 years since the last national census. They are still using teachers on holiday to ge … more →
The long day
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wrote 9 months ago: It was not a good start. I lay on the highly polished, dusty and therefore treacherous floor and won … more →
On the process of dying
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wrote 9 months ago: I’m at the age when I’ve started to wonder how I’m going to go, you know, die. Two … more →
We have the best weather
wrote 9 months ago: Jenny’s family left this country in the 1960s when it was called Rhodesia. The Unilateral Decl … more →
Brothers in the sun
wrote 10 months ago: “Do you have a letter?” the tax official at ZIMRA (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority) asked. … more →
