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Licorice bootlaces

gonexc 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 →

Tags: Social commentary, Zimbabwe, Traffic Police, Stop Signs, white lines

In praise of parking patrols

gonexc 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 →

Tags: Photography, Harare, Bearings, Kaguvi Street, Harare City Council, touts

Relics - an old tractor and the CFU

gonexc wrote 3 months ago: Agriculture House is situated on Marlborough Drive in the suburb of the same name on the north-west … more →

Tags: agriculture, Photography, Zimbabwe, Harare, CFU, Agriculture, Fordson tractor, Commercial Farmers Union

Rural visit2 comments

gonexc wrote 3 months ago: “They didn’t pay their electricity bill” Archie replied to my question as to why t … more →

Tags: Photography, agriculture, Mining, Zimbabwe, maize, Tobacco, Mhangura, Raffingora, Lion's Den

Whither the weather3 comments

gonexc 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 →

Tags: Zimbabwe, Zambezi Valley, rainfall, climate change, Cropping, flooding

New money

gonexc 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 →

Tags: Shopping, Money, dollar notes

Snakes and rabies2 comments

gonexc 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 →

Tags: Nature, Chinhoyi, rabies, snakes, COBRA, Black Mamba, Vaccination, rabid dog, Virus

Africa light

gonexc wrote 5 months ago: “Do you know what the diplomats call Zimbabwe?” Mark asked. “Africa light” h … more →

Tags: Photography, Dance, Dance Trust of Zimbabwe, diplomats, national ballet, Outreach Programme, Disability, disadvantaged, Stars of Tomorrow

A weekend away1 comment

gonexc wrote 5 months ago: We sat by on the verandah of the somewhat dilapidated lodge on the Hunyani Hills and surveyed the co … more →

Tags: Photography, Chinhoyi, Marketing, worms, Fishing, farming

Interesting times2 comments

gonexc wrote 6 months ago: “How many sowings of my order have you done?” the customer asked over the phone. “ … more →

Tags: El Nino

Negotiating the fine - part II1 comment

gonexc 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 →

Tags: corruption, police, Fines, Insurance, Politics

I call it home2 comments

gonexc 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 →

Tags: Harare, Traffic lights, potholes, johannesburg, Airport, Parking, Home

A trail of plastic and paper4 comments

gonexc wrote 6 months ago: I have issues with plastic bags that are given out with just about every purchase in Zimbabwe (super … more →

Tags: Travel, litter, London Gatwick, Shopping, e-ticket, plastic bags

Beans best before8 comments

gonexc wrote 7 months ago: One can always get a different perspective on life from the vantage point of the toilet. I could see … more →

Tags: Food crisis, Zimbabwe dollar, baked beans, butter beans, best before date, Shopping, foodstuff

The census

gonexc wrote 9 months ago: It has been 10 years since the last  national census. They are still using teachers on holiday to ge … more →

Tags: Zimbabwe, Census, Indigenisation Act, Chinese

The long day2 comments

gonexc wrote 9 months ago: It was not a good start. I lay on the highly polished, dusty and therefore treacherous floor and won … more →

Tags: humour, Bearings, Fertilizer, Haematoma, tractor, plough, shadecloth, Diesel

On the process of dying3 comments

gonexc 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 →

Tags: Harare, Driving, Lagos, Nigeria, Dying, Cancer, carolyn-porco

We have the best weather

gonexc wrote 9 months ago: Jenny’s family left this country in the 1960s when it was called Rhodesia. The Unilateral Decl … more →

Tags: Environment, quality of life index, health, Safety, Weather, Cost of Living, Infrastructure, Freedom

Brothers in the sun

gonexc wrote 10 months ago: “Do you have a letter?” the tax official at ZIMRA (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority) asked. … more →

Tags: paragliding, Kurima House, tax clearance, Zambezi Valley, sublock, Albinism, Melanoma


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