Rising out of the mud and the thorns
A few years ago, working as a journo for a paper that is now truly dead and buried, I wrote an article, “Who will Rescue us From the Mud and Thorns”. I quoted the following: “Imi veririsechi, muri vana vedu. Ndimi maziso edu. Ndimi nzeve dzedu Naizvozvo tinotarisa kwamuri kuti mutibvise mumadhaka matiri nemunzira dzine minzwa umo tiri kufamba. Tinodaira kuti kana muchida munogona kutibatsira,” a village head said to [Claude] Mararike during a discussion with villagers, padare, a community circle that represents the continuity of life and the links that bind the individual to the community, and the community to the individual. Read more
