Talking of serious corruption…sorry ehh stealing, if not robbery
Read this carefully. You might be a victim someday. Last Saturday, I woke up early to get into town, so as to go to Masvingo where I had some bigger plans going on. I had no Z$ on me, but carried a ‘reasonable’ sum of ‘greens and marara’, so life gets easier for me on the road. Buses and lifts are being charged especially in R (the Masvingo route).
Well, it happened this way. I was with this friend of mine. I realised I didn’t even have the Z$ to board a kombi to Mbudzi- to catch a lift to Masvingo. My friend gave me Z$. Along the way…when we were parting, I reached out for my wallet, and pulled out a ‘green note’, and handed it to him. I walked along Chinhoyi St. from Speke to R.Mugabe, (just near where I wanted to board a kombi) when I realised I was being followed…by a uniformed policeman. He stopped me and said, “What did you do?” Three more uniformed and one plain clothed officers appeared, with one accusing me of trading in forex. One shouted I should be handcuffed. Read more

