You got a car? You are the celebrity!
My closest college buddy brings his car to school. Of course, to the average first world middle class citizen, this is a norm, with kids form this group even driving Mercedes Benz and BMWs even to high school. However to the average African who still believes owning a car is a sing of wealth, bringing one to school makes you fit to eat with the gods and makes you nothing less than an arch-angel.
Its funny how people will literally lick my friend’s ass just to be with him; boys and girls alike. Not that I am worried he gets all the attention; being in his shadow gets me a few licks as well. Take this example; there is this girl who goes out of her way to please the the guy, bringing him food (Get a life bitch. If he can afford to bring a car to school, he sure can afford his own food). She goes out of her way finding silly excuses to get stuck with the guy in the car in the middle of the night. So when her antics failed to do the trick, she turned to me thinking since we are buddies, I can convince him how blah-blah she is and he would change his mind about her. Although I haven’t done anything to date, I still get spoilt to one or two. Read more
It’s not how well you say it
When the cock crowed, euphoria filled the land. Five year plans were brandied about with enthusiasm, gusto and the future seemed bright. We looked beyond our borders and thought, just like the South Africans do now, “Thank God we are not like those countries up north.”
When Mozambiquean refugees sought haven from the RENAMO stoked civil strife in their homeland, we were prone to treat them with contempt, calling them mamoskeni” while we gloated in our own sense of wealth, success, stability and invincibility.
We laughed at our Zambian brothers and their “worthless” Kwacha (back then) and how they needed wheelbarrows to carry enough money to buy a loaf of bread… Little did we know that bearer cheques lurked in the shadows or that a new currency would have the suffer a fate similar to that of the bearer cheques in a short, short period. Read more
The 13 best ways to make money in Zimbabwe
Harare Hummer: Whilst Europeans and Americans are trading their big vehicles for smaller ones to save fuel, Hararians are competing to buy the biggest cars they can.
While the world media focusses- and rightly so- on the poverty and political strife in Zimbabwe, there are those who are making raking in the big dollars and remain seemingly unaffected by the politics of the state.
The streets of Harare show off new cars every day. Hummers, Prados, BMWs and oh yes the ever popular Mercedes Benzes.
It is said that Zimbabwe has one of the highest numbers of Mercedes Benz vehicles per capita IN THE WORLD! Dig that.
But how on earth do people make so much money in an economy that is said to be the worst in the world, in a country with the highest inflation on earth- it’s in the millions now, and in a place where the politics have been very jittery for a really long time.
Here’s how: Read more
Your biggest opportunity is Zimbabwe- Robert Kiyosaki
Earlier on this year Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad was in South Africa addressing a conference of estate agents. He had some interesting advice for them with regards to investment and wealth creation. According to the multi millionaire, Zimbabwe is the place to look if you are seeking to make money. Read more
On The Zimbo Jam- Power FM Top Twenty- 20 March 2010Presented by DJ Chilli (Hazvine Sakarombe) on Power FM. 10:00-12:00hrs, 20 March 2010 Position Song Artist 20 Battle Field Jordin Sparks 19 If We Ever Meet Again Timberland ft Katy Peri 18 Falling Underdog 17 Emperor’s State of Mind Jay Z 16 How Low Luda Chris
- Famba Zvakanaka Sam MtukudziZvinosiririsa sei mhuri yeZimbabwe kusiiwa nemwana achine mukaka pamhuno. Apa ndinobva ndanzwisisa kuti Baba vake vaiedza kurevei uye zvinorevei muupenyu hwemunhu mumwe nemumwe wedu? Samson Mutukudzi gotwe uye ari mwakomana mumwechete wa Oliva na Daisy Mutukudzi nderimwe reruva ranga richangotanga kuyevedza rabva radamburwa tinoti mweya wake ngauzorore murugare.
- Salif Keita- A Music Legend Comes to ZimbabweOne of Africa’s all time great musicians, Salif Keita, will close off the 2010 edition of the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) on a high note with a long awaited main stage performance at the six day arts extravaganza set to explode into activity in Harare at the end of April.
- Power FM Top Twenty- 20 March 2010