Zim- Dog Eat Dog Nation
Last weekend, I happened to have got the recently introduced $100 and $50 million dollar notes. I went out of Harare. Just as I got back into town, the following day, I wanted to board a kombi home but failed to, for a possible 2hrs. Not that there were no kombis, but the hwindis (conductors) wanted only people with smaller denominations. I thought of buying airtime so I could get change for transport, but the vendors said they had no change. I went into the shops, and tried to get something to eat, but they had no change. Finally, someone hinted- if you go by Chinhoyi St and Speke Ave, you will find guys selling ‘change’. You give them Z$50 million, they give you Z$40 million in smaller denominations. If you give them Z$100, they give you Z$80 million as ‘change’. Though not suprised by that move, I still wonder where we are going. In areas like Greendale, Mandara, Mabvuku, Tafara, Glen View, other people with access to water, sell it per litre to desperate Zimbos.
Zimbabwe is now a nation whereby individuals who have ’something’ which will be in shot supply, try to gain as much as possible from that through selling it to others at exhorbitant prices.
On The Zimbo Jam- Munya Safe This Week After Surviving 6th NominationFor the first time in six consecutive weeks, Munya is not in danger of leaving the Big Brother All Stars House this weekend. He miraculously survived his sixth nomination on Sunday and Code from Malawi found himself out of the house and grumbling, "Munya always survives this s*#t."
- Ivo Maia Brings His Magic to HarareThe Book Café, one of Harare’s busiest live arts venues, will this weekend host world-acclaimed Mozambican singer and guitarist, Ivo Maia.
- Black Bird to Guest at Sistaz Open MicNonku Black Bird Vundla, rising female hip-hop artist, who released her debut album, Tha Rappertizer, recently will be featured as the guest musician at this month’s Sistaz Open Mic, themed Spring Fever.
- Munya Safe This Week After Surviving 6th Nomination