1. Long weekend like this is when I miss some folks esp my late Kule Muza. Those who went to PE might remember him. Whenever available we wld take him drinking. After 2 or 3 he wld announce that it was time for intellectual discourse. We used to call it "Nguva yema isms."
2. "Vazukuru, the world has social & economic stratifications that are intermingled. We are in a constant struggle to get to the center, but the center has finite capacity. We can't all fit. The center is what determines the ism. Socialism says, lets all shrink and fit..."
3. One time we took him to watch Gidiza. He always refused to go with us to the stadium. His excuse; he had watched Shambo ndopakapera bhora. Gidiza made his trademark 360 turn then dropped the pass straight onto Kawondera's chest, Kule declared "Ndoinonzi natural talent iyo!"
4. The last time I saw him, he was ill. He took out a Shona poem from his drawer and made me read it. Ndokwava kuonekana but I still remember the isms. Good times with a good chap! @muzah
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1. Dear youths, don't even think there is something wrong with you because you don't own a business or you are not an "entrepreneur". Businesses are usually started by employees that have been able to save a little. Most of you have never been employed, banks don't capital
2. It is not always that pple graduate from University and think of starting a business, not in a country like Zimbabwe where venture capital is non-existent. Most ideas for businesses come from work. You see what your company is doing wrong, you go on your own and improve...
3. Check how Silicon Valley grew. Most of the companies were started by folks that left Bell Labs. Now you have a huge ecosystem there. Same in Zimbabwe, Masiyiwa had to leave PTC. You usually need the work experience to understand how business functions.
1. I think the first steps in race,tribe,war,genocide issues must include learning about guilt vs responsibility. Then we move to justice - punitive justice & restorative justice. White pple have a responsibility to right the wrongs of slavery & racism. So do Shona on Gukurahundi
2. The people who enslave or actively engage in racists acts must be punished. So do those who enact racist laws. Those who inherit systems built on racism have the responsibility to dismantle them even if it benefits them. Failure to do so is complicity.
3. The same applies to Gukurahundi. Pretty much the majority of Shona pple are not guilty of the massacres. But we also know that ZANU used the military to massacre non-Shona-speaking pple of Matabeleland under the pretext hunting for dissidents. Who did ZANU prefer? Shona pple
1. I really got offended when I can across somebody who characterized Soul Jah Love as a junkie. Without knowing somebody's struggles it is easy to judge. Let me tell you how I nearly became a drug addict some 6 yrs ago. I broke my knee playing soccer. Had to have 2 surgeries
2. The first was a tibia fixation. The surgery was a bit complex & had to have 36 stitches afterwards. Before the surgery I was given a 1 week supply of hydrocodone. After the surgery I was given oxycodone. This drug made me feel like Jackie Chan especially when I asleep.
3. 2 months after surgery I began to realise that I was craving for this drug. I still had pain but I needed this for depression more than the pain. My supply got finished during the weekend & I called the Surgeon's office. I was given Tramadol which they said was not addictive.
1. I haven't commented on the Chinese vaccine. I have read some of the literature around it. My issue is that, there is little evidence that any of the trials that happened had black participants. This is important especially that this is an inactive virus vaccine.
2. Unlike recombinant & mRNA vaccines that usually have specific protein targets, the antibodies induced by this vaccine target many different proteins on the virus. What chance is there that some of the antibodies cld induce autoimmune reactions? Solution: Test in Black populatn
3. Given the low titre of antibodies produced in the first 2 weeks, it may be important that the government inform recipients that they may not have protection for up to 3 weeks. This will help folks to protect themselves more.
1. You see, debt is not always bad. The problem with Zimbabwe is that the money is expensive. I checked mortgage rates, they are in the ranges 10-15%. Thats damn expensive. In USA they are as low as 2.7%. This is really cheap. I have to ask myself, shld I buy cash or debt
2. Here is the Math. If I buy a $200 000 home in cash, that is money that I have put into a roof & wall. It does n't multiply unless I sell the home at a profit. Now, imagine I take a mortgage at 3% APR and 20% down payment, I pay $674 a month.
3. Now imagine I have a way to get 5% annually from investing the $160K remainder for just 10yrs. That wld be $260 000. In 30yrs it wld be $690K. You can pay off the remainder if you want. As you can see, assuming the house appreciated at 0.5% annually you wld be better off.
1. Soon people will be left with no option but to confront their oppressors using the means they never thought capable! When Injustice is so blatant, when officers of court & journalists are persecuted what of us the rabble? Mayor Jacob Mafume must be released! #FreeJacobMafume
2. Alan Moyo is being persecuted for being the voice of the voiceless. We know that students are the vanguard of democracy. By incarcerating him, the bloodthirsty junta is trying to muffle the few voices of reason that remain. #FreeAllanMoyo
3. Fadzayi is a consistent voice for justice. She is being persecuted because she brings a fresh impetus to the stale politics of geriatrics and viagra-saturated patriarchal chauvinists. She must be freed! #FreeFadzayiMahere