Crunch time

My dad submitted his visa application today. When he texted to tell me this I burst into tears, the amount of anxiety about this little stamp is crazy. He survived a 4 day powercut over the weekend, the feeling of isolation he must of felt is unconceivable to me.
My mother is flying home in a few weeks to support him through this 'tough' period.

I say, true knowledge comes at a really high price!

I must admit I am personally thankful for the lesson in life that Mugabe has taught me, I would not be half the person I am if it wasn't for him.

But that doesn't mean I agree with his ways. For all the Zimbabweans that are struggling right now ....

Accident or Tragedy?

President Mugabe is visiting a primary school and he joins one of the classes. They are in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asks the president if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'Tragedy. So the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a 'Tragedy'. One little boy stands up and offers: "If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a war vet comes along and knocks him dead with a log, that would be a 'Tragedy'. "No", says Mr. Mugabe, "that would be an accident." A little girl raises her hand: " If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a "Tragedy ". "I'm afraid not," explains the president. "That's what we would call a great loss" The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. Mr. Mugabe searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy? "Finally at the back of the room a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says, "If a Zimbabwean Air Force jet, carrying Mr & Mrs Mugabe was struck by a missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy". "Fantastic!" exclaims Mr. Mugabe, "that's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?" "Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it certainly wouldn't be a great loss."

Mugabe's office forbade the screening of the 2005 movie The Interpreter claiming that it was propaganda by the CIA and fearing that it could incite hostility towards him.