Dramatising hardship in Zimbabwe
Reading the papers in Zimbabwe is an interesting exercise, always.
I have a new hero, and if this guy started a political party I would be the first to join! This is the best anti-government protest staged in Zim for many a year!! (via AndNetwork.com)
A man has appeared in court in Zimbabwe`s second city, Bulawayo, charged with stealing a hearse. Fortune Maphosa pleaded guilty to stealing the hearse on Monday when he appeared in a magistrate court on theft charges in Zimbabwe`s second city.
Maphosa stole the empty vehicle from a funeral parlour but abandoned it when he ran out of fuel, the court heard. Fuel is not readily available in Zimbabwe due to the long running economic crisis facing the country.
When questioned of his action, Maphosa told a stunned magistrate Kholwani Mangena he stole the vehicle to dramatise Zimbabwe`s current hardship.
As evidence goes, the judge might not be impressed by this explanation.
