Our 54 days of silence
We are still here but are adjusting to various changes. One of these has been the jaw-dropping staggering fall of the Zimbabwe dollar (follow the on-going plummet here on swradio africa)which makes surfing the internet, reading the news, and responding to email online extremely costly.
Thanks to those of have expressed concern about our absence on their blogs. Our hiatus was not, as some have assumed, a result of the Interception of Communications Bill (ICB) although this is a massive worry to anyone fighting for democracy and freedom in Zimbabwe and it certainly presents us with still more hurdles to overcome.
We will still be writing, but perhaps more erratically than before as we strive to find ways to continue. Thanks to those who have expressed concern. It’s reassuring to see that you noticed we were gone for a while.
August 1st, 2006 07:09
I will keep an eye out waiting for your dispatches.
- Steve
August 1st, 2006 08:07
I checked back regularly and had begun to worry. I’m glad that you are all safe and I hope that there will be more posts soon–we rely on your words to help us understand what is going on in Zimbabwe.
What I, as an American, now have to ask is how can I help the people of Zimbabwe? I come here hoping that some day I will find the answer to that question.
August 1st, 2006 11:33
Mugabe is now beraqting his Ministers for failing in their duty, posturing that he knew nothing about the greed, corruption and incompetence that has beset the government since its formation.
Send him a copy of the Import and export figures and let him work it out for himself. Is he not a clever man, how could he not have known what was was going on under his nose. Indeed did his wife not get involved in a farm deal herself.
August 2nd, 2006 01:31
Drop us a note next time, if you can, if you’re going to be missing for a long time.
August 3rd, 2006 05:24
Welcome back, Sokwanele,
You’ve been missed, as have your fellow bloggers. The sharp drop in the posts to your website over the past several months reflects the slow but steady extinction since 2005 of blogs in Zimbabwe.
Welcome back. The voice has grown much fainter in the past year, but Zimbabweans are still being heard. If complete blogging silence is soon to be a feature of Zimbabwe, have the Zimbabweans done anything yet to adopt wearing ‘blue,’ or some other velvet-revolutionary color, as a means of demonstrating their silent, non-violent support for their freedom?
‘Be free.’
August 3rd, 2006 15:32
Glad to hear you are still around. I was beginning to wonder.
This blog is a very valuable source of information, so I hope you can keep going.
August 9th, 2006 12:21
I have been very concerned by your lack of recent posts and had become worried that your site had indeed been stopped at an official level, so I am relieved that has not happened.
However, your money worries do alarm me - just how much worse can it get? I am not a religious person, but nevertheless I pray for you and your country.
August 14th, 2006 14:44
Glad to hear you are still blogging and have not been forced to stop. As regards the expense of running the site, have you considered adding a “tip jar” feature where readers can contribute to the running costs of the site? I for one would be happy to contribute.
I wish you strength and hope.
August 14th, 2006 17:02
Sorry but harder action needs to be taken against Mugabe the madman. We need to rise up and fight for our Zimbabwe. I suggest that we action Blair here in the UK. More must be done. Talking will not get us anywhere.
August 22nd, 2006 11:00
I added your insignia to my blog.
Regards.