“I’m not like ZESA…”
I am told, by someone I work with, that Robert Mugabe was on our state-controlled TV the other night, making an endless speech.
He apparently lamented the fact that everyone kept asking him when he was going to retire or leave. Defiant, he said something to the effect of, “I am not going to stop working, I am not like ZESA !”.
For those of you who don’t know by now, ZESA is the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority. As I type this, I am wondering when the power will next come on. It’s been off since yesterday: my deep freeze is leaking water again and I am wearily facing the possibility that the meat I recently bought is going to have to be thrown out. It cost a fortune, and its hard to come by, so I am fed-up.
“I am not going to stop working, I am not like ZESA!”
The arrogance and callousness of his ‘witticism’ astounds me. If it’s true: I don’t watch the ‘ Dead BC’ so I can only take my workmate’s word for it. Mind you, I couldn’t watch it even if I wanted to, because there is no power. I am writing this at speed on an old laptop, hoping I can save it before the computer powers down.
January 27th, 2008 18:15
Plague, famine, war and death. The 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse. And Zimbabwe has them all. Nuff said? If you need a spare battery to keep charged up, reply below!