The trend of poor service delivery by the local authorities and public institutions in Zimbabwe has reached alarming levels such that it has become a normal situation to get things like tap water from council after weekly intervals. It is now an acceptable trend to have excessive electricity load shedding every day and receive high bills at the end of the month. Boreholes and wells are now common features in every household and the sound of a generator is no longer a nuisance but music to people’s ears. When it rains be prepared to get an extra charge on commuter fares from the commuter omnibus operators. To get medical treatment for your loved one from the few doctors left in local hospitals a token of appreciation does the trick otherwise you will have to deal with long queues in the crowded corridors of short staffed hospitals. Customer care no longer exists in many shops as the non-refundable and no exchange disclaimer reminds you that what you are buying is inferior. But to many people to be shortchanged is not a normal situation.

It hard for me to imagine how my life would be like without the gadget I carry in my pocket, my cellphone. On April 3rd, the mobile phone celebrated its 40th anniversary. That is to say the day the first call was made from a mobile phone by a Motorola employee. Thus transforming the world of communication. One of the first mobile handsets which I remember well and was used by many, is the Nokia 5110. Do you remember your first handset? Mine was a Nokia 3110.

If dudes are expected to have a lot of sex
But ladies are expected to stay virgins until marriage
But homosexuality is bad
I’m really confused who dudes are supposed to be having all that sex with
-    Salmiakki Vodka

Definition of manhood

What is the definition of manhood?
Is it a six-pack, gelled hair and biceps?
Is it umpteen hours spent in a gym?
Is it rash driving and drunken brawls?
Is it hair peeping out of an unbuttoned shirt?
The definition of manhood is
not the inches in your pants.
But the space between your ears.
How you think is how manly you are.
The true test of you manhood is
how you treat a woman.
All women. Any woman. Every woman.
If you do not respect a woman
you are only half a man
-    The Times of India

Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. – Rumi