On The Road In The Kingdom Of Fear

Disabled Incognito

posted by Alexander Try @ 1:38 am 0 comments

Letter to a Zimbabwean Agony Aunt

"Hullo Tete

I have a problem and ndovimba kuti muchandibatsira ne nyaya iyi. I am a car thief and dealer in Mbare, who has recently been diagnosed as a carrier of the HIV virus. My parents live in Mufakose and one of my sisters, who lives in Mabvuku, is married to a gold smuggler.

My father and mother have recently been arrested for growing and selling marijuana. They are financially dependent on my two sisters, who are prostitutes at the Elizabeth Hotel. I have two brothers, one is currently serving a non parole life sentence at Chikurubi and my other brother is currently at Remand Prison awaiting his sentence.

I have recently become engaged to marry a former prostitute who lives in Highfield.

All things considered, my problem is this. I love my fiancé very much and look forward to bringing her into the family. I certainly want to be totally open and honest with her.

Should I tell her about my cousin who is a Zanu PF MP?


Yours sincerely

Agonised"


Quiet a funny joke until we realise this situation is very close to real life for some, if not many, in Zimbabwe. In related news Mugabe has passed a law making it a crime to ridicule the president; namely, because when a person can poke fun, they stop being afraid.

posted by Alexander Try @ 1:39 am 1 comments