Shoes And School Blues

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Canute Tangwa I do not know of anyone who still has a pair of Zimbabwe shoes. Since Zimbabwe is on the spotlight, a pair of Zimbabwe for auction at say Lloyds (Bob Mugabe would for sure clinch his fist and curse) would fetch billions of worthless Zimbabwean dollars. Worthless indeed, because Zimbabwe is the home of the world's poorest billionaires! The top bidder would go home with a pair of Zimbabwe shoes that even at the height of its popularity was a source of derision. When Zimbabwe shoes were held in scorn in our triangle, Zimbabwe, the country, was a reference in matters political, economic, social and cultural. There is something cynical about naming things. When Zimbabwe was Zimbabwe i.e. when Mugabe (some say he never fired a shot) and the War Veterans were still men of honour,... [read full story]