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Zimbabweans choose work over mourning Mugabe
[DAWN] A day after ex-strongman and founding leader Bob MuggsyMugabe  Nonagenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case. Dumped in November 2017 when the Missus decided she wanted to be president, and opposed heer might against Crocodile Mnangawa Important safety tip: If your opponent goes by the name Crocodileandf your title is Shopper in Chieflet him win.... died, the only clear sign that Zim-bob-we was in mourning were flags flying at half mast. The streets and shops were packed, weddings and parties went ahead as planned. Most people were going about their usual business, trying to eke out living. For while Mugabe is hailed for having led Zim-bob-we to independence, for many Zim-bob-weans he is also the man who wrecked their economy, leaving them to live with the consequences. Commuter mini bus driver More Kondo, 30, was busy decanting petrol from a large jerrycan into a smaller container to share with a fellow driver. "If it were another leader, right now this country should have shut down to mourn," he said. "But he was an autocrat. "Had he left power early and the country in a better shape, we would be celebrating his life and would have seriously shut down the country in honour of him." Posted by: Fred 2019-09-09 |
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