ZIMBABWE — Harare - Purveyance of information is an excruciating escapade coupled with misses and near-misses of thorough bashing as threats rain like confetti from subjects of ridicule in various news pieces of the not-so-palatable tones.

 

This scribe, taking time off from a busy schedule of information gathering decided to take a visit to social joints that are patronised en masse by Zimbos that never give up despite the failure of the inter-party petty political talks to heal the heavily dented economy.

 

This scribe had vowed never to write on anything as she was off duty. However, temptation superseded the”vow”.

 

Harare ichiri kukika maface (Harare is still thriving) as this scribes bets her last cent. As I strode KwaMereki this last Saturday exactly at 1500hrs in the company of family, cars of sorts were jam-packed in the open space with music churning out from countless cars – objects of status.

 

I met a couple of familiar male faces that greeted me with weary faces of drunken stupor. But one thing stuck out like a sow thump – most of them were in the company of the opposite sex that belong to other men I suspect.

 

Zimbabwe’s economy is in an intensive care unit but this country possibly reign number three or four on world ranking of the countries that have latest models of vehicles.

 

KwaMereki I was greeted by V7 series, Mercs of all sorts, the now-not-so familiar Hammers and one feature stuck out on most of the vehicles. They had tinted glasses to conceal identities, wrong pairs and sinister activities.

 

Panyangara then came face-to-face with the deportee Ceasar Zvayi and two guys with what I suspect was the former’ s newly acquired baby – a Merc courtesy of the RBZ governor Gideon Gono.

 

To complete the equation, the trio were in the company of flushy ladies and they were merry-making while the not-so privileged ordinary Zimbabweans wallow in abject starvation.

 

I suspect this was the first of Zvayi’s public appearance from a cocoon with his latest controversial acquisition courtesy of a desperate regime that wants to constantly appease its useless bootlickers. The three “couples” were surely in a celebratory mood.

 

The waning Peter Tangwena was also milling around, vending his audio and video cassettes to try and eke out a living. This scribe got touched by Tangwena’s destitution despite him not having auctioned his wires. It is difficult to comprehend what is happening to royalties from his music as he is now more like a street kid. 

 

Even some members of the presidential guard also take time to go for gochi gochi at Mereki where numerous unreported accidents occur as merry makers try and snake their way out of a bevy of closely knit vehicles once they are done for the day.

 

Due to the ever-increasing price of ale, joy makers at Mereki have since resorted to importing their own six-packs and it now appears Heineken is ruling the roast. Despite it having been abundantly available, vendors still float the product on the market and they charge anything between US$7 and US$10 depending on demand or lack of it.

 

They charge Bacossi prices. This scribe realised that there is nothing bacossi about the price and if it does exist then the vendors want quick buck to buy foreign currency and “burn” at cheque transfer rate. Unfortunately, they can’t access it (Zim Dollar) enmasse from bank accounts as Gono puts a tight lid on the accounts – Ari kusunga play.

 

Political conversations pitting ZANU PF and MDC to be precise are now open-air talk at KwaMereki as the civilised society of Harare has discovered that they cannot block the inevitable – accepting that MDC is here to stay to cause irritation to the ruling ZANU PF party.

 

Globe Trotters, the home of open air entertainment is also another thriving social joint where town dwellers, mostly the driving public patronise heavily to spend their hard-earned money.

 

One would think that after the fatal shooting of an ex-wife by the landlord Dickson Sabau, the joint was going to be haunted and spell the demise of a once-thriving club. Far from it, the numbers of patrons swells by the day and this scribe noticed a tinted S600 Merc intermittently swaying in all directions implying an explicit encounter was in progress as there are no booking rooms.

 

Dickson Sabau has been cleared under mysterious circumstances by the courts of murder charges and is now walking scot-free. Sources say he is a member of the sniper agent the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO).  

 

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