via ‘Following the rot’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 29 June 2014 by Administrator
Extroverts in tight dresses and bouffant wigs tottering along the Strand in high heels: it was Gay Pride Day in London and we at the Vigil had a grandstand view of the mad parade.
Mugabe would have loved it. He is so taken with gays that we could imagine him tottering along the Strand after them. A mad fancy? No madder than what is happening in Zimbabwe.
Take the mad case of the ‘Mujuru flies’. Secretary-General of the Progressive Teachers’ Union Raymond Majongwe went to see for himself the plight of the 3,000 families displaced by the Tokwe-Mukosi floods five months ago. These desperate people have to share 36 latrines. Majongwe reports: ‘There are large flies called Mai Mujuru flies which are ravaging the area’. He said he didn’t know why they were named after Mujuru but insisted ‘it’s a fact that there are flies referred to by that name that are following the rot’ (see: STIs, ‘Mujuru flies’ rock Tk Mukosi camp – https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/zimsit_m_stis-mujuru-flies-rock-tk-mukosi-camp/).
Following the rot might lead to the mad case of the Sunday Mail editor Edmund Kudzayi, locked up pending trial over the Baba Jukwa revelations. The Vigil trusts that the flies in his cell are not as intimidating as Mai Mujuru. It is certainly not what he bargained for when he left his comfortable life ripping off the UK taxpayer to work for Zanu PF in Harare. Vigil supporter Dr Clifford Mashiri says Kudzayi – if he survives the flies – could face even bigger problems with the US.
(For his article on the matter see our campaigns page: http://www.zimvigil.co.uk/vigil-news/campaign-news/597-could-edmund-kudzayi-end-up-being-indicted-in-the-united-states.)
The Vigil thinks the Sunday Mail editor – 28 years old and with no training in journalism – might have been better advised to keep to the mad fatuities of the Herald, which reports that the government has launched an investigation into why domestic products are more expensive than imported ones. A team of Zanu PF officials is to travel abroad to find out why. Could it all be a mad gay plot? (Govt looks into firms’ pricing models – https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/zimsit_w_govt-looks-into-firms-pricing-models-the-herald/).
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EVENTS AND NOTICES:
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Zimbabwe Action Forum (ZAF). Saturday 5th July from 6.15 pm. Venue: Strand Continental Hotel (first floor lounge), 143 Strand, London WC2R 1JA. From the Vigil it’s about a 10 minute walk, in the direction away from Trafalgar Square. The Strand Continental is situated on the south side of the Strand between Somerset House and the turn off onto Waterloo Bridge. The entrance is marked by a sign at street level. It’s between a newsagent and Pizza Express. Nearest underground: Temple (District and Circle lines) and Holborn.
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ROHR Executive Committee meeting. Saturday 5th July from 12 noon. Venue: Strand Continental Hotel (first floor lounge), 143 Strand, London WC2R 1JA.
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ROHR Central London general meeting. Saturday 19th July from 12 noon. Venue: Strand Continental Hotel (first floor lounge), 143 Strand, London WC2R 1JA.
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Zimbabwe Yes We Can meeting. Saturday 26th July at 12 noon. Venue: The Theodore Bullfrog, 26-30 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HL.
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Zimbabwe Vigil Highlights 2013 can be viewed on this link: http://www.zimvigil.co.uk/vigil-news/campaign-news/560-vigil-highlights-2013. Links to previous years’ highlights are listed on 2013 Highlights page.
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The Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe (ROHR) is the Vigil’s partner organization based in Zimbabwe. ROHR grew out of the need for the Vigil to have an organization on the ground in Zimbabwe which reflected the Vigil’s mission statement in a practical way. ROHR in the UK actively fundraises through membership subscriptions, events, sales etc to support the activities of ROHR in Zimbabwe. Please note that the official website of ROHR Zimbabwe is http://www.rohrzimbabwe.org/. Any other website claiming to be the official website of ROHR in no way represents the views and opinions of ROHR.
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Zimbabwe Yes We Can Movement holds monthly meetings in London as the political face of ROHR and the Vigil.
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The Zimbabwe Action Forum (ZAF) meets twice a month after the Vigil to discuss ways to help those back in Zimbabwe to fight oppression and achieve true democracy
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For the Zimbabwean Diary check: http://www.thezimbabwean.co/entertainment/film-and-theatre/71964/welcome-to-whats-on.html.
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