That’s the latest official Zimbabwean dollar inflation rate. 231 million % isn’t a number I can make sense of or begin to understand, mathematically, but it can be visualised in seeing the misery and starvation throughout the Country. The World Food Programme (WFP) has revised up the number of people it says need food aid. [...]
Entries from January 30th, 2009
Man refuses to drive ‘No God’ bus
January 29th, 2009 · Comments Off · Buses
That story is here. Then I came across this picture :-)
The Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) Regulations 1990
January 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Buses
Ever heard of them? I hadn’t until a couple of days ago when I was googling on a story I’d heard that a Stagecoach driver driver refused to allow a blind woman with a guide dog on to his bus – as there was already a guide dog on board. The story is here. In [...]
Cathy Buckle’s letter from Zimbabwe
January 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · Zimbabwe
Dear Family and Friends, The ticking of�Zimbabwe’s time bomb�is getting louder and faster by the day. Power sharing talks have again collapsed;�cholera is�spreading and the death toll rising; teachers, nurses and doctors are demanding payment in US dollars in order to report for duty�and the poverty of most families is growing worse by the day. [...]
A Barn Owl
January 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Miscellaneous
Today, late afternoon, a Barn Owl flew across the road in front of me and into a wooded area. I was only able to see it for a few moments but it was a real treat to see the Barn Owl swooping amongst the trees. At the same time it was able to observe the [...]
100 Trillion $
January 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · Zimbabwe
Last week Zimbabwe’s central bank began circulating Z$10, Z$20 and Z$50 billion notes – but they are no longer sufficient. They are now going to print 100 Trillion Zim$ bank notes, equal to about �20 today but devalueing fast. Inflation is currently said to be 231,000,000% but many believe it to be greater than this! [...]
