How wonderful the world is. While a good part of it is reeling in dire cold with an expectant heavy dosage of flocks snowfall and temperature in the below 40S, our part of the world remain in blistering sunshine and tormented heat.
But the world will soon be joined in the joys of Christmas and already the flags are up even in the bleak mid winter and Father Christmas or Santa Claus is busy identifying kids who have been naughty or nice in the past months.
Wow!!! An African has been tipped to make it to the top of the financial world in 2030.
Little wonder the global monetary world have begun to develop slight fever that the continent is making gains to become the world’s number 1 spot where what you see is what you really get.
At least, the vibrant nog, Africa on the move in Washington saW the emerging signs last week to identify Nigerian entrepreneur Mr Dangote, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote group as the World First TRILLIONAIRE in 2030.
The nog in its citation identifications ceremony attended by a wide spectrum of financial gurus, described Dangote as “a brain and reference of excellence for a sustainable agent of change for Africa for Africans.””The organisation noted that “the urge is on among Americans to promote more public appearances to help motivate Africans to become more STRATEGIC sustainable development of Africa and Africans.”
Well, I got this narrative a week before President Robert Mugabe took the tumble from Albert, a Zimbabwean with whom I studied several years back in the University of Iowa.
Henry went to Harare, the Zimbabwean capital to attend his mother’s funeral.
Henry, now a thriving University research fellow in Michigan, said when he arrived at the airport, immigration officials eyed him with suspicion, thinking that he has brought several thousands of dollars and pound sterling’s.
“One even slipped a note in my passport asking for $10”, Henry said.
“My passport was swiftly stamped,” he added.
“As we drove off, the driver collected the parking ticket which for one hour was 15million Zim dollar which he had carefully wrapped in a huge plastic trash bag.
We had to wait an hour while the money was counted by the teller.
“The roads were poor held together by large potholes,” he said.
“The bulbs in many of the traffic lights hanged loosely, dangling in the dry wind. As we drove along, the driver spoke of life in Zimbabwe. Wages cannot keep up with inflation. The average wage for a skilled worker was ZW 700m. Unemployment was. Around 60 percent. People are underfed and life expectancy a mere 35 years. The exchange rate is ZW4m to a dollar. There is bribery everywhere particularly if one needs emergency treatment..
“At the funeral, there were more people than were expected and there was a stampede for food. People loaded foodstuffs into sacks.” Henry said.
According to Henry, “as I left Harare crestfallen, wondering when things will get better, I emptied my pocket of the small change and you would be amazed how immigration officers fought over it.”
Well it was barely a week after Henry wrote this narrative that President Mugabe was shifted from power.
Two signs thrilled me before I left Washington for my vacation in Freetown.
One at a churchyard said, “trespassers will be forgiven ” while another at a ministers parking space in a churchcompound reads,” for those who park in the pastor space, the Lord has seen you.”
Monday November 20, 2017.
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