Comments on: 7 o’clock in the morning

By: daddy

daddy — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:11:22 +0000

You are so right Natasha, kinda brings back memories of when I started working and found ourselves complaining about how the boot of the famous 504 used to crease our style, one could barely wear white when you were a public transport victim. Vuala! enter the the sixteen seaters boy were we just so pleased, now this, another set of problems, (oops sorry I mean challenges the politically appropriate expression). The way I see it challenges beget challenges, just can’t help remembering again the other time my girl friend sat at that dreaded corner and she wouldn’t talk to me the whole journey, and I just said to my self ko bhebhi riri kutodyiwa ma half ka apa. Its sad though we are being abused and our culture of doing nothing makes us worse victims.

By: nobukhosi bhebhe

nobukhosi bhebhe — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:35:13 +0000

Great stuff Tasha let the writer in you be seen and marvelled by the world. A great work of art.
In bulawayo we are now paying $3000 for kombis and am left wondering about the civil servants who earns peanuts and have several mouths to feed. As for the kombi owner he is also in business and needs a turn over at the end of the day. Is a social contract really the solution to this dilema?

By: Haswell

Haswell — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:10:54 +0000

As long as you have a docile citizenry you are bound to be short changed in all aspects. This weird culture of tolerating is one that has brought Zim to where it is. Travel to places like Botswana you will never see commuters packed like sardines in a commuter bus. Maximum of three per commuter seat is observed. I know some will say that the Zim scenario is borne out of shortage of transport but excuse me. Rise Zim Rise.

By: charles kumbula

charles kumbula — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:13:39 +0000

what a very good observation. Because of the ever increasing costs of transport the Hwindis are now “paying” passengers. At the front are two paying passengers and one of their fellows to make three.

At the second row will also be an unpaying Hwindi and at the front the normal / usual conductor. This situation needs to improve definitely

Thanks

By: Taka Muparutsa

Taka Muparutsa — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:13:31 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with the sentiments you’ve expressed!! I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed with your evocation of that intrusive invasion of individual “space” that we’re subjected to on commuter omnibuses.

It really wouldn’t be such an ordeal being on a kombi if only (and I know this is wishful thinking of the highest order) the touts would observe minimal standards of personal hygiene (such as brushing their teeth and using a basic deodorant/anti-perspirant). Lord knows they make enough money on the side throughout the day (“mari yemusana”), which their employers never get to see!!

When all’s said and done, that indifferent attitude by the so-called powers-that-be is symptomatic and representative of the general collapse in service delivery in Zimbabwe, a microcosmic illustration of just how badly run-down our whole way of doing things has become.

You really express yourself graphically, my Sister!! Well done!

By: Brenda Burrell

Brenda Burrell — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:19:12 +0000

I loved this blog – such a rich mixture of humour, observation and tolerance.