Last year, in an interview with Kubatana’s Zanele Manhenga, poet Upmost said of shops – and politicians – in Harare “I ask for change, they give me sweets.”

I was reminded of this when I was in Bulawayo last week. I asked for change, and they gave me coins.

Here are a few other highlights that made the City of Kings stand out for me:

• they stop to give you a lift – even when you arent vaguely asking for one
• the security guards also sell airtime
• the streets are so wide you dont even notice the cars
• the drivers are so polite they make way for pedestrians

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