Toward a World that Works for Everyone
Zero to Hero in a Mouthful Dear Family and Friends, This is the story of one day in Zimbabwe six weeks before elections. It is mid-winter and we trudge a weary path to the polls in the midst of a crazy stranglehold shrinking everyone’s ability to survive. Inflation has gone mad, the CZI (Confederation of […]
Patriotism and Popcorn, Zimbabwe on the Edge Dear Family and Friends, How do you know when Zimbabwe is teetering at the cliff edge? After nearly three decades of turmoil it’s hard for outsiders to see the signs that are the big red flags to people living in Zimbabwe. We don’t really need the numbers to […]
Under the Sausage Tree Dear Family and Friends, For over two decades I have been telling you the story of our lives in a country stuck in a multi-faceted stranglehold. Zimbabwe is in a new stage of rapid economic meltdown and the currency is crashing again but my letter today is coming from a different […]
Giants of Men and Women in Zimbabwe Dear Family and Friends, When someone they called a ‘giant of a man’ asked me to write a book about his life I knew it was a story that needed to be remembered. It was over a decade ago but is as fresh in my mind today as […]
Walk in my shoes in Zimbabwe Dear Family and Friends, It’s been a long time since I described what everyday Zimbabwe looks like. Come, walk in my shoes, have a look. Our economy and our life is on the pavements, at the intersections, on the roadsides, under the trees. Need toilet paper? There’s a guy […]
The Story I Cannot Tell Dear Family and Friends, Writing this Letter From Zimbabwe to you every week or fortnight for the last 23 years has taken some effort, and that’s an understatement! Some weeks it’s easy, words pour out faster than I can type them; other weeks I sweat blood, stare at the blank […]
The Snake and the Shooting Stars Dear Family and Friends, Our hearts are heavy for our neighbours in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi who have been repeatedly in the frontline of Cyclone Freddy for over a month as it has circled, retreated, returned and left a trail of destruction each time. Rivers of mud, houses washed […]
Zimbabwe’s Greatest Treasure Dear Family and Friends, On an overcast and stormy day friends and I set out for the ancient monument. We were excited, it was a very long time since we had last seen it. We set out early, none of us sure exactly where to go but there would be signs, wouldn’t […]
Red Mud and Gold Bars Dear Family and Friends, Nine young guys came running fast along a narrow path through the long grass which was as high as their shoulders. When they were almost at the road they all stopped and bent down and I wondered what was going on: had they seen something, caught […]
Grab that farm and don’t wear yellow Dear Family and Friends, When the time finally came to literally put one hand on 4 metre high stump of a huge old Msasa tree in my garden and push it over, it was an emotional moment. For two years I had held the tree up with a […]
Christmas Sunset over Zimbabwe to 63 countries Dear Family and Friends, On the eve of Christmas I look at my mailing list with deep humility when I see where you are and know that month after month, year after year you are there, reading my Letters From Zimbabwe, a country never forgotten, always in your hearts. […]
Dear Family and Friends, I am writing this “Letter From Zimbabwe” under a deep purple sky where the lightning is spectacular against the dark clouds in the distance. The rains have started in Zimbabwe, bringing relief after seven long dry months, replacing hot dusty whirlwinds with strong fresh damp breezes. You can see the rain […]
November 1, 2022 With loving greetings from all souls at this station, this is Matthew. Shake, rattle and roll aptly describes Earth’s energy field of potential, which is a reflection of light forces’ amped-up activity on the planet to dismantle the remnants of the Illuminati’s global network. Most of the populace have no idea what […]
Full pantry while pots are empty Dear Family and Friends, It’s hot and hazy and red and purple in Zimbabwe this October. Summer is here and temperatures are soaring; gone are jackets and trousers and the sky is a deep blue when you can see it, most days it’s obscured by the suffocating smoke of […]
Finding solace in the quiet beauty of wild places Dear Family and Friends, September’s a gorgeous time to go rambling in the kopjes in Zimbabwe, especially if you’re trying to forget the trials of everyday life here. As I set out on a cool early morning walk I came across a troop of baboons sitting […]
