African viewpoint: Mugabe and the Jamaicans
In the BBC series of viewpoints from African journalists, film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo, who is from Zimbabwe, looks at how one man’s wise words became a proverbial faux pas.
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In the BBC series of viewpoints from African journalists, film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo, who is from Zimbabwe, looks at how one man’s wise words became a proverbial faux pas.
President Robert Mugabe’s remarks that Jamaican men are always high on weed and a lazy lot are haunting Zimbabwean model, Mutsa Mutare. The model is in Jamaica for the Miss Global International pageant, which is being held in that country’s capital, Kingston.
The Vigil didn’t know whether Tsvangirai’s latest wedding was on or off when we gathered outside the Embassy. We were confused by the court proceedings. But we were determined to celebrate either way – not because of the nuptials but because…..
Last week, it was reported by The Sunday Gleaner that the president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, declared that all Jamaican men are drunks and smokers of marijuana, they are marginalised by the women in universities.
Do all Jamaican men smoke marijuana, spend the whole day drinking alcohol or prefer singing to working? Certainly not! While there may be some inconvenient truths it is the undiplomatic manner he expressed his observations that seem to have angered most Jamaicans.
The Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs A.J. Nicholson says his office will be seeking clarification from the Government of Zimbabwe over ‘rude’ comments made by President Robert Mugabe attacking Jamaican men as “drunkards and perennially hooked on marijuana”.
WARNING- This video is seriously funny. We all watched those classic Kung Fu films on ZBC now Dead BC. The likes of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and others captured our imagination. Now make way for the Rasta Kung Fu Fighters!
Vegas, who burst on to the scene with Nike Air in 1997, followed by the mega hit Heads High,said the Zimbabwe gig, ‘Mr Vegas in Concert’, was not his best, but made no apologies, saying he is a reggae act, not a dancehall artiste, which was what the crowd of youngsters expected.