I looked up for basic information on the People’s Republic of China and this is what I found. In terms of size, Wikipedia gave me two figures: 9 640 821 square kilometres or 9 671 018 square kilometres.
This grand piece of land has a population of about 1,3 billion. Now the world’s second largest economy, China’s GDP in 2011 was estimated at US$11,299 trillion. Its currency is the renminbi or

A fortnight ago, I walked along a path whose sole purposes was to remind everyone that they are villagers. Thus, we should preserve the goodness and quality of our respective villages for the sake of tomorrow. Status does not matter, and your living in that double-storeyed house, driving the latest car in town and using the fanciest gizmos is neither here nor there.

MONDAY, June 25 was a big day, a day that should have been commemorated by all well-meaning Zimbabweans? Mozambique, one of the Frontline States (now Sadc regional bloc) celebrated 37 years of nationhood. This was a twin celebration because Frelimo, the party that spearheaded the struggle against Portuguese colonialism celebrated its golden jubilee. Theirs has been success against all odds.
I know that Mozambique’s independence was almost derailed by Renamo led by Afonso Dhlakama.

A FEW days’ visit last week to Makombe Building — that famous place in Harare where you are non-existent unless they have issued you with various pieces of documents including your death certificate — was an eye-opener. For a moment I thought that I was in “the village, in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve”.
On all days, I saw so many villagers — some holding papers, running, shouting, panicking, looking