From the archives: In memory of Jeremy Gordin – right in front of the kids
A letter by Jeremy Gordin to his children – republished from the BizNews archives, as a remembrance, and his own foreshadowing.
A letter by Jeremy Gordin to his children – republished from the BizNews archives, as a remembrance, and his own foreshadowing.
Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections are being billed as the most important as the nation tries to rebuild after Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule and revive an economy that’s halved in size since 2000.
Four and a half months after the army made Robert Mugabe resign and enabled Emmerson Mnangagwa to take over as President, the infatuation of the nation has worn off, says Cathy Buckle.
South Africans don’t need to wander to far to see what land capture, from the hands of skilled to unskilled labour, can do to a country.
Among his efforts is the biggest annual charity golf day in the Northern Hemisphere where he taps into the diaspora “SA’s 10th province” to raise funds for worthy causes back home.
London-based Geoff Johnson, creator of a charity event that has raised almost ÂŁ2m for SA NGOs, reckons the diaspora potential is rarely tapped.
Cathy Buckle reflects on Zimbabwe’s recent National Shutdown Day, Wednesday 6 July. It was the day social media collapsed, but also the day the streets were deserted.
Cathy Buckle calls on the Diaspora to be the change, “do all the things it’s so hard for those in Zimbabwe to do.”