“Kunyadziswa kwaMerania!”
Back in the day in Shona folklore books there was a story about “kunyadziswa kwaMerania” (there is no letter “L” in the Shona Lingo.) The full story is for another day but only legends of a certain age or from a certain era will know it. In short there was this lady at the local township who had a penchant for exhibiting stratospheric levels of self-importance. She was deluded & thought she was very beautiful. Local chaps had countless “zhabas” or barbs thrown in their direction. The source of her delusion was the flowing wig that she wore on her head. Flatterers swore she looked like an angel! That remained the case for several seasons or “mwaka” as they say in Shona – until one day a whirlwind or “chamupupuri” came & dramatically blew away her wig leaving the real thing terribly exposed! As is so often the case, the real thing looked ghastly! Needless to say, Merania ran away in utter humiliation & it’s rumoured that she was never to be seen again!
Anyway, slow burner that was! In this story the “wig” is on ED’s head & the whirlwind is “cyclone Susan“. The “wig” is ED’s “hardware.” Its “Susan Mutami O’clock” on Twitter pretty much every day as her explosive & riveting revelations continue to leave many transfixed as she constantly chips away at that “hardware!” Sometimes “hardware” is rendered impotent & damage can be inflicted to servers even if the USB is far away & not physically connected to the “local network!” ED remains mum but whatever is left of his reputation is getting pretty much shredded every day in diplomatic circles til there’s pretty much nothing left. This is a common strategic blunder from regimes whose default position is the deployment of “hardware” to neutralise opponents.
That hardware lacks extra territorial effect! Even varakashi are in a state of paralysis. The allegations needed a swift, professional & nuanced response but there was dololo. Now the ship has sailed & credible global leaders won’t touch ED with a bargepole! What’s more, he has not seen nothing yet. International trips abroad could see him confronted with massive demos with placards emblazoned with all sorts of words on them! Will the “wig” remain “zete” on ED’s head or will the whirlwind eventually blow it away? Only time will tell!
The End
