Sunday Buzz

The three months employment termination notices have created uneasiness within the country’s workforce. A simple phone call and/or a khaki envelope is now all it requires to send shivers down the spine of any man or woman at work. The predicament has created a perfect platform for prank masters to scam their fellow comrades. Sunday Buzz is informed that last week a certain lady from a mobile telephone service provider collapsed when she saw her boss heading towards her with a sealed envelope. The envelope, however, did not contain any bad news. It was just a monthly newsletter from the employees’ medical aid company. So much for fear of the unknown.

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If you thought the use of supernatural powers (juju) is only prevalent in football, think again.

There are some two guitarists from one of the top three groups in the country that are giving each other a torrid time. The flamboyant group recently enlisted the services of a new guitarist following a mishap in the outfit but one of the old guards, who most of the times is on the lead guitar, has since warned the youngster to take it easy or risk losing his life. Of late, the rookie guitarist has been complaining of mysterious pains on his left hand. The usually confident youngster now has problems playing the correct keys during live performances. Sunday Buzz is reliably informed that the situation is so bad to the extent that the guitarist has enlisted the services of a member of the famous apostolic sect better known as Madzibaba enguwo tsvuku. He is juggling between late night gigs and vigils.

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Funny how fate changes overnight. There is this economist who once made headlines with his chicken business and financing this cash baroness who has since hit hard times. The gentleman who used to get preferential treatment at his bank situated along Fourth Street is now a pale shadow of his former self. He now stands in the queue like every other ordinary citizen in the very same bank and his withdrawals now comfortably fits in the pockets of his not-so-gaudy suits. To make matters worse, he is driving an old model Mercedes Benz, which apart from giving him ignition problems also risks having him arrested by the Environmental Management Authority due to massive smoke emission. Conversely, the lady (foreign currency dealer) he used to finance is going around town bragging that she is loaded and buys underwear for her boyfriend(s). She has repeated this during the numerous times that she has appeared at the magistrate courts in the capital. Sunday Buzz hopes she will bail-out the beleaguered economist one of these days.