The SA Press Association reports that a bar collapsed onto a restaurant below in a Harare building on Thursday.
The witnesses say ambulances took away four bodies as well as several injured people. About 30 people had been inside at the time of the accident on Thursday night.
Apparently, the bar was just above the ground-floor Sidewalk Cafe on First Street.
Of course, getting independent confirmation of something like this will be impossible in the middle of the night, without my actually driving down there. So I’ll wait for news in the morning.
Assuming it’s accurate, what a damn shame. The last thing Zimbos need is to suffer when they’re de-stressing after the daily grind. Anyway, the (empty) bed summons me.
P.S. - there’s actually a bar in Harare I don’t know about? Wonders never cease.
So it sounds like Arthur Mutambara has finally shown his true colours, and signed along with Uncle.
If you remember, there’s always been conspiracy theories about how the “Prof” was brought back to destabilise (successfuly) and divide the opposition MDC in Zimbabwe (effectively).
There were also a few questions asked when opposition leaders were beaten in police custody after the Highfield rally debacle … and the Prof was spared.
Now, I wonder if the rest of the breakaway MDC are uncomfortable with being viewed by the rest of the (sane) world as “sell-outs” to the cause. Don’t hold your breath.
At least Morgan Freeman’s still alive.
… with myself on this long, long weekend? The prospect of sitting on my arse until Wednesday is pretty attractive, since I CANnot afford to go away on holiday!
Oh well, there’s beers in the fridge, sport on the telly and a pretty girl to rub my (ever-expanding) belly. I reckon I’ll make a weekend of it, then.
Also, I decided (again) to quit Bookface yesterday, cos it was getting really annoying. I like to be left alone to my own devices, and all those bladdy notifications about their really crappy new interface … I quit.
I just wish I could actually REMOVE my account, not bladdy “de-activate”.
Also, who else watched the Olympics opening ceremony? It was amazing, those commies really pulled all the stops. And worth every penny too, I reckon. Way to shame your detractors, China.
And now Russia has invaded Georgia. Just when everyone is on holiday at the Games. Wow.
So, Buffdaddy, wanna make a bet, do ya? Fine, your boys have been doing pretty well in the rugby league so far, and my boys have been playing like shit. Agreed. So I’ll take your bet.
If Harare Sports Club beat Old Hararians in their next rugby league fixture, you will have a RustyGate.org banner prominently displayed at every subsequent Old Hararians match for the next month.
If Old Hararians beat Harare Sports Club in said fixture, I will change my site’s colour to green, replace the polaroid pictures with the OH badge and rename my site “GreenGate - because OH rule”, and generally be your bitch and bear the brunt of your ridicule for a week.
These are your terms, and I’ve expanded them slightly in your favour.
Are we agreed?
