Why should I be concerned about funny quotes from Robert Mugabe, the 92-year old President of Zimbabwe, when there are more pressing issues to interrogate in our political space? Does this not tantamount to one running after rats and rodents when one's house is on fire? One, is that I need a break from our politics. Writing about politics all the time, essentially about the ever widening gap between 'what is' and 'what ought to be' embeds a certain 'kill joy'. ......
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