Zimbabwe – Phindela’s Muses

I write as I see. I write as I feel. I write as I hear.

Nqobile Ncube

Phindela’s Muses is the pen name of Nqobile Ncube. After much prodding i reluctantly waded into transferring my thoughts to the electronic notebook. I write as I see. I write as I feel. I write as I hear. I prod the deepest vivid image I can conjure and if at least one person derives some good from it then I am a happy man.

Covid19

COVID 19 lessons – Reflections

Nqobile Ncube

April 22, 2020 3 mins

Everything in excess is opposed to nature – Hippocrates Before the lockdown I used to swivel my seat from the vantage position at my desk, shift the drapes aside and nod my heard in affirmation. I would be affirming a sound that I was used to hearing every evening before 1800 hours. It was the […]

ED Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe’s Generation X. Victims of cowardice?

Nqobile Ncube

July 13, 2019 5 mins

We are the most broken generation and by default carry the most stubborn generation genes but we seem to have failed to transform that to a strength. We form the bulk of the labor force and potentially the voting majority but I am yet to be convinced that the demographics reflect as such politically. So who is representing and speaking for us if we are not?

Uncategorized

Good day Your Excellency Sir (5) : The reign of fuel attendants

Nqobile Ncube

September 23, 2018 2 mins

Nearly any man can withstand adversity but the greatest test to a man’s character is when you give him power. – Abraham Lincoln

Cholera

Good day Your Excellency (4) : Of Cakes and Cholera

Nqobile Ncube

September 16, 2018 2 mins

The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones. Brandon Sanderson

Category: Zimbabwe

COVID 19 lessons – Reflections

Zimbabwe’s Generation X. Victims of cowardice?

Good day Your Excellency Sir (5) : The reign of fuel attendants

Good day Your Excellency (4) : Of Cakes and Cholera