Voice Of The Oppressed

Gunmen Besiege Limbe Banks, CFA 240M Vanishes

Source: The Sun Newspaper (Victoria)
By Norbert Wasso Binde

There is now a very heavy deployment of troops in Limbe, following an early morning raid on banks in the city. A group of heavily armed men of the underworld early Sunday, September 28 laid siege on some banks situated in Down Beach, Limbe for about three hours.

Down Beach Limbe where attacks took place

In a shoot out during the early morning raid, a lady was shot dead while three banks, Amity , Societe Generale (SGBC) and SCB-Credit Agricole were intensely attacked, ransacked and robbed at varying degrees.

Treasure From Above

By Neba-Fuh

Little Angel from Above
Caged in a cell of plenty,
Enjoying the bosom of pleasure's reservoir,
Brimful of ignorance and innocence
While anxious demons clamour
To herald thee into their joint -this filthy world of ours,

Zimbabwe's Politics of Compromise: Tsvangarai Becomes Prime Minister

One of Africa's autocrats Robert Mugabe recently  breathed a sigh of relief as opposition guru Morgan Tsvangirai agreed on a deal to share power.

Zimbabwe's political impasse coupled with its economic situation have been an embarrassment,not only to Africa, but the whole world. Flawed elections and a skyrocketing inflation left this once prosperous African  nation in ruins. 82-year-old Mugabe just did what other African autocrats are fond of doing- aiming to cling to power till death.

Compromise politics has been his way out of this mess.
Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC party has been designated Prime Minister while Professor Mutambara( middle picture) of the other faction of MDC becomes the Deputy Prime Minister.
How will this compromise salvage the situation of  common Zimbabweans? We will be all ears!

Below is Morgan Tsvangirai's speech during the signing ceremony attended amongst others by chief mediator, Thabo Mbeki- President of South Africa

Chasing The Wind

By Neba-Fuh

Endless desire to achieve,

Ceaseless ambition to deceive,

Mortals clasp them all,

Thinking harmonium resides in inert fabrics.

Niyi Osundare: A Toast To Bate Besong

Niyi Osundare: A Toast To Bate Besong

No moment shared in memory of Dr Bate Besong can or will ever be minimized.

VOTO extends profound gratitude to those who are striving to keep the ideals BB stood for, alive.

VOTO also congratulates Prof Niyi Osundare on his outstanding achievements in Poetry.

HIPC Initiative:The Economic Hall Of Shame

By Neba-Fuh

If you want to know whether a country is enjoying an economic growth, go to the suburbs.
Without downplaying the important aspect of the economic variables that matter when  we talk about the growth rate of the economy of every nation, emphasis must always be placed on how data is gathered, processed and analyzed, before being provided for publication or put at the disposal of Bretton Wood's financial tourists, who most of the times, are limited to the confines of five-star hotels when they come visiting.