Rob, will you stop partying?

You: Yo you got some cash in your wallet that I can borrow?

Your Friend: Yeah, how much do you need?

You: Gimme 20 million dollars.

Your Friend: Thats all. Take it.

Have you ever had this conversation with your friend? People in Zimbabwe often does.

It might sound funny borrowing millions of dollars from your mate but certainly doesn’t feel good as this reflects how bad the country’s economy is and this can happen only when you get hit by an inflation of 2.5m percent. People of Zimbabwe are carrying millions in their wallets but still are worthless as their currency means nothing and this is the current state of Zimbabwe.



One-after-the-one bad reforms and most notably, banning ownership of farm lands by whites by the then dictator Robert Mugabe has landed Zimbabwe in this worst state.

Now to set things right, New Zimbabwe PM and Mugabe rival Morgan Tsvangirai has appealed to the international community for US $5 billion loan to re-stabilize the Zimbabwean economy.

Instead of helping the new government in its efforts to re-build the battered country, Robert Mugabe is partying. Yes, despite a collapsed economy, food shortages and an out-of-control cholera epidemic in his country of Zimbabwe, Marxist dictator Robert Mugabe threw a lavish, US $250,000 party to celebrate his 85th birthday that included an 85 kilo (187 pound) cake.

The party, put together by Mugabe henchmen from his political party Zanu-PF, was held in Mugabe’s hometown of Chinhoyi, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) outside of the capital, Harare.

“The country might be having problems, but we need to have a day to honor the sacrifices the president has made for this country,” said Patrick Zhuwawo, Mugabe’s nephew.

100 animals were slaughtered for the birthday party, which included school children and banners reading “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number”.

New Zimbabwe PM and Mugabe rival Morgan Tsvangirai was reportedly invited, but opted instead to visit an intensive care clinic tending to cholera victims that needs US $30,000 to continue the operations.

No doubt Robert Mugabe is getting old. But when will he be wise?