Walt enjoys reading articles from the Zimbabwean press, not just for the unusual content -- men copulating with donkeys or chucking spears at cattle poachers -- but for the thrill of seeing self-styled reporters losing their tenuous grip on the English languge. Sometimes, though, it's just what passes for "reporting" that makes me LOL. Here is part of an interview with a spokesthingy for the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe, posted today on the Zimbabwe NewsDay website.
NewsDay (ND) business reporter, Mthandazo Nyoni caught up with CAAZ general manager, David Chawota (DC) [like he was trying to run away and hide? Walt] on the state of Zimbabwe’s civil aviation industry among other issues. Below are the excerpts of the interview:
ND: Government is in the process of unbundling CAAZ into two entities. One entity will be responsible for regulatory issues while the other will be in charge of commercial operations. How are these entities going to operate?
DC: Yes, CAAZ is going to be unbundled into two entities, one entity will be responsible for regulatory issues while the other will be responsible for commercial operations.
That brilliant Q&A puts Mr Nyoni in the lead for this year's Crappy Journalism Award (African division). Thanks to Agent 3 for passing it along.
Reminds me of Bob and Ray's famous interview with the Komodo Dragon Expert!
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