PART 2 [READ PART ONE] I HAD been mugged and that is putting it rather mildly. My executioners were standing over me apprehensively because not only was I still moving; I was trying to bargain with them. In my state, … Read more
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Crime does not pay. Seriously!
(This is part 1 of 2) NONE of you would admit that you were beaten up by somebody. It’s usually the other way round, the pugilist being the one boasting about having pummelled someone into a pulp. Unless of course … Read more
Diaspora inclusion: A proposal
MY PRECEDING blog, Diasporas Inclusion: The Jangling Discords, attracted very interesting contributions from readers and I would like to thank everyone including those who wrote to me directly. Evidently, the Diasporas have overwhelming emotional desire for participatory inclusion in the … Read more
Good news for post flight spouses of UK refugees
SINCE August 2005, people who were granted asylum in the United Kingdom were granted five years’ stay instead of the usual indefinite leave to remain which had been the case for the past years. Those who were granted indefinite leave … Read more
Is 7-year concession resurrected?
ON DECEMBER 9, 2008, the Home Office announced the withdrawal of the seven-year concession with effect from that date. The concession had been an extremely useful policy which for several years allowed some families with dependent children (in particular children … Read more
No job harder than selling a car
YOU should remember the first car you ever bought. In most cases, it was because you needed a contraption that would take you from place to place. Even the socialists of our day knew the necessity of owning a vehicle. … Read more
Zimbabwe and UKBA’s double-faced policy
READERS will no doubt have encountered the double-faced approach of the UK Border Agency in respect of immigration and asylum issues as they relate to Zimbabwe. The UKBA’s objective evidence on Zimbabwe is being interpreted differently, depending on whether the … Read more
Applying for indefinite leave to remain in UK
THE UK Border Agency (UKBA) has released a statement to corporate partners asking that information should be relayed to community groups in a bid to ensure awareness regarding making an application for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) after the expiry … Read more
Nkomo statue: Symbolism trumps location
AT A ZANU PF rally in 1983, the biggest banner read: “Forward with the Fifth Brigade. We wish you well”. Swarming around a TV camera, Zanu PF supporters capered and danced in victory loops celebrating the news that Joshua Nkomo … Read more
UK bid to stop asylum seekers working fails
THE UK Home Office’s appeal to the Supreme Court in ZO (Somalia) [2010] UKSC 36 has been dismissed. This confirms that in cases where a fresh asylum claim has been lodged and no decision was reached for a year, the … Read more
The debris World Cup left behind
THE first World Cup hosted in Africa is over, bar the shouting. The accolades are still pouring in about how South Africa pulled it off with FIFA boss Sepp Blatter giving them nine out of ten on his scorecard. This … Read more
The American prophecy
A COUPLE of years back we bought a 1996 Ford Transit van. Fantastic van it was and very good for purpose. It had a few cosmetic extras but I wished it also had a ‘light’ to show when I was … Read more
£800 requirement: Home Office shifts goal posts
THE Home Office have amended the Immigration Rules in what appears to be a desperate scramble to stay ahead of the outcome in Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719. Pankina is the Court … Read more
