Business Blog: A curious incident
While nothing much to do with business directly, although it
impacts on investment in Zimbabwe, there was a curious incident at
a Durban cinema.
The auditorium was packed for the premiere screening of "Mugabe
and the White African," the acclaimed award-winning documentary
featuring Zimbabwe farmer Ben Freeth, from Sittingbourne. It tells
the harrowing tale of torture amid land-grab harassment and his
courageous fight against the President for justice.
But instead of the Mugabe film, something totally different
appeared on the screen. There were suspicions that Mugabe thugs had
tried to ruin the occasion - as they have done across their sad
country. But, it seems, more prosaically, that management had mixed
up the films.
The audience were given their money back and two days later,
most of them returned to see the correct film, with Ben answering
their questions after the credits.
As Claire, Ben's mother who lives in Oad Street, wrote, "Thank
God it wasn't sabotage or anything sinister. What a terrible
mistake for the Premiere screening of the film in South
Africa."
Thankfully, the correct film was shown for the next screening in
Cape Town.