Dec 31, 2016 at 03:38 pm

Small Piece of Paper with a Big Story

Update posted by Simone Broomberg Labe

The simple piece of paper above comes with a complex tale.

As a birth certificate was not yet issued for Nicolette, Robert, Nicolette's father and I went on a mission to get this done.

And only after standing in line in 5 different offices, both in Kezi and Bulawayo, each time being told that other documentation was required, (the cherry on the top being told that all was in order but that copies had to be made, and finding out the the copier was in someone's house who had gone to market), we breathed a deep sigh of relief when this little slip of paper was in our hands! The certificate will be ready for collection on Jan 9.

I cannot imagine how the man in the street manages, I had a car and could go back and forth with ease.

Africa certainly dances to its own rhythm, and now Nicolette has secured her place in the show.

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