Financial investigation - Vilikazi comments
1999/12/14
Professor Isosceles Vilikazi, the well-known inventor, academic and political observer, has reacted to accusations that he owes millions of Zimdollars to the private foundation that funded his research into anti-malarial prophylactics.
The device, which Vilikazi hopes
will earn millions in hard currency for the country, is a condom
for mosquitoes.
"It's simple, cheap, and easy," explained the
Professor. "You slip the condom on, and - voila! - no more
malaria!"
Asked to clarify his statement, Professor Vilikazi explained that
"Voila!" is something that Frenchmen say when they get
excited.
When it was pointed out that most Zimbabweans are not au fait
with the langue de l'amour, the Professor suggested that the
journalists could perhaps simply translate the bon mot into
either siNdebele or chiZezuru, and render it as "Hau!"
As to the allegations of indebtedness, the Professor observed
that he could not possibly be in Dett, because at the time he was
in Nyamandhlovu.