Monday 29 July 2013

On Maintaining The Initiative

"It is a bad plan that cannot be altered" - Publilius Syrus, 1st Century B.C., Sententiae

"When my enemy moves against me quickly, plots in secret, I move quickly too, I must, I plot and pay him back. Relax my guard a moment, waiting his next move - he wins his objective, I lose mine" - Oedipus, Sophocles, The Theban Plays.

Saturday 13 July 2013

A Discourse On Distances To The Sea And A Questioning of the Logic...

...Of Being Hostages To Tradition.


Access to the seas has not yet been controverted as a trade force multiplier.
Distances To The Sea.

by Kudakwashe Kanhutu

To my mind, access to the sea has not yet been controverted as a trade force multiplier, but the point is: it's not just access to any port.

Walvis Bay to Harare| 1127 Miles

Durban to Harare |830 Miles

Beira to Harare| 284 Miles