The French people were back for a night last night. Their little girl and Ellie became friends, communicating via Google translate. They have swapped addresses which is very sweet. Ellie also has a friend in Switzerland whom she met the same way, although she is English speaking.
We now have masses upon masses of laundry to do, but the electricity is a problem. Not only do we have to negotiate power cuts, but we also have to deal with an incredibly inept system. The first 50 units you buy in a month are cheaper than the next 150. This means that today, which is the first of the month, is chaos. Everyone, including us, has been trying to make it through to today. There are either really long queues outside shops that sell electricity or the system is down. It seems that ZESA is determined to make getting electricity very difficult, even if you have the money to buy it.
Eventually, I phone my sister in Marondera and ask her if she can buy it through the banking app on her phone. I then Ecocash her the money. Success! It has worked! Someone 600kms away has managed to buy electricity for my house. That's efficiency for you.
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