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“Mviromviro yemhanza mapfeka.”

In English

Big events are predicted by early signs.

When people say it

  • In May 2019 Cape Town strategist Tafadzwa Muzuwa quoted it in a MarkLives column on Africa's growing pull in advertising and tech. He said the early signs had been there and the big moment had now come. MarkLives
  • A trader in Sakubva noticed three suppliers ask for cash up front in one week. He said it to his wife and began to stock up before the shortages came.

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