Zimbabwe Absurdity

I heard a great idea recently. Everyone is aware that Harare City Council has no money; refuse is not collected, there is frequently no water and potholes are liberally sprinkled on the roads. The street lights often don’t work either and of course they use electricity when they do work and it has to be paid for. So their proposal is this: all houses must put up a light either side of the gate and the problem will be solved! The streets are lit and lights paid for by the residents! Neat idea.