Bill Saidi Was a Renaissance Man
Bill Saidi Was a Renaissance Man
Bill Saidi was a proud and free spirit. He maintained a bare-knuckle approach to journalism, paid occasionally for standing in the way of power but became a presence wherever he turned.
By Mukoma Onai, January 10, 2017
Bill Saidi was a proud and free spirit. He maintained a bare-knuckle approach to journalism, paid occasionally for standing in the way of power but became a presence wherever he turned.
The black-and-white columnist mugshot with a Stalinist moustache arched above a stubborn smile had its day from Zimpapers to Modus Publications, ANZ and AMH.
His stylish op-eds occupied real estate across the main stables as he pompously hopped from newsroom to newsroom like a journalism equivalent of Moses Chunga.
Saidi had lost his ...