There are only 47 surgeons left in Zimbabwe, a newspaper reports, quoting the local college of surgeons.
I decide to put a quick 'phone call through to a local specialist to see if he'll comment.
"Only 47 what left in Zimbabwe?" queries Dr G.
"47 surgeons, so they're saying. Isn't this evidence of how bad things have got here?" My voice tails off. Maybe 47 isn't such a bad number after all. Maybe there were only 49 to start off with. Maybe I don't have the slightest clue what I'm talking about.
"47 what?" he repeats. 'Phone connectivity is notoriously bad in Zimbabwe: today's it's even worse than normal.
"Oh, surgeons." He sounds relieved. "I thought you were asking me to confirm there were only 47 virgins left in the country."
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