i was reading about the zimabwian economy this morning as one does and and came across the most marvelous phase. 'tip of the iceberg' is not a great referent in ecquatorial regions.....instead [from another article]:
"Heath's unit, established at the beginning of last year, has so far uncovered theft of government assets, including land, cars and office equipment such as computers and funds of more than $1.5 billion. And that, he says, using an African phrase, is "only the ears of the hippo." "