1) Editorial
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF ZIMBABWE
Standing in the heart of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe is one of Africa's oldest natural history museums -- The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe.
It has its roots in the Rhodesia Museum that was established in 1902 and is Africa's largest in terms of size of its collections. Today the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe has eight active research departments (Arachnology, Entomology, Geology and Palaeontology, Ornithology, Mammalogy, Herpetology, Ichthyology and Archaeology)
The museum's circular building contains nine public galleries and facilities with valuable collections that support education, tourism, conservation and global research.
The museum's scientific and international importance and value is anchored by the fact that its:
- Collection of birds and bird skins from the early 1900s is the largest in Africa, there southern Hemisphere and the fourth largest African collection in the World after The British Museum in Tring, The Museum of Central Africa in Brussels and the American Museum of Natural History.
- Mammal collection dating back to 1907, has more than 100,000 specimens making it the 8th largest in the world and the largest African mammals collection.
- Palaeontological collection with 2500 specimens is of international importance covering dinosaurs, plants, fish, insects and mammals. This collection also includes Mbiresaurus raathi, the oldest dinosaur from Africa and the newly published Musankwa sanyatiensis
- Insect collection of 2 million specimens dating back to 1911 is one of the largest and most important Dragonfly and butterfly collections in Africa.
- 52,000 specimens of amphibians and reptiles is the most comprehensive and significant on the continent.
- Displays have the second largest elephant ever to be mounted in a museum in the world.
- Display of Coelophysis (Syntarsus) rhodesiensis an important early Triassic dinosaur unique to Zimbabwe. The new discovery of Mbiresaurus raathi the oldest Triassic dinosaur in Africa is in the museum type collection.
- Displays include the second coelacanth caught in the world (a 100 million year prehistoric fish)
- The valuable Coddington Collection of African Chieftain artifacts.
This heritage needs to be conserved and safeguarded for future generations and the most pressing need for the museum is to increase the solar power so that during times of load shedding the collections are still protected and our visitors to the galleries can still enjoy our wonderful dioramas and heritage on display.
I am appealing for support to the 'Friends of the Museum 60 years 60 panel' challenge as the iconic circular building celebrates its 60 years since its opening this year. All donations are most welcome no matter how big or small, as we are looking to raise the remaining US$12000 to complete the solarisation of the museum.
This is a 'Friends of the Museum' initiative, and all funds will be channelled through their account details are as follows: Friends of the Museum NedBank Nkomo Street/L.Takawira Branch Code 18305, Acc Number 11992289491.
This is a message from The Honourable Mayor of Bulawayo
David Coltart
2) Condolences/In Memoriam/Wreath Funds
LARRY FARREN
The death is announced of Larry Farren, who died on 24th May in Wexford Hospital, County Wexford, Ireland. Loving husband of Althea and father of Sean and Brian and grandfather of Bailey. He returned to Ireland, where he was born, in 2007. He always loved Africa.
3) Congratulations
4) Notices and Events
Bulawayo Quilters' Guild will be having their monthly meeting at Garden Park Community Centre, on Saturday 8th June at 10am for 10.30am sharp. Visitors welcome - entry fee $2 which includes tea/coffee and a biscuit.
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ZIMBABWE IN BULAWAYO - YOUR HOME FOR ZIMBABWEAN ART
Are you passionate about the visual arts of Zimbabwe Look no further than the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo - your destination for captivating exhibitions, inspiring artist residencies, and the celebration of Zimbabwean creativity.
Housed in the historic Douslin House, a stunning example of Edwardian architecture, the gallery boasts an impressive collection spanning local and international works. Wander through the Anglo-American and Marshal Baron galleries, explore the sculpture garden in the courtyard, and discover the talent of resident artists in their on-site studios.
Seeking to promote artistic growth and public appreciation, the gallery offers residency programs for both local and international artists. Apply now through the convenient Google Forms links below and unlock the opportunity to develop your talent in this vibrant creative hub.
Local Artists: https://forms.gle/phpYLmnMBzhvsW7R8
International Artists: https://forms.gle/S2VWHEg47qdJanby5
Let the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo be your window into the dynamic visual arts of the country. With a vision to become the "first choice centre for the full story of visual arts of Zimbabwe for socio-economic development by 2030," the gallery is committed to fostering talent, inspiring creativity, and sharing the unique stories of Zimbabwean art.
Contact us today to plan your visit, inquire about residencies, or learn more about our captivating exhibitions and programs.
Phone: +26329270721, +263772764807 (WhatsApp)
Email: sabona@mweb.co.zw
Website: www.nationalgallerybyo.com
Social media: FB, X, and Insta @byogallery
NOTICES AND EVENTS
Zimbabwe Academy of Music
Monday 24 June 2024
Save this date
The Brahmakumaris Raja Yoga Meditation Centre Bulawayo warmly invites you all fora talk by Sister Shivani - world renowned spiritual and motivational speaker.
Topic - love, peace , unity - key to success
Venue: Zimbabwe Academy of music Hillside
Date: Monday 24 June 2024
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Free Entrance - Registration essential
link : http:tinyurl.com/shivanibyo
contact cell; +263 775306869
ZIMBABWE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Tel: 2260684 / 2267195 E-mail: music@gatorzw.co.uk
THURSDAY 13 JUNE HEADHUNTERS
Headhunters is a Norwegian action thriller [dubbed in English!] based on the novel by Jo Nesbo that was a major box office success, the highest-grossing Norwegian film in history. Roger Brown is a man who apparently has it all; he's Norway's most successful headhunter, he's married to the exceedingly beautiful gallery owner Diana, has a far too expensive villa - and must, to keep his head above water financially, steal a little art. Clas Greve is the perfect candidate for Roger's new recruitment assignment, being a former elite soldier and chief executive in the electronics business who's also in possession of a very valuable painting, so Roger begins planning his final, greatest score. But Greve is playing games as well and, when Roger breaks into Greve's house, he finds something that changes his life completely and soon forces him to run for his life...
- Grisly, twisty, and darkly comic, Headhunters is an exhilaratingly oddball take on familiar thriller elements.
[Rotten Tomatoes]
- This is one funny, gory, high-class crime thriller. [Boston Herald]
- Always deliriously entertaining. Pure joy! [Time Out]
- The action is relentless and the suspense never lets up. [The Sun]
Admission: US$2.50 [free to Film Members]
FRIDAY 14 JUNE AT 6.30 P.M. SIR ANDREW DAVIS
The distinguished British conductor Sir Andrew Davis, who died on 20 April 2024 aged 80, conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations in Worcester Cathedral where Elgar said everyone should hear his music. The performance is preceded by A Hidden Portrait, an acclaimed BBC drama-documentary filmed in the rolling Malvern Hills in which Sir Andrew discusses the 'friends pictured within' and the mystery of the famous musical puzzle contained in Elgar's work.
- Andrew Davis presents the documentary in an engaging style, giving an overview of the variations, as well as homing in on several of them. There's a lot of information presented in an unassuming way, and, for anyone coming to this masterpiece for the first time, it's a very good way. [BBC Music Magazine]
- Sir Andrew Davis's warmly committed performance of the Enigma Variations, atmospherically recorded in Worcester Cathedral, is introduced by a highly enjoyable documentary about the work and the 'friends pictured within'. [Gramophone]
Admission: US$2.50 [free to Red Carpet Members]
THURSDAY 20 JUNE AT 6.30 P.M. THEIR FINEST
1940. At the height of the Blitz, the Luftwaffe's heavy bombers batter relentlessly the already war-bruised London. As a result, with nearly all of England's youth dispatched overseas to fight the Nazis and the morale slowly sapping, the Film Division of the British Ministry of Information decides to lift the public spirits. Determined to inspire the nation, the talented and assertive young copywriter, Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton), joins forces with the grouchy screenwriter, Tom Buckley (Sam Clafin), to add the finishing touches to a film project concentrating on the heroic Dunkirk Evacuation, with the aid of pompous actor, Ambrose Hilliard (Bill Nighy), but things do not always run smoothly, especially when the writers are ordered to create a role for a real-life American flying ace who turns out to be an abysmal actor ... ..
- Love and laughter flow so naturally in Their Finest that it is almost (almost) easy to forget there's a war on. [New York Times]
- You'd need a heart of stone and a funny bone of porridge not to enjoy this sweet-natured and eminently lovable British film - a 1940s adventure, with moments of brashness and poignancy. [Guardian]
- An entertaining and insightful romantic drama. [Independent]
- I was enchanted and overwhelmed by it. [Observer]
Admission: US$2.50 [free to Film Members]
FRIDAY 21 JUNE AT 6.30 P.M. GILBERT AND SULLIVAN: THE MIKADO [with subtitles!]
The Mikado is perhaps the most widely-loved and, by general agreement, amusing of the Savoy Operas in which W. S. Gilbert's 'topsy-turvy' words meet with a supreme musical response from Sir Arthur Sullivan. Set in a wonderfully make-believe Japan this production was filmed at Sydney Opera House.
- Wit, ingenuity, and a veritable riot of colourful and restless spectacle continue to make The Australian Opera production of The Mikado an experience designed to seduce the eye, charm the ear, and tickle the rib. [Sydney Morning Herald]
- The sets are breathtakingly oriental and full of surprises. The costumes are a masterpiece of eccentricity, weaving together traditional Japanese and traditional London City. [Daily Mirror]
- Although this production dates from 1987 it still looks and sounds very good. The sets and costumes could accurately be described as 'lavish' and the soloists, chorus and orchestra are very good.
Admission: US$2.50 [free to Red Carpet Members]
THEREAFTER
NB Tuesday 25 June Noah
Thursday 4 July Sideways
Friday 5 July Ballet Triple Bill: Concerto - Enigma Variations - Raymonda Act III
Thursdays 11, 18, 25 July Broadchurch 3
Friday 12 July The King and I
The King and I
AND ALSO FORTHCOMING LIVE - PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THE DATES NOW!
Tuesday 16 July Emma Price (cello), Jeanette Micklem (piano)
Saturday 27 July Academy Student Concert
Friday 2 August Lusitania School presents 'Shrek'
Saturday 3 August The Phoenix Choir
Wednesday 6 August Chisipite School Choir and Bands - with Girls' College
5) Roses And Raspberries
6) Pets Column
8) Bulawayo News
9) Harare And Gweru News
10) Wining, Dining and Coffee Houses
11) Property For Sale or to Rent
RODOR PROPERTIES (PRIVATE) LIMITED
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PROPERTIES FOR SALE
KENSINGTON: Undeveloped 2.5011 hectares, partly fenced and perfectly located near main road. USD50 000-00
RIVERSIDE: 20 acres of agricultural land with a 2-bedroom house, one-bedroom cottage, two-room staff quarters, working borehole, partly fenced and gated. Good for agricultural, subdivisions, or building or something like an upmarket lodge. USD450 000-00
HILLSIDE: A double-story brick-under-tile house. On the ground floor, there are 3 bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, a main en-suite with a dressing area, a family bathroom, a separate toilet, a lounge with a fireplace, a TV lounge, a fitted kitchen with oven and hob, a pantry, a scullery, a drive-under double garage, a gym, a sewing room, and a suspended staircase with a water feature beneath. The second floor includes a lounge with a balcony, 3 bedrooms with balconies, a bathroom with a skylight, a laundry room, and a storage room. The property also features a borehole, a swimming pool, a gazebo with a jacuzzi, staff quarters with 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a chicken coop. The property is walled, gated, measuring 4,936 square metres. USD250 000-00
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SALES, VALUATIONS AND ESTIMATES
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We have properties for sale in Bulawayo, Harare, Beitbridge, Binga, Hwange, Mlibizi, Mutare, Redcliff, and Plumtree. High/ low density, residential, commercial, and holiday homes. US$23 000-US$1 400 000. For these, and other properties for sale, Phone (029) 2274581/3 (Landline)Call: Probity: 0782119972/ Bryan: 0772238431 Email: probity@rodor.co.zw Visit Us On Our Website: www.rodorproperties.co.zw
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HOUSES TO LET
FORTUNES GATE: 5 acres with prolific borehole. Attractive home. 3 bedrooms, zoned residential and agricultural, Rent USD1 200-00, immediate occupation.
WOODVILLE: 3 bedrooms, Rent USD550-00/ month, immediate occupation.
GWABALANDA: 2 bedrooms, Rent USD300-00/ month, immediate occupation.
NEWTON WEST: 3 bedrooms, borehole, Rent USD2 200/ month, immediate occupation
GREENHILL: 3 bedrooms, Rent USD650-00/ month, occupation 1st September 2024.
MPOPOMA: 3 bedrooms, Rent USD350-00/ month, occupation 1st of July 2024.
MALINDELA COTTAGE: Fully furnished 1 bedroom, Rent USD450/month, immediate occupation (short term lease)
SMALL HOLDING TO LET
GUMTREE: 17 acres, 4 bedrooms, borehole, Rent USD600-00/ month, occupation 1st May 2024
COMMERCIAL SPACE TO LET
PLUMTREE:4 offices, Rent USD800-00/ month
THORNGROVE: Warehouse,2 offices, Rent USD$1 500-00/ month, immediate occupation.
DONNINGTON: 3 offices and warehouse, Rent USD2000-00/month, immediate occupation.
For more information on properties available for renting, or if you wish to place your property on our letting list, you are invited to contact us on (029)2274581/3 (landline), e- mail to reslet@rodor.co.zw or rentals@rodor.co.zw , or visit our offices at 5a 9th avenue , between Robert Mugabe Way and Josiah Tongogara Street.
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12) Accommodation in South Africa
12b) Accommodation in Botswana
13) Accomodation and Travel In Zimbabwe
14) Catering and Food
15) Vehicles for Sale and Hire
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18) Lifts Wanted And Offered
19) Seeking Friends
20) Situations Wanted and Situations Vacant
Lovemore Muzeza worked for the Joubert family in Turk Mine for many years. Lovemore was most loyal, and absolutely invaluable as Dave Joubert's right hand man.
Lovemore is seeking employment and his mobile number is 0786579433.
Mduduzi Ncube
Seeking employment.
Experience in
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SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
DRIVER / MOTOR MECHANIC
A young gentleman experienced in both fields seeks a suitable position. Available to start immediately
Contact: 0778 684 134
DRIVER
A young gentleman of sober habits with a mechanical background seeks a position as a Class 2 / Class 4 driver
Available to start work immediately. Please contact 0778 684 134
21) Services
TV and Satellite installation and all things connected to electronics.
We have been using the excellent services of Idris the TV, satellite and wifi expert
Whatsapp +263 78 803 1025.
The Plumbing Doctor.
For all your plumbing.
Blocked drains, burst pipes, leaking geysers, toilets, taps, drain laying.
Solar Geysers installation.
Borehole pumps installation and repairs.
Jojo tank installation.
Washing machine installation.
Call Rob 0772230551
Adie Iron Cafe
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SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURES, GATES, BURGLAR BARS, BRAAI STANDS, GAZEBOS
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Nobility Gas servicing and maintenance
We do repair ,maintenance &installation of all gas appliances
Stoves, Brasilia, heaters and tanks
For more details +263774534948
BEAUTY TREATMENTS
Adrian Bolze is a professional tree cutter.
His team is excellent, fast and reliable.
Mobile 071 240 4987
ANTE NATAL CLASSES AND BABY VACCINATIONS
I teach a set of 4 classes covering pregnancy, labour, baby care, breastfeeding and other information. I also do a "crash course" for out of towners. These classes are valuable even if you're having an elective CAESAREAN SECTION!!
Please book early.
(I work part time at my BABY CLINIC doing vaccinations and growth monitoring :-)
Appointments are essential.
For any further information contact SISTER JAN JOHNSTON on 0292466741/2 from 8 am til 12 pm Mon to Fri
or 0292237240, 0712 728 350 or 0772 749 749 (w/app) or email me on jicsj@yoafrica.com or janfjohnston8@gmail.com
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