The Citizens of Bulawayo in conjunction with some very enthusiastic High Schools, will be combining in a "City Center Clean Up" on Saturday 16 May.
Commencing at 7.45 am at the City Hall car park, businesses, Schools, Church groups, (and you and me,) will endeavour to bring back some City Pride.
There are several other Clean Up Campaigns also on the go at other times, one at MacDonald Club, one at Queens Sports Club, our Mayor started a campaign in Mpopoma and Makokoba, but on 16 May, YOU are invited to bring your lorries, your spades, your garbage bags, and join us in this very important moral building and hygienic exercise !!
The more the merrier, the more of us there are, the more of the Cities Avenues we can clean up and from there the Municipal trash removal can commence once again. There is, I am told on good authority a wonderful NGO busy restoring our garbage trucks, so once we "break the back" (metaphorically speaking of course) the municipal lorries can play their regular role again.
Now HeeHoo has begun his pre "lets climb Everest " campaign, and has been dragging me, kicking and screaming, on various forced marches around the city and environs. I have been appalled at the state of the spare lots of land around the city, there are mountains of garbage that has been dumped by our less caring citizens.
I beg, I beseech, I implore all night club owners, business people, residents, DO NOT HIRE THOSE SCANIA DRIVERS - just because you do not see where YOUR garbage is dumped does not mean you are not responsible for it.
In the southern end of Suburbs , near Townsend School, there are several bars, watering holes, clubs and just plain shebeens, and literally tons of empty beer cans have been dumped by "someone"
HeeHoo objects strongly when I stop our Everest gallop, start to sift through the trash, looking for a sign of who is the culprit. A bar slip perhaps, an invoice ???
Now there are several of us busy body self proclaimed "mayoresses" who have the good of the city at heart and I know a number of people who have had a lot of luck by doing some serious dump sleuthing. Veronica the Mayoress of Parklands is particularly good at this, as is Claire the Mayoress of ilanda.
The new Municipal fines in forex are steep, very very steep and YOU will be caught I promise you.
So do yourself a favour and go and remove your cans pronto before the Super Sleuths swing into action.
The schools need to instruct our children in cleanliness. KEEP YOUR CITY CLEAN !!
The other day I watched in amazement as a city pharmacist swept her pavement clean outside the pharmacy, but swept all the trash out into the street ! Surely seven years of Pharmacopeia makes one aware of the importance of cleanliness ??
Lets keep our city clean and all meet Saturday 16 May at 7.45 at the City Hall car park.
HOFFMAN HERMAN, OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO CHARMAINE AND HER FAMILY ON THEIR SAD LOSS. OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU AT THIS TIME. REGARDS MR & MRS LOBEL, MRS LOBEL SNR
HOFFMAN HERMAN, CHARMAINE AND FAMILY DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON YOUR LOSS. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYS ARE WITH YOU. FROM MANAGEMENT AND STAFF LOBELS BISCUITS.
BIFFEN - JOHN. A dear friend of many years, from the good "old" days !! We have lots of memories of Combined Old Boys Club !! And a friendship which spans back to school days !! Deepest sympathy to Clive, and all the rest of the Biffen family. From Dick and Sue Durand. sue@sapower. co.za
BIFFEN JOHN
A best friend, fishing mate, dart's partner and gentleman of note.
John was one of the bricks that built Old Techs and C.O.B.S. which is now Busters.
Members of Bulawayo Light Tackle Club wish you many tight lines, John.
The so many good times we had and the memories from them will remain with Heather my self and our girls Karen and Shayne always.
Our deepest sympathy to all the family.
Tom Oxden-Willows.
John Osborne
It is with a sad and broken heart that I have to tell you that my beloved friend and husband died at 10.30 Zim time this evening. Jules has been nursing him with me and he died peacefully in our arms. His last few days were horrible and brought us to the place of accepting that death was not an enemy, but a friend. He was so brave, so full of humour and always took his self appointed job of entertaining his visitors seriously. When we were worried about him and got the doctor in to see him we had to warn him not to tell him he was FINE. He made his peace with God and was absolutely ready to go to be with his Jesus. We were able to tell him over and over again how proud we were of him, how much we loved him and that we understood it was time for him to go.
We had 45 years together and although the future looks bleak without his cheery laugh, his great sense of humour, his instructions and orders of how to do things, his memory will always be rich and nourishing to my soul and will give me the strength to go on! I have been one of the lucky ones to have such a special husband. Life has not been boring.
JiLL
JOHN OSBORNE
My deepest condolences to Jill and family on the passing of John - a fine man and good raconteur who would keep us entertained for many an hour.
Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
Ronit Loewenstern (formerly Elite bargains)
ronstern53@yahoo. co.uk
KNOX JOHN -
THE DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF KERSHELMAR DAIRIES, WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
THEIR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO CAROLINE, GWEN, KERRY, BILL AND FAMILY, ON
THE UNTIMELY LOSS OF MR JOHN KNOX, WHO WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY
ALL.
If there are any fellow Zimbabwean's on holiday in Britain, or living in Britain, who would like to take a " Walk around the Brit Oval, " one of Britains Top Test Cricket Venue's, then give me a call.
See the Surrey Dressing Room, as well as where the England Players Sit in the Dressing Room, take a walk around the grounds, as well as visit the Away Dressing Room, which has the Wall of Cricketing Greats, autographs of Shane Warne, Wesley Hall, Gary Sobers, Richie Benoud, Graham Thorpe, Mike Gatting, Clive LLoyde, Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram and others.
I can be reached on 079 44895078 or by e mail bdleith@yahoo. co.uk Look Forward to hearing from you soon..., Darryl
Bulawayo Island Hospice Services.
We are appealing to the public of Bulawayo, to assist us in helping our many cancer patients, by letting us have anything that we can use.sell or donate to the less privileged.
Old clothes, bottles, furniture, household equipment, kitchen items. jewellry, beads, toys materials etc etc.
We will acknowledge your donations and wait for your calls on 77972.
Please contact Peggy Schonken .
Please call us.......... ....Thank you most sincerely
For many years now, you have been witnessing for us all
the strange process this Zimbabwean experience has been.
Your listening ensured that we never lost our voice
patiently and kindly assuring us
we are being heard and supported.
And there has always been the question
when do we begin to speak of the other side of this story?
when do we step beyond the fear of drawing unwanted scrutiny
and speak of the seeds that are being sown?
When can we name the women and men who fix the bodies,
and who run the websites,
who stand outside jails,
who take care of the orphans,
feed displaced and aids victims,
who sell vegetables on the side of the street to feed their children,
who write the records and take the pictures?
When is the turning point
when we walk beyond our fear?
and bring the invisible into the eye of the world
and speak of who we are and what we have been part of?
Zimbabwe's story of resilience has been built on the individual efforts of the Zimbabwean people who, in the face of un- edited punishment, have stood their ground. Within this chaotic process there has been a slowly growing pattern, a chaordic movement, small circles of creative action.
The Tree of Life circle has decided that it is time to tell our story and to speak of the new forest emerging from the trees planted during these years of chaos.
This is only one of many stories. There are circles of resilience and hope built around health clubs and herb gardens and football clubs and churches throughout Zimbabwe, and they have all played their part in the bigger picture. Beneath the darkness, a strong light shines and we would like you to see it.
bev
When they torture your mother
plant a tree
When they torture your father
plant a tree
When they torture your brother
and your sister
plant a tree
When they assassinate
your leaders
and lovers
plant a tree
When they torture you
too bad
to talk
plant a tree.
When they begin to torture
the trees
and cut down the forest
they have made
start another.
- Alice Walker, from Horses Make A Landscape Look More Beautiful
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