Morning Mirror 53 - 9th June 2003 |
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If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following: There would be:
When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent. The following is also something to ponder...
King George VI School and Centre for the Disabled invite you to attend A CLUSTER OF STARS * * * * *
at the NATIONAL GALLERY OF ZIMBABWE IN BULAWAYO ADMISSION FREE ***** programmes $100 available in advance or at the door The KGVI School Marimba Band will be playing before and after the concert, and Wine and soft drinks will be served after the concert PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY * * * * * Donations are invited and there will be a collection at the end of the concert HANDYMAN SERVICES Specialist in painting, plumbing, carpentry, partitioning, glazing, electrical, paving, welding, all general maintenance and renovations of all residential & commercial properties. For a FREE quotation please E-mail me at: leodistributors@yahoo.com ALL CHARGES AND TERMS OF PAYMENTS ARE NEGOTIABLE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO BULAWAYO AND SURROUNDING AREAS ONLY S. O. A. P. (Supporting Old Age Pensioners) 31st March 2003 Dear Friends Another three months has flown by and the time has come to update interested parties about S.O.A.P’s activities. The recipients, as outlined below, now number 57. (Please note, these figures are as at 31st March 2003.) Queens Park City Centre North End
Coronation Flatlets Masonic Cottages Institutions (Partial Support)
Garden Park Trust Bulawayo South
Our monthly grocery, meat and vegetable hampers are made up to contain the following items, and the average cost per hamper is $14,720.00. We have large stocks of foodstuffs in our storeroom and the aforementioned costing has been calculated using the prices paid when purchasing the goods most of which were in January. Replacement of stocks will obviously be much more expensive. We continue to receive donations of foodstuffs which are a tremendous help in keeping the average costing down.
The distribution parcels are very gratefully received by all the recipients and it is very rewarding to note that the general appearance and well-being of some of these folks has decidedly improved since we started the exercise. I firmly believe that we have on our list several persons who were suffering from the initial stages of malnutrition. Thankfully, due to all you wonderful caring contributors, we have averted that catastrophe. Once again, on behalf of the recipients, I thank you one and all for your generosity and concern. Kind Regards, TRICKSTER/CON ARTIST A very plausable coloured lady of +/- 35 is going to businesses offering them flour, cooking oil, mealie meal and sugar at a very competative price. She has a very noticable gap in her front teeth and is about 5' 3" tall. She gives the impression of knowing you or your staff from some time in the past. I know of two companies plus our own who have given her money without receiving the goods. She gave us a mango cell number but that number is out of service. Please take notice of this warning. MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SALE Opel Kadet 1994. Super condition in and out. $5,75m including tax. Please contact: mega@mweb.co.zw or tel: 282548 (evenings) COTTAGE NEEDED URGENTLY TIM DEAN OF SALON ELIZABETH NEEDS A SMALL COTTAGE IN THE KUMALO AREA. TELEPHONE 286243 HOME AND 237135 BUSINESS. Zimbabwe Drums The drums are calling, old man, and they're louder by
the day, You came to power on waves of hope that you would make
your mark, Twenty years of motorcades and lavish trips abroad, The youth are taught your slogans but even as they sing Too late to blame the drought, the Brits, the whites or
MDC So hear the drums, old man, and listen to them well, Anonymous ‘O’ level English Study Guides ’amaBooks of Bulawayo have just published a study guide to the‘O’-level poetry anthology for Zimbabwean schools, Many People Many Voices. Specifically, this book covers the African poems in the four sections of Many People Many Voices that have been set for November 2002 until June 2006: Love; Belief, Myth, Legend and the Past; Nature and Seasons; and Living Creatures. The book is available in all good Zimbabwe bookshops. ’amaBooks will be publishing another study guide, to the ‘O’ level English text I Will Marry When I Want, by Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Ngugi wa Mirii, in mid-June 2003. Both the ’amaBooks Guidelines were written by John Eppel, who has a Master’s degree in English from the University of Natal and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of London. He has been teaching English for over 30 years and is Head of English at Christian Brothers College in Bulawayo. John Eppel is also a prize-winning poet and novelist, having been awarded the Ingrid Jonker Prize for his collection, Spoils of War, and the M-Net prize for his first novel D.G.G.Berry’s The Great North Road. Two further collections of his poetry and four novels have since been published. The 'amaBooks novel by Wim Boswinkel, Erina, is still available in bookshops. “Erina is a story of the Second Coming, a girl child this time, born not in Bethlehem, not in Rome, not in Waco (Texas), but in a remote village in the middle of Africa. Erina will shock those who deserve to be shocked and delight those who deserve to be delighted”. If you have any difficulty obtaining the books, please contact ‘amaBooks through amabooks@gatorzw.com SPCA SCRUFFS DOG SHOW 29 JUNE AT HORSE ARENA ZITF GROUNDS ENTER YOUR DOG !!
ENTRY FEE $20.00 PER DOG Young responsible couple urgently looking for small house or cottage to rent. Please contact me on : HOUSE WANTED TO RENT We are looking for a home to rent. We are looking for 3 or 4 bedrooms, borehole, security is important. Our area preferences are Killarney, Khumalo, M/slope, Hillside, Woodlands, Burnside. Please help! I can be contacted on the following numbers: 011 610 702 or e-mail fibrcraf@ecoweb.co.zw MORNING ONLY BOOKKKEEPER Joyce Danvers, currently book keeper at Bradfield Service Station is looking for a mornings only or afternoons only position as the Service Station is closing at the end of June. Please phone 885559 afternoons. SMALL HOUSE NEEDED FOR FARMING FAMILY I've been looking for a small house in Bulawayo for my elderly parents for sometime now - either to buy or rent. A fairly central location like Suburbs or close by would be ideal as my father is virtually blind and cannot drive and my mother is disabled and shouldn't drive. They are currently living on a small holding out at Esigodini and rely on me to take them shopping when coming down to Bulawayo to watch sport and to fetch and carry my son who is at Falcon College. Whilst at the moment this is fine, my son leaves school at the end of the year and, fuel is becoming so difficult to get, I would feel happier if they were nearer the shops in the event that I cannot get down at any stage. My husband and I live on a farm approximately seven hours away so, and up to now we have been blessed to have enough fuel to get down on a monthly basis - it may not always be that easy to locate fuel in the future. Please Margaret, if you hear of anything suitable would
you be kind enough to email me on phenning@mweb.co.zw
TRAILER NEEDED
Please reply for either enquiry to Marc on 011 402 654 or Mandi on 091 601 989. A BIG THANK YOU ... ... to all the wonderful folk of Bulawayo who responded so generously to the appeal for groceries made on behalf of Rhodes Jubilee Cottages - the response was overwhelming and the residents so very very grateful. May God Bless you all for your wonderful kindness. POSITIONS WANTED 1) GirlfridayBookkeeper - computer literate - looking for a position in town. Have done cash book, wages, costing, cashier, debtors, creditors filing, stocktaking, ordering of stock, etc. Please phone: Noleen Erasmus: 24413 or 023 778507 2) Farm Manager: experience in beef, dairy, tobacco, maize and broilers. Would like a position in Bulawayo and surrounding areas or even Botswana. Please phone: Pieter Erasmus: 011 754854 HOUSEHOLD OF GOODS FOR SALE Mukwa Lounge Suite - 2 Armchairs, 1 Settee, 1 "Poof"150000.00 Mukwa Coffee Table & 4 Mukwa Side Tables60000.00 Goldstar Television/Video Combination Unit1000000.00 Satellite Dish and Universal LNB50000.00 Copper Tablelamp and shade3000.00 Oregon Pine Rocking Chair (Hand-Crafted)150000.00 Oregon Pine Lace-makers stand5000.00 Pine Bread Bin5000.00 Sideboard15000.00 Deal Table8000.00 Wooden "Occasional" Cupboard 15000.00 1/2 Room Divider15000.00 500Watt Microwave250000.00 600Watt Microwave300000.00 "Baby" Belling Stove60000.00 Metal Kitchen Unit25000.00 Electric "All Metal" Coffee Percolator5000.00 Electric Coffee Percolator - minus glass jug10000.00 Electric Frying Pan40000.00 "Burda" Grill25000.00 Slow Cooker15000.00 Cape Imbuia 3/4 Bed & Mattress40000.00 Cape Imbuia Side Table5000.00 Wooden Kists80000.00 EachCape Imbuia Writing Desk and Chair40000.00 Antique Walnut Double Bed c/w Headboard100000.00 Rosewood 6 drawer Chest of Drawers40000.00 Rosewood Bedside Cabinets30000.00 EachAntique Solid Wood Wardrobe300000.00 Imbuia Veneered Wardrobe150000.00 Wooden Bookcases35000.00 EachLarge 4 Drawer Desk - 1 Drawer suitable for files50000.00 9 x 12 Carpets - Pastel pink and Grey175000.00 Each9 x 12 Carpet - Multi-coloured (Autumn Shades)175000.00 Fridge/Freezer (Freezer not working)100000.00 "Nomadic" Coffee Table50000.00 "Nomadic" Desk20000.00 Yamaha Electric Keyboards90000.00 Genuine Chinese Woks10000.00 EachOregon Pine Wooden Spice Cabinets5000.00 EachElectric Hand Mixer20000.00 Pineware Bread Slicer10000.00 Oregon Pine Spice Cabinet with glass doors and drawers 15000.00 I forgot to mention that there are a large amount of books, ranging from Gardening to Arts & Crafts to Christian Literature to War and Thrillers! I hope that there are some items of interest here for you. SCOTT PETRIE FEMALE DOMESTIC WORKER NEEDED Lizzie Brokensha is in dire need of a female domestic worker as her maid of 30 years is now retiring. Honest, trustworthy etc. Please phone Lizzie at home 886936 or at work 69175 SAXAPHONE NEEDED Saxaphone needed for teenage beginner. Please phone Jeannie on 243040 COTTAGE TO LET Small cottage to let in Burnside. Furnished or unfurnished as required. Would suit single man or lady. Regret, no pets allowed. email mapsaf@netconnect.co.zw or phone 011 213340. THOUGHTS FROM THE SCHOLEFIELDS Just to say you're all in our thoughts as you gear up for this week of stayaways. It got a very brief mention on the news yesterday and haven't heard anything today. Let's hope and pray that it has some effect on this awful regime and things can at least go forward from here. Good luck. FROM MIKE AND ANGIE HODGES Imagine an early Saturday morning, the temperature is about 20 degrees and rising at a degree every half hour so it is very pleasant........... until you see the golf course - the first tee is covered in a coarse kikuyu grass just to tempt one .... that and the 10th tee are the only evidence of any grass on the course! Local rules - tee up on the fairway................ see the fairway and weep! Do not under any circumstances use a good set of clubs - borrow someone else's if possible. In the rough you can tee up on anything within a club's radius - you have to have this rule or any ball is unplayable! Find a tuft of grass,spinifex,tree,soft ground (there is one hole with a small piece of sand nearby) and hit off that or your club is history. DONT GO INTO THE ROUGH! Playing golf in the outback results in a lot of lost balls - or if you have plenty of time - a lot of found balls. If you think that hitting the ball straight down the fairway is safe forget it! Any shot can, and often does, hit a small stone and veer off at 90 degrees into the rough. Any shot going into the rough NEVER hits a stone and bounces back onto the fairway (Hodgy's Law of golf). For those who don't know anything about the art of golf, the spoon attached to the flag is for digging the sand out of the cup. The temperature rose to the mid thirties by lunch time and we had only done nine holes - the back nine were much easier so it took only another two hours. Thoroughly dehydrated by the time we hit the 19th. But only downed two (half strength) beers in quick sucession and then home -why? Because the bloody drink driving laws are so harsh that no-one risks getting caught! The ball washing device is a cunning invention - it is an oblong tin with two scrubbing brushes screwed in to each side and facing each other. In the centre is a plastic strip about 15mm thick with a hole the size of the ball at the bottom. place the ball in the plastic and jerk it up and down between the brushes. the tin is filled with detergent and in a few seconds you have a pristine clean ball. Very useful as the balls pick up the red colour from the sand and rocks very quickly and become difficult to find - even on the fairway. Green fees -Aus$5. Membership of the club Aus$50. (about US$3 and $30 respectively). For those of you who might want to know what I went round in ....... forget it, suffice it to say that here the handicaps go out to 27 due to the course and ther is no chance of mine being reduced. Enjoy HOUSE NEEDED FOR NEWLY WEDS I run a business at ascot called new Dimensions. I recently got married and my wife and i are desperately looking for accommodation. We are looking for a house/townhouse in any of the following areas: Woodlands,Ilanda,Khumalo or Hillside the closer to Ascot the better. We are willing to rent or buy. We may be contacted on the following telephone numbers:023 284 052/091 346 517 or land lines :business:230022 Ahmed and Kaamilah Esat
Eulogy to Martin King It is with deep sadness that I must tell you of the passing of Martin King at the age of 55 after a long battle with cancer here in Australia. Martin was my very dear friend, who has fought beside me tirelessly for the last 5 years on our personal crusade to bring the state of Mugabe's Tyranny to the awareness of the world. It was his very dear wish that he would survive the tyranny of you know whoMagus but that was not to be. Martin was brought up in the farming community of Marandellas in Rhodesia / Zimbabwe in the 1950's and 1960's and as young teenager he used to go out hunting before and after school to provide the food to support his mother and fellow siblings. He was very careful to shoot only animals without young as he cared very deeply for the wildlife and bush of Africa. He had a hard start to life but it instilled in him a very deep and passionate feeling for his fellow human beings, the natural world and Rhodesia /Zimbabwe a country he loved deeply. Martin abhorred racism, injustice, arrogance, or intolerance of any sort, a driving force in his quest to fight the dictatorship of you know who which is the epitome of arrogance, racism, injustice and intolerance. No need to worry Martin your efforts were not in vain.............. I will miss Martin terribly, his cheerful countenance and infectious laughter, his passion for what is right. The world will be a poorer place without Martin but his will to fight injustice must fight on and this it surely will. You will always be remembered in our hearts for your valiant stand against tyranny and justice. May you rest in peace my true and dear friend farewell. My deepest felt sympathy go out to Martins family and friends at a time of great loss. FROM A FRIEND OF MARTINS
Nearly all men can stand adversity
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
SAD THOUGHTS "This is becoming a really interesting place. The only country in the world where your largest note - $500 - can't buy you a beer, which is $650. A roll of 1-ply toilet paper costs $1000. There are approximately 72 sections on the average roll, so it is cheaper to take your $1000, change it into $10's, wipe your butt on 72 of them and get $280 change. ANONYMOUS
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