Morning Mirror 72- 19th November 2003 |
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name: Dave Greenslade I was in Bulawayo in the 60's and have used the web to find many friends but would like to get in touch with others. Paddenhurst/Milton 1962-4 Norfolk House 65-67 Tech College 68/69 Your help would be much appreciated. Eddie Epstein is looking for Jimmy Mitchell !! I live in Canada and will be visiting S.A in December-Jimmy was from Salisbury went to Churchill School played cricket for Rhodesia.Last I heard he was living in Johannesburg running a pub.if anyone knows where I can make contact with him I will be very gratful. From: sally harvey Many of us born in Rhodesia are now scattered around the world we all call ourselves other names ie British ect but at the end of the day we are a nation of people without our home to live in From: Lynn Harare has the same problem with gardeners that Bulawayo has - a suggestion that came on Mango - why doesn't some enterprising person set up a small gardening business that is similar to what people have in SA? Personally I find ladies work much harder and are better gardeners. Hello from "Mud Island" From: Mandebvhu The family have been here for coming on 5 years now. Apart from having our lives literally ripped apart following my having an accident at work in Swindon in 2000, we have acclimatised quite well. The dream of one day returning home to sunny skies and peaceful lives grows dimmer every day. My thoughts and prayers are with each and everybody, regardless or race, creed or religion, still in Zimbabwe. May God protect you all.
A Pair of Bul Buls built a nest under the roof of our carport among the branches of the Cape Honeysuckle. We have watched the activity of these birds every day and in particular at evening time when we take Chip for a gentle stroll around the garden. However, I never did spot an egg in the nest. But every day we watched the antics of these little birds and during the day from my armchair in the study I could keep an eye on what was happening. I could always see the birds flying in and out of the nest. Then I noticed Chip barking furiously at a CROW sitting on our roof above the study - I chased it away. But then on Friday 14th November whilst we sat and enjoyed our morning cup of tea I noticed this huge black "thing" attacking the little nest. I rushed out screaming and shouting only to notice that as it flew off it had a featherless, little, pink body dangling from its horrible curved beak. I cannot describe the emotions that ran through my body. Shock, anger, horror. Awhile later we stood in the carport in silence just watching now and listening quietly at the parent birds as they lamented and "flopped" amongst the branches uttering the most weird sounds I have ever heard. Could they be cries of sorrow? Todate all the birds have flown away. Lets get rid of these dreadful CROWS. Andrew and Joanne Sinclair are proud to announce the arrival of twin boys on 11th November, 8.30 Cayman time. Two playmates for Elana,family all fine. Proud granny - Heather !! MUNRO - Wayne and Ursula (nee Martyn) are proud and
happy to announce the arrival of Savannah, born on the 18th November,
2003, at 9.45pm, in their Isuzu, double cab, on the Victoria Falls
Highway at the 40 Km peg. Baby and parents doing well, brother
Jordan and sister Skye are over the moon. Father thinks he is now
a gyaneacologist! Janet and Brian and Ray and Louise congratulate their kids, Ursh and Wayne on producing another beautiful grand daughter for them to love and spoil. You have given us another precious gift. CHARLIE AND PAM STANTON, OF MBALABALA, ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE ENGAGEMENT OF THEIR SON MATTHEW, TO DAWN, ELDER TWIN DAUGHTER OF MICHELLE AND ANDY SCHULTZ, OF MATETSI.
When times are tough, as they are for many people in Zimbabwe at present, finding inner peace is often not so simple. The follow article might help you find your inner peace. "The way to achieve Inner Peace is to finish all the things you've started." So I looked around the house to see all the things I started and hadn't finished.... and before coming to work this morning I have finished off a bottle of Bacardi, a bottle of red wine, a bottle of Jim Beam, my Prozac, some valium, a small box of chocolates and 2 litres of Fosters Lager, a 1/2 can of cider, and some cheese. You have no idea how good I feel....with this new found inner peace !! ANON
Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.....
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. --George Bernard Shaw
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SERVICE TO OTHERS IS THE RENT YOU PAY FOR YOUR ROOM HERE
ON EARTH.... The Buffalo Question answered by Neal Leach According to our Kariba 'fundi', when the lake levels were low, the 'flood plain' grass land that resulted was lush and supported huge herds of Buffalo, however following good rainfall season and the rising of the water levels, these grazing areas disappeared, and the huge herds of buffalo that were in the area slowly died off due to starvation. One would have thought at the time, that the natural instinct of the Buff. would be to migrate to the Matusadona grazing areas that support the escarpment herds, however, one should bear in mind that these herds were born on the 'flood plains' and for years had never had the need to leave the area. In other words, the Buff. had no idea that the escarpment grazing existed, so they had no inherent instinct to move to other grazing areas, with the resulting mass starvation. Now, this was a great time for the local Lion population, as they now had a huge supermarket full of bovine cuisine on slow moving trolleys, and this saw their families grow to immense proportions. However, as has happened time and again in this part of the world, the supermarkets ran out of stock and the reliant population dwindled to the sustainable lower levels you have today, which also has a bright side to it, believe it or not... Two years ago there was a re-introduction of Cheetah into the Gordon's Bay area and while Keith's houseboat was moored in one of the smaller bays, the adult Cheetah had an Impala kill in sight of the people on the upper deck of the house boat. There were four cubs that were summand by Ma & Pa to banquette while we all looked on in awe. To top it all, as the Cheetah family were finishing their meal, not a Lion, but a huge croc of about three meters, came slithering out of the water alongside the houseboat and stole the remainder of the Impala carcass from the Cheetah family. It took the rest of that day and the following morning for the croc to finally swallow the two back legs of the Cheetah Kill. So, it is due to the lower numbers of Lion in the area, due to the lower number of Buffalo in the area, that has helped the re-introduced Cheetah families to survive and breed in that part of the Gordon's Bay area of Kariba. Hope this has shed some light on the Kariba Buffalo question?? |
