Margaret Kriel - Letters from Zimbabwe

Morning Mirror Smalls 157 - 2/10/2005

NOTICES

NOTICES

EVERY TIME THE MASVINGO DRAMA CRICLE COMES TO BULAWAYO THEY WOW THE BULAWAYO AUDIENCE

PLEASE DO NOT MISS OUT !!

Masvingo Drama Circle's TOM, DICK & HARRY Ray Cooney's latest comedy. Just opened in London's West End. Bulawayo Theatre, October 7th and 8th at 7.30 pm Directed by Doug Hill. Tickets $60 000

DAVID GILLIES MEMORIAL MATCH PLAYED SAT. 17TH OF SEPT AT HARTSFIELD
To all Daves friends who played and attended the memorial match organised, on Saturday for him." We would like to say thank you all so much." It was so special and touching to see his old school pals,club mates and business associates all turn out, participate and entertain us in the game he loved so much. It is without doubt, when seeing how many people paid tribute to him that not only was he a wonderful son and a brother, but he was also highly thought of by all of you. Once again to you all thank you so much. It will be an afternoon we will always treasure and remember.
COLIN, MERLE & BRIDGET GILLIES.

Church of Ascension Fete
The Date: Saturday 5th November 2005
Venue: Cnr. Leander Ave./ Kent Road.
Time: 9.00am --- 3.30pm
Church Stalls offering: Homemade Cakes/ Jams, Vegetables and Fruit, Curries, Plants, Books, Teas, White Elephant, Spit Roast Lunches, Raffles, Good Music, Cash Bar, A Fun Day out for All ! Outside Stall Holders: Cost of Stalls $150,000.
For details and Bookings Please contact Tish Rose on Tel: 241969. All enquiries most Welcome!
We would greatly welcome any old clothes for the Jumble Sale - to be held on a separate day i.e.: Sat: 29th October at 9am. All donations of unwanted 'clutter', books, house-hold extras etc., would be gratefully received either at the Church Office or Father Barnabus' home, in the Church grounds, to go towards the 'White Elephant'. Look forward to your support. Thank you.

FUNCTIONS DATABASE
he weekly advert for this calendar that a printed copy is up at Marys Corner which will be printed the beginning of each month. An email version is available and they can be added to the email list which will go out weekly. We can even advertise private parties (address and details will be omitted to secure privacy) but other people will be able to see not to have a function on that date.

FOR A COPY

functionshq@gatorzw.co.uk

ISLAND HOSPICE presents "VOICES BALL".
Please join us for a night of good food, dance and cabaret.
Date: Saturday 8th October
Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Dress: Black Tie / Smart Cost: $350 000.00 per person. Please note that we are selling tables of 8, so please get your table together a.s.a.p. and contact MANDI MITCHELL on 091 601 989.

The Bulawayo Publicity Association would like to inform the public that the National Parks & Wildlife have moved their offices from 11th Ave / H Chitepo St and are now at 1st Floor Coal House, R Mugabe Way btwn 9th & 10th Aves.

BULAWAYO FLORAL GROUP
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 5th October 2005 at 2.30pm at the Church of Ascension Hall, Hillside. The demonstrator will be Robin Morgan.
Titles for exhibitors arrangements - "Eastern Aura" and "Attractively Dry" Admission is still only $500 and we will have our usual plant raffle. Tea and coffee will be served. Do come along for a pleasant and enjoyable afternoon.

APPEAL FOR 'THE WAY' CLINIC AT THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION, KENT RD, HILLSIDE

This Clinic has been operating for 3 years to serve the needs of the poor and destitute in the area. It is run by a team of volunteers- two doctors,two nursing sisters with help from other nurses when they are off duty ,and several helpers. The number of patients has risen considerably over the last year ,exceeds 100 now and then so consequently more help is needed not least because one of the sisters and one doctor is going on leave shortly . The Clinic operates on Wednesdays from 10am to 1.00 or 2.00pm depending on the demand in the Parish Room which is entered from the church car-park . Our Appeal is for doctors and nurses/retired nurses who can give a few hours of their time on Wednesday mornings. We would also welcome gifts of medicines,bandages,pill boxes or anything else that might be useful in this service. Enquiries to Sister Dorothy Page tel 242704[evenings] 62847 [business] or to The Revd Noel Scott tel 240977

Matabeleland MOTH Club and MOTHWA are holding a MOTH BALL on the 15th October 2005 Venue MOTH Club 35 J, Tongogara St Time 7.00 till late. Live Buddies Band Catering by MOTHWA , 3 course supper, Full Bar Ticks $150 000 each obtained from the MOTH Club Phone 62779 (after 4.30 pm) or from John Glossop 230593 email glossop@zol.co.zw or Jeff Bourne 209654

Matabeleland 4 X 4 Club had their tenth Jamboree on 24th and 25th September 05 with competitors from Botswana, South Africa, Mutare, Harare, Kadoma, Gweru and Bulawayo with a total of thirty-five drivers. The drivers were auctioned off on Friday night at our launching cocktail party, raising money for Mater Dei Hospital and S O A P. The winning team, Marthinus and his son MJ Nel was bought by Mr Peter Greef from Western Transport, and Mr Greef generously re- donated his winnings directly to S O A P.( the amount being $32 400 000.00. The balance of the auction money raised will be donated to MaterDei ($24,300,000.00)and S O A P will receive a further $16,200,000.00 from the Matabeleland 4 X 4 Club. Of the entrants we had seven junior drivers aged between 13 and 16. They really had fun!
It was well supported by the public and the Club would like to thank them for their support.
We also would like to acknowledge that without the support and sponsorship of various companies, Matabeleland 4 X 4 Club would not have been able to put this event on.

Parenting course called Systematic Training for Effective Training (S.T.E.P.) 9 x 2 hour sessions weekly Wednesday. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. CONTACT Family Counselling Centre Tel 72400 or Bernie Terry 241224 cell 011 221 443

BARTLEY BLOCK

IS ANYONE ABLE TO HELP WITH THE FEEDING OF 56 BARTLEY BLOCK RESIDENTS JUST ONE DAY IN EVERY MONTH? IT WOULD ENTAIL EITHER A PLATE OF 56 BISCUITS, OR A POCKET OF ORANGES PERHAPS, OR PERHAPS FIVE DOZEN HARD BOILED EGGS OR 56 SMALLISH PIECES OF CAKE OR MAYBE TWO LOAVES OF BREAD MADE INTO SIMPLE SANDWICHES ?

ONCE A MONTH ONLY FOR 56 FRAIL ZIMBABWEANS OF ALL RACES WHO RESIDE IN THE BARTLEY BLOCK NEAR THE CENTRAL HOSPITAL IN BULAWAYO.
e mail magskriel@mac.com

Interesting things that happen in the First World !!

1) Emergency number
The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself in an out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly ...............this number 112 can be dialled even while the keypad is locked. Try it out.

2) Locked the keys in the car? Your car has remote keys?
This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are home, call someone at homer on your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button on your spare keys, holding it near the phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the boot).

3) Hidden Battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low, and your expecting an important call and you don't have a charger. Nokia phones come with a reserve battery. To activate, press the keys *3370#. Your phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged again when you charge your phone next.

REPORT-BACK ON SPECIAL 'BRIDGE CENTENARIAN' TRAIN TO VICTORIA FALLS

Thanks to the advertisements which were aired on the Morning Mirror we achieved the number of passengers needed to run the special train to Victoria Falls on the 9th September, 2005. We had passengers from various parts of South Africa who had read about the proposed trip in the South African Sunday Times and a number from Harare as well as Bulawayo.

The trip started late on Friday 9th September and we found that NRZ had added not an inconsiderable number of coaches to the original train for staff who would attend the Ceremony. We were hauled by the newly overhauled 15th Class 416 steam loco but on reaching Mpopoma a diesel was added. We reached Dete at daybreak where the steam engine was coaled and watered and we continued with the Diesel and the steam engine. At Thomson Junction we shed the diesel and had a 14A class steam loco added to the 15th class for the remainder of the trip. All was going well until we reached Matetsi where the 15th Class was due to take on water but, alas there was none and the spare water tank could not be connected to that engine. Then the problems started as the brave little 14A had to struggle with all the gradients unaided. It was about 2.30 p.m. at that stage and when passengers and crew realised how the engine was sliding in its efforts people got off to put sand and stones on the track to assist traction. It took 6 hours for us to get from Thomson Junction to Victoria Falls! On arrival we were taken by bus to Sprayview Hotel where everything was ready to receive us and passengers were soon in their rooms.

After a fantastic night's sleep all were up bright and early to board the train again to be taken to the Bridge for the ceremony. We were invited by the Provincial Governor from Livingstone to go over the border so enjoyed the special meal prepared by our catering staff in our dining cars at Livingstone station. We hope that this little ceremony may have helped relations between Victoria Falls and Livingstone.

We then returned to Victoria Falls where some of our passengers were booked on boat trips and others took the opportunity to see the Falls which are very low. Our South African guests were taken aback when required to pay R70 per head to see the Falls.

Our train was due to depart just after the overnight but we were just an hour late. We thundered off in to the night with a diesel and the 14A working. The 15th Class was hauled dead! We made good time to Thomson Junction and then on to Gwayi Siding where we arrived at 7.30 a.m. but found we had run out of diesel! We had passengers on board who needed to be back in Bulawayo by mid-day so had to radio through for transport to take them as there was no chance of achieving that on the train. Two twin cabs were sent for them by the NRZ and the rest of us waited and viewed our surroundings, a small trading store which had 4 small tins of pilchards in chilli sauce on its shelves, and a lady who tended her vegetable garden, a lady who placed a flattened cardboard box on the ground for her two youngsters, a little group of young boys playing but precious little else and teak loaded for transportation.

Eventually another diesel arrived from Dete to help us complete the journey. It must have been a very strange sight, a long train which included one dead steam loco and one dead diesel, one working steam engine and one live diesel. We had to be sure the commuter train was out of the way, which delayed us further, before completing the journey in to Bulawayo station where we arrived at about 7.30 in the evening.

It was indeed a memorable trip and we can just be thankful that we arrived safely at our destination in both directions. We noticed at Sawmills a board saying the overnight had been cancelled and many passenger trains have been cancelled since through lack of fuel . The tourist train Shongololo was at Victoria Falls and the Manager was advised that he needed to source his own fuel for the return to SA. I guess we wont be seeing that train in this country for a while. Our catering staff did a sterling job even producing an extra meal when it became obvious that we were going to be very late.

All passengers regarded the trip as an 'adventure' and took it in very good part. There was little we, as the Friends of the Bulawayo Railway Museum, could do about events, we were entirely in the hands of the NRZ.

All in all, apart from the time keeping the trip was certainly one to remember.

JULIET RICKWOOD
PRO Friends of the Bulawayo Railway Museum
13.09.05

NEWS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 26 2005 DANIELHILL ONE

Award-winning young Australian pianist Daniel de Borah will present two concerts in Zimbabwe as part of his week-long Zimbabwean visit, which starts this week. Hosted by Celebrity Subscription Concerts and Performing Arts Bulawayo, he will perform at the Harry Margolis Hall in Harare on Saturday October 1 (4pm) and in the Robert Sibson Hall in Bulawayo on Tuesday October 4 (7.30pm). The programme will include works from Mendelssohn (Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Opus 36/1), Prokofiev (three movements from Romeo and Juliet and Sonata number 4 opus 29) and Chopin (Sonata number 3 in B Minor, opus 58).
He was formerly known as Daniel Hill, but has assumed his mothers family name, de Borah, as there is another pianist called Daniel Hill on the active musical scene. Born in Melbourne, Mr de Borah started his musical education at the age of six with his mother, later studying at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary, and the St Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia. He graduated with honours from St Petersburg last year and won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he is now studying as a post-graduate with Tatyana Sarkissova. Earlier this year he was selected for representation by Young Concert Artists Trust in London. He has performed widely in Australia, Europe and Russia and has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra.

One of the most successful theatrical productions ever staged in Zimbabwe is about to make a return appearance at Harares Reps Theatre, where Godspell opens this week for a fortnights run. The musical play was first staged in 1974, when it played to packed houses for five weeks and became Reps biggest box office hit. It was a record-breaker that also broke barriers, featuring black and white cast members joyously interacting on stage at a time when racial barriers were still in place. A repeat show took place in 1980 and similar success was enjoyed at that time. Now Godspell is back, directed by veteran actor Mike Lanchester and starring a cast made up of a mix of new and known talent. The play opens on Thursday (September 29) with a preview on Wednesday (September 28) and will run through to Saturday October 15. The new version features the same abundance of fun and great songs, but has a moderately updated staging and score. Mr Lanchester has assembled a crew and cast that do justice to the exuberance and style of the show, which was first staged to massive acclaim in Londons West End and New Yorks Broadway in the early 1970s and had a film version in 1973 that met with surprisingly little box office success. On stage in Reps will be known actors such as Zane E Lucas (best known for his performances in a range of productions from Over The Edge) and three graduates of recent Reps productions who are also members of Zimbabwes first boy band, 5Star: Patrick Barrett (Jesus Christ Superstar, Boy Band Blockbusters); David Bvumbe (Boy Band Blockbusters and Broadway Hits and Musical Bits) and Josh Ansley (Boy Band Blockbusters). Another young cast member, Ndakudwa Mazhude, had his stage debut in Broadway Hits and Musical Bits two months ago, while Aaron Ziwande was also in 2004s Jesus Christ Superstar.. Newcomers to Reps include Larry Ndoro, who hosted ZTVs This Life in 2003, Chiyedza Nyahuye and Chati Tinago. Musical direction is coming from seasoned performer Paul Shephard, whose recent Reps contributions included The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and Boy Band Blockbusters. He has assembled a musical ensemble that appears on stage for most of the show, providing the music for the wide number of song and dance numbers that are the core of the production. Choreography is from Jonas Sande, a member of the original Tumbuka group, while well-known Reps stalwarts like Linda Hyde, Pat Lucas and Michael Laban are involved in backstage operations. We believe this will again be a popular show and we look forward to introducing the joy and delight of Godspell to a whole new generation, said Mr Lanchester, who has directed plays at other venues but for whom this is a Reps directoral debut. He was adjudicator for the 2004 and 2005 schools drama festivals and has been an actor for more than 25 years, winning Best Actor awards at Reps in 2002 and 2004.

Christmas Pressie's for our Pensioners
Dear All

We are wanting to start early this year in preparation for Christmas Presents for our Pensioners. We will be supporting Soap and all the homes in Bulawayo, Esigodini and Gwanda. Please could you start collecting:-
Toiletries, such as soaps, shampoo, Vaseline, lotion, toothpaste, tooth brushes, Deodorants, cotton wool. Magazines and Books Money Clothes Linen Closer to the time we will start looking for tinned items and juices, biscuits and jellies, sweets, chocolates and milk powder, tea, coffee and soups.
Please could you drop off your items in our basket at :- Riverfarm Stall
River Estate
12th Avenue
Bulawayo
If any queries please call :-

Wendy - 091 236 317 Aloma - 242280 MANY THANKS

HOME FOR BABIES

A home for abandoned babies and HIV orphans has been established in Suburbs.

Some of these babies have been at Mpilo Hospital for quite a few years and hopefully will be moved to the home in the not too distant future.

The home is under the auspices of the Baptist Church and urgently needs anything and everything to do with babies . We need cots, prams, push chairs, high chairs, baby blankets, linen, nappies, car chairs and toys. We will receive nearly 30 babies and need your help.
Please phone Kim Barow 011 622 363 e mail - jack@zol.co.zw

Another way in which you can help yourself by helping others.
ABILITIES Workshop, for the disabled is a registered Welfare non profit organisation. Abilities employs 82 mentally and physically handicapped, disabled people. ABILITIES produces Chalk, Crayons, Burglar Bars, Wood and Metal School Furniture, repairs and services Wheel Chairs and carries out Welding Jobs and small Carpentry and Metalwork contracting. ABILITIES also have the capacity to TO REPACK and LABEL goods for factories and other businesses. State Welfare Funding has been reduced dramatically and ABILITIES needs YOUR work to sustain themselves. Please help ABILITIES if you can.
ABILITIES
25 Trojan St (access off 23rd Ave.)
Next to Ingutsheni Hospital
Belmont, Bulawayo
Tel/Fax: (09) 467884 091 308614
abilitie@acacia.samara.co.zw Contact: Mrs Armstrong

Senior Citizens Service
22 Jaywick rd, Matsheumhlope, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Tel/Fax: +263-9-281340 Cell: 011-630204 Email: southcom@netconnect.co.zw
NEWSLETTER SEPT 05

At last, a breather, so I am able to write the long awaited newsletter. My apologies for the delay. The last few months have been very busy as the situation in Zimbabwe deteriorates and our Senior Citizens are finding it harder and harder.
Firstly I would like to thank all those that have donated either funds or in kind to the Trust, especially The Farm House and Agri Centre in Chiredzi. Also Robert & Sheila Harrop who very kindly gave up their 70th birthday presents in lieu of cash for the fund, thank you! It is people like you that keep us going. All these donations go a long way in helping, so everyone please remember no matter what the donation it all counts!
Now as to where all these donations are being utilised:
1. EMRAS Ambulance service. We have most of the Old age Homes and Centres covered now which is approximately 200 people, and have moved on to the individuals that are in private residence. At the present moment we have 32 on our individual ambulance emergency list. We have had 3 call outs in the last week alone and these call outs cost the Trust ZW$ 600 000 a call! Thank you to EMRAS and their staff for their continued support, efficiency and helpfulness.
2. BOC gases: Due to Railmed (one of the main medical aids for our Senior Citizens) not being able to refill medical oxygen bottles anymore, which are critical to many people, we have come to an agreement with BOC Gases and are now able to assist with medical oxygen. Thank you to BOC Gases. The big expense is the bottles, if anyone can assist with these it would be greatly appreciated.
3. Prescription & Non-prescription drugs: We have had a wonderful offer from Dubai for prescription drugs. Dr Jackie Stone is able to assist us with prescriptions and we have already received two prescriptions for our Senior Citizens. Thank you to Dr Stone and all the generous people in Dubai who helped make it happen. Also thank you to Fawcett Security for their offer of the overnight bag to transport the drugs from Harare to Bulawayo. We have also been in contact with the SCI blue bag project. They send non-prescription drugs with hunters travelling to Africa on safari. To all the Safari operators if you could please mention this to your clients it would be a great help. If they would like to assist they can contact Allyson at SCI on the following email address: ABarreras@safariclub.org , and she will pass a blue bag onto them which we will happily collect from the airport or from the Safari Operators office. The Trust has been given a donation of brufen and aspirin, which was desperately needed, as brufen especially, is very hard to come by and many of our Senior Citizens require it. Thank you Nula for sourcing these for us. A thank you to Datlabs for the donation off cough syrup which was a godsend during the winter months.
4. Data Base: Our data base is growing by the day and we have 279 registered so far. Not all of these require help but at least we now know of them so assistance can be given if needed. The Trust feels it is very important to record the number of Senior Citizens in Bulawayo and eventually throughout Zimbabwe so it is an ongoing exercise. Anyone needing a medical questionnaire to complete please contact either myself on 011-630204 or Doreen on 091-273103.
5. Other: Mrs Murphy was successfully sent to RSA for treatment and is now home where she will continue with her treatment, thank you to all those that assisted both financially and in kind. She sends her heartfelt thanks to you all. We have had call for assistance with glasses, two of which the Trust has been able to help source new glasses, which were gratefully received by the recipients. Thank you to the Staff of McMinn for their assistance.

FUND RAISERS COMING UP TO MARK IN YOUR DIARIES!
1. African Halloween 29th October 2005 5-30 till late, cash bar available. Tickets: Adults $120 000 Children under 12 yrs $ 60 000 Tickets at the gate $ 150 000 Lots of tokoloshes, witches, fun and games, as well as a witch doctors stew for dinner! So come and join in the fun for more info phone Les 011-630204 or Shan 091-210834.
2. New Years Eve Party 31 December 2005 7-30 till late. Sheep on the spit, venison on the spit. More info closer to the time. Donations can be made to SCS Medical Trust Fund either by cheque, transfer or cash into the following account:
SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICE
STANBIC BANK, BELMONT, BULAWAYO
SORT CODE: 3303
A/C NO: 0140046218901
All donations are gratefully received be they either cash or kind. If you would like more information on the Trust please do not hesitate to contact either myself, Les Hunt on 011-630204 or Doreen Tod on 091-273103 or email: southcom@netconnect.co.zw
I leave you with this thought from an old lady called Rose who never gave up on life.
REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
Les Hunt
SCS Trustee

May I ask you to launch a desperate appeal through the morning mirror for assistance in covering the medical costs of a cancer patient. Her name is Mrs. Margaret Anne Fox.

Briefly her cancer started as a wart like growth on the side of her nose in 1999. After three unsuccessful treatments she was referred to a skin specialist who diagnosed it as cancer. She was referred to Harare for treatment, which due to the machine breaking down, took three months instead of six weeks (all this time the cancer was raging). The operation refused to heal and she was further referred to specialists in South Africa. The family managed to raise the first R75 000.00 which was required, but the red tape delayed the process for another three months. By the time Mrs. Fox arrived in South Africa the cancer was so far advanced that extensive surgery was required resulting in her losing her nose and most of her face (this is the furthest medical practitioners have gone in medical history with this type of cancer). Mrs. Fox and her family now find themselves faced with an enormous medical bill (R75 000.00) for which they have already received a final demand. This amount is dependant on Reserve Bank granting them the forex they require to change the medical aid award.

There is still prosthetic and orthodontic work as well as reviews to follow and the charges for these are not included in the above figure. Mr. Fox is a pensioner and is in the process of selling his car and anything else he can think of to try and raise the difference. There is a trust fund which was established in South Africa.

If there are any well wishers out there who feel they may be able to help in any way please contact us as follows:-
Mr. Brian Fox Tel 09 286642 Cell 091418154 or email Mr. Fox at bfox@mweb.co.zw Any time

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NKONI SKIN PRODUCTS
Thinking of Christmas presents, we have just the things for you. Nkoni Skin (Cow Hide) products available. We have Handbags, Brief Cases, Rifle Bags, Travel Bags, Cheque Book Holders, Cigarette Box Holders, Leatherman Holders, Scatter Rugs, Bar Stool Directors Chairs, Directors Chairs, Ottomans, Scatter Cushions. This is just to name a few. All the above are with Genuine Leather as well. If interested please contact Clare Brebner on 011 613 663 or Wayne Brebner on 023 690 690

Ray Perry (Pvt) Ltd WILD FIGS INDIGENOUS TREE NURSERY has reopened --- at 15 Barbet Lane, Burnside.

Help replenish our natural heritage --- plant indigenous trees! We have a large selection, they know the area and many of them are hardy and drought resistant. They are coming into leaf now, come and have a look!

Sales Area open:-
Mondays 2pm to 5pm
Wednesdays 9am to 5pm
Fridays 9am to 5pm

OR Phone Maryann on 250510 or 023 810256 evenings for enquiries, catalogue and prices, directions or anything else you need to know.

KESWICK IN ZIMBABWE KEITH WHITE

Sunday 2nd -Wednesday 5th October

Keith is a well-known and respected expositor with a valuable teaching ministry

Sunday 2nd: 9am Preaching at Bulawayo Presbyterian Church Monday 3rd - Wednesday 5th: 1pm Bible Study Leaders Course. Venue: The Theological College of Zimbabwe (Old Hilltop Motel)

KULIZWE LODGE BINGA

ONE ALWAYS THINKS OF BINGA AS DRY AND DUSTY. WELL YOU COULD NOT BE MORE WRONG.
KULIZWE LODGE IN BINGA IS RIGHT ON THE SHORES OF LAKE KARIBA. IT HAS GREEN VERDANT GARDENS, TWO SWIMMING POOLS, EXCELLENT SPACIOUS CONFERENCE FACILITIES UNDER THATCH AND 10 FISHERMEN'S CHALETS NESTLED IN THE GREEN SHADY CONFINES OF THE COMPLEX. EACH CHALET CAN TAKE UP TO SIX PEOPLE, THERE ARE BRAAI FACILITIES, LAUNDRY FACILITIES AND THE CHALETS ARE SERVICED. BOATING FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE TOO. TELEPHONE 015 286 FOR BOOKINGS OR E MAIL kulizwe@mweb.co.zw

AFRICAN EARTHWORKS WITH KIGELIA.
Thank you all our valued clients for your orders this past month. We had a record month and it is wonderful to see our home grown beauty products reaching our local market. We hope you all enjoy these lovely beauty products. Our special sold very well and we are exited to tell you about the special for October: " BATH TIME EXTRAVAGANZA!' Treat yourself to a luxurious bath experience, or buy early Christmas presents to spoil family and friends! A Bath Soak with matching flavoured Loofah handmade soap OR A Bath Soak with matching flavoured Glycerine handmade soap Choose from 6 exotic, African inspired flavours: Baobab and Tea Tree, Marula and Jojoba Oil, Rose Oil and Apricot, Savannah Aloe, Zambezi Rain Forest, Zambezi Wild Berry. This special comes in a FREE delicate calico toilet bag. Cost: $450 000 ,00 Save $ 82 275,00! This offer is available until Friday 28th October 2005 Available from your personal consultant, Clinique Caress, Cheryl Accorsi, Standard Pharmacy, Nduna Arts, Ivory Kraal,or from Flora Eley at Eley Education, No 5 Silver Oaks, 14th Ave. J.Tongogara Street, Bulawayo. Anyone interested in becoming a consultant for African Earthworks with Kigelia please contact Flora at the above address. I am looking for people who would be interested in becoming consultants to sell these lovely products.

Gorges Lodge, Victoria Falls a comfortable lodge situated 25kms from Vic Falls town, offers personalised service, delicious meals and the most amazing views of the Batoka Gorge and the Zambezi river. Gorges Lodge is offering a " SUMMER SIZZLER " Rate for Zimbabwean residents. Make a booking for GORGES LODGE, Victoria Falls for the months of NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2005 OR JANUARY 2006 made before the 31st October 2005 you get a "special" rate of: ZW 1,500 000 per person per night (Inclusive of 2% Govt. Levy and V.A.T.) For BED & BREAKFAST In order to qualify, the following Booking Reference number must be quoted: SUMMERSPEC111203 and bookings to be confirmed within 14 days. A Non refundable 25% deposit to be paid on confirmation of booking. Booking conditions apply and rates are subject to change CONTACT: Tel/Fax: (09) 72331 / 65025 gorges@gatorzw.co.uk

WHOLE OCT

THE BULAWAYO CLUB COFFEE SHOP IS COOL AND QUIET AND SERENE. JUST WHAT ONE NEEDS IN THIS CHAOTIC COUNTRY !!

CAPPUCCINOS, DELICIOUS CAKE, TOASTED SANDWICHES OR A QUIET CUP OF TEA. BULAWAYO CLUB 8TH AVENUE, FORT STREET.

R.CHITRIN AND COMPANY

CHITRIN'S COFFEE SHOP HAS AN EXCELLENT ARRAY OF GOODIES TO EAT WHILE YOU ARE OUT SHOPPING AT THE STORE THAT HAS AN INCREDIBLY WIDE RANGE OF ITEMS FOR SALE, FROM UNIFORMS TO LINEN TO GARDENING EQUIPMENT TO TOOLS AND GROCERIES,

IN FACT EVERYTHING YOU NEED YOU WILL FIND AT CHITRINS IN JASON MOYO AND 5TH AVENUE.

For all your fridge and cold-room repairs please phone Wayne Maguire on 091211194 or 67405
We also re gas Air conditioners and sell Ice in all sizes

"Custom-made CD's make a super gift - why not spoil yourself or a friend or even the kids/grand-kids. I have a pretty comprehensive library of music but if you've got old cassettes or LP records of your own that you particularly like, they, too, can be used to make up your own special CD (Provided they are in good condition). If you want to make the CD a really special gift you can compose your own introduction and deliver it in your own voice! Please contact me at : glyntonybw@zol.co.zw for further details".

Alan Hardy's book 'Siyabonga from a Bulawayo Boy' has been published in Australia. Currently on sale in Albany book shops it is hoped that sales will go further afield in the near future. Copies may be bought direct by contacting ajhardy@iinet.net.au Cost is A$20 (or equivalent) + postage

GATE MOTOR REPAIRS, INTERCOM REPAIRS AND DOMESTIC ALARM REPAIRS, INSTALLATIONS AND UPGRADES.

TELEPHONE DONOVAN CREMER 011601176 OR HOME 243019

Excellent tree cutting service

Telephone Mr Hadgit on 023896375

476569 Hajit

Is your son or daughter having difficulty with A Level Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry?

Do the A Level classes contain 30 students rather than 10? Classes this size do not allow for much individual help.

If so, I can coach your son or daughter in the above subjects, having had 35 years experience teaching these subjects. I take only one student at a time, which ensures that the student has individual attention and help.

I also offer computer courses in MS Windows operating system, MS Word word processing, MS Excel spreadsheet, MS Access database, MS Project Project Design, desk top publishing, AutoCAD computer aided design, MS Outlook Express e-mail, Internet browsing and search, Corel Draw, Corel PhotoPaint graphic design and digital photography.
Please contact ColRose Consultants and ask to speak to Colin. Phone: 231698 Cell: 091 353 817 e-mail: colrosec@mweb.co.zw

FOR ALL YOUR WROUGHT IRON WORK, INCLUDING ALL GATES, SWIMMING POOL FENCES ETC CONTACT PAUL ON TEL NOS 76868 / 76842. CELL NO. 011 410186.

OVER NIGHT ACCOMMODATION:
AFFORDABLE RATES (Bed & breakfast or self catering). FULLY EQUIPPED COMFORTABLE 2-BED-ROOMED COTTAGE (sleeps 5/6) Lounge dinning room, open plan fully equipped kitchen with SA vivd tv, private garden with security gate & fence. Close proximity to town email: nhancock49@gatorzw.co.uk Tel: 240086 cell:023408975

MIKE'S KITCHEN CATERING
Delicious Snak trays for all Your Functions We also handle outside catering for weddings, 21sts etc For that function with a difference Give us a call
Noeleen & Mike nhancock49@gatorzw.co.uk Tel: 240086 cell:023408975

imported toddlers clothes available at unbeatable prices. call marcia on 023814600.

SPARKY'S TACKLE IS MOVING TO THE BRADFIELD COMPLEX.
We will be operational on Monday 10th October 2005. Easy parking,one stop shopping before those weekends away. We also stock a wide range of baby products old and new!!!

DVD`S AVAILABLE NOW AT CARDS & GIFTS
Shop No 3 Haddon and Sly Centre Fife Street Between 8th and 9th Avenue Bulawayo Tel : 09 - 76333 E Mail : jack@zol.co.zw For all your latest Dvd`s and Oldies, with over 600 titles to choose from. If you would like to be on the DVD mailing list please write back to the above E Mail address.

ALSO NOW OPEN STATIONERY & GIFTS
Haddon and Sly Centre Tel : 09 - 62260 Attention : For SCHOOLS ONLY If you see a product in our store, and our price is more than in another store, we will do our best to BEAT it !!! So why not, give us a TRY !!! This offer is only valid with Schools in Bulawayo. Please come in now for a FREE quote or call us on 62260 ( valid for 5 days only ) A HUGE range of OFFICE and SCHOOL stationery now available all under one roof. If you are looking for a kiddies BIRTHDAY present, greeting card, wrapping paper, party decorations, balloons, toys, kiddies chairs and tables, Educational Books, Paints, Brushes, Soccer Balls, Mini Golf Sets Starwars goodies, Lego and much, much MORE this is DEFINITELY the place to be. This is the place to get that X Mas present you have always wanted !!! E Mail us at jack@zol.co.zw Or call us on 09 - 62260 ( Manager, Peter )

From: "japhet zwana"

Do you know of any high school graduates interested in applying for admission at US/Canadian Universities/colleges?

BRASS MONKEY AND GRILLO'S RESTAURANT
OCTOBER FEST
GRILLO'S LAWNS
FETE 10 AM - 2 PM
STALLS AVAILABLE: $ 50 000 PLEASE BRING OWN TABLES AND CHAIRS FOLLOWED BY A BEERFEST IN THE EVENING PLEASE CONTACT GRILLO'S IF YOU WOULD LIKE A STALL AT THE FAIR THANKS GRILLO'S RESTAURANT AND COFFEE SHOP ZONKE ISIZWE COMPLEX BRADFIELD BULAWAYO ZIMBABWE TEL: 263 9 880494 EMAIL: monkeygr@mweb.co.zw

PRIVATE BODYGUARD AND MONEY GUARD

I WILL LOOK AFTER YOU AND YOUR POSSESSIONS.

I AM AVAILABLE TO DRIVE YOU ANYWHERE SAFELY AND SECURELY IN AND AROUND ZIMBABWE.

I WILL RESPOND EFFICIENTLY AND QUICKLY TO YOUR SECURITY CALLS / PANIC ALARM. I AM WELL VERSED IN ALL ASPECTS OF WEAPONS AND COMBAT . I CAN PROVIDE A PRIVATE AND DISCREET SECURITY ESCORT. TELEPHONE JOHN ON 023 232 475 OR HOME 230138

Whirly Birds ! They are now being manufactured in Zimbabwe, by NATIONAL AIR CONDITIONING (PVT) LTD

The Whirly Bird system improves ventilation, without the need for electricity - drawing its power from moving air, convection and winds, resulting in the following significant benefits;-

Cooler Air Less pollution Improved Productivity Less Structural maintenance Ventilation without electricity Waterproof and Dust Repellant

CONTACT: S. Lambat - Cell - 011615590, 881719, for a free quotation..

Cars/Boats/Caravans/Motor-Cycles

For Sale: Honda 125 trail motorbike Offers invited. Tel 233741 email: sajuda@netconnect.co.zw

HONDA PRELUDE 1989 85,000 kms, air con., electric windows, good condition. $320,000,000 cell 011-215-726

FOR SALE or SWOP With Another Vehicle,Year from 1998 onwards

I have a TOYOTA HI ACE LUXURY MINI BUS

This car is a MUST to be seen. 2.8 Litre Turbo Diesel Engine Year 1992 ( One owner since new ) Always been used as a family car. IMMACULATE condition !!! Features Include, Power Steering Air Conditioning Electric Windows Electric mirrors Radio/Tape Mini Fridge Mini Freezer Coffee Maker New Mags Seats 8 Adults comfortably. Ideal for a BIG family or a STAFF bus for Schools or Business . If you are interested in viewing the vehicle, you may come to CARDS & GIFTS Haddon and Sly Centre Fife Street Bulawayo The car may be viewed every day, all day long, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.m. till 1p.m. Please dont hesitate to contact Paul Office : 09 -76333 Mobile : 011 613 771 E Mail : jack@zol.co.zw

Employment

I am a 55 year old retired gentleman looking for a position as a Driver. Will start immediately. Contact Mr A Kennedy on 468943.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED
BLUE EYED HIGHLY EXPERIENCED GENTLEMAN 34 YEARS OF AGE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AROUND ZIMBABWE. 10 YEARS CATTLE EXPERIENCE. 4 YEARS STOCK FEED EXPERIENCE. LIMITED GAME RANCHING EXPERIENCE. WILLING TO WORK UNDER PRESSURE AND FOR THE RIGHT PERSON. SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION AND MY C.V., PLEASE CONTACT ME ON THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER: lou@zol.co.zw Tel : (09) 76333 (mornings only) Cell # 011-622-362

We need an experienced child minder to help take care of two babies, must be able to cook and handle a heap of washing and ironing. She should be a fit person as this job demands energy. Please contact Mark Van Blerk 67989 or 011 601 751.

am looking for a Housekeeper/Cook/Gardener - preferably 'old school', from a trustworthy home. I am needing to fill this position as soon as is possible. If the above is not available, then perhaps an 'old school' maid recommended from a trustworthy home - who could assist in basic watering, etc. My name is Helene Ireland - 011 616673. I will be in Mozambique from the 1st - 22nd October 2005 - my contact details are 00 258 293 82253. Regards and thank you for an excellent service.

GARDENER WANTED TO SHARE IN HILLSIDE SOUTH AREA (VICINITY BERYL DRIVE). MUST HAVE OWN ACCOMMODATION. POOL EXPERIENCE, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF GARDENING. PLEASE TELEPHONE 244004 BEFORE 10.00 AM. THANK YOU!

GARDENER required as a casual 2 days a week, must be able to wash cars. Phone Janet 230651 up to 3.

For Sale

For Sale:
Wine making bottles. A variety of sizes. Tennis racket. I also have various sized pieces of thick foam rubber. Does anybody want this?
Tel 233741 email: sajuda@netconnect.co.zw

We have a baby tender for sale - $2 500 000
Telephone: 011 621 468

ADVERT
BROWNING 9MM PISTOL in good condition, 2 magazines, holster, muffler and other extras available. Also with valid licence. OFFERS PLEASE call 011 206 283

For Sale:

Well constructed single car ports with asbestos roofing. $35 million or nearest cash offer.

Fencing standards (30mm & 25mm thick by 2.5m long) $150,000 each.

Fencing droppers (for standard 5 strand fence) 10mm x 1m lengths - $10,000 each, 16mm x 2m lengths $30,000 each. Telephone 880893.

I have a friend in the M.O.T.H.cottages who has 24 Books of Wilbur Smith, she wondered if anyone would be interested in buying them.Also a book called Splendours of Southern Africa by Gerald Cubitt (signed copy). Please e mail me at the_aylwards@gator.co.zw Thankyou.

FOR SALE
1) BOAT ON TRAILER: - 131/2 FOOT IMPALA HULL WITH FRONT DECK, 3 CUPBOARDS, LIVE WELL AND COOLER BOX. 2 CHAIRS AND ONE BASS CHAIR. 40HP JOHNSON MOTOR OPTIONAL.
2) NISSAN CABAL - BODY ON WHEELS. ENGINE PARTS SEPARATE
3) RENAULT CARAVELLE - BODY ON WHEELS
4) BEACH BUGGIE - BODY ON WHEELS
5) PIONEER CD FRONT LOADER
6) 17" MAG RIMS
7) TAPE PLAYER WITH 5" SCREEN
CONTACT : 091 323 390 OR 091 315 251

Houses/Flats/Offices

LOOKING FOR A 2 OR 3 BEDROOMED TOWN HOUSE, SECURE COTTAGE, OR FLAT TO RENT. PLEASE CONTACT LINDA LEMON ON 09 281428 OR CELL: 011 360033.

ARE you going away over the Christmas / New Year Period? I am returning to Bulawayo with two friends from Australia for a friends wedding. Would love to house-sit your home between 30th December and 8 January. We would prefer to stay in Kumalo or Hillside/Burnside areas. DSTV, swimming pool or tennis court highly sought after. Happy to offer suitable remuneration in return to cover electricity, water, board etc.... Don't leave your home unattended this summer!!!

Please contact tim.rae@worldvision.com.au for more details.

Anyone going away on holiday for long periods of time ---??? or just away for the weekend ---worried about who will feed the dogs and take care of your house --?? well no need to worry anymore --I am offering house -sitting services to you of which you can have peace of mind when away -- a caring middle aged person who loves animals and taking care of people .

Contact Ria Bolton at 56 Churchill road, Bellevue,Byo . Tel; 468817

Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom flat available for rent at Bentley Place, Suburbs. Please phone the Johnstones on 244155.

For rent:
Lovely house to let in Burnside. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lounge, dining room, etc. fully curtained. The property is fenced and gated with electric fence and security guards. Gardener provided. Would suit family or a couple. Very reasonable rental to approved tenants. Reply to e mail: ferryden@netconnect.co.zw

Looking for a house, only requirements are, GOOD borehole, three bedrooms, spacious. Khumalo, Suburbs, Hillside, Ilanda, Matsheumhlope etc. Contact Mark or Sue 242197, 0111601751 or 67989.

young couple needing a secure house.please can you assist in our search.the house is needed A.S.A.P.PLEASE CALL Tim on 011 622 729 or Sonia on 091393479

COTTAGE AVAILABLE

We have a nice cottage available - ideal for a single or couple as from 15.October for 2-4 months. (Please no pets!)It is fenced in, has its own small garden (fairly dry though at the moment), secure parking and comprises of a living/dining room with kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom with shower only.

Interested persons please phone Ulrike Leuschner on 241903 evenings

DOES ANYBODY HAVE A COTTAGE IN A SECURE GARDEN AND IS WILLING TO LET IT OUT TO A VERY YOUNG 62 YEAR OLD GRAN.

(FIRST CHOICE) IN THE VICINITY OF SUBURBS OR KUMALO BUT WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR A COTTAGE IN ANY OF THE LOW DENSITY SUBURBS.

PLEASE CONTACT MAY ON 233525 (HOME) after 5 OR BUSINESS PHONE 61188 / 67482.

Pets

We are looking for a couple of big young dogs for security as we have had a serious break in recently. We have a young child so the dogs must be very child friendly but ready to pounce on a real intruder. We will offer a loving home with lots of room for the right dogs. Does anyone know a reasonably priced supplier of security fencing (ie: electric or razor wire). We are also on the look out for another car (as our white 323 was stolen) ie 323 datsun 120y or other with alarm - up to 80million. If anyone sees a white Mazda 323 with black interior (and a few minor dents in the front) please call CID theft squad on 09 64047. Finally thankyou to everyone who has given us support and comfort during this time especially those at Whitestone chapel. Mr and Mrs Barry - contact 011875172 or 09 282842 Ex: 2207 or 8

A few Mirror's back someone was asking about SILKY CHICKENS. I have 2 silky roosters I want to give away. My contact number is 243007 mornings or evenings.

Other

Are there any stamp collectors out there who would like to take over my stamp collection as I will be leaving home soon. Judy Townshend Phone: 233741 sajuda@netconnect.co.zw

If anyone bought a set of girl's books (7 in the set) about a British nurse called "Sue Barton" from the Gallery Bookshop, please would you contact me. I accidentally sent them in for sale and would appreciate it if the person who bought them may sell them back to me if they are finished with them! Sharon Plaskitt 259884. Thanks!

Subject: [Everyone] URGENT - Stolen Laptop HP NX6110 {01}

Please would you do me a favour. Last night (9:10pm) on my way home from work, Id stopped at the intersection of 2nd & H. Chitepo. Before you could blink someone smashed my rear window and grabbed the laptop from the floor of the car behind the seat. If you wouldnt mind please forward this onto anyone you know who might have any information i.e. all IT suppliers etc and get back to me on the off chance that its mine. Im very angry and still in a state of shock. Seems that driving by oneself can prove hazardous to ones health. Make: HP Model: nx6110 Serial No CNU5111P8P Regards, Larry Greeff Group IT Manager Email: lgreeff@halsteds.co.zw "Just because something isn't broken doesn't mean that you can't fix it" Cell: + 263 091 326 027 Tel: + 263 04 753 964/71 Bus Fax: + 263 04 753 974

From: ilhussey@ecoweb.co.zw I am trying to get hold of Steve Vickers who does interviews for the BBC here in Zim. Every link I have tried so far has failed. I have a follow up story for the one he did this morning on Oliver Mtukudzi and his centre for talented young people in Zimbabwe.

Any help will be gratefully received.

Thanks,

Inez Hussey

Our baby boy is due to enter the world soon and we've planned a home- birth. However Bulawayo's resident midwife, Mrs Chamboko, is out of the country and we're having trouble finding someone to attend. We would be most grateful for any help in contacting a midwife/doctor who would assist with our home-birth. Please contact Alex or Dylan, 246059/ 011 408544

LOOKING FOR ENID CAMERON AND FAMILY

My father's uncle, Arthur Edward Lorch, left the UK as a teenager and moved to South Africa. He fought and was wounded in the Boer War and gained the rank of major fighting as Jan Smuts Aide de Camp in German East Africa (Tanzania)during WW1 and then went on to fight with the British in Palestine. He died in Capetown in the late 1950s. Arthur had an only son, also named Arthur, who died of wounds sustained in the Egyptian campaign during WW2. One of his two daughters, Enid Cameron, married and moved to Rhodesia. My guess is that she has probably passed away but her children and grandchildren are still living in Zimbabwe. Do you have any suggestions on how I could track them down?

Thank you so much,

Donatella Lorch dlorch@icfj.org

Wanted

Am looking (to buy or borrow) a copy of the Alzheimer's Carers' Handbook called "The 36-Hour Day". I don't remember the author or publisher, but found it invaluable when my own father was stricken with the condition. Unfortunately, we gave our copy away, so I would dearly like to find another one for a friend whose elderly husband is ailing. Also looking for a used single cab pick-up in good condition for farm use. Nissan/Toyota/Isuzu. Must be diesel. Will make good offer for the right vehicle. If you can help, please contact me on 011 230 708 or 246608. Thanks - Vanessa Bristow

GIRLS COLLEGE FLOWER CLUB
With our current fuel shortages and the general shortage of flowers we are experiencing tremendous difficulties in getting flowers for our Floral Arrangement Course. We would be most grateful if any of your readers could supply us with cut flowers. We would gladly work on a commercial basis if anyone feels they can help us out.
Please contact: Rosemary Micklesfield Phone No. 882329 Or the College on 258118/9

PLEASE, IF ANYONE HAS A REMOTE CONTROL FOR A PACE DECODER - MODEL DVR 500 I have the decoder but the remote is past its sell by, please contact Sheena, 281384 , 285681, 091 686 068 or 011 402 807

VIOLIN REQUIRED
DO YOU HAVE A VIOLIN MY DAUGHTER CAN BUY OR HIRE PLEASE PHONE CHARLES WAWN 011203168 OR 244160

Wanted
welding machine 220 volt or 380 volt
Malcolm Ross
Tele 09 64305
011 61 51 22

Looking for the billy blanks "TAE BO" work out on DVD please if any one has this that I can copy / Buy I would greatly appreciate it. PLEASE PLEASE! Contact me on (w) 460 460 or (cell) 091 220003 or email me on roseycoulter@hotmail.com

SEWING MACHINE WANTED - Please contact Lucy 64014 (mornings) or 247033 (afternoons & evenings)

WANTED : STUDY PACK FOR LEARNER PROFESSIONAL HUNTER - BOOKS REQUIRED INCLUDE, THE LEGISLATION, OLD EXAM PAPERS, SCI MEASUREMENTS, BALLISTICS IN PERSPECTIVE, LOG BOOK ETC. BUNDU BOOK SERIES ROBERTS BIRDS, COATES PALGRAVE TREES ETC. ANYONE HAVING ANY OF THESE THAT WOULD SELL THEM TO ME, PLEASE CONTACT - TRACY HOWARD ON 091 274 389

REQUIRED TO BUY :
ONE LADIES MOUNTAIN BIKE PLEASE PHONE 282691 (HOME) OR 011 881 327

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MIRROR CAN ONLY DEAL WITH E MAIL QUERIES, PLEASE DO NOT PHONE IN YOUR ADVERTS AND QUERIES... ONLY E-MAILS WILL BE CONSIDERED
DUE TO THE HORRENDOUS RISE IN THE COST OF LIVING, THE EDITH DULY NURSING HOME IS EMBARKING ON AN EXTENSIVE FUND RAISING DRIVE. WE ARE THE ONLY FRAIL CARE CENTRE IN THE WHOLE OF MATABELELAND AND WE NEED YOUR HELP URGENTLY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE PHOTOS OF OUR HOME AND SOME OF THE 56 VERY SPECIAL ELDERLY FOLK WHO RESIDE WITH US, PLEASE E MAIL ME ON magskriel@mac.com WE SINCERELY THANK ALL THE WONDERFULLY GENEROUS FOLK WHO HAVE HELPED US TO DATE.

ADVERTISERS !! All the adverts in the Morning Mirror are based purely on TRUST !! Please ensure you make the effort to pay for your adverts. All monies raised go towards Zimbabwe's precious "old" folk in one way or another. For information on how to pay for your advert e mail magskriel@mac.com