MORNING MIRROR EDITION 148 31 July 2005 +++++++++ Please remember to re-register on my website at http://www.morningmirror.africanherd.com/register.htm (to save me transfering you across to the new distribution system) +++++++++ ADVERTISERS !! PLEASE MAKE A DONATION FOR YOUR ADVERT PLEASE MAKE A CHEQUE TO "DATVEST" AND LET ME KNOW AT "magskriel@mac.com" A fund has been established at Datvest to assist pensioners with their medical needs. For further information contact magskriel@mac.com. Donations to Edith Duly Nursing Home are also most welcome. Edith Duly has several "Special" patients who are afforded a large amount of assistance with their monthly costs. ADVERTISERS -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DONATIONS !! Donation Fund open to inspection. ++++++++ IN THIS EDITION 1 THE BROEKIE BRIGADE 2 SMALLS - NOTICES 3 MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 4 THOUGHTS 5 CONGRATULATIONS 6 CONDOLENCES 7 TIDBITS +++++++++++++++++ THE BROEKIE BRIGADE It only becomes obvious when the little girls come home for the summer holidays..... The rest of the year I am secure in the belief that a) There is something wrong with my mirror and b) that my clothes shrink in the wash AND C) that we have strong moral values in our home !! But when the Little Girls come home - the TRUTH EMERGES !! It is the festooning of the bathroom that really gets to me. Our staunch Catholic family traditions are being horribly eroded by our underwear. I can cope with the shoes sizes, we are all identical - a perfect English Size 4. I can cope with the bra sizes, we are all virtually identical apart from a few gravity problems and under-wiring needed in the matriarch, but the broekies in the bathroom make me want to rush off to confession - literally.... Now most Zimbabwean mothers from the olden days were known to give broekie washing lessons to their offspring and at age three, my Little Girls were to be found perched on the wee little stool that grandpa made, leaning over the basin carefully washing their broekies every evening before bath-time. These days I am pretty sure the little darlings toss theirs into the washing machine and tumble dryer when they are away from Mother's eagle eye, but they dutifully wash them at home and hence the festoonation of the bathroom which makes father duck and cluck and makes me cringe. The reason being those awful things called "thongs" !! Now in my day - a broekie was a broekie. Good quality cotton was imperative, anything else was unhygienic, and of course , they always had to keep the kidneys warm to ward off the common cold !! Now, I ask you, what good does a thong do medically, physically, and mentally ? Mother would always insist that our underwear was in pristine condition "just in case we got knocked down by a car". Any errant piece of lace (modest in size and of course beige or white ONLY ) was immediately and carefully hand stitched. And trust me those bloomers lasted an awful long time so we probably only had a few pairs. Nowadays thanks to Victoria's secret, the Little Girls' broekie drawers are overflowing, mind you they are so minuscular (the broekies I mean) you could probably get a hundred of them into the family chest of drawers that used to take half a dozen. !! In my day there was etiquette in a pair of knickers - our revered headmistress (we were at an all girls' school) would insist on impromptu broekie inspection, and woe betide anyone who was wearing anything but the regulation wooly brown pantaloon that took a full yard of fabric to make. Anyone found in something a little more risqué was branded as a strumpet and outcast for days on end !! Now being of the old school, I have always been of the beige, cotton, full-cut broekie set...... But my strumpet daughters wear ( blush) all manner of unladylike undergarments. All induced by the High Priestess of the Pert Bottom - Kylie Mynogue no doubt !! Unmentionables like tangas, g strings, thongs in all sorts of garish colours like red and lime and even (shudder) black !! Festooned with slogans and even shriek (lace that is not beige )!! What is the world coming too I shudder to think....... +++++++++ NOTICES WEZ Wildlife and Environment Zimbabwe - Matabeleland Branch 30th Annual Game Census in Hwange - 16 to 19 September 2005 We require several more teams of counters (min 2) for this annual research exercise. All vacant water points are in the South of the Main Camp area requiring 4x4s.There are a few requiring standard vehicles only. We may also be able to put you in touch with others to make up teams. Basic requirements are teams of a minimum of 2 people with a vehicle. You will be in the field counting from midday Saturday 17th to Sunday 18th September. There is to be a pre-count familiarisation on 23rd August (and a presentation on the Matopos), to clarify what you are required to do. If you are interested please contact Margie Pearce. Home 09-247009 Office 09-75251 / 77032 Cell 011 218 314 afdawn@telconet.co.zw margiespearce@yahoo.co.uk +++++++ The BULAWAYO MAYORAL ELECTION itself will be on Saturday 13th August. It is really important that we all get out there and vote our current Mayor, Japhet NDABENI-NCUBE, back into office. He has achieved a remarkable amount under very difficult and often hostile conditions. Bulawayo still has a functioning City Council - let's keep it that way. YOUR VOTE COUNTS. For this Mayoral Election you must vote in the Ward where you are registered. So far we only have 4 polling stations in Ward 4 - Waterford Primary School - Leeside Shopping Centre - Tennyson Primary School - Ascot Shopping Centre. YOUR VOTE COUNTS !! +++++ CRIME AWARENESS BULAWAYO UPDATE written and compiled by Tracey Burns 29/07/05 British Statesman in the 18th Century - Edmunde Burke said "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." There are a number of con-artists out there, taking advantage of the various situations that have being beset upon us at these tumultuous times. On this update I shall mention a few tricks that these guys use with regards to the "lack of fuel" situation. TRICKSTERS WITH FUEL One man was approached by one of these so-called "businessman" and decided to buy 8 drums of fuel for himself. He sent his driver to the designated place with the drums and the driver was met by this con-man, who said he would return in half an hour with the drums full. After waiting one hour the driver suspected something. He returned to his employer who then came back with the driver and along the way found one of his drums dumped on the side of the road - empty. This con-man walked away with 7 drums - worth a great deal. Thank goodness no money changed hands or the fact that he could have held the driver at gun point and walk off with the money as well! In a queue in Harare, one con-man approached various vehicles stating that they were using the coupon system of which he would issue the coupon on receipt of the money ($10 000 per litre) for 20 litres of fuel. Once the owners of the vehicles arrived at the pumps they could fill up with the 20 litres. About 40 cars were approached and each one paid - that amounts to $ 8 000 000. Finally the pumps opened and the first car with the so-called coupon gave it to the petrol attendant who was totally confused. When it was finally assessed by the garage as to what had taken place, and that the various people had been conned out of their money, the man had long gone. There is a guy going around calling himself "Albert Ndhlovu" who gives a cell phone number in order to sell you fuel - some people have handed over money and guess what - never to see the man again and the cell phone numbers that he is giving out belong to various people who know nothing about what the complainant is on about. There is also a man going around saying he is from NOCZIM, has all the necessary identity cards etc, with the NOCZIM logo - he has conned a number of people out of their money. PHONE the necessary place in order to find out if this man is legitimate or call the police. I would like to know the name of that person so that I could inform you in my next update. Water in fuel and people emptying their containers completely are really messing up their engines. There is far too much residue in the fuel these days, so DO NOT empty the container totally. When decanting into other containers, make sure these containers are clean with no cooking oil, or car oil or a mixture of diesel or petrol, as again this will cause hassles with your car engine. HOUSEHOLD SECURITY - RESISTANCE DEVICES The most obvious points of entry for any burglar are downstairs doors, windows and upstairs windows next to a flat roof or tree. All the sophisticated gadgetry in the world is of no use unless the boundary basics - solidly constructed and well-secured doors and windows - are taken care of. If your door or window frames are old, weak or falling apart, the best lock in the world will not protect you. Wooden door frames in old houses present special problems. A burglar will be able to make a gap with a crowbar. To protect this area, purchase a full-length aluminium or steel edge guard that can be attached to the door frame adjacent to the lock-bold. Doors with glass panels can be protected by a metal grille. All doors should be solidly mounted, with the hinge screws extending well into the wall/door frame. Ideally, the door should open towards you with the hinges on the inside. Doors with exterior hinges (common in some homes) are a major risk. All a burglar has to do is drive the pins up and lift the door from the frame. Burglar bars should be installed on all Windows which are left open, downstairs and upstairs, if you don't have an alarm system. CONTACTS FOR..... I have contacts for the following reliable companies/individuals to install or go to: Wrought Iron / Burglar Bars and Fences and Electric Fences Self Defence Classes - vital for any woman living in Zimbabwe - helps you when you go overseas too!! Interior and Exterior Alarms Just contact me and I will give you all the necessary details. Phone or email me. POST TRAUMATIC STRESS You will suffer with various symptoms after a hijacking, attempted hijacking or armed robbery, like Sleep disturbances flash backs nightmares mood swings chronic fatigue - usually a day or two after the incident has taken place memory impairment headaches eating disorders diminished interest in surroundings Please contact me so that I can visit, or if you want to get out of the vicinity, you are welcome to visit me. The main thing here, is that I have gone through a violent attack myself, and understand exactly what you have gone/going through. Our support group is also fantastic, but not necessary if you want to deal with me directly. There are a great deal of you out there that have gone through exactly the same as others, you can help each other, join us, we have a good time together and support each other greatly. APPEAL Yes, again I appeal for help. Whatever you can give, be it money, desperately needed fuel or a service etc, would be greatly appreciated. A few companies responded to my appeal previously and I mean a few, which will only help out for a little longer into maybe 2006. The Trust survives solely on donations by the public and private sectors for donations, and our services, including the updates are all free, for you, the public. Do I start charging for this information that I feel is vital for your survival in Zimbabwe? The Bulawayo Trust has only me running the whole show - which I thoroughly enjoy - and I do not want to see it closed, as it has helped a number of victims in and around Bulawayo. Please help wherever you possibly can, as every cent helps our survival and I still want to give it back to victims who need some support. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLES The red Mazda 323 is still around at various banks - watch out for it and if it follows you, drive immediately to a police station. Other suspicious vehicles at Stanbic Bank Belmont are: Silver Mazda, a Red Datsun and a Toyota pickup - AAA 6899. If you see a vehicle outside a property near your home, with one or two guys inside, and you know it does not belong in that area, phone respective neighbours to check and then phone the police. DO NOT attempt to ask them yourself, they could be armed. WATCHERS There are a great deal of vehicles being stolen from homes at all hours of the day and night. I would like to suggest to those who would like to offer their services of being a "watcher" in their particular suburb or route to work, that they get in touch with me with their full name, address and phone number who I could then phone and if a car has been stolen in that particular area, then I can contact that person who could then look out for it. I have the maps so can plot a radius and the "watchers" could just look out for it. If you are interested in helping each other, and help these poor people get their only cars back, get in touch with me. All details are confidential and if you are not interested in contacting the police, when you have located a vehicle, just phone me and I will deal with the police directly. HOT LINES Tracey Burns direct: 011-701 323 Immediate assistance: 62611 EMRAS and information passed onto Police and myself. SUPPORT GROUP Please keep the third Tuesday of every month free at 2:00 pm, for the support group if you are a victim of hijacking, attempted hijack and house robberies. We are there for each other and we do not charge victims who contact us for care-giving. So please call me to confirm you are attending. The service is all free, that is why we depend on the public and private sectors to help us survive. TALKS Please contact me for any talks for schools, companies, groups or questions on individual security, etc on crime@mweb.co.zw or cell phone no: 011-701 323 for your bookings. POSTAL ADDRESS: P O Box 6191, Hillside, Bulawayo Tracey Burns UNQUOTE ++++++ The Bulawayo Publicity Association wishes to thank Mr Billy Knox of B K Painters and Decorators for generously repainting the Zebra Crossing free of charge in front on the Milton Senior School entrance on L Takawira Ave. On Behalf of the parents and residents of Bulawayo we than you Mr Knox. +++++++++ Organ Recital by Walter Klauss at St.John's Cathedral Performing Arts Bulawayo presents an organ recital by Walter Klauss on Tuesday 16 August 2005 at 5.15 p.m. in St.John's Cathedral, George Silundika Street. No advance booking, entrance $30 000, members $20 000. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV549 John Stanley: Three Voluntaries Maurice Duruflé: Variations on "Veni Creator" J.G.Walther: Partita on "Jesu, meine Freude" Leon Boëllmann: Ronde Française Henry Mulet: Toccata: "Tu es Petra" Walter Klauss is well known to the Zimbabwe musical community, having given several recitals in Harare and Bulawayo and he has also conducted Musicamp, as he will again this year. Since 1976 he has been Director of Music at All Souls Church in New York and in 1998 retired as Professor of Music at Long Island University where he was awarded the status of Professor Emeritus. He is the founder and conductor of the Musica Viva concert series in New York, has been guest conductor of festival choruses and led several workshops in choral conducting and performance technique. ++++ Zimbabwe Open Squash Championships to be held in Bulawayo from 5 - 7 August 2005 at Suburbs Squash Club. Entries from Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Come and watch top players in action. ++++++++ Subject: RE: CHILD DEATHS How many young children are killed or maimed for life, due to the irresponsibility and thoughtlessness of their parents? We all claim to care so much for our offspring, and yet many of us simply cannot see the need to restrain children with seatbelts in their cars. Just the other day, I drove alongside a young mother whose 2 to 3 year old child was standing between the front bucket seats of her car. She ignored my appeal. Any road incident such as a dog on the road, would result in the mother slamming on the breaks before thinking of her child being propelled virtually at the speed that the car was travelling, forwards onto the dashboard or onto or through the windscreen. The consequences of those few seconds would be too terrible to bear for the rest of one's life. If you see an unrestrained children in a car, wind down your window and politely ask the driver to do the sensible thing. ++++++++ The BULAWAYO MAYORAL ELECTION itself will be on Saturday 13th August. It is really important that we all get out there and vote our current Mayor, Japhet NDABENI-NCUBE, back into office. He has achieved a remarkable amount under very difficult and often hostile conditions. Bulawayo still has a functioning City Council - let's keep it that way. YOUR VOTE COUNTS. For this Mayoral Election you must vote in the Ward where you are registered. So far we only have 4 polling stations in Ward 4 - Waterford Primary School - Leeside Shopping Centre - Tennyson Primary School - Ascot Shopping Centre. YOUR VOTE COUNTS !! ++++++++ SMALLS 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 +++++++ Family of four seeking a lift to Beira from Bulawayo between Tuesday 2nd August and Thursday 4th August. Will pay their way. Contact email: girls@mweb.co.zw or tel: 09 280844 ++++ EXTERNAL MODEM I am looking for a V.90 56K Standard Fastlink Modem.It is one of the first external modems to come out and up until now was available in South Africa. Why!!!! one would ask !!!! Well I live on a farm at Turk Mine and due to the line (or lack of one from time to time) this modem seems to be the only compatible one for out here!!! I have two brand new modems one a Duxbury 56k and one USB e-modem UM9100-W which I am willing to swap or if you have one of these modems laying around and have no use for it I am willing to pay for it. I can be contracted by e-mail portwe@mweb.co.zw or phone 085 284 or if you cannot get through you can leave a message with Gay Wilde @ 09 68910 Monday,Wednesday & Friday 8.00 to 13.00pm. Many thanks Midge Joubert. ++++++++ CELL . COM CELLPHONE & COMPUTER SALES & SERVICES SOFTWARE REPAIRS FOR MAJOR BRAND UNLOCKING OF NETWORK DEDICATED CELLPHONES ALL REPAIRS DONE BY QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS COMMISSION SALES FOR CELLPHONE'S & COMPUTER'S FOR SALE NOKIA 6210'S NOKIA 5110'S ERICSSON T28 CELLPHONE ACCESSORIES(FACES,POUCHES,BATTERIES,MP3'S,ANIMATED LOGOS,CHARGERS,ETC......) COMPUTER ACCESSORIES(BLANK CD'S& DVDS,KEYBOARDS,MICE,RAM,USB EXPANSION CARDS,SOUNDCARD'S,MODEM'S,ETC...) CALL IN @ CELL . COM 136 G/SILUNDIKA BTWN 14TH & 15TH AVE BULAWAYO TEL/FAX 09-60361 CELL 011-619281 / 023815700 / 023-821899 EMAIL davidccrewe@yahoo.co.uk +++++ FOR SALE Teak Garden suite (6 chairs and rectangle table - slatted) Teak Garden Bench White Outdoor furniture (round table 6 chairs) 2 x Ottomans Mahogany centre coffee table - large Mahogany side table - matching above Oregon Pine coffee table Computer Table Small round dinning table with 4 chairs Other coffee tables Framed Prints Assortment of workshop tool (Spanners etc.) Please call 023240887 or email: ckelly@zol.co.zw +++++++ Young Couple with two toddlers desperately seeking accommodation house or cottage would do ( cannot afford more than $2m but will look after your property) contact Mervyn 091 803 140 or Sirena 011 220 635 ++++ River Cafe Come on everybody the days are warming up and the River Cafe is waiting for you to visit. Attractive partitions are now up to keep the chill off your legs on the colder days, but the sun is warming up and a table out on the lawn for lunch or morning tea is looking more and more inviting. Stanley's scones, milk tart or chocolate cake are always delicious or treat yourself to a juicy steak, or half chicken and chips or try one of our delectable salads or pasta's at lunchtime. Mike is away for the month of August but Darlene and Karen will be there to make sure you are looked after. So we welcome you to relax and have a suburb meal at the River Cafe any day that suits you. For bookings please phone 091 413729. ++++ PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Specialists in painting, plumbing, carpentry, partitioning, glazing, electrical and all the general maintenance and renovations of residential and commercial properties. For a FREE quotation please E-mail to treasured@coolgoose.co.uk or phone 02375594 +++++++ WANTED-MINATURE JACK RUSSELL We are desperately wanting a brown/white Jack Russell puppy, preferably a female but will accept a male. He or she will have a wonderful, loving home. We will pay whatever you want to charge! Please contact us on the address below. Donation will be given to Datvest. Ray and Louise Munro Umguzaan Farm P O Box 36 BULAWAYO Tel: 087-262 +++++++ OLDE WORLDE ITEMS FOR SALE 0024 Marante Solid Wooden Door $1 700 000,00 0026 Small Oregan Pine Table $ 800 000,00 0029 Small Teak Barley Twist Rimpy Stool $ 600 000,00 0030 Small Teak Plain Rimpy Stool $ 500 000,00 0031 1 Set of Teak French Doors with Aerated Metal Panels $3 000 000,00 0032 1 Set of Oregan Pine French Doors - (With 6 Glass Panels) $2 800 000,00 0034 One Mukwa Telephone Table/Trolley $1 600 000,00 0035 One English Oak Dining Room Chair $ 700 000,00 Contact: Mrs Lorraine Pridgeon on 233556 or 091 246 121 ++++++++++ Looking for a lift to Joburg leaving Bulawayo either 5th or 6th August. Please Contact: Gwen: 011 622 692 Samantha: 011 622 698 ++++ FOR SALE 15" Dia. Table Fan oscillating in good working order. 15" Dia on stand oscillating also in good working order. Singer Table model 287 zig zag machine in good working order. I can be contacted by land line in Byo, No 201290 any morning before 8.30 am, or by email marrup@gatorzw.co.uk or if by phone also in the evening up to 9.30 pm. If by chance you no longer do the Mirror please let me know. Thank you. Rupert G Durand. 4 Birch Ave, Romney Park, Bulawayo. +++++++ FOR SALE Teak Garden suite (6 chairs and rectangle table - slatted) Teak Garden Bench White Outdoor furniture (round table 6 chairs) 2 x Ottomans Mahogany centre coffee table - large Mahogany side table - matching above Oregon Pine coffee table Computer Table Small round dinning table with 4 chairs Other coffee tables Framed Prints Assortment of workshop tool (Spanners etc.) Please call 023240887 or email: ckelly@zol.co.zw +++++++ FOR SALE : INDUSTRIAL ICE MAKER : Makes 15 x 15Kg Ice Blocks in 24 Hours - Good Money Spinner DRAYLON LOUNGE SUITE (Maroon) - Good condition H.C.O CANE FURNITURE, GARDEN SET WITH CUSHIONS, Contact Nick on Byo 60354 or email nickelaine@comone.co.zw +++++ SOMETHING-ELSE ENTERPRISES Anyone interested in stationery for school or office, I have the following available : PVC re-usable book covers A4 Bantex space cases Ass pencils (with eraser on back, ass HB Staedtler, triangular pencils) Jumbo wax crayons Pencil crayons 12 and 24 sets Triangular pencil crayons (for infants) ON SPECIAL Wax twisters Scissors Erasers/sharpeners Click eraser and refills Rulers Glue sticks Clutch pencil leads 0.5mm Pentel superb (green) Maths sets Set squares (45 & 60 degree) Accessible files (red) Post-it flags Stick-it notes (ass sizes) Permanent markers (green & red) Correxion fluid (18ml bottle and 7ml pens both with metal tip) Staples 26/6 Memo cube refills Ring reinforcements (pvc) 6 pcs Glitter glue sets Cutter knives (small and medium) Clipboard masonite Give me a call soonest. Debbie 091708432 / 243846 ++++++ LIFT OFFERED To Gabarone on 26th August leaving in the morning and returning on the 3rd or 4th of September. If anyone needs a lift please contact me Carmen Revitt on: 023 420941 ++++ "Accommodation Required: - Single, mature gentleman,( recently transferred from Harare to Bulawayo,) requires town-house / garden- flat to rent / buy. Please contact Andy on 011-602702 or chase@zol.co.zw" +++++ "Servac are desperately trying to clear space in their workshops and are trying to contact the following customers whose machines cannot be repaired and have not been collected. Mr S.T. Keefer Baby Hoover washing machine - brought in 15 March 2004, address in Famona Mr J. Joubert GEC twin tub - brought in 12 December 2002, address in Bradfield Mrs Labuschagne Phillips Double action twin tub - brought in 28 April 2003, address in Woodville Mrs Foster Baby Hoover washing machine - brought in 23 August 2001, address at Coronation Cottages Mr G. Meya Hoovermatic twin tub - brought in 2 November 2004, address in Cardiff St Belmont Mr P. Mkwananzi Kelvinator automatic washing machine - brought in 16 December 2002, address in Famona Mrs S. Stanton Defy twin tub - brought in 22 January 2003, address in Mbalabala Mr M. Burns Hoover twin tub washing machine - brought in 30 May 2001, address in Riverside Mrs Carcary Hoovermatic twin tub - brought in 1 December 2004, address in Hillside If we do not hear from the owner of the machines by 30 August we will have no option but to send the machines to public auction and give the proceeds to the Guardians Fund. Please bring your copy of the job card made out when the machine was brought to us, or suitable proof of ownership. We are also appealing for customers who know that their fridges, washing machines or other appliances have been in our workshops for some time to contact Mike Mabhena in our workshops and find out the status of the machines and to arrange collection or delivery. We have several appliances that cannot be repaired and many we have been unable to source spare parts for, as well as units waiting for customers who are attempting to source spare parts themselves. Servac 19-21 Bristol Road North Belmont Bulawayo Tel 76280 - 63481 - 76030 email: servac@netconnect.co.zw" ++++++++ Miscellaneous For Sale : Fridge for Sale New from South Africa. Size : 150cm high by 70cm wide Make : K. I. C. Price : $16 000 000-00 Contact Debbie on 78462-3 or 66893 to view. ++++++ For Sale. Single phase submersible borehole . Includes borehole pump, 50mts 40mm PVC pipe,50mts 1,5mm x 4c swa cable, 50mts 1,5mm x 3c control cable,phase angle complete (control box ) Motor not working. offers over $18,000,000. email bfox@mweb. co.zw. Tel 286642. +++++++ WATER DELIVERIES - 5000litre - 15000litre Loads, delivered Bulawayo. Please contact Debbie on 471456 -8, Cell 091351310 or e-mail debbo@netconnect.co.zw ++++ We are needing a home with a granny flat/cottage, tennis court and borehole. Our contact details are ; Danny Friend - 011 403 699 At home - 241955 ++++++++ 15" Dia. Table Fan oscillating in good working order. 15" Dia on stand oscillating also in good working order. Singer Table model 287 zig zag machine in good working order. I can be contacted by land line in Byo, No 201290 any morning before 8.30 am, or by email marrup@gatorzw.co.uk or if by phone also in the evening up to 9.30 pm. ++++++++ "FINE THINGS" - 15th Avenue / Main Street in Alliance Electrical. I sell antiques, collectables, china, Crystal and silver. There are some lovely items in my shop at present and if you don't see what you are looking for, ask - I must just have it! I am looking to buy an old oak or teak dining-room suite rather urgently, and am also looking for any quality items, including jewellery, and especially crystal. Tele : 091 370 504 +++++ The SPCA shop would appreciate donations of all unwanted household goods including records, books, tapes, dress patterns, magazines. We rely on the generosity of the Bulawayo public to keep our shop stocked. You will find us on R. Mugabe Way between 14th and 15th Avenues. We do not open on a Monday morning. +++++ DENTIST'S NOTICE: Dr. Webster Musiya (BDS, Germany - Dental Surgeon) Dear Patient: Please note that our new premises are situated at: No. 1 Thornton Avenue Corner R. Mugabe Way (right next to Hartsfield Rugby Ground) Parkview P.O. Box 1268 Bulawayo Zimbabwe Tel. +263 9 62402 or +263 9 72194 (work) Fax +263 9 63489 Tel. +263 9 241719 (residence) Mobile +263 11 411 633 Email: musiyaw@netconnect.co.zw dowebbmusiya@yahoo.co.uk +++++ BEAT THE LOAD SHEDDING!! BAZOOKA LIGHTS ONLY Z$750,000 EACH! ******************************************** KEEP WARM IN LUXURY THIS WINTER! DOUBLE THICKNESS 'MINK' BLANKETS SIZE 200 X 240cm ONLY Z$800,000 EACH! ******************************************** QUALITY USED TYRES AT BARGAIN PRICES! MANY SIZES AVAILABLE AT LOW LOW PRICES ANOTHER CONTAINER ARRIVING SOON!! ******************************************** WE ALSO HAVE THE 'HARRY POTTER' JUMPING CASTLE FOR HIRE (PRIVATE PARTIES ONLY) AVAILABLE FOR HALF & FULL DAY RENTALS ******************************************** COME TO: J & J ENTERPRISES 10 BRISTOL ROAD SOUTH (NEXT TO ANDERSON MOTORS) BELMONT BULAWAYO CALL CAROL & JOHNNY GALLAGHER 09-65731 jandjentp@africaonline.co.zw ++++ HOUSE WANTED TO BUY We are looking to buy two "old" houses in the Suburbs area - does anyone want to sell ?? Phone 460361/2 and ask for Mrs Nel. ++++++ Please mail my advert for me. I am a mature, blue eyed,non-drinking, single gentleman and have been given notice on my cottage.Please if there is a one or two bedroomed cottage to rent will they get hold of me. Hennie 011 622 441 or at work 77827. +++++++ Please also advertise AN AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE for sale $6,000,000.00 or nearest cash offer. Thankyou. I will donate $300,000.00, please let me know where to send or deliver the cheque. Thankyou. Hennie Cloete ++++ From: "Carole Rose" i would like to buy an over-locker in good condition , Many thanks Carole Rose ++++ DEEP FREEZE NEEDED ....UPRIGHT OR CHEST TYPE EMAIL colrosec@mweb.co.zw MATURE DOMESTIC WORKER SEEKS EMPLOYMENT - EXCELLENT REFERENCES, RELIABLE, HONEST, IN FACT A DELIGHTFUL WOMAN E MAIL duvetdown@yahoo.com +++++++ Wood Warehouse in Belmont has a vacancy for a bicycle Messenger. Applicant must have a good knowledge of Bulawayo. He needs experience in dealing with banks, ZIMRA, NSSA etc. be honest and reliable. Only applicants with relevant References need apply. Please phone Jackie on 67731/2 for an interview date and time. +++++ I am a recently retired 55 year old gentleman who holds a clean Class 4 drivers licence looking for a position as a driver. Willing to start as soon as possible. Telephone Mr A Kennedy on 468943 +++ Office Space Available In Suburbs House. We are looking for someone to share a 3 bedroom house. All rooms have built in cupboards and plenty of natural light. There is a communal kitchen and bathroom. If you are interested please email Michelle on bfa@gatorzw.co.uk to make arrangements to view. ++++ OFFER FOR A :- SECRETARY / RECEPTIONIST / TYPIST / GENERAL OFFICE Our company is looking for a competent VIBRANT lady to join our small happy team. We require someone to help us brighten up our offices. She will be comfortably employed as a Secretary / Receptionist / Typist and general office work. The atmosphere and working conditions are first class. Please email your CV to ythomson@mweb.co.zw along with your contact telephone numbers for us to reply to you. She may also phone 011 213 945 for more exciting details, we need her to start as soon as possible. +++++ OUTPOST - Stories of the Rhodesian Police. If there is anyone out there who has this book and doesn't really want it, then I'd be willing to buy it from you. Please contact me on: 011 614 254 or 091 256 496. ++++++++++ We are looking for either an Econet(091) or Netone(011) line to buy. If anyone can help. Please contact me on: 011 614 254 or 091 256 496. ++++++ ZIMBABWE STAMPS WANTED Looking for post 1985 unmounted mint sets and accumulations A variety of financial arrangements can be concluded in exchange africanoracle@msn.com ++++++++ For Sale Sanyo stereo system comprising of cd player, double tape deck, radio and separate speakers. $5,000,000.00 Philips double cassette player with radio $1,000,000.00 Hoover $2,000,000.00 Pine baby tender comprising of baby bath, changing table, three drawers and cupboard. $4,000,000.00 LG Touch and Think Microwave - $5,000,000.00 Contact Charmaine on oreilly@netconnect.co.zw or Trevor on 091 339 022 +++++++ EDITH DULY NURSING HOME ON QUEENS ROAD HAS SOME FREE RUBBLE IF ANYONE NEEDS ANY FOR A BUILDING PROJECT. PHONE MATRON BREWSTER ON 205769 +++++ Wanted Second hand/new 2 X garage doors (either shutter type or normal up and over type) 200 Bags PC 15 Cement 10 x Rolls 4 1/2 inch Brick Force 115mm 10 x Rolls 9 inch Brick Force 230 mm 5 x 6mm x 115 Wall Plates (Timber)/6mtr Length 1 x 1 Kg Wire Nails 4 inch 8 x Sheets Asbestos Roofing 3m 9 x Sheets Asbestos Roofing 3.6m 1 x Kg Roofing Screws for Sheeting 1 x only NU-Way Seal (washers for above) 2x Door Frame 813 x 2032 x 150mm 1 x only Window Frame NG 9 (Garage) 2 x only Window Frames C4H 7 x 150 x 5.4m x 38 beams 7 x 150 x 5.4m x 50 beams 2 x solid door ( Keybadd Double Clad) Preferably delivered to Vic Falls. Please email prices. Email - hilary.stevens@gmail.com ++++++ sonny Which is Cleaner - a Soda Can or a Toilet Seat? This incident happened recently in North Texas . We need to be even more careful everywhere. A woman went boating one Sunday, taking with her some cans of cold drink which she put in the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken into Intensive Care Unit and on Wednesday she died. The autopsy revealed a certain Leptospirosis caused by the can of cold drink from which she had drunk, not using a glass. A test showed that the can was infected by dried rat urine and hence the disease Leptospirosis. Rat urine contains toxic and deathly substances. It is highly recommended to wash thoroughly the upper part of soda cans before drinking out of them as they have been stocked in warehouses and transported straight to the shops without being cleaned. A study at NYCU showed that the tops of soda cans are more contaminated than public toilets (i.e).. full of germs and bacteria. So wash them with water before putting them to the mouth to avoid any kind of fatal accident. +++++++ Need to relax, and get away. Why not hire our self catering chalet in Milibizi, sleeps up to 8. For further details please contact Helen on 880770/1 or Andre on 61483 / 091 953 210 Green safe for sale: 2x2x4 ft $20 million please contact Andre on 61483 or 091 953 210 +++++++ Mr & Mrs Torres of Coghlan Avenue of Kumalo are desperately keen to employ a respectable, hones male domestic who is also prepared to do some work in the garden. Accommodation provided. Tel 238704 ++++++ 7 AUGUST 2005 ALL ZIMBABWEAN CHRISTIANS( & those who support their cause) WHEREVER THEY MAY BE, WILL BE FASTING FOR ZIMBABWE UNTIL 4PM . PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERY ZIMBABWEAN CHRISTIAN YOU KNOW. DO NOT BE THE ONE WHO DOESN'T PASS ON THIS MESSAGE. +++ For sale: Goldstar convection microwave (Intellowave) in very good condition $6 000 000. o.n.c.o. Phone 091221940/241662 ++++ YES I am STILL looking - and getting pretty desperate: for my dream vehicle: 4 wheel drive, diesel, air con , power steering...... Do not really want a pick up as I prefer a station wagon style but do try me if you have something I should consider. Late model. 4 wheel and diesel absolute, everything else optional Do you have it?? Please contact me either at this email or call Wendy at 018 475. ++++ OFFER FOR A :- SECRETARY / RECEPTIONIST / TYPIST / GENERAL OFFICE Our company is looking for a competent VIBRANT lady to join our small happy team. We require someone to help us brighten up our offices. She will be comfortably employed as a Secretary / Receptionist / Typist and general office work. The atmosphere and working conditions are first class. Please email your CV to ythomson@mweb.co.zw along with your contact telephone numbers for us to reply to you. She may also phone 011 213 945 for more exciting details, we need her to start as soon as possible. +++ LOOKING FOR A GOOD HOME FOR TESSA (2 YR OLD BOXER) AND ROXY (2 YR OLD FOX TERRIER). CELL 011 410 269 E.MAIL target@mweb.co.zw +++++ I lost touch with Moira Kennedy who used to live at Mokombi Estate, Guravi some time ago and while searching on the internet to see if I could find her I found a mention in your paper. Would you be able to pass on my email address to her and ask her to get in contact if she would like to? I live in Cornwall and my email address is Isabellamacronies@yahoo.com. Julia Berryman +++++++ CONDOLENCES Elaine Meadon-Kendrick: from all those pupils who went through her patient, expert remedial care. She will always be remembered with love, admiration, and thanks. MHDSRIP. The Slooten family, Napier,NZ . +++++++ Elaine Meaden Kendrick. A woman who transformed the lives of the young. Elaine was not an easy person to work with! Few saints ever are One of the problems of the modern world is the perception of the saintly life which is seen through a lens which paints pictures of pretty holy men and women of God in lurid technicolour. The kitchy and wimpish portraits on cards sold by the millions in the Christian world. Real saints are very different people .....they are tough, rugged, ruthless and single minded. They have pledged themselves to a mission in this world by using their God given talents to reach a glorious eternity in the next. Elaine was one of this remarkable and dedicated band. The rule which governed her life is set out clearly in the Gospel of Matthew 18.1-14 and 25. 31-46. Read The Book for the insight that it gives into the working of her soul. But verses like this sum things up, "I tell you solemnly, in so far as you did this to the least of my brothers of mine , you did it to me." And, " See that you never dispise any of these little ones , for I tell you that their angels in Heaven are continually in the presence of my Father...". And again, " It is never the will of your Father that any one of these little ones should be lost." Yes Elaine was the shepherdess who would go out always to rescue that one lost sheep. The child lost in the educational wilderness of dyslexia, attention deficit and hyyperactivity. Back in the flock the wounds from loss of self esteem she treated and healed and young people became whole again. But woe betide anyone who obstructed the rescue mission. She fell on them like a panther from a tree and visited on the callous and the uncaring a mauling that few would forget. I saw Elaine from two perspectives, as a professional colleague and as a client parent. That is how this portrait comes to you and it does not pretend in any way to be a history of her life. Like her brother George she was first and foremost a language expert and her deep insights into the working of the English Language gave her the skills to remedy the numerous impairments found amongst the young and their effective use of the medium. The manufacture of new apparatus, as she called it, to deal with newly diagnosed dysfunctions was an on-going process and one to which she brought astounding creativity. Her armoury was made up of cupboard upon cupboard of apparatus. If a weapon did not exist to combat a problem she invented one. I brought my son to her for healing. His dyslexia, under achievement and lack of self esteem had brought him to crisis point. She healed him and made him whole and able to realise his own potential and use his talents. Today he is a surgeon Her round room at Palmer House today brings to mind something out of Harry Potter and Hogwarts. The ever present music, her familiars be they dogs ...in the early years Prudy the mastiff and later the sleek and somnolent cats, the old world trinkets and ornaments and the many cupboards filled with fascinating boxes There was something very Franciscan about the passions of her life. There was always music but nothing to immediately appeal to and distract her young clients. The last thing that she would ever do would be to condescend. One heard more often than not iBach or Mozart or her great favourite Mahler. There were always animals and during her last years at the College her many pampered stray cats. The adopted were forcibly and swiftly neutered because celibacy was the rule of the house. For their sacrifice they were rewarded with endless saucers of milk and kapenta. At one stage she took the crow population of Bulawayo under her wing so to speak. Her early morning feedings filled the skies with black wings and raucous caws. Palmer House was threatened with burial under guano. Peter Mundy rescued the College and gave her a serious talk about the filthy diseases of her new friends and if she did not desist in her work of avian mercy her would bring in a vermin control office with a shot gun to avert a potential plague. The crows left soon after and Elaine sulked for a short while. She was a great plantswoman and had a wonderful horticultural collection at home which she generously shared with the College and lovely things would appear in the beds outside her door. These were the things which made her so very special but I do not mourn now but give great praise to Him who made her.. I rejoice that now she is a free spirit again...freed from the cold and cruel prison of Alzheimers. Ian McCausland. ++++++++++ ALEX NISBET Passed away midnight July 23/24, 2005. Alex was a great gentleman, wonderful friend, genuine golfer etc - a man of many facets! He was "my favourite toy-boy" - but all the ladies wanted him as their favourite too! So, I became "senior chooser for toyboy" and we giggled like schoolgirls over the choosing. Alex was always "boy-of- honour" at all our girls/ladies evenings amidst much hilarity, fun and friendship. But, would sometimes ‘put me in my place or tell me off , too’. He was one of Pete’s best friends - a man to confide in, talk cuq to, laugh together or just share space with. And, of course - watch, talk and play golf! He lived with us for some time and was much adored by our dogs and cats, tho not always with his approval. My Mum loved challenging him at Scrabble and they both enjoyed awful "skit & donner" movies with much delight whilst my Dad enjoyed many conversations with him about their younger days in the insurance business in various places. Daughter, Rach, had already submitted her application to adopt him as a future toy-boy and son, Shon & his future wife & family had invited him to Ireland as had my family to Wales!Alex enjoyed most sports - if only the social side or watching on TV sometimes - but especially golf. With a long and very honourable history of office-bearing at numerous (and some very elite) clubs in various places over the years, he continued to support golf locally and particularly at his home-club, Hornung Park, even after he could no longer play.Above all, Alex was a much beloved father and grandfather. He was "gramps" to a couple of generations and friend to many. Far from perfect - thank heavens; that’s why he’ll remain so very special to so many people! FRIDAY 29/7 - KARIBA : A family service will be held at Alex’s favourite spot on the veranda at the Nisbet Home. A memorial will be held at Horning Park on Sunday 7th August. Further details in Morning Mirror and at Hornung Park Club. (Pete & Ro Harrison. Tel. 242685/091 301013) +++++++ Please would you be so kind as to place a notice in the Morning Mirror for us under condolences for MRS BERYL MUNRO passed away peacefully on the 31st July, 2005. May her dear soul rest in peace. RAY AND LOUISE +++++++ CONDOLENCES HOWARD STEVEN LEMMER REG BONO STELLA MCCULLAGH FREDERICK SMIT DAVISON KANHUKAMWE WILLIE WING JOAN WINIFRED HAMPSHIRE ANGELA SYKES ALEX NISBET ++++++++++ It is with the deepest sympathy that the Nisbet family advise of the passing of Alexander Nisbet on Sunday 24 July 2005. You will be greatly missed both as a father and a grandfather. Rest in peace Gramps. +++++++++ TIDBITS "Courage is the finest of human qualities because it guarantees all the others." - Winston Churchill - ++++++++++ He didn't like the casserole And he didn't like my cake. My biscuits were too hard... Not like his mother used to make. I didn't perk the coffee right He didn't like the stew, I didn't mend his socks The way his mother used to do. I pondered for an answer I was looking for a clue. Then I turned around and smacked him... Like his Mother used to do.