MORNING MIRROR EDITION 407 12 October2010 MORNING MIRROR WEB-SITE http://www.morningmirror.africanherd.com +++++++ ADVERTISERS !! Please contact magskriel@mac.com for information on how to place your advert. +++ PLEASE DO NOT PHONE THE EDITOR UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ..... ONLY E MAIL COMMUNICATION WILL BE DEALT WITH THANK YOU +++++++ Stop persecution against Roy Bennett! Please sign this petition http://www.thepetitionsite.com/263/justice-for-Roy-Bennett/ +++++++ 1) KEVLAR AND KABUL 2) NOTICES AND EVENTS 3) ROSES AND RASPBERRIES 4) CONGRATULATIONS 5) CONDOLENCES 6) PETS 7) GUARDIAN ANGELS AND DONATIONS 8) BULAWAYO NEWS 9) GOSSIP COLUMN 10) PERSONAL COLUMN 11) GWERU AND HARARE NEWS 12) WINING AND DINING 13) CATERING AND FOOD 14) ACCOMMODATION OUT OF ZIMBABWE 15) ACCOMMODATION IN ZIMBABWE 16) - PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE 17) VEHICLES 18) TRAVEL AND TOURS 19) COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS 20) LIFTS WANTED AND OFFERED 21) SEEKING FRIENDS 22) SITUATIONS VACANT 23) SITUATIONS WANTED 24) BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 25) SERVICES 26) HEALTH AND BEAUTY 27) TUITION 28) MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 29) WANTED TO BUY 30) CLOTHING AND FASHION 31) BOATS AND FISHING 32) DECOR AND HOME 33) TIDBITS ++++++++ KEVLAR AND KABUL When our youngest daughter invited me to go shopping with her, I had no idea that the shopping list was going to include a Kevlar Vest !! Now I know many women the world over have precious offspring in combat zones but this little creature is only five feet tall and weighs 50kgs !! So her bullet proof vest weighed nearly as much as she did. It was a heart stopping month. HeeHoo was stoically brave and supportive, knowing full well, having brought up this girl child, that there was no way on earth he would get her to change her mind. Embedded with the US Marines for three weeks and a week in that most exciting of cities Kabul, her destination was Afghanistan one of the most dangerous countries in the world, so naturally we were horrified. The camera equipment she and cameraman Mesh were taking, took up their entire travel weight allowance, so a lot of thought went into the packing.There were tense moments as Mom tried to advise on what kit to take but fortunately friend Seruscha, an ardent backpacker herself, came to the rescue and tossed out many unnecessary items !! Other shopping purchases included the compulsory head scarves and the important burqa without which a mere woman would not dare venture anywhere in this sad war torn country. The head scarves and giant sized helmet were vital as they doubled as protection from the fine talcum powder sand which encroached on every corner and crevasse of one's body, camera and computer equipment. Many things were learned along the way. Things like "do not believe the sleeping bag label" If it says warm to minus five degrees it is lying, no sleeping bag is ever warm enough in the desert. !! We learned to take care when choosing ones back pack, a tiny frame needs a tiny backpack no matter how much one needs to stuff into it !! We learned that only one pair of ankle high waterproof boots is necessary plus a pair of Bata patta patters for the shower. We learned that good socks are more important than any single item of clothing. We learnt that when one is clearing land mines, that its not easy for a five foot nothing person to step in the exact footprints of the six foot four man in front of you !! Another thing learnt in a war zone is that one never has enough ear plugs. In Hellmand province deep in the southern war zone, detonations occur several times a day, and a helicopter descent needs just as much ear protection. We watched with disbelief as our petite war correspondent with her long blond hair, packed ballistic goggles in favour of shampoo !! We read her e-mails in open mouthed amazement as our little princess told us of her bathing procedure - no showers in the the far south, and a maximum allowance of two bottle of water per day for ablutions !! (Three bottles on hair washing day !!) We read with mirth her stories of the toilet provision. A wooden seat over a hole !! Whoever invented "Wag bags" had a sense of humor.. Also called "Disposa John" or portable restrooms, they comprise two foil and plastic ziplock bags, a couple of pieces of toilet tissue and an antibacterial wet wipe. All very difficult when you are the only woman on base and followed by the ignominious "walk of shame" right through the centre of the male dominated camp, carrying ones most obvious plastic bag to the "burn pit". One blessing in a desert is that sand is soft, so sleeping is more comfortable than on a rocky surface, but there is nothing on earth that will keep out the sand fleas !! Make up ? Well anyone who knows TV journalism understands that make up is all important when doing "pieces to camera" but even the kohl eyeliner went into the bin after a while as there were many other items to prioritize in the weight of the back pack !! We learnt that "MREs" or "Meals ready to Eat" should be renamed as "Meals Reluctant to Exit" and that the brooklax chewing gum provided therein was in fact the most sought after food.. We learned of the terribly sad way that women are treated in many of these biblical regions, where the majority of the women live in the shadows covered from head to toe, uneducated and ignored and the animals are treated better than the womenfolk. We learned that some of the young men on the front line in the army need much more support from their families that they are getting, so please spread the word... It was a long month for mother whose knees were worn out at the end of it all. We sent off to Assignment Afghanistan a feisty blond princess with a taste for luxury, and got back a month later, a determined and capable young woman with hair like mattress coir and shredded feet. !! Thank you God. ++++++++ 2) NOTICES AND EVENTS OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER MONTH. TAKE THE TIME TO READ OUR TIDBITS AT THE VERY END OF THE MORNING MIRROR. MOST INTERESTING. +++++++++++ PAB AND THE ACADEMY WAR AND PEACE Thursdays 14, at 7.15 p.m., 21 & 28 October at N.B. 7.00 p.m. in the Robert Sibson Hall "War and Peace" continues its majestic progress throughout October. Admission: $3.00 / R20.00 ROSSINI: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Friday 15 October at 6.30 p.m. in the Robert Sibson Hall [with supper interval] This is a Barber with a difference since the heroine is in a wheelchair with a broken leg but the best comic opera ever written comes in a superb performance with an unbeatable cast (the unanimous critical opinion) that was filmed live at the Royal Opera House just over a year ago. Admission: $3.00 / R20.00 [free to Red Carpet members and subscribers] CMS TRIO (SPANISH JAZZ TRIO) Saturday 16 October Robert Sibson Hall at 7.30 p.m. This concert is promoted by the Embassy of Spain to celebrate Spain's National Day and features Perico Sambeat (saxophone), Javier Colina (bass) and Marc Miralta (drums). All three have a distinguished pedigree and have played with some of the greatest of contemporary jazz musicians. They came together in 2006 and released their first CD in March 2007. Their music has been described as "full of passion and creativity, fusing different styles like bop, Latin and flamenco." No admission charge. COLIN CARR (CELLO), THOMAS SAUER (PIANO) Tuesday 26 October at 7.30 p.m. in the Robert Sibson Hall Colin Carr is one of the world's great cellists who will be well remembered from his two visits around ten years ago. He goes from Zimbabwe to play in New York, Washington, Philadelphia and the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam with the same programme which includes music by Mendelssohn: and Beethoven. Admission: $10.00 & $5.00/ R70.00 & R35.00 [free to Red Carpet members and subscribers] GERSHWIN: PORGY & BESS Friday 29 October in the Robert Sibson Hall at 6.30 p.m. [with supper interval] "After the huge success of the Glyndebourne production of Porgy and Bess, director Trevor Nunn adapted his production for filming, using a giant stage to move the action around freely. The result is stunningly successful, bringing the story to life with extraordinary vividness. This is one of the most creative of all such productions, fully worthy of Gershwin's masterly score and Simon Rattle establishes more clearly than ever the status of Porgy as grand opera." [Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music]. Admission: $3.00 / R20.00 [free to Red Carpet members and subscribers] +++++++ WHAT'S ON AT THE BULAWAYO THEATRE MASIYEPHAMBILE JUNIOR SCHOOL PRESENT THEIR PRODUCTION "IPI NTOMBI" A MUSICAL CELEBRATION DIRECTED BY GINA AND FEATURING 'AFRO - JAZZ' SENSATION DUDU MANHENGA THURSDAY 21ST OCTOBER - 5.45 PM FRIDAY 22ND OCTOBER - 5.45PM SATURDAY 23RD OCTOBER - 5.45PM TICKETS - $5 FROM THE THEATRE OR MASIYEPHAMBILE SCHOOL SPONSORED BY ALLIANCE FRANCAISE +++++++++ You are invited to Attend the following workshops: 22nd Oct Fri and 29th Oct Fri. Managing Anger Constructively 13th 20th 27th Wed evenings Power of Feelings 18th - 19th Nov Thurs Fri Living More Fully in My daily Life 12th -13th Nov Fri Sat Discovering The Core of My Identity DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKSHOPS Discovering the Core of My Identity - 2 days $150 What is essential in the Personality. You will become aware of your self-image, discover the core elements of your identity and gain a better understanding of how to progress. This is a 2 day module for young adults and more mature adults Managing Anger Constructively 2 days $120 You will discover its value and its bad side and how to manage yourself more effectively so that your relationships are more healthy and satisfying. Power of Feelings (3 x 3 hours) Cost $90 You will explore your capacity to feel through written exercises and self-reflection. You will understand the true value of your feelings ad a constructive interaction between your mind and your feelings. Living More Fully in My Daily Life 1 day cost $60 You will discover your good qualities and make meaningful choices in your daily life so as to live more fully. Registration: If you wish to enrol for a workshop, and for further information, please contact one of the Educators. Only fifteen places are available for each workshop. Accommodation is available, in a quiet, tranquil setting and is provided at a reasonable additional cost for those who want a residential workshop/retreat experience and for those who live outside of Bulawayo. : (The cost of the workshop is on a sliding scale to the amount quoted depending on your income. Sponsorship is available on request) Follow-up Groups and Individual Accompaniment (PRH Helping Relationship) are also available. Contact: Bernadette M. Terry Licensed PRH Educator, Counsellor Centre for Adult Growth & Development Burnside,Bulawayo Tel: 09 241224 Fax: 09 79234 Cell: 0712 221 443 Email: cagd@yoafrica.com +++++++ BIO-ANABOLICS Pieter De Klerk from Bio-Anabolics, South Africa is coming to Bulawayo and will be giving a talk on Monday 25th October at 7 for 7.30pm in the Function Room at New Orleans Restaurant (Banff Lodge), Banff Road, Hillside. Please come and listen and chat to him about our products. For more information please contact Fiona Burns on 0733 314533 +++++++ DINNER/DANCE In order to raise funds, we are holding a dinner/dance( live band) at the Cresta Churchill on Saturday 23rd 2010 6.30 for 7pm. There will be a free glass of punch on arrival and the meal will be a buffet. A vegetarian dish will also be served. Tickets US $15 each and available from Island Hospice, 2 George Silundika St (behind Queens) or we can deliver town area. Tickets are limited so buy soon. Come along and have a good meal, a few dances and perhaps meet new people. See you there ++++++ BULAWAYO MOTORING CLUB KEEP THESE DATES FREE! SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER - SOUND OFF COMPETITION AT THE FALLS ROAD RACE CIRCUIT GOT SOUND???........ BRING IT!!! TROPHIES AND PRIZES FOR COMPETITORS SATURDAY 4 DECEMBER - THREE HOUR ENDURANCE RACE COMPETITORS FROM SOUTH AFRICA, BOTSWANA, HARARE AND BULAWAYO SCRATCH RACES FOLLOWED BY THREE HOUR FROM 3 PM TO 6 PM ++++++++ GOLF COMPETITION Just a reminder that the Island Hospice Golf Competition will be held on 30 October at Hornung Park. 4 ball, better ball, Staplefords, own pairs. Borewors rolls will be sold throughout the day. To enter, please phone : Paul Kruger: 287727 OR Graham Morris on: 243114 +++++ NOTICE TO ALL THE WONDERFUL SUPPORTING PEOPLE OF BULAWAYO Just to let you all know that we will not be doing a 'Street' collection this year but the the Official Mastectomy collecting boxes can be found at, The Boma ,Hillside Dams, Tee's Pharmacy, ZABGBank main Branch and MCBA opposite the Gallery, Soap Shop, Cards and Gifts and Paint and Art (used to be Naakes and Middy's Tea Room. No one else should be 'collecting' on our behalf, Public must please be aware of Bulawayo Mastectomy concern in this matter. Hope to see you all at the Music by Moonlight 22nd, then at the Hillside Dams Pink in The Park 23rd , and then the Bicycle, run etc to Amalinda the next day kindly being organised by Fiona Burns. I think it will be a great fun filled weekend for everyone. I take this opportunity of thanking you one and all for your FANTASTIC continued support. God Bless you all Jean Clarke Committee Member Cancer Association +++++++++ DO YOU THINK YOUR BABY IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LITTLE THING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN..... THEN YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER HIM/HER INTO " BULAWAYOS BEST BABY" COMPETITION. THREE AGE CATEGORIES: 0-12 MNTHS, 12-24 MNTHS AND 24 - 36 MNTHS. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DETAILS, ENTRY FORMS AND POSTERS WILL BE UP IN BULAWAYO SOON... All these entry proceeds will be for Island Hospice.. "looking after those who cannot look after themselves".... ++++++ CRICKET TOURNAMENT CBC U16 20/20 Join us for a weekend of cricket and see Zimbabwe's talent battle it out. Saturday 30 October 2010 and Sunday 31 October 2010. Raffle tickets on sale, food and catering will be on offer during the day. Enquiries please call; Kerry on 0912 768 669 +++++ FALCON COLLEGE IS PRODUCING A MUSICAL CANTATA, 'THE WITNESS'. THIS IS THE STORY OF JESUS CHRIST TOLD AND SUNG BY PETER. THERE WILL BE SOLO ARTISTS, THE FALCON COLLEGE SEPTET, THE WITNESS CHOIR AND BAND INVOLVED IN THE PERFORMANCE. DATES: TUESDAY 12TH AND WEDNESDAY 13TH OCTOBER TIME: 7 PM TICKETS: US$ 2.00 ON THE 12TH OCTOBER US$3.00 FOR 13TH WHICH IS OUR GALA NIGHT (SNACKS AND BEVERAGES AVAILABLE AND A CASH BAR AT THE GALA PRODUCTION.) TRANSPORT: YOU ARE WELCOME TO BOOK A SEAT ON ONE OF THE FALCON BUSES FOR US$15.00 RETURN. THE BUSES WILL LEAVE FROM THE BULAWAYO OFFICE AT 5.30 ON BOTH NIGHTS. THERE WILL BE SECURITY GUARDS AT THE FALCON OFFICES TO SECURE YOUR VEHICLES. BOOKINGS AND PAYMENT CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE BULAWAYO AND HARARE FALCON OFFICES. ANY QUERIES TO THE FALCON COLLEGE OFFICES IN ESIGODINI, BULAWAYO AND HARARE. BULAWAYO OFFICE HARARE OFFICE TEL: 09-64364 TEL: 04-741941 EMAIL: falcontob@netconnect.co.zw EMAIL: falconoffice@lilfordia.co.zw ++++ QUEEN MARY HOUSE BUMPER CHRISTMAS "FARMERS MARKET" Queen Mary House will again be hosting a "Farmers Market" at the Zonk'izizwe Shopping Complex in Bradfield on the 4th December 2010. We would like to make this a real Christmas affair with Father Christmas and lots of stalls selling Christmas gifts and goodies. If you would like to book a stall please contact Maureen on Tel 241057, Cell 0912246213 or e-mail donmore@gatorzw.com. Stalls will be R100 each which will go to Queen Mary House for the aged. ++++++ BULAWAYO HELP NETWORK , to raise funds for Emergency Hospitalisation of Pensioners, is holding a fun Golf Day at Bulawayo Golf Club, Thursday 21 October 2010. We are appealing once again to the ever generous Bulawayo community for your support which can happen in 4 ways. PLAY GOLF - "4 BALL BETTER BALL", play 18 holes of golf, have fun and win prizes. Entry fee is $10 each. For non-members of Bulawayo Golf Club this is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy Bulawayo's premier golf course. To register your team, please phone Byo Golf Club on 231428 and speak to Patrick or Webster. SPONSORSHIP - we have 18 tee boxes and 18 greens and welcome sponsorship for all of them. We are also looking for prizes for the golfers. Contact: Sandy Palmer tel: 242424, email: rainier@yoafrica.com; or Mike Carter tel: 242682, email carter@zol.co.zw; or BHN office tel: 67085, email: byohelp@netconnect.co.zw. RAFFLE - we are now raffling a case of Famous Grouse whiskey for US$5 and, for the children, a Barbie doll and a battery driven toy car. Contact any of the above. COME AND ENJOY THE DAY, walk around the course, banter the players, enjoy the facilities at the Bulawayo Golf Club. Catering and bar facilities will be available. Thanks and look forward to hearing from you. ++++++ Bulawayo is the first to welcome distinguished songwriter GARTH TAYLOR to Zimbabwe. His unique style has made him one of South Africa's most renowned vocalists and performers. He has created a first-class band with whom he performs around South Africa and abroad. Garth's dedication and experience give him tremendous presence on stage.Crowds experience a memorable experience at every performance. Passionate and talented, his strong vocal delivery and energetic shows draw crowds wherever he performs. Garth always finds the time to help raise funds and awareness for foundations that care for abused women and children.This concert will be supporting Musasa Project for abused women and Sandra Jones Children's Village. Come and join the party , together with DJ Frank Friday 26th November 2010 at Bulawayo Amphitheatre from 6.00pm. Tickets $15 - Show starts 8.30pm Food and bar +++++++ THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION FETE November 6th 2010 Come and enjoy time with us in the beautiful gardens of the parish grounds. Many stalls with enticing and interesting articles for sale! Tea garden with scrumptious eats Bar service and tasty meal treats Delicious sheep on the spit If you would like to book a stall, please contact Pam Greenway on (09) 231358 ++++++ MUSIC BY MOONLIGHT. The Cancer Association are planning another Music by moonlight evening, in order to raise funds for Bulawayo Mastectomy Support Group and the Cancer Association The event will be at HILLSIDE DAMS, on FRIDAY 22nd OCTOBER. We have many fabulous musicians, once again, and hope the Bulawayo public will support us, as they always do .Tickets will be on sale from the beginning of October, from either THE BOMA, at HILLSIDE DAMS or from Sheila Gill (242486) Please note tickets are limited and will not be on sale at the gate. You will be most welcome to bring your cooler boxes and a picnic. Food will also be available from the Boma There will be a prize for the best dressed PINK TABLE ! For further details, please contact Sheila Gill, Tel. 242486 +++++ Victoria Falls New Year - Parlotones live in Concert. 30 and 31 Dec 2010 - Falls Fest 2010 will host Top bands from South Africa and Zimbabwe namely The Parlotones, Ghapi, Evicted, Mann Friday, Kazz Dougie & more Contact Sarah for packages, tickets and information. Cell - 0914 432800 email:- fallsfest@yoafrica.com or www.fallsfest.co.zw Get ready to Rock in Vic Falls! Tickets selling fast +++++ A M A L I N D A F U N D A Y 2 4 th O C T O B E R 2 0 1 0 20 k Run 20k Walk Relay of 2 running 10k's Relay of 2 walking 10k's Relay of 4 running 5k's Relay of 4 walking 5k's 60k Mountain Bike Ride 30k Mountain Bike Ride 20k Social Bike Ride Pre - Registration will be at Busters Sports Club on Saturday 23rd October between 2pm & 5pm Music by Gary Stanley Full bar, braai packs with salads, steak rolls, hamburgers and hot dogs Variety of Stalls Jumping Castles, swimming pool, kids can bring fishing rods and various activities for the kids All proceeds will be donated to The Cancer Association For more information please contact: Fiona Burns 0733 314533 Lee McNab 0712 405756 ++++++++ 3) ROSES AND RASPBERRIES Thank you very much to all our friends and family of the Charsley clan for the wonderful support you have given us in this difficult time; particularly in the practical details associated with the memorial service. Special thanks to friends at Whitestone Chapel serving teas efficiently under a hot tent. Dad loved a good party, he would have been proud. ++++++++ 4) CONGRATULATIONS ++++++++ 5) CONDOLENCES Coleman - Elizabeth (Betty) Died 2nd October after an illness borne with courage. A woman of worth and great talent. Dear friend of Brenda and the late Dennis and their family. ++++++ Cohen, Eric Maurice. Management and staff of the IMF Group of Companies wish to extend their deepest sympathy to the Cohen family on the loss of Eric. We were associated with him for many years. He will be missed. ++++++++ COHEN - Eric. I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Eric and extend my deepest sympathies to Moira, Wendy & Lindie on the passing of your loving husband and father. Eric was a good friend and well respected colleague from the CPG days, of which I have many happy memories. My love and thoughts are with you. Kay Watts (formerly Gray) email : denkay@telkomsa.net ++++++ It was with a great sense of loss when we read about Eric's passing . We wanted to let you know that our hearts are truly saddened. Eric was more than just a wonderful person; he was always so kind and considerate to us that we always welcomed seeing him at every opportunity. Love to Moira we are thinking of you and remembering all the good times we shared with you guys. Love Tony and Jenny Inggs also from Granny Petersen Brisbane Australia Google leatherman0@gmail.com +++++++ Cohen - Mr E Heartfelt sympathy to Lindie and family on your sad loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with you. Board of Directors, Management and staff Lobels Biscuits (Pvt) Ltd. Mr E Cohen Our sincere condolences to Lindie and family on the loss of your father. Mrs P Lobel, John and Maria ++++++++ 6) PETS Ridgeback puppies for sale Pure bred. First vaccinations/deworming done two females left Call 0772 552 376 +++++ -SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THOSE WHO CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES Thank you to the wonderful people of Bulawayo for all the goods which have been donated. Please keep bringing all your unwanted goods. All money taken at the shop goes directly to running our kennels. There is enormous pressure on the kennels and clinic in these difficult times and every little bit helps such a lot. We take anything such as books, magazines, bottles, plastic bottles, HTH bottles, records, patterns, ornaments, pictures, picture frames, cutlery, crockery, newspapers, costume jewellry, used cards, electrical appliances dead or alive, clothing, games, games equipment, jam jars, in fact anything you do not want we can make use of. We are situated between 14th and 15th Avenues, Robert Mugabe Way. Tel 69814, shop hours 9am -12pm and 2pm -3. 45pm except Monday mornings, and last Saturday of the month 9am - 10.45am Thank you for keeping our shop going. .We have a wooden sailing boat GP14, it has a slight leak, please enquire at the counter to arrange viewing Why not pop in and browse. If you have lost your pet please call the SPCA kennels. If you see an animal in distress please call the SPCA kennels. All too often we find animals run over and injured when a simple call to the SPCA could save their lives. Tel: 66578/66593 We have a number of unclaimed dogs at the kennels, please contact Berry on 66578 if you have lost your dog. Also we have cats and kittens looking for good homes. Clinic hours as follows: Monday and Friday 9.30am - 1 pm 2pm - 4 pm Tuesday and Thursday 2 pm - 4 pm Saturday 9.30 am - 12 noon Wednesday vaccinations only OUR THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FOR DONATIONS DURING SEPTEMBER GREENVALE SUPERMARKET ANNELIZE & STEFAN VAN EEDEN MR VAJA M EVANS MR/S SHMELDT MRS MORRISBY DR STEVENAGE HESTER VENTER TERRY ALLERY MR WALKER MR OLDRIDGE ALL WHO GENEROUSLY DONATE GOODS TO OUR SHOP PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE FUND RAISING EVENT AT COSMOS COFFEE SHOP ON SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER OUR SHOP WILL BE CLOSED ON THAT DAY. WE WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY 02 OCTOBER ++++++ LOST DOG IN KUMALO A little jack Russell turned up at KGVI on George Avenue on Thursday 7 October. It is short and fat, white with black patches on one ear , one eye and back, female. Its wearing a brown leather collar but with no details on it. Very friendly and trusting. It was collected by the SPCA. Hope someone collects it from there. +++++++++ MISSING DOG...... please has anyone seen, or picked up a young tan and white , smooth haired fox terrier... with long legs and a long nose..... answers to the name of TOTSIE...she went missing from 16 Park Road in the Suburbs, last night, 4th October., and we are desperate to find her. Contact tel numbers: 234605 , 258004, 0712 604 767 or 0712 726 766 ++++++ MISSING - BLACK & WHITE FEMALE CAT - ANSWERS TO SNOOKY - ABOUT A YEAR OLD - LAST SEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AROUND J.TONGOGARA STREET- IF ANYONE HAS SEEN HER PLEASE CALL CC. SALES - TEL: 70602 OR 0712 214 954 +++++++++ PUPPIES FOR SALE Maltese poodles and Jack Russell puppies. Please contact 62191 or 0912 330545 ++++++ FOR SALE Pure breed Boerboel puppies will be ready mid October. Parents excellent guard dogs First parvo and second dewormers will be done. To approved homes only. Please contact: 0712 616 638 +++++ Dog Training Dog Training will resume on Sunday the 5th of September 2010 and will continue weekly for the school term. Beginners will commence at 07:30 am and advanced at 08:30 am. Venue: Girls College Hockey Field +++++++++ Margaret Bernard at Pet Hilton happy to accommodate your pet whenever you need. Bitches on heat catered for, and supervised matings when required. Domestic obedience training given. Christopher on duty to beautify your dog, shampoo, dip, brush, and clip, etc. All breeds welcome. Dip tank open Saturdays 8.30 - 11.30. Fee R10 per dog. Phone 242979 to book or make enquiries. ++++ 7) GUARDIAN ANGELS AND DONATIONS QUEEN MARY HOUSE A.G.M. Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting for Queen Mary House will be held at the home,situated on the corner of M.Ndlovu Ave and Fife Street, on Tuesday 5th October 2010, at 9.30 am. All interested parties are cordially invited to attend. +++++++ The wonderful folk at Chipchase have pledged to donate bag for bag of manure to Edith Duly Nursing Home. For each bag y of top dressing, compost or manure you buy they will send a bag of manure to maintain the glorious garden and veggie garden at the Nursing Home. SMS Malcolm at Chipchase on 011211841 ++++ Bartley Memorial Block, in your next edition:- "The Friends Of Bartley Memorial Block who are a group of volunteers who take care of the geriatric patients at the Bartley Memorial Block Geriatric Hospital situated in the United Bulawayo Hospitals complex are appealing to the generous public for any second-hand clothing i.e. dresses, shirts, long trousers, shoes and sleepers. We would also like to inform our wonderful friends & members of the public that we shall be holding our AGM at 3pm on Saturday 23rd October 2010. On Saturday 30th October we will be holding our annual street collection and look forward to everyone's favourable participation". Kind regards. Abie for Friends Of Bartley Memorial Block +++ GUARDIAN ANGELS OF EDITH DULY NURSING HOME THIS WEEK A F M CHURCH D CAMERON DEREK LANGTON FEMINA FOOD 4 HOMES GEES FRUIT & VEGES J JONES KERSHELMAR LOBELS NOMADS MR NAGRANI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MRS STEYNBURG SUE TAYLOR WHEELER MR LEE - ZIM/BOTS CHRISTIAN MISSION Karin and CRaig Bailey - Australia Lionel and Sheila Frost - Australia John and Helen Buckle - SA ++++++++ 8) BULAWAYO NEWS "Wildlife & Environment Zimbabwe - Matabeleland Branch All members and those interested please be advised that the Game Count Briefing will be held at the Lions Club of Matopos, 23rd Avenue, Famona, on the Thursday the 28 October 2010 and not as previously stated." ++++++++ NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of EDITH DULY NURSING HOME, Bulawayo will take place on Thursday 28th October 2010 at 14:30, at the Home. Members of the public are welcome at attend. For further information please contact (09) 203022 +++++++++++++ Hi, if there are any fellow Zimbabweans on holiday in Britain, who would like a free "walk around the Brit Oval", I will be more than happy to take you around. The tour is quite interesting, and will last about an hour, we will visit the players dressing rooms, the umpires dressing rooms as well as walk thru the Long Room. If you are interested and would like a tour, I can be contacted at bdleith@yahoo.co.uk or on my mobile 079 44895078. Look Forward to seeing you soon, Darryl +++++++++ Breaking News... Breaking News!!! HILLSIDE DAMS ON FACEBOOK We have relaunched the Hillside Dams Facebook page!! Archive photos, our newly launched "Visitor Cam" (have you have been snapped at Hillside Dams lately???), Boma News and much much more available all via our new Facebook profile. Share your thoughts, suggestions and upload all your photos, videos and memories onto the page as well, fully interactive. Click on the following link to open the NEW page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bulawayo-Zimbabwe/The-Hillside-Dams-Bulawayo/157013480986802 Please avoid the old Hillside Dams profile as this is not maintained and we cannot locate the Administrator. The new profile page is clearly marked "The Official Facebook Page" ++++++++ 9) GOSSIP COLUMN New opening hours at Afrodizziac Monday and Tuesday - closed Wednesday 10 -2 Thursday 10 - 2 Friday 10 - 2 Saturday and Sunday : CLOSED After hours by appointment 0712-413- 474 /0712-211-031 WHOLESALE ENQUIRIES thesafaricollection@yoafrica.com +++++++++++ Eveline H.S. were looking to complete their list of their House's. In the 1946 "Annual of the E.H.S." Selborne Langdon Northward Gladstone Buxton McIntosh Then in the "1954 Annual ", the missing House is CONNAUGHT FROM THELMA AND BISH +++++ Lost relatives or friends? If you are searching for someone, add your name to our database and search for your loved ones or let old friends or family reconnect with you. Primarily for people who have lived in Zimbabwe. This helps in the search for school mates friends workmates genealogy birthparents birth children for further information please email: nolongerlost2010@yahoo.com ++++++ EVELINE GAMES HOUSES FROM AN OLD GIRL ATHLONE ( pale blue ) BUXTON ( red ) CONNAUGHT ( colour ? ) GLADSTONE ( colour ? ) LANGDON ( white ) - boarding hostel MACKINTOSH ( colour ? ) - boarding hostel NORTHWARD ( colour ? ) - boarding hostel SELBORNE ( green ) ++++++++ 10) PERSONAL COLUMN +++++++++ 11) GWERU AND HARARE NEWS ++++++++ 12) WINING AND DINING THE ATRIUM at the Bulawayo Club is open for lunch and dinner, Monday - Saturday. We serve traditional favourite dishes with a contemporary twist, and our menu changes every week. Three course dinner from $14.00; bookings preferred. Variety of private function rooms available for that special event. Telephone 64868-9. ++++++ MASS-IMO'S GENUINE ITALIAN RESTAURANT Ascot Shopping Centre Open for lunch Tuesday to Friday Open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday Phone 237430 Mmmmmmmm Maxis salads are the best I live for his pepper steak and and HeeHoo loves his Tripo ! +++++++ FONDUE FONDUE FONDUE The Melting Pot Bring your friends and family together for a fun evening of fondue. We offer cheese, oil and chocolate fondue all wrapped up into a delicious 3 course meal. R120 per person ( 3 courses ) EAT AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE! Open Wed to Sunday Ideal for birthday parties, groups, or a romantic night out! By booking only Phone Lauren on 0712207508 or 0912515140 13) CATERING AND FOOD CAKES CAKES CAKES - Specifically Christmas Cakes. Deliciously moist, full of pecan and macadamia nuts, cherries, dates and dried apricots. Glazed or iced. Also mince pies, and Christmas hampers - the perfect gift from family abroad for their loved ones in Bulawayo. Various options available. Contact Marina on 0772- 987 608 or email awesometastes@fastmail.co.uk +++++++ FONDUE FONDUE FONDUE The Melting Pot Bring your friends and family together for a fun evening of fondue. We offer cheese, oil and chocolate fondue all wrapped up into a delicious 3 course meal. R120 per person ( 3 courses ) EAT AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE! Open Wed to Sunday Ideal for birthday parties, groups, or a romantic night out! By booking only Phone Lauren on 0712207508 or 0912515140 ++++++++ 14) ACCOMMODATION OUT OF ZIMBABWE "Our Place" Brakspruit Louis Trichardt, Limpopo Overnight Accommodation available from 15th September 2010 Louis Trichardt, Limpopo - 16 kilometres from Louis Trichardt on the N1 south, 8 newly constructed self-contained Garden Dear Margaret, We will go firm on advertising until the end of the year. Will transfer R360 to Edith Duly as before. I have amended the advert slightly as follows: 'Our Place' Brakspruit Louis Trichardt, Limpopo Overnight Accommodation Louis Trichardt, Limpopo - 16 kilometres from Louis Trichardt on the N1 south, newly constructed self-contained Garden Combos. Each Combo consists of one large Bedroom with shower, toilet etc en-suite, large living room with fully equipped kitchenette, veranda and covered carport. Accommodates 2. Special offer for Zimbabweans: R150 per person per night, R100 per person per night if booked for 2 or more nights. R50 per extra kids beds on request. Contact: Derek and Margaret Henning Landline: +27 15 516 5706! Cell phones: +263 82 5108004/ +263 82 8631116 Email: ourplace@xpress.co.za +++++ Pafuri Self Catering Accommodation Address: Pafuri Avenue 47, Pening Park, Polokwane Units 1 - 2 - 3 = 2-bedrooms (queen size bed & 2-3 single beds) Unit 4 = 1-bedroom (queen size bed) Unit 5 = 2-bedroom & 2 full bathrooms (double bed; 4-5 single beds & 2 x double sleeper couches) Unit 6 = 1.5 bedrooms (queen size bed and 2 single beds) Unit 7 = studio with double bed Every unit has a fully equipped/functional kitchen; all linen and towels supplied Commercial package DSTV (Multichoice) Airconditioned Undercover and safe parking Lapa for BBQ's & Splash pool & garden and benches Daily cleaning service; laundry on premises Prices from R350.00 per couple or R400.00 per family of four! Office: +2715 295 8714 Cell: +2772 147 9370 Fax: +27866 941 742 E-mail: info@47pafuri.co.za E-mail: reservations@47pafuri.co.za E-mail: admin@47pafuri.co.za Website: www.47pafuri.co.za ++++++++ 15) ACCOMMODATION IN ZIMBABWE Come and switch off and relax at BIG CAVE CAMP. A 45 minute drive takes you in to a new world of natural Matopos beauty with 2000 acres of pristine Wilderness, where you can walk, climb with the kids and Bird Watch. Our Wahlberg Eagle is back from his winter jaunt! Full Board only - drinks extra. Contact : reservations@travelafrika.co.zw OR Nikki at Tel. 67749 Don't forget your swimgear, books and binos. FROG AND FERN ARE IN BUSINESS AGAIN. DEE AND JANE ARE BACK IN CHIMANIMANI SEE THEIR NEW WEBSITE Phone 0915920440 www.thefrogandfern.com janedee2009@hotmail.com +++++++ KULIZWE LODGE BINGA A little paradise on the shores of Lake Kariba. 8 basic equipped fisherman's chalets, each sleeping 4 people. Swimming pool, large outdoor conference facility ideal for NGO's. e mail kulizwe@mweb.co.zw or phone +263 15 545 or +263 15 286 or message +260976644743 or 0913666 243 e mail Kulizwe@iwayafrica.co.zw ++++++++ 16) - PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE ACCOMMODATION WANTED URGENTLY. Barry and Jo Sargeant (Ex Ben Sargeant Butchery) are looking for a on1e or two bedroom house/cottage or townhouse to rent. Please e mail lesley@zol.co.zw or telephone Barry or Jo on 243079. cell no 0712 613797 ++++++++++ CHARMING GIFT/CURIO SHOP IN SECURE COMPLEX WITH TWO RESTAURANTS (ONE ADJOINING) AVAILABLE. REASONABLE RENT, ALARMED DAY AND NIGHT SECURITY. CENTRALLY SITUATED,CLOSE TO TOWN. READY FOR IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION AS A GOING CONCERN. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US ON:0712-413-474/0712-211-031 +++++++ Can you help find us a new home please? Single lady with her children (dogs & cats) is looking for a 2 or 3 bed roomed house to rent, must be secure, electric gate and borehole if possible & staff quarters. Hillside, Burnside, Malindela, Suburbs & Hillcrest all ok! From the 1st of Nov or December please. Contact: Caroline Cell: 0772 327072 Email: perkie@yoafrica.com ++++++++ RODOR PROPERTIES (PVT) LTD - FOR SALE RESIDENTIAL *RIVERSIDE: BUT, 4 X BEDROOMS, MES, 2 X LOUNGES, BOREHOLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION (US$250,000 NEGOTIABLE) *KUMALO: BEAUTIFUL DOUBLE STORY, 3 X BEDROOMS, BOREHOLE, POOL, ESTABLISHED GARDEN (US$160,000) *HULME PARK: TOWN HOUSE, DOUBLE STORY BUT, 3 X BEDROOMS, MES (US$130,000) *NORTH END: BUI, 8 X BEDROOMS, 2 X BATHROOMS, WELL (US$75,000) *NORTH END: BUI, 5 X BEDROOMS, MES (US$45,000) *BRADFIELD: DETACHED BUI, 3 X BEDROOMS (US$45,000) *SAUERSTOWN: BUI, 3 X BEDROOMS, WELL (NON-FUNCTIONAL), GARAGE WITH PIT (US$35,000 NEGOTIABLE) COMMERCIAL *FAMONA/CBD - BUI "TOWN HOUSE", 6 X OFFICES, RECEPTION, ESTABLISHED GARDEN, 1-BED COTTAGE, SHARED BOREHOLE (US$140,000) *NKETA - BUTCHERY: 5 X OFFICES, BUTCHERY, COLDROOM, SAFE (US$150,000) INDUSTRIAL *DONNINGTON: 2 X WAREHOUSES AND OFFICE MEASURING APPROX 280 SQ M, MEZZANINE FLOOR, MECHANIC'S PIT (US$90,000) LAND *+/- 3.3 ACRES, BURNSIDE (US$38,000); MATSHEUMHLOPE STANDS (US$20,000 - US$25,000); +/- 1 ACRE + LOTS MORE WE HAVE MANY MORE, PLEASE COME IN AND SEE US AT 5A, 9TH AVENUE OR CALL: 74581 AND SPEAK TO AARON, TAKURA, SHAHID OR SARAH You can also visit our website: www.rodor.cz.cc or go to www.zimmove.com ++++++++++ House to share as office space in Suburbs Close to Alliance Francaise. Please Contact Thelma on 09 250210 0r 0772 963647 ++++++++ DESPERATELY SEEKING A 2-3 BEDROOM HOUSE OR COTTAGE CLOSE TO TOWN. VERY RESPONSIBLE TENANT. PHONE 0772408458 ++++++++ "Family Home for sale in Hillside, on kopje site, 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom and swimming pool. Phone 241688 or 077 4405533" +++++++ HOUSES FOR SALE BURNSIDE Convenient to Whitestone School - l acre property featuring delightful selection of indigenous trees with A very secure 3 bedroom under tile home, Borehole walled gated. Price US$85 000. HILLSIDE Pristine Condition Upmarket Home comprising B/ T, 4 bedrooms (B.I.C), en suite , 2 x lounges, laundry, bar and entertainment area overlooking sparkling blue pool and guest cottage, borehole, 4 x carport, walled electric fence and electric gate.. Price US$195 000. HILLSIDE - NEW RELEASE!!!! MUST SELL! .B/T Double story- 3 bedrooms bathroom , 2 lounges, staff qtres walled fenced gated. Decent offers welcome and terms may be negotiated. PARKLANDS "Neat as a pin" -This fabulous fully alarmed family sized home offers 3 spacious bedrooms main en suite, family bathroom modern ceramic tiles showers, lounge with f/p,modern fitted kitchen ceramic tiled, Best Borehole in Town! water tank, immaculate lawns, carports , lock up garage, paved driveway, walled, elect gate . US$78 000. Terms can be negotiated with genuine buyers holding a good deposit. MATSHEUMHLOPE 3 Acres property with a well plus 4 bedrooms, 2 lounges, d/room, cottage comprising 2 bedrooms, en suite, lounge kitchen, walled 3 sides. Price guide US$85 000. RIVERSIDE (SMALLHOLDING) 7 Acres, good borehole, family home positioned on an elevated part of the plot 3 bedrooms(b.i.c) overhead fans, bathroom, lounge with aircon, l bedroom cottage with bathroom, lounge kitchen l/up garage, walled elect gate... US$130 000. FOR MORE INFO ON THE ABOVE AND OTHER PROPERTIES WHICH ARE TOO MANY TO LIST: CONTACT ANITA 0772 212 625/ 0712 323 362 DAPHNE 0772 307 176 OFFICE - 09/64368 802 8TH FLOOR FIDELITY LIFE CENTRE - FIFE ST/11TH AVE, BYO EMAIL: are@mweb.co.zw NB WE ARE LICENSED AND REGISTERED BY THE REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE OF ZIMBABWE, OUR REGISTRATION NO:471 ++++++ Three bedroom house (mes), lounge, dining room, bar lounge, office, kitchen, separate laundry, lockable garage/work shop plus another car port, borehole, electric fence, electric gate, swimming pool, two room staff quarters, concrete storage tanks. Lovely garden including fish ponds. $120 000 not negotiable. Please contact Des Stephens on 0772 211156 or 230708. ++++++ My active parents are coming home to Zim for a few months roughly between Nov 2010 and Jan 2011. We are looking for a house, cottage, for them to house sit. They are caring and special people and will care for your home as though it were their own. e mail - Tracey and Mark traceymark@gator.co.zw +++++++ OLIVE BEADLE FISHING CLUB AVAILABLE A complete club is available for takeover including a beautiful lodge on high ground with a super river view and cool breezes. Anyone interested contact Ken Jerrard Tel. 0712207517 or Email kjerrard@davisgranite.co.zw ++++++ Fortune Gates Village Cosy, attractive cottages amidst rocky outcrop comprising of Lounge, sep Dining room, 3 bedrooms ( BIC ) bathroom, kitchen,scullery cum laundry, staff quarters, Very secure, Viewing by appointment Contact Aisha on 0712 731970 or 246765 ++++++++ 17) VEHICLES CAR FOR SALE Mazda 323 Blue Sedan 1986 In daily use and good runner Highest offer secures Contact Alan 09-203437 or 0772612695 +++++++++ TRAILER - wanted to hire a double axle trailer, please phone Gay Wilde on home 09246443, bus. 0964868 or o772211050 +++++++ AUTO CONTACT Buying and selling of Pick-ups or Sedans. Your unwanted vehicle can be sold for you. If you are looking for a particular vehicle we can link you up with the right one. We find what you want and sell what you don't! Spray painting & Panel beating. We make your car look like new! Vehicle Registration; Change of Ownership; Lost Registration Books; Vehicle License and Insurance done for you Contact (09) 62191 or cell 0772 330545 ++++++ 2 TON TRUCK - CATTLE SIDES IF NEEDED - TO HIRE OUT, WITH DRIVER FOR ANY AND ALL GOODS TO GET FROM A - B. BASED IN BULAWAYO. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE PHONE RICHARD ON 0773957005 OR LAND LINE 282051 ++++ VEHICLE FOR SALE 1984 Mercedes Benz 300D in good running order and 1980 Mercedes Benz 300D non runner L/Hand drive $2 500 o.n.c.o. Will sell separately or swap for VW Beetle or VW based kit car or any small car Contact Bulawayo cell 071 2361 104 or 071 3127 370 ++++++ FOR SALE: ONE PEUGEOT 504 STATION WAGON, 200,000 KMS. ONE DATSUN PULSAR, 180,000 KMS CONTACT, BY SMS, 0712 613677 OR PHONE 0288-331/332 +++++ Toyota Raum for Sale 1998 Toyota Raum, Pearl white, Low mileage, recently imported, serious buyers contact 0912375276 +++++ SPECIAL OFFER MAZDA 3 (BRAND NEW) NOW ONLY $26 000,00 Includes Service Plan First 13 Services absolutely FREE! Don't miss out! Call Sue or Mike today on (09) 70905/6/7 or 0913 663 789 ++++++ Cars for Sale Toyota Corolla 1999 Crystal light Recent Import Price: Offers Toyota Dyna truck 1998 Price: Offers Isuzu KB280 turbo intercooled 1997 Price: Offers Contact: 091 2 997 361 ++++++++ 18) TRAVEL AND TOURS ++++++++ 19) COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS DIGITAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS Digital scanning, processing and optional printing of your 35 mm slides and colour or b/w film negatives. Restoration and reprint of your old prints also offered. Make your old photos come alive again, on CD or DVD! Please phone Mike on (landline) 331478 or (mobile) 0915 057890 or email Mike. Begbie@hotmail.com +++++++++++ CompuPro - Heart of Technology Not just a Computer Shop Computer Repairs Service Printers MAC Support (coming soon) IPOD and IPOD Accessories available 750VA UPS's from US$95.00 Inverters available, please enquire at our offices A full range of Canon Printers also always available ASUS Netbooks, Notebooks and PC's - only the best - with full 2 year warranty Please feel free to pop in and visit our newly revamped showroom 130A Samuel Parirenyatwa Street Btwn 13th & 14th Avenue Bulawayo Tel: 09-889643/5 E-mail: info@compupro.co.zw Or visit our website: www.compupro.co.zw ++++++++ 20) LIFTS WANTED AND OFFERED Lift wanted to Pietermaritzburg or Johannesburg within the next two weeks. Willing to share expenses. Please contact Brenda on (09) 243985 / 077 351 0638 ++++++++ 21) SEEKING FRIENDS Sheltom (PVT) Ltd. We were trying to set up a life line with Zimbabwean Authors to help get their work published. I have since moved to UK, and although I do keep in touch with some of the Authors, there is one author I am desperately looking for: John Weeks, he wrote the book The Golden Spiderweb. He was based in Harare on the outskirts on farmland. I would really like to get in touch with him and if anyone knows of his whereabouts I would be most grateful. Many thanks for your time. Kind regards Shelley Craven P.A. to the National Tpt. Admin. Mgr. Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics Limited Aylesford Way Thatcham, Newbury Berkshire, RG19 4ND Tel: +44 (0) 1635 816000 Desk Tel: + (0) 1635 816132 Internal: 788 6132 Fax: +44 (0) 1635 816011 ++++++++++ Looking for Pamela Newton or any related family or friends. She lived in Harare in 1957. Please email nolongerlost2010@yahoo.com or phone 077 2244855 Looking for Alexandra Reimann or any related family or friends of hers. Alexandra immigrated with her husband Klaus from Germany to Harare in 1951. Please email nolongerlost2010@yahoo.com or phone 077 2244855 Looking for Sheila Joy Williams or any related family or friends of hers. Sheila lived in Bulawayo around the late 50's to early 60's. Please email nolongerlos2010t@yahoo.com or phone 077 2244855 ++++++++ 22) SITUATIONS VACANT COMMERCIAL LAWYER Urgently needed by large and expanding agro-based company in Bulawayo. The applicant will need to have several years experience in a similar field. Applicants are also advised that this position is within a female working environment. Please contact Celine at MLC Corporate Recruitment on 68439 or celine@mlc.co.zw ++++++ CLEARING CLERK REQUIRED IN HARARE A mature person able to operate with minimum supervision Must be thoroughly conversant with custom procedures and have +/- 3yrs working experience as a Senior Clerk Must be able to apply for various permits within the various Government Dept's and be computer literate Please send your CV and application to tshengin@forward.co.zw/ zahera@forward.co.zw ++++++++ 23) SITUATIONS WANTED I am a mature caring nurse aid of 18 years experience. I have excellent references and have nursed many infirm people all over Bulawayo. Please contact me on 0775198570 +++++++++++ I am a lady aged 33 years old, and i have been with 1 employer for 8 years. I am an all round office worker, experienced in reception work, secretarial work,petty cash,data capture on excel, word and pastel. Worked on the cash book,customer invoices, credit notes, petty cash reconciliations and various stationery purchases.I was also responsible for managing and stock control of the company canteen. I am available immediately to commence employment. Contact numbers: 0913876550, 0912295899. E-mail- lgray@supplies.co.zw ++++++ Are you looking for a live in domestic worker with a fantastic attitude? Someone who is kind and caring and treats your home as their own? Look no further! Patricia Nkau is a Zimbabwean, currently working for me in Johannesburg, who is DESPERATE to return home to Bulawayo and be closer to her two boys who are at boarding school in Bulawayo. Patricia has worked for me for 4.5 years, has keys to my home and is completely trustworthy. She has a childminding certificate too! Please contact me if you would any further information or would like to interview her telephonically on gina.wilson@za.ey.com or +27828547289 and I will arrange for her to ring you from my home. Many Thanks, Gina Wilson ++++++ Bookkeeper - Morning's Only (Seeking Vacancy) Mature lady seeking a morning's only position in the bookkeeping field. Has 10 years experience in this field. Has worked with Pastel, Quick books and Belina Payroll. Has good initiative and is able to work without supervision. Excellent references. Clean class 4 drivers' license. Please contact 0917 472 764 +++++ Vibrant, enthusiastic and very self motivated young lady, 19 years of age, looking for a challenge. (Ex Dominican Convent ) I am a very keen and quick learner, have excellent communication skills with a very good command of the English Language. I have a clean class four drivers licence. I am also available to start immediately. My contact details are Home 246384 mobile 0912 399 408 Chanelle . chanie99@yahoo.com +++++ I am seeking a permanent or temporary position in Administration, Accounting or Management. I have many years experience and am available immediately. Please contact 0916 303961 (after 2nd October 0776 303961) or email kdkendavies@gmail.com ++++++++ Delightful, talented and confident young woman (42) seeking contract employment in lodge, hotel or restaurant as cook, supervisor and/or front of house. Very personable, presentable, well-spoken and works well in a team environment. Based in Bulawayo, available to start immediately. Comes highly recommended by current employer (safari operator) where season has ended. Tel 0913714696 For reference, please do not hesitate to contact V Bristow at dbristow@limpopo.co.za +++++++ A forty year old lady is looking for a position as a nurse aid. I have a nurse aid certificate and recent references. Contact Mercy on 0912789338 (note correction to number) +++++++ 23) SITUATIONS WANTED MY NAME IS MISS CHERICE SMOUT I AM A 21 YEAR OLD FEMALE. I AM SEEKING A VACANCY AT ANY ORGANISATION AS A SALES CONSULTANT/ SECRETARY/ RECEPTIONIST I AM ENERGETIC, CUSTOMER FRIENDLY AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO WORK UNDER PRESSURE. WILLING TO LEARN ANYTHING NEW. MY CONTACT DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS HOME 240271 CELL 0913039171 +++ 24) BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ++++++++ 25) SERVICES Foe expert Electronic Repairs to all your TV's videos, decoders, microwave, HIFi's, DVD's Inverters etc Professional services in: * Satellite Installations * Room extensions * Missing channels * Home theartre installations * PVR and LFD Installations * Car - Radio installations etc for professional and affordable services please contact Mickael car Cell: 0772 710 104 Landline: (09) 200183 with us a satisfied customer is our main concern and with us consider it done ++++++++ Safeguard Security (Pvt) Ltd Private Investigations. Are your employees using your resources and stock to their advantage? Making unauthorized use of your vehicles? Falsifying your invoices to deliver your goods to unknown customers? Involved in fraudulent collusion with customers to your prejudice. Making false insurance claims? We specialize in undercover, tracing and surveillance work, truth verification process, integrity background and pre-employment checks. 'Phone 09 885 509 or e-mail investigations@safebyo.co.zw for a free consultation. Safeguard Investigations, 2 Woburn Road, Thorngrove, Bulawayo. ++++++++ ELECTRICAL GATES & SERVICES SECURITY SYSTEMS The Strength, the Quality, the Service Centurion Sliding Gate Operators - That's the difference! We supply and install manual and electric gates, fences, house alarms, day light switch, beams, motors, intercoms etc Accessory Kits D5, EVO Gate motor with 2 remotes + 4m Rack + 12V 7AH battery - intercom. Electric Fence Energizer - Wizard 3 Wizard 4 Gate Wheels, Fuse 16A Slow Blow Fuse, Batteries, Receiver & Remotes Transformers for D5 motors. Spare parts - D5 Spares; CP Boards, Magnet, Lock & Key Thumbwheel for D5 & D3, Doss Kits AN EXCELLENT PRODUCT IS ONE THING, QUALITY SUPPORT AND SERVICE IS ANOTHER. WE ARE DEDICATED TO SERVICE AND CUSTOM DESIGN. We also do back up service and repairs for all types of gate motors Intercoms, electric garage doors etc. We repairs gates throughout Zimbabwe CALL TODAY AND WE FIX TODAY! Call Edward Piwa 0712 346140; 0712 566160; 0772 857047 +++++ 30 Years in business on the lst November, call at PAINT WORLD for specialist services and advice for all your decorative, domestic and industrial paints. Our expertise is second to none - come and see us at Cnr. 9th Avenue/Robert Mugabe Way, opposite the Chicken Inn. Tel. 64104/5 FAX 77176 +++++++ AFRICA SPECTACULAR Karen Learmonth is now based at Pembroke Place and invites you to phone or email for your local travel reservations. Cell - 077 223 1819 Email - afspec@yoafrica.com Skype - karen.learmonth1 ++++++++ BANCROFT NEIL BOREHOLE PUMP REPAIRS, INSTALLATIONS, WATER RETICULATION, WATER TANK INSTALLATION AND BOOSTER PUMPS WE CUT PVC PIPING TO YOUR SPECS ELECTRIC LAWNMOWER REPAIRS AND PROCUREMENT. Call Mike howard or Obed Sithole at Bancroft Neil & Co el 880844 /46 0912260769 or 011608724 We install and repair Borehole and Booster pumps. We also sell gas and Cadac products but not gas. ++++++++ DWALA INSURANCE SERVICES HEALTH INSURANCE If you are interested in quality, reliable and most importantly sound Health Insurance, please contact us. We deal with Health International, Multimed, Good Health, Interglobal and other off shore Medical Insurance providers. Situated at 63 Heyman Rd, Suburbs, Byo. Tel No. 230708, 0912 211156, 0172 202231 or 0172 403061 or e mail us on dwala@netconnect.co.zw. GENERAL INSURANCE Should you wish to insure anything from your house or car to your business, please contact Des Stephens or Audrey Locke. Situated at 63 Heyman Rd, Suburbs, Byo. Tel No. 230708, 0912 211156 or 011 202231 or e mail us on dwala@netconnect.co.zw. ++++++++ 26) HEALTH AND BEAUTY BIO-ANABOLICS Pieter De Klerk from Bio-Anabolics, South Africa is coming to Bulawayo and will be giving a talk on Monday 25th October at 7 for 7.30pm in the Function Room at New Orleans Restaurant (Banff Lodge), Banff Road, Hillside. Please come and listen and chat to him about our products. For more information please contact Fiona Burns on 0733 314533 ++++++++ Save your skin in this hot, dry weather. 20% off African Earth with Kigelia Exfoliate, Hydrating Mask and Hydrating Oil. Available from Pembroke Place, or your normal consultant. Cell - 077 223 1819 Email - kigelia@live.com +++++++ Living in Joburg Northern Suburbs ? Stressed ? Well I have a good friend in Joburg who is an excellent masseuse. She will visit your location. Personally recommend by magskriel. Telephone Rouelle on 082 855 1321 ++++++++ 27) TUITION BUILDING BLOCKS PLAYGROUND.... is pleased to announce the opening of a big sister school.... BUILDING BLOCKS NURSERY SCHOOL.... Limited places are available for the January 2011 inaugural intake. If you require a nursery school placement for your child between the ages of 3 & 5 Please contact the following numbers... 0712 871 432 landline 240 157 Our location for the nursery school will be the existing Girl Guide Hall, Lancaster Avenue, just down from the Hillside Shopping Centre. Successful application forms require a USD 100 deposit, placement fee. Contact person... Pam Thomas ++++++++ Bulawayo Private High School Boarding Places Available for January 2011 and January 2012. We are a private boarding house providing a home for pupils who attend private schools in Bulawayo. Currently our boarders are all in lower six and upper six and we will have a places becoming available in January 2011, January 2012 and January 2013. If you are interested in finding our more about our home please contact Anne. References are available. via e-mail BulawayoBoarding@yahoo.com cell phone 0773-363-102 evenings 09-247154 ++++++++++++ KINGS EQUESTRIAN CENTRE We offer riding lessons to any age group on any day of the week including sundays and public holidays,come and enjoy the lovely friendly feeling in our stable yard while your child enjoys a ride on our lovely horses. If you are looking for a place to put your horse into livery look no further we are the best and our rates are reasonable,we are very experienced in older horses and have rescued many with fantastic results,call now and come and have a look for yourself you wont be disappointed! We also offer free manure to the public all we ask is you bring your own sacks and labour to load it. Call Samantha on 0912723061 or 70316 ++++++ Extra lessons in Mathematics offered by experienced teacher Form 1 to Form 4 Preparation for IGCSE "O" level Extended and "O" level Core examinations Contact Alan Schmidt at 203437 or 0912612695 ++++++++ 28) MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE QUALITY PAINT FROM PROCASSO - PAINT MANUFACTURERS If you are looking for superior quality paint at affordable prices, look no further. Procasso paints are available directly to the public from the manufacturer, cutting out unnecessary costs. For all enquiries email toneska@nandb.co.zw or phone 071 261 2346 or 077 554 7166 Bulk orders our speciality!! +++++++ FOR SALE SONY MINI HI-FI SYSTEM with DVD player. New and still in the box. My son paid $600 and is asking for $400. As new CBC uniforms (form two) for sale. Please contact celine@mlc.co.zw or telephone 68439 +++++ ACOL CHEMICAL, YOUR ONE STOP CHEMICAL SUPPLIER NOW HAVE IN STOCK YOUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE CHEMICALS:- ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, SODIUM CYCLAMATE, SODIUM SACCHARIN, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM METABI-SULPHITE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE. JUST TO NAME A FEW. Please contact the following in Bulawayo : Noel Edington 0712601, Ray Chiridza 0712605141, Joshua Moyo 0712763142. In Harare contact: Ben Ajidah 0712200875 and Richard Mutawu 0712606117. ++++++++ ADAM BEADE SOLID OAK FURNITURE FOR SALE 2 double settees and 3 single chairs. This can be bought as a set for $600 or separately for $100 per chair and $150 per settee. WHITE BEDROOM SET FOR SALE Dressing Table (large mirror and 5 drawers), two headboards with side drawers (2 drawers on each side) - $150 SECOND HAND APPLIANCES FOR SALE Westpoint C120 Deep Freeze - $50 445L Imperial Fridge (Needs Gas) - $130 Satellite Radio - $50 Night Vision Monocular (Very useful for night time game viewing) - $150 Desktop computer (Tower, monitor, keyboard, speakers and UPS) Recently reformatted, 60GB hard drive, 520 RAM, Windows XP - $250 Bosch 4 plate electric stove - $50 THE TIMES EDUCATION SERIES: INTERACTIVE CD'S AT $8 EACH GCSE O'Level - Physics GCSE O'Level - Chemistry GCSE A'Level - Geography MOSES BASKETS FOR SALE Beautifully hand woven Moses Baskets covered in a range of colours to suit you. This is the ideal first bed for your newborn baby and it will last up to 3 - 4 months. You will feel relaxed knowing that your precious bundle is snug and safe and not 'lost' in the large space that a cot provides. 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Length 7.6m Width 2.8m Powered by twin 60hp Bigfoot Mercury two stroke engines. Photos available. e mail m: Noel Edington edingtonn@acolchem.co.zw ++++++ 32) GARDENS, DECOR AND HOME Advert: Original paintings for sale in oils, watercolours and pastels. Landscapes, seascapes still-life and wildlife.. Phone 245319 ++++++++ 33) TIDBITS Read this, it applies to men too Prof Jane Plant WHY WOMEN IN CHINA DO NOT GET BREAST CANCER By Prof. Jane Plant, PhD, CBE I had no alternative but to die or to try to find a cure for myself. I am a scientist - surely there was a rational explanation for this cruel illness that affects one in 12 women in the UK ? I had suffered the loss of one breast, and undergone radiotherapy. I was now receiving painful chemotherapy, and had been seen by some of the country's most eminent specialists. But, deep down, I felt certain I was facing death. I had a loving husband, a beautiful home and two young children to care for. I desperately wanted to live. Fortunately, this desire drove me to unearth the facts, some of which were known only to a handful of scientists at the time. Anyone who has come into contact with breast cancer will know that certain risk factors - such as increasing age, early onset of womanhood, late onset of menopause and a family history of breast cancer - are completely out of our control. But there are many risk factors, which we can control easily. These "controllable" risk factors readily translate into simple changes that we can all make in our day-to-day lives to help prevent or treat breast cancer. My message is that even advanced breast cancer can be overcome because I have done it. The first clue to understanding what was promoting my breast cancer came when my husband Peter, who was also a scientist, arrived back from working in China while I was being plugged in for a chemotherapy session. He had brought with him cards and letters, as well as some amazing herbal suppositories, sent by my friends and science colleagues in China . The suppositories were sent to me as a cure for breast cancer. Despite the awfulness of the situation, we both had a good belly laugh, and I remember saying that this was the treatment for breast cancer in China , then it was little wonder that Chinese women avoided getting the disease. Those words echoed in my mind. Why didn't Chinese women in China get breast cancer? I had collaborated once with Chinese colleagues on a study of links between soil chemistry and disease, and I remembered some of the statistics. The disease was virtually non-existent throughout the whole country. Only one in 10,000 women in China will die from it, compared to that terrible figure of one in 12 in Britain and the even grimmer average of one in 10 across most Western countries. It is not just a matter of China being a more rural country, with less urban pollution. In highly urbanized Hong Kong , the rate rises to 34 women in every 10,000 but still puts the West to shame. The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have similar rates. And remember, both cities were attacked with nuclear weapons, so in addition to the usual pollution-related cancers, one would also expect to find some radiation-related cases, too. The conclusion we can draw from these statistics strikes you with some force. If a Western woman were to move to industrialized, irradiated Hiroshima , she would slash her risk of contracting breast cancer by half. Obviously this is absurd. It seemed obvious to me that some lifestyle factor not related to pollution, urbanization or the environment is seriously increasing the Western woman's chance of contracting breast cancer. I then discovered that whatever causes the huge differences in breast cancer rates between oriental and Western countries, it isn't genetic. Scientific research showed that when Chinese or Japanese people move to the West, within one or two generations their rates of breast cancer approach those of their host community. The same thing happens when oriental people adopt a completely Western lifestyle in Hong Kong . In fact, the slang name for breast cancer in China translates as 'Rich Woman's Disease'. This is because, in China, only the better off can afford to eat what is termed ' Hong Kong food'. The Chinese describe all Western food, including everything from ice cream and chocolate bars to spaghetti and feta cheese, as "Hong Kong food", because of its availability in the former British colony and its scarcity, in the past, in mainland China . So it made perfect sense to me that whatever was causing my breast cancer and the shockingly high incidence in this country generally, it was almost certainly something to do with our better-off, middle-class, Western lifestyle. There is an important point for men here, too. I have observed in my research that much of the data about prostate cancer leads to similar conclusions. According to figures from the World Health Organization, the number of men contracting prostate cancer in rural China is negligible, only 0.5 men in every 100,000. In England, Scotland and Wales , however, this figure is 70 times higher. Like breast cancer, it is a middle-class disease that primarily attacks the wealthier and higher socio-economic groups, those that can afford to eat rich foods. I remember saying to my husband, "Come on Peter, you have just come back from China . What is it about the Chinese way of life that is so different?" Why don't they get breast cancer?' We decided to utilize our joint scientific backgrounds and approach it logically. We examined scientific data that pointed us in the general direction of fats in diets. Researchers had discovered in the 1980s that only l4% of calories in the average Chinese diet were from fat, compared to almost 36% in the West. But the diet I had been living on for years before I contracted breast cancer was very low in fat and high in fibre. Besides, I knew as a scientist that fat intake in adults has not been shown to increase risk for breast cancer in most investigations that have followed large groups of women for up to a dozen years. Then one day something rather special happened. Peter and I have worked together so closely over the years that I am not sure which one of us first said: "The Chinese don't eat dairy produce!" It is hard to explain to a non-scientist the sudden mental and emotional 'buzz' you get when you know you have had an important insight. It's as if you have had a lot of pieces of a jigsaw in your mind, and suddenly, in a few seconds, they all fall into place and the whole picture is clear. Suddenly I recalled how many Chinese people were physically unable to tolerate milk, how the Chinese people I had worked with had always said that milk was only for babies, and how one of my close friends, who is of Chinese origin, always politely turned down the cheese course at dinner parties. I knew of no Chinese people who lived a traditional Chinese life who ever used cow or other dairy food to feed their babies. The tradition was to use a wet nurse but never, ever, dairy products. Culturally, the Chinese find our Western preoccupation with milk and milk products very strange. I remember entertaining a large delegation of Chinese scientists shortly after the ending of the Cultural Revolution in the 1980s. On advice from the Foreign Office, we had asked the caterer to provide a pudding that contained a lot of ice cream. After inquiring what the pudding consisted of, all of the Chinese, including their interpreter, politely but firmly refused to eat it, and they could not be persuaded to change their minds. At the time we were all delighted and ate extra portions! Milk, I discovered, is one of the most common causes of food allergies . Over 70% of the world's population are unable to digest the milk sugar, lactose, which has led nutritionists to believe that this is the normal condition for adults, not some sort of deficiency. Perhaps nature is trying to tell us that we are eating the wrong food. Before I had breast cancer for the first time, I had eaten a lot of dairy produce, such as skimmed milk, low-fat cheese and yogurt. I had used it as my main source of protein. I also ate cheap but lean minced beef, which I now realized was probably often ground-up dairy cow. In order to cope with the chemotherapy I received for my fifth case of cancer, I had been eating organic yogurts as a way of helping my digestive tract to recover and repopulate my gut with 'good' bacteria. Recently, I discovered that way back in 1989 yogurt had been implicated in ovarian cancer. Dr Daniel Cramer of Harvard University studied hundreds of women with ovarian cancer, and had them record in detail what they normally ate. Wish I'd been made aware of his findings when he had first discovered them. Following Peter's and my insight into the Chinese diet, I decided to give up not just yogurt but all dairy produce immediately. Cheese, butter, milk and yogurt and anything else that contained dairy produce - it went down the sink or in the rubbish. It is surprising how many products, including commercial soups, biscuits and cakes, contain some form of dairy produce. Even many proprietary brands of margarine marketed as soya, sunflower or olive oil spreads can contain dairy produce. I therefore became an avid reader of the small print on food labels. Up to this point, I had been steadfastly measuring the progress of my fifth cancerous lump with calipers and plotting the results. Despite all the encouraging comments and positive feedback from my doctors and nurses, my own precise observations told me the bitter truth. My first chemotherapy sessions had produced no effect - the lump was still the same size. Then I eliminated dairy products. Within days, the lump started to shrink. About two weeks after my second chemotherapy session and one week after giving up dairy produce, the lump in my neck started to itch. Then it began to soften and to reduce in size. The line on the graph, which had shown no change, was now pointing downwards as the tumour got smaller and smaller. And, very significantly, I noted that instead of declining exponentially (a graceful curve) as cancer is meant to do, the tumour's decrease in size was plotted on a straight line heading off the bottom of the graph, indicating a cure, not suppression (or remission) of the tumour. One Saturday afternoon after about six weeks of excluding all dairy produce from my diet, I practised an hour of meditation then felt for what was left of the lump. I couldn't find it. Yet I was very experienced at detecting cancerous lumps - I had discovered all five cancers on my own. I went downstairs and asked my husband to feel my neck. He could not find any trace of the lump either. On the following Thursday I was due to be seen by my cancer specialist at Charing Cross Hospital in London . He examined me thoroughly, especially my neck where the tumour had been. He was initially bemused and then delighted as he said, "I cannot find it." None of my doctors, it appeared, had expected someone with my type and stage of cancer (which had clearly spread to the lymph system) to survive, let alone be so hale and hearty. My specialist was as overjoyed as I was. When I first discussed my ideas with him he was understandably skeptical. But I understand that he now uses maps showing cancer mortality in China in his lectures, and recommends a non-dairy diet to his cancer patients. I now believe that the link between dairy produce and breast cancer is similar to the link between smoking and lung cancer. I believe that identifying the link between breast cancer and dairy produce, and then developing a diet specifically targeted at maintaining the health of my breast and hormone system, cured me. It was difficult for me, as it may be for you, to accept that a substance as 'natural' as milk might have such ominous health implications. But I am a living proof that it works and, starting from tomorrow, I shall reveal the secrets of my revolutionary action plan. Extracted from Your Life in Your Hands, by Professor Jane Plant +++++++ The content that is published in Morning Mirror does not necessarily reflect the editor's opinion. Morning Mirror reserves the right to refuse any advertising or content. ++++