Standard Style 16 Nov 2014

The Standard

Style

nov 16 to 22, 2014

I SSUE 29

Star Profile

Inside

Elvis Maguraushe

style@standard.co.zw

Cathy Mhlanga

2 THE STANDARD STYLE / CONTENTS The Standard

Style

November 16 to 22 2014

Contents

P08 Woman & Man 3 Woman Profile

Cathy Mhlanga

5 Motivation

Tafadzwa

7 Man Profile

Elvis Maguraushe

Home & Garden

P14

9 Home of the Week

Enter our competition

10 Trends

Floors

12 Gardening

Grow the taste of Christmas

Food & Drink

P07

P09

14 Restaurant Guide

Chatters

15 Wine

Lebbie

Family 19 Family of the Week

The Vitu family

21 Education Cover to Cover winners 24 Family Getaway

Old Mutual Vumba Mountain RunTeam

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Dear readers Warm greetings from the Style Desk!

So the Standard Style is coming to life! It really is, and you definitely want to be part of this! We will be hosting a fun filled Christmas Family Fun Day in a few weeks which will basically be like The Standard Style itself, only in person!

Christmas being a time to indulge in beauty and festivity, celebrating love and the togetherness of family, there is no better way to show warmth and gratitude to near and dear ones than bringing them all together and having lots of fun. The Fun Day will have the Standard family all in one place so we can all simply soak in the holiday spirit, connect and create everlasting relationships as well as generally celebrate Christmas in Style, literally!

Oh you simply cannot miss this though! There is going to be lots of activity going on, ranging from exhibition markets, and lots of entertainment and showcases that will speak to all sections of the magazine. With the theme of a family Christmas, these will include exhibitors and activities which cover the whole of Style.

You can expect to see your Style Stars and get pictures with them (and autographs, obviously!), gifts from Santa for the kids, fashion shows, makeover booths, entertainment by artists, bands and groups, exhibitions of gadgets and cars, garden and home, food and drink as well as cooking and baking shows.

This indeed will be the Christmas Family Fun Day of the year, and we are so looking forward to seeing you there! More on this shall be showcased in coming issues of the Style, so do make sure you grab your copy first thing in the morning every Sunday, just like you did today‌.. good on you!

My warmest, Prudie – Style Desk

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26 Breaking New Ground

Tandi Miranda

28 Bookworm

Decolonising the mind

29 Arts

Celeb news

THE STANDARD STYLE / WOMAN / PROFILE 3

November 16 to 22 2014

Star Profile

Cathy Mhlanga

Prudence Muganiwah

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TARTING off as part of a four-member band named Perfect Strangers in 2001 was the beginning of a long, but fulfilling journey for the Harare-based musician and recording artist, Cathy Mhlanga.

The married mother of two adorable girls who was an Arts student in her high school days, says her music journey has been quite tough. “My music journey has not been an easy road. Growing up I was always interested in the Arts and I knew that my destiny was in the Arts.” She speaks of her late father who was a Judge and had a law firm, and how, like any other typical father from his generation, he had big plans for his daughter in the law field, hoping that one day she would become a lawyer and take over his firm.

Naturally, out of a desire to make her father happy, she found herself following a more traditional career path in her early years of adulthood. She explains how it was a tough decision on her part to eventually choose music and suffer rejection for that, and how her parents’ acceptance of her chosen path was gradual. Their acceptance and blessing, she says, meant a lot to her.

After her entry into music as part of Perfect Strangers in 2001, she then formed Juvination with Tariro Chaniwa, and later moved to South Africa where she started her solo career as an acoustic guitarist. In Johannesburg, Cathy had opportunities to perform at several restaurants and corporate functions, at various arena such as The Villa Agravera in Johannesburg, Mama’s Shabeen with rock bands like Margret’s Daughter and the Ravens, and one of the big events that she managed to perform at was an Art Exhibition held at the Southern Sun Hotel in Sandton.

Cathy made a grand comeback to music in early 2014 by holding performances back home in Zimbabwe, doing acts at the annually held Fashion Weekend Zimbabwe, Mistys and sharing the stage with renowned artists such as Zimboita, Ammara Brown. She also performed at the Zimbabwean German Society where she shared the stage with greats such as Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana, Cynthia Mare, Blessing Chimanga, Tariro neGitare and PrayerSoul.

Cathy also performed at Maestro, Amanzi, Unplugged, and Christ TV Awards where she was honoured as a Rising Star Award. “There I had an opportunity to share with gospel music Gurus in Zimbabwe; Mechanic Manyeruke, Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave, Blessing Shumba, Sebastian Magacha and Bethany Pasinawako, which was an amazing experience.”

Her recent album launch at Alliance Francaise on September 18 proved that Cathy is now ready and set to make waves on the music scene. But what exactly does she sing? The artist explains it best using her own words, “Describing my genre is very difficult ... because

I am combination of so many things, there are some songs that are Jazzy, some alternative, Rock some Afro-Jazz and Reggae. I have not restricted myself to one particular genre even though I feel that I kind of maintain a cool and calm tempo. I would describe my music as intimate, spiritual, calm and conscious.”

Cathy acknowledges that her appreciation of different genres of music has influenced her creativity. “I am willing to learn from music gurus, and I cannot narrow this to one artist. These are the people who have inspired me in the industry; John White, Dorothy Masuka, Biggie Tembo, Rusike Brothers, Chiwoniso Maraire.

These artists were unique and unconventional in their writing styles.”

A mother to 8-year-old Panashe and 3-year-old Ruth, Cathy says she sees herself as an ambassador of change and emphasizes the importance of having Christian values and making use of them in everyday living. “I believe in upholding oneself with integrity.” Cathy laments the challenges that come with being a married woman in the music industry, explaining how sometimes the concept of marriage is not respected or taken seriously as it conflicts with the demands of being a performing artist.

“Many that I have come across do not honour the sanctity of what marriage is and what it means. I therefore always want to encourage artists to respect their marriages and I seek to be an ambassador for it – it is a highly respectable institution and it should always be regarded as that.”

A strong Christian who mainly sings on love, forgiveness, hope, happiness and courage, Cathy attributes all her success to God and believes he guides her through and through.

“Submission to the Holy Spirit is necessary for us to fulfill our purpose in Jesus Christ. It is through humility that God is able to truly use us to be the salt of the earth. I believe that the Holy Spirit is my source of inspiration.”

As part of her community outreach, Cathy has formed the Cathy Mhlanga Foundation, a platform to help and mentor other upcoming artists which she started in 2012. “The essence of it is about promoting acoustic music and nurturing artists to inspire through music. The vision for the foundation is to have workshops and training in the future.”

Cathy is definitely an artist with a difference – bent on not just being in the limelight promoting herself and her brand, but on pushing other artists to do more, to do better. “Being humble is one of the most important qualities that God has worked in me,” she says with an infectious smile. With such humility and passion for music in all its forms, there is definitely no going back for Cathy Mhlanga.

4 THE STANDARD STYLE / WOMAN / FASHION

HEEL FISSURES (Desert Feet) Yolanda Lindsay Mabuto

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uring summer you begin to see bare feet, colourful toe nails, ankle bracelets and toe rings. It’s only a matter of time till you cringe as you notice that every third person has heel fissures (cracked heels).

Why do so many people have man’a? Although genetics and dry climate contribute to heel fissures, we can’t blame this all on genes and the weather.

Zimbabwe has a wet-dry tropical climate and our dry season may only contribute slightly to the aftermath we witness in November. If we had Al-Kufrah’s climate (driest place in Africa), then maybe-but we don’t! Anyone who doesn’t moisturize their feet can get cracked heels but some people are more prone to the condition for example people with dry skin or

systemic conditions that dry the skin (diabetes and hypothyroidism), atopic eczema, psoarisis, excessive weight, prolonged standing on hard floors, walking barefoot as well as wearing open back shoes. Whatever the reason don’t ignore them. Medical journals state that they can become dangerous if they go untreated and become deep or infected. In severe cases infected cracks can lead to cellulitis (bacterial infection of the skin) and can rapidly progress to septicaemia (blood poisoning).

Feet should be inspected daily and a moisturising routine three times a day is all that is needed to keep the heels hydrated. A pumice stone can be rubbed gently against the callus to take away some of the hard skin before applying moisturiser and wearing socks over Vaseline while sleeping can also help.

THE WEDDING PLANNER

Wedding Guest Etiquette Rufaro Mushonga

Trying to find a seat while the bride is having her aisle moment is distracting.

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e are approaching the busiest wedding month of the year. Many of us have been invited to attend a wedding celebration. We have spent a lot of time talking about how to plan a wedding, but I believe this is an appropriate time to talk about how one should behave as an invited guest.

RSVP This seems to be a foreign concept in Zimbabwe, and we need to change this. Let the couple know whether or not you are attending their wedding. They may want to create a personalised seating plan. They also need to finalise on their guest numbers for catering purposes.

If they have not been invited, do not bring them with you Couples plan with a budget and a specific number of guests in mind, and if your invitation does not say “and partner” then do not bring a partner. If the invitation says “strictly no children,” then do not bring children. A wedding celebration is planned in advance, and extra guests are often not catered for. Many venues are strict about uninvited guests. On arrival at venue, your uninvited guests might be turned away by security.

Arrive on time for the ceremony Why miss the ceremony and only attend the reception? The ceremony is the actual wedding.

Be on time to witness the vows, not just to have lunch and drink and as much alcohol as you can. And if you do happen to be a bit late, wait until after the bridal procession to find a seat.

Give the professional photographers and videographers their space Remember that the bride and groom have hired professionals to capture their special wedding moments. As guests we need to resist the urge to step out onto the aisle with our iPads or iPhones, because the professionals will end up taking pictures of us taking pictures of the couple.

Dress appropriately Some couples will have a theme that requires a certain dress code. Be a good spot and dress according to the theme. The wedding colours are specifically for the stationery, the décor, the wedding cake and the bridal party – not for the guests. As a guest, you should not try and match the colour of your outfit with the colours on the invitation, unless the invitation specifies that you should do so. Also, try to resist the temptation to upstage the bride or the groom with your outfit.

Giving a speech Keep it short, sweet and sincere, no dirty jokes, no talk about the bride or the groom’s past relationships, and make sure you give your speech while you are still sober.

Remember that this day is about the bride and groom, so allow them to feel special.

Rufaro Mushonga rufmush@gmail.com

November 16 to 22 2014

THE STANDARD STYLE / INSPIRATION 5

November 16 to 22 2014

When do you move from

success to significance?

Cynthia Hakutangwi

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began asking myself questions like these: Am I listening for the still, small voice? Is my work still the centre of my life and identity? Do I have an eternal perspective as a prism through which I view my life? What is my truest purpose? My life work? My destiny? What does it really mean to “have it all”?

Halftime: Changing Your Game Plan from Success to Significance: Bob P. Buford In the first instalment of this series on Reconciling your Private and Public Life for Optimum Productivity, the focus was on identifying the causes of misalignment in order to establish a healthy point of integration in the three primary co-ordinates of an individual’s Personal, Public and Relational life. In the second part of the series we examined the requirements and benefits of developing a culture of accountability in order to achieve maximum productivity. One of the most beneficial outcomes of living a life of accountability is the ability to realise when time comes to shift and make a change. As a new year beckons our self introspection

and review of the year ending ought to lead us to a place of critical thinking and decision making on the direction of our lives. On Monday morning the world woke to the devastating news of Dr Myles Munroe’s death in a plane crash in the company of his wife and others on board.

As the world pays tribute to a man whose life was well lived as an internationally renowned bestselling author, lecturer, teacher, life coach, government consultant, and leadership mentor, such a sobering moment which shows the brevity of life demands of us to seriously think about our level of existence. Are we on the level of Survival, Success or Significance?

Harry Levinson identified a number of reasons why people make mid-career changes which include: • Reaching a career plateau • Becoming obsolescent • Becoming bored • Feeling underutilised • Recognising that the original occupational choice was inappropriate • Dissatisfaction with oneself as a person • Over-evaluation of one’s own competence and worth • Intense competition for

status with friends and ac quaintances Levinson stresses that before embarking on a mid-career change, one must understand their motives, their ideal image of himself, and the nature and extent of the changes they will have to undergo if

they decide to shift career direction. If one is willing to take risks and face new challenges, they can continually recreate themselves to meet the changing circumstances of the ever-unfolding experience. To begin this trip, one must first take an inward

journey to the heart, the mind, and the soul. Cynthia is a Communications and Personal Development Consultant, a Life Coach, Author, and Strategist. She is the Managing Consultant of Wholeness

Incorporated.

Her published book titles include “The Whole You – Vital Keys for Balanced Living” and “Intelligent Conversations: A mindset shift towards a developed Africa.”

E-mail: cynthia@wholenessincorporated.com

The Audacity of Hoping Anew...[Part II] Tafadzwa Zimunhu Taruvinga The Father of My Young Niece ...And so he comes to me this very good friend of mine, the father of my young niece. He quips and laughs in awe of my telling the story last week of his daughter who can only count up to 15 at a time. In turn, I pledge my allegiance to the not-so-distant accomplishment of the seemingly impossible count up to 20. We servour and celebrate the day when my niece will be able to count to 20, then to 100, and then to 365. We cherish that inevitable day when she will be so audacious, for the sake of her children, as to hope. My very good friend asks me how he can already start teaching his daughter

to be hopeful, even before she can count up to 20, let alone conceive what it means to be hopeful. I struggle in a moment, to prescribe this to him. We part, my friend and I, and I ponder as I drive home, what it means to be hopeful. When I arrive home, consumed in my thoughts, I find myself writing a little more about audacious hope as thus...

Lessons of Hope for Our Children I start by acknowledging my friend’s wish to impart the meaning of hope to his daughter, my niece. Yes, for the sake of their children’s children, to teach them about hope, even before they can count up to 20, is to promise our children a life in the future which is better than ours. But how do we teach,

ask the parents of the children, hope to our children?

And I answer and say that the best time to teach our children to be hopeful is when they have reason to be hopeless -- when we struggle to send them to school, or when we can’t buy them a small tub of ice cream which they could enjoy after a vegetarian supper in a household without any vegetarians, this as we save up to pay their fees.

Then, we ought to reassure them that they will have a better life than ours, when they will send their children to school without the sacrifice of any desserts and all others of their heart’s desires. I also say in my answer, that when they can’t foresee that they will be able to count up to 20 sooner than they anticipate, our children, we must reassure them of their capabili-

ties unforeseen. Certainly, the hope which we preserve for our children and theirs lies in the positive messages that we ought to constantly give them freely, even before they can conceive the audacity of hoping anew. Tafadzwa Taruvinga is a Customer Service Consultant and the first author of a book on Customer Service Excellence in Zimbabwe, entitled “Serve Your Customers EXCELLENTLY, Or Not At All!”, published in June 2014. He is also a Member of the Advisory Council of Customer Value Creation International (CVCI).

Tafadzwa can be contacted on e-mail at tafadzwazt@ gmail.com and his profile is available on www.customervaluecreation.org/ About-Us

6 THE STANDARD STYLE / MAN / GROOMING

Cooling down Marshall Malikula

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t’s summer time, mercury keeps rising and rising. Besides water and sunscreen, one of the simplest ways of cooling down is wearing fabric that breathes and keeps sweat off your body; we talking linen. Historically, linen has stood the test of time since ancient Egyptian times. Linen is made of natural fibre of the flax plant, which gives it a classic wrinkled look.

Linen is a stylish wardrobe staple worth your bank balance. It is a great combination of function and style. One can make a smooth transition from the office to a dressy event, to a casual stroll in the park. It is pretty versatile, besides being worn monochromatic, it also goes well with cashmere sweaters in cooler temperatures or with silk in spring. As a rule of thumb, avoid wearing linen with synthetic fabrics. Linen comes in different weights; the lighter fabric is more suited to casual, as it is more translucent.

Always wear a linen shirt with a tank or vest.

Linen looks better in pale shades such as whites, neutral tones of the cream family and

Linen works well with ethnic look; for Afro chic look wear it with lots of beads and bangles to add a touch of colour.

Linen is also synonymous with the Eastern look hence it’s used for making kaftans and tunics.

My accessory of the week

Tan leather belt

pastels. The best colour shoes to go with linen are either white or tan and other neutral hues. Black shoes are too extreme for white linen pants, will only work out if you are wearing black pants or top. Linen is more relaxed, it follows that it’s worn with comfy leather shoes such as moccasins, boat shoes and strappy sandals. For a trendy metro look pair your linen shirt with jeans and keep all accessories tan. Optionally throw in a linen blazer or waist coat in a different colour.

Linen works well with ethnic look; for Afro chic look wear it with lots of beads and bangles to add a touch of colour. Linen is also synonymous with the Eastern look hence it’s used for making kaftans and tunics.

Marshall Malikula is a Brand manager, Image Consultant, Stylist and he can be reached on marshmalikula@gmail.com

November 16 to 22 2014

THE STANDARD STYLE / MAN / PROFILE 7

November 16 to 22 2014

Star Profile

Elvis Maguraushe

“I’m just a regular guy trying to build an empire!”

Prudence Muganiwah

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lvis Maguraushe, also known as Mista Maggz, is an England based but Zimbabwean born DJ with a difference. Born in 1990 and raised in both Chitungwiza and Kuwadzana, he moved to the United Kingdom in 2002.

Growing up with parents who loved both local and international music fuelled his passion.

“There was always music playing at home. It was easy for me to see that music always made people feel good and that’s what I wanted to do!”

Mista Maggz goes on to explain how as a child he witnessed music uplift people at parties, funerals, in the streets, in shopping malls – everywhere, and why he made a decision to pursue a career in music. “I wanted to be the person in control of that.”

Elvis, who says rumour has it that he was named after Elvis Chiweshe, the footballer as his father loved him, officially began his DJ career at the age of 15. “So many media/ musical jobs ran through my mind as paths I could take as a career. I then realised that as a growing teen I didn’t have as much confidence to be the next big rapper, or create music to be the next Tuku, but then I knew that I wanted a place in the music industry.” Thus, he started by

playing at a few family parties and realised that he was comfortable being in the background of the party and yet maintain the spotlight, albeit from a distance. “Being a DJ meant that I wouldn’t have to dance with that embarrassing aunt, but control people on the dance floor!”

Citing his favourite artists as Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi, Tocky Vibes and the late Tongai Moyo, Mista Maggz says that at most functions he hosts in England, the crowd will almost ultimately demand hits from the legendary artists such as Nyoka Musango [Mapfumo], Tozeza Baba [Tuku] and Naye [Moyo].

Explaining what he likes the most about his career, Mista Maggz says he enjoys making people feel good so they forget their troubles for a minute. “It makes me feel like I’ve done something incredible. Having an individual stop me in the streets whilst with my family and telling me I made their night at a party five years ago, is what makes it all worth it!

Together with the help of his fiancé, Christine, Mista Maggz has recently established his own event planning company, Tay Events, where the two work together to organising events – him as a DJ man-

aging the entertainment side of things, carrying out the heavy manual labour and setting up bouncy castles, PA systems and help setting up tables and chairs, while his wife does the actual event planning and decor. Ever the optimist, he says, “I’m just a regular guy trying to build an empire -- I will update you once I have reached my first million with Tay Events!”

The young, positive-minded father to Taylor says his non-mainstream choice of career comes with its challenges, but he is determined to overcome them. “My most challenging task is when I was booked to DJ at a Nigerian wedding when I don’t speak the language or have a clue about the tradition -- I had to do quick research about Nigerians, their weddings and the appropriate music for such an occasion.

Working closely with the bride and groom also helped. Surprisingly a few guests came to think I was Nigerian or West African. I guess I did my job well!”

Asked if he has a favourite song, the warm personality says, “That’s the hardest question to ask a DJ because it varies from time to time!

The versatile DJ says being a dad early in his life enabled him to appreciate the responsibility of tak-

ing care of his family. “Growing up I can’t say I had a lot of values, but now as a father and a husband I know that I have to look after my family and present myself as an honourable man. I believe that as a non-graduate, I have to work extremely hard to make sure that my company will be one of the greatest event planning company worldwide and most importantly make my family proud.”

Also a Personal Support Worker, the hardworking young man says he enjoys spending time with his young family. “We recently went on our first holiday together to Spain, which the whole family thoroughly enjoyed.”

It is clear he takes his job seriously as he advises other DJs against ignoring the crowd’s requests, or playing inappropriate songs just for the sake of it. “A little note for everyone out there is if your DJ is good enough he will play your song request, but only when the time is right. At times there are respectable members in the crowd and we have to honour that.”

As part of giving back to community, or perhaps trying to maintain ties with his homeland? Mista Maggz this year hosted Zimbabwe Independence celebrations which were a

resounding success.

Inspired by the likes of Mtukudzi, Dr Dre, Jay Z, Diddy and Oprah, Mista Maggz says he follows a range of DJs in order to widen his knowledge and remain relevant. “I remember watching Trevor Nelson as a person of colour who had accomplished very well within the UK. As YouTube became more popular I would go online and study Sway, an American DJ conducts himself confidently and still stays respectable.

Other role models included DJ Cleo, who is still my all-time favourite, it would be an honour if I had the opportunity to work with him.”

Always aware that his career is one that many young people are sceptical about as it is usually not taken seriously, Mista Maggz says it is vital for them to finish school first no matter what dream one has.

“DJing is something that can be a career surely, but it takes a very long and stressful amount of time to get somewhere with it. To this day I wouldn’t say, I’m ‘there yet.’”

As a parting shot, Mista Maggz says coming back home is inevitable because it’s home. “I have family back home and I am definitely bringing Tay Events to Zimbabwe to take over the event planning -- my God told me so!”

8 THE STANDARD STYLE / MAN / WHEELS

November 16 to 22 2014

Roadside Assistance at your fingertips Fact Jeke

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AVE you ever gone on that long road trip unprepared for any mishaps? No jag, spare tyre or tool kit? I have and after my experience, I will never do that again. Picture yourself having a breakdown or tyre burst in the middle of nowhere and all you have is a “tomato” smooth spare tyre which has a hole in it too. Experience that, then you will learn that as a motorist you have to always be prepared, because you don’t know when it’s going to happen. I’m talking about breakdown cover and as motorists, your life depends on it. Breakdown cover is convenient and best of all ultimately saves you time and money.

In this week’s issue I revisit an initiative which was launched by Road Angels Zimbabwe four years ago. It’s been three years of roadside assistance from these guys and things keep getting better. For those who travel a lot on our roads, this is critical. If you are not covered, then you have a problem because no one is immune to the inevitable. Even if you have a brand new vehicle you can still face a breakdown, roll over waenda kumusha [in the rural areas] or run out of fuel on the highway, far from a fuel filling station.

To educate those who may not understand why motorists need to have membership or

at least the service number on our speed dial in the event that something beyond control happens, let me take you through a few things.

Breakdown service includes jump starting your vehicle after the battery goes flat, towing the vehicle, helping to change a flat tyre, providing fuel so you can get to your next destination, pulling out a vehicle that is stuck in mud or a ditch, or helping people who are locked out of their cars. Assistance is also provided to motorists whose vehicles have suffered a mechanical failure that leaves them stranded at their present location.

Before trouble strikes, it is important to have your roadside assistance needs covered.

Emergency Numbers: 0772 122 122 Coming to save you www.roadangels.info

This is where Road Angels comes in, a service provider that meets your needs. When deciding to subscribe to them, speak to one of the consultants who will identify and recommend a flexible plan that suits your personal needs and won’t leave you with out-of-pocket expenses after a breakdown. The turnaround time from the time a call for assistance is made to the time that you get your service is second to none. Road Angels is now covering the majority of the country, ensuring that you can get roadside assistance in most areas in Zimbabwe in the shortest possible time.

Generally, a tow provided by Road Angels, through their various membership schemes

0732 122 122

0713 122 122

or through an emergency call, will take your car to the nearest dealership or garage. To add peace of mind to you as a client, all recovery vehicles from Road Angels are equipped with wireless and GPS technology installed in the vehicles. This connects drivers with a call centre agent at their offices that dispatches towing and other emergency services. Therefore, the vehicle owner can check with Road Angels on where their vehicle might be at any given time.

Membership rates are affordable charges and like medical aid, you might not need it every day, but on the day that you have your roadside emergency you might not have cash ready at hand. However, since you will have fully paid up membership, Road Angels will be able to come to your help.

Road Angels does not only promisegood service but world class roadside assistance to all motorists 24/7. Basically if you opt for their services, all your roadside problems are now being attended to by professionals who are quick to respond and know what they are doing. All you need to do is contact their offices on and get yourself signed up.

Don’t be a hero, leave roadside assistance to the experts. Till next week, stay blessed. email on missjeke@gmail.com

THE STANDARD STYLE

HOME & GARDEN

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10 THE STANDARD STYLE / HOME & GARDEN / TRENDS

Fabulous Floors (Part 1)

November 16 to 22 2014

Ceramic tiles come in two forms – porcelain and non-porcelain. All ceramic tiles are made from clay. The porcelain tiles which are a variation of the ceramic have almost 50% of white sand mixed into the clay to give it a delicate “glass look and feel”. Porcelain is a lot more expensive compared to non- porcelain which is the ordinary ceramic tile that we are used to. These tiles can be glazes or unglazed. It’s best to go with the glazed look for durability and stain resistance.

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very home should have a fabulous floor that is easy to maintain. Floors like everything else should be prioritised when creating a look that reflects your personality. You will always have a floor and it makes sense to research you options before you commit. Floors are considered permanent in nature and any mistake is guaranteed to be costly. This week we look at Tiling as a flooring option that is available to anyone who is building, renovating or remodelling. Over the next few weeks we will focus on different types and styles of flooring.

Natural coloured tiles with a glaze are most suitable for kitchens and you can colour code your cabinetry to match your tiles. – Photo House Beautiful

Each style is unique and it all depends on your requirements and design skill that you Natural stone Natural stone is my favourite as it comes in many different styles that create an elegant look and put into the making of your floors. polished finish. These stone tiles usually come in bigger blocks thereby limiting area in which you can see grout. It is produced from natural quarried stone that is slabbed, finished, polished and cut to size.

Tiling - Ceramic and Natural Stone

A variety of materials such as clay, stone, metal, terrazzo, and quartz are used to manufacture floor tiles. The two most commonly used types of tile flooring are ceramic and natural stone.

Ceramic Tiles

Polished Natural stone tiles blend in well with a mix of modern and traditional creating a relaxing contemporary feel. – photo www.italtile.co.za Natural stone comes polished, natural or honed in granite, quartz, limestone, slate, marble and travertine. It is high maintenance as it requires regular sealing to keep its natural state. Slate, marble, limestone and sandstone are popular choices even though they are not hard wearing, whereas granite and travertine are highly durable. Natural stone is imperfect and that’s where its beauty lies. However if you are unsure it is best to consult with a skilled stone fabricator to determine the best surface finish for your project should you chose to work with natural stone customised to your standards.

Till then live and love your home.

Credits – www. buildipedia.com, www.fridymarconi.com www.housebeautiful.com www.italtile.co.za Muted colours and glazed ceramic tiles give an understated elegance. Photo – www.fridymacorni.com

Noma Ndlovu is an Interior Designer & Property Stylist. Feedback on unaminkosi@ yahoo.co.uk. www.facebook.com/unamihomestyle +263775402083

THE STANDARD STYLE / HOME & GARDEN /INSPIRATION 11

November 16 to 22 2014

Affordable

bedroom makeovers

Chocolate, Coffee & Cream

at your home this season by giving it a cosy warm winter interior. Don't be afraid to use your agination and make each room reflect your personality and preferences . But keep it practical. This ek our colour scheme is inspired by our delectable winter indulgences - chocolate, coffee and am.

e finish you choose for your walls is probably one of the biggest decisions you have to make when u're designing as they are the biggest most prominent feature in the room. Creamy hot chocolate great feature wall colour for making a statement in a living room. You can set off your living room niture against this decadent colour making them stand out. If your lounge suite is brown don't panic. cessories are your lifeline. Keep things simple and bring interest to the space with highlights of our through your accessories and art. Rich, tactile textures, such as leather, sheepskin, suede and vet, can be used to build up layers of warmth and character.

member, the idea is to use the colours mixed and not matched. For a less dramatic but equally me effect , choose a wall to make a focal point in your living room. Go ahead and rescue those old mily photos and get them up the wall so you can enjoy them. Visit a professional frame shop to help ect out the right frame for each piece. Once framed group them together for impact on your wall. A at tip is to keep these prints black and white. When you photograph people in colour, you otograph their outfits. But black and white captures the essence of a natural setting and goes past exterior to photograph the soul.

ere’s nothing quite like snuggling up to a warm cup of coffee with a spew of sweet cream to cozy those cold days. Bring this same indulgence into the way you accessorize your space. Filled, pty, individual or grouped, vases offer the perfect finishing touch for any room. Add mellow mood your dining room by choosing your favourite glass vase, set a collection of cream candles into it d fill the base with coffee beans. Then select other items in a similar colour from table runners to wers. Don’t be afraid to go for texture in fabrics. But avoid lots of pattern , as these tend to always ract from the simplicity of the look.

nter is all around you, so don't neglect your bedroom as well. Use banding on cushions, pull out the ows, add a fluffy bean bag for a wintry, cosy feel.

njoy snuggling into your home this week!

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HY not change the look and feel of your bedroom this summer by using some or all of these trendy inexpensive ideas? [1]. The key to having a friendly budget for your bedroom makeover is re-using as much as possible of what is in your bedroom right now.

Maybe getting a new bed is not a priority now, so why not start by getting fresh bedding for your bedroom. Select a combination of pattern and textures to create a casual, layered look to the bedroom. [2] Pillows can be pricey, and if you are getting weary of yours, consider pillow covers in the same size as your existing pillows. The old pillow can act as an insert, and when zipped or buttoned into a fresh cover, no one will know that your new green pillow was once red. If you’re handy with a needle and thread, make your own pillow covers.

Complement your new bedding with updating your headboard and bedside units. It’s amazing what a stroke of paint can do. Or simply re-stain your headboard set.

Creatively using existing furniture is a great way to furnish a bedroom on a budget. Before investing in expensive, new pieces, check with your paint shop on the best paints for re-spraying furniture. Distressing wood will give it a fresh, up-to-date look that works perfectly with any bedroom’s relaxed style [3].

Also, adding revamped bedside units with bedside lighting will enhance that peaceful ambience and moody glow.

Just make sure when you’re sitting in bed, the lampshade bottoms should be at eye level so light will shine on your reading material not in your eyes. You can also make a statement along a wall with a repurposed dresser and mirror as a new focal point.

In addition, go ahead and personalise your dresser

space by displaying any collections of interest. Or simply display things like alarm clocks, vases, books, lamps and other decor to boost your bedroom’s beauty factor [4].

Upgrading your bedroom’s existing windows treatment will dramatically change the room’s appearance. Carefully weigh costs of replacing the way your window dressings are hung (rods, draped curtain, blinds, etc) to getting a new look altogether. If you are taking out pelmets we recommend you select rod-hung curtains and hang them just below the cornice to create a flowing effect from the high hung drape.

Jazz up the walls with a touch of bold paint colour or some wall paper. Or have fun creating an artful arrangement of grouping framed photographs, art and quotes to add personality and pizzazz [5]. We recommend you start by framing your own photos and or favourite quote that reflects the people, places and phrases you love. You may skip the frame and use a wooden hanger to display a poster instead. This technique works well with smaller posters, just slightly wider than the hanger itself. Wider posters may flop over at the corners. Have fun making-over your bedroom; and remember decorating is easy and affordable when you build upon what you already have.

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[1] Source: Adairs. Image by Unknown [2] Source: Houzz. Image by Unknown [3] Source: Architecture Dream. Image by Unknown [4] Source: HGTV. Image by Unknown [5] Source: Cantori. Image by Unknown

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November 16 to 22 2014

Grow the taste of Christmas Selina Zigomo

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ith silly season set to kick off in two and a half weeks and Christmas itself six weeks away you can start growing your way to a tasty Christmas lunch with a few choice herbs. In Zimbabwe, we have great sunlight and rain in the run up to Christmas, so, starting a herb garden with a few well-chosen seedlings from a nursery can put you in good stead for some fresh aromas wafting away from your kitchen this holiday.

The natural pick for Christmas dinner is rosemary which goes well with Turkey. For those of with true African souls, we may be leaning towards roast chicken which also goes well with rosemary. Rosemary requires welldrained soil and six hours of sunlight daily.

For your baked potatoes and salads, chives are a good pick. A true blend of onion and garlic, these herbs are the gift that keep giving. With our climate they can flourish all year round and expand if you’re willing to devote some garden space to them. Finally, sweet basil is the last herb we recommend for a tasty repast.

Leafy, fresh and fragrant, this is always an exotic and exciting addition to any meal. These seedlings will need at least four hours of sunlight a day and moist soil.

Odette H Lind from Gardening in Zimbabwe, in her article on growing herbs in Zimbabwe says, “You should prepare the ground well in advance and remove weeds (they compete with herbs -- after all a weed is only an herb no one has found a use for!), add compost, and rake the soil so that the bed is level. Herbs do not need large amounts of manure or fertiliser and excessive use will only produce soft growth.”

While you may be slow in starting to grow from scratch, many nurseries can help with a bush that can be transplanted or two week old seedlings. For training on herb gardens Ashley’s Gardens in Zimbabwe situated at 1945 Samanyanga Road, New Marlborough has not only a thriving herb nursery but great programs you can access as groups or communities for training on how to grow medicinal and culinary herbs for larger purposes.

Lind adds, “Buy good quality seedlings as they are quicker and easier to handle than producing your own seedlings direct from seed. Never buy just one plant -- three is a good number and then you will have a reasonable crop as well as filling up your herb garden quickly.”

Certainly as many households come up with innovative ways to manage household items economically through community gro-

Ashley’s Gardens cery clubs a good way to save on buying seedlings is to do a garden swap with a friend who may be willing to give one of their plants for you to transplant.

Lind notes that before transplanting always

water the plants well as dry roots are difficult to wet through once in the ground. Plant some compost before putting your seedling in the ground and trim shrubby herbs at the tips to encourage bushy growth.

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November 16 to 22 2014

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Chattering about Restaurant Week!

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ELL Harare Restaurant Week came and went!

It wasn’t actually a week, but ran for 11 days from October 29 to November 8.

I hate to be negative about any intervention designed to boost attendance at this country’s eateries, but Restaurant Weeks (at least here) seem to creep up on us, splutter along for the prescribed period and disappear without trace.

(Other than those annoying flyers lashed, stapled and pinned to trees and lampposts often for weeks after the event.)

The organisers perhaps ought to check out the London Evening Standard’s equivalent, when the whole of the Home Counties seem to be abuzz with anticipation for weeks in advance.

Restaurant “Week” was already seven days old when I received vouchers from participants via the organisers!

I went to two RW events: at Maestro in Highlands which I wrote about here last week. (Sorry, due to a technical hitch the original uncorrected page was printed and without captions on the photographs!)

5 and at the tweely-named Chatters at Cresta Lodge, Greendale/Msasa last Friday.

Candidly I’m not too sure why Cresta Hospitality Group eateries participate in Restaurant Week, where the object is to serve memorably good meals at US$15-US$20 or US$25 a pop (using the sponsor companies’ ingredients wherever possible) when very talented Cresta chefs turn out some wonderful cooking Monday-to-Friday as US$10 businessmen’s lunches.

Chrispen Mudhefi (29) is one such Cresta chef, full of flair. The exec chef at Cresta Lodge Harare, he was judged best Cresta Chef in Zimbabwe in 2013 and then went on to walk away with the group’s regional accolade at a prestigious competition held in Gaborone, cooking against his peers from Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. (This year’s edition hasn’t yet been held.)

A week earlier he was cooking for us at Bulawayo Holiday Inn as one of a team of Zimbo chefs who grabbed a not-to-be sniffed at First Runner-Up Award against Egypt in the recent All-Africa Culinary Competition held in Johannesburg.

I sat on the back stoep at Chatters. It can be miserable, dark and gloomy and freezing in winter but was just ideally cool and restful on

6 a broiling hot November lunchtime.

Dappled shade, lush vegetation and water features attracted a wide range of bird life. Sadly, there were no flycatchers, and Ha-ha-ha-rare (Africa’s fun capital) is alive with the little nuisances – and bluebottles – probably because of the mild winter.

Full marks to the recipe writer for some mouthwatering descriptions: starters included a symphony of fish hors d’oevres. This was Chardonnay-infused tilapia mousse, grilled prawn skewer and seared peppered hake accompanied by a Mediterranean salsa, baby tomato comfit, sun-dried lemon ring and sweet chili sauce.

Or marinated grilled buttercrumbed mushrooms, topped with herbed tomato comfit. Or my own choice: meaty pieces of grilled Breco Norwegian salmon topped with a creamy shrimp sauce. Unfortunately the advertised deep-fried capers were “off ”! But the dish was superb with some dinky in-hotel baked still warm rolls and butter.

I was on a “dry” day (despite Nederburg Wines being one of the sponsors) and I’m not sure a brace of bitterly cold ice-filled Coca-Colas were the correct accompaniment to Chrispen’s cooking!

I was tempted to “do” fish again

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Chatters’ signage features a parrot in the design Chatters restaurant from Cresta Lodge main car park You can also eat overlooking the swimming pool and extensive gardens Pudding: dialogue of souffle and mousse was brilliantly made Leg of free range chicken with buffalo mozzarella cheese on a bed of North African couscous Starter course of Breco Norwegian salmon hunks View into the rolling gardens from feature window in guest wing Executive chef Chrispen Mudhefi (29) is reigning Cresta Group Chef of the Year. All pictures by Dusty Miller

at main course stage. Lake Harvest tilapia fillets set upon a caperflavoured (eh?) mashed potato with seasonal roasted veg and “lashed” with citrus buerre blanc sounded just up my culinary street.

Whereas baked eggplant-wrapped beef tenderloin layered on a sweetcorn and rice risotto served with roasted vegetables and a Magnum liqueur and red wine deglazed jus soup (gravy) sounded just like: Quick, where are the gout pills? material to me!

I tend to associate pot-roasts with American truck stops, but Chrispen’s pot-roasted ballontine of chicken was quite splendid! Semideboned leg of free range chicken served with buffalo mozzarella cheese on a bed of herbed couscous.

Not my favourite “starch” I probably ate more couscous at Chatter’s last Friday than I have done anywhere outside Morocco or Tunisia! The huku came with maple-glazed baby apple slices (wonderfully different!), farm-fresh veg (The carrots needed a few minutes longer!) and a Cajun-

tempered coconut cream sauce. Fusion food without confusion!

Chatters menu, by the way was all one price: US$20 at lunch or supper, which I though good value for money (but not as good as the businessmen’s lunch!)

I was torn between a choice of three delicious-sounding puddings: Rooibos tea-flavoured crème brulee with ginger biscuits; bitter chocolate mousse on a brandy snap basket with nut praline and my final order of a dialogue of soufflé and mousse on a tulip brandy snap with cardamom ice-cream and chocolate sauce.

It was great!

I ended with good filter coffee and more birdlife. (Cresta Lodge is midway between Makuvisi Woodlands and Cleveland Dam, the hotel has published a full colour check list of many of the birds seen there.)

I certainly enjoyed my restaurant week special at Chatters. The place was fairly busy but everyone else seemed to be tucking into enormously piled plates from the buffet! dustymiller46@gmail.com

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Portugual in Mozambique – An FNB WINE Festival Lebbie Masavaya

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ith only 3 hours flying time away from home, my palate eagerly looked forward to Portuguese wines in Mozambique. The FNB Mozambique wine festival is an annual event, now in its fourth year running, held over 3 days. The main attraction at this event for me, were the Portuguese wines. Thanks to my ‘good company’, I had a second palate to share, compare and enjoy this wine tasting ‘magnifique’.

With ten or so Portuguese wine farms, the wine evening was more than I expected, I was definitely in the running to taste all of them. I didn’t need to go very far as Paulo Laureano wines beckoned me to taste them first. In disbelief, Paulo Laureano (first generation) himself took me through the wines. Its one treat tasting wines, but having the winemaker relive his passion of winemaking in front of your eyes, and a glass of his wine in your hand, is another. It was an absolute wine pleasure to relive the story behind the wines.

With an opportunity to taste wines from the North of Portugual, as well as the South, a firm confirmation formed in my mind, as I was truly stunned at how these wines

of grape varieties native to Portugual, could liven up my palate in anticipation for enjoyment. The branco (white) wines have a freshness that brings life to the palate complemented by a refreshing finish and the Vinho verde (green wine) also a white wine, has a generous citrus freshness, and is a wine best enjoyed in summer. The reds, mostly blends, showed a firm character, some richly with a fruity, persistent balance, while others were friendly on the palate, with an intense harmonious structure.

I found them to be a smooth change to our usual varieties of Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.

The FNB Mozambique wine festival is an annual event, now in its fourth year running, held over 3 days. The main attraction at this event for me, were the Portuguese wines.

For the wine lover, who’d like to give their palate a Portuguese change, here are a few brands to make a note of:

Paulo Laureano Lagosta Cabeca De Toiro Pedra Cancela Encostas Do Tua Herdade Da Comporta Marques De Borba From your pleasant and slightly crisp Rosé, and white wines of freshness and a nose of summer to full bodied red wines full of intense aromas and the fruit full and well structured reds, Portuguese wines have a glass for every palate and a wine for every occasion. Here’s to hoping that the next trip your palate embarks on will be a new wine. To that next wine, hopefully a Portuguese wine, it’s a Vinho verde (red wine) cheers.

M y L i fe A n d Wi n e @ icloud.com

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November 16 to 22 2014

Easy Apple Fruit Cake

By Tamanda

‘Tis the season to be jolly’! As we get ready for the festive season, here is an easy cake that has all the flavours of Christmas, but won’t take ages to make and you can decorate it any way you like.

Apple Fruit Cake Ingredients:

200g butter and a little extra for greasing

200g old fashioned brown sugar

200g self-raising flour

3 eggs

1 tablespoon black treacle

2 teaspoons mixed spice

2 regular apples – grated (approx. 100g each)

300g sultanas and raisins (total weight)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin with non-stick baking paper. Use an

electric beater to beat all the ingredients except the grated apples and sultana/raisin mix. Beat until

pale and thick.

2. Using a large metal spoon, gently fold in the grated apples and sultana/raisin mix.

3. Spoon the batter into the tin and bake for at least 50 minutes or until the cake is golden brown, firm

but springy to the touch and has shrunk away from the sides of the tin slightly. A skewer (or tooth pick)

inserted into the centre should come out clean if its ready.

4. Leave in the tin to cool then turn onto a rack to cool completely.

5. Will keep for upto a week in an airtight container.

Cakes by Tamanda is on Facebook and you can be contacted by email at cakesbytamanda@yahoo.com Cakes by Tamanda – a cake for every occasion

4 Servings Cooking time: 25 min I was looking to do something really simple yet having a kick of flavour when you bite into it. Garam Masala (in case you may not know what it is) is a wonderful spice. It has a great aromatic, earthy flavour it adds to dishes. This was the case when I used it to season and marinate my chicken breasts. When the meat was done, I sprinkled some fresh mint leaves on the meat and they gave a lovely minty taste as I took each bite! Serve this with whatsoever tickles your fancy!

Ingredients

500g chicken breasts

1 tsp garam masala

½ tsp paprika

½ tsp salt 1½ tbsp olive oil/ pure vegetable oil

1 tbsp white grape vinegar

3 cloves garlic, chopped

Quick Instructions Get your ingredients ready Mix the oil, salt, garam masala, paprika, garlic, salt and vinegar together in a bowl. Rub this mixture onto your chicken breasts and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hr- overnight. (the longer it marinates for, the more flavour it will have). Ensure that it marinates in an airtight container or sealed with cling wrap.

5 minutes before cooking, preheat your griddle pan by placing it on the stove and switching it on. There’s no need to add oil to the griddle pan as the meat already contains some.

Fry until golden brown on each side, turning only once and gently pressing the meat down to get the griddled effect.

Griddled Chicken Breast with Garam masala

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November 16 to 22 2014

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FAMILY The Vitu Family

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works is the family. ~Lee Iacocca

Send us pictures of your family and a short caption of your values. Email your photos with the weekly code in the subject heading to style@standard.co.zw Specifications: JPEG minimum size 2MB Min. 300dpi

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November 16 to 22 2014

Pets: Making sure your children are safe

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esearch suggests that dog bites are usually caused by an animal the child knows and that close to half of the dog bites attended to in emergency departments happen with the family pet in the child’s own home. Does that mean we must not keep pets in the home if we have children? It is good to keep pets but extra care must be taken if you have children in the home. The following, among other pieces of advice, could be useful:

Body language Since pets do not have the gift of speech, they use body language to express themselves.

Teach your children to observe and understand body language. Tell them that if a dog looks angry or worried or a cat has its teeth bared, it must never be played with or confronted. Barking, snarling with teeth showing and growling are some of the signs that a dog is angry. In the event that a pet is looking angry, children must not scream, shout or run:

they must stay composed and walk away slowly without looking the pet straight in the eye.

This could be misconstrued as a challenge!

Pets are jealous Pets can be jealous if a baby suddenly appears in the house; they expect you to give them as much attention as you did before the new baby arrived. Before your baby arrives, train your dog to get used to unexpected and gentle pulls of the tail or legs. When the baby eventually arrives, it is advisable not to leave your child with a pet: he or she may be a victim of an attack by a jealous rival, your pet. You must always supervise children when the pets are around. Do not be unkind with the dog when the baby is around: the dog will associate the baby with bad and may decide vengeance.

Feeding times Tell your children not to disturb pets when they are feeding. Feeding time is important to

pets and any disturbance will be resisted. Children must never touch the food dish or snatch food from the pet’s teeth. In such situations, friendship with the pet is not always guaranteed. The problem is that toddlers and pets are usually the same height or shorter and the pet could misconstrue this as similarity or better height as superiority in social standing.

Commands The pet must be taught to obey commands, not only from the adult members of the family but from everyone in the home. These commands need to be uniform so as not to confuse the pet. Dogs are ‘pack’ animals, meaning that they have a group identity. There is need to establish a ‘packing order’ in the home, with the dog occupying a lower echelons than all human members of the family. It must never feed first or be given preference over the child, lest it sees itself as superior.

Pet spaces Animals are territorial by nature and expect their individual spaces to be respected. Surprise arrivals in the dog kennel can be costly.

Never sneak on a pet; you will be attacked. Tell your children to let sleeping dogs lie- literally.

If they want to play with a sleeping dog, they must talk to it first in order to wake it up. If they do not alert the dog of their presence it can be disastrous; the pet can attack before it realises it is family.

Health Encourage your children to wash their hands after playing with pets. The children must not put their hands into the pet’s mouth. They may contract bacterial or other infections.

Most importantly, your children must immediately report to an adult if they are bitten or scratched by a pet!

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November 16 to 22 2014

MEET THE WINNERS LILIAN MASITERA

masiteral@yahoo.com 0772 924 796 Rise above, Take flight & Move on!

Usave Saskam,

verenga udzore pfungwa

Ashleigh Fredricks

First runner

Age 14 Petra High School Form 1 & 2 First Runner up

We had to turn back

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had to know what happened to my mum, I had to know. She had been missing for about three years and each day a desire to know what went wrong three years ago on that mysterious path grew stronger. Nobody had ever been down that road before, why did she go there? What was she thingking? Question flooded my mind and negative thoughts overpowered the thought of coming out alive. I felt like it was my destiny, my destiny to know what, how and why?

There I stood, at the beginning of the path which nobody knew where it leads to, same path that my mum had taken three years ago. I closed my eyes and reminded myself why I was actually doing this: which was to know what had really happened to her, for me, as much as for her.

The need to know was slowly killing my soul I took my first step and was stopped in my tracks by a noise that seemed to coming from the nearby bush. I took a few steps back to look and took a deep breath then a tap on the shoulder broke the chain of positive thoughts that were going through my mind. To my surprise it was my friend, Doyle, who had come to tell me that I was not alone and to join me in my quest to know what happened. It felt like a burden had been taken away from my heart, so we took that step of faith and went on our journey of some sort. Who knew what to expect?

The path was hazy and grief stricken. Dark wild trees and dull lifeless plants bordered the sides of the path. Little strange creature often made a quick dash to the other side of the path, disappearing into the wild tangles and twisted branches and bushes. With every step I took the nerves grew stronger, my heart beat faster and the sweat trickled down the sides of my face. Doyle, stuck close by almost as if he was ready to jump on me at any moment. If only he knew that I was just as terrified as he was.

We were “sailing” smoothly until we came actross our worst nightmare…a dead end. I was stunned and I fell to my knees as the tears rolled down my cheeks. I asked myself if this was the end? Doyle sat beside me with his arm over my shoulder, comforting me with calm sweet words. It did not reallyhelp to fix the situation but I smiled anyway because I knew that he was really trying hard. With reality kicking in, which I refused to accept. I rushed to the end trying to find a way through. I used all my power and strength to try and push the thorns, branches and thick bushes away but it was no use. Doyle kept telling me that it was over. He had given up hope, I was more angry at the fact that I had come all this way for nothing. I had been worrying each day, for three years and it all come down to a dead end. Would I ever find out what had happened to my mother? I did not even know if she was alive. “where was she?”

I cried out. With so many loose ends and questions that had no answers. With pain and sorrow in my heart I came to a conclusion, in a dark, wild and death seeking place that we had to turn back.

I left that scene with, once again, a heavy heart. I began to question myself and say where did I go wrong? I felt alone and like I had lost someone whom I loved dearly twice. The walk back on that path seemed like it never ended.

Turning back was really the only option. We finally reached the starting point and each went our separate ways. I took about a few steps when I saw a sign that had been knocked down. I dusted it and read “DEAD-END AHEAD” with a note attached saying: “it’s not the physical road that you have to take, it is the road of life that you have to go through.

Which left me saying, “Maybe it was her time to go!”

Pinimaha Hikwa

Second runner

Ellis Robins High School Form 1 &2 Age 13 Second Runner Up

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ur school debate team, of which I was part, had qualified as the best team in the province. We had won all our debate matches in the Batanai Debate Competition. Being the best in our province, it became obvious that we would be in the Masvingo final where we would compete for the fifty thousand dollar grand prize.

We were so excited to be going to the finals because we had worked so hard to get to this level of the competition. We were also excited that we would be travelling to masvingo, which was a historic feature of the country. This also made for good publicity for our school.

We started making preparation for the finals during the school holiday. When the term started we made the final preparations for our speeches. After many weeks of rigorous competition, we were finally in perfect form to go to the national competition, our only goal being to win.

We took off on a Friday afternoon all in a jovial mood. We were having so much fun sharing jokes and debating various topics. Besides all the fun, laughter and excitement, deep inside our hearts we had a feeling of anxiety about the competition and us winning it.

We continued on our way and after what seemed like a long and tedious drive, we finally arrived in the cityof Masvingo. We arrived there at night. We were booked at the Great Zimbabwe hotel. This hotel is

amazing and is actually one of the most prominent tourist attractions in the city.

We were offered a late dinner but we too tired to eat. It was late and all we wanted to do was to rest for the night. We slept for five hours and then our debate senior speaker woke us up at the crack of dawn to study speeches.

While we were deeply concentrated on studying our speeches, we lost track of time. It was now time for the competition to start and with the notion of limited time we had left, we hastily bathed and dressed into our school number one uniform. The moment we had been waiting for had arrived …finally!

We went onto the bus and were soon on our way to Masvingo Hotel Conference Centre which was the venue of the competiton finals. We got out of the bus with so much excitement, ready to face our opponents. As we airily disembarked from the bus, we soon discovered we were the only ones there!

We made enquiries and we were informed that the competition had been called off. The sponsors had been facing financial problems. Their operations had scaled down so much that many of their obligation were not being met.

Resultantly the sponsors pulled out of the competition.

The sixth formers were especially disappointed, as their last chance of picking up silverware in the school debate club had been blown away. We walked back to the bus, glancing back at the locked doors, sadly pondering what could have been.

As we drove back to Harare there was an eerie quietness. We had to turn back because of unforeseen developments.

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November 16 to 22 2014

Substance

Abuse

By Dr Farzana Naeem

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UBSTANCE Abuse, also known as drug abuse, is a patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others. The most common substances include marijuana, smoking, alcohol, heroin, cocaine etc.

Too many youth seem to think of experimentation with substances as an acceptable part of transition into adulthood. Few take seriously the negative consequences of dependence on substances.

The age at which adolescents begin to use alcohol is decreasing, with 25% of young people beginning to drink before the age of 13.

Some adolescents are more at risk of developing substance-related disorders. This includes adolescents with one or more of the following conditions present: children of substance abusers; adolescents who are victims of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse; adolescents with mental health problems, especially depressed and suicidal teens; and physically disabled adolescents. Adolescent substance abuse is believed by some to be the most commonly missed paediatric diagnosis. Adolescents who use drugs are most likely to visit a physician’s office with no obvious physical findings.

How is substance abuse/chemical dependence diagnosed?

St Michael’s 24 Hour Accident Emergency & Maternity Clinic (19709 Unit N Shopping Centre Seke Chitungwiza) All times Emergency numbers: 0774 125142, 0734 503518

Clinical findings often depend on the substance abused, the frequency of use, and the length of time since last used, and may include the following: • Weight loss • Constant fatigue • Red eyes • Little concern for hygiene

Treatment for substance abuse/ chemical dependence Specific treatment for substance abuse/chemical dependence will be determined by your psychologist or psychiatrist based on: • Your age, overall health, and medical history • Extent of the symptoms • Extent of the dependence • Type of substance abused • Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies • Expectations for the course of the condition • Your opinion or preference A variety of treatment programs for substance abuse are available on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Programs considered are usually based on the type of substance abused. Detoxification (if needed, based on the substance abused) and long-term follow-up management are important features of successful treatment.

Long-term follow-up management usually includes formalised group meetings and developmentally ageappropriate psychosocial support systems, as well as continued medical supervision. Individual and family psychotherapy are often recommended to address the developmental, psychosocial, and family issues that may have contributed to and resulted from the development of a substance abuse disorder

Dr Farzana Naeem is a Clinical Psychologist email: freefari@yahoo.com, phone: 0772397362

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Old Mutual Vumba Mountain Run Rosie Mitchell

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WOULD have been reporting on my own experience of Old Mutual Vumba Mountain Run; but a canine catastrophe kyboshed our long weekend getaway for this scenic event which attracted over 500 participants. The Men’s Half Marathon was won by Elijah Mabhunu, the Women’s by Rutendo Nyahora, the 10km by Jacob Mugomeni and Olivia Chitate, and by all accounts the run was a great success, drawing many families to the Bvumba, boosting hotel bookings and giving newcomers a taste for more.

Old Mutual again donated generous prize money, attracting the country’s top runners, while Leopard Rock Hotel played host. On my final pre-event trail run I foolishly took along our entire dog family which, given our wellintentioned propensity to rescue animals, now numbers six. The pack has become “unbalanced” and my eternal optimism led me astray, in thinking this outing would be fine.

It was, for a happy hour of frolicking on the run. Then a horrific unprovoked attack erupted. Three of the pack almost killed its weakest member. A confused fourth, our latest rescue puppy, opted to bite the backs of my legs as I desperately tried to break up the ghastly fracas. How I actually succeeded I cannot tell, but the toll it took on my legs and hips speak volumes in multiple purple bruises, bites, abrasions!

A tough lesson indeed. Professional canine help has been engaged, part of our garden cordoned off for our insecure fight-picker and personal tales of Eastern Highlands Getaways await 2015, when we head off for the Inns of Zimbabwe Wine Weekend (Jan) plus the World’s View Run (Feb).

2014 Old Mutual Vumba Mountain Run10 km race starts.

Dombombira: Lovely new Ruwa venue for family outings, events In August, an exciting new bush venue for Sunday family outings, children’s parties, school nature visits, weddings and other events, opened, and is well worth a visit. This is the “at-last-realised” lifetime dream of the cheerful Jenkins family, known for their

Dombombira Venue

amazing ability to bounce back from all sorts of massive challenges. Already, Dombombira is proving popular. It features, among other attractions, beautiful San rock art, magnificent rock formations and indigenous trees, along the Nature Trail, a waterfall, small animals to

Dombombira scenery

engage the children, a giant outdoor ‘Snakes and Ladders’ Game measuring 8x8 metres, a playground, and Mini Golf. Schools are taking groups of children for nature walks and art classes here, families are enjoying lovely Sunday outings, and several weddings and

functions have utilised the large open sided venue. As school holidays approach, worth noting! Information and bookings, contact 0772 466 683, threepiglets@mango.co.zw plus see their Facebook page.

Wedding at Dombombira preparations

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Bookworm Breaking New Ground Arts Arts

26 THE STANDARD STYLE /COMMUNITY/ BREAKING NEW GROUND

November 16 to 22 2014

Embrace hardships as training ground for success Patricia Mabviko-Musanhu

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number of articles profiled in this column have suggested that challenges are a “necessary evil” on one’s journey to success as they help to build strength and character. These challenges come in the form of hardships of various kinds. There are some people who never recover from the “violent shakings” that come with these hardships and yet others, like Mercyline, who embrace them as a training experience that eventually pays off.

Mercyline Tamburiro Karimunhenga was born in a family of nine. Although her father was employed and worked very hard for his family, he still struggled to adequately provide them with everything they needed.

“I went to live with my grandmother, Mbuya Mandeya, when I was very young. My father made sure that he continued to pay school fees so that I could get an education,” she said.

From a tender age, Mercy watched her grandmother work extremely hard to earn a living. Amongst other things, she looked after cattle and grew various crops which she took to the market to sell.

“I started following in her footsteps,” Mercy said. “I would go to the fields, make my own garden and grow vegetables which I also took to the market to sell. I remember times when I would buy a packet of sugar or a bar of soap and was excited to give this to my grandmother to help her fend for the family,” she chuckled.

Although the situation was very difficult, it presented Mercy with an opportunity to learn many things which would later make a positive impact in her life.

The year that Mercy was to sit for her “O” level examinations, the family experienced a huge setback. Her father lost his job and could no longer afford to provide for the needs of his family. They had to immediately relocate from Mbare where they lived to their rural home in Honde Valley. Mercy’s dream of acquiring an education was shattered. With both mother and father unemployed and eight siblings to look after, Mercy took on the responsibility of fending for her family. She had watched her grandmother do it successfully and she immediately began to apply the same principles of hard work and using whatever was available to earn a living. Honde valley is well known for its banana plantations. Mercy decided that she was going to buy and sell bananas. She would wake up early in the morning and walk long distances to collect bananas from different villages and then go to sell at school functions as well as at the market. She also realized that she could increase her income if she sold meat at the market. Inspite of her gender, Mercy would slaughter goats, weigh the meat and sell it at the market.

“I opened a savings account and each time I sold bananas and meat, I would go to the growth point to buy groceries for the family

From a tender age, Mercy watched her grandmother work extremely hard to earn a living. Amongst other things, she looked after cattle and grew various crops which she took to the market to sell.

and to deposit some money in the account. I didn’t realize that by saving money and exercising financial discipline, I was learning very important lessons which would later help to elevate me,” she added. When she was not selling, Mercy would accompany her mother to work in the fields. “I thank God that I accepted my situation as it was and worked very hard to make things better instead of complaining or becoming a problem to the family. I am so grateful to my immediate relatives for all the support and love they extended to me during these very difficult times,” she added.

Today, Mercy is still in the business of buying and selling. At one point it was bananas, with her having to walk long distances between villages. Today, it is exclusive outfits for men and she is flying to different parts of the world to buy top of the range clothing lines for men. She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of two of Harare’s most popular executive shops that stock designer clothing for men, from shoes, to ties suits, shirts and other accessories.

“I have learnt that one has to be content with whatever situation they are going through and be patient to allow God to turn the situation around in His time. If there is one thing I thank God for, it is the opportunity to have acquired the best education in life; to know God and His will and purpose for my life. I am amazed at what I have achieved and I know that there is still more to come,” she added. Patricia Mabviko Musanhu is a Company Director/Producer at Black and White Media Productions. She can be contacted at pmabviko@gmal.com

November 16 to 22 2014

What’s booking at

The Spotlight Harare’s central booking office Reps Theatre Foyer, Belgravia Shopping Centre Tel: (04) 308159 or 0771 357204 Open Mon-Fri 9am to 4pm, Sat 9am to 12 noon On Reps Main Stage

STARS OF TOMORROW

12 – 16th and 17 – 22nd November (Two programmes) 6.30 p.m. nightly and matinees 2.30 p.m. on Saturday Tickets $6.00, $9.00 and $12.00

SLEEPING BEAUTY

4 – 21st December 2014 6.30 p.m. nightly (no Sundays and Mondays) Matinees 2.30 p.m. Saturday 6th, 13th, 20th and Sunday 21st.

Tickets from $6.00 to $14.00 depending on when and where you sit Special prices for children and Reps Members.

In Theatre Upstairs The Repteens Present:

EASY STAGES

3rd – 6th December 2014 7.00 p.m. nightly – Matinee 2.30 p.m.

6th December All tickets $5.00 On Sale at The Spotlight Membership for WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT, ZIMBABWE Collection of Membership Fees being undertaken by Reps as a Community Service.

Also on sale: latest copies of Ndeipi magazine and Jump Theatre, How to Make a Play The essential handbook for everyone involved in drama and theatre, Written by Kevin Hanssen Plus

InnSider Cards

New InnSider cards and renewals can be done at The Spotlight for discounts at the Inns of Zimbabwe Group We also sell airtime for Econet – NetOne – Telecel and uMax Collect from here the latest copies of community free papers Harare News and Zimtrader

And don’t forget that Reps membership forms are also available!

If you would like to sell tickets through The Spotlight call the Reps office mornings only 335850 for information

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Hakutangwi launches Intelligent Conversations

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FRICA is afflicted by strife, war and greed for power that has retarded the continent’s progress and its ability or maximise on its vast potential.

It is with this mind that author and life coach, Cynthia Hakutangwi has penned a 115 paged book called Intelligent Conversations.

Hakutangwi said the inspiration for the book was the realisation that most conversations around the continent have been counterproductive. In her book, she calls for conversations around the continent that are productive and intelligent.

The book has made a profound impact on those who have read the book among them New Life Covenant Church senior pastor Chichi Bismark.

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going to spearhead transformative thinking from the dialogues, interactions we are willing to engage in.” Bismark said in her foreword of the book.

“Not allowing small thinking to occupy too much of time and space is one that Zimbabweans and indeed Africans may see a different continent in the not too distant future” Hakutangwi said she got the idea of the book at a women’s convention where one of the delegates talked of the need to have intelligent conversations.

Once the idea took root, it was the start of a five week process in which Hakutangwi wove her thoughts together culminating in the book, Intelligent Conversations.

“For me Intelligent Conversations is the result of me watching, hearing and reading of all

these summits and all these workshops that take place and translate to nothing,” Hakutangwi said. “All I am saying is that let these conversations be productive, something that looks beyond the present and something that has sustainability.”

She said the biggest challenge in writing the book was to communicate her feelings and thoughts in a way that readers could easily grasp, relate to and understand.

Hakutangwi said her next book will be a light read but provoke readers to think and be inspired.

She is also co- authouring a book with Tafadzwa Taruvinga, although she did not give much away on the details of the book.

Hakutangwi has co- authored with several writers from

around the African Continent.

Hakutangwi is a communications and personal development consultant, a life coach and author and is a contributing writer for lifestyle, wellness and leadership related publications.

Staff writer

Soul Jah Love apologises to fans Taurai Mangudhla AFTER the chaotic Sting dancehall clash that had to be cut short at the City Sports Centre last Saturday night, dancehall lovers have been awaiting the release of tracks from Soul Jah Love and She Calaz.

Known for his freestyle prowess and having shaken the danc hall scene with songs such as Chisuit Chegreen, Soul Jah Luv has just released a hot track titled Ndakamukwapaidza. The 4, 5 minutes long track captures events at the Sting event which could to proceed due to violence.

In the song, the Ndini Uyauya hitmaket apologized to fans for the violence which resulted in a number of people sustaining injuries and other complications after inhaling teargas in the closed venue.

However, he blamed his rival during the clash, She Calaz for causing the violence.

In the song, Soul Jah Love says Seh Calaz fled from the stage like a thief as he could not stand the heat, causing the co fusion that led to violence.

“Wakapotsa waita kuti vanhu vagofa, ini ndoda kuvakumbira ruregererokuti wakakonzeresa havoc nekuti zigwara ranga rakuda kutiza rinorwarara ngariede kumba rimbonorara ngoma handimonyora, ndomurova futi nemugwara, ndakamukwapaidza,” goes the outro, loosely translated to “people almost died because of you, I want to ask for forgiveness, you are a coward, you

wanted to run away, your as mad go home and sleep….”

Whilst fans have divergent views on who won the clash between the two, particularly given the battle had to be cut short, this song fuels further debate on who is the bigger artiste.

Fresh from bagging two awards- Best dancehall and Best male artiste for 2014- at the Zimbabwe Music Awards late October, Soul Jah Love was under pressure to defend his title.

Before the two artistes’ turn to trade blows, She Calaz was clearly the favorite or at least had the most fans at the venue as his songswere followed by the loudest cheers compared to Soul Jah Love’s tracksduring DJ sessions.

On entry, She Calaz walked on stage to louder cheers, but Soul Jah love was not to be intimidated and put his best performance to take the upper hand three songs into the clash.

Soul Jah love played one his most popular songs Makonzo to which fans sang along to a point of drowning the sound system.

This was the turning point as Seh Calaz was then booed and attacked with cans.

Soul Jah love went a gear up throwing his song Chahedu using the Levels Chillspot produced One Clan Riddim.

Chachedu was originally produced on DJ Fydale’s New Era Riddim.

Killer T earlier in the week released a song titled Kufence which also describes his surprise performance at the Sting event.

In the song, killer T boast of

how he is the only artist who crossed a fence that protected artistes from missiles or cans from fans.

Rising dancehall musician Legion has also released a track called Ku City Sports in which he apologises to fans for getting

injured at the event.

Legion defends Chipaz promotions and the two main artistes at the clash saying they were just doing their job. He blamed the police for carelessly resorting to harsh actions.

28 THE STANDARD STYLE / ARTS / BOOKWORM

November 16 to 22 2014

Friendship in the time of ebola Bookworm

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first met Ishmael Beah when he was launching A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier in 2007. I had successfully convinced Peter Florence, director of Hay Festival, to invite as many as 15 African writers to the event. The list was a dream line up.

Here I was with Ngugi wa Thiongo sitting in the green room teaching a little bit of Welsh while Helon Habila watched; Wole Soyinka borrowing my laptop to check his emails; getting Doris Lessing to autograph a limited edition of one of her books for me; Chimamanda Adichie Ngozi charming the audience as she always does; Biyi Bandele launching his novel Burma Boys.

But it was in my contemporaries Dinaw Mengestu and Ishmael Beah that I had the greatest laughs. Here we were, there young Africans from Ethopia, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe sharing our common bond as brothers connected by Africa.

On stage, I was enthralled by Ishamel Beah’s witness testimony in the civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone. Up to that point, it was only a war I had watched snippets of on TV or heard people talk about. But to meet with one of the survivors was an empowering experience.

I could not help but think of Sierra Leone again as it is being ravaged by another war.

Since the Ebola outbreak began in May, Sierra Leone has become a war zone. It’s not one dominated by politicians, religious leaders, the army or the police – it’s a war waged by a virus. Ebola has taken over everyone’s thoughts, actions, just about everything.

Their normal lives are gone. The streets are blocked off. Schools and business are closed.

Cinemas and restaurants are shuttered. Even Freetown’s lovely beach is lonely and deserted. It is reported that more than 1,000 people have died in Sierra Leone from the disease.

I still vividly remember the conversation with Ishmael Beah. He was very hopeful that despite the ravages of the war the rebuilding that was taking place in his motherland would make Sierra Leone a better place.

At the age of 13 Ishmael Beah was pressed into service as a child soldier. He survived the worst of the destructive ravages of militarilism, and yet managed to reform, and tell the world the story of his life, the story of Sierra Leone, the sad story of war and conflict.

Perhaps what amazed me about Ishmael Beah was the ease and jocular mode he reminisces about his past war experiences. He talked of war as if it were child’s play to a bemused audience at the Hay Festival.

“I did the worst things any human being can ever do. I maimed and killed. I don’t regret the past because no matter what I do it remains a part of me. What I do know is that I have survived and will make the best of my life now and in the future.”

He further went on to say, “I live knowing that I have been given a second chance. I just try to have fun and be happy and live life the best I can.”

His book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, has been widely distributed around the world as a literary testament highlighting the effects of war on society and particularly children. He lives in New York with his foster mother, Laura Simms, and works for the Human Rights Watch Children’s Division Advisory Committee.

Ishmael Beah also affectionately spoke

Ishmael Beah, Tinashe Mushakavanhu and Dinaw Mengestu.

Their normal lives are gone. The streets are blocked off. Schools and business are closed. Cinemas and restaurants are shuttered. Even Freetown’s lovely beach is lonely and deserted. It is reported that more than 1,000 people have died in Sierra Leone from the disease.

about the Zimbabwean community living in New York, some of whom are his personal friends.

“Actually, I have a lot of buddies from Zimbabwe living in my hood back in America.

They are all nice guys. But strangely, you all seem to be running away,” he said.

I nodded with a grim expression painted on my face realizing for the first time that the Zimbabwean situation was not a secret to the world no more, as the powers be, want the country to believe. The world’s eyes were watching.

He described the Zimbabwean crisis prior to 2009 as worse than civil war that ravaged his native Sierra Leone.

“You know, the situation in Zimbabwe is worse than our war. I don’t know how you people are managing to survive under this tyranny” he said.

I wanted to say no, you’re exaggerating, but I realized the gravity of his words. Zimbabwe is now one of the worst economies in the world and being mismanaged by a group of old boys profiteering from the ongoing crisis.

Today the crisis threatening to rupture ZANU PF is a vindication. bhukuworm@gmail.com

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November 16 to 22 2014

KEY LIVE SPORTING EVENTS ON DStv Nov . 13 – 23 Nov. DATE Sat, 22 Nov Sat, 22 Nov Sat, 22 Nov Sun, 23 Nov Sun, 23 Nov

ENGLISH FOOTBALL – PREMIER LEAGUE MATCH TIME (CAT) Manchester City vs. Swansea City 16h00 Chelsea vs. West Brom 16h50 Arsenal vs. Manchester United 19h00 Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool 14h30 Hull City vs. Tottenham Hotspur 17h30

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS CHANNEL SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo360/Select2 SS5HD/SS5/SS5N/Maximo SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo

SPANISH FOOTBALL – LA LIGA DATE Fri, 21 Nov Sat, 22 Nov Sat, 22 Nov Sat, 22 Nov Sun, 23 Nov

MATCH Athletic Bilbao vs. Espanyol Atletico Madrid vs. Malaga Eibar vs. Real Madrid Barcelona vs. Sevilla Levante vs. Valencia

DATE Sat, 22 Nov Sat, 22 Nov Sun, 23 Nov Sun, 23 Nov

MATCH Atalanta vs. Roma Lazio vs. Juventus Napoli vs. Cagliari Milan vs. Inter

TIME (CAT) 21h40 16h55 18h55 20h55 17h55

CHANNEL SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo SS7HD/SS7/SS7N/Maximo2 SS5HD/SS5/SS5N/Maximo2 SS5HD/SS5/SS5N/Maximo2 SS5HD/SS5/SS5N/Maximo2/Select2

TIME (CAT) 18h55 21h40 15h55 21h40

CHANNEL SS7HD/SS7/SS7N SS7HD/SS7/SS7N/Maximo SS9/Select2 SS5HD/SS5/SS5N/Maximo

ITALIAN FOOTBALL – SERIE A

GERMAN FOOTBALL – BUNDESLIGA DATE Sun, 23 Nov

MATCH Stuttgart vs. Augsburg

TIME (CAT) 18h25

CHANNEL SS9

DATE Fri, 14 Nov Sat, 15 Nov Tues, 18 Nov Tues, 18 Nov Tues, 18 Nov Tues, 18 Nov Tues, 18 Nov Wed, 19 Nov

MATCH Colombia vs. USA Chile vs. Venezuela Slovenia vs. Colombia Austria vs. Brazil Portugal vs. Argentina Scotland vs. England Spain vs. Germany Chile vs. Uruguay

TIME (CAT) 21h30 00h45 18h45 19h55 21h30 21h45 21h45 00h45

CHANNEL SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo2 SS7HD/SS7/SS7N/Maximo SS5HD/SS5/SS5N/Maximo SS3HD/SS3/SS3N SS6HD/SS6/Maximo2 SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo

DATE Sat, 15 Nov Sat, 15 Nov Sat, 15 Nov Sat, 15 Nov Sat, 15 Nov Sat, 15 Nov Sat, 15 Nov Sat, 15 Nov Sat, 15 Nov Wed, 19 Nov Wed, 19 Nov Wed, 19 Nov Wed, 19 Nov Wed, 19 Nov Wed, 19 Nov Wed, 19 Nov Wed, 19 Nov

MATCH Malawi vs. Mali South Africa vs. Sudan Uganda vs. Ghana Cameroon vs. DR Congo Mozambique vs. Zambia Congo vs. Nigeria Angola vs. Gabon Egypt vs. Senegal Algeria vs. Ethiopia Ivory Coast vs. Cameroon Ghana vs. Togo Guinea vs. Uganda Zambia vs. Cape Verde Niger vs. Mozambique Sudan vs. Congo Nigeria vs. South Africa Burkina Faso vs. Angola

TIME (CAT) 14h00 14h00 14h45 15h45 15h45 16h25 16h50 18h30 21h00 15h00 17h45 17h45 17h45 17h50 18h00 18h00 19h55

CHANNEL SS3HD/SS3/SS3N SS4HD/SS4/Maximo SS7HD/SS7/SS7N SS9/Maximo2 Maximo360/Select1 SS3HD/SS3/SS3N Maximo SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo2 SS3HD/SS3/SS3N SS3HD/SS3/SS3N/Maximo SS5HD/SS5N/SS5 SS7HD/SS7N/SS7 SS9/Maximo Maximo360 SS3HD/SS3/SS3N SS4HD/SS4/Maximo2/Select1 Maximo

DATE Sat, 14 Nov Sat, 14 Nov Sun, 15 Nov Sat, 22 Nov Sun, 23 Nov Sun, 23 Nov

AFRICAN LEAGUES MATCH Kenya Gotv Shield: Sofapaka vs. Posta Rangers Zambia: Zanaco vs. Power Dynamos Zambia: Nakambala Leopards vs. Zesco Utd Zambia: TBC Nigeria Federations Cup: River Angels vs. Sunshine Queens Nigeria Federations Cup: Enyimba vs. Dolphins

TIME (CAT) 12h00 14h45 14h45 14h45 14h45 17h00

CHANNEL SS9E/Select1 Select2 Select2 Select1 Select1 Select1

DATE Fri, 21 Nov Sat, 22 Nov

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH TIME (CAT) Brentford vs. Fulham 21h40 Huddersfield Town vs. Sheffield Wednesday 14h10

CHANNEL SS5HD/SS5/SS5N/Select2 SS7HD/SS7/SS7N

DATE Thurs, 13 Nov Sat, 15 Nov Sun, 16 Nov Thurs, 20 Nov Sat, 22 Nov

NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE – NBA MATCH TIME (CAT) New Orleans Pelicans vs. LA Lakers 02h50 LA Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs 04h50 New York Knicks vs. Denver Nuggets 21h30 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. San Antonio Spurs 01h50 Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

CHANNEL SS5HD/SS5/SS5N/SS9/Maximo SS7HD/SS7/SS7N/SS9/Maximo SS7HD/SS7/SS7N/SS9/Maximo SS6HD/SS6/SS9/Maximo SS6HD/SS6/SS9/Maximo

DATE Fri, 14 Nov Fri, 14 Nov Sun, 16 Nov Sun, 16 Nov Sun, 16 Nov

MATCH Terror vs. Strathmore Nairobi Aviation vs. KPA USUI vs. Strathmore Blades vs. Equity Bank Strathmore vs. KPA

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES

CAF CUP OF NATIONS QUALIFIERS

KENYAN BASKETBALL TIME (CAT) 16h55 18h55 11h55 13h55 18h55

CHANNEL SS9E/Select1 SS9E/Select1 SS9E/Select1 SS9E/Select1 SS9E/Select1

House Of DVF airs on E! Entertainment on Sundays at 22:00 CAT This month, join E! for an exclusive and exciting new reality series as ten young fashionistas compete for their dream job: the opportunity to work for legendary designer and pop culture icon, Diane von Furstenberg.

With the winner becoming a major part of the company and travelling the world as a ‘DVF girl’ to represent the fashion mogul and her business, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity none of them want to miss! Join in on all the fast-paced excitement, from multi-million dollar campaigns to producing charity events, as they do whatever it takes to get to the top.

Mystery Diners airs on Food Network on weekdays at 18:30 CAT When a restaurant owner suspects employees of not doing their jobs - whether it be stealing, lying, mistreating customers or generally doing lousy work - they call in the Mystery Diners. These Mystery Diners are actually undercover operatives who go into restaurants, bars and food service establishments with hidden cameras and perform surveillance to find out what’s really going on when the boss isn’t around.

Boyster premieres on Disney XD from Monday 17 November at 18:20 CAT In this fun-filled new animated series meet Boyster, half boy, half oyster, who has some weird super powers that make him super stretchy, give him night vision, and allow him to control streams of water! He also has some not so super powers such as inky snot and fishy sweat. Boyster is different from other boys. He can understand whale songs and make pearls by eating chalk. But he just wants to be an ordinary boy and keep his background secret.

Devil in the Details airs on Discovery ID on Mondays at 20:00 CAT This absorbing series focuses on the last day of a murder victim’s life and the tiny details left in the wake of the crime that leads investigators to the killer. In one of the episodes of this harrowing catalogue of tragic tales, landowner Jeff Brisebois is discovered in the bedroom of his Hawaii plantation home, shot in the head.

Police soon find themselves with an island full of suspects – so finding clues becomes of paramount importance. Also, a defence lawyer is stabbed to death in her office. Detectives find hairs clutched in her hand – will this valuable clue lead them to her killer?

Girl Meets World premieres on Disney Channel on Saturday 15 November at 09:45 CAT It’s here at last! After months of waiting, fans can finally see new series Girl Meets World.

Twenty years ago Boy Meets World was an iconic hit series, still fondly remembered by its many fans. Childhood high school sweethearts Cory and Topanga, stars of the original series, are now married, and it’s their daughter Riley who is experiencing the trials and tribulations of teenage life. In an interesting twist, dad Cory is now a teacher at her school!

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An early crop has already sprouted

Preparing for a bumper crop in Chisipite

November 16 to 22 2014

Harare Drive has been cultivated in preparation for the new season

Trees have been cut and burnt to make way for crops.

Open space near Msasa Industrial sitess ready for planting.

Years of growing crops around this small dam have caused it to completely silt up. What was once a year round water source is now dry.

Urban farming, a problem or a solution? Green Tips Michael Nott

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ith the rains just about to start, land is being prepared across our cities, in anticipation of the new season.

Issues of land ownership and land use have long been contentious in Zimbabwe. In recent years there has been a mass movement of people from the rural to urban areas, which has put pressure on all our cities’ resources. Many people come to the cities looking for work and due to the difficult economic situation most remain unemployed or in menial part time employment. Most of the urban poor do not own land and either rent or are lodgers. For many, growing their own food is the best way to sustain themselves and their families and sometimes supplement their meagre income.

Most of this urban agriculture takes place on small pieces of land which are either privately owned (not by the farmers) or municipal land. Some regard these informal plots as a menace, particularly when cultivation takes place on fragile wetlands or along stream banks. This can seriously disrupt fresh water supplies and cause siltation and land degradation. Often trees are cut down or the grass is burnt to clear the land for crops and many delicate eco-systems are threatened. On top of that, most of the farmers use chemical fertilisers and pesticides which can result in water pollution. Poor farming methods can result in the once rich and productive soil becoming infertile.

The authorities too, seem to have a rather conflicted approach to the issue. According to a report by Corrine Kisner entitled ‘Green Roofs for Urban Food Security and Environ-

mental Sustainability’ from the website climate.org/topics/international-action/urbanagriculture/harare, “Unfortunately, there are accounts of government authorities burning urban plots of maize or other crops because the official view depicts urban agriculture as bad for the environment and public health.” In the same article she goes on to say, “In 1990, gardens covered 8% of land in the city; by 1994, 16% of land, and by 2001, urban agriculture pervaded 25% of Harare’s area.” While these figures may not be current, they do show

Some regard these informal plots as a menace, particularly when cultivation takes place on fragile wetlands or along stream banks. This can seriously disrupt fresh water supplies and cause siltation and land degradation. Often trees are cut down or the grass is burnt to clear the land for crops and many delicate ecosystems are threatened.

a rapid and exponential growth in urban agriculture. Local authorities have, in the last few years, tended to turn a blind eye towards the issue, probably for reasons of political expediency.

However, despite all the disadvantages, there’s a very big plus side to urban agriculture. Urban farming is becoming increasingly popular in many big cities across the globe, including Johannesburg, London and New York. Fresh, organically grown food is healthier and more nutritious and for some families it’s their only way to access fresh vegetables to supplement their diets. Children under five years of age who come from families that practice farming in the urban areas, have a higher growth rate both in height and weight than those who do not grow some of their own foodstuff. As the majority of the small scale agricultural producers in urban areas are women it also provides women with some important influence and control both over the health and welfare of their families, as well some financial autonomy.

With proper training in food production methods like organic fertilisers and pesticides and crop rotation, urban farming can make a major contribution to the health and wealth of city dwellers. Unemployment, poverty, hunger and food insecurity are enormous problems in Zimbabwe and with support from local authorities and community based organisations, urban farming can help to alleviate these challenges.

The Musikavanhu Project in Budiriro in Harare is a shining example of what can be achieved if stakeholders can come together and co-operate to improve peoples’ lives. See www.cityfarmer.org/Musikavanhu for interesting and important information.

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The health benefits of organic traditional food

Much has been written lately about the health benefits of indigenous foods as opposed to the over refined and processed Western diets. A diet high in white flour, sugar and fat has been linked to, among other problems, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and certain types of cancer. Many of these health issues were virtually unknown in Zimbabwe before the introduction of processed Western foods.

1. Traditional indigenous foods, particularly the small grains like millet, barley and sorghum are high in fibre. A high fibre diet helps to reduce cholesterol and aids in weight control. Other traditional high fibre foods include indigenous fruit and vegetables.

2. Indigenous food tends to rely more on the natural flavour of the food and the use of salt in cooking is generally minimal. Most processed foods, especially tinned goods, tend to have high sodium levels, as well as high sugar content.

3. The traditional Zimbabwean diet is high in starches, fruit and vegetables which contain virtually no fat. Meat is eaten seldom and usually in small portions and dairy products like cheese and butter are not part of the diet.

Most modern nutritionists recommend no more than one serving of meat per week.

4. Traditional foods are most often boiled, grilled or roasted and less fried food obviously means less fat.

5. Indigenous foods are usually either harvested from the wild or grown using organic farming methods, so they tend to have fewer chemicals from fertilisers and pesticides.

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SEKURU MASOMERA

- Natural medicines for HIV/AIDS - General body pains - Sexual problems, Male libido - Intestinal worms - Asthma, Malaria, Pneumonia - Painful legs & joints

300 Accommodation Available

ACCOUNTING Ser vices, company formation, updating company returns, project proposals. Phone 0772682955, 0772807352, 04 710454 199336

Gardening

General gardening maintenance and landscaping, Phone:781626, 775671, 0772 325 478 whatsapp

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Fitted Kitchens, BICs ceiling, leaking roofs, repairs. Phone: 781626, 775671,0772 325 478, “whatsapp”

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400Building Materials

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HYDRO SOLUTIONS(Pvt)Ltd

hydrosolutionszim@gmail.com

200986

ALUMINIUM sliding doors assemblers, installers & repair specialists. 68 Kaguvi Street, Harare.0774 469 419. fortfaberglass@gmail.com

Opportunities 702 Business

55 King George Rd Avondale 0772 668248, 0772 698675

SAITA Safaris Guest Lodge, 64 Palmer Road, Milton Park.

Executive rooms call:0712736239; 0773989655; 0738620300

207771

510 Carpentry

Borehole siting.........$100 Harare Drilling ......$1 700 Chivhu Drilling......$2 500 Rusape Drilling.....$2 400 Pump installations.$1 400 Borehole flushing.....$300 Tanks & Stand.......$1300

Call: 0773 103 163

GLASS sales & glazing services. 68 Kaguvi Street, Harare. Call: 0733372197 fortfaberglass@gmail.com

507 Boreholes

AUCTIONS

info@aaauctionszw.com www.aaauctionszw.com CLEARANCE AUCTION SALE OF QUALITY HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS ON BEHALF OF MRS DJ BARKER (MCSR PHYSIOTHERAPY) AS WELL AS OTHER CONSIGNORS SATURDAY 22ND NOVEMBER STARTING AT 10AM PROMPTLY WITHIN SUDBURY AVENUE OFF MONOVALE OR LYNDHURST RDS OFF PRINCES OR QUENDON RDS MONOVALE SUBURB HARARE (FOLLOW OUR SALE SIGNS) Consisting of the contents of Physiotherapy and store rooms The Kitchen, the hallway plus the lounge and the dining room as well as 3 upstairs bedrooms plus from Gentech welder, chain saw, generators, water& slurry pumps flexi piping with all details and info on our website stated above.

VIEWING: Friday afternoon 21st November 2014 free of charge.

SALE DAY: Sat 22nd Nov Entry from 9am $2pp Deposit $200

WE STILL HAVE AVAILABLE SAT 29 NOVEMBER BEING A PRIME MONTHEND DATE OF THE YEAR TO CONDUCT AN AUCTION SALE AS WELL AS DECEMBER SATS 6th,13th & 20th ALSO AVAILABLE CONTACT DAVID 0772 307 383

& Cleaning Services 501 Carpets Sofas, carpets, windows, walls, toilets etc.Phone:0772 325 478 781626, “whatsapp”

510 Carpentry Kitchen fittings, BIC, shop fittings, curtain rails & wooden tiling. Call: 0733 877 234; 0712 697 902 207826

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WANTED PERSON

801 Vehicles for Sale Landrover Defender, BMW 325i, Opel Vectra (2004) Diesel, Volvo S60 (2003). Offers. Call: 0772961511

ACCOUNT LYING FOR INSPECTION

207689

In the estate of the late GEORGE NAKOS, of Isle of Man, who died at Marown, Isle of Man on the 24th day of September 2012.

Notice is hereby given that the FIRST & FINAL Liquidation and/or Distribution Account in the above estate will lie for inspection for a period of TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS as from the 14th of November 2014 at the office of the Master of the High Court, Harare. Should no objections be lodged with the Master within the period of inspection, payments will be made in accordance therewith.

Ms R.A.M BECK P . O BOX A 1267 AVONDALE HARARE

PASCO CHIROODZA

National Reg. No : 71-061144-Y-71 Passport Number : BN 314469 Last Known Address : 2841 8th Warren Park 1, Harare In connection with THEFT & FRAUD. Anyone with information, please phone on the numbers below; CELL: +263 772 522 297 / +263 772 274 892 Or report to the nearest police station. A reward is offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest of the above named person

WANTED PERSON

WEBSTER DAURAH

National Reg. No : 43-027872-A-43 Village of origin : Nyandoro, Murewa Last Known Address : 3502 Dhonza Close, Mufakose, Harare In connection with THEFT & FRAUD. Anyone with information, please phone on the numbers below; CELL: +263 772 522 297 / +263 772 274 892 Or report to the nearest CID Serious Frauds Unit. A reward is offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest of the above named person

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