There have been reports of big crowds protesting at the
University near Churchill Ave. so please take care if you have to go near that
area this afternoon
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Friday, March 13, 2015
Lunch - Meg Coates Palgrave
Meg’s lunch this coming
Sunday – 15th March 2015.
By now you should all be aware of the program but in case
you’re not ........
The timetable for the
day will be;
10.00 - 10:30 am:
assemble at the Botanic Gardens Restaurant
10.30 – 11.45 am: Walk
in the garden, led by Meg – be prepared - bring your hat, sun tan lotion
etc.
12:00 noon:
speeches and presentation to Meg
12:45 pm: Lunch
There are no events
organised for the afternoon.
There will be beer/cool drink and
wine glasses at the venue. Bring your own tumbler with you should
you need one for you own drinks. Wine will be supplied.
If you have a story (or
reminiscences) to relate about Meg, let’s have it by email or else you
can tell the story during speech time at the venue. We would like to use these
contributions to Meg’s life for Tree Life too!
Cheers
Tony
LES ANDERSON
LES ANDERSON
Les passed away on Tuesday afternoon at home after a long fight, bravely borne. He will be sorely missed.
A memorial service will be held at the Presbyterian Church in Hillside, Bulawayo, on Monday 16th at 3.00pm.
No flowers by request. Donations in lieu to Island Hospice, Bulawayo.
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Car breakins
There seems to be another couple of Tsotsis going around the
Northern Suburbs breaking into cars. I heard of 2 separate incidents that,
apparently, happened at about 8am today (Wed 4th) in Vainona - both
from Moms that were dropping kids off at school and only away from their cars for 3 or 4 minutes.
I have also been in touch with senior police officers today
about the matter and they have asked me to stress that these incidents must be reported to the nearest police station
as soon after the event as possible. Please make sure you have a recent copy of Ndeipi
on hand – either in the cubby hole of your car(s) or next to the home
phone. The contact telephone numbers for all of the local Police stations are
on the back inside page of Ndeipi. Ensure that you are given a Reports received
number for future reference.
My golfing mate tells me that if you leave your window
unwound just a couple of centimetres it is much harder to break! In the
meanwhile please be extra careful to not expose
valuable belongings in the passenger
side of your vehicles
Keep your eyes wide open at all times. Mike G
…………….
Reader’s Comments below.
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Shame,
Roseanne what an awful experience my husband having gone through the same thing
some years ago at the intersection of Lobengula and Douglas Roads in the
Industrial sites, Harare. Although it was broad daylight he never carried
his briefcase in the back seat of the vehicle, but just this once he did!
A reminder to ladies with handbags and gents with briefcases, get into the
habit of double locking (if possible) your possessions in the boot of the car,
this way no-one will see what you are carrying on the inside of the
vehicle. Remember too, the network by way of cell/mobile phones advises
the thief you are on your way!! With your precious possessions clearly
visible. So you end up being an easy target come rain, hail or
sunshine! Ex police woman
………………
So sorry for this woman’s loss, but she
was lucky it wasn’t worse. These guys are not only desperate to acquire a
few bucks, but they have hours and hours during the day to plan this sort of
heist. And she’s right when she says it ALWAYS happens just the ONE time
you forget to be careful. A similar thing happened to me late 2012 -
my 2 dogs were very old and deaf (obviously a known fact) and my domestic
workers go off for lunch between 1pm and 2.30. The one was actually away
on leave. A guy had been casing my property for days, I suspect, and had
figured out that he could just lift the electric gate off its track and shift
it enough to squeeze in. He was in and out of the house in about 5
minutes – we were having lunch on a side verandah. It was the ONLY
time I had come home and thrown my bag on the bed instead of putting it well
out of sight - the bag was still on the bed, and nothing really
important to me had been taken, other than all the cash from my wallet.
Very slick, quick and clever. Investigations showed that my domestic
workers had no involvement.
Lesson we learned : Make sure
there is no way your gate can be pushed even slightly open or lifted. AND
make sure you get alert dogs before the current ones get old and deaf!! L. An alert dog is one of the best preventions if you are around to
hear it barking, but also totally useless if it just barks all day at anything
and everything as many suburban dogs do.
Death Notices
Death notice: William
Robert Esmond Coxwell; The death occurred
on Thursday, 26th February, at his home in Somerset West, South Africa,
of William Robert Esmond Coxwell; father of Susan and the late Simon,
husband of Aletta and brother of Chris. Email: chris@unicape.co.za.
Lyn 0772 247 647.
Death notice: BAYLEY, Bobs, (aged 92) passed
away peacefully at Fairways on 3 March 2015. She will be sadly missed by
Robin & Jenny, Win & Richard, Val & Rob, Tommy, and all her
grandchildren and great grandchildren. Private cremation. For
details of memorial. Phone 04-490373 : 0712
218 501 : 0775 389 258
Robberies
I have just received a text from a friend who said there
have a spate of robberies involving a lady driven Toyota Raum without plates.
Sometime ago in Avondale the lady bumped a certain guy's car slightly from
behind and when he got out to see the damage the passenger guy then got out
holding an electronic taser and threatened to electronically shock him whilst
that was happening the lady driver was busy searching the vehicle for any valuables.
Please be on the look-out especially on quiet roads and areas.
………..
Last night
as I was leaving tin roof an African gentlemen followed me to my car, I ignored
him and got into my car, he got in the other side and begged for a lift home as
his friends had apparently deserted him and his car wouldn’t start, in hind
sight there is a million things I should have done, but I didn’t. Long
story short he ripped my handbag and phone away from me when I stopped on the
road to let him out and threatened to stab me etc if I didn’t let
go. Along with all my personal effects he made off with my Samsung S4
mini and my handbag with all my cards (bank, medical aid, ID, drivers licence
etc) if anyone comes across any of these please contact 0772308300 or Highlands
police station. Name on the cards is Leanne Murray. Many thanks clintleanne@hotmail.com
……......
Now that Geoff has got over the shock of the brazenness of
the robbery, he has asked if people in Marondera be given a description of the
bag itself, as it is very distinctive. It is a black backpack-style
holdall, with several side pockets, and the words “Wines of Austria” printed in
white along the back. His notebooks, of which there are two, are A4 in
size, and contain the notes he took on his course and needs for his exam in
June. Again, if anything like this is recovered, please could they
contact 0772 240130 (Alison) or 04 744070 (the house) to let us know. He
returns to England tomorrow, but if they are found, we can arrange for them to
be returned to him. Thank you and kind regards, Claire Holman amholman@zol.co.zw
…………..
Benjamin Allen Lynton-Edwards
Death notice: Benjamin Allen Lynton-Edwards. Passed away in
America on Wednesday 4th March. He will be sadly missed and
remembered for his larger than life character. The Lynton-Edwards Family.
Lions Den Fire
Thanks so much for your continued support; we are moving
forward but it looks like we will have a temporary setup for a quite a while
before we will have a shop to move into again.
Nevertheless we are encouraged by the concern of our customers and
friends.
Here is what happened and where we are now:
At 3.30am on Monday the 23rd February we were woken up by
the shocking phone call that the butchery was on fire! The crackling of the burning had woken up our
staff who live behind the building. We
grabbed some fire extinguishers from the house but as we arrived and saw the
flames leaping about 10m above the building it was clear that our little fire
extinguishers were going to do very little to help the situation!
My sons and staff rushed into the outer buildings and
threw out as much of our property as possible, and thankfully managed to get
all of the gas bottles clear of the building.
Unfortunately the most valuable equipment was in the main building and
our cash safe was completely destroyed by the fire. The only survivors were 5 red smiley-face
mugs (See photos)!
One of our staff was highly commended for phoning for a
fire truck from Chinhoyi that took a while to get to us but managed to put out
the fire. Without the fire truck the
whole building would have been destroyed.
As the sun came up reality dawned on us that this wasn’t just a (very)
bad dream! After some investigation it
looked as if the fire had started with an electrical fault in one of the
biltong dryers and had built up in there, bursting out into the rest of the
room. After a family meeting we resolved
that this setback was not going to make us close our doors; we would serve our
customers from the veranda. So we rushed
down with tables and whatever equipment we could find at home and started
slicing tomatoes and hanging biltong and trying to put together a temporary
shop ready for our customers returning from their mid-term getaways.
We were so chuffed to receive so much encouragement from
everyone passing through! It was really
special to hear how much people care, and that our little place is such a
service to people.
We have had time to assess the damage in the past few
weeks and get an idea of what it is going to take to rebuild. Unfortunately we have to pull down the old walls
which we were hoping to keep as they have great sentimental value to us, but
they are not going to make it. So in our
rebuilding plans we will improve the shop in design but we don’t want to lose
its homely welcoming atmosphere. As a
family we have cleaned the place up and reinforced whatever is still
standing. We are getting ourselves
organized to cope with the April holidays which we are looking forward to. We are still open as usual and supply our
full range of butchery products and Saucey Sue’s rolls. We have fixed the toilets up again and
replaced the melted seats with new ones.
Long term we are working together as a family to re-design the interior
and provide our customers with an even more enjoyable stop as part of their
travels.
We are so appreciative of the support we have had from
people; we have received $1200 in our building account, $2000 from a friend,
some roofing to go over our toilets, and tremendous help from Montana Meats who
have helped us out with our meat account, some equipment and work tables
etc. We just thank everyone for their
encouragement and we keep moving forward!
Many thanks
Bruce
ANTI-HIJACK UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 2015
ANTI-HIJACK UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 2015
This month the most important facts we would like to bring to the
attention of ALL reading this is:
Increased theft from motor vehicles which are either parked in a yard be
it in the home or public parking areas. If the vehicle is left outside, or even
those put in a garage at night make sure all are securely locked with an alarm
device which will give off a warning if tampered with. For added security where possible have an
outside alarm sensor which will give off a warning before the vehicle or vehicles
are tampered with, this will in the long run be far cheaper than having the
repairs to the vehicle done. When
parking in an ‘unprotected area’ for any length of time if possible make sure
your vehicle is in view and close by or have a ‘guard’ with you to look after
the vehicle as it only takes a few minutes for a break in and the perpetrators to
take off with your valuables, shopping etc … or
better still put all in the BOOT out of view.
Break in through the roof is becoming more prevalent especially in
commercial areas. Make sure the control panel for the alarm is in a protected
area and where possible away from the public eye so that it is not tampered
with. Make sure that the equipment for
the alarm is not placed in the roof as this gives easy access for tampering.
Often new extensions are added and furniture etc is moved and this may
now not be covered by the sensor parameter that was initially installed please
check that ALL areas are covered for peace of mind. A physical check is easily
done and will give you the exact area that may need extra coverage. Cheaper
once again in the long run!
Please be ALERT and very AWARE if you come across a break down or any
person coming into the road flagging you down to stop. Especially at night or
if it is in an area that is not well lit … this could well be a SCAM .. use
your discretion as we are a caring nation that helps others in need.
Please ensure adequate lighting at gates for your safety when returning
home. Make sure all overgrown plants are cut away from the electric fencing as
this is a sure giveaway that the fence is disarmed or not working ….
Let’s ALL fight this crime together - stay ALERT and SAFE !
ANTIHIJACK TRUST: Email: hijack@mweb.co.zw or hijack@zol.co.zw
Phone : 0772221921 or your nearest Police Station.
Gache GACHE
Please can you put out an urgent appeal to fishermen &
anglers who use the Gache Gache River to please come forward and make donations
to keep the project running urgently. We can’t pay the team unless this
happens. Our boat motors need attention, (thank you to a kind donor from Durban
who just sent us a Mariner 25), the Land Cruiser is off road so can’t do any
major patrols etc.etc. We know times are tough but we have come this far and
really need assistance as we just can’t keep paying in from our own pocket as
the lodge has been fairly quiet of late and not much income to support the anti
poaching team. We do have 3 faithful monthly donors whom we are extremely
grateful for, and we also thank the fishermen who DO pop in to make a donation
when on the river, but we just can’t come out on that alone. We would
hate that we are just getting there and its a matter of maintenance only, and
then the whole project falls apart due to lack of funding. The account details
are: Gache Gache Anti-poaching, CABS, Ac No.: 1003438687 or contact Pat on info@chapungusafaris.co.zw or
0772264159 if you feel you can help in any way. I will put out a wish list ref
the spares required for the land cruiser in next couple of days. It is a
Nyaminyami Community based project that we support, we don’t get any funding
from Parks although they help us with manpower now and again upon request. We
rely on the fishermen and pro anglers and some do fish in the river, but don’t
pop in to make any donations which is very sad and rather a poor show. Ray
takes a lot of flack keeping this going as some of you know. Please make some
effort to help us out here. Many thanks in anticipation.
Kind Regards
Pat Townsend
Air ambulance service
Air ambulance
MD, James Halsted, that they have now bought and fully equipped
a light aircraft so that they can do emergency Air lifts for people (both in
Zimbabwe and our surrounding countries) that have urgent medical issues that
need sorting out in South Africa.
The company has been rebranded as Ace Air & Ambulance
Services. Ace are fully licenced and have the necessary approval to conduct
Ground and Air Evacuation. All of their equipment has been imported new
from the USA. They have set the Ambulance service up at 2 Mount Rd in Avondale
and have their plane operating from Harare International Airport next to Halsteds
Aviation. They have a 24 hour call centre operated by trained Emergency Medical
Despatchers with 24 hour crews on Standby
Their emergency numbers are 0782 999 901
, 0782 999 902, 0782
999 903 and 04 302 141 Website: www.ace-ambulance.com
They are offering a monthly
subscription service for the following, please email james@ace-ambulance.com for more
details
Please keep this information handy in case you have a sudden
emergency that needs urgent attention
Death notices
Death Notice: Michael Fraser Wigg, late of Tsetse
Control passed away after a long illness on 7th March 2015 at Athol Evans
Hospital. He will be sadly missed by all family and friends
Death Notice: Dr Frixos Cambitzis passed away
peacefully in Sydney Australia Saturday 7th March 2015. Husband to
Nancy. Father to Creon and Lois. Brother to Helen and Jason.
Death Notice: Kille, Jean: Aged 81 years, beloved
wife of Turville for 50 years, mother of Turville Jnr and Mandy, George and
Ashleigh and granny to Amy, Duncan, Kelsey and Sophie passed away on 6th
March 2015 at the Avenues Clinic, Harare. Details of funeral Service to be
advised.
Memorial Service for the late Godfrey Swan will
be held at Raintree, Umwinzidale on Friday 13th March at 3pm. Tea and
refreshments will be served after the service in the beautiful Raintree garden.
Directions: From Chisi Roundabout travel along Enterprise road towards Bindura
for 10km. Turn left on to the Umwinsidale Road (just after the ZX Fuel
station) Keep straight for 3km. Turn right on Langhorn Close (Raintree
Sign) Contact Details: Willie 0772470070, Hannes
0772235511, Judith 0772470074,
Elmie 0772235510
Memorial Service for the late Barry Burbidge will
be held at the Bible Baptist Church in Chisipite Harare on Friday 13th at 1200
hrs. The family also extend an invitation to those who wish to join them in
remembrance of a wonderful Dad, Brother, husband and friend to join them at his
wake after the service at 438 Foxley Drive, Glen Lorne, Harare from 1400
hrs.
Waterfalls home appeal
Meat Appeal: I am desperately
appealing for donations of meat or cash to purchase meat for Waterfalls Old Age
Home yet once again. They use 5kg of meat a day for lunch and then go
through either 5 tins tuna / 60 Vienna Sausages / 30 smoked Sausages etc per
night for light dinners. They don't have extravagant meals as you know.
If you would like to contribute please either drop your donation in an
envelope at MEDIX PHARMACY Pamona or with Debbie Purse at FORGET ME NOT FLORIST
or phone Debbie on 0772 603 847 or email me on brdinv@gmail.com. Thank you in advance
for reading this.
Deaths and memorials
Death Notice: Jennifer Hazel Deacon nee Harvey. Passed away
peacefully in Cape Town on Wednesday 4th March 2015. A special Wife, Mum,
Sister, Aunt and Granny who be sadly missed by Brian, (Neil & Nix, Erin
& Ross), Sue Lowry, (Andrew & Sam, Hannah & Splashy), Kevin, Tommy.
nixdeacon@gmail.com
Memorial service: Kille Jeane beloved
wife of Turbille mother of Turbille Junior and Mandy, George and Ashleigh and
granny of Amy, Duncan, Kelsey and Sophie-passed away at the avenues clinic on
the 6th of March 2015. Much loved and cherished by all who knew her,
funeral service on Friday 13th march at 3pm at Highlands
Presbytarian church.
Memorial service: Friends
please join the Family in celebrating the life of Scotty Crockart at
Mahobohobo on the Umwinsidale Road, Umwinsidale this Friday 13th March 2.30 for
3.00pm. Casual dress. Please bring your own drinks, glasses and a plate of
snacks.
Memorial service: Kille Jeane beloved
wife of Turbille mother of Turbille Junior and Mandy, George and Ashleigh and
granny of Amy, Duncan, Kelsey and Sophie-passed away at the avenues clinic on
the 6th of March 2015. Much loved and cherished by all who knew her,
funeral service on Friday 13th march at 3pm at Highlands
Presbytarian church.
Barry Burbidge
Death Notice: A Memorial service for the late Barry
Burbidge will be held at the Bible Baptist Church in Chisipite Harare on Friday
13th at 1200 hrs. The family also extend an invitation to those who wish to
join them in remembrance of a wonderful Dad, Brother, husband and friend to
join them at his wake after the service at 438 Foxley Drive, Glen Lorne,
Harare from 1400 hrs. There will be food served, and a cash bar.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Death Notices
Death Notice: Van Vuuren Hazel (nee Widdows) - Beloved
daughter of Alf and Joyce, darling sister to Lee, Anne , Garth
and families. Loving Mother of Nathan Ryan and Nadine and
Grandmother to six loving grandchildren, passed away in the UK after
losing the fight to cancer. Fly with the Angels Hazel - until we meet
again.
Death Notice: Diana Cowan (Nee Hensman) Formerly of
Umwinsidale, passed away Peacefully on 25th Feb, beloved wife of
Alistair, sister to Gary, mother to Kim, Fiona and all their families. There will be a memorial service for her life, at a date to be advised
British Nationals
You are no doubt aware that
elections take place in the UK in May. The UK Government wants everyone
who is entitled to vote to be able to exercise that right. We are writing to
inform you as British nationals living in Zimbabwe how you can vote. We
would also be grateful for your help in spreading this message to the wider
British community.
British nationals living
overseas can now register to vote online making it quicker and easier than ever
before. British nationals living overseas can
also choose to vote by post, through a proxy vote, or in person if they happen
to be in the UK on election day.
To be eligible to vote British citizens living
overseas must have been registered to vote in a UK constituency within the last
fifteen years. For the first time in a UK General Election, those eligible
can register online at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
Those registering to vote no longer need to have their
signature attested by Consular staff, provided they have a National Insurance
Number (NI). Where an NI number cannot be provided or the personal
identifiers fail verification, and where the Electoral Registration Officer
cannot verify that person’s identity using local data, the applicant must
provide an attestation to establish their identity.
We have put this information
on our ukinzimbabwe Twitter and Facebooks sites and
would be grateful if you could forward this further to inform your British
contacts.
REGINALD JOSEPH NIELD
ZIMBABWE RUGBY UNION- EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
…………………….
OBITUARY
REGINALD JOSEPH NIELD 1939-2015
Zimbabwe Rugby Mourns the loss of
a mentor, friend and true Gentleman of the Game.
The Funeral Service for
Reginald (Reg) Joseph Nield, will be held at Prince Edward School on Friday 6
March at 10.00 am followed by a Burial Service at Greendale Cemetery and Tea at
Prince Edward.
After playing rugby on the
Copper-Belt in Zambia and later for Manicaland with greats like Tinnie Martin,
Reg moved to Old Hararians where he made a name for himself, playing for them
during their heyday along other greats such as Des Christian, Brian Murphy and
a young Ian Robertson. ‘Old Boys’ became a formidable team beating some of the
top Clubs in South Africa such as Cape Town University, Shimlas for the Free
State and Stellenbosch University.
He represented, and also
captained, the National Team over a period spanning some ten years.
During the days when Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) competed in the South African
Currie Cup it was known as the toughest provincial competition in the
world. The team made a name for themselves playing fast running rugby
against bigger and heavier opponents; on numerous occasions causing upsets in
the competition, coached and masterminded by Ian Mackintosh.
Reg was a regular member of the
team and was known for his competitiveness and one hundred percent commitment
to both his Club and Country. He went on to coach Old Hararians for many
years. He coached the First and Second Team Edwardians – who at that time
because of their strength competed with the First Team in the National Super
League. Later on, Reg helped coach Country District sides Marondera and
Norton and later Provincial Country Districts. He assisted with the
University Team for a couple of years where he turned them into a competitive
Second Division outfit.
Around this time he became
heavily involved in Humanitarian work all around the Country and dedicated a
great amount of energy to alleviating suffering and bringing relief to hundreds
and thousands of Zimbabweans. He accomplished this by facilitating AIDS/HIV
intervention Programmes into many High Schools, the Army and other
institutions. He also helped to rehabilitate medial facilities around the
country and facilitated collaboration between foreign and local doctors who
helped thousands of people free of charge. He belonged to the Church of
Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints; was a respecter of all persons and loved
everyone.
Despite his huge commitment to
these charitable programs which kept him extremely busy, his love for the game
of rugby could not keep him away from the playing fields and he continued to
coach school boy rugby, being involved with various teams such as Prince Edward
1st XV, Peterhouse and Eaglesvale (then known at Bothashoff).
He was often seen on the playing fields at junior schools throughout Harare,
freely giving of his time and knowledge.
Almost all players that he
coached will tell you the same story; that he was a great motivator and
inspired camaraderie in the teams he was involved with; and in many cases,
especially in the school teams became a mentor and fatherly figure to many of
them.
His contribution to Rugby over
the years was well known and given freely. The players knew him for his
physical tackling practices. He firmly believed that if you were
committed and courageous enough to tackle properly, you could do anything!
His beloved family have lost a
Patriarch, but Zimbabwe has lost a sporting hero. Reg set an example to
all and truly lived the Values of Rugby.
He will be greatly missed by the
rugby fraternity of Zimbabwe.
It’s
high time for a new newsletter and announces the 2015 dates for all events
planned.
Get
your diaries out and reserve the dates for some fun events.
Hope
you enjoy our stories on our Ngomo Kurira day, the mudrun and our Rumble in the
Jungle.
We
also had a good AGM in February. Tim Thorburn has resigned from the committee.
Many, many thanks Tim for everything you did for us! Boet Erasmus has been
appointed to the committee and has already taken his place in the Jamboree
committee as well. Welcome Boet! Some fresh blood and hopefully some fresh new
ideas.
Thanks
to Jason Young and Mike Gill for their contributions. Enjoy the reading.
ZTA uodate
ZTA UPDATE
Dear
Everyone
I
hope that this email finds you well.
As
an office located in a border town, we also help with facilitation of tourists
at the border the same way that Beitbridge does. We do not have a busy border
so we cannot be there all the time. But all the same if you need anyone coming
into Kariba to be facilitated across the border, we can assist.
We
would be happy if you could give us a heads up, before someone comes, so that
we can liaise with the Port authorities on the requirements and everything. So
that the entry or exit will be flawless.
Please
pass this message to everyone, so that we can help assist our tourists.
For
more information do not hesitate to contact me on 0773384844 or bryanmushangwe@gmail.com or Daisy on
0772357196 or guvamombedaisy@gmail.com.
Thank
you
Kind
Regards
Tendai
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Stolen Purse
Stolen Purse: My black and cream handbag and khaki laptop
bag were stolen from my car at Hellenic Junior School at 430pm yesterday. I had
keys, sunglasses, reading glasses and most importantly all my cards in my
purse. There was a white MacBook and charger in the laptop bag with external
hard drive. Every picture of my daughter since she was born. I am offering a
reward to retrieve any of these items Moyra - 0772
279166
Snash and grab
I
know most people are aware of the danger at the traffic lights on the
crossroads of Borrowdale Road and Whitwell but thought I would just post a
reminder! Yesterday evening travelling in the pouring rain in the dark in
heavy taffic (it was 6.45p.m) I was obliged to stop at the red light, 2 cars in
front and others drawing up behind me, cars on my right on the dual
carriageway. Visibility was awful and I was concentrating on that and had
forgotten that I had not removed my golf kit bag from the front seat on to the
floor, nor had I put my handbag on the floor by my feet as I ALWAYS do!!!
I had also forgotten to open the windows just a fraction which would have
helped. The sudden smashing of the passenger window and the explosion of glass
was like a bomb going off and of course I knew at once what it was and
turned in time to see someone running off with my kitbag. Then I realized
he had my handbag too! I cursed my stupidity at having forgotten to put
the kitbag in the boot and my bag by my feet. I started by thinking it is
only my driving licence, having left all credit cards etc. at home but slowly
it dawned on me the extent of my loss and even the next day I was remembering
more and more items that were in both bags, not to menion some very favourite
items of clothing! I am always wondering why people are so careless as to
put their bags on the passenger seat and then I go and do it myself!!
So this is just a reminder to be so aware, especially at slow-changing traffic lights. I was such an easy target for the thief and no chance that he would be chased into the vlei by anyone in the dark rainy night.
Take great care!!!
Roseanne
So this is just a reminder to be so aware, especially at slow-changing traffic lights. I was such an easy target for the thief and no chance that he would be chased into the vlei by anyone in the dark rainy night.
Take great care!!!
Roseanne
Stolen items
Good evening Mike,
Today in Marondera, bags belonging to a visiting English
friend and the lady who he was travelling with (Zimbabwean) were stolen from
their vehicle at the RAM Petroleum station. Taken from the vehicle were
the following:
-
A small holdall, containing a laptop (Acer notebook), cellphone (Samsung
S4, white with protective rubber case), passport in the name of Geoffrey Dean,
and various notes on travels in Hwange for an article in the Times Newspaper in
England, as well extensive notes for a wine exam he was due to take in June
-
A camera bag containing a Canon DSLR camera with 17-35 lens, and another
zoom. The photos related to his Hwange article, and will all be of
wildlife.
-
A bag containing prescription medication, including heart meds, for
Adrienne Pienaar.
Geoff has asked that people keep their eyes peeled for his
notes on Hwange and wine notes for the exam, as these are irreplaceable to
him. Without the notes on Hwange, he is unable to do his job, and these
are what he really wants back.
Should anyone find any of these items, please can they
contact me urgently on 077 657 4195 or 04 744070.
Thank you and kind regards,
Claire Holman
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