Hi Mike, I was urged by friends of mine to let you know so others can be
warned that on Saturday night around 7.30 two thieves with revolvers burst into my lounge
and tied my 16 year old son and myself up and stole money, cell phones and few
others bits and pieces. We had just arrived home and because I was on
crutches with a leg injury I hobbled into the lounge and forgot to mention to
my son to lock the back door behind us. We live in Alexander Park.
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Mike would love to let you know the other day while driving home we were
behind an ambulance that was turning into the medical rooms near Arundel Office
park and the passenger of the ambulance before turning in threw out an empty
beer can... Does this mean ambulances are now taking on passengers and letting
them drink or was this an EMT drinking on the job??? Very appalling
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I am sending you the number of the municipal police in charge of noise control to pass on –
751896. We have the same problem with open-air churches in Milton Park, with a
total lack of response from the ZRP. A few Sundays ago, I phoned the
municipal police and since then the situation seems to be better.
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Harare
Water Talk – Mukuvisi - Perhaps I should comment that Chris Magadza
is a fantastic
speaker,
and so knowledgeable, the man has a brilliant brain – I wish I could be in
Harare for this…………….I know him from the time he was Director of the Lake
Kariba University Research Station.
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I would
like to bring to light an incident that happened to my daughter on Friday night at H2O . At approximately 2.45 in
the early hours of Saturday Morning my daughter was waiting outside H20 to be
picked up by her father. She then phoned me a few minutes later crying and
terrified as there was a group of young Indian males who were pulling at her
and telling her that they were going to take her to a hotel and rape her. I
could hear everything they were saying as I was trying to keep her calm on the
other end of the phone. My husband arrived and as he pulled into the car park
one of these men who had been the main instigator ran off and hid behind the
rest of the group. My husband got out of the car and went across to speak to
them , but found himself surrounded by a very aggressive
arrogant bunch of what I will call rich
spoilt kids . There was a Coloured guy with a shaved head who was standing right behind
my husband shouting you don’t know who you are messing with. They warned him that they were armed with guns and knives and very big deal and seemed untouchable . Being a bit out of his
depth as being the only person surrounded by a bunch of 15 plus rabid alcohol or drug induced
idiots my husband left to get back in
the car. Throughout this whole episode there
were two police officers who just walked away as well as a few Sam Levy appointed security guards as well as a few
your white guys and girls who just stood
and watched the whole incident. The group of Indians
were driving a Subaru and a new
White Toyota twin cab. Obviously very spoilt
rich boys on Daddy’s money. My concern about this issue is that there were guns
and knives being carried , the police were there and nothing was done about it.
There are a
few issues here. Firstly my daughter should not have been waiting outside to be collected at such a time. Secondly when she
did try to go back inside for protection she was not allowed back in as the doors are closed and no-one is
allowed back inside from 3.00am onwards. Thirdly what is the point of having Police and
Security guards on duty if they do nothing
to assist people in trouble or control the
environment . We allow our children to go to places like this thinking
that they will be safe. Whether it is inside the establishment or outside
surely someone must be responsible for the behaviour of these kids in a public
arena? Everyone besides my husband seemed scared of
them and turned a blind eye to them .These kids are playing adults games and
when you cross a father and his daughter you are stepping on dangerous
territory .I wonder what would have happened if my Husband had hit one of
these , Would they have gone running to their Dads for help ,and lay
assault charges .Maybe we should name and shame these boys to their Moms of how
they are treating young girls .
We as parents need to know what our kids are getting up to and find out
‘How Safe they really are “ in these establishments where Income is first
priority and Safety is last
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Sam Levy’s Village contact address – I have been in contact with Maurice Levy today about the incident at H2O reported earlier and he is trying to establish who the culprits are and maybe ban them from attending his nite club. He gave me a new email address that you can use to send comments about anything you feel is worthy of his attention to info@samlevysvillage.com
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Name and Shame, consequence and
accountability – Zimbabweans need to implement a zero tolerance for this type
of behaviour. Otherwise go and live with the rest of the world where this type
of behavior is rife – NOW is the time to act, not wait for tragedy to strike –
Rape threats are not minor, this is major! STAND UP, NAME AND SHAME!
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Just had to
comment on the report concerning a (daughter) at H20 which
I presume is a nightclub. The big
question is how old is the young lady? What parents would
allow their daughter to attend a nightclub unaccompanied? What parent
would allow their daughter to a nightclub with no idea of how she was going to
get transport home,? who dropped her off at the nightclub? What was
she wearing? The time 3am, I mean really, what responsible parent would
allow their daughter to be out at that time? The young lady obviously had
a mobile phone on her person, why did she not phone for transport
inside the nightclub and ask in this case her father to give her a missed call
on arrival at the nightclub that he was waiting outside. I asked the
age of the young lady as it does not appear that she has much common sense, or
perhaps she was under the influence, I am quite sure if she was at a nightclub
she wasn't drinking Fanta Orange. Did the father not think to take down
the number plates of the vehicles involved? and make a report at the
nearest Police post and or Police Station? I hope should this young lady
be (under 18 years of age) that the nightclub concerned has employed
responsible and reliable (bouncers) to not allow entry to juveniles.
Whilst I do not support the behaviour of the young men and or their comments or
actions, the parents in this matter need to take a long hard look at
themselves, and hopefully this unfortunate incident should never be
allowed to happen again! Thank goodness the mobile phone network was
working, can't imagine what might have happened had the network been
down!
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Whist, I am
really thankful that your husband arrived on time and no physical harm was done
to your daughter. There is a question that raises in my mind.
Why allow your daughter to be in that position to start with? Sorry it has to be said. I
would also come down like a ton of bricks on the club and their own caring
attitude and security which as it seems was non-existent. I am very relieved
your daughter is safe and no harm was done but if it was my daughter, for her to be waiting alone outside at those hours
or any hours for that matter, it would not have been allowed.
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What would be interesting to know Mike,
although the scenario is far from acceptable .. is this young lady still attending school? If so then her "parents" need to take a serious look at
themselves for permitting their daughter to enter H20 in the first place and,
secondly, allowing her to stay out beyond midnight regardless of perhaps being
an upper sixth pupil!?
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Wanted to
express my disappointment on Friday night at the Westgate
movie house and then again on Sunday afternoon at Eastgate.
These movie
houses have been open for two months now and ALREADY the standards have dropped to below acceptable. Both
Westgate and Eastgate were unable to offer a Slush Puppy drink as their
machines were broken, neither of them had any of the seasoning for popcorn. The
toilets in Westage had no toilet paper, the air conditioning was not working
which frankly was the cherry on the cake. I would love nothing more to support
Ster Kinekor and honestly am delighted that we have an option of current movies
and something different to do during the weekend but I will have a very tough
time getting my friends to come back with me after these two experiences. They
may seem like little complaints but it all adds up and after two months, the
standards should still be impeccable as I believe that nowadays there is simply
no excuse.
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