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SHORT STORY EATING HEALTHY COMPETITION REDEFINED 1 www.ndeipi.co.zw IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE 113 - SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2019 22 34 36

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4 From the Editor 39 Skulls and Flowers; Life and Death 6 Mashonaland Photography in the Garden of Eden Society 8 Ndeipi Short Story Competition Health & Wellness 10 Person of Interest: Chef Cola 41 Are you living a soulful life? 43 Talk about Dementia Outdoors 45 Heartfulness Meditation 48 Redefi ning what it means to eat 13 Tree of the Month: healthy Forest Big Leaf 15 Your Garden: And In Other News Tasks in September and October 17 St John’s College Astro Turf 52 Big Choir-Little Choir 55 In case you missed it Events For Your Information 18 What’s Happening this Month? 23 Regular Activities 58 Useful Contacts 24 Astronomy Evening 60 Important Numbers 25 Kites for Peace

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September | October 2019 - Issue 113 2 From the Editor As you have come to expect Issue 113 of Ndeipi Magazine, is packed with an extensive list of events and activities for the months of September and October. Isn’t this a delightful season? The cold weather is behind us and the days are warmer and longer. This means we can fully enjoy being outdoors. Look out for the Ndeipi Publisher team at some of the events we are featuring in this issue and be Mike Garden sure to let us know what you have enjoyed reading and what you [email protected] would like to see more of. The idea has always been to encourage 0772 209162 you to become more active, spend time outdoors, learn something new and enjoy our beautiful city and surrounding areas. Editor Penny Nyamande-Pangeti If you’re anything like me, by this time of year, the resolutions that [email protected] you made at the start of the year are long forgotten and you’re Cell: 0772 354177 excited that the end of the year is on the horizon. We have a lot of 024-2782720/1/7 2019 to go and for that much needed boost, check out our Health And Wellness section where Austin Jeans redefi nes what it means to Desk Top Publishing Melissa Katunga eat healthy, Mutsa Samuel helps us understand Heartfulness [email protected] Meditation and Tete Rudo encourages you to live a Soulful Life. Advertising Thank you to all of you who entered our fi rst ever short story Juliet Mashiri competition. We had 63 entries. We would like to thank all of those [email protected] that contributed to the competition’s success. We are featuring one 0772 787014 of the winning stories in this issue but visit the Ndeipi website – www.ndeipi.co.zw, click on Short Stories and enjoy reading the rest. Michell Svesve Our next competition title will be “Around the Camp Fire” and the [email protected] deadline is the 30th September, 2019. We cannot wait to read all 0779 397115 your wonderful submissions Printing Thank you for all the feedback on the previous issue. It has been Paragon Printing & Packaging wonderful getting to know the Ndeipi Community. Please fi nd us (Pvt) Ltd, 17035 Cedora Road, on our social media platforms or visit our offi ce at 37 Victoria Drive Graniteside, Harare Newlands. 024-2773021/7 Email: [email protected] Here’s to a wonderful September and October. Disclaimer Whilst every eff ort is made to check the content of articles, the directors will not be held respon- $12 sible for any errors or omissions ISSUE 112 - AUGUST 2019 therein. We accept that all articles Contact us on: and photographs submitted are [email protected] to What’s happening the sole responsibility of the in Harare fi nd out more about Give a authors and we do not accept subscriptions and buy PERSON OF INTEREST: liability for any misrepresentation. CARA BLACK a digital copy of the gift! Events, dates and prices listed are magazine on our website, ndeipi.co.zw printed using information supplied AUGUST IN YOUR GARDEN to us that we are satisfi ed are

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September | October 2019 - Issue 113 4 MASHONALAND PHOTOGRAPHIC MASHONALAND PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY SOCIETY

AUGUST COMPETITION SET SUBJECT ‘RUSTIC’ & ‘OPEN’ CATEGORY WINNERS SEPTEMBER SET SUBJECT ‘UNUSUAL PERSPECTIVES’ & ‘OPEN’ CATEGORY WINNERS

MPS holds competitions on the 3rd Tuesday of every month except December. Beginners through to Advanced photographers are The next MPS meeting on most welcome. Tuesday, 15th October has an optional Set Subject of Members can enter ‘Smoke, Fire or Flames’ a total of 3 images a month, split into Open Category and/or Set Subjects which range from Still Life to Action, Portraits, Macro, Abstract and Landscapes.

Winner of Optional Set Subject ‘Rustic’ - Chris Sheppard with “Barn Fresh”

Winner of Optional Set Subject ‘Unusual Perspectives’ - “It’s my Birthday” by Benny Leon

Come in and see what happens at our meetings: 5.30pm for 6pm in the Lecture Theatre (opposite the Chapel) at St. George’s College.

For more information SMS 0783 138 150 with the words ‘MPS’, include your name and email address and we’ll get back to you.

Our next meeting on Tuesday, 17th September will have an Optional Set Subject of ‘Unusual Perspectives’

Winner of ‘Open’ Category - Chris Collyer with “Parasol Trap” Winner of ‘Open’ Category - “Rays of Mist” by Chris Sheppard

September | October 2019 - Issue 113 6 7 www.ndeipi.co.zw A Stranger I Met on the Way in our hearts they still gonna win.” I think for a moment and say “I never thought of it that way, hate has yet to solve any problems its created but kindness is a universal language anyone can By Tjidzani Bganya speak if they choose to. It has the power to turn the ugliest heart to the most beautiful” She claps her hands very faintly “I knew you’s a smart gal, now I expect to see ya articles all over New York City and remember no woman ever made history by being well-behaved.” We laugh “Tickets out, passports ready!” yells a middle aged man from the rear of the train. Suddenly in unison. “I’m glad I met you Miss Lyd... uh I mean Anika” she stretches her long arm once the quiet has vanished and the unzipping of handbags, the sounds of rummaging through more “same here sugar, I’d say we’re now friends rather than strangers.” We talk for a few more backpacks and the excitement of the children on board is growing from the sound of a distant minutes then we both fall asleep and before I know it I wake up to hear the train coming to a mosquito to an army of bees. I hear the sound of footsteps grow louder and louder behind screeching halt. “New York!” I say rather loudly “Anika we’re here!” She’s not waking up, I examine me until they come to a sudden halt. “Ticket and passport” the man has a thick accent which is her closely only to see her body is lifeless, her head leans against the train window and her common for people from the South. “Journalist?” I can hear the undertones of humor and spite eyes look too peaceful. “Anika!” I shake her vigorously “Anika!” Silence. She doesn’t move. “No” in his voice, “what do ya write about? 50 diff erent ways to make fried chicken? Or bout how to is all I can say barely above a whisper before a waterfall of tears stream down my face. be a better maid?” Typical. Racist. That statement was typically racist. “Actually,” I respond “I write about things that matter like civil rights, ending racism, ending slavery and Collina Mvududu (right) overall winner in the non-segregated education, while you sir walk around every day checking pieces of paper that adults category receiving her dinner voucher for lose value after you make a lil rip on em.” Too far, I always go too far I could tell by the way he two (Alo Alo) with Rory Kilalea was turning bright red and the veins on the side of his forehead were becoming very visible but I don’t care because I’m no longer afraid.

“Your kind needs to remember its place, this ain’t your country.” He throws my passport in my face and walks away without checking the rest of passengers, his body disappearing to the front of the train.

“Whew! You sure got a mouth on you missy” the frail old woman sitting on the other side of the train says to me with a very big grin on her face. “Come here child, talk to dis friendly stranger,” I am hesitant and remain seated and she continues “I promise I won’t bite the way you just did to dat man” she laughs a big hearty laugh and suddenly I fi nd myself moving seats. I stare at the lady across from me, her black hair with infi nite grey streaks is done in neat Mason Gumbo (right), the overall winner in the cornrows that meet in the center of her head and tied into a neat bun. The endless lines one kids section receiving his book voucher (Folio) from her forehead and bags under her eyes would to anyone looking at her appear as though she Mike Garden is exhausted but her actual eyes looked bright as though they were full of hope and joy. “I’m Lydia, what’s ya name sugar?” She says and extends her long arm, her bones are visible on both of her hands and there are burn marks around her entire right arm, “I’m Perpetua, it’s nice to meet you Miss Lydia.” She laughs again, that big hearty laugh and I cannot help but smile because her laugh makes me feel warm inside. “Perpetua, nice name for a nice girl, where are you headed sugar?” she asks over curiously, “New York, I’m a journalist and there’s demonstrations happening, a movement, change and I want to be a part of it.” Her smile vanishes and she is suddenly very serious. “Change. I love dat word, it gives me so much hope, maybe more than I should have, ain’t it crazy” of course not I think to myself, I am about to speak but she beats me to it. “You said you’re a journalist, which means you’re a teller of stories?” She pauses before she says “well I’ve got a story for you.” Libby Garnett won award for the most Lydia Johnson whose actual name is Anika Tinakitu was born into slavery. Her entire life she contributions. 2 tickets for Macbeth at Reps has served those who are ungrateful and has been treated poorly by her ‘employers’ or rather Theatre her tormentors. The burn marks on her arm are a result of what happens if you serve any meal a minute late, or if you drop kitchen utensils on the fl oor, or if you sing a song in earshot of ‘madam’ and ‘sir’ and Miss Lydia’s favorite, if you serve tea before the bell is rung for you to do so. “I’ve been to hell and back but that’s ‘bout to change” she tells me and I can’t help but ask “what change are you hoping for?” Her smile is back “dats easy, kindness.” Of all the things I was expecting her to say, that was the last thing I would have thought of. “Kindness?” I repeat to which she replies “the fi ght we wanna fi ght won’t be won if we carry hate in our hearts because it ain’t matter how many marches we do or posters we make or rallies we attend, if we got hate

September | October 2019 - Issue 113 8 9 www.ndeipi.co.zw Person of Interest The Vegan Chef: Chef Cola

Could you live on a purely plant-based diet? aims through her work with African Vegan on a What do you think you would miss the most? Budget is to spread awareness of vegan culture Chef Cola shares a few of the benefi ts of going across Africa. meat free and how she has carved out her space as a pioneer in giving people the tools Chef Cola’s cooking is African inspired with and knowledge to actively integrate plant-based elements of Western cuisine. Her worldview and eating into their lifestyles. work ethic is infl uenced by her childhood in New York City, where her diplomat mother worked Nicola Kagoro, a.k.a. Chef Cola, is a pioneering at the time. Her time in Cape Town has been female Zimbabwean vegan chef at the helm of pivotal too. While working at PLANT, one of the Vegan waffl e Dinner with Chef Cola Cape Town celebrity guests African Vegan on a Budget. Founded in 2016, founding vegan restaurants of South Africa, she Bonnie Mbuli African Vegan on a Budget was developed to was introduced to veganism and began to train globally during Chef Cola’s travels. Dinner with showcase Chef Cola’s cuisine and culinary in plant-based cooking. and helps you maintain a healthy desired Cola presents the beauty of plant-based African development as well as to actively promote the weight. culture and cuisine. The mission of the dinner reality that people can thrive on a healthy vegan Chef Cola’s work is truly dynamic and Vegan diets may reduce the risk of event is to introduce people to vegan food and - and plant-based diet on a budget. pioneering, spanning several exciting projects. developing type 2 diabetes. They are also lifestyle and to further inspire those already She works with private clients, from corporate to particularly eff ective at reducing blood sugar familiar with veganism with her own brand Nicola was born in Harare Zimbabwe in 1989 individuals, who want to learn more about levels and may help prevent further medical of plant-based cooking. The dinner series is and was raised in New York City. She studied vegan cooking. She develops community issues from developing. motivated by environmental concern, raising the hospitality management for 3 years at the gardens in rural Zimbabwe and has launched a Certain aspects of the vegan diet may themes of sustainability and consumption while - International Hotel School and her path took line of customized African Inspired Chef Jackets off er protection against prostate, breast and creating an event for people to relax, network her to veganism. She has found herself on the made in Zimbabwe. A portion of the proceeds colon cancers. and learn. Through the dinners, Chef Cola also culinary frontlines; presenting vegan food and from their sale is donated to underprivileged, Vegan diets may benefi t heart health by works toward her core mission of helping people - the vegan lifestyle in Africa. Chef Cola advocates young Zimbabwean women to help improve signifi cantly reducing the risk factors that understand that they can enjoy delicious vegan for the benefi ts of veganism both nutritional their sewing skills. contribute to heart disease. cooking on a budget. In addition to all this she and environmental. One of Chef Cola’s primary Vegan diets based on probiotic-rich whole is also the founder and creative Director of - Chef Cola also works with the International foods can signifi cantly decrease symptoms Chef Colas home garden Rainbow Friendly Festival Africa a yearly festival Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) and of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. AKASHINGA “Back to Black Roots”- a pioneering in Cape Town. vegan conservation program front consisting Images provided by Chef Cola Top 10 benefi ts of a plant based diet. entirely of female rangers. AKASHINGA is a scalable, community-driven conservation model Fried Sadza nuggets stuff ed with greens served - It has a positive eff ect on the environment empowering disadvantaged women to restore with tomato purée and cuts on greenhouse gas emissions. and manage a network of wilderness areas as - Cutting meat and dairy products from an alternative to trophy hunting. The program your diet could reduce an individual’s is vegan and is a vehicle for building strong, carbon footprint from food by up to 73 respected ambassadors to drive a plant-based percent. movement from the community level of rural - More people could be fed using less land Africa. Chef Cola serves as head chef and if individuals cut down on eating meat. Kitchen Project Manager, preparing entirely - The production of plant-based foods is vegan meals and ration packs for the female a more effi cient use of our resources, as it anti-poaching ranger force. These are the only requires less energy from fossil fuels as well armed female vegan rangers in the world. as less land and water. - Eating animals is the largest contribution Another endeavour she is proud of is Dinner to habitat loss and extinction. Veganism with Chef Cola. It is a mobile dining concept helps protect habitats and species. currently based in Harare and Cape Town and - Veganism can help you lose excess weight slated to expand to other African cities and September | October 2019 - Issue 113 10 11 www.ndeipi.co.zw OUTDOORS Tree of the Month Forest Big-leaf By JP Felu occurs at the top so that the trunk is always clean and tall. The very large leaves are clustered at the end of the branches and at first glance they are reminiscent of Strelitziaceae. The flowers are creamy-white and quite striking. They grow in large terminal clusters that have a sweet jasmine scent. The fruit is a 30 mm long fleshy egg-shaped green berry, soft and yellow when mature. It contains many small dark seeds. The wood is whitish-yellow, light, soft and easy to work. It does take a nice polish but is very brittle and prone to termite attacks. It can only be used for short lived items such as firewood, crates or boxes. It is a beautiful tree to plant in a typical Family: Gentianacea, comprising 87 genera suburban garden so long as it does not get too totalling 1,600 species worldwide. cold, too windy and gets sufficient water.

Names: Anthocleista grandiflora Uses Zezuru: Mugopogopo Gelfand et al. (1985) mention that inhaling the Ndau: Gururu, Muyama smoke from the bark is believed to drive away bad spirits. It is also reputed to treat epilepsy. In other This tree is mostly found in Nyanga and Vumba in countries a tea made from leaves is used to treat Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands and is represented malaria and the bark is chewed to treat diarrhoea, mostly by two flowering plants found in damp diabetes and high blood pressure. ground and one tree. Within southern Africa there You may know the antiseptic dye Gentian Violet. is only one other tree of that family: Anthocleista That name was originally used for a mixture of librechtsiana, growing in the Zambezi valley methyl pararosaniline dyes but is now often around Katima Mulilo in Namibia. considered a synonym for crystal violet. The name only refers to its colour, being like that of the petals The family Gentianaceae takes its name from of a gentian flower, the dye is not made from the genus Gentiana, named after the Illyrian king gentians or from violets. On the other hand the Gentius. Illyria was a region in classical antiquity in roots of an herbaceous Gentianaceae, the European what is today the Western Balkans. Anthocleista Yellow Gentian Gentiana lutea, have been used for is derived from the Greek anthos, meaning flower thousands of years as an appetite stimulant, as the and cleistos meaning closed or shut. major ingredient in Angostura Bitters, as a medicine for digestion problems, and it is also The bark is brown to dark brown, smooth with used to bring down fever. prominent scars of the fallen leaves.The branching Images provided by JP Felu

September | October 2019 - Issue 113 12 13 www.ndeipi.co.zw Your Garden Tasks in September and October by Morag Flight

This is a busy season in your garden as varieties should be about 1 m apart and dwarf temperatures continue to rise. All danger from ones about 40 cm apart. I have always found frost should be over now and you can plant out that all my dahlias except the dwarf ones need the less hardy varieties of fruit trees like mulberries, staking and to avoid damaging the roots install litchis and mangoes. Water the young trees well the stakes when you plant. Three stakes per plant and mulch them to protect from drying winds. is a good number and the stakes need to be between 120 to 150cm tall. Water them well You can start sowing a wide variety of summer to help them settle in well and then only give flowers and vegetables now and if you do small enough water to keep the soil moist as plantings every week you can have a supply of overwatering leads to tuber rot. seedlings throughout the season. Rose trees will grow vigorously and will benefit from an Watch out for attacks from slugs and snails and application of fertiliser or well rotted manure. cutworms. When the plants are 30cm high With the increase in temperature will come an fertilise or liquid manure will encourage healthy increase in insects so check regularly for green growth and prolific flowering. September is also fly. A simple control is to spray with soapy water a good month to start a new lawn which we at regular intervals. discuss in more detail next month. Images provided by Morag Flight Dahlias can be planted towards the end of September or early October and you must prepare the bed well by digging it over to about 22cm and add a good quantity of fertiliser or compost. Divide the clumps of tubers before planting. Hose down the clumps and cut away any damaged or broken tubers. Cut out the single tubers with a sharp knife making sure that each one has a growing shoot or “eye”. You also need a collar which is the part of the tuber attached to the main stem. If your tubers are very shrivelled then keep them damp for a few days before planting into the bed. Plant the tu- bers flat on their sides at a depth of about 7.5cm with the “eye” pointing upwards.Tall Dahlia

15 www.ndeipi.co.zw St Johns’ AstroTurf New world class sports facility in Harare By Chris Fourie

It has been a longstanding desire of the The St John’s Educational Trust and the Hockey Committee to have a world class hockey facility not just for the school but for the greater hockey community in Zimbabwe. With hockey traditionally played on grass; our students often found themselves at a disadvantage when touring and playing against teams who train and play on turf. There aren’t enough field hockey facilities of a high standard in the country and the school, the hockey committee and old boys came together with their time, skills, energy and finances to bring the 6000 square metre project to reality.

The Astro Turf whose construction took just under a year from start to finish will be accredited by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) after various tests which will make our turf one of only two facilities in the country to have this accreditation, the other being at Khumalo Hockey Stadium in Bulawayo. Having this accreditation will allow us to host wider range of technical competencies on a flat, international hockey fixtures of the highest quick surface as well as add more of a tactical calibre. Who knows, maybe hosting an African proficiency to their game. The turf uses much Olympic Qualifier Tournament (Africa Cup) could less water than watering a grass field and so aids be on the cards for the future! in conservation of water when water is scarce.

At St John’s College, we are passionate about If you’re interested in using the facility please all sports and so do our best to provide world email: class facilities, not only to our students, but to [email protected] the sporting community at large. The facility is great for spectators and also from a technical Images provided by Chris Fourie point of view. Players are able to develop a

17 www.ndeipi.co.zw hos� ng the Zimbabwe Cares enjoy a beau� ful day out. Numbers Sat 12th – Sun 20th October EVENTS What’s Happening in Network, a network of charitable restricted to 100 per day. Booking Nati onal Insti tute of Allied Arts. organisations within the community, essen� al. Call Robyn 0778025742 Exhibiti on Visual Arts/Literary Harare? selling food, drinks and kites, or Robyn@o� hetrack.co.zw Festi vals, Best artwork and literary entries submi� ed by students from by laser beams. If we are unfortunate garden shows in Africa, with over fundraising and raising awareness Fri 13th - Sat 28th September Sunday 6th October pre-school to Form 6 at Jubilee Reps Theatre, Macbeth, “A brave and we are clouded out, then a 100 exhibitors and over 20 show for their various causes. Other Zimbabwe Orchid Society, mee� ng Hall, Hartmann House. 12pm Sat Sco� sh general named Macbeth presenta� on on: “Movements of gardens. Last year 6,500 people ac� vi� es available, skateboarding, usually fi rst Sun of the month 12th to 4pm & daily from Sun 13th receives a prophecy from a trio Heavenly Bodies” will take place, came through the gates, with infl atables, yoga and medita� on, at Mukuvisi Woodlands form – Sun 20th 9am – 4pm. Free entry. of witches that one day he will contact Tony Alegria on 0772 438697 visitors from afar afi eld as Zambia, canoeing and fi shing, quad bikes, 09:30am for 10:00am. Contact Enquiries : 024 2702989 Cell: become King of Scotland.” or [email protected] for Botswana and South Africa archery and more. Various ar� sts, a George� e 0772 886707, 0778 457773 [email protected] 024 2 335850 / 024 2 336706 more informa� on. travelling especially to see the great marimba band and je� [email protected] unplugged guitarists and singers. show. Sunday 13th October Thursday 19th Septmember Saturday 21st September Bring a camping chair, your family Sunday 6th October Harare Garden Club, mee� ng Combined Senior Schools Concert EatOut Music Feast & CEO EatOut WEZ Monthly Eco Fair, fi rst Sun Fri 27 - Mon 30th September and friends and a smile to share. second Sun of month at 2pm,visits 2019, Hosted by St John’s College, Event 2019, 06:00 am to 11:00 pm Shoko Festi val (Good Vibes Only) of the month at the WEZ Go Wild and talks. Venues change, confi rm this popular pla� orm for young Hellenic Cultural Centre, 154 Chapman Venues tba.Shoko Fes� val is one Shop, Mukuvisi Woodlands from October with Tawny 0242 498698 or musical talent will involve a number Road, Harare Eastlea, Mashonaland of Zimbabwe’s most popular and 8am-2pm.Contact: 0242 747859, Chairlady 0772 630115. of leading schools. 6pm, St John’s East, Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe. longest running urban culture event. Tuesday 1st October 0772 36429, [email protected]. College. Tickets on sale in third Fun quiz night, Quiz evening at The FOOD, MUSIC, DANCE, FUN all for Over the years, the fes� val has Tuesday 15th October term from all schools taking part. provided a pla� orm for musicians, Mustard Seed, 27 Ridgeway South, Tuesday 8th October meet third the purpose of lending a helping Highlands Garden Group, meet Tatagura Garden Club, comedians and spoken word ar� sts Highlands. Arrivals from 6.15 for hand to the homeless members in second Tues of the month at the Tues of the month at 2.30pm. Friday 20th September to perform. The fes� val also hosts a prompt 6.45pm start. No entry Victoria Falls Anti -Poaching Unit our society!! Lamenier Club, 4 Ridgeway North Contact Morag 0772238807, free conferences, workshops and fee. Food and drinks available from 2019 fund-raising golf day in 9:30am. Contact Gail 0242 497730. [email protected] Saturday 21st September panels. Shoko Fes� val is a produc� on the restaurant (byo alcohol). Bring Harare. Organised by Africa Albida Hello Summer Craft Fair, 9am to of Magamba Network. a team or come along and join up Tuesday 15th October Tourism Group and aimed at 4pm Vainona High School, Alpes Wednesday 9th October with a team. The accent is on fun, Avondale Floral Group, mee� ng Mashonaland Photographic Society, raising funds for this much needed Rd, Vainona Bdale, Hre. Jewellery, Saturday 28th September and all ages welcome. Booking every second Wed of the month at meets on third Tues every month unit. Borrowdale Brooke Golf handcra� ed goods from local Soropti mist Harare Club, Business essen� al: call or Whatsapp 2:00pm for 2:30 at Old Georgians at 5.30pm, SMS 0783 138150 with Course. Diarise now. More ar� sts, clothing, one of a kind gi� mee� ngs on the fourth Sat of the 0785 300144. Quiz host Julie Sports Club. Contact Suraiyya the word ‘MPS’, your name, email informa� on from Nomusa Chiwota, sets, unique decor & furnishings, month; venues to be advised. Barnes. This edi� on of the quiz will avondalefl [email protected]. address and they will reply. call (024) 2885700 or email bedding, wood, metal work, Contact Shirley 0242 333026, be hosted in Pamugo� restaurant [email protected] cosme� cs, ethnic fabrics, baby and 0777781524. Sat 12th - Sun 13th October Tuesday 15th October adjacent to The Mustard Seed. Associati on of Complementary childrens’ wear and many more. PHOENIX CHOIR, presents “Memories Friday 20th September Saturday 28th September of Yesteryear”. Sat. St Georges at Health Practi ti oners Talk, (ACHP) Astronomy Evening at Mukuvisi Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Friday 4th October Sat 21 - Sun 22nd September Jacaranda Music Festi val 2019, 3pm Tickets ZW$80, pensioners third Tues of month, Highlands Sports Woodlands, We plan to hold the The Annual Garden Show (TAGS) Fitness Championships, 6am to 5pm to Sat Oct 05 2019 at 12:00 ZW$60. Sun. Chapman G.C 11:30 Club 7pm. Talks on holis� c/alterna� ve presenta� on near to the viewing 2019, will be the 6th year of our 9pm 7 Arts Theatre, Avondale, am Hellenic Cultural Centre, 154 for 12 with lunch. Price TBC therapies, Jane [email protected]. pla� orm at Mukuvisi Woodlands, own, fantas� c na� onal showcase 263 Harare, Zimbabwe, Harare, Chapman Road, Harare Eastlea, hamburgers, hotdogs and cool for the garden and hor� cultural Zimbabwe. Mashonaland East, The annual drinks for sale. Bring folding chairs, industries. It is open to the public Jacaranda Music Fes� val is on, now � pple, a torch and your binoculars! over two days, at Parklands Sunday 29th September Kites For Peace 2019, 10am to with two days of great vibes and Mukuvisi entry fee will apply. Business Venue on Greenhithe Av, 4:30pm Harare Botanical Gardens, the best in music. Come at 5:00 pm and watch the in Borrowdale. The show provides In celebra� on of the Interna� onal animals being fed at the Viewing a pla� orm for landscapers, nurseries Day of Peace we invite you to fl y Fri 4th - Sat 5th October Pla� orm. Talk will be delivered by and interior product suppliers to “Save the Date”- Rose kites with us. Enjoy our beau� ful Peter Morris en� tled “Viewing showcase their products and Remembrance Day, In the Picabella environment and to meet fellow the sky” at 6:30pm. Therea� er we services. It is an event that Rose Nursery Rose Garden. 10am Zimbabweans looking to enjoy a will be viewing Saturn & Jupiter by provides upli� ment, inspira� on - 2pm in Aid of Charity. High Tea, stress free day out, fl ying kites, telescope or looking at objects of and joy to the public and exhibitors Canapés, Music, Bubbles and Roses picnicking and enjoying � me with interest which will be pointed out alike. TAGS is one of the biggest in full Bloom. Book a table and their loved ones. We will be September | October 2019 - Issue 113 18 19 www.ndeipi.co.zw Saturday 19th October October 2019 EVENING MEETINGS AT Four by Four Club Zimbabwe Events Mashonaland Philatelic Society, Saturday 5th October Marlborough AVONDALE SPORTS CLUB: – mee� ng third Sat of month, in the Vlei walk 7am. Drive to bo� om of 6.00 p.m. September 2019 orchid Society Building, Mukuvisi Princess Margaret Rd off Harare A guard is in a� endance to look Fri 27th & Sat 28th September Woodlands 9am. Stamp displays, Drive, at bo� om follow road round a� er your vehicle. Cost is $4.00 Marondera Bush Pig auc� ons, talks, swapping, etc. Mike to le� and look for parked cars in RTGS per person. Fox 0242 495408, [email protected]. small road on right. Thursday 19th September, October 2019 Sat 26th - Sun 27th October Sunday 6th October, Mukuvisi “Environment, Conserva� on and Ian Sunday 20th October Drive up the Dyke Model Trains, Glenara Ave Woodlands 6.30 am. Turn le� off WatersPreserva� on Awareness Chiremba Rd onto Ford Rd opp Thursday 16th October The Cape Opera� on Day usually third Sun of Motorcross Zimbabwe Events month, opposite Runniville shops. A Queensdale Spar, cross over Eagle owl Geoff Lowe For further wonderful experience for children, Longford Avenue and bear le� to informa� on contact Innes Louw:- September 2019 from 2.30pm onwards! Petrus reach T junc� on at bo� om, turn [email protected] or Venue: Donnybrook Motor Race Track. Gate 0772 388449 or Andre 0772 687380. right onto Blatherwick Rd. Gate [email protected] Charges: Adult -$ZWL 10, Under 12 - Free. is on le� a� er 200m. Bring snack, PHONE: 0776 190 795 Saturday 21st September, Oval Track Racing Sunday 20th October drink and payment for car guard. Sunday 22nd September, Kar� ng, Vintage Classic Car Club of Zimbabwe, Saturday 12 th October, Haka Tree Society of Zimbabwe Sunday 29th September, Motorcross ‘Out & About’ third Sun of the Park 7am. From the traffi c circle Events month outside Pomona Food Court at the Mutare Road/Harare Drive October 2019 between 10am & 12pm. Contact intersec� on con� nue 500m and September 2019 Sunday 6th October, Motorcross, Bob [email protected] turn le� , follow the road (770m) Sunday 15th September, Saturday 12th October, Oval Track, to the Haka sign and boom on the Lake Chivero Bird Sanctuary. Meet Sunday 13th October, Kar� ng & Drag Racing, Saturday 30th November le� . If entering through the boom 8.45 Prince Edward School Car park. Sunday 20th October, Main Circuit Racing, Dandaro Christmas Fair, Dandaro Saturday 28th September, Alex Saturday 26th October, Oval Track Community Centre. Teas available, on Harare Drive (- 17.828473, 31.140253; 1.9 km north of the circle) Park Avenue Walk with Mark Hyde. proceeds to charity. To book a Meet 29 Harry Pichanick Avenue. stand phone the offi ce 2870436. make your way to the mee� ng point. Sunday 13th October, No Ou� ng Cost for a stand US $20. Home October 2019 Bake, Christmas Bakes, Decora� ons, Sunday 20th October, Monavale Saturday 5th October, 8.30 am Gi� s, Jams and Preserves. Vlei 6.30am. From Quendon Rd meet car park of Botanical turn le� into Lyndhurst Rd, a� er Gardens. Birdlife Zimbabwe Events right hand bend take fi rst le� then Sunday 20th October, 9.30am second right to B S Leon roundabout. meet car park of Botanical September 2019 Take second exit onto Fenella Drive Gardens. Saturday 14th September, and con� nue to end of tar. Saturday 26th October, Haka Game Umwinsidale (Ali McDonald) 7am. Sunday 27th October, Bindura (T.B.A.) park 2.30. Meet at Cabs, Northridge Close 6.30 am. Meet at Cabs, Northridge Close Sunday 15th September, Monavale Vlei walk 6.30 a.m.From Quendon Rd turn le� into Lyndhurst Rd, a� er right hand bend take fi rst le� then second right to B S Leon roundabout. Take second exit onto Fenella Drive and con� nue to end of tar. Sunday 22nd September Lanark Farm (Irvines) 6.30 a.m.Meet at Prince Edward School. N.B. Most Urban walks are approx 2 and a half hours and are completed by 10am. September | October 2019 - Issue 113 20 21 www.ndeipi.co.zw The Annual Garden Show Regular Activities By Lindsay Charters Club. Strictly Bookings on 04-884126/ 0773260677 Animal Welfare /0737583243/ 0772436366. FB & Instagram: Eves Fitness Studios and Twitter: EvesFitnessStudiosZW TAGS 2019 is going to be packed with lots of fun FRIEND ANIMAL FOUNDATION, Please donate activities and lots to see for the whole family. and help keep the kennels open. 7 Kirkman Rd, PILATES, Mandy de Chassart, Professional Private Tynwald 077 342 9152, 0242 000607, 0242 930 442, and Group sessions. 9 Crinnis Rd, Ballantyne Park. Things to see: [email protected], Personalised care and instruction. Improve your - The TAGS Design competition is always hotly friendfoundation.wixsite.com/fafzim posture, flexibility and mobility, plus tone and contested. Make sure you visit the strengthen your entire body whilst energising your award-winning show gardens that never cease HARARE SPCA, mind. Mandy de Chassart, 0778 957643. to impress. Get involved and help keep us alive. Visit our website: - Massive plant sale with lots of special, http://www.spca.org.zw/pages/getinvolved.html ZUMBA, Classes at Elina Academy (next to Haddon collectible specimens available. to find out how you can play your part. Drop by Motors) at Eastlea Shops. Mon, Tue, Thur at 5.30pm. - Lots of interior-exterior home décor products Harare SPCA on 2 Airport Road, Cnr Cranborne Zororo Nhira 0773047087, [email protected] and furniture to compliment your garden. Avenue, Hatfield. Telephone: 0712 211900, The Annual Garden Show (TAGS) 2019 will be the 0242 576356/7, 0242 581347 6th year of our own, fantastic national showcase Things to do: Support Groups for the garden and horticultural industries. It is - The Sawpower Stage will be hosting a line-up open to the public over two days, on the 21st- of exciting talks and demonstrations on Clubs ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Anne 0712 212424. 22nd September at Parklands Business Venue water-wise sustainable gardening, including 7 Iverness Rd, Eastlea. Mon, Wed 5:30pm, Sat on Greenhithe Lane, in Borrowdale. The show tricks for keeping your garden looking great KIMURA SHUKOKAI INTERNATIONAL KARATE, 10:30am, Sun 4:00pm. Mary Magdalene Church, opp provides a platform for landscapers, nurseries Wolverines Cubs (ages 3-8 years) at Vanilla Moon, without electricity and watering. Avondale Police Station, King George Rd, Tue, Thur, and interior product suppliers to showcase their 8 Seagrave road, Mt Pleasant. Every Monday and - The Samrec Potting Workshop will be giving Fri, Sat 5:30pm. Scout Hall, Queen Elizabeth Rd, Tue products and services. It is an event that provides Wednesday afternoons, 3-5pm. Wolverines dojo demonstrations on how to correctly pot up your 5:30pm. Holy Trinity Church, Renfrew Rd, Eastlea, upliftment, inspiration and joy to the public and (ages 8 and above including adults) at Studio 14, 14 plants and lots of tips and tricks for maintaining Thur 5:30pm. Salvation Army, Braeside, Fri 9:00am. exhibitors alike. TAGS is one of the biggest Epping road, Mt Pleasant. Every Tuesday and Thursday different types of pot plants. Athol Evans, Chiremba Rd, Sat 8:30am garden shows in Africa, with over 100 exhibitors - The Ginger Tree glass house will be giving evening 5.30-7pm. Contact Sensei Ashley-Kate on, and over 20 show gardens. Last year 6,500 demonstrations on home décor and chalk paint 0772 133002 or email [email protected]. MENTAL WELLNESS GROUPS - Safe & Honest people came through the gates, with visitors as well as how to make your own birdbaths. hosted by Sage ReStorative Health. TAKING OFF SHEEPDOG TRAINING, Border Collie or herding from afar afield as Zambia, Botswana and South - Flower arranging, drip irrigation, Grow It THE VEIL - WOMEN’s ROUNDTABLE TALK - Sat., dogs? If you need some help with your stock, or Africa travelling especially to see the show. Yourself composting demonstrations and so Sept. 21st, 12:30pm for 1:00pm, Theme: Nurturing would like to try out the growing sport of sheepdog much more will be running from various stands. & Navigating Mother-Daughter Relationships and trials, please contact us! New members always At its inception, TAGS was established to give - The Driptech Rugby Zone will be showing all October 12th - Women We’re Becoming. Meets welcome. From 3pm Tuesday and Thursday 8am. a boost to the garden industry and to provide the world cup rugby games on a BIG screen with every 2nd Saturday of month @12:30pm. Donation: Rose 0712 208590, [email protected] scope for new business development. The show a full bar service and great food. $20wzl (includes 1 drink). Merchant Code: 210386 has included a mentorship program over the Call: 0719253769. TAKING OFF THE MASK - MEN’S past few years, where industry experts have Come for the gardens, stay for the food ROUNDTABLE TALK - Sept 28th 1:30pm for 2:00pm donated their time and expertise to help guide The Garfunkels Foodie Market will be packed Equine - Sept Theme: Effects of Alcoholism. October new businesses as they get established. That with delicious foodie treats from cakes, pizza, 26th. Meets last Saturday of the month. Donation: program is being formalized as the TAGS School Indian curries and stir fries to the Wholefood BELLA VISTA RIDING SCHOOL, Horse riding $15zwl Merchant code:210385 Call 0777850597/ of Landscape Design, which opens in September Pantry’s grain and dairy-free treats, to be lessons beginner to advanced. Tash 0772390661, 0719253769 FB:TOTMZW. Both groups Meet at 15 this year. The TAGS School of Landscape Design enjoyed in the shade with your favourite GnT, or [email protected]. York Ave, Crn Victoria in Newlands. info@sagehw. will train up a new generation of Landscape a glass of wine from the Mr Chando Bar. As you com FB/IG:sagerhealth, Twitter:@DrNyarai designers, with input from a selection of walk around the show, pop into the Rooney’s well-known landscapers, cultivators, nursery Chill Zone for a gourmet ice lolly and glass of Exercise & Fitness RELAXATION CLASSES, at the Harare Cancer experts and marketing gurus. It will be based homemade lemonade. Put the dates in your Centre, 60 Livingstone Ave, 11-12pm Wednesday and at Hennings Nursery at Food Lovers Market, diary now to make sure you don’t miss out DAILY GROUP FITNESS CLASSES @ EVES Friday. 0242 707444, 705522, Greendale and in the coming months, students and come and support our local industry and FITNESS STUDIOS, three locations, ZB Sports Club, [email protected] will be building show gardens there that artisans. Vainona, Standard Chartered Sports Club, Marlbor- the public will be able to come and draw ough and Ladies Only Classes @ FBC Old Hararians inspiration from. Image provided by Lindsay Charters Sports Club in Milton Park and 8am at Zb Sports September | October 2019 - Issue 113 22 23 www.ndeipi.co.zw Astronomy Evening at Kites for Peace in Zimbabwe By Suraiya Essof Mukuvisi Woodlands Each year, the International Day of Peace is Kites for Peace inspires our community to be observed around the world on the 21st of aware of the importance of peace, to appreciate By Tony Algeria September and was acknowledged by over 1.5 the beauty and serenity of our environment and billion people in 2018. The UN General Assembly to promote kindness and compassion. We hope Friday 20th has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening to inspire inner peace, peace in our homes and September 2019 the ideals of peace, both within and among all our schools and communities. nations and people. It is a day of global unity In May 2018 we held and intercultural cooperation. Kites for Peace has We believe that joy and peace should be free, the third astronomy been a partner of the Peace One Day’s coalition so our events are always minimally priced to evening, run by the for Peace since 2014 and hosts an annual Kite cover event running costs and venue, and offer Astronomy Society of Festival as part of a global movement and series no commercial purpose. All stalls at our event are Harare, at Mukuvisi of events for peace on Peace Day. strictly by or in support of the charities. Activities Woodlands. This event at Kites for Peace promote healthy living for the was a fundraiser for the In these troubling times, there is now a need mind and body. We are apolitical, and not Woodlands, and it was more than ever to find pockets of joy and affiliated to any one religion. pleasing to have such happiness. To find peace amidst the chaos. Our an excellent turnout. event aims to do just that by offering a stress-free We hope to continue with kite flying as an One of the complaints zone, where people can get out into our beautiful affordable and easily accessible sport for received was that environment and engage in wholesome activities everyone. And to be able to inspire peace, hope there weren’t enough with their loved ones. Besides Kite flying, we have and joy while they do so, is our aim! telescopes – a situation many other activities and entertainment at the I cannot see changing Stars galore on a clear night festival. This year we are introducing “Kicks for This years event will be on Sunday 29th soon. To make any Peace”, which is a sport initiative where we will September from 10am to 4.30pm at the Harare real difference, at least 20 telescopes would be Once again, we plan to hold the presentation have friendly soccer matches for all ages. Botanical Gardens. needed as it takes up to one minute to show one under the stars near to the viewing platform - in Skateboarding, kite making workshops and object to one person. This is due to the fact that the same location as we did last year. Mukuvisi children’s craft activities, scrabble, yoga, Zumba, Get in touch: [email protected] or a telescope has a very narrow field of view of the Woodlands will once again have hamburgers and poetry are other activities to participate in. There 0772379308 sky and because of the rotation of the Earth, the hotdogs for sale as well as cool drinks - bring will also be various unplugged live musicians on telescope has to be realigned often. We did the your own folding chairs, tipple, a torch and your guitars, marimbas and drums, and performers Our Peace Pledge: best we could by showing everybody something binoculars! Mukuvisi entry fee will apply. Come including acrobats and dancers. Food, drink and Respect all life, spectacular thus all telescopes were focused on at 5:00 pm and watch the animals being fed at kites will be available in support of charities, and Reject violence Jupiter. However with the use of Laser beams, we the Viewing Platform whilst enjoying a bite to eat there will be a great selection to choose from to Forgive ourselves and others were able to point out Constellations and other and a drink! suit all tastes and diets. Promote goodwill objects of interest to many people at the same Uplift others and help them time – a pair of binoculars is a must to view the This year’s talk will be delivered by Peter Morris We are committed to the UN’s “Sustainable Listen to understand open and globular clusters. entitled “Viewing the sky” which will be taking Development Goals which we believe are building Preserve the planet and all life place at 6:30pm. Thereafter we will be viewing blocks for peace. These goals aim to end poverty, The same sky and constellations are to be seen Saturn & Jupiter by telescope or looking at Image provided by Journey ZW protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. every May with the only changes being the objects of interest which will be pointed out by We are thus in touch and engaged with over positioning of the planets. This year, we have laser beams. If we are unfortunate and we are 120 local community charitable organisations decided to look at different Constellations by clouded out, then we have a backup plan. This through our ‘’Zimbabwe Cares Network’’, each of having the fourth astronomy evening in a different will be a presentation on: “Movements of which are actively working towards these goals. month. Thus we have selected Friday 20th Heavenly Bodies”. They cover a wide range of issues: Education, September 2019 as the next viewing evening Children’s causes, Women empowerment, Youth during which time the Southern Cross will be If you have any questions regarding this event engagement, Cancer support, Medical outreach, visible and everyone can be shown how to use or the Astronomical Society of Harare, kindly Disabled community support, Special needs the cross to find the South Pole. The only visible contact Tony Alegria on 0772 438 697 or upliftment, Psychosocial support, Vulnerable planets will be Saturn and Jupiter - Jupiter’s four [email protected] community assistance, Elderly people care, outer moons are visible with X10 binoculars. Images provided by Tony Algeria Animal welfare and Environmental concerns. September | October 2019 - Issue 113 24 25 www.ndeipi.co.zw things, but remember what you are buying your own country and try some local wine. Do FOOD & DRINK Selecting Wine -wine- and more often than not, you will discard not go on hearsay; remember that palates differ. the packaging after consuming it. Check out the big retail shops and check out the By Taps Shinya boutiques. Note the difference in product availability as well as price and the storage Why do we drink wine? Well, first because it is a wine enthusiast because they taste a lot of wine, VINTAGE conditions. pleasant beverage. When consumed something the average consumer doesn’t. The Quite a few people still believe that the older a responsibly, it is also healthy. It contains alcohol bottom line is it’s about your palate and not wine is the better. As you will no doubt Have all these factors in mind when selecting which helps improve our mood and it pairs very theirs, it’s about your stock, your dining discover, this is often false. In fact, more than wine. Keep it simple and ask questions. At the well with food completing the dining experience. experience and your spending power. So go out 95% of wine is made for immediate beginning, buy one or two bottles at a time for Wine brings us together and helps us to create there and taste for your palate. To the consumption. As a wine enthusiast, it is tasting, then if you have the right storage and celebrate moments. For some it’s not about recommendations of critics you may add the important for you to know as much as you can conditions, you can increase your quantities. drinking, but about collecting and making an winemakers’ tasting notes. This is detailed about a wine if you want to buy one that is Be aware that your palate develops as you investment. In order to select wine one must information about the wine, including the aged or if you want to cellar it for long periods discover better wine and that every wine lover be open to different choices, take the advice vineyard, the harvest, the winemaking process, of time. By aged, I mean any wine older than 5 makes purchasing mistakes along the way. of critics and writers to some extent, while also ageing, bottling and the lab analysis of the wine. years. The vintage is the year on the label and it Sometimes it’s a bad recommendation, considering the price and vintage. This information is very handy and becomes indicates the year of harvest of the grapes that sometimes we fall prey to critics, sometimes very fascinating when you now compare the made the wine. It can be quite technical. You excellent marketing gets us. That is ok. It’s part OPENING YOURSELF TO THE MULTITUDES OF same wine across various vintages. will eventually learn what is referred to as the of the journey of discovering our palate. At the CHOICES terroir, a French term referring to a combination end of the day, your palate is king and should Open yourself up to the wine experience by PRICE AND PERCEPTION of elements contributing to the makeup of the determine where you spend your money. tasting as much as you can. Remember, it’s It’s a fact that most people believe that wine final product. This includes, the soil make up, about the journey of discovery. Do not be tastes better if they know that it is more vineyard site profile as well as micro and meso Until next time, stay fine like fine wine. hasty in writing off a style or a varietal. Try it expensive. This affects just about everybody. The climates. It also refers to the farmers and their several times and try it from different regions truth is however that not all expensive wine is farming methods and techniques. All of that [email protected] or before reaching your conclusion. With so many good and not all inexpensive wine is bad. As an combined with the winemaker’s touch +263717702233. contribute towards the vintage and whether it is different options it would be sadly short sighted enthusiast what should concern you is the Images provided by Taps Shinya if one were so stuck on only one of the varietals. contents of the bottle and not the hype, the a keeper or not. Did it rain too much? Was it too hot or too cold? These are questions that will Chardonnay for example. Italy is probably the bottle itself, its label or the closure. Everything Product in a wine boutique country with the most diverse number of white boils down to you knowing the taste of the wine excite you as you learn more about how your indigenous varietals one could taste. These and this takes you back to your journey of favourite wine was made. Given that are made in all sorts of styles offering so much discovery. You work hard for your money, be information, you will realise that different character. Why would I prevent myself from sure to spend it well. We all want nice looking vintages will not always taste the same. It is discovering the finesse of a Carricante based totally normal for you to fall in love with one Etna Bianco? This is just one example of a white Nosing a full bodied Italian blend called Amarone vintage and not so much with the subsequent varietal that I know most Chardonnay lovers one. This is why it is important to have a range would also fall in love with if they only gave it a of Chardonnays to pick from, in case things chance. change. Also keep in mind that certain styles of wine, such as Noble Rot, will have periods where WINEMAKERS, CRITICS AND WINE WRITERS they do not have a vintage as conditions may As odd as this may be coming from me, my not be right to make that wine that year. advice here is that in the end, your wine experience is about your palate and where it MAKING A CHOICE finds its pleasure. You want to drink what you The most difficult thing for the beginner and for enjoy and not necessarily what an expert says a lot of enthusiasts is figuring out where to start. you should. Do not be fooled into believing that There are several retail outlets and a few a wine given a high score by critics will please specialised wine boutiques offering a reasonable your palate. Take those scores as guidelines and choice of wine. Generally, the boutiques offer use them to research and discover. We certainly a more meaningful choice as they select by don’t want to be forced to seek the same wine tasting the wine as opposed to price point. Their and then to pay too much money for it. This, by advantage is also the availability of an expert to no means intends to discredit critics and writers. guide you through your purchasing experience. They are often a very valuable resource for the It is also a good idea to know what is brewing in September | October 2019 - Issue 113 26 27 www.ndeipi.co.zw September | October 2019 - Issue 113 28 29 www.ndeipi.co.zw EATING OUT IN HARARE The Village Greek The Q Bar DeMoyo Café Park View Brasserie Greek, Shop 3, New Block, Corner Fife Ave and Leopold 26 Connaught Rd, Avondale, Monomotapa Hotel, 54 UP-MARKET Chop Chop Kirytan Grill Pizzazz Pizza Sam Levy’s Village, Borrowdale, Takawira, 0712 980636 0776 754305 Brazilian Steakhouse, 256 Chicken Grill, Corner 19 Fernleigh Rd, Pomona, Park Lane, CBD, (024) 2 704501-9 077 2156667 Alo Alo Herbert Chitepo/Fi� h St, CBD Woodholme & Golden Stairs 0784 618680 - 2 & Shop 4, Dragons Den, Old The Palms Restaurant 10 Forest Row, Arundel 0776 300967, 086 77160879 Rd, 078 6548235 Greystone Park Shopping Pariah State Wine/Cocktail Lounge, Shop 7 Georgians Sports Club Bronte Hotel, 132 Baines Ave, Village, Mount Pleasant Centre, 0777 781583, Wing Wah Interna� onal Chinese, 84 Glenara Ave, Riverside Walk, Avondale, 177 The Chase, Groombridge CBD, (024) 2 707522-7 (024) 2 369198, 0773 265932/3 Coimbra Kwamurongo 0777 800663, 0777 800651 Portuguese, 61 Selous Ave, Traditi onal Cuisine Highlands, 0773 967999, 0772 279051 & Wine Bar, Grill 0776 178738, 0772 279051 0867 7101706 Pavilion Amanzi CBD, (024) 2 700237 9 Normandy Rd, 0775 838118 Pogos & Coff ee Shop, 1 Pomona Meikles Hotel, Cnr 3rd St & 158 Enterprise Rd, Pizza & Chicken, 1 & 2 Shopping Centre, Pomona Flat Dog Diner 5 Harrow Rd, Msasa Jason Moyo Ave, CBD, Highlands (024) 2 480883, Kamfi nsa Shopping Centre, You Real 086-77103644, 0772 279051 The Fuzion Palace L’Escargot Japanese, Shop 13 & 14, (024) 2 498409, 0772 773983 (024) 2 250551-5, (024) 2 251705 (024) 2 497768, 0772 336224 Indian/Pakistani, Grills, French, Courteney Hotel, Greendale, 08644 122566, New Block, Sam Levy’s Village, Woodfi red pizza & Western CBD, 0772 730941 (024) 2 495799 Tamasha The Place Borrowdale, 0772 123 456 Dining & Lounge Bar, 2 Gaby’s Cnr 2nd St & J Nyerere Ave, Fishmonger (certi fi ed Halaal),71 Glenara Travel Plaza, J. Chinamano 50 East Rd, Belgravia, Aberdeen Rd, Avondale, CBD, 0779 449210 Rd, Highlands (024) 2 442528, Li� le Eataly Restaurant The Pointe Mazowe St, (024) 2 700094, (024) 2 308164, (024) 2 302285 Italian, 11 Churchill Ave, Portuguese, 3rd St, CBD Wonderful Restaurant 0772 857929 0772 305076, 0718 763880 0779 579799 Alex park, +263 8677177349, (024) 2 734240, 0712 753129 Chinese, 85 Churchill Ave, Tiff any’s Jameson Hotel, 21 Samora La Fontaine Garwe Restaurant 0776 745727 Highlands, 0783 533333, The Space Traditi onal Cuisine, 18637, 0779 520000 Resto-Lounge, 3 Tyward Close, The Gallery Café Machel Ave/Park St CBD, Meikles Hotel, CBD, Queen Makeda 29 College Road, New (024) 2 250551-5, (024) 2 251705, Donald McDonald Rd/Nigel Li� le Fontana Ethiopian Cuisine, 3 Lanark Ballantyne Park, 0782 445566, (024) 2 774106 Ethiopian & Italian, 74 Cork Alexandra Park, 0772 402910 (024) 2 707721-9 Philip Ave, Eastlea Rd, Belgravia 0773 045001 PUBS & BARS 0776 187903 Vali’s 0779 492012, (024) 2 778566 Rd, Avondale, 0783 574804 Garfunkels Grill Shop 10, Kensington Shops, Victoria 22 RocoMamas Aquarium Bar Tin Roof Kensington, (024) 2 706857, 22 Victoria Dr, Newlands, Market Cafe Restaurant Burger Restaurant, Village Wine & Cocktail Lounge, Bucket Bar & Bistro, 1 Lewisam Sam Levy’s Village, Borrowdale, Gava’s 0772 234049 (024) 2 794948, (024) 2 776429, 0733 464646 Traditi onal Cuisine,Belgravia Food Lover’s Market, Sam Walk, Borrowdale, 0731 111805 Monomotapa Hotel, 54 Shopping Centre, Highlands Sports Club, 2nd Street Ext, Levy’s Village, Borrowdale, Park Lane, CBD, (024) 2 704501-9 (024) 2 495874, 0778 218990, Vumba (024) 2 853045-7 ext 13 Gazebo Holiday Inn Harare, Corner Belgravia, 0772 381863 Sabai Thai 0772 317319 Buff et, Monomotapa Hotel, SPECIALITY Cnr Rolf Ave/Stokesay Cl, Bar Rouge Samora Machel Avenue & Cocktail Bar, 54 Park Lane, CBD, (024) 2 704501 Aroma Caff é Golden Peacock Mojo’s Ballantyne Park, Africom Shop Wyrd Fi� h Street, (024) 2 795612/9 Italian, 167 Enterprise Road, Chinese & Western Dishes South American, 10 East Rd, 0776 743775, (024) 2 852695 45-46, Long Cheng Plaza, Champagne & Whiskey Bar, 89 Kingsmead Rd, Borrowdale Belgravia, (024) 2 705993, Harvest Garden Chisipite, (024) 2 480 904, Belvedere, 086 44119123 164 Enterprise Rd, Chisipite, Rainbow Towers, 1 Pennefather Wild Geese Lodge 0775 909588 (024) 2 761639 2 Buckland Lane, Teviotdale 0772 235 693 Shangri La 078 371 6067 Ave, CBD, (024) 2 772633 Chinese, 155 Enterprise Rd, Centurion (024) 2 2917977, 0772 145103 Gouveia’s Monos Restaurant Chisipite, (024) 2 443263/4, Pub/Grill, Harare Sports Club, The Avon Monomotapa Hotel, CBD, CBD, 0773 784924 FAMILY & Imba Matombo Traditi onal Cuisine, 18d Portuguese Cuisine, 31 0733-415857 Albert Glen Close, Glen Lorne, Anthony Ave Msasa, (024) 2 704501-9 (Sat din only) CAFÉS & Lonsdale Rd, Avondale Chez Zandi GENERAL 0774 514235 0779 736171, 0774 750824 (024) 2 487654, (024) 2 447059, Sitar Restaurant Bistro/Wine Bar, 328 Herbert COFFEE SHOPS Indian, 2 Cecil Rhodes Dr, RESTAURANTS 0712 624601 New China Garden Chitepo Ave, CBD, 0778 952992 163 Long Cheng Plaza, Newlands, (024) 2 746215, Kombahari Bell’s Coff ee Shop Arnaldos Rainbow Towers, 1 Pennefather Willowmead Junc� on, Rolf Cardamom Belvedere, 0773 731695, 0712 616562 7 Bessemer Road, Indian, Sam Levy’s Village, Great Wall Explorer’s Bar Ave, CBD, (024) 2 772633 Valley, (024) 2 850294 Chinese, 94 East Rd, 0772 613888 Graniteside, (024) 2 773877 Borrowdale, 0718 791635 Meikles Hotel, Cnr 3rd St & Jason 0777 884859 Belgravia, 0712 616 282, Spice Lounge Moyo Ave, CBD, (024) 2 707721 Indian, Pub, Mugg & Bean (024) 2 334149 Ocean Basket 23 Lezard Ave, The Bistro New Block, Sam Levy’s Village Casa Mia Seafood, Shop 3, Sam Levy’s Mount Pleasant, 197 Enterprise Road, Chisipite Bo� om Drawer Pizzeria, Cnr King George & Gazebo Borrowdale, 0771 045020, 14 Maasdorp Ave, Belgravia Village, Borrowdale 0779 581000, 0867 7104745 Cocktail Bar, Rainbow (024) 2 442532, 0779878548 Aberdeen Rd, Avondale Hometown (024) 2 852043 (024) 2 852189 0772 235566, (024) 2 745679 (024) 2 332044, 0732 272642 Coff eehouse & BBQ Towers, 1 Pennefather Ave, American, 21 Edinburgh Rd, St Elmo’s CBD, (024) 2 772633/9 ext 4469 Café Afrique Pizza, 86 East Rd, Avondale The Mustard Seed Brentos Chang Thai Borrowdale, 0773 601611 Organikks Cresta Oasis Hotel, CBD, 27 Ridgeway South, Highlands, 16 Greendale Ave, Greendale Thai, 83 Churchill Ave East, 1 Dacomb Drive, Chisipite (024) 2 334980-3 (closed The Horsebox Bar (024) 2 790861- 4 (024) 2 498138/9, 0772 572620 (024) 2 497504 1 Hurworth Road, Highlands, Gunhill, (024) 2 783054, Hong Kong 0782 785000, 0782 784999 on tuesdays) & Sam Levy’s 0774 111452 0773 222276, 0779 763666 Restaurant (Wed - Sat evenings open) Village, Borrowdale Corky’s Pub & Grill 43 Churchill Ave, Alex Park (024) 2 886957-9 Ballantyne Park Shopping KEY: Chicken Basket 0778 914555, 0771 564029 PanAfrika Restaurant Harpers Pub Centre, Wellburn Drive, Open Every Day Closed Every Eve 110 Norfolk Rd, Mount Traditi onal Cuisine, 4 Deary Taj Restaurant Food, Wine & Cocktail 0785 663194 Closed SUN Closed SUN Eve Pleasant, 0772 781555, Ave, Belgravia, 0773 360893, Indian, 157 Borrowdale Rd, Lounge, Holiday Inn Harare, Closed MON Closed MON Eve The Jam Tree Gunhill, 0732 110222/333 Corner Samora Machel 0783 137919, 0772 426768 Pub Food & Restaurant, 40 0772 322168 Cha� ers Closed TUE WIFI Available Avenue & Fi� h Street, Cresta Lodge, Samora Machel Bargate Rd, Mount Pleasant Closed SAT Paula’s Place Tinkabell Restaurant (024) 2 795612/9 Ave, Mutare Rd. (024) 2 487006-8 China Restaurant 0775 169842, 0778 082360 17 Rowland Sq, Milton Park, Portuguese, 314 Samora Portuguese, 4 Upton Rd, 0772 613888, 0773 195986 Machel Ave, (024) 2 497950, Ardbennie, (024) 2 664745, 0779 421014 0774 532184 EATING OUT IN HARARE

Gelato Crema PS Café & Pizzeria Sorella’s Pizzeria & Café CAFÉS & Riverside Walk Mall, & No 1 Shamwari Gallery, Cnr 1 Fisher Ave, Rolf Valley COFFEE SHOPS Village Walk Borrowdale, Maasdorp / 2nd St (Opp 0778 842016/088 Café Nion 0778 855193 KFC), Belgravia, 0733 436191 Arundel Village Shopping Spring Fever Café Hope Floats Café Queen of Hearts 15 Shortheath Rd, Chisipite, Centre, Mount Pleasant, 14 Hindhead Ave, Chisipite 1 Hurworth Rd/Cnr 0772 711985 0779 427915 0776 575854 Enterprise Rd, 0771 929914 Café de Paris Vanilla Moon 47 Churchill Ave, Alex Park, La Lucia Café The Rose Café 8 Seagrave Rd, Avondale 72 Golden Stairs Road 0778 078801 139 Cheltenham Park, Ruwa, (024) 2 333394 0774 051 893/0771 508 255. Mount Pleasant, 0784 339 814 Café Nush Bookings (242) 302261/7 Veldemeers Avondale Shopping Centre, The Shop Cafe@Amanzi Doon Estate, Msasa Avondale, (024) 2 335201, La Pa� sserie 158 Enterprise Rd, Highlands (024) 2486169 & Village Walk, Borrowdale, Rainbow Towers, 1 Pennefather (024) 2 497768 08677 172548 Ave, CBD, (024) 2 772633/9 Skotch Kart Kafé Waseefa’s 24 Silwood Close (inside Cnr Princes Rd/Burton Rd & Café Veldemeers Le Coco Café 50 Quorn Rd, Mount Autoworld) Chisipite, Shop 7 & Sam Levy’s Village, Marimba Shopping Centre, Borrowdale, 0777 005738 Pleasant, (024) 2 308315, Belvedere, 0864 4404488 0782 640729 0863 77107285 Sopranos Village Café Mukuvisi Tea Garden 6 Argyle Rd, Avondale, Sam Levy’s Village, Borrowdale, Classic Desserts Mukuvisi Woodlands, 0772 602885 Cnr 2nd Street Ext/ Churchill Hillside, (024) 2 747111/23 0782 005046 Ave, Alex Park, (Kwikstop ex 104, 0774 198009 Halloumi friews from The Skotch Kart Complex) (024) 2 745646, Image by Harare Foodie 0777 059455 Nikki’s Coff ee Shop Bathroom Bou� que, 1 Falice Connec� ons Ave/Mutare Ave, Mutare Rd, 162 Swan Dr, Borrowdale 480083/94, 0737-396564 (024) 2 850886/887, 0772 268493 The Plot Café Cool Beans 9 Carrick Creagh Rd, Cresta Lodge, Samora Machel Helensvale, 0776 638385 Ave, Mutare Rd, (024) 2 486870, (024) 2 487006, (024) 2 487154 Pistachio Shop 19 (by the clock tower) 40 Cork Rd Café Sam Levy’s Village, Borrowdale Kwamambo Gallery, 40 Cork 0774 280507 Rd, Avondale, 0772 329355, 0773 199646 Delicious Sam Levy’s Village, Borrowdale 0772 329355 Elephant and Pineapple 15 York Ave, Newlands 0772 328359 Fit Café 30 Glenara Avenue South, Eastlea, 0739 619274 FreshlyGround Sam Levy’s Village, Borrowdale, 0867 7100514 & Village Walk, Borrowdale, 08677 100514

33 www.ndeipi.co.zw Delicious Homemade Burger Chunky Avocado & Chicken By Burger Boys Summer Salad The recipe is as basic as it gets, but will give PREP TIME: you a very tasty burger. Two key ingredients By Leroy Tapfuma are: 45 minutes Nothing says summer quite like a healthy, 4. Remove from the stove top and set aside to 1. Fresh ingredients and INGREDIENTS: filling and delicious salad. cool. Reserve the cooking juices. 2. Love. - 500g Mince meat INGREDIENTS: 5. Combine olive oil, vinegar and the cooking - 1 Egg juices from the chicken. - 1 Garlic - 100g of butter - ½ cup Bread crumbs - 1 chicken breast 6. Combine the cucumber, avocado, red onion - ½ tsp Salt - 1 avocado (cut into cubes) and cherry tomatoes and place in a salad bowl. - ½ tsp Black Pepper - 2 garlic cloves (crushed) - 1 small red onion (sliced) 7. Cut the chicken into chunks and mix it with METHOD: - 1 cup of cherry tomatoes (halved) the vegetables in the salad bowl. - 1 cup of cucumber slices 1. Preheat a grill or pan for high heat and lightly - Salt and pepper 8. Drizzle with dressing and toss gently. oil. FOR THE DRESSING: 9. Garnish (optional) 2. Beat the egg in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. In another bowl, mix the mince - 1 tablespoon olive oil Enjoy! meat and bread crumbs, then combine with the - 1 teaspoon of vinegar Image provided by Leroy Tapfuma egg mixture. Make sure it is blended well, ideally - Juices from the by hand. chicken

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September | October 2019 - Issue 113 34 35 www.ndeipi.co.zw My work tends to ARTS My Life As an Artist focus on wildlife and the psychological René Hale connection between man and beast I work in an organic way, never setting out to through the eyes of produce art about one subject or another. I the beast. Having a always have a sketchbook with me and am keen love for constantly drawing. Sometimes the drawings psychology, the are left in the sketchbook, and other times they evolution of my develop into more in-depth ideas and detailed drawings and choice images. My preference is the medium of of subject matter is charcoal with an aggressive approach on my mainly dependent on paper and I often use a machine tool to lift how I connect through a single portion of the paper where I might the subjects eyes enhance the texture of say a rhino horn. I enjoy and the fear, love or this technique and it gives my pictures a unique communication that style. I occasionally dabble in oil painting and happens within me have increasing demand from Chinese customers at that moment. The who have expressed a love for our country’s development of the colours and textures. At first I wasn’t keen on oil size of my final pieces painting because, having worked with oil paints is becoming bigger before, I knew the consequence of having one and bigger; bigger of my four beautiful children stick a finger in the eyes, more “tangible” paint, or walk too close to the work, and then type fur, and it seems take off around the house touching all my to have consequences furniture and walls! Taking so long to dry, my on the final connection I got your back animals and possessions, as well as my children, between the human ended up looking like some colourful form of My journey as an artist is an interesting one. At and what the animal is unicorn fairytale! school, I only paid attention in English class and trying to say through in Sport. I simply wasn’t interested in anything Night Watch its eyes. While drawing else. Without ‘O’ Level Art I decided to put I often keep in mind my name down for ‘A’ Level art just to get an the persistence of ‘A’ Level. I was blown away when I received the nature in recapturing Cambridge ‘A’ result, wondering how on earth I what once belonged managed that not having done many lessons in to the earth. the subject! In all honesty, I didn’t set out to be an artist or to create artwork relating to social My influences are commentary, but as my portfolio developed first everything I see, The King and people started to gain interest in my work, feel and experience. I descriptions of my work started to emerge and I did however meet a very special person called greater than the ancient greats! Most of these began to notice a pattern I hadn’t intended but Fraser Mackay who was an artist himself as well artists grew up in humble environments, many am now pleased with. None of it was intentional as an iconic singer in our country and around grew up farming and riding motorbikes and - it all developed and evolved over time. People the globe. Having joined a band with him in getting up to all kinds of mischief in our always ask for my artist’s statement, so I knew 2006 and writing songs, one morning he beautiful bush. Just goes to show, in my I would need to do one but I’ve never liked to encouraged me, out of the blue, to dabble experience, that art is not something that you explain a certain piece of work. My philosophy again in Art. I told him of my very limited need to go through intensive training to achieve, is simple. If you’ve made a picture just how abilities and his words to me were “Bugs, if you it comes from a place of experience and love. you wanted it to be hopefully it can speak for can sing, you can draw!”. Since his words of Something psychologically profound and itself. Whatever it says to the viewer is the right encouragement, I embarked on this creative deriving from deep parts of our human message because there isn’t a wrong and a right adventure and have never regretted it or looked existence. It makes me happy! message. Each person takes something a little back. The artists I most admire are all our different from the same picture and I find that Zimbabwean artists, who in my mind, are Images provided by René Hale fascinating. September | October 2019 - Issue 113 36 37 www.ndeipi.co.zw Skulls & Flowers Life and Death in the Garden of Eden By Lin Barrie

Buffalo Skull and Aloe leaves, acrylic on stretched Winter Woodland and Rhino Skull, (diptych), acrylic canvas, 80 x 53 cm on stretched canvas, bottom panel 2 x 3 feet As an artist and as a naturalist, skulls and bones Acrylics are my preferred medium when working have always fascinated me; we start dying from in the field, due to their fast drying time. the minute we are created, a natural process not to be feared but embraced, truly the stuff of LIFE. How can I not be inspired by my Garden of Eden, the cycles of life; flowers, animals, insects, Living with my life partner Clive Stockil in the earth, birth and decay, rainfall and fire? Amongst lowveld wilderness of Zimbabwe, I collect skulls, all my skull collection I have a special skull, one stones and bones around our house in the Save of the original wild dog alpha females that I Valley Conservancy, and they sit amongst the watched at her den with five week old pups, indigenous plants that I nurture in my bush who died when a lion bit through her spine. The garden. rest of the pack rallied and fed the eight pups, successfully rearing the tiny mites to adulthood. Crossandras, Aloes and Sabi Stars are waterwise, hardy and indigenous to our lowveld. They There is often a deeply sad side to my paintings bloom profusely and give me great joy. I am as well, because over the years I have collected fascinated by the shapes and stories that lie in precious skulls from animals lost to snares and skulls and bones, and so I constantly sketch and poaching. In particular is a rhino skull, pelvis and paint combinations of bones, skulls and flowers. bones from a male black rhino who was shot by

September | October 2019 - Issue 113 38 39 www.ndeipi.co.zw HEALTH & Are You Living a WELLNESS Soulful Life? - Part 2 By Tete Rudo

A Soulful Life is based on a personal But the reward is relationship with God which involves the Priceless! following: “Obedience” S - surrender Obedience O - obedience Is putting your money U - unconditional trust Where your mouth is. L - love It is walking F - forgiveness Your talk. U - understanding Obedience L - laughter Is saying “ yes!” To God each time Here are two poems that capture what it He prompts you means to To act. “surrender” to God and to “obey” God in His ways relationship with Him. Are not Crossandras and Wildebeeste Skull, acrylic, 2 x 3 feet Our ways. poachers, ran away and died below our bush “Surrender” Each time you say “yes!” house a few years ago… To surrender To God To God You grow. How do we maintain a balance in the natural Is not As you grow world around us, how do we honour the natural Capitulation Your inner life cycles of birth and death? How do we address Rather Becomes vibrant and dynamic the issues that lead to the illegal trade and It is a conscious decision to So do you! harvesting of our wildlife and plants? Let Go Conclusion All questions to ponder. and As your inner life grows and fl ourishes, you Let God. bloom and your outer life also blooms! The “Skulls, Skins and Skeletons in my Garden” … This means to Joy of the Lord, becomes your strength! Garden of Eden or Armageddon? Let go of the My solo art exhibition at The Corridor Gallery in Worry and weariness Tete Rudo Harare, will open on 23rd October and will run Of daily living Personal Empowerment Coach for a month thereafter… And instead Email: [email protected] Make room for I write blogs about subjects close to my heart, Christ Himself Conservation, Culture, Art and you can fi nd my In your life. writings at my blog site, By giving Him Your life Lin’s blog, wineandwildogs: In exchange for http://wildlifeandwilddogs.wordpress.com His Life in you and you can fi nd images of some of my You become a fi nished artworks; New Creation Lin Barrie Art Page: With a http://wildlifeandwilddogs.wordpress.com/art New Life! This is a process Images provided by Lin Barrie Not an event. It takes time. September | October 2019 - Issue 113 40 Zimbabwe Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Association – ZARDA Invites you to join them for the month of September to ‘talk about dementia’

September is World Alzheimer’s month where person and their family and negative stereotypes Associations around the world join together to about how a person with dementia will behave. raise awareness, reduce stigma and have fun. Join Zarda on 21st September in the CBD or 24th September at Borrowdale Racecourse for - This World Alzheimer’s Month we want you to a ‘MEMORY WALK’ to show your solidarity with talk about dementia. We need to address the families and friends of those living with these stigma that exists not only in Zimbabwe, but dreadful diseases. worldwide. Join us and become a dementia friend. For most people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, ignorance is not bliss For more information contact Zarda: Imagine losing the ability to remember... to 0779 714 905 / 0242494409, [email protected] think... to function. First, you forget simple For events please check out –ZARDAHARARE or words, or miss important dates, or misplace email [email protected], www.zarda.org. familiar items. You have diffi culty doing things Images provided by ZARDA that you’ve always done. Then, slowly, the confusion builds. Names and faces are harder to Previous alzheimers tea at dandaro recognize. As a result, you may start to withdraw from the world around you -- narrowing your world to the places you fi nd most safe.

- Now imagine explaining these symptoms to a doctor -- then being sent away without a clear explanation, or any diagnosis at all to help you understand the changes. For too many people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and their loved ones, this happens every day - Lack of knowledge about dementia leads to inaccurate assumptions about its eff ects on the September | October 2019 - Issue 113 42 43 www.ndeipi.co.zw Heartfulness Meditation Wellness starts from Within By Mutsa Samuel

I remember it clearly, it was 9 years ago when I why I existed was the inward journey I took had just moved back to Zimbabwe from South through meditation. Africa and I was still ‘fi nding myself’. I was not really sure what that meant but what I did know I practice Heartfulness Meditation and in this for sure was that I was unhappy working in simple method, one brings his/her awareness corporate South Africa, even though I lived in to the heart area: or the seat of the soul. Why the richest square mile in Africa (Sandton) had the heart? Because it is more than just an organ a car and my own apartment. Something was that pumps blood. Think about it: we talk of missing in my life and after falling into a deep ‘heartbreak’ and say things like ‘my heart if fi lled depression I knew I had to do something about it. with joy’ or ‘you have my heart’. It is the most depicted image of love used in the media! This So I quit my job, moved back to Zimbabwe, is not because of what it actually looks like or its travelled to India and pursued what I felt I core function of pumping blood but because of needed to do; which is to connect with people what it represents: a connection with a deeper through speaking and then transform them part of you. through mentorship. This birthed my company UbuntuLab, Africa’s only Personal Growth Hub My path of fi nding my authentic self led me that deals with the holistic development of to India, where I spent a month learning emerging market leaders, entrepreneurs and heartfulness and meeting people who were on institutions. We believe that personal development a similar path. I became a certifi ed meditation should be all-encompassing and ensure all areas practitioner and began weaving meditation into of life thrive; especially since they are my work. I have had the privilege of teaching interconnected. And key to me rediscovering mediation across Africa; from the leadership training I did for the National Youth Planting a Zimbabwean Baobab tree in the Empowerment Initiative in Nairobi, Kenya, to the Heartfulness Centre in India creative facilitation I did for corporates in the Oil and Gas Industry in Lagos, Nigeria and the response has been amazing. Conducting eartfulness meditation to youths in Nairobi, Kenya

45 www.ndeipi.co.zw The benefits of meditation are countless; from reduced stress and anxiety, lowering blood pressure, to increased focus and an overall better sense of Self. This is why I believe it is one of the elements missing in our great continent. We do not self-introspect as Africans hence we do not deal with our internal collective traumas and past hurts. We often find destructive coping mechanisms which lead to addictions or bury these traumas deep inside which leads to untreated depression - the leading cause of suicide.

If we are serious about our wellness, then we must think holistically and mediation is a great may to know yourself more and progress your health from the inside out. Speaking at the Indian Institute of Management at the elevating consciousness conference in India Mutsa Samuel is a Global Speaker, Creative For one on one 5 week sessions on finding Your Facilitator and Personal Growth Mentor. He is Authentic Self contact him on: also an author of his recently published book [email protected] or Thabani on 30 Days of Transformation: A Guide to Your +263 775 122 019 to book. Authentic Self (available in Zimbabwe and Social Media: @mutsasamuel Amazon). He is also the founder of UbuntuLab (www.ubuntulab.africa) Images provided by Mutsa Samuel

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September | October 2019 - Issue 113 46 combined with exercise result in hunger, fatigue by losing just 5kg of weight! Following a lower What It Means To and rapid regain of lost weight once the dieting carb eating strategy is not a short term diet but phase is ended. rather a nutritional program for life, thereby maintaining a healthy metabolic state for life. “Eat Healthy” Eating to reverse the abnormal metabolic state This is important to understand since the of insulin resistance requires the adoption of predisposition to insulin resistance for many By Dr Austin Jeans, author of Th e Low-Carb Companion a lower carbohydrate, moderate protein and people is a genetic issue and therefore can rear healthy fat dietary program which induces its ugly head at any time when sugar & refi ned “Insanity is doing the same thing over and Over time, people eating a diet high in positive metabolic changes with direct health ‘carbs’ form a signifi cant component of what over again and expecting a diff erent result” carbohydrates who develop ‘insulin resistance’ benefi ts. On this type of healthy eating program they are consuming . We don’t therefore cure - Albert Einstein end up with overly full bloated fat cells we see: the problem so much as control it with a lower compounded by the fact that these unhealthy intake of carbohydrate (mostly from healthy When people talk about ‘healthy eating’ it is fat cells refuse to give up their contents to fuel 1. Blood sugar and insulin levels decrease vegetable sources) and a higher intake of quality usually in the context of weight issues than bodily processes including exercise. The 2. The body’s fat stores become ‘unlocked’, open protein and healthy fats. anything else. How many of us struggle with consequences of this metabolic conundrum for ‘business’ and thereby made available for our weight , trying this diet and that weight-loss are experienced by overweight people in energy needs Bottom line, redefi ning what constitutes healthy supplement and experiencing either negligible the form of insatiable hunger, fatigue and 3. Appetite is reduced eating has more to do with cutting down on amounts of weight-loss or losing some weight progressive weight gain. There is also good 4. General energy levels increase sugary foods / drinks and highly refi ned carbs/ only to put it all back on again?! My focus in evidence that for many people sugar is a 5. Sustainable weight loss achieved junk food than the traditional obsession with this issue will be on redefi ning what it means to very addictive substance! 6. Heart disease risk factors, blood pressure and calories. eat healthy from the perspective of body weight diabetes improve signifi cantly but I must stress that the overall health benefi ts So the million dollar question is: how do you If you have any questions email Austin on are much broader than just weight loss. know if you are ‘insulin resistant’? Clues to Research shows that the risks of diabetes, heart [email protected] answer this question can be provided by a few disease and high blood pressure are reduced Nutritional research has promoted a key shift pertinent observations and if necessary some in our understanding of the underlying cause tests done by your doctor. The following may Mixed green salad with beef strips from Cafe Image provided by Harare Foodie of weight (body fat) gain in most people. We indicate that you are ‘insulin resistant’: Veldemeers now understand that gaining weight has more to do with abnormal metabolism and less to 1. You have been overweight for most of your with the ‘age old’ theory of excess calories! The life, struggled to lose weight or maintain weight majority of people struggling with weight most loss on conventional low fat or low calorie notably the fat which accumulates around the diets and you have close relatives who are also middle (‘belly fat’) can attribute the problem to overweight. their development of an abnormal metabolic 2. You are carrying most of the excess body state called INSULIN RESISTANCE. Conservative weight around your middle (‘belly fat’). estimates suggest that approximately half of all 3. You have gained signifi cant weight after people are susceptible to this metabolic state pregnancy, menopause or a very stressful period depending on what they are eating. In such in your life. people, the rapid digestion of sugar and 4. Blood tests indicate that you have metabolic refi ned carbohydrates (e.g. bread, refi ned syndrome (pre-diabetes). maize-meal, pasta, rice, cereals) produces an over-secretion of the hormone INSULIN whose Many overweight people have not succeeded eff ects in the human body are to convert sugar in achieving long term weight control with to fat, increase fat storage and at the same time “conventional dietary wisdom” which expounds “lockdown” the body’s fat stores. Sugar itself the ‘eat less fat (and therefore more carb), comes commonly in two forms namely sucrose eat less calories and do more exercise’ mantra. (table sugar) and high fructose corn syrup This overly simplistic model expounding low (HFCS). The evidence suggests that in part it fat & low calorie dieting misses several may be the large amounts of fructose in these important points, the most essential one being sugars, found mostly in sugary foods and that EATING FAT IS NOT THE FUNDAMENTAL drinks, which forms the key ‘toxic ingredient’ PROBLEM because it is EATING SUGAR AND responsible for many of the ill eff ects of a high REFINED CARBOHYDRATES THAT MAKES US sugar intake. FAT! Conventional low fat and low calorie diets

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September | October 2019 - Issue 113 50 51 www.ndeipi.co.zw AND IN Big & Little OTHER NEWS Big & Little showcases different people and groups working and living out their passions in the same space but at different scales Big Choir Little Choir The Chitungwiza Harmony Singers The Choice Children’s Choir By Joseph Maramba By Bright Gwati

The Chitungwiza Harmony Singers is a choral recognition within the region. This is largely The Choice Children’s Choir was founded in 2017 vast landscapes of Mutapa. This production is classical ensemble. They have surpassed the attributed to their great performances at the by the Music and Cultural Director, Bright Gwati. set to be distributed across schools in Zimbabwe expectations of a choral group in a lowly ranked annual Old Mutual National Choir Festival where It is run by 3 distinguished music directors and in order to foster cultural awareness. It is also a classical choral musical country but also because they have become a firm favorite. They have a board of trustees. Founded with the vision celebration of Mbira music and culture which is Zimbabwe’s musical efforts, no matter how been promoted to the Large Category, a higher of celebrating Zimbabwean Culture and taking an intangible Heritage of the Zimbabwean great, are subdued by arguably more musically category within the festival. Here, the choirs young Zimbabwean talent to the world stage, people. We hope that Mwene Mutapa will be a gifted nations like South Africa. battle to achieve a mark of excellence to reach the Choir works with singers from the ages of story that feeds into the growing movement the finals as opposed to the Standard Category 10 to 16. Children from diverse backgrounds are of appreciating Africanness and awakens Ever since Israel Dzangare along with a few which requires the choir to surpass other group’s accepted after a tough audition process. In 2018 Zimbabweans in finding their identity through musically inclined friends hatched a plan to marks in order to make first position.They are The Choice Children’s Choir represented their history. This production seeks to fight the create a choral group inclusive of people from the only choir in Zimbabwe to have ever been Zimbabwe at the World Choir Games in Tshwane current trend of Zimbabwean children being all walks of life, they never envisaged receiving promoted to the Large Category in the history South Africa in which they attained a Silver educated and raised to be strangers in their own awards and recognition locally and in Africa of the Old Mutual National Choir Festival. Diploma – 1.56 points away from a Gold. Whilst lands. as they have done. I met Dzangare before he at the games they performed in the Africa Legacy passed and one thing was certain, he lived for The Choir are now working on gaining more Concert in the 8500 Seater Sun Arena hosted The Choir will be on the World Stage once again music. His sling bag was always packed with recognition in Zimbabwe where their craft is not by the City and the Executive Mayor of Tshwane. in 2020 at the 11 th World Choir Games in Flanders, sheet music and he would steer any conversation fully appreciated. They hope to perform in more This was a truly humbling experience. Belgium. This time, the Choir will be going for towards music. He was a spellbinding choir shows across the country as well as more gold in the Championships of the Games unlike director. He passed his love for choral music collaborations with different genres as the Despite the challenging economic environment, last year when they competed in the open onto his son, Arnold, who now runs and directs Soweto Gospel Choir have done. On the 17th the choir continues to grow from strength to Competition. This is a very exciting opportunity the over a hundred-member group and his of August 2019 they performed at the Harare strength. They, in partnership with the National for the choir as they will be taking Zimbabwean daughter, Molly, now studying for Diploma in Music International School in the Zimbabwe provincial Arts Council and Hartmann House, are filming a music and works; with the Nhare Mbira being performance, majoring in Voice and Opera competitions of the Old Mutual National Choir production of the Mbira Musical Mwene the central showcase. The voices and stories of singing at Cape Town University in South Africa. Festival in their quest to join other regional Mutapa. Set in Great Zimbabwe, the story is one the Zimbabwean people are what they will share choirs and to win this category for the first of adventure, trickery and collusion with the lead with the world and they will wear these with Since losing Dzangare, The Chitungwiza Harmony time. They came first as the only choir in the character, Nyatsimba Mutota trekking across the pride and fly the Zimbabwe flag high. Singers have continued to learn and gain greater category with 154 points and when the other Main choir Images provided by Bright Gwati The Easter Mass Concert at Anglican Cathedral regional competitions are completed they will Performing at the African April 2019 know if they have made it to the finals to be held Legacy Concert in South Africa. They have a busy schedule ahead which will see them working with Michael Mahendere on his Summer Camp and a possible collaboration with Joseph Madziyire of Zimpraise and more regional and international travel.

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The Zim dollar has now hit over $10 for one alarm sooner. Note to all my neighbours – If you USD, and I just wish that the temperature misplace your pet snake, please let me know. My would rise that steadily. Winter seemed to have nerves could not withstand that kind of shock. lingered this year, like the proverbial unwanted houseguest it just didn’t seem to want to leave! Luckily, I held off on my seasonal grooming and was protected from the harsh morning chill by my winter coat.

Between the lack of lights, and skyrocketing prices, things have defi nitely been challenging. We have begun to have “Nights in” as opposed to night’s out where we treat ourselves to a nice steak and watch a movie at home – ZESA allowing of course. We’ve all had to make Python Gozar the Gozerian is not welcome in my adjustments. One mother was telling me how Neighbourhood her teenage son has reordered his life around The English Premier League is back! And I for their ZESA schedule and consequently, she one am relieved. August always seems so far hadn’t actually seen him in days! The sound of away at the end of the season. I’m excited not the PS4 being turned on at 10pm and the only because I am a raging Manchester United random dishes in the sink was proof enough fan #GGMU, but also because it means another that he was surviving quite nicely. round of Fantasy Football is underway. My husband put me onto the game, and has In Tanzania, they have come up with a solution regretted it ever since because I keep beating to curb “deceitful married men from sexually him. It’s a fun way to interact with whole groups preying on unsuspecting single women”. The of people at home, work and across the world. answer of course, is the internet. The government So if you’re interested in taking up a new hobby, wants to have a list of all the married men posted download the app and have a go. Ladies with pictures to safeguard the hearts of the beware, your partner will ALWAYS take it young Tanzanian women who are apparently personally if you beat him. being duped. The idea being that women are able to check the database before commencing On a sad note, former Zimbabwe cricket or continuing a relationship. There has been an Chairman Peter Chingoka passed away on the infl ux of men engaging in relationships, off ering 22nd of August. They say if you love what you marriage, and then disappearing or simply do, you will never work a day in your life. This leading women on indefi nitely. Complaints have was true of this ground-breaking leader. He been made to Tanzanian offi cials who are now worked tirelessly and often thanklessly purely trying to decide how best to tackle this issue. and simply for the love of the game. The 3-0 ODI whitewash of England during the 1996/97 In the UK, a British couple got the shock of their series was just one of the highlights of his lives when they discovered a PYTHON in their service and contribution to his country. infant daughters room. It turns out that Gozar He was 65. the Gozerian escaped from his terrarium next door three months earlier and had made his If you would like to read more of by sporadic new home in the 5 month olds bedroom vents. ramblings, you can fi nd me on: It all ended happily (the snake was very friendly) Twitter @BibiMatenga with Gozer being reunited with his owners, who I must say I judge a bit for not raising the Image provided by Bernadette Matenga

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