Bulawayo Morning Mirror Edition 1109 - 01/05/2025 www.morningmirror.africanherd.com Morning Mirror is a publication run for the benefit of Bulawayo's only geriatric and frail care home - the Edith Duly Nursing home ++++ WATCH DOG FREE Cleft Lip Surgery/ facial reconstructive surgery- open screening day -May 3rd, 2025 Bulawayo- Mpilo Hospital Zimbabwe, Africa (Split lip) or (hole in roof of mouth) Ndapota ngatiburitsei shoko kuitira kuti Operation of Hope ibatsire ani zvake muZimbabwe ane dambudziko rekutsemuka mukanwa kana kuti muromo wakatsemuka - for FREE Open screening date, May 3rd, 2025 Mpilo Hospital Bulawayo 8:30 am. Masincedisaneni ngokuhambisa ilizwi lokuthi iOperation of Hope iyabuya KoBulawayo mhlaka 3 May 2025 izosiza abantwana abalendebe ezingahlanganaga kuhle kumbe ukuvuleka ngaphezulu emlonyeni. Jennifer Trubenbach, CEO Operation of Hope www.operationofhope.org ++++ EDITORIAL Voices from the Past I have to admit that I am good at voices. Give me a face or a name and I am the pits at remembering, but give me an interesting voice and I never forget it. My Mother's voice was very special and He Who Must be Obeyed has a lovely rich Dark Brown Voice which sometimes makes me tremble, but most often makes me smile !! One of the really special voices in my life however was that of Paddy Vickery, much loved Bulawayo historian who now lives down under, I believe. Paddy was my teacher in form one at Eveline School way back in the dark ages, and Paddy used to read The Wind in The Willows to us during our English periods. The tales of Mole and Ratty, Toad and Badger kept us spellbound for most of our first term as Paddy's melodious, beautiful voice guided us carefully along the River bank and towards a great love for literature and for life in general. Voices mean so much to us all, think about the voices that have made an impact on your life. Often it is voices from the media that make the most impact. Think about that most famous voice of the twentieth century, the unmistakable voice of Winston Churchill. Who will ever forget that voice, that rhetoric, those phrases that will last forever in history "We will fight them on the beaches"'........... Another voice that will always remain in my mind is that of Richard Burton, quite the most magnificent baritone which rolls and rambles mellifluously around the magnificent English language and makes it very special to most people who love the works of Thomas Hardy all the more, because of its presentation by Richard Burton. Talking to people about voices, there was one voice that stood out in the minds of us baby boomers. The voices of Gerry Wilmot and Long John Burke from L.M. radio !! We had no TV in those days and Sunday night radio with Gerry and Long John was probably the highlight of our week ! (Now that is an admission of age and is so far removed from the lives of our children that anyone below fifty will think it is verging on senility !!) Voices on the radio always stood out from TV voices because one had only the audible to concentrate on, and one did not have visual influences to disconcert one. Of course there are the voices of Larry King, Walter Kronkite , Dan Rather and some of those shrill and strident voices of the CNN Anchorwomen who we will perhaps remember, but who of our era in this country will ever forget the voice of Lesley Sullivan "Come on.. UP Up Up Up Up !!! " Remember him, early morning radio on the RBC Lesley (ex BSAP radio operator ) got us all off to a good start in the mornings with his wicked humour on the Breakfast Show and I will never forget the day he was suspended from the hallowed halls of the RBC for his terrible joke.!! Now that terrible joke was terrible in those bygone days but in fact is pretty mild in terms of the degenerating verbal standards of today, and what we are being forced to accepting as the plethora of "f" words grace our airwaves more and more. The joke poor old Lesley got fired for was this and I quote Question "What did the young couple buy a jar of vaseline for " Answer "One and sixpence !!" Maybe it was the syntax that got him fired !! Then of course there was the voice of James Thrush that was so well loved over the airwaves. James was my friend and mentor and it was thanks to him that I got involved in a very long and much cherished career with radio and TV. God Bless you James wherever you are in Heaven !! Senior Zimbabweans will also remember the mellow voice of Don Burdett as he purred his way caringly through the hospital request programme every Wednesday morning on "Silver Lining" for what seemed like a hundred years on RBC. And then there was that incorrigible fellow "At the end of the Pier" every Sunday - Eric Edwoods. Sundays were not Sundays without hearing all those oldies (and I mean OLDIES ) from Eric. Eric loved comediennes such as Tony Hancock and Alan Sherman and would play songs from people that youngsters have never even heard of such as Marlene Dietriche !! Another favourite voice was Beryl Salt. Remember her - hundreds of thousands of children listened to Beryl every day on Children's Hour at 5 p.m. on RBC. (Forgive me if I have my times and dates wrong !! I will happily stand corrected. ) Other voices which we would recognise instantly today if we heard them would be the voices of Lesley McKenzie, Bulawayo's First Lady - Sonia Hatton, Geoffrey Atkins, Alan Brittain, Alan Ridell, John Aldridge (and his famous piano), Jill Baker , Tony Bulling and of course more recently that rich and powerful voice of Noreen Welsh (that incorrigible Wellington Boot ) who got such a raw deal from the authorities despite all her tireless and unselfish drought relief work. Yet another memorable voice will always be that of Martin Lock, remember "Rock with Lock " and "Lyons Maid Hits of the Week" on Saturday mornings. We teenagers from the dark ages did not have CDs nor could we afford Seven Singles and L.P.s but had to contend with hearing our favourite songs once a week on the Lyons Maid hit programme on RBC. Martin of course went on to be top notch sports presenter and his contemporary was the unmistakable, bouncy, long haired Mike Westcott !! The voice of Peter Rollason has always been in a class of it's own. Peter was thrown in at the deep end at the RBC when he became our favourite Sports Commentator and then he found fame for so many years as Mr Wildlife Forum heralded in by his pet Heuglins Robin. !! Classical music of course was one of his great passions and Peter's voice was always synonymous with grand occasions which required pomp and ceremony on the radio - occasions like the Trade Fair opening ceremony in the days of Zoe Shearer and Clifford Dupont, the Queen's Birthday Parade and of course state funerals and the like. Peter is still in Bulawayo to this day, still with his mellifluous voice and he is nowa world authority on the African Scourge - Malaria But the voice that I am sure means more to most of us awful colonialists is that of Forces Sweetheart - Sally Donaldson. Sally was an icon. Sally will always be an icon. Sally's sexy, breathless unmistakable voice will live long in the memories of everyone who lived in this country during the "war years". Forces request, every Saturday afternoon was never to be missed. Men and women, soldiers, lovers, mothers, fathers all over the country stopped whatever they were doing at for a precious hour and a half on Saturday afternoon to draw strength from the messages sent in by their loved ones at such a tenuous time in our unforgettable little history. Sally too, must be in Heaven somewhere, singing haunting love songs with that beautiful and much loved voice. ++++ 2) CONDOLENCES AND IN MEMORIAM ++++ 3) CONGRATULATIONS ++++ 4) Notices and Events Calling Bulawayo Business Owners / Finance Personnel! Join us for an exclusive Sage Business Cloud Accounting presentation - a smarter, compliant way to manage your finances! Discover a powerful cloud solution with multi-currency support and full ZIMRA compliance. Don't miss out on this opportunity to future-proof your business! Register your attendance at rsvp@chips.co.zw 8:30 am - 12 noon, 21 May 2025 @ Bulawayo Holiday Inn Limited seats - be there! ++++ EVENTS ZIMBABWE ACADEMY OF MUSIC Tel: 2260684 / 2267195 E-mail: music@gatorzw.co.uk WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL AT 6.30 P.M. INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY CONCERT ZaRae, a popular Bulawayo-based guitarist/vocalist, will be performing with her band and Tich Makalisa will be joined by Sisonke Xonti, an outstanding South African saxophonist, to play jazz standards as well as original material. Admission free, donations welcome! THURSDAY 8 MAY AT 6.30 P.M. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN In Bond 9 James Bond (Roger Moore) is searching for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon but receives a message that he is the next target of Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee), a hit man so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. M decides to relieve Bond of his duties until the danger has been neutralised, but Bond, feeling that the mission he was on is of the utmost urgency, decides to go and find Scaramanga and joins forces with Mary Goodnight (Britt Ekland) to track him down. - With one of the best conflicts and the perfect tying together of camp and almost psychological drama, this film is engaging and will have you on the edge of your seat by the end. [Buttered Popcorn] - Roger Moore's Bond has got a rough deal over the year, but whilst this takes itself a little too lightly it has a lot going for it. [Empire Magazine] - Moore balances the perhaps overplayed humour with a steely performance and Lee's charm and enthusiasm makes Scaramanga a cool, deadly, and thoroughly enchanting adversary. [Stream on Demand] - I put this up there in my top five Bond films. Christopher Lee is a fantastic villain who comes off as an equal to Bond.. It's a fun and entertaining movie that totally lives up to the hype. It's the best film that Moore does as Bond and an instant classic. [Metacritic] Admission: $3.00 [free to Film members] FRIDAY 9 MAY AT 6.30 P.M. ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND - BALLET Lewis Carroll's fantastical masterpiece is wonderfully captured in Christopher Wheeldon's brilliant imaginative new ballet. With Principal Dancer Lauren Cuthbertson, captivating designs by Bob Crowley and a lively and engaging new score by Joby Talbot, The Times described this new commission for the Royal Ballet as 'spectacular entertainment brought to life with enormous theatrical verve'. - What a treat this is - such an imaginative treatment of a favourite story. There are extraordinary, eccentric sets and special effects; colourful, larger-than-life, argumentative characters and extraordinary costumes. Christopher Wheeldon's choreography is very imaginative and fitting for every character. [MusicWeb International] - Stylistically this is full of surprises: a tap dancing Mad Hatter, a preposterous Rose Adagio for the Queen of Hearts (with jam tarts) and the genius casting of Simon Russell Beale as the Duchess, dancing and acting a comic storm over her Hell's Kitchen of a sausage factory. But the straight dancing is equally excellent - ranging from rosy, tender, love duets to a thrilling neoclassical ensemble for the deck of cards. This Alice looks set to become a classic. [The Guardian] Admission: $3.00 [free to Red Carpet members] THURSDAYS 15, 22 & 29 MAY AT 6.30 P.M. THE TUNNEL SERIES 3: VENGEANCE When a stolen fishing boat is found adrift and on fire on the English Channel, Karl and Elise are teamed together again. Believing that the missing cargo from the ship was trafficked missing children, they are soon investigating a cross-channel situation involving abductions, sex, incredibly grisly murders, cyber-stalking, a plague of rats and someone with a Pied Piper obsession.. - The Tunnel: Vengeance has a chemistry that will keep you coming back. [The Telegraph] - The first two seasons of The Tunnel were great. This third season, however, is even better, so much better that I don't have the right word to describe it. Twisted motives, red herrings, intriguing characters (even the villains), high-calibre portrayals by the entire cast and a blockbuster surprise in the narrative, however, make this season one giant step ahead of the previous two. [Amazon] - Season 3 blew me away. I actually cried, this is very rare! Watch it, it is brilliant. [Rotten Tomatoes] Admission: $3.00 [free to Film members] SATURDAY 17 MAY AT 6.00 P.M. & SUNDAY 18 MAY AT 3.00 P.M. SIBSON HALL 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT The fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Sibson Hall will be marked by a concert featuring the choirs of Girls' College and Whitestone School plus prize-winners at the recent eisteddfod. Admission: $2.00 MONDAY 18 MAY AT 6.30 P.M. SIBSON HALL 50TH ANNIVERSARY: ELIZABETH FRENCH (PIANO) Music by Chopin, Schubert, Liszt, Mendelssohn and more! Admission free, donations welcome! THEREAFTER Thursday 29 May The Tunnel: 3 Friday 30 May Marimba Festival (10.00 a.m.) Bizet: The Pearl Fishers Thursday 5 June Black Book Thursday 12 June The Shallows ++++ 5) Roses And Raspberries ++++ 6) Pets Column ++++ 8) Bulawayo News ++++ 9) Harare And Gweru News ++++ 10) Wining, Dining and Coffee Houses ++++ 11) Property For Sale or to Rent RODOR PROPERTIES (PRIVATE) LIMITED 5A, 9TH AVENUE, BULAWAYO PROPERTIES FOR SALE SOUTHWOLD: A solid brick under iron house featuring four bedrooms, a family bathroom, main bedroom with an ensuite shower, veranda, lounge with a fireplace, a dining area, kitchen, and scullery. The property includes a one-bedroomed cottage with external ablutions and a separate two-bedroom cottage with its own bathroom. The property also offers a storeroom, is fully walled, and has two access gates. The house is located on a corner stand measuring approximately 1,040 square metres. 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