Morning Mirror Edition 975 - 13/05/2022 MORNING MIRROR WEBSITE www.morningmirror.africanherd.com Look out for us on Facebook! The Official Morning Mirror Facebook Group. Please contact magskriel@mac.com for information on how to place your advert. Morning Mirror is a publication run for the benefit of Bulawayo's only geriatric and frail care home - the Edith Duly Nursing home ++++ EDITORIAL Between the Sheets When one requires relief from what is going on around us, solace can always be found by "moping between the sheets" !! As a child I just loved the fragrance of a freshly laundered bed. Give me clean crisp sheets, sweet smelling fragrant pillowslips, and freshly laundered bed covers, any day ...... if I could, I would renew my boudoir linen every single day !!! Mother always insisted that we had clean sheets every week, once a week, come Friday, off with the old and on with the new !! Aaah ..... Friday nights were exquisite, the pungent smell of "Tide" or "Surf" soap powder, and the smell of the wind and the sun in our sheets (we never had fabric softener in those days !!) Ironed to perfection, and the bed made with majestic majesty, with mitred corners, stiff military edges, it all added up to sweet dreams and a happy home ..... In the days of yore I recall with fondness our sweet round washing lady Betty , leaning over that giant stone wash basin in the back garden, festooned with white linen and bashing away at the cotton sheets with a large pumice stone !! ( Goodness knows what it did to the sheets but it made them nice and white. ) There was always a box of Robin Starch nearby, you remember the blue and white box with the bright red picture of a robin smiling down at you I often wondered if Betty put starch in the sheets ! A combination of pumice stone, elbow grease and those long green bars of carbolic smelling sunlight soap, and when our sheets were hung on the washing line, one needed ones' sunglasses to admire them fully !! Things have deteriorated a little in Zimbabwe, with a choice of brown municipal water, or lime-filled borehole water, or no water at all, the sheets have since taken on a dingy grey hue, but who am I to complain when all I have to do is to climb into a freshly made bed with its sheets so lovingly washed by Gogo Things have deteriorated even further as we travel the world to visit the offspring, I have taken on a new and healthy respect for the kind gentle folk, who over the years, kept me cuddly in fine linen !! Suddenly when I have to wash the sheets myself ..... I am not so fastidious anymore, when I have to turn my own hand to the laundry .... often the "once a week linen change" will extend to ten days !! (Ssshhhh !!) Oh oh standards are slipping. slowly but surely !! What on earth would Mother say It was imperative in our house that the beds were made first thing in the morning. With this rigid training, I would frown at my offspring when I visited them and found tousled sheets after 9 a.m. !! I would be moritified when one or other of the nearly adult offspring confessed, that sometimes the bed remained unmade ALL DAY !! Shriek how absolutely slatternly that was, I have to confess with pride that, to this day, I have never ever ever climbed into an unmade bed !! But who on earth was the strange person with the odd sense of humour, who invented the "duvet cover " Was it a warped person with a peculiar sense of injustice against those physically challenged folk - height wise - like Yours Truly When we were little, duvet covers were an unheard of luxury, we had to settle for stiff bristly pure cotton Black Rose sheets and interestingly woven blankets of gaudy hues made at National Blankets !! The blankets were tucked in so tightly that we all developed club feet and knock knees but nobody minded that, (especially on Fridays.) Mom had been in the WAAC during the Second World War so she gave us skilled instruction on mitred corners and a firm stiff turn down of the sheets !! Nothing less would suffice and woe betide any child who cut corners in the bed making department !! But if Mom had ever been introduced to a duvet and a duvet cover, I think she would have had a swift military apocalypse !! "Get hold of the corners', urged SheHoo Must Run who had lived in the First World for long enough to have become a Duvet Diva ...... its easy if you get it done corner by corner. "Climb inside the Duvet and turn it inside out," insists SheeHoo Must Sing, "its easy if you climb inside and take the corners with you" ..... (they all love duvets cos it makes bed making oh so easy) ..... Well I have tried all types of advice, climbing, cornering, cajoling and coercing.... nothing but nothing will persuade me that the duvet will ever triumph over the simple blankey !!! I am but a tiny person and HeeHoo likes a Kingsize bed, you try, being two bricks and a tickey tall, forcing a king size duvet into a king size bed cover...... !! Mother always insisted that sheets should be of pure Gatooma cotton, not a thread or a shred of poly-anything, would be allowed near our bodies in the sweltering heat of a Bulawayo summer night ... "Far too unhealthy" Mother said. Well, now that I have encountered the vagaries of a duvet cover and a fitted sheet, and I have had to actually IRON them myself, "give me polycotton" I shriek. (quietly so Mother does not hear) Throw them in the washing machine, throw them in the tumble dryer, and ironing is just not necessary, and those fine linen/cotton combination sheets that need hours and hours of careful steam ironing, can be left to rot in the back of the linen cupboard. Oh, by the way, I can now heartily concur that a bed should not be changed every week, in fact once month is just too soon !! P.S. Can anyone from the First World give me a spot of bed making etiquette Someone said "last person out makes the bed" Now I am fine with that except that in 30 years of married life, I have never ever managed to get out of bed before HeeHoo ..... so I always have to make the darn bed !! Is there another rule perhaps that I should know about, to get him to make the bed sometimes ++++ Watchdog Looking for donations to purchase Mini Sewing Machines for the elderly widows and single mums for a community project that Nozizwe Mother Of Nations Trust is working on. This will allow them to sustain them selves after training in making reusable sanitary wear and face masks for resale. Each machine costs approx: U$20. Please contact Heather +263774401601 or Iris Mhlanga +263772241552 ( irismhlanga@gmail.com) if you would like to make a donation. ++++ 2) Condolences/In Memoriam/Wreath Funds ++++ 3) Notices and Events ZIMBABWE ACADEMY OF MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS BULAWAYO Tel: 2260684 / 2267195 E-mail: mailto:zam@gatorzw.co.uk Lessons and teaching have resumed. Fees remain unchanged and full details can be obtained from the office. Supper will be available before DVD showings but please remember that orders for evening meals must be placed in advance. Further details from adelaide.muchetu@gmail.com - or phone 0774 004 449 / 0771 048 995. THURSDAYS 12 & 19 MAY AT 6.30 P.M. LINE OF DUTY: SERIES 5 Tensions rise in the Organised Crime Group and, with troubling questions hanging over the identity of "H", suspicions mount at AC-12 as it makes a shocking discovery. - Deeper and deeper into Jed Mercurio's pea-soup plot we plunge as the third episode of Line of Duty treats us to one action-packed set piece, several tense exchanges and a shocking twist. [Independent] - There's misdirection and shocks galore as the series kicks into punishingly high gear. Is any character truly safe [Guardian] Admission: US$2.00 [free to Film Members] FRIDAY 13 MAY AT 6.30 P.M. VERDI: IL TROVATORE Il Trovatore was always one of Herbert von Karajan's favourite operas. He conducted it at the very beginning of his career and once declared in an interview that what he loved about this opera was its archetypal human passions, its compression of highly dramatic situations into the smallest conceivable space and Verdi's genius for translating such situations into music. This 1978 performance features a young Placido Domingo as the eponymous 'trovatore'! - Fine music-making from a truly glamorous cast and conductor for this Vienna production, directed by Karajan himself in the old-fashioned style. [BBC Music] - This marvellous performance marked Karajan's long-awaited return to the Vienna State Opera in 1978. Inspired no doubt by the reception he receives on first entering the pit, Karajan is at his most proactive, and the singers react with real conviction to complement their exemplary singing. [MusicWeb International] - Karajan's conducting is full of fire and the score is terrifically well played by the orchestra. This is an old-fashioned, no-holds-barred Verdian treat. [Gramophone] Admission: US$2.00 [free to Red Carpet Members] FRIDAY 20 MAY AT 5.00 P.M. GIRLS' COLLEGE INTER-HOUSE CHOIR COMPETITION Please note change of programme! The Berlin Concert with Placido Domingo, Rolando Villazon and Anna Netrebko will be shown in June. ALSO IN MAY Thursday 26 May Alien 3 [released 22 May 1992] Friday 27 May Sweeney Todd ++++ 4) Congratulations ++++ 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 HOUSES FOR SALE MORNINGSIDE - $95,000 Brick under tile, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, working borehole. COTAGE: 2 Bedrooms, lounge, bathroom DOUGLASDALE - $85,000 Brick under asbestos, 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. Stand Size 1,3 Hectares HILLSIDE - $80,000 Brick under asbestos, 3 Bedrooms MAHATSHULA - $60,000 Brick under tile, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, solar geyser. BARHAM GREEN - $95,000 Brick under tile, 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms FLATS FOR SALE CBD -$41,000 - One bedroom, lounge, dining room, bathroom, kitchen, enclosed veranda. TOWN HOUSE - $80,000 Two bedrooms, lounge/ dining room, fitted kitchen, pantry, complex borehole. RESIDENTAL STANDS: FOR SALE BUENA VISTA - $27,000 : 4345m BURNSIDE - $45,000 : 4200m UMGUZA - $130,000 : 5 acres COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE CBD - $185,000 (Robert Mugabe Way) Valuable property for sale, 5 Offices, 3 storerooms, ladies and gents toilets. OUT OF BULAWAYO - PROPERTIES FOR SALE BINGA - $250,000 Stone under thatch, 4 bedrooms, sparkling swimming pool, gated and fenced BINGA - $100,000 BUT, 3 bedrooms, swimming pool, fenced and gated. Gazebo. BEIT BRIDGE - $110,000 (NEGOTIABLE) Brick under tile, 3 Bedrooms, lounge, carport for 4 vehicles, enclosed veranda. COTTAGE: 2 bedrooms property is walled and gated. HWANGE - $85,000 Built on Baobab Hill, close to the Baobab Hotel, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, fitted kitchen, fenced and gated. For these and other properties for sale phone (029) 2274581/3 (landline), Kelvin 0773 366 207, Bryan 0772238431, Probity 0782119972, email kelvin@rodor.co.zw or visit us on Property Book (rodorproperties.co.zw) VALUATIONS We are registered with the VALUERS COUNCIL OF ZIMBABWE, and offer a complete and efficient service of Property Valuation for any purpose. For Valuations, phone (029) 2274581/3 (landline), 0772238431, or email bryan@rodor.co.zw or sales@rodor.co.zw PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Our Property Management staff will be happy to assist you in securing suitable tenants for your property, and managing it thereafter. At present we have: MATSHEUMHLOPE: 4 Bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, cottage, walled & gated: US$600 1 June UPPER RANGEMORE 15km from Bulawayo City Centre. Plot 12.5 acres to let. 2 working boreholes, solar geyser, fitted kitchen: US$700 immediate. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WANTED. We need a property for a professional couple, with effect from 1/7/22. If you can assist kindly contact us on 2274581 COMMERCIAL Donnington - double storey - factory/offices/good parking area situated on 6000m of land. Must be seen to be appreciated - Full details on enquiry For information on properties available for renting, or if you wish to place your property on our letting list, you are invited to contact us on (029) 2274581/3 (landline), resrents@rodor.co.zw or rentals@rodor.co.zw Hours of Business: Monday to Fridays: 8am - 4.30pm Saturdays: 8am - 11am WE NEED PROPERTIES FOR SALE AND TO RENT. FOR REGISTERED BUYERS AND TENANTS ++++ 12) Accommodation in South Africa ++++ 12b) Accommodation and Travel In Botswana ++++ 13) Accommodation and Travel In Zimbabwe ++++ 14) Catering and Food ++++ 15) VEHICLES FOR SALE OR HIRE ++++ 16) Travel and Tours ++++ 17) Computers And Electronics ++++ 18) Lifts Wanted And Offered ++++ 19) Seeking Friends ++++ 20) SITUATIONS VACANT AND WANTED I am a lady aged 35 seeking care work in Bulawayo, preferably house calls for the elderly or to take care of children. I am a certified nurse aide from St Johns. Please contact me on 0773216899 ++++ I am a lady aged 35 seeking care work in Bulawayo, preferably house calls for the elderly or to take care of children. I am a certified nurse aide from St Johns. Please contact me on 0773216899 ++++ DRIVER Mature class 1 driver(retested) with more than 5 year experience Contact 0712359715 ++++ SEEKING EMPLOYMENT Mature lady ,aged 60 years of age with many years of experience in the Secretarial /Administration field seeks a suitable position. Holder of a class 4 Drivers licence. Available to start work immediately. Tel/Whatsapp 0783295334 ++++ SEEKING EMPLOYMENT Mature, friendly lady seeks employment as a house-keeper / childminder. Able to look after children and your precious pets. Live out preferred and able to start immediately. Please contact 0777 101 903 (call or app) or 0773 886 410 ++++ VACANCY - FINANCE MANAGERExpiry Date: 30 April 2022 Almond Africa is looking for suitably qualified personnel to fill an opening within our company as a Finance Manager. Minimum Requirements: - Master's degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or similar - At least 5 years proven work experience in a similar role - Proficient computer skills, particularly spreadsheet software - Criminal Free Record - Clean Class 4 Driver's License Desired Attributes: - Remarkable integrity - High numeracy and sound technical skills - An analytical approach to work - Problem-solving skills and initiative - Negotiation skills and the ability to influence others - Strong attention to detail and an investigative nature - Good IT skills - Additional certification (CPA, CMA or CFA) is a plus Role: - Manage the financial health of the organisation to promote success and growth - Oversee the operations and development of the company's finance department including creating and reviewing policies, budgeting, recruiting, training and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures - Review company and market financial status and create forecasts to identify risks and opportunities and create strategic business plans based on the analysis - Speak, write and present information clearly to explain financial data to executives and make recommendations on decisions related to the company's finances - Develop prudent financial plans to determine how to pay off liabilities, increase profit and grow the business - Supervise the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual account reconciliations - Monitor and enforce compliance with statutory bodies as well as financial reporting standards and legal financial practices - Assist with cash flow forecasting - Collaborate with other departments to achieve monetary goals - Mediate between the organisation, employees, stakeholders, shareholders and investors on financial issues for amicable resolution of differences Successful candidates will be required to provide police clearance Almond Africa is an equal opportunities employer. Please forward CV and application letter, copies of all academic and professional certificates and at least two reference letters to hr@almondafrica.com ++++ I am 42 yrs and a holder of a clean class 1 drivers licence experience in both local and cross border my contact is 0712359715 ++++ SEEKING A CLASS 4 DRIVING VACANCY AS A DRIVER I am excited to be part of your company, if presented with an opportunity. I am a professional, sober and extremely hardworking Class 4 Driver, with a Clean Class 4 licence. Aged 58 years old and am an honest committed Family Man. An available from 8am till 4pm Daily from Monday - Friday Please call Mr D Hamilton on 0713 392 562 ++++ SEEKING EMPLOYMENT Mature trustworthy lady able to work under pressure with minimum supervision, experienced in administration. O levels and a Pitman Diploma Please contact 0719476038 ++++ I am a lady aged 35 looking for a job in accounting. I have vast experience and hold cis part c and studying accounting and finance with lupane university. Please contact me on 0772366743. ++++ 21) SERVICES BOREHOLE AND WATER SERVICES For all domestic, industrial and farming water installations, please contact Bancroft and Neil Water for an efficient and professional service. Our products include, Borehole drilling, Pump installation, Pump repairs, Capacity testing, Spares, and Bulk water delivery. Contact: Vusumuzi Sinyoka on 0772775136, or Wonder Chikware on 0773490818. Phone: 2880844/2880846/2881074 ++++ ANTE NATAL CLASSES, BABY VACCINATIONS and BIRTH ATTENDANT/ DOULA I teach a set of 5 classes covering pregnancy, labour, baby care, breastfeeding and other information. I also do a "crash course" for out of towners. These classes are valuable even if you're having an elective CAESAREAN SECTION!! Please book early. I can be with you at the hospital when you're in LABOUR to help you to cope! I also work part time at a BABY CLINIC :-) For any further information contact SISTER JAN JOHNSTON on (09) 466741/2 from 8 am til 12 pm Mon to Fri or (09) 2237240, 0712 728 350 or 0772 749 749 (w/app) or email me on jicsj@yoafrica.com ++++ SERVICES SWIMMING POOL SERVICES & MAINTENANCE Sanctifyd Recreation offers weekly and fortnight pool maintenance and service contracts. We also specialize in swimming pool refurbishments, construction and remodeling. For all your swimming pool solutions Contact Mr Ncube https://wa.me/263774767707 or https://wa.me/263787632085 ++++ 22) Health And Beauty ++++ 23) Tuition ++++ 24) Miscellaneous For Sale ++++ 25) Wanted To Buy or Hire ++++ 26) Clothing And Fashion ++++ 27) Boats And Fishing ++++ 28) Garden, Decor And Home Kraal manure $2.00 a 50 KG bag. Free delivery over ten bags. Phone Ollie on 0771289677 ++++ JILL'S SUPER ORGANIC COMPOST BLACK GOLD 99% WEED FREE EXCELLENT FOR POTS, VEGETABLES, FLOWER BEDS, SEEDLINGS AND LAWNS. WILL DELIVER 5 X 50KG BAGS OR MORE LOCALLY. CONTACT JILL AT 2246688 OR 07784955 99 ++++ 29) TIDBITS The content that is published in Morning Mirror does not necessarily reflect the editor's opinion. Morning Mirror reserves the right to refuse any advertising or content. ++++