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26 THE STANDARD STYLE /COMMUNITY/ BREAKING NEW GROUND June 15 to 21 2014 What’s booking at The Spotlight Harare’s central booking office Reps Theatre Foyer, Belgravia Shopping Centre Tel: (04) 308159 or 0771 357204 Open Mon-Fri 9am to 4pm, Sat 9am to 12 noon Direct from its sold-out run at HIFA GOODNIGHT HARARE Written by Elinor Kennedy and directed by Simbarashe Masusela Theatre Upstairs at Reps Three performances only: Fri June 20 and Sat June 21 (7pm) plus Sat matinee at 2.30pm Tickets $10 It’s a laugh on all of us! Another HIFA success but this time with an extended version! Any Other World A dance sensation from the 8 Count Dance Crew Choreographed by Michelle Nativel Thurs Jun 26, Fri Jun 27, Sat Jun 28 at 7pm, Plus Sat Jun 28 at 2.30pm Thurs Jul 3, Fri Jul 4, Sat Jul 5 at 7pm, Plus Sat Jul 5 at 2.30pm Tickets $10 and $12 Continuing the celebration of 450 years of Shakespeare .. THE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE FILM FESTIVAL Featuring 20 film versions of his greatest plays, ideal for lovers of literature and students Theatre Upstairs at Reps Sunday June 29 to Sunday July 13 Performances 7pm nightly Plus 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays Tickets $5 with discounts for season tickets Call The Spotlight to find out the schedule of movies and screenings or visit www.reps.co.zw Live on stage at Reps for the first time, the acclaimed CHITUNGWIZA HARMONY SINGERS Thurs Jul 24, Fri Jul 25 and Sat Jul 26 (7pm), Plus matinee Sat Jul 26 at 2.30pm Tickets $5, $10 and $12 One of Zimbabwe’s leading vocal groups with a superb line-up Also on sale: latest copies of Ndeipi and Out of Africa magazines and Jump Theatre, How to Make a Play The essential handbook for everyone involved in drama and theatre, Written by Kevin Hanssen Plus InnSider Cards for discounts offered by the Best of Zimbabwe grouping (new InnSider cards and renewals can be done at The Spotlight) Also on sale: airtime for Econet – NetOne – Telecel and uMax AND latest copies of community free papers Harare News and Zimtrader Reps membership forms also available! If you would like to sell tickets through The Spotlight call the Reps office mornings only 335850 for information Driven by passion rather than by material gain: Faith’s enduring faith Patricia Mabviko-Musanhu EVERY young person has aspirations of growing up to have the best of everything in life. They look forward to getting a good job that is highly rewarding or running a successful business that will afford them a good life, a lovely home and a “fancy” car to complete the picture. Faith Ruramai Mavengere had just finished her university degree in Social Work in 2009 and was fortunate to get an opportunity to be attached to a research organisation in Zimbabwe. While on attachment she was offered a job by a very big institution, which job would fulfill her desires practise as a social worker, a field she is very passionate about. The job offer was in Kariba and that meant that she had to relocate from Harare. On August 4 2010, Faith moved to Kariba with all the excitement and expectation that any young university graduate when they have found a new job. She saw this as an opportunity to accomplish all of her dreams. She looked forward to seeing her new office and dreamt of the many things that she would be able to afford now that she was going to get a salary. As anyone would, she made an effort to look very smart when she went to work on her first day. To her utmost dismay, she was told that the institution had not secured offices yet and was led to a cabin which would be her office. There was no proper building, no fancy desk, no swiveling chair, no computer, no laptop, no air conditioner and no phone as she had imagined. In fact, the cabin was some old shabby and shaky stand alone structure. There was no toilet and she soon discovered that she had to go behind some trees to relieve herself. Faith was devastated. After four years of hard work at university this is not what she had dreamt of for a job, not even for a first job! As with any job, she was expected to start work immediately. Faith decided to focus on what she loved the most, practicing as a social worker and ignored the rest. She was the only female officer out of three employees. She adjusted to this difficult environment and got on to work. Most of the work was out in the field and involved travelling and speaking to individuals and families from all walks of life around Kariba, both rural and urban. There was no car to use and they had to rely on public transport. This made it even more difficult as they had no money and it would be a month before they received their salaries. Most of the times they would jump into an open truck and sit at the back. Faith remembers days when it rained and they had to endure getting drenched at the back of the truck. The important thing became to serve the communities that desperately needed them. As social workers, they would be involved in helping the poorest of the poor by distributing grain, issuing out seed vouchers to families, cash distribution for supplementary up keep as well as doing follow-up visits in homes on child protection cases. There were times when they travelled from ward to ward and had to find a place to sleep at schools and local clinics because they had no money. Each time after work Faith and her two fellow employees would have to look for firewood, to cook and fetch water for bathing. Being a woman, she naturally became the “mother figure” of the team and would ensure that they found everything they needed. Faith became more and more hopeful towards the end of the month as she looked forward to receiving her salary. However, at the end of the first month she was told that the institution could not pay her as they were still to receive funding for the programme. In fact, it would be a year before Faith received a salary. However, through all this adversity, she served the organisation and the communities faithfully. Each time they came back from field work they were required to type out their reports. Because they had no computers Faith and her workmates had to run around asking for help to type the reports against deadlines. After the second year of her work, Faith was diagnosed with TB as a result of exposure to cold, dust and poor diet. At the time that Faith began taking medication for TB, the institution she worked for received funding and with this came laptops, computers, a salary and an opportunity for her and her team mates to receive training. She enrolled for a Post Graduate Diploma in Child Sensitive Social Policies, a programme she completed in 2013. She passed with flying colours despite the fact that she was on TB treatment and had was still working in Kariba which required her to travel to Harare in the evenings to attend school every weekend. At the end of 2013, opportunities for a new post arose within the institution she worked for. Subsequently she was transferred to Harare where she is working today. The situation is very good and resembles what she envisaged to find when she first went out to Kariba . This is what she had to say about the experience she went through. “In life you will meet challenging situations. It’s up to you to take up the challenge or to leave it. Always remember that even when everything else fails, your passion will carry you through!” • Patricia Mabviko Musanhu is a Company Director/Producer at Black and White Media Productions. She can be contacted at pmabviko@gmail.com
June 15 to 21 2014 THE STANDARD STYLE / COMMUNITY 27 Dusty Miller ONE of the nicest, most funfilled mornings out I’ve had in yonks was recently at the SPCA Autumn Fun Dog Show and Autumn Walk, two kilometres from my Eastlea cottage, at Mukuvisi Woodlands. I’m sure everyone except Zimbabwe’s equivalent of Cruella de Vil accepts that the SPCA does a wonderful job and visitors to Mukuvisi heard they need the staggering, but not totally unreachable, sum of US$17 000 a month to keep the worthy charity operating. At any time they care for up to 100 homeless and Wagging tails and tales from Mukuvisi SPCA fund-raiser rescued dogs and 60 cats, many sick, injured or abandoned by heartless humans. Two-legged supporters turned out in their scores if not hundreds to cheer dozens of four-legged entrants in various humorous dog show classes. This was not so much Crufts* as Scruffs with dogs and handlers entering 19 events such as Best Lookalike Dog and Handler, Prettiest (canine) Bitch, Best Rescued Dogs, Most Handsome Dog, Swankiest Dog and best Pedigree Chum Eater race. There were puppies, tiny dogs, medium-sized dogs, large dog and ginormous dogs, all apparently coexisting well. I can’t recall a badnatured bark, growl or scared yowl. German Shepherd Dogs were very apparent and two teenaged sisters next to me bemoaned the fact they couldn’t take one SPCA temporary resident home to accompany the splendid looking dog with them, which they entered in several classes. Talking to them over coffee I learnt the family lost its productive Enterprise Valley to so-called war vets during the lunatic land reform “programme”. They’d managed to keep their cats and dogs together in a leafy Harare suburb, but hadn’t space for any more. Many dogs were in fancy dress and some dressed just like their owners/handlers. (Or was it the other way round?) There was an English Bulldog I expected to make a Churchillian speech about landing grounds and the British Empire and French Poodles done up like Marseilles hookers! and a veritable sea of wagging tales. Handlers varied between toddlers (with parents shouting advice) to folk who have (hopefully) been on pension at least a decade. Busy market stalls included those selling jams, pickles, preserves, marmalades and honey; bric-a-brac, antiques, books and second-hand clothing; candy floss and toffee apples; cakes; Indian food specialities; hot dogs, steak rolls, and coffee (the wonderful Mukuvisi Woodlands Coffee Shop as almost always was also open); kitchen items, soft furnishings etc. The whole event is sponsored by imported pet food manufacturers Pedigree and Whiskas and there’s a Pedigree Pubs for dads and lads. The show lasted about 90 minutes and afterwards, as youngsters queued for pony rides, I wandered down to the Viewing Platform in front of the water pan, where there was a wide range of birds and wildfowl and a family of giraffe, small herd of zebra and a few impala within sight of the naked eye. Next Mukuvisi Woodlands fun dog show and SPCA fund-raiser is Sunday July 27. To book for very affordable and reportedly fairly lucrative stalls, ring Barbara (0774 198 009); for general information and assistance on these events call Sheila: 0779 922 105. Crufts is the world’s biggest, most prestigious and oldest dog show, now held annually at Birmingham, UK dustym@zimind.co.zw June 15 (today) Birdlife Monavale Vlei Walk 7am. BS Leon side of Fenella Drive Spar family fun run 8am Old Georgians Island Hospice charity bowls day Avondale Sports Club 8:30am Last day: Vic Falls Mountain Bike Challenge FATHERS’ DAY. You will battle to get a seat in any restaurant today, but try: Lunch: Alo, Alo, Arundel; Theo’s, 167, Enterprise Road; Adrienne’s, Belgravia; Da Eros, Fishmonger and Great Wall, East Road; Sitar, Newlands; Palms, Bronte Hotel; Willow Bean Cafe, Rolf Valley, English roast/pudding US$15. (BYOB, no corkage.) Paula’s Place; Wild Geese, Teviotdale buffet/live music; City Bowling Club, Harare Gardens (roast beef, horseradish, Yorkshire pud); Italian Club, Strathaven, Mukuvisi Woodlands Coffee Shop; Centurion Pub & Grill, Harare Sports Club, Arti’s, New Section, Borrowdale Village; Hellenics, Eastlea Royal Society of St George Battle of Waterloo lunch, Chapman Golf Club. Details djclarke@zol.co.zw June 16 Keep fit, Zumba Dancing, City Bowling Club, Harare Gardens. And every working night except Fridays. 5:30pm-6:30pm. June 17 Birdlife talk: Waterfowl count (Dave Rockingham-Gill and Gonarezhou (Andy Fussell) Avondale Sports Club 5:30 (and every other Tuesday) Fun pub quiz, Theo’s, 167, Enterprise Rd 6:30 for 7 7pm Line dancing City Bowling Club June 18 June 19 Farmers’ market, Maasdorp Avenue, Belgravia (next to Bottom Drawer) Birdlife talk: Waterfowl Count (David Rockingham-Gill) and Gonarezhou (Andy Fussell) Avondale Sports Club 5:30 (and every Thursday) Tapas night and music by Evicted, Amanzi Restaurant, Chisipite June 20 Karaoke night with Dave and Debbie, City Bowling Club, Harare Gardens from 6:30pm. Supper available Candlelit bowls, Borrowdale Country Club, soup served. June 20-21 Xerophytica International Congress, Wild Geese Lodge Pre-registration vital June 21 www.aloesocietyzim.com Baby Fair, The Cottage Coffee Shop, 8, Coltman Rd, Mt Pleasant 9am-2pm Art for Hope exhibition Queen of Hearts restaurant, 1, Hurworth Rd Highlands from 2pm June 22 Birdlife Gosho Park, Marondera, outing meet 7am, Mukuvisi Woodlands office Fun pub quiz REPS Bar 11:15 sharp June 26 (and every other Thursday) fun pub quiz at blue@2 Private Wine Bar, 2, Aberdeen Rd, Avondale. Booking essential, Tel 0772 856 371 June 27 Greendale Good Food & Wine Appreciation Society monthly lunch Alo, Alo, Arundel Village. Twelve-thirsty for 1pm! Fun pub quiz Borrowdale Country Club 6:30 June 28-29. Polo tournament Thornpark, Mazowe Rd. June 29 Dusty’s “What’s on Diary” Contributions are welcome, to arrive in good time, bearing in mind events in which readers of this page are interested. SMS 0733 401 347 or 0776 903 161; (e-mail dustym @zimind.co.zw) CUT OUT, KEEP, WATCH FOR NEXT UPDATE Econet Vic Falls marathon 6:30am. Contact Martin Webster martinw@cmb.co.zw (Neither StandardPlus nor Dusty Miller take responsibility for inaccuracies, postponements, cancellations. No charge for entry. Deadline 10am Tues prior to publication day.)
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