2 HarareNews Issue13 August2014

General news

Kundai Marunya

Beyondthehavocandcommotionoftravel-lerswaitingfortransportandthevibrantfleamarkets that serve the tobacco farmersat Boka Auction Floors, all characterised bytouting, pushing and shoving, lies a vibrantlivestockmarket.Hundredsofgoatswithropestiedaround

theirlegsandnecksmillaround.Sometimesthey stray onto the busy Harare-Masvingohighway, disrupting traffic mostly comingfrom or headed towards the Beitbridgeborderpost.Itschaosatitsworst,asmuchasitisbusinessatitsbest.Locatedatthewell-knownMbudzirounda-

bout,Hararesgoatmarketnotonlyprovidesemployment for the youth but also ensuresthe constant availability of the animals.Thoughnotamajorsourceofmeatcomparedtopork,chickenandbeef,goatshavealwaysheld an important role in our society, espe-

ciallywhenitcomestoconductingtraditionalritualssuchaskurovaguva(aShonaritualforcallingthespiritof thedeadbacktoprotecttheliving)andmasungiro(aritualforthefirstpregnancy)amongotherspecialceremonies.TraderTapiwaMakunya*explains,Wego

intothesurroundingruralareastobuythesegoats for resale.He says they transport thelivestockinthemiddleofthenight.Thiswaywecanavoidthetrafficpolicewhoarealwayslooking for handouts for safe passage, helaments.Whentheyfinallygettotheirtradingplace

sellers are not troubled by any authorities.Makunya said, AsmuchasVeterinaryServ-icesandthepoliceareconcernedaboutstocktheft, our market goes uninterrupted be-causeour livestock issmallandthedemandforgoatsisnotashighasthatforotherlive-stock.He said the officials do not view theboomingbusinessingoatsasseriouslyascat-tletrading.Lawenforcementofficershavein

therecentyearsimposedharshpenaltiesforlivestocktheft.HealthexpertToddNyakudyarasaid,Fail-

uretoenforcelawsthatgovernthemovementandsaleoflivestockcanresultincatastrophicoutbreaks of diseases.Many diseases whichaffect both livestock and human beings canspreadquicklyandwidelyifwedonotcheckandmonitorourgoatmarket.Though the most popular, Mbudzi is not

theonlygoatmarketinHarare.SometradershavesetupbusinessonKirkmanRoad,attheopenspacebetweentheNationalSportsSta-diumandTynwaldGardens. Farai Sikwendawho operates from there said, We attractcustomersfromnearbysuburbssuchasBel-vedere,Dzivarasekwa,KuwadzanaandWest-gate.Sikwendasaidbusinessisgood,Onagood

dayIpocketasmuchas$100whilesometimesIgohomewithoutsellinganything.Pricesofgoatsrangefrom$30to$60dependingonthe

sizeoftheanimal.Sincethemarketisinfor-malthepricesarenegotiable.*Not his real name

Goat markets go unregulated

Staff Writer

People are called to change thelivesofothersindifferentways.Somearemotivatedsimplybyob-servationwhileforothersittakesatragedytorealiseneed.ForSandraMoyo,founderandtrusteeofGirl-sRUs, an organisation that helpsgirlsindealingwiththeirmenstru-ationcycles,ittookaneightmonthlongmenstruationperiodtomakeherrealisetheneedforaffordablesanitary wear in under-privilegedcommunities.Moyo explains, I had a con-

tinuousmenstruationperiodfromDecember2012uptoJulylastyear.When I was going through myperiods I realised that sanitarywear was very expensive and Isometimes had to borrow moneytobuypads.Shestarteddoingre-searchonthedifficultiesofaccess-ing sanitary wear. After I startedmy research my menstruationperiodstoppedandIthinkthatwasasignofGodscallingsoIpursuedit,saidMoyo.Moyo carried out her research,

identifying communities most af-fected.Shesaid,MyfirstdonationwasinJunelastyearwhenIboughtsanitary pads which I donated toyoung girls in the Honde Valley.

Realising the great need in highdensity and rural communitiesshe then came upwith an idea toregistertheGirlsRUsTrust(GRUT)whichisrunbyfourtrusteesandaboardofdirectors.Moyosaid,Werunonavoluntarybasiswithmostofourvolunteersbeingyoungpeo-pleintertiaryinstitutions.In June this year GRUT donated

sanitarywear toRevelation Trust,anorphanage inKuwadzana.Ourdonationwentto57girlswhoeachreceived nine packets of sanitarywear which will last them threemonths,saidMoyo.After Revelation Trust, GRUT

visitedChihota village lastmonth,80km south of Harare. This is acommunity where even a properschool uniform is a rare privilegeonlyafewcanafford.The GRUT team managed to

source 288 packs of sanitary padsand96barsofsoap(alsoexpectedto last three months) from dif-ferent well-wishers. GRUTs firsttarget was Marondera SecondarySchool,which consists of 96 girls.Moyo said, Wewere fortunate toget a donation from the outgoingMissBlackOpal,BettyMoyo,whilethe other donation came from anational team cricket player whopreferredanonymity.Shesaidthat

thetrusteesalsochippedinwheretheycould.Moyo said, Some girls end up

skipping school during theirmen-struationperiodbecausetheylacksanitarywear.Shesaidasanalter-nativesomegirlsmayendupusingmaterial that may endanger theirhealth. Parents should alwaysbudget for sanitary pads becauseif theydont theirchildrenendupusing tissue paper, cotton or eventornclothwhichisnotsafeandhasbeendeemedamongthecausesofcervicalcancer,shesaid.The lack of sanitary pads has

been of great concern in the re-centpastwithmanymediahousesreporting the use of unthinkablealternativessuchascowdungandnewspapers. Last month a localcompanyMyPadsandPearls,Heelsand Dreams (PHND) launched anewlineofreusablesanitaryweartocaterfordisadvantagedgirlsandwomen who cannot afford a newsetofpads.The company director Jenny

Wall said her organisation con-ductedindependentsurveyswhichrevealed that 45% of girls usedcloth, 19% use cotton wool, and18% could afford pads while theother 3% relied on newspapers,treeleavesandbark.

GirlsRUs Trust reaches outLovemore Lubinda

The 104th Harare AgriculturalshowissettorunforninedaysfromFriday22toSaturday30Au-gust. Running under the themeSustainingandTransformingAgri-culturalGrowth,thisyearseditionwillopenonapositivenotebygiv-ingbacktothecommunity.Thefirstdayoftheshow,22Au-

gust,willbetheHosiaMaponderaCultural Day. Zimbabwe Agricul-tural Society (ZAS) Public Rela-tionsOfficer,HeatherMadombwe,saidthatthedaywassettohonourthe lateHosiaMapondera,DeputyPresident and Life Vice PresidentoftheSocietywhopassedawaylastyear, for his great passion on thepromotionofculture.On this day, school children

whoarebelow18yearsoldandintheir school uniforms will enterinto the show freeof charge, shesaid. She added that therewill besome cultural performances suchas traditional dances, marimbaandmbiraonthedayaspartoftheentertainment. She urged schoolchildren to think outside the boxand see other opportunities pre-sented during the show, sayingthere is more to it than just facepainting. School children should

takethisadvantagetointeractwithprofessionals invariousfieldsandacquaint themselves with what ittakestosucceedandhowtogetat-tachments, among other areas ofconcern,saidMadombwe.A big change this year will be

thefireworksdisplaywhichisnowscheduledfordayonebetweensixand seven in the evening, ratherthanasaclosingfinale.The 2014 showwill also see the

relaunch of the Zimbabwe Insti-tuteofPublicRelations(ZIPR)tro-phy. It is awarded to a stallholderin recognition of public relationsexcellence during the show, andencouragesstallholderstointeractwithvisitors.On security, Madombwe said

there will be officers in plainclothes, private security companyGuardAlert,ZASguardsandCCTVcameras. Sheadded that theywillalso work hand in hand with theZimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP),and urged the public to come intheir numbers and be part of thefun,whiletakingthechancetode-velopbusinessrelationships.The show will be officially

openedon29Augustbyarespecta-bleguestofhonourwhowillbean-nouncedat the appropriate time,addedMadombwe.

104th Agri Show

A man butchers a goat at Mbudzi Market.

CLEARANCE SALE

therewasnothinghappeningyet.There are no negotiations yet

as the current demand for housesis high. Councillors still want todiscuss a genuinely pro-poor dealwith the next phase. I have metwithCABSandwewillbediscussingagain,saidMayorManyenyeni.Overtheyearscouncilhasfailed

to provide affordable housing toresidents. Housing co-operativesand private land developers haveplayed a major role in providinghomes, but the prices attached tothis have remained exorbitant formany,leadingtothemushroomingofillegalsettlementsinthecity.With the Citys vision of becom-

ingworldclassby2025,thehousingshortageissomethingthatneedstobeaddressedurgently.

Deposit for Budiriro houses too high Continued from page 1

Photo: Luckie Aaroni

Photo: Luckie Aaroni

8 HarareNews Issue13 August2014

Environment

Martina Kwenda

ThecornerofKirkmanRoadandSherwood Drive in Mabelreignisthesiteofanoffenceclearlycom-mitted by someone in the medi-cal profession almost certainlyadoctor.Asanadvocateandagentforpeopleshealthitmightcomeasa surprise for many that a doctorwouldberesponsibleforthedump-ingofwastethatishazardoustotheenvironment and human health,but a site visit byHarare News re-vealed a disgusting and dangerouspileofusedsyringesandothermed-icalwasteatthislocation.Thediscoverywasfirstmadeby

localresidentJimmyMuropa,whowas prompt in alerting Environ-mentalManagementAgency(EMA).Muropa toldHarare News that thiswasnotthefirsttimethatsuchhaz-ardouswaste had been dumped atthislocation.Thesyringesandbox-esweretossedintothebushes,notfar from the regular police patrolroute, so the dumping was likelydone when they were not around,

intheearlyhoursofthemorningorlateratnight.EMAwere,atfirst, slow toreact.

Askedonwhytherewasadelay intheirresponsetosuchahazardouscrime, EMA spokesperson SteadyKangatasaidEMAspositionunder-neath the collateral authority ofCity of Harare prohibited a quickresponse. After a closer inspectionhoweveritwasdeemedurgentand

actionwastaken.We could see that there was

still somemedicine in thesyringeswhich is toxic, and the syringeswereclosertotherivermeaningthemedicine could flow into the cityswatersource,KangatatoldHarare News. He also highlighted the riskof nearby childrenwhomight endup playing with the used needles,the consequences of which could

be illness, paralysis or even death.Withthesefactorsinmind,EMAde-terminedthatasanenvironmentalhazard,itwaswithintheirjurisdic-tion and sentworkers to clear thearea.An examination of the refuse

revealed that although there wereno invoices within, the suppliersbrandingwasstilldisplayedontheboxes, and was identified as NewAvakash International operatingfrom Msasa. EMA representativeAllettaShoko followedupwith thecompany to try and get answers,butwastoldthatwithadistributionnetwork of 84 clinics, pharmaciesanddoctorssurgeries,itwasimpos-sibletoidentifytheculprit.New Avakash International em-

ployee,StanMuengwafromthedis-posal department, had this to say:Wedonotknowwhodidthis,norhave we ever improperly disposedof our damaged or expired prod-ucts.Werespecttheenvironment.The Health Professions Author-

ity (HPA) of Zimbabwe is responsi-bleforthecontrolofmedicalwaste

disposal. All medical practitionersand dispensaries are required tosubmit a letter confirming a dis-posal agreement with professionalincinerators who are qualified todispose of such hazardous waste.HPAPublicRelationsOfficer, LindaNkala,toldHarare Newsthatifitsasmallclinicoradoctorpractisingsinglehandedly, they canmake ar-rangements with a bigger hospitalto incinerate as one body, therebybringingdownthecost.Sheaddedthatiffoundtobeunregistered,thedoctorresponsiblefortheKirkmanRoad hazard could face legal pro-ceedingsandlikelybeshutdown.Fornowatleast,theareaisclear

and safe again for the children ofMabelreign. Concerned residentssuch as JimmyMuropa do well toreport and followup on such inci-dences, since without such actioncleanup and investigation will nothappen.ForthesakeoftheMabel-reigncommunity,Muropaandoth-ershopethatthedoctorresponsibleiseventuallycaughtandsuspendedforhisactions.

Kudzayi Zvinavashe

Councillor Chris Mbanga waspresented with a box of treeroots at a council meeting lastmonthbyWard8constituent,MrsReenieAger.Ager presented the roots to Cllr.

Mbangatodemonstratethedamagedonebyamajortelecomscompanythat was trenching in her neigh-bourhoodtolayfibreopticcable.Theboxof roots, someofwhich

weremorethan10cmindiameter,hadbeencutfromonesideoftrees

ontheroadwhereAgerlives,raisingherconcernthatthiswouldrenderthemunhealthyandunstable.When confronting the diggers

and their supervisor, Agers con-cernswerenotheard,andhergath-ering of tree roots was met firstwith suspicion and then irritation.Theydidnotcareaboutchoppingofftherootsandtheyweresospite-ful that they only left one root tosupport the tree. Their supervisoronthescenewasarrogantandigno-rantoftheissue,shesaid.Manytreesinthecityarealready

unstable as evidenced by a verydangerous fall inMay of this year.ChinesenationalsNanLee andhisdaughter narrowly escaped deathasanenormous jacarandaonJosi-ahChinamanoAvenuecrashedontotheircar.Hiseffortstogetcompen-sation from council have been un-successfultodate.Incidentslikethisraisequestions

about the wellbeing of our trees,thecitys lungs,andaspointedoutbyAger, indiscriminately choppingtheirrootswillsurelycontributetofuture tree falls whilst ultimately

affectingourcitysairandaesthet-icstoo.Head of engineering at City of

Harare, Engineer Philip Pfukwasaid, wearecomingupwithwaysto regulate the trenching and oneoftherulesfortelecomscompaniesis to lay four ormore vacant fibrecables thatwillbeusedbyany tel-ecomscompany.Bysodoingwewillbeavoidingthere-trenchingofoneplaceseveraltimes.On the cutting of tree roots he

hadthistosay:Wehadnotthoughtoftheenvironmentalimpacttothat

extentbutweareputtingupmeas-uresthatwillsafeguardournature,we are exploring options of thrustboringandmakingitanobligationto the telecomscompany that theyshouldavoidcuttingoffroots.Whiletelecomscompaniesavoid-

edofficial comment, one employeewhospokeonconditionofanonym-ity said, fibre cables dont have alimit on the amount of data thattheycancarryso telecomscompa-nies should make a system wheretheyshareonefibrecable inacer-tainareatoavoidtrenchingagain.

Stephen Tsoroti

Professor Christopher Magadzahas been labelled a professorofdoomandgloombecauseofhisbleakoutlookon the futureofwa-ter supply in this country. But hisresearchintowatersupplyandwet-landshasnotbeen taken seriouslyasevidencedby the fastdisappear-ing vleis in Harare and its neigh-bouring towns, poor water qualityresulting from incessant pollutionandthefeeblenationalresponsetotheissueofclimatechange.There is a lot ofmisconception

andmisinformationaboutissuesofwaterinHarareandthecountryatlarge.Manypeoplethinkrainwaterthat ends up as run-off is our life-line,butitismorethanthat.Recentstudieshaveshownthatboreholes,which supply much of Hararesnorthern suburbs, are drying up,while rivers like Marimba, Muku-visiandManyamenowhavelowlev-elsofflowowingtomassivehumanactivities,saysProfessorMagadza.Basedonconclusivestudiesdone

at theUniversityofZimbabwe, cli-

matechangeisarealityandsoisthedrying up of areas that used to beourwaterreservoirs.Whenourcit-iesandvillagesbegintodryup,onlythenwillthisstarkrealityshockus,suggestsProfessorMagadza.Professor Christopher Magadza

wasbornin1939inavillageinChiefKaswass area, now called BurmaValley, in Manicaland, Zimbabwe.Hewas educated at St AugustinesMission, Penhalonga, nearMutare,andFletcherHighSchoolinGweruandreadforaB.Sc.andM.Sc.attheUniversityCollegeofRhodesiaandNyasaland.MagadzacompletedhisPhD inNewZealandwhere his re-nownedstudyin1978,onthephyto-planktoninsixhydro-electriclakeson the Waikato River, which wasthreatened with massive pollutionthat came close to decimating itsriverine life, earned him interna-tionalacclaim.He reminisces about his days at

the UZ, I was interested in study-ingBilharzia,butone semesterwehappenedtobefivestudentsstudy-ing limnology (the study of fresh-waterbodies).Karibahadjustbeen

finished andDrMitchell, whowasbuilding a lake station at Kariba,asked if there was someone whowanted to accompany him there.Myfourcolleaguesdeclinedtheof-fer.Asablackstudentthentheofferwas not extended tome but as DrMitchellwasleavingtheroomIfol-lowedhimandasked if I couldac-companyhim.Heansweredyes,soIwentwithhimtoKaribaandcamebackwithadraftpaperthatbecamemy thesis formyB.Sc.degreepro-grammeandsomyhistorywiththe

KaribaLakeStationstarted.Professor Magadza later taught

atUZandin1986hebeganhislongstint with the Kariba ResearchStation.In an interview with Parade

magazine in April 2013, ProfessorMagadza,who is still amemberofthe International Lake Environ-ment Forum, explained, Afterall, the only constant is change andwhatwedo in the faceof thischangewillmakeallthedifference.He says the level of destruction in

the fragilewetlands rivals thedev-astationoftropicalforests.Ifpeo-ple dont change the way they aredoing things, thesewater chargingsystemswillbegoneby2045.Magadza says of his receipt of

the 2007NobelPeacePrizeaspartof the IntergovernmentalPanel onClimateChange(IPCC),TheAlfredNobelPrizewasactuallyasurprisetome.Iamnotaclimatologist,buthereIwasreceivingthemostpres-tigiousprizeonearth.I give credit to Zimbabwe for

highlighting issues of climatechange to the world. Though youknowaprophetisnotalwaysrecog-nisedinhisowncountry,addstheretiredUZprofessor.Professor Magadza is credited

withthesettingupofthefirstZam-bian Water Quality Unit. He wasalso involved with the initial pro-gramme towipeoutTsetseflies inthe Zambezi Valley. Recently, hecampaignedvigorouslytoestablishtheMiddle Zambezi Biosphere Re-serveintheGlobalfamilyofUNESCOBiosphere Reserves after twenty-threeyearsofworkinthearea.

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Saki Mafundikwa has been making waves in the creative world at home and abroad for many years. He addressed the audience at the highly regarded TED Talks in 2013, and was a keynote speaker at the World Domination Summit that took place in Portland, Oregon last month. His presentation at TED titled Ingenuity and elegance in ancient African alphabets, has been viewed more than half a million times online. It was his appearance in Portland however that led to his conversation with author and Huffington Post writer Beverley Gordon, who dug deeper into Mafundikwas mind and his-tory, unearthing the creative roots that led to the opening of the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts (ZIVA) in Mount Pleasant here in Harare.This article is published with thanks to Beverley Gordon and Huffington Post.

Who says you cant go home again?

There are peoplewhobelieve you cant gohomeagain.SakiMafundikwaisntoneofthem.BorninZimbabwe,heexhibitedanextraor-

dinarytalent fordrawingfromanearlyage,yethisoptionsappeared limited,as the ideaofdesignwasunknown.ForcedtofleetoZimbabweinthelate1970s

attheheightofthecivilwar,hefoundasyluminneighbouringBotswana.Helivedthereforayearasarefugee,awarethathemayneverbeabletogohomeagain.His drawing talents and high academic

achievements landed him an undergraduatescholarship to study at Indiana University,choosing the doublemajor of telecommuni-cations and fine art. Two professors in thedesign department recognised his unusualtalent and rich design heritage and invitedhim to study graphic design, a direction hewillinglyembraced.Less is moreYale, with its Swiss sensibilities and less ismore modernist approach beckoned, andSaki received a full scholarship, earning hisMFA.NewYorkwashisnextstopandtheun-foldingmediaboommadethistherightplaceattherighttimeforhiscareertoflourish.His varied experiences included stints at

Random House plus time at Cooper Unionteaching Experimental Typography. SakisreneweddiscoveryandloveofnativeAfricanlanguages and its script, ledhim to collabo-rateontheteamdevelopingtheFodorsweb-site.Lifewasverygoodindeed.Time to go homeAfter 12 years inNew York,Mafundikwa in-tuitivelyknewitwastimetofinallygohomeagain.Attheendof1997,leavingaverycom-fortablelifeintheUS,hepackeduphisfamilyandwentbacktoZimbabwetoopenZIVA,theZimbabweInstituteofVigitalArts.WhyVigital?Itsawordofhisowncrea-

tion,visualartstaughtwithdigitaltools.Em-bodyingthemottoevolveordie,hebelievedthe digital agewas away for his country tocatchupwiththeworldandjump-startanAf-ricanrenewal.Interestingly,ZIVAinhisnativeShonalanguagemeansknowledge.His former CEO at Random House gener-

ouslyoffered tohelp, sendinga 20-foot con-tainer filled with books and old computersbacktoZimbabwetosupporthisnewschool.No accidents in lifeDuringourconversation,Iquicklyknewthatwespeakthesamelanguage.Thelanguageofbeliefinsomethinghigherthancoincidencesoraccidents.Abeliefandtrustthatwearebe-ingledsynchronisticallywherewearemeanttogo.Inanimpassionedvoice,hetoldmehesal-

waysfollowedhisinnerinstinct,stayingopentounseen frequencies thatmakehimawareof something grander than himself.When Itoldhimthat Iseehis journeyasaspiritualquest, he agreed. This path is something hewasborntolive.The turning pointSowhatwas the turningpoint thathadhim

finally choose to returnhomeafter 20yearsaway?Hetoldmethatsomewherewithinthedepthsofhisbeing,healwaysknewhewouldgobackhome.Notjustreturn,butbesome-one who contributed solutions to the coun-tryscontinuingproblems.Whilereflectingfurtheronhisjourney,he

admitted that had he not left home to dis-cover himself, hewould never have becomeagraphicdesigner,ordiscoveredtheAfricanalphabetswhich have become so integral tohiswork.Andhewouldneverhavewrittenhisanec-

dotalandentertainingbookAfrikan Alphabets,whichcombineshisfascinationwithtechnol-ogy and interest in the rich cultural and ar-tistichistoryofthenativeAfricanlanguages.Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital ArtsZIVA is small. It currentlyhas 12 staffmem-bersand18newstudentseachyear,itsmaxi-mumstudentbasealways36.Atfirst,thepar-entsofblackyouthremainedskepticalabouttheirchildrenembarkingonadesigncareer.His ratio ofwhite to black students, 95 per-centwhiteto5percentblack.Thatsevolvedovertheyearsandcomplete-

ly reversed. Formany students, its the firsttimetheyveeversatsidebysidewithsome-oneofadifferentrace.AndthetalentZIVAisturning out is gaining recognition, particu-larly in South Africa, who frequently offerspraiseforhisoutstandinggraduates.Through the school, hesmanaged to illu-

minategraphicartsasaviablecareerpathfortalentedZimbabweyouthwhopossiblywouldneverhave found it on their own. Sakihim-self had only discovered it by leaving homeand going to theUS.Now they learn designon their home turf, and are encouraged toventure out, discover themselves and theirpassionsashedid,tobringtheirexperiencesbackhome.Cartoons, comic books and animationWhenSakinoticed thatmanyyoungZimba-bwechildrenarekeenlyinterestedincartoonsand comic books, he envisioned expandingZIVAscurriculum.Heunderstoodthatsteer-inghisstudentsinadirectionwheretheycre-atedtheirownwayofstorytellingwashighlypossible through animation. How would hemanagetodothat?Synchronistically, at his 2013 Ted talk,

someone who admired his work suggestedanintroductiontothepeopleatAutoDesk,aworldleaderinanimationsoftware.SakihadlongedfortheirMayasoftwareforZIVA,how-ever,withnofundingandmoneyscarce,thishadseemedvirtuallyoutofthequestion.AutoDesk to the rescueAutoDesk to the rescue. They donated notonlythemuchdesiredMayasoftwaretoZIVA,butfullaccesstoalltheirprofessional3Dde-sign software and learning content, as theynowdotoallmiddleschools,highschoolsandhighereducationinstitutionsinAfrica.This partnership has proven invaluable,

allowing ZIVA to build a full-fledged anima-tiondepartment,propellingitsstudentsintopotentially the same league as millions ofprofessionals who currently use AutoDesksoftware.His belief that animation has a universal

Visionary on a missionIntroducing Saki Mafundikwa

wayof communicating topeople,keepshimexcitedaboutthepossibilitythathisstudentsworkwillreachfartherandwider.Heinspiresthem to craft stories and feature filmswiththeir own African characters. Projects thatcanmakewavesglobally,yetareuniquelyAf-ricanincontent.Whats your vision for the future?When I askedwhat his dream or vision forthe futureofZIVA is,he laughed, saying Tobecomea fully-fledgeduniversitywith inter-

nationalrecognition.Ilaughedwithhim.Ofcourse.Visionariesonamissionseeabiggerpictureandmanifestonalargerscale.As a man, Saki wears many hats. He fi-

nally recognises how they interconnect andcontribute to each other. Who is Saki Ma-fundikwa?GraphicDesigner,Teacher,DesignThinker, Author, Filmmaker and OrganicFarmer.Marry them together and you haveSakitheman,andSakithevisionary.

Above: Students in the ZIVA first year class of 2014.

Right: Saki Ma-fundikwa at the World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon, in July 2014.

Photo courtesy of the World Dommination Summit

Photo: Graham van de Ruit

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Restaurants & food

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ImsomethingofaregularatCafNush, often grabbing takeawaycoffee and a pastry on the way towork,orbestofallthesmokybeefquiche,freshfromtheoven.I readily vouch for it as a caf,

theircoffeeisgood,andthebakerypumps out excellence every day.NushhasmorethanfilledthespaceleftbytheItalianBakery,whichhada special place in the hearts androutines of businesspeople, social-ites and coffee drinkers from allover thecity.Sweepingasidesenti-mentwiththebroomoffact,IhavetosayitIpreferNush!Nush has a squeaky clean,mod-

ernfeeltoit,andwouldbeathomein a Joburg mall or London highstreet. Not in just its decor andlighting, but the boldwhite crock-ery and the menu too. It has cer-tainlyset itselfapart frommost inHarare.They have a diverse menu,

thoughmostlybreakfastandlunchoriented. It hits all the right notesforHararesdiners,withsandwich-es,wraps,hamburgersandchickenandchips,buthasinterestingvari-ationscomingoutfromwhatmustbetheownersmiddleEasternher-itage, in particular a section titledTasteofPersiawhichincludeske-babofferings.On the confident and well in-

formedadviceof ourvery friendlywaiter, I opted for the bakhtiyari($14),amixedbeefandchickenke-

bab.We also ordered the butteredchickencurry($10),andthemush-roomandspinachfettuccini($8).Towarmupourpalettes(andbecausewewereravenous),westartedwiththevegetablesoup($5)andachick-enNioisesalad($7).Nushdoesntactuallyhavestartersonthemenu,butwedecidedtoshareinordertotryhealthieroptionsofwhichthereare several, and vegetarians willcertainlyfindsomethingtoenjoyaswell.Thechickeninthesaladwasstill

warm and succulent. It camewith

olives, butter beans, green beans,eggandlettuce,alldressedinade-licious,piquantdressing.Thesouphadunusualtangyundertones,butwas also delectable and hearty. Itcamewithahugewhiteroll,bakedon site, crispy crust, fluffy inners,justright.Allourfoodwasasfreshascouldbe.Themains came soon after, and

were presented beautifully.My ke-baboptionwasfairlyunwieldy,withalternating cubes of chicken andbeef dangling from a long skewerover saffron rice and roasted veg-gies. I de-skewered it promptly tostopitgoingcoldandsincetheres-taurantwasalmostatcapacity,Ifeltself conscious with it swinging inthebreeze.Themeathadobviouslyspent a long timemarinating,hav-ingcomplexanddeliciousflavours,and though perhaps a bit dry andovercooked for me, was improvedbythetzatziki.Iwasmostimpressedbytheperfumeofthericeandsome

sweetlytenderroastedtomatoes.The pasta was simple, and well

puttogethernothingtowaxlyri-cal about, but as good as any IvehadinHarareandat$8,averygooddeal. I usually dont order dishesthatIcancookwellmyselfbolog-naise,stirfries,fishpie,roastsandafewotherbitsandpieces,butIdontthink I couldrecreate the richnessandbalanceofthatbowl,andwouldconsideritfornexttime.Expecting an Indian style curry,

the butter-chicken eater at our ta-blewasatfirstperplexedbywhathewas servedwith. Again themiddleeastern influenceand spice combi-nationswereatplay.Butallinallitwasdelicious.Whatemerged fromthemain courses forme,was thata great deal of thought and carehas gone into their menu. Nushmanagement have clearly spent along time crafting, tasting, and re-fashioningmenuitemstoachieveagreatdealofflavourandpoiseinall

theirdishes.All in all, the prices atNush are

prettymuchonparwithmosteater-iesinHarare,buttheservice,pres-entation and flavours of the foodmean that they offer better value.Their competence in delivering acomprehensivehotmealmenuANDthe caf-style patisserie selectionwilldelightanydinerinanymood.

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14 HarareNews Issue13 August2014

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Sharon Mazingaizo

TheairlineindustryinZimbabwehasexpe-riencedmanychallenges,inparticularthehighcostofairtravelandfewinternationalairlineschoosingZimbabweasadestination.At its peak in the period 19992003, 34 air-lineswereflyinghere.Thisnumberdwindleddrasticallyduetotheongoingeconomiccri-sisandcurrentlyonly14airlinesareactive.RecentnewsofKLMsintentiontohaltflightsintoHararehasbroughtfrustrationuponlo-calslookingtogooverseas.Thus it is awelcome relief that two new

budget airlines, namely Fastjet and FlyAf-rica,haveenteredtheZimbabweanmarket.Fastjetwill from 5 August 2014 launch twoweeklyflightson theHarare-DaresSalaamroute with tickets available from US$50.00(one-way, excluding tax). Flyafrica beganticketsalesinmidJune2014forthreeweeklyflightsbetweenVictoriaFallsandJohannes-burgwhich, starting 23rd July 2014will befrom R99.00 (one-way, excluding taxes andfuel surcharges). The FlyAfrica route fromJohannesburg to Victoria Falls will boosttourismintheresorttown.SpeakingduringtherecentlyendedRoutes

Africa2014Conference inVictoriaFalls,Ri-chard Bodin, Chief Commercial Officer forFastjet said, Asa low-cost airlinewe try touse a low price to stimulate traffic so thatmorepeopleflymoreoftenandmorepeopleviewaviationas amore accessiblemodeoftransportratherthanthelongbusridesthatsomeAfricanshavetoendure.Harare residents shared their delight at

FlyAfricaandFastjetcomingintotheZimba-bweanmarket, agreatdevelopment for thebusinesssectorandthetourismindustry.KudakwasheMatyokurebwa,alocalentre-

preneurinthecardealershipbusiness,spoketoHarare News,welcoming the newbudgetairlineFastjettoZimbabwe,ashefrequentlytravelstoDaresSalaamtopurchasevehicles.Matyokurebwa said Flying will be a goodoption depending on the cost of the flight.Formostpeople in the cardealershipbusi-ness the profitmargin is very small. Itwillbebettertogobyplaneifthepriceisafford-able. TheHarare Dar es Salaam route ismostlyusedbybusinesspassengers,mainlycrossborder tradersandcardealers.Thereareabout200buspassengersperdayontheroute,eventhoughthebuscostsUS$120andtakesthreedays.Formostbusinesspassen-gersthenewbudgetairlineFastjetisagreatleapforwardforbusinessasit isamoreaf-fordableandfasteroption.

Harare News also spoke to Luke Brownfrom the tour company Vayeni, who said,FlyAfricaisaverywelcomeadditiontotheskies over Zimbabwe. I hope that soon wewillseeanextensiontotheirroutenetworkfollowingtheviabilityoftheinitialroutebe-tween Johannesburg andVictoria Falls. Ac-cessoptionshavebeen limitedsothere isalotofexpectationthatthiswillhelpalleviatethe challenge. Tour operators will look tocapitaliseonthecompetitiveratesofferedbyFlyAfrica tosellon to theirguestsandhelpthempackagethedestinationinsuchawaythattheycompetewellwithintheregion.

Sharon Mazingaizo

AfrocentricaisthethemeforthisyearsZimbabwe Fashion Week which runsfrom26Septemberto29September.ZimbabweFashionWeekwillhost20local

designersandsome internationaldesignersfromSouthAfricaandZambiawillalsogracetheevent.Forthefirsttimeever,ZimbabweFashionWeekwillhostbuyersbothfromtheAfricanregionandinternationally,boostingourlocalfashionindustryandthedesignersthemselves.Among the international delegation com-

ingtoZimbabweFashionWeekisBritishac-torandmodelJosephGatt,whostarsintheTVseriesGameofThronesandhashadasuc-cessfulcareerasamodelinEuropeandtheUnitedKingdom.YoungdesignerscanlookforwardtoFash-

ionWeek, as they have theYoung Designers Programme,aseriesofworkshopsconductedby professionals in the industrywhichwillseethemsharetheirexpertisewithaspiringdesigners.Speaking to Harare News on the mean-

ingbehind thisyears themeAfrocentrica,the founder of Zimbabwe Fashion Week,Priscilla Chigariro, said, Over the past fewcenturiesAfricahasbeenanet recipientofglobaltechnologicalandartisticinnovation.AtZimbabweFashionWeekweseethetrendemergingwhere the traditionalways of Af-rica, thevalues, theorganic fruit, thenatu-ral fabrics, the practical utilitarian designsbegin to replace the genetically modified

organismsthathavebeendominatinginno-vation in recent years. This yearZimbabweFashionWeekwantstocelebratethereturntothenaturallysustainableways,Africathatrepays debts, Africa that becomes a net ex-porterofitsculturalways.Backtotherootsandforwardtothefuture.In addition to fashion shows, Zimbabwe

FashionWeekwillhostanawardsceremonyincategoriesofYoungDesigneroftheYear,EmergingDesigneroftheYear,FashionBlog-geroftheYear,FashionPhotographeroftheYearandAccessoriesDesigneroftheYear.Among the challenges faced this year in

hosting fashion week is the venue. At thetime of writing, Zimbabwe Fashion Weekhad not yet confirmed where this yearseventwillbeheld.

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classinthechoralspeakingsectionahugeundertaking for individual schools as choirscan consist of up to 50 students. Approxi-mately 630 children participated in choralspeaking at the Midlands festival in Gweru,whileastaggering4,140tookpartinHarare.Otherperformancesinthefinalconcertin-

cludedthreejuniorpoetryrecitalsaswellasaduetbyAndileandZolekaSibandaofMid-landsChristianSchool.ArielPrimarythrilledthe audience with a recital from work byCharlesMungoshi.LauraVanSchieandMao-naManyaufromChisipiteSeniorSchoolpre-sented a news bulletin while students fromvariousotherschoolspresentedproseitems,monologues,duologues,seniorpoetry,mimeandShakespeareanpieces.Thecurtaincame

downaftertheM&MDanceFactorypresent-edashortdancepieceentitledLife.After the trophies had been presented to

candidates selected for their outstandingwork during the festival the adjudicators,ClaireWilsonandVictoriaBryan,entertainedthecrowdwithaduetpoemwrittenespeciallyfortheconcert.Bryansaid,Ienjoyedwatch-ingthe facesof thecandidates, theanticipa-tion as theywaited for theirmarks and theexcitementwhentheyheardthem.Ilovethewayinwhichthefestivalbringskidstogether,thewaytheyovercometheirstagefrightandthewaytheyshine!Thankyousomuchforin-vitingmetoworkwithsuchanexcitinggroupofyoungpeople.BothWilsonandBryanhaveofferedtohelptheAlliedArtsteamtopreparematerial for the outreach program that theinstitute runs to help teachers and studentspreparefortheannualfestival.

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TheNationalInstituteofAlliedArts(NIAA)annualSpeechandDramaEisteddfodend-edonahighnotewithawonderfuldisplayoftalent selected from the best of the festivalatafinalconcertheldattheHarareInterna-tionalSchool.The concert held on 12 July had children

as young as seven years of age showcasingtheir talents. Three choral speaking groupsperformedwithGrade1studentsfromHerit-ageSchoolrecitingFlyandBuilding a Dragontoadelightedaudience.HeritageSchoolwontheDeloitteChoralSpeakingCupforgainingthemostpointsinthissection.However,thebestentryinChoralSpeakingwenttoGrade5studentsoftheDominicanConventPrimaryinHarare.NIAAfestivaldirectorGavinPetersaid,We

are impressed that 12 schools entered every

Speech and Drama Eisteddfod ends on a high

Above: Amira Naik and Sam Brakarsh perform-ing a duologue Christmas in NW 1

Left: Andile Sibanda and Zoleka Sibanda recit-ing a duo poem My Dad, Your Dad.

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A youthful Harare cricket academy is be-coming a force to be reckoned with inZimbabwean cricket circles. The RamahSportsAcademyhasbeenscoutingforyoungtalent and settingup clubs inHararesmar-ginalisedareas.We have been able to set-up clubs in up

andcomingprivateschoolslikeCornwallHillinWestgate,saidSylvesterMutusva.Mutus-vaisafoundingmemberandcoachatRamahSports Academy. The academy, situated inBelvedere,wasestablishedin2004,afteriden-tifyingtheneedtotakeyouthsoffthestreetsandawayfromdrugsthroughsport.HesaidRamahSportsAcademyprovidesprofessionalcoaching incorporating technical expertise,thetacticsofthesportandspiritualenhance-ment.In2005RamahSportsAcademywasinstru-

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16s team from the Alpha Cricket Academyof Zambia and trounced the Zambians in afriendly seriesof twoODIs and threeTwen-ty20satSunriseSportsClubinHarare.Soonafter hosting the Zambian academy RamahSportsAcademyofficialswereapproachedbyMr IshfaqZameer Jalalwho is theAdminis-trative Officer of the Asia Twenty20 CricketFederation. This is an affiliated continental

unit of the International Twenty20 CricketFederation (ITCF-USA).Heproposed that theacademyshouldregisterZimbabweTwenty20CricketFederation(ZTCF-Zimbabwe)andbe-comeanaffiliatecountryunitandleadAfricaTwenty20CricketFederation(ATCF-Africa)asacontinentalunit.ITCF-USA is an independent international

boardrunningTwenty20cricketandTwentyplus Twenty innings cricket separate fromICC. ITCF-USAfoundedtheTwenty20conceptin2001andisaimingtohave200countriesonitsplatformtoglobalisethesport.ITCF does not look at the test cricket sta-

tusofothercricketplayingnations.Acoun-trylikeIndia,whichisacricketpowerhouse,canplayanationlikeBotswana,forexample,whichhasnotestcricketstatus.TheacademyrecentlywonaccoladesinIn-

diawherethreeof itsmemberswonawardswhen they participated in the annual eventof the Indian Twenty20 Cricket Federation(ITCF-India), the Indian Premier CorporateLeague(IPCL)Season4heldfromthe12thtothe16thofNovember2013attheInternation-alSirdarPatelCricketStadium.National teamplayers in theorganisation,

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