Comments for chirundu.com v2.0 http://www.chirundu.com The Place for Homesick Africans Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Book Review: Bulu: African Wonder Dog by Dick Houston by Laura Kotzé http://www.chirundu.com/bulu-african-wonder-dog-dick-houston-2010-06/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Laura Kotzé Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:10:45 +0000 http://www.chirundu.com/?p=872#comment-475 Hello! My name is Laura. I am fourteen years old and I live in Stellenbosch, South-Africa. Since I was 2 years old, my parents and I love Africa and we travel through Africa every winter holiday. I’ve got 2 sisters younger than me and they started joning us on our holidays as well. We have been to Zambia only twice: the first time was in 2007 when we drove up to North Luangwa, entered from the Western side and drove through to stay with the Chifunda Community for almost a week. We have just returned from a ten thousand kilometre long holiday traveling trough Zimbabwe, Mosambique, Malawi, Zambia and Namibia. This time we went to South Luangwa and camped at Wildlife Camp. What a fantastic experience, I loved every minute!! It was on our way down South, that I picked up Bulu in a bookshop in Lusaka. I simply could not stop reading it and finished it in a day! I also have two Rhodesian Ridgebacks at home and Bulu reminded me of them! Thank you so much for getting to know Bulu! Love to hear from you. Regards Laura Kotzé Hello!
My name is Laura. I am fourteen years old and I live in Stellenbosch, South-Africa. Since I was 2 years old, my parents and I love Africa and we travel through Africa every winter holiday. I’ve got 2 sisters younger than me and they started joning us on our holidays as well. We have been to Zambia only twice: the first time was in 2007 when we drove up to North Luangwa, entered from the Western side and drove through to stay with the Chifunda Community for almost a week. We have just returned from a ten thousand kilometre long holiday traveling trough Zimbabwe, Mosambique, Malawi, Zambia and Namibia. This time we went to South Luangwa and camped at Wildlife Camp. What a fantastic experience, I loved every minute!! It was on our way down South, that I picked up Bulu in a bookshop in Lusaka. I simply could not stop reading it and finished it in a day! I also have two Rhodesian Ridgebacks at home and Bulu reminded me of them! Thank you so much for getting to know Bulu!
Love to hear from you.
Regards
Laura Kotzé

]]> Comment on Zimbabwean Springboks by Johann Boshoff http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwean-springboks-2009-08/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Johann Boshoff Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:16:33 +0000 http://www.chirundu.com/?p=182#comment-468 A while ago i came across a team photo of the 1980 Springbok team. There where 2 Rhodesian players in the Squad. Ray Mordt and David Smith. Currently Ray Mordt is still active, but have anybody an idee what happened to David Smith? While looking at the photo I realise that there is another Rhodesian missing in the squad, and that is Ian Buchannan. He had to play in the shadows of Divan Serfontein. Johann Boshoff Pretoria South Africa A while ago i came across a team photo of the 1980 Springbok team. There where 2 Rhodesian players in the Squad. Ray Mordt and David Smith. Currently Ray Mordt is still active, but have anybody an idee what happened to David Smith?

While looking at the photo I realise that there is another Rhodesian missing in the squad, and that is Ian Buchannan. He had to play in the shadows of Divan Serfontein.

Johann Boshoff
Pretoria
South Africa

]]> Comment on Zimbabwe Orphan Care by Kerstin Otway http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-orphan-care-2010-04/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Kerstin Otway Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:57:13 +0000 http://www.chirundu.com/?p=625#comment-461 Hi, I was just browsing and came across your site. I live in Western Australia and have just committed (long story) to fill and send a container to an orphanage 80kms from Mutare. I'm finding it hard to even have a company quoting on shipping a container... I kept digging to find out where the problem really lies and it appears to me that even goods with no commercial value may attract fees determined by the Zimbabwean authorities, which makes it unaffordable for an orphanage to obtain the goods- and companies to get their containers back. I have heard that used medical equipment and school supplies are relatively easy to get into the country without extra charges. Do you have any suggestions or advice that might be helpful? If you do, that would be much appreciated. I haven't found any information about food like tins with formula powder etc yet. Thank you for your time. Kind regards Kerstin Otway Hi,

I was just browsing and came across your site. I live in Western Australia and have just committed (long story) to fill and send a container to an orphanage 80kms from Mutare. I’m finding it hard to even have a company quoting on shipping a container… I kept digging to find out where the problem really lies and it appears to me that even goods with no commercial value may attract fees determined by the Zimbabwean authorities, which makes it unaffordable for an orphanage to obtain the goods- and companies to get their containers back. I have heard that used medical equipment and school supplies are relatively easy to get into the country without extra charges. Do you have any suggestions or advice that might be helpful? If you do, that would be much appreciated. I haven’t found any information about food like tins with formula powder etc yet. Thank you for your time.

Kind regards

Kerstin Otway

]]> Comment on Contact by eXtreme 5 Challenge – raise money for Homes in Zimbabwe : chirundu.com v2.0 http://www.chirundu.com/contact/comment-page-1/#comment-451 eXtreme 5 Challenge – raise money for Homes in Zimbabwe : chirundu.com v2.0 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:13:40 +0000 http://www.chirundu.com/?page_id=61#comment-451 [...] Contact [...] [...] Contact [...]

]]> Comment on Homes in Zimbabwe by eXtreme 5 Challenge – raise money for Homes in Zimbabwe : chirundu.com v2.0 http://www.chirundu.com/homes-in-zimbabwe-2010-06/comment-page-1/#comment-450 eXtreme 5 Challenge – raise money for Homes in Zimbabwe : chirundu.com v2.0 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:21:45 +0000 http://www.chirundu.com/?p=1025#comment-450 [...] Aim The eXtreme 5 Challenge is aiming to raise £100,000 for “Homes in Zimbabwe” (HIZ – UK registered charity 1104512). HIZ looks after destitute pensioners who lost their life savings in Zimbabwe’s economic collapse. Participants can either raise money for this charity or one of their own choosing. (More about Homes in Zimbabwe) [...] [...] Aim The eXtreme 5 Challenge is aiming to raise £100,000 for “Homes in Zimbabwe” (HIZ – UK registered charity 1104512). HIZ looks after destitute pensioners who lost their life savings in Zimbabwe’s economic collapse. Participants can either raise money for this charity or one of their own choosing. (More about Homes in Zimbabwe) [...]

]]> Comment on eXtreme 5 Challenge – raise money for Homes in Zimbabwe by Homes in Zimbabwe : chirundu.com v2.0 http://www.chirundu.com/extreme-5-challenge-raise-money-for-homes-in-zimbabwe-2010-06/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Homes in Zimbabwe : chirundu.com v2.0 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:19:13 +0000 http://www.chirundu.com/?p=1020#comment-449 [...] How you can help You can either donate money, or gifts in kind or get involved with some of their fund-raising events such as the HIZ Royal Thames Yacht Club Annual Fundraising Dinner, Charity Golf Competition or the eXtreme 5 Challenge. [...] [...] How you can help You can either donate money, or gifts in kind or get involved with some of their fund-raising events such as the HIZ Royal Thames Yacht Club Annual Fundraising Dinner, Charity Golf Competition or the eXtreme 5 Challenge. [...]

]]> Comment on Cricket: Zimbabwe Test Return in 2011 by Warren http://www.chirundu.com/cricket-zimbabwe-test-return-in-2011-2010-06/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Warren Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:56:11 +0000 http://www.chirundu.com/?p=1009#comment-448 Awesome news, any idea when they will officially announce it? Awesome news, any idea when they will officially announce it?

]]> Comment on Cricket: Zimbabwe now beat Defending Champions Pakistan by Cricket: Zimbabwe Test Return in 2011 : chirundu.com v2.0 http://www.chirundu.com/cricket-zimbabwe-now-beat-defending-champions-pakistan-2010-04/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Cricket: Zimbabwe Test Return in 2011 : chirundu.com v2.0 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:25:09 +0000 http://www.chirundu.com/?p=660#comment-440 [...] to last Wednesday’s triangular series final in Harare, as well as recently beating Australia, Pakistan and the West Indies in twenty20 [...] [...] to last Wednesday’s triangular series final in Harare, as well as recently beating Australia, Pakistan and the West Indies in twenty20 [...]

]]> Comment on Zimbabwe beat Australia in World Twenty20 warm-up by Cricket: Zimbabwe Test Return in 2011 : chirundu.com v2.0 http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-beat-australia-cricket-world-twenty20-warm-up-2010-04/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Cricket: Zimbabwe Test Return in 2011 : chirundu.com v2.0 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:01:22 +0000 http://www.chirundu.com/?p=647#comment-420 [...] once en route to last Wednesday’s triangular series final in Harare, as well as recently beating Australia, Pakistan and the West Indies in twenty20 [...] [...] once en route to last Wednesday’s triangular series final in Harare, as well as recently beating Australia, Pakistan and the West Indies in twenty20 [...]

]]> Comment on Cricket: Zimbabwe thump Sri Lanka by eight wickets by Cricket: Zimbabwe Test Return in 2011 : chirundu.com v2.0 http://www.chirundu.com/cricket-zimbabwe-thump-sri-lanka-by-eight-wickets-2010-06/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Cricket: Zimbabwe Test Return in 2011 : chirundu.com v2.0 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:00:20 +0000 http://www.chirundu.com/?p=949#comment-419 [...] both one day and twenty20 cricket have been very noticeable : Zimbabwe have beaten India twice and Sri Lanka once en route to last Wednesday’s triangular series final in Harare, as well as recently beating [...] [...] both one day and twenty20 cricket have been very noticeable : Zimbabwe have beaten India twice and Sri Lanka once en route to last Wednesday’s triangular series final in Harare, as well as recently beating [...]

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