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Mazabuka Mumblings
Coming Up ! Strawberries, mulberries, mbula, mawi, gooseberries,
jacaranda petals, figs, on the golf coarse, the odd blade of grass
(courtesy of the ant population who may have overlooked a blade or
two). In fact all the splendid things that make summer in this part
of the world bearable.
Musikili School’s Art Exhibition will be held this year on Friday,
October 6 and Saturday, October 7 at the National Museum in Lusaka.
Doors open on Friday at 2 pm and close on Saturday at 11 am Works
of art from local and internationally renowned artists will be
available for sale. Don’t miss it!
Musikili School’s Craft Fair is being held at the school on
Saturday, November 4. Contact Fiona Marx on 097 768-415 or 097
790-209 or Caroline Green on 097 802-406 or 097 837-151 if you would
like to take a stall at the fair. The Fair is usually a great place
to shop for gifts!
Helping To Reintroduce Our Horny Friends! It’s always great to see
people back in the country after many years, especially when they’re
on a conservation mission to help save, or reintroduce something or
other. In this case, our dear old horny friend, the black rhino.
Catching up with old mates in Mazabuka recently before heading out
to the bush to lead a camera safari, was David Back, a British
architect who spent several years as a game guide at Chibembe and
Nsefu camps in the Luangwa in the 80’s before heading back to London
to start his own company. He never lost touch with mates in Zambia,
and being an accomplished photographer, came out regularly on camera
safaris. Passionate about wildlife in general, and the black rhino
in particular, David who was extremely saddened by the demise of
the rhino population in the 80’s was determined that he would one
day help in some way to reintroduce this magnificent creature back
into the Zambian bush. To this end he and business associate, James
Bowdidge, have started a charity organisation entitled Horny@50 (the
50 was thrown in there because David is cautiously approaching 50!)
Money raised will go towards transporting black rhino from the
Eastern Cape and the Kruger Game Park in South Africa (a donation
from the South Africans) to the Luangwa. Over the last 14 months,
several rhino have already been reintroduced in the Luangwa and are
doing well. A further 10 are due to be flown in in June 2007 and
Horny@50 will be holding several fund raising events to help raise
the £ 100,000 required for transport costs.
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October
2006