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Mazabuka Mumblings
Christmas is just around the corner! Amazing how the year has just
slipped quietly away without a murmur. Oh! Apart from those
serious crashes of thunder, and fork lightning that tore down trees
and ripped off roof sheeting, heralding in the first rains on
November 14!
Thanks to Musikili School and particularly the Choma parents, for
putting on the most successful Christmas Fair at the school in early
November. Along with the swimathon that took place on the same day,
the school managed to raise enough money to re-do their tennis
courts, and boost the funds of a few local charities.
Disabled Day. Held at Hamapula Farm, and organised by Charmain
Clayton, the Coventry family and the Disabled committee, and backed
by the local farming and business community, this was an extremely
successful day, raising money for wheelchairs and other much needed
equipment for the local disabled.
Nchete House For Gifts. If you still need to find something for
family, friends, in-laws etc. the sewing group at Nchete House,
situated at the Maz Catholic Church, have some lovely tie-n-dye oven
gloves, pot holders, baskets, roll holders and kaftans. All are in
glorious colours and very reasonably priced. Contact Sister Angela
on 097767198 for more information.
Christmas Dinner/Dance, December 16 at Mazabuka Club. This is
always a thoroughly enjoyable evening for young and old. The club
is also putting on a dinner dance for New Year. The new all weather
tennis courts are now in place, and the squash courts have been
repaired, so the club should be humming with activity this festive
season!
Crayfish For Christmas? I wrote a short article a while ago on how
freshwater crayfish had sneaked out of fish ponds on a farm on the
Kafue River some years back and are now creating havoc for the
indigenous fish in the Kafue (they devour the eggs and fry of the
fish). We carried out a short survey recently, at Shimungalu, the
fisherman’s camp on the Kafue, situated between the old Ceres Farm
and Zambia Sugar. The local fishermen have been netting the
crayfish, along with their normal catch, since 2003. They have
noticed a massive increase in the number of crays caught over the
last twelve months, and haul in as many as 100 a day. Not knowing
the danger they are causing to their livelihood, they throw many of
the crayfish back into the river! However, since they discovered a
market for these tasty crustacean menaces, traders have been hawking
the crays around Maz for between K500 and K2,500 a piece. Great
idea for a Christmas feast!
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December
2006