Standard Style 30 March 2015

The Standard
StyleISSUE 47
MARCH 29 TO ApRIl 4 2015
Star Profile
Brandan Taylor
Inside Nellie Tiyago

2 THE STANDARD STYLE / CONTENTS
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Arts
26 Breaking New Ground
Nyasha Vera
28 Bookworm
ebook market place
29 Arts
Celeb news
P08
Family
March 29 to April 4 2014
3 Woman Profile
Nellie Tiyago
5 Motivation
Tafadzwa
7 Man Profile
Brendon Taylor
Home & Garden
9 Home of the Week
Enter our competition
10 Trends
Parquet Floors
12 Gardening
Home vegetable garden
Food & Drink
14 Restaurant Guide
La Fontane
15 Wine
Lebbie
19 Family of the Week
Mr & Mrs Chinguwo
21 Education
Cover to Cover winners
24 Family Getaway
Getaways & Outings
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March 29 to April 4 2015
THE STANDARD STYLE / WOMAN / PROFILE 3
Star Profile
Nellie Tiyago
“Be a soldier and fight the
good fight all the time!
“
BY PRUDENCE MUGANIWAH
“Be a soldier and
fight the good fight all
the time!”
Her grandfather
often referred to
her as a baby goat,
as a result of her
stubbornness.
Needless to say, a
few decades later,
Nellie Tiyago, the
eldest of three children
who was born
and raised in Harare,
is now a partner with
Scanlen and Holderness,
a local law firm.
“When I was young
I wanted to get into the
medical field so I could
heal everyone but I have
always been viewed as a
thinker, a fighter and a
talker. I love the job I have
because I am able to be all
these things and get paid for it
too. I also love that in my own
way I can make a difference
in someone else’s
life even if it is in the
smallest of ways,”
says the University
of Pretoria
graduate
who has been with the reputable
firm since 2004.
By 2008, Nellie became the
third female to be appointed
as a partner since the establishment
of the firm.
Her experience in the law
field includes specialisation
in Corporate and Commercial
law, joint ventures, drafting
and negotiating commercial
contracts, commercial litigation,
acquisitions, due diligences,
as well as intellectual
property registration.
The determined lawyer has
also been involved in assisting
younger generations in startup
of businesses, as well as
advising and providing assistance
to foreign and local investors
in Zimbabwe. Passionate
about her firm's corporate
social responsibilities, she
hopes to set up a Scanlen and
Holderness legal clinic which
will provide legal assistance
to low income earners.
A registered conveyancer
and an Administrator registered
with the Estate Administration
Council of Zimbabwe,
Nellie is also a member
of IBA (International Bar Association),
ZIPTA, and INTA
(International Trademarks
Association). She is also the
Administrator at the Zimbabwe
Institute of Patents and
Trademarks Attorneys (ZIP-
TA) which was resuscitated in
2011.
The married mother of
two boys – which she says is
her first job and her biggest
achievement – explains the
challenges that come with being
a family woman whilst at
the same time trying to improve
one career wise. “There
are some luxuries, such as
sleep that you have to cut
down on. You have to keep reminding
yourself that there is
so much to learn and you do
not know it all.
The places that you may find
life lessons are sometimes the
places that you least expect. I
have also learnt the hard way
that I cannot do everything
and I cannot always help everyone.
So if one of my close
relatives is in trouble I sometimes
have to step aside and
let someone less emotionally
involved help them. And I also
have to have difficult conversations
with people who may
feel I have disrespected them
for not being in a position to
help.”
Nellie cites honesty and
truthfulness as very important
virtues she lives by. “I am
not perfect and fail a lot but
I strive for this. I believe in
teamwork, generosity and not
being afraid to take on a challenge.
I also believe that when
you think you have failed
don’t stay too long wallowing
in misery, yes you are allowed
to be sad but quickly get up or
else you may end up stuck in
that rut.”
Her current mantra, “today
is a gift” keeps her grateful for
live and everyone who makes
up her today. Speaking of her
family and the support they
give her, she says, “I have an
amazing family.
I equate it to the mafia - with
my dad as the Don and the final
say in all matters arising! No
matter what they are always
on my side. They may shout
at me in the background but
in front of the world we will
present a unified stance,” and
she speaks even more glowingly
of her husband, her young
sister Lucy who is her lookalike,
and her nieces, “I get to
get loads of hugs and kisses
for no reason at all but just because!
I love seeing bits of me
in my boys and the girls. It’s so
amazing how much they teach
me about the simple things in
life.”
It is her mother’s strong spirit
though, which she admires
the most. “She is amazing and
strong, and all the things that
I dream of becoming.
In her spare time, Nellie
finds time to exercise her entrepreneurial
capabilities. She
and her cousin have started a
t-shirt business called lovejoyhope
and they showcased
the brand Kosh(esai) in the
2014 Zimbabwe Fashion Week.
Commenting on lovejoyhope,
she says, “We were tired of
buying these yet we have all
the resources locally available.
We are also expanding this
cross continent. Our vision is
to have this all linked to charity
organizations so that we
can give back to the community.”
She also makes reference
to their book project wherein
they plan to expand it to remote
areas where people do
not have the privilege of access
to a library. Drawing inspiration
from firstly from
God, she also holds in high
regard her late grandparents
who taught her how cleanliness
is next to godliness,
and how, “Being a female is
just my sex but not a limitation.
She also mentions her
friends Cleo Kurima, Rutendo,
Martha, Sarah and many
more who push her in their
own different ways, to do
more.
Her parting shot is basically
a life lesson on fighting until
one succeeds. “Life is never
predictable and nothing
is ever fair. So instead of becoming
a pessimist, be a soldier
and fight the good fight
all the time. Surround yourself
with people who love
you.
Always be a lady, they say
it’s a man’s world but you
can’t make yourself a man.
There is a way to balance
it all and you will find your
own unique way of doing
just that. Above all live your
life, make time for your family
and make healthy lifestyle
choices!”

4 THE STANDARD STYLE / WOMAN / FASHION
March 29 to April 4 2015
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providing a cost effective marketplace for local designers
to sell ready-to-wear clothing and accessories. It also runs
zedlabel Fashion Finance program, giving funding to
talented local designers to produce retail collections, as
well as the zedlabel Fashion Funding program that
facilitates training and mentoring for young fashion
designers. It was founded in August 2014
Zedlabel’s aim is to make Zimbabwean fashion more
accessible and affordable – the target is between
$50-75 but pricing varies per designer brand.
Founder Mellisa Mazing says “I think our unique
advantage is that we're looking at fashion as a business,
with an emphasis on making sure that everything we do
is in line with my original vision to be part of the
development of the local fashion industry and create
viable businesses out of local design talent. The 100%
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March 29 to April 4 2015
THE STANDARD STYLE / INSPIRATION 5
Positioning yourself to
Buy the Future (5)
Reviving
lost
Dreams
and
Passions
by Cynthia hakutangwi
are you Sabotaging
yourself?
People seldom mean to
sabotage themselves. It is
not generally a conscious
decision to spoil things. A
fable is old of a talkative
mouse, a rat, and a small
shrew that were trapped in
a flood, desperately clinging
to the side of a lily pad
- and sinking fast! A helpful
owl came to their rescue,
first telling the rat to
clamp its teeth onto its talons
as the owl flew to safety
and then returning for the
shrew, who received similar
instructions. Finally,
as the tides rose ever higher,
the owl came back for
the talkative mouse. "You
are rescued and will live!"
said the owl. "But I've noticed
you talk a lot. Promise
me you'll keep your
mouth closed around my
legs and on no account
open it, or you'll fall to your
fate!" "Of course!" said the
mouse, who proceeded to
clamp his mouth onto his
feathered rescuer's landing
gear. They took off and
flew across the floods. The
owl was about to land on
some high ground, but the
mouse decided he wanted
to alight some other place
to get dry. "Not there..."
shouted the mouse, but
those were the last words
he ever spoke as he fell into
the swirling waters below.
Whilst the behaviour of
the mouse could have been
a result of ignorance and
failure to heed to advice, it
is evident that he did not
take time to think about
the consequences of his actions.
In the same way individuals
have a tendency of
spoiling their desired end
in other ways too and for
other reasons which can
include familiarity of failure,
an unconscious need
to be in control, feeling unworthy
seeing themselves
as inadequate, stupid,
weak, vulnerable, shameful,
socially inferior, undesirable,
isolated, undeserving
of good things and being
overly responsible for
others.
Developing and investing
in yourself
In early childhood,
learning different things
helps with shaping our
adulthood. This process of
personal development does
not stop at any subsequent
stage of life. There are always
opportunities and
ways of improving personal
development at every
moment of our life. Personal
development includes
activities that improve
awareness and identity, develop
talents and potential,
build human capital
and facilitate employability,
enhance quality of life
and contribute to the realization
of dreams and aspirations.
By doing an exercise
only once or by simply
attending one seminar,
you cannot be expected to
change your mind set forever.
You must be willingly
to immerse yourself in
different forms of the personal
development every
day with discipline. With
your investment money,
you need not invest only in
your marketable skills. Going
to the spa or by undergoing
a massage you can
increase your physical and
mental health. This can be
in the form of purchasing
books, subscribing to magazines
and journals, night
school, seminars or online
courses and even a membership
in the local body
building club.
growing yourself
Selecting an appropriate
mentor can teach you
to complete tasks correctly
as the also keeps you
accountable to your objective,
dreams and your
goals. The role of a mentor
could related to health, social
life, family life, money,
assets and career achievements
must be balanced
with your set of goals and
what you want to achieve
which will help in selecting
them as a mentor. The
habit of reading is one of
the most prominent means
of developing your personal
development. Books remain
the means of positive
self talk. Great thinkers,
philosophers and writers,
normally modify their
skills, knowledge and
thoughts in books. Reading
of quality books is considered
to be food for the
reader’s soul. Books allow
us to develop our analyzing
skill. The habit of reading
stimulates our imagination
and develops the
desire to explore the solutions
to our problems,
which we may have never
thought of.
It is important to write
down what you want,
why you want it, and how
you plan to get there. Below
is an example of sections
that can be designed
in your Personal Development
Plan:
• Your Life Purpose.
What were you born to do?
What is the meaning of
your life?
• Your Dreams. Those
far reaching thoughts and
hopes that inspire you to
action.
• Short, Medium and
Long Term Goals. This lets
you see that you have measurable
progress towards
your goals.
• Your Beliefs and Values.
What do you stand for?
And perhaps, what do you
wish your actions showed
you stand for?
• Success and Milestones.
As you accomplish
goals and dreams it is important
to celebrate your
successes
Having a personal development
plan helps you
to gain clarity so that you
know what you trying to
accomplish. It also shows
you why you are doing
what are doing even on
days when you do not feel
like it. Your plan will work
as a compass that keeps
you headed towards consistent
goals.
Cynthia is a Communications
and Personal Development
Consultant, a Life
Coach, Author, and Strategist.
She is the Managing
Consultant of Wholeness Incorporated.
Her published
book titles include “The
Whole You – Vital Keys for
Balanced Living” and “Intelligent
Conversations: A mindset
shift towards a developed
Africa.” E-mail: cynthia@
wholenessincorporated.com.
Facebook: Wholeness Incorporated.
Website: www.wholenessincorporated.com
Feed yourself with positive thoughts
Your mind doesn’t
know the
difference between reality
and fantasy. Your
mind acts on what you
feed it. Feed it good
thoughts.
– Zig Ziglar
by takuDzwa iShmael moyo
What are you watching?
What are you listening to?
What are you reading? Do a
self introspect.
In this week I want to put
focus on what comes in your
mind. Jesus Christ said “it is
not what goes in the stomach
that defiles a man but what
goes into his heart”. The bible
uses the word heart interchangeably
to mind. So emphasis
is being made that what
goes in is what makes us bad.
Make sure that you are feeding
yourself with the right literature,
beneficial television
programs and be wise about
the websites you visit. Also
never miss the Standard Style
inspirational column every
Sunday for some words of inspiration!
The other thing is that
your mind is like a garden. If
you don’t plant crops weeds
will grow in. the same applies,
if you don’t feed yourself
with positive knowledge
and thoughts then negative
thoughts will automatically
grow. Also in the event
that you have plants when you
don’t weed your garden weeds
will grow and take nutrients
for the plants.
Likewise you need to remove
every negative thought which
wants to grow in you. Every
time you realize yourself developing
negative thoughts
quickly shun them out, that is
when they are the weakest.
In computers we say GIGO –
Garbage In and Garbage Out.
This means that what you feed
in the system is what comes
out.
The same is if you feed negative
thoughts they will come
out negative words and actions
building a negative personality.
Inversely if you feed yourself
with positive thoughts
they will come out a positive
personality. Practice positive
thoughts and sooner you will
begin acting positively.
Take note of what you feed
yourself as it becomes your
thoughts; your thoughts become
your words, your words
they become your actions and
your action become your habit;
your habit will shape your
character. Furthermore, what
you feed your mind will become
your appetite – that is
things you are eager to have.
In conclusion, “How would
your life be different if you
were conscious about the
people you surround yourself
with, and the media you
watch, listen to, or read?
Let today be the day you
pay attention to what you feed
your mind, your body, and
your life create a nourishing
environment conducive to
your growth and well being” –
James D Clark
Ishmael Dawctar is an inspirational
writer and speaker.
For more inspirational tips and
advice or to get free daily inspirational
messages daily you
can contact him via whatsapp
on +263 735 412 851 or email
dawcmael@gmail.com

6 THE STANDARD STYLE / MAN / PROFILE
March 29 to April 4 2015
Star Profile
Brendan
Taylor
“There is no better feeling than
winning a game for Zimbabwe!
“
BY PRUDENCE MUGANIWAH
One cannot mention Zimbabwe
Cricket without talking about
Brendan Ross Murray Taylor,
better known as BT. The day has
come, when the legend salutes and bows
out of the game – and one cannot help but
marvel at the levels of patriotism and national
pride that BT has shown consistently.
Widely regarded as the most genuine
and perhaps the best batsman ever in Zim
cricket, Brendan Taylor was born on the
6th of February 1986 to Debbie and Graham.
He speaks of his parents as being
supportive and loving parents
who gave him and his two brothers
Grant and Keegan a great foundation.
Educated at Lilfordia and St
John’s Senior School, he says,
“We were fortunate to have a
good education - not that I excelled
in the classroom!
The former Zimbabwean
cricketer, who excelled
as a batsman,
a part time wicketkeeper
and an off
spinner recently
signed as a Kolpak
player for Nottinghamshire
on a three
year contract, and
on the same day announced
his retirement
from international
cricket. “It
was a difficult decision
to make as I was always very passionate
about ZC. But I have had to make the
bold decision to take up a contract in the
UK that can benefit myself as a player
and my family.”
Taking over from Elton Chigumbura after
the 2011 Cricket World Cup, BT as he is
popularly and affectionately known, captained
the Zimbabwean ODI cricket team
until 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, and was
the first Zimbabwean batsman to hit backto-back
One-Day International centuries
(128 not out and 107 not out) against New
Zealand back in 2011. BT went on to repeat
the feat in this year’s ICC World Cup, and
played his last game for Zimbabwe on the
15th of March against India.
His 433 runs as well as his
8 centuries in ODI’s which
surpassed Alistair Campbells’
7 at this year’s World Cup set a new
benchmark for the nation.
The seasoned player started playing round
about the tender age of 5, and when he attended
Lilfordia a year later, which was run
by the Campbell family, he almost immediately
decided cricket was for him. He is
thankful to Iain Campbell, the father of Zimbabwean
Test cricketer Alistair Campbell
who nurtured him during the early years.
“They were very influential in moulding me
into the cricketer I am today,” says the cricket
legend who as a teenager became a regular
choice for national age-group teams, playing
in two Under-19 World Cups and making
his first-class debut for Mashonaland A at the
age of 15.
The rest is really history as BT became
better and better in his domestic perfor-
mances and eventually landed a place in
the national team at the young age of 18.
His entrance onto the national stage, together
with that of many other young players,
coincided with the rebellion of many
leading players against the cricket mother
body.
Because of his outstanding talent and
skill on the field, not surprisingly BT’s rise
to international prominence was to come
quite soon and in 2007 he was re-selected
for the Zimbabwe Select team against
South Africa A where he scored 15 runs in
the second first-class match. Over the years
BT has continually proved his expertise in
the game and helped the team through concerted
and relentless efforts.
It is no secret though that Zimbabwe
Cricket has had, and continues to have, its
fair share of battles both on and off the field.
It would be interesting to know how BT has
managed to sustain himself for so long in
serving his country, and his team as captain.
“There have been challenges along the way
but there will always be as a captain. I would
say the biggest one was the lack of game
time that we would experience for long periods
of time, you find some momentum as
a team, then nothing for 3 to 4 months so it
always felt you were starting from scratch
again. As a player you can't control certain
aspects off the field, I always had the drive
and motivation to try control what I could
and that was to play cricket!”
Married to Kelly and father to two boys,
Alexi and Mason, BT speaks lovingly of
them and it only makes sense when he says
he values family, friendship and loyalty the
most.
There are bound to be people who kept
Brendan going during his journey from day
one, the individuals that have pushed him
on and whom he believes will continue furthering
the cause and interests of Zimbabwe
cricket. He cites the Chairman of ZC
Wilson Manase, the MD Alistair Campbell
and coach Dav Whatmore, explaining further,
“Great additions to ZC and as long as
they are involved with the current crop of
experience and talent, ZC are in a safe place.
Grass root level needs to be taken care of at
the moment to bring through the next generation.
I understand strides are slowly being
made there.”
From scoring 5258 runs at an average of 34
per match, to outstanding batting average,
and of course who can ever forget the memorable
6 off, the last ball that won us the Bangladesh
match at Harare Sports Club, BT’s career
on his home soil simply cannot be documented
in one story – the milestones he has
achieved for himself as well as his country, as
well as the effort and dedication he has put in
his work on the cricket field is beyond words.
His drive is amazing despite circumstantial
challenges, as with any other career. Success
though, is what keeps the young inspiring
sportsman going, and he says, “There is no
better feeling than winning a game for Zimbabwe!”
Advising the younger ones – and he does
have a huge following of aspiring cricketers
- , BT bows out with a simple lesson, really,
“With hard work and dedication you can
achieve anything in life not just sport. Don't
wait for your dreams to fall on your lap, get
out there and make them a reality!”
And to him we say, go well our wicket keeper,
our Captain Fantastic. Thank you, BT.

March 29 to April 4 2015 THE STANDARD STYLE / MAN 7
How to sync your WhatsApp to your PC
The Crisp White Shirt
CRAIG ZOOWIE
When it comes to personal
Style, clothes send
powerful signals so
it is imperative to always
look your best. Here, I walk
you through owning the perfect
“Crisp White Shirt”, this shirt
is the best thing any cool dude
should not be found without.
It’s the basic essential that you
can wear anyhow and with practically
anything, it is versatile
enough to take you from office to
after-hours drinks at the bar.
This white shirt comes in so
many variations in terms of fabric,
cut & fittings, collars and cuffs
that all guys who understand the
concept of owning a white shirt
are spoilt for choice.
Details are key; when purchasing
a white shirt be attentive to
the type of fabric- one should
choose light fabrics for summer
looks and heavier warmer fabrics
for colder winter seasons.
Consider your daily schedule
that is, your career or job if it requires
that you’re in formal wear
everyday or casual where a shirt
can be substituted with something
else.
Get your shirt in the perfect
size, a size bigger will look bulky
and un-tidy; a smaller size will
look like your shirt is uncomfortable
and matter of fact it probably
is.
For that timeless look in the office,
team up the white shirt with
black suits, be bold and add a pop
of colour in your accessories that
is your ties, bowties and pocket
squares as well as cuff-links. Remember
to keep your look professional
and sharp, ladies do notice
the guy who keeps it simple,
smart but is also trendy.
We see flower lapels trending
this season but a few guys
are brave enough for these, they
come in an assortment of colours
which can be added to different
suits and looks. Most gents with
Style appreciate the 3piece suits,
your look still makes you distinguished
in the office should you
choose to forego the suit jacket
during lunch. The mistake we
see is the small fitting waistcoat
Craig Zoowie is a gentleman passionate
about Style & Life. An Event Designer as
well as a Stylist & Grooming Consultant
with VIP Hosting. Zimbabwe Style Icon
2014. You can follow him on Instagram,
Tumblr, Twitter @CraigZoowie for some
LifeStyle inspiration.
teamed with a bulky oversized
shirt, making a guy
look overly clumsy. Perfectly
tailored clothing says a
lot about one’s character
and how they view themselves.
Casually, it starts with
losing the tie but still maintaining
a well kept look
with the shirt tucked in.
For lesser formal settings,
one can wear jeans with the
white shirt topping it off
with a blazer or a cardigan
with less formal shoes like
boots.
A casual street trend we
see nowadays is the fully
buttoned up shirt worn
with chinos and espadrilles
or brogues to give that sophisticated
casual gentleman
look.
Days are gone to look boring
in a formal white shirt,
convert your look to trendy
and modern with a twist by
wearing the formal shirt
with shorts and boat shoes.
WhatsApp is now one of the biggest instant messaging
applications in the world, with as many as 600 million
active users. However, it has been a distraction to many,
since you have to constantly check your phone for new
messages. The great news is you can now sync your
WhatsApp to your computer, to view and respond to
messages via your browser, so this week’s Tech Tips is
on how to set this up.
Step 1.
To start, you will need to use the Google Chrome browser
on your computer and have Android Operating System
on your phone. Sorry Apple fans, but this application is
not yet available on Safari or iOS! On your computer,
launch the Chrome browser and head to
https://web.whatsapp.com and a QR code will pop up
onscreen on your PC.
Step 2.
Launch WhatsApp on your phone. Access the WhatsApp
menu and select WhatsApp web. If this option is not
visible, you need to update your WhatsApp to the latest
software version.
Step 3.
A QR reader will then open automatically on your phone;
point this at your PC screen to scan the code and you will
be automatically logged into WhatsApp on the web.
Step 4.
The interface will be familiar to most WhatsApp phone
users, but you should note that desktop notifications are
supported which you may want to switch off in the
settings menu for privacy reasons, if this is a shared PC.
Step 5.
Starting a new conversation is slightly different on the
desktop. In WhatsApp on the web, the search function
lets you start new conversations as well as filter existing
chats, whereas on the phone you use the compose icon
to start a new conversation.
Step 6.
Once your phone and computer are synced, WhatsApp
will by default keep you logged in unless you specify
otherwise; but having logged out you'll need to go
through the QR code process again the next time you
want to log onto WhatsApp on that computer.
Happy WhatsApping!
DDH&M/DAN12701

8 THE STANDARD STYLE / MAN
March 29 to April 4 2015
Jaguar and Land Rover partners with
Spectre the 24th James Bond adventure
By FAct Jeke
Jaguar Land Rover has announced its line-up
of vehicles set to feature in SPECTRE, the 24th
James Bond adventure, from Albert R. Broccoli’s
EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios,
and Sony Pictures Entertainment. These will
include; Jaguar C-X75s, Range Rover Sport SVRs
and Defender Big Foots which have been provided
by Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations.
Looking at this lineup of vehicles I go so excited
and at the same time green with envy. There is
nothing I would want more than to be behind the
wheel, hitting the accelerator and off into oblivion.
Anyway I love James Bond and I can’t wait to
watch these babies in action. After Skyfall, I fell
in love all over again with the Defender so this is
a moment most of you will enjoy.
The Jaguar C-X75 will feature in a spectacular
car chase sequence through Rome alongside
the Aston Martin DB10. The C-X75 vehicles
have been built in collaboration with Williams
Advanced Engineering facility in Oxfordshire,
England. Scenes including the heavily modified
Land Rover Defenders and Range Rover Sport
SVR have already been filmed in Austria.
The Range Rover Sport SVR is the fastest and
the most powerful Land Rover ever. I have a lot
that I would like to blurb on an on about this
vehicle. The fastest, most powerful Land Rover
ever produced is the first model to wear the SVR
designation being adopted by future Land Rover
and Jaguar high-performance models.
The Range Rover Sport SVR accelerates from
0-100 kmph in just 4.5 seconds. A top speed electronically
limited to 260kph and a Nürburgring
Nordschleife lap time of 8 minutes 14 seconds –
one of the fastest times ever recorded by a production
SUV – underline its performance credentials.
The SVR’s range-topping 5.0-litre supercharged
V8 engine has been developed to produce
405kW and 680Nm – substantial 29kW and
56Nm increases - without compromising fuel
economy.
And its advanced ZF 8HP70 8-speed automatic
transmission and four-wheel-drive chassis have
been optimised to complement its astonishing
performance, whatever the
weather.
In a world first for Land
Rover, the Range Rover
Sport SVR is equipped with
a two-stage active exhaust
featuring electronically
controlled valves.
The system optimises
sound quality, performance
and aesthetics and provides
a race car-inspired
soundtrack at higher engine
revs without adversely
affecting refinement during
steady-state driving.
The highly capable Big
Foots were constructed by
the Special Operations division,
and are shod with
huge 37-inch diameter offroad
tyres to tackle extreme
terrain. They also feature
bespoke suspension and enhanced
body protection.
Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover Special
Operations, John Edwards, said: "This is an
exciting partnership for Jaguar Land Rover and
an opportunity to demonstrate the fantastic capabilities
of the Special Operations team.’’
Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles have been
involved in a succession of Bond films. Most
recently, in 2012, the rugged Defender 110 Double
Cab Pick Up was driven by field agent Eve
Moneypenny in the opening sequence to SKY-
FALL.
Now a little bit about SPECTRE.: A cryptic
message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to
uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles
political forces to keep the secret service alive,
Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal
the terrible truth behind SPECTRE. Directed by
Sam Mendes, the film is written by John Logan
and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and produced by
Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
Next week we have an adventurous competition
with great prizes to be won. Buckle up
and enjoy the week.
Additional source: JLRSSA
Email me on missjeke@gmail.com.
The Range Rover
Sport SVR is the
fastest and the most
powerful Land Rover
ever.

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10 THE STANDARD STYLE / HOME & GARDEN / TRENDS
March 29 to April 4 2015
Parquet Floors Trends
Going natural with parquet floors is the best
option. But you can be bold and go for tints that
work best with the tone that you want to set for
your home. Image – www.hgtv.com
hard wood floors
Live and love
your home.
BY Noma Ndlovu
Last week I was updating
floors on a seriously tight
budget. This really got me to
think outside the box given
that all presented options were beyond
what was affordable or what
the client was willing to spend.
The bottom line was floors needed
to be updated – in this case the
brief was to remove the old carpet
and do something liveable with
the floors.
Good thing there were wooden
tiles beneath the outdated carpet.
The tiles were in good condition
and needed minimal repairs.
So we set to work on achieving a
clean, shiny natural parquet floor
that was possible on the limited
budget. The results were stunning.
We have seriously skilled
tradesman and professional people
here in Zimbabwe.
If you have a carpet that is old
and no longer fits in with your décor
needs, check underneath your
carpet, could have a beautiful parquet
floor that just needs to be updated.
Once you have confirmed
that there are tiles, take out your
carpet and clean out all debris underneath
it. The floors have be
sanded a minimum of three times
up to a point where the tiles are
smooth and ready to take the first
coat of Timbercare Sealer. Each
sanding stage is done thoroughly
using high powered machines, the
process is virtually dustless and
care is taken to ensure all grit and
dust is removed to achieve a perfect
finish. The Timbacare sealer
is water based and has minimal
odour. It can be tinted to suit your
colour choice. I recommend using
a specialist for this job as DIY can
go wrong if your skill set is limited.
Keep your sealing or “varnish”
natural and clear.
Changing your floors is quite
an emotional process so consider
these points before removing the
carpet:
• Set your quality standard – yes
you can achieve a good result on
a limited budget. Budget need not
necessarily mean drab.
• Work with what you have (recycle)
you may not necessarily
need to lay a new floor but to just
update.
• Be open minded and research
your service providers well and
do not be afraid to ask questions.
• Mix styles to set your own vibe
– parquet floors do blend in any
décor style.
Parquet floors as we all know
are hard wood floors and a lot of
innovations have come and gone
yet the old teak floors still rule the
roost. Most of all they are unique.
If it is a new floor fitting you can
choose different designs, woods,
patterns and colours.
Out with the Old
In with the new
Credits: www.interfloors.
co.zw. Unami Concepts www.
houzz.com www.hgtv.com
The carpet being removed by the Integrated
Flooring team to reveal a nicely
aged parquet floor - Unami Concepts
The Final result! A shiny natural parquet
floor. The process took two days. Image
– Unami Concepts
Noma Ndlovu is an Interior
Designer & Property Stylist.
Email: unaminkosi@yahoo.
co.uk. www.facebook.com/
unamihomestyle
The uniqueness of a parquet floor gives you a clean slate from which
you can plan your décor for your space. – Image - Houzz

March 29 to April 4 2015
THE STANDARD STYLE / HOME & GARDEN /INSPIRATION 11
The Modern Home
Lighting!
RoRy van HeeRden
When planning a new build or
renovation, be it residential or
commercial, an aspect that is all
too often not given enough consideration
is lighting! The correct
placement of the right type of light
can transform an area or room!
A basic rule is to position lights
to illuminate surfaces which will
in turn reflect light back into a
space the result will be one where
your room is better lit with fewer
lights and dark shadows minimised.
The other important aspect is
using the right type of light! Over
the last few years LED technology
has been refined and importantly
become more affordable with a
wide range of colour temperatures
available from a daylight white to
warm orange light.
LED bulbs are available in a wide
range of fittings to replace everything
from your average household
incandescent bulb to fluorescent
tubes and together with huge energy
saving benefits it is set to be the
future of lighting!
Coldfusion offers lighting control
from Rako, which allows multiple
circuits to be switched or
dimmed at the same time with
pre-set scenes programmed to suit
every occasion from watching TV,
reading or entertaining all from
the press of a single button! Also
with wide range of switchers and
dimmers that control any type
of light fitting and wireless wall
switches the systems can just as
easily be installed into an existing
building!
The system can also be automated,
set to turn on or off according
to - the time of day, day of the week
or in relation to sunset or sunrise.
Driveway lights can be set to turn
on at sunset and off at 11pm and a
triggered security alarm can be set
to turn on certain household lights.
The system can also be configured
to seamlessly integrate inverter
powered lighting alongside
mains powered lighting so that you
will never again be plunged into
darkness during power cuts and together
with total control via an app
on your phone or tablet you will
never again have to stub your toe
trying to find that light switch!
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Tel: 04 862 437
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12 THE STANDARD STYLE / HOME & GARDEN / GARDEN
March 29 to April 4 2015
How to Start a
Home Vegetable
Garden – Benefits
& Saving Money
Have you ever thought about
starting a home garden?
With food prices rising
and more people trying to
save money due to the economy,
home gardening has taken off in
a big way in recent years. Many
vegetable seed companies report
sales have shot up 30-50%, which
is a clear indicator that more people
are putting on their gardening
gloves and getting to work.
Home gardening is a hobby that
can bring great joy to your life,
enable you to get some free exercise,
and bring the entire family
together.
Although it may not sound exciting
on the surface, it’s something
you should consider if you
enjoy the outdoors and are interested
in reaping the rewards of
hard work.
Benefits of Home Gardening
So, still wondering if home gardening
is right for you? Wondering
if a home garden can really
save you money? First, let’s look
at the benefits of starting a home
garden.
1. Home Gardening Is Versatile
Some people think they need a
huge yard to have their own garden,
but nothing could be further
from the truth. No matter how
much space you have, you can always
find room for a few plants.
This is true even if you live in
an apartment or only have a small
porch. All you need is a DIY attitude
and a bit of creativity.
Case in point: you’d laugh if
you saw my backyard. Its picture
is next to the word “tiny” in the
dictionary. But last year I grew a
bumper crop of tomatoes, climbing
peas, and several other wonderful
veggies in my little space
– all using some creative techniques
I’ll talk about in just a bit.
So, don’t think that because you
don’t have a ton of space you can’t
grow a garden. Home gardening
can be really versatile, and easy to
get into!
2. Home Gardening Relieves
Stress
Gardening is a wonderful activity
to relieve stress. You’re outdoors,
you’re getting exercise,
and best of all, the activity often
takes your mind off work and other
stress in your life.
3. Home Gardening Is a Family
Activity
For some, gardening is a solo
activity. But this doesn’t have to
be the case. Why not ask your
spouse and/or children to give
you a hand in the garden?
You may be surprised by how
much fun you can all have together.
Finding fun activities for
the whole family to participate
in can be tough and we often resort
to spending a bunch of money
to have fun, but working in a
garden together costs nothing.
Another thing to consider is
that due to steep budget cuts,
more and more cities are closing
their community pools and cutting
public library services and
resources.
If you and your kids rely on
city perks like these for your
summer fun, you might be twiddling
your thumbs this year. I
know several pools in my own
community won’t be open, and
my local library is cutting back
their hours to try and save money.
Your kids might love helping
you grow veggies in the garden,
so this can be an inexpensive alternative
to consider.
4. Home Gardens Save Money
For many people, this is the
number one reason to start a
garden. Burpee Seed Co. estimates
that for every $50 a family
spends on seeds and fertilizer,
they’ll reap $1,250 in produce.
Amazing!
If saving money on fruits and
vegetables is your end goal,
make sure you plant seeds for
things you’ll actually enjoy eating.
Some of the most popular
options include tomatoes, green
peppers, banana peppers, and
zucchini.
However, you can maximize
the money you save by being
smart about what you grow. For
instance, cool weather crops like
carrots, potatoes, onions, and
winter squash can be stored for
quite a long time.
When these vegetables are
harvested, you can easily store
them in your basement for several
weeks, or even months, if you
keep them packed in sawdust. So
even if you can’t eat them right
away, they’ll keep long enough
for you to use them up over time.
Other vegetables, like tomatoes,
peas, cucumbers, and beets
are easy to preserve with home
canning or freezing.
A good rule of thumb is to look
at the vegetables you’re buying
at the store already.
5. You Can Grow Your Own
Herbs and Spices
You probably already know
that herbs are really expensive
to buy in the store. Growing
rosemary, basil, oregano,
and other herbs and spices in
your garden is a great way to
save some money and diversify
your crop.
Keep in mind that even if
you can’t use your herbs fresh
right now, you can always dry
them and use them over the
next several months. This can
save you money because you
won’t need to buy these dried
herbs at the grocery store.
6. Home Gardens Are Green
and Sustainable
Buying natural organic food
is expensive, but often desired
due to all of the chemicals and
genetic altering done by farmers
nowadays.
Growing your own fruits and
vegetables is the most organic
you can get! You’ll be helping
the environment and saving
money at the same time.
You can also save money and
help your garden be more organic
by creating your own
compost at home.
http://www.moneycrashers.com/how-to-save-moneywith-a-home-garden/

THE STANDARD STYLE
FOOD & DRINK
1
In this issue
of Food & Drink
(1) Eating out by Dusty Miller
(3) Wine: Lebbie
(2) Wine: Afdis
(4) Zimbokitchen
2 3 4

14 THE STANDARD STYLE /EATING OUT/LA FONTAINE
March 29 to April 4 2015
‘Good France’ dinner
at La Fontaine!
French red wine
Dusty Miller
I
CAN only assume that “Good France”
lost something in its translation to English
from Gout de France, but it was a
damned fined dinner, anyway…and it was
certainly tres French!
And we very lucky ones enjoying it at La
Fontaine Grillroom at Meikles Hotel, in Harare,
joined a further 999 restaurants worldwide
in celebrating Gout de France Day on March 19.
I am yet to learn the significance of the date
but 1 000 master chefs worldwide created 1 000
different French-themed menus and served
thousands of courses to possibly hundreds
of thousands of appreciative customers last
Thursday.
At Meikles, our only complaint was that it
was for one meal only and just once a year!
Tarryn Sugden (nee Crundall) is a switchedon
cookie and her importing company, Havergal
Marketing, brought in most of the solid
comestibles enjoyed that night and all the
wonderful wines from France.
It was some shopping list! We started with
confit de canard (duck confit), served as an
amuse bouche appetiser, having been greeted
with a delightfully chilled flute of something
bubbly on RV-ing in the Can-Can Cocktail Bar.
Such an introductory course (often not
appearing on the main menu) is designed to
“amuse” the mouth or palate and my chops
were certainly cackling with mirth!
My “hot” appetiser was served rather cold,
but, I think, lost nothing on being held up at
the pass? I think I would probably always prefer
Masaic de poulet nourri au grain avec de
jeunes posses de servi avec un sauce Gribiche
cold if not positively chilled.
It’s a mosaic of corn-fed chicken with baby
leeks and Gribiche sauce and was accompanied
by lovely golden-yolked tiny halved
boiled quails’ eggs.
Suggested wine pairing was Cave de Ribeauville
Alsace Riesling 2012 at US$41 a bottle or
US$9 a glass. We gladly and appreciatively accepted
the suggestion.
French Ambassador, the extremely urbane,
Laurent Delahousse, joined our table for two
or three courses and was there when the piece
de resistance (for many) was served: another
starter course, this time of wonderful smoked
foie gras with caramelised peach tatin.
I’m not going to get involved in the international
rort between bunny huggers and epicureans
over this scrumptiously smoked goose
liver dish; just to say it was the nicest starter
I’ve enjoyed for yonks. Sorry about your relatives’
livers, Goosy-goosy!
The Alsatian white wine was also recommended
for the foie gras, but some at our table
preferred to drink red: a full bodied E. Guigal
Cotes du Rhone 2011 at US$55 the bottle and
US$14 a glass appeared.
None of us thought of salmon as especially
or typically French but the fish course of
salmon, olive oil confit with peas and asparagus
was certainly exemplary and very Gallic.
The full richness of the fish was stunning.
Meikles management table
French Ambassador and Tarryn Sugden
Pairing suggestion was Maison Louis Latour
Poully Vinzelles en Paradis (2012) at US$49 a
bottle or US$12 a glass.
If salmon is arguably a part of traditional
French cuisine or not, good beef certainly is.
France boasts of some of the best indigenous
beef cattle breeds (and also dairy beasts), but
I suppose, sensibly, the main item in poached
and roasted beef fillet with braised snails
and carrot puree, was probably grass-fed not
100km from Chivu!
The well-hung, tender, juicy, nyama just
melted in the mouth. It was anointed in a rich
jus in which the tasty little departed garden
nuisances and young vegetables bathed and
was accompanied by a rich, layered, potato-and-butternut
au gratin bake.
I prefer to end a celebratory meal with
cheese AFTER pudding, but the French do
it the wrong way round (like driving on the
right!) The selection of genuine French cheeses
was perfectly kept Brie, Camembert and a
particularly pungent Roquefort, served with
toasted raisin bread.
Actual pudding was a decadently rich
warm chocolate fondant with white chocolate
mousse and honeycomb, which was a total
dream. I’m not really potty about dessert
wines, but the suggestion was Cave de Ribeauville
Alsace Gewürztraminer 2013 at US$10 a
glass and US$40 the bottle.
Sadly I had to make my excuses and leave
this absolutely splendid US$65 a head dinner
before coffee and cognac were served. (The
next night, in the middle of a 16 consecutive
hour Zesa power sharing/cable fault/power
sharing fiasco, I had half a tin of cold baked
beans and an apple!)
dustymiller46@gmail.com
Poached and roasted beef fillet with braised snails and
carrot puree
Duck confit
Mosaic of corn-fed chicken (All pictures by Dusty Miller)

March 29 to April 4 2015
THE STANDARD STYLE / FOOD & DRINK / WINE / AFDIS 15
wine cellar
THE ART OF TASTING AND SERVING WINE
Spitting, sniffing
and enjoying
SERIOUS wine tasters are
often mocked by non-wine
people, who see the formal
tasting ritual as pretentious.
Why all the fuss? The reason, of
course is that wine is a living thing
that changes in the bottle from the
time it is sealed to the time you open
it.
Each bottle of wine is an adventure.
It is approached with anticipation
and usually consumed with
delight. There are occasional disappointments
and that’s why we taste
before we drink. Sometimes a faulty
cork or inappropriate storage conditions
can negatively affect what
would otherwise be a perfectly good
wine. By tasting before serving to
everyone in the company, any potential
embarrassment can be avoided.
We should remember, however,
that wine is there for our enjoyment.
It’s not necessary go through
the whole formal process of swirling,
sniffing,
spitting and
scoring every
time we
open a bottle
of wine.
The formal
tasting ritual
is there to allow
the taster
to get the
most accurate
impression
possible
of the wine’s
quality.
At home,
or in a restaurant,
wine can be
tasted simply
and informally,
just
to ensure
that it is in
good condition.
Wine is
meant to
please all our senses. It must look
good, smell good, taste good and
even, when we clink a glass with a
friend, sound good.
A formal tasting is designed to
explore all these senses (with the exception
of the sound).
To begin tasting, we pour the
wine until the surface reaches the
widest part of the glass. That’s it
and no more. Don’t overfill the glass.
We look at it. Is it clear and brilliant,
or cloudy? Is it pale, golden or greenish
colour, bright ruby, youthful purple
or brick red?
Next we swirl the wine in the
glass to aerate it slightly and release
the aromas. This is an important
part of the tasting, because our
tongues can discern only five basic
flavours – sweet, sour, bitter, salty
and “umami”. (The latter is a Japanese
term to describe the intensity
of savoury flavour present in foods
like Marmite and biltong.) All the
rest of what we think of as “taste,”
is actually a combination of those
flavours complimented by an infinite
variety of smells, some good,
some less good. Our noses are extremely
sensitive detectives.
So stick your nose into the glass
and take a deep sniff. Is the aroma
pleasant? Inviting? Is there too much
oak on the nose, or just enough? Is it
slightly mouldy from a bad cork?
And finally, take a normal mouthful
of the wine, swirl it around to
coat the whole inside of your mouth.
Breathe in through it. Is it pleasant?
Rich? Thin? Acidic or tannic? Cloyingly
sweet or slightly bitter? Most
important of all, do you enjoy it
enough to want a second mouthful?
Finally, if we’re about to taste several
wines at a sitting, we spit out
the mouthful and – ideally – scrub
the palate by eating a small piece of
bread or a water biscuit.
If you share our passion for wine,
contact us using the details provided
below for a tailor-made wine tasting
event.

16 THE STANDARD STYLE / FOOD & DRINK / WINE
March 29 to April 4 2015
A wine Lovers guide to
The Cape Winelands
“Enjoying wine at the
source has been my
mantra for the last year.
I want to know where it
comes from, what the
value proposition is, who
made it and most of all
I want to get out to the
vineyards and enjoy the
story behind the label…”
– Monika Elias
BY LeBBie MusavaYa
With insufficient resources
at your disposal, planning
that wine holiday in
the Cape, may prove daunting,
a failure even, especially when
over six hundred wine farms are being
spoken of. Just a flight away, Cape
Town is easily accessible and has become
‘a dream come true’ for Zimbabweans
with a big heart for wine.
But how does one plan a wine holiday,
you may ask?
Where do i start?
The wine tourism of South Africa
has decided to keep it simple, remove
all technicalities and split the
wine regions, districts and wards
into 5 simplified, wine friendly regions,
with the 6th being The Garden
Route. So before you embark on that
much-awaited trip to the wine lands,
here’s a guide you’ll find worth the
wine you’re going to have. A guided
tour is worth your consideration as
drinking wine throughout the day
and driving, may not be such a good
idea in a city where drinking and
driving is a serious charge. A quick
search on google will give you detailed
information on wine events
during your expected visit.
Your starting Point…….……….
CeNTRaL ReGiON
Your first stop has got to be Constantia,
where it all began. It has a
rich history of winemaking and a
rare treat of Groot Constantia wine
farm, can be seen, which is the oldest
wine producing farm. Klein Constantia,
a sub-division adds to this rare
treat in Constantia and is worth visiting.
For that ‘beyond expectation’
experience, Buitenverwachting is a
must. It’s a farm with a rich history,
all in the hands of different magnetic
farmers over the years. It stands today
as one of South Africa’s leading
labels.
Sense stimulating Durbanville,
very close to Cape Town, will give
you a bona fide experience. Conservation
is at heart here. The all too familiar
and much talked about Paarl,
home to household brand, Nederburg,
welcome you with a total package
of finesse, food, wine and art. For
that ‘outside the box’ experience, a
KWV wine experience and brandy
tasting is a definite must on your list.
stellenbosch, with over 200 wine
farms, is the largest of all the wine
routes in South Africa, and home to
a number of highly regarded wineries.
A ‘make your own wine’ experience,
that can be grape stomping, will
add more fun to your trip with your
mates. For the ‘bush baby’ a wine
drive safari will take you ‘back to the
basics’ with nature. Beautiful Dornier
Estate and its exquisite cuisine
will turn your wine experience into
an awesome one. The restaurant is a
‘food and wine’ success story. House
of J. C Le Roux, L’Avenir, Jordan Estate
and Vergelegen wineries are
just a few of the many brands that
are distributed and available in Zimbabwe.
Franschoek, is an instant reminder
of an unhurried village in France,
the place to live out your food, wine
an ambience fantasies. With a wide
range of wines, it is home to easy
drinking whites, complex yet elegant
reds, and some of the finest Methode
Cap Classiques, namely, Colmant
Cap Classique, ‘Champagne’, Moreson
and Graham Beck, to mention
a few. An event not to be missed is
Franschoek’s annual Champagne
festival, which promises annually, to
add ‘sparkle’ into your wine life. The
Solms-Delta winery experience is
not complete until you’ve had their
exciting Cape Jazz Shiraz. Haute
Cabrière are famous for the ‘sabrage’
performance. An experience so fascinating,
that every wine lover should
try. It is also home to an amazing Unwooded
Pinot Noir, which will leave
you pleasantly stunned.
Tulbagh is alluring, and will not
hurry the wine lover, with its country-feel
wine experience. Well known
for its Shiraz and Pinotage, The
House of Krone cellar for sparkling’
wines is where the birth of ‘night
harvesting’ was first witnessed, a
visit you should consider. And finally,
Wellington, with its captivating
small size is close to the other
winelands in the region. With wineries
close to each other, it’s a wine
route that’s easy to get around. Dunstone
Wines, a boutique winery became
the first winery to give Wellington
a five star award from the Platter
Guide. For the rugby fans, (like
me), this is where Schalk Burger and
Sons winery is situated.
When you take that journey to the
Cape Wine lands wine lovers, I hope
this will serve as a guided starting
point. Take time to indulge in food
and wine and at the same time, ‘enjoy
the story behind the label.’ It’s a
Cape Wine land cheers to the passion
being brought out of you, and of
course, to that first trip to the winelands.
MyLifeAndWine@icloud.com
Pictures from www.google.co.za

March 29 to April 4 2015 THE STANDARD STYLE / FOOD & DRINK 17
Spoil your loved one this
Sunday with
Simple Roast Vegetables
I especially love preparing vegetables in this manner. Not only for health reasons
but also because of the taste! There are certain vegetables whose natural sweetness
comes through when you bake/roast them. Butternut, carrots and peppers are a few
such vegetables which are a part of this roast. I prepared this as part of a casual evening
with friends, everyone enjoyed the dish
Servings: 4-6
Cooking time: 30 min
Ingredients
1 medium butternut
1 medium green pepper
1 medium red pepper
1 small onion
1 punnet broccoli
3 large baby marrow
1 packet baby/ ordinary carrots
2 tbsp canola/olive/ pure vegetable oil
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
2 tsp garlic
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
Instructions
by Rumbie - Zimbokitchen www.zimbokitchen.com
1. Get your ingredients together.
2. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ Gas Mark 4.
3. Break the broccoli up into medium sized florets and chop the rest of the
vegetables into chunky rustic looking pieces.
4. Put the vegetables in a bowl, season and toss/mix until well combined and the
veggies are evenly coated with the seasoning.
5. Roast in preheat oven for 30 min. Enjoy!
Cream Scone Recipe
Cakes by Sonia
Ever
E
had a sweet tooth craving
that hits you, but you really
don’t feel like cake? When you
feel like having something fluffy
and wholesome today’s sweet treat is
for you: the delicious cream scone.
The perfect Scone has a crisp exterior
with an interior that is light and
fluffy with a rich buttery flavour.
The origins of the Scone are Scottish,
prepared in the 1510s. It was a
thin, flat soft cake. When baking powder
became available to the masses,
scones began to be the oven-baked,
and have gained popularity as the
modern day scones we know today.
Scones are delicious with butter
and jam, they can be eaten plain, or if
you fancy real decadence simply add
a dollop of whipped cream and a few
strawberries in between. Just slice
the scones in half and fill with your
desired filling. ENJOY!!!! Guaranteed
to have you baking another tray as
soon as their done.
It can be a challenge making the
perfect scone, please view Sonia’s tips
below**.
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 - 18 minutes
Serves 10
Ingredients
260 grams self- raising flour, sieved
50 grams castor sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
75 grams cold unsalted butter / margarine
cut into cubes
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
120 ml milk, add 2 tablespoons of lemon
juice, stir and set aside.
2-3 handfuls of flour to flour a flat surface
area for rolling dough.
For scone Glaze: 1 – 2 beaten eggs
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C,
and place the rack in the middle of
the oven.
2. Line a baking tray with baking
paper.
3. In a large bowl, add sieved flour,
sugar, baking powder and salt. Use a
wooden spoon / whisk gently mix all
dry ingredients together.
4. Add the cubed margarine into
flour mixture using an electric mixer;
blend all with a pastry blender.
Alternatively one can use two knives,
or with your fingertips. To see if the
mixture is of the correct consistency
the mixture should look like coarse
crumbs.
5. In a small bowl whisk together
the milk with the beaten egg and
vanilla essence. Add this mixture to
the flour mixture. Stir just until combined.
Do not over mix.
6. Add flour with hands over a flat
surface. Transfer dough to the lightly
floured surface and knead the dough
gently four or five times and then pat
into an 18 cm round shape. See Sonia’s
tip for definition of kneading
below**
7. Then, using a lightly floured
round cookie cutter, cut the dough
into rounds. Place the rounds on
the prepared baking tray, spacing a
few inches apart. (It can be any size
cookie cutter, and the shape chosen is
entirely up to you).
8. Brush the tops of the scones with
eggs. This helps with browning the
tops of the scones during baking.
9. Bake for about 15 - 18 minutes or
until browned. If a toothpick is inserted
into the center of a scone and
comes out clean, scones are ready.
10. Remove from oven and transfer
to a wire rack to cool. Serve with desired
filling as suggested earlier.
11. Scones are best eaten the day
they are made but can be covered and
stored for a few days. They can also be
frozen.
Sonia’s Tip:
Remember, always check a few
minutes before the stated baking
time, and record it so
as to monitor baking time.
Adding 2 tablespoons of lemon
juice to the milk, this is a substi
tute for buttermilk which is hard
to find in Zimbabwe. The slightly
acidic mix gives a boost to the
raising agents in the flour and
baking powder.
It is best if all the ingredients are
cold, adding the liquid to the dry
ingredients all at once. Combine
all ingredients quickly and
lightly.
To ensure that the scones will
rise higher during baking; when
cutting the scones, twist the cut
ter through the scone dough,
rather than cutting straight
down.
When freezing scones, freeze
once cool. When defrosting, put
them in a baking tray, in the oven
heated at about 160 degrees C for
a few minutes to refresh.
KNEAD: to work dough into a
uniform mixture by folding,
pressing, and stretching.
It’s almost like simulating a massage.
With these perfectly useful tips, Let’s
get STARTED. Remember practice
makes perfect!! Happy Baking.
Follow Rudo Sonia on instagram:
@soniascakes
For enquiries email Rudo Sonia:
rudosoniacakes@gmail.com

18 THE STANDARD STYLE / FOOD & DRINK
March 29 to April 4 2015

THE STANDARD STYLE
FAMILY
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20 THE STANDARD STYLE / FAMILY / EDUCATION
MEET THE WINNERS
LILIAN MASITERA
masiteral@yahoo.com
0772 924 796
Rise above,
Take flight &
Move on!
Usave Saskam,
verenga udzore pfungwa
March 29 to April 4 2015
Overall Winner
Pindile Malaba
Form 5 & 6
Lonely in a crowd
Fear devoured me. As I anxiously, but excitedly walked
into Black hill Primary school, immediately, I noticed
that I was different. My initial excitement faded, as the
walls of this unfamiliar place consumed me, but not
enough to hide how conspicuous I was.
As I stood in the middle of the dark corridor to the numerous
classrooms, I was penetrated by the unforgiving stares
of the ‘’normal’’ people who surrounded me. For the first
time in my 5 year life, I realized that albinism was not just
the result of inheriting a recessive chromosome, but was
also to be the merciless menace that would brutally steal
my life from me.
A transparent layer of tears formed on the surface of my
light blue eyes, and these bitter tears tumbled down the fair
skin of my pale face. It was this day that I learnt that different
is abnormality, that difference is void of what society
considers beauty.
The piercing bell rang, and suddenly the corridors were
empty. Everybody had vanished into their respective classrooms,
as I stood confused and hurt by the rejection I had
been subjected to, as the seniors had assisted all the other
new, lost students beforehand.
My teacher, Miss Baird, a tall slim, youthful lady, noticed
my absence whilst taking register and came to look for me.
As she approached me joyfully, I suddenly felt wanted. She
held my hand comfortingly, as her immaculately white teeth
that resembled the colour of my rough hair, shone brightly. I
managed a faint smile in return and walked with her to the
classroom. As she opened the creatively decorated door to
what I thought would be my safe-haven, I was unaware that
this room would be my nightmare. I was invited by horrified
gasps and shocked whispers from some, and outbursts
of cruel laughter from the rest of the rest of the children.
This room had deceived me, because though the walls
were smothered in illuminating pictures and the uplifting
appearance of the room was alive as the other students, every
positive feeling it depicted abandoned me. Miss Baird angrily
silenced the class, but it was too late, because silence
is not silence once something has been said. As I claimed my
rightful place at the back of the classroom, solitude claimed
me.
Miss Baird wrote her name on the board, but all I could
see was a blur of white chalk. I opened my eyes wider, but
my ‘’lazy eye’’ failed me. In some ways visibility with no
clarity was an advantage, because I never had to see the facial
expressions and looks of disgust people heartlessly shot
at me.
to be continued next week

March 29 to April 4 2015 THE STANDARD STYLE / NAC SUPPLEMENT 21
Continental World AIDS Day Campaign 2014-2015.
Getting to Zero in Africa:
Africa's Responsibility: Everyone's Responsibility.
NAC’s 2014 achievements
AIDS Levy collections for 2014 amounted to $38.65m. The
ART programme adopted the viral load monitoring and is
in the process of equipping health facilities. National AIDS
Council continued to support the ART programme through
procurement of medicines and equipment, funding outreach
programme and decentralization of services thereby enabling
more clients who are in need of ART to access treatment. In
its response to HIV, NAC also procured the following:
Item Description
Value (US$)
Haematology controls (60 Clampshells) 322,554.96
Viral load reagents (110 Kits) 197,237.50
Servicing of Diagnostic Equipment
(Haematology, CD4 Machines and Chemistry
analysers) (47 Machines) 163,000.00
Point of Care CD4 machine (1) 14,500.00
Diagnostic reagent for HIV and AIDS
related cancers 162,000.00
Breast Cancer Screening Mammography
package 250,000.00
HIV DR Reagents (400 kits) 69,850.49
Chemistry analyser reagents
(Zimbabwe’s 6 months supply) 328,498.00
Haematology reagents 150,432.32
CD4 reagents (280 by 50 tests) 210,685.00
Item Description
Cost (US$)
Raltegravir 400mg 33,500.00
Cotrimoxazole 480mg 2,475,200.00
Tenofovir DF/ Lamuvidine /
Efavirenz 300/300/600mg 11,200,000.00
Atazanavir/ Ritonavir 300/100mg 2,300,000.00
Abacavir / Lamuvidine 300/300 mg 350,000.00
Pyridoxine 75,000.00
Test kits
Item Description
Cost (US$)
HIV Test kits – Determine 789,750.00
Syphilis Test kits – SD Bioline 445,473.00
HIV test kits- First Response 619,650.00
Private –Public Partnership Programme
Item Description
Cost (US$)
ARVs Medicines for Public- Private Partnership 5,300,000.00
Cotrimoxazole suspension & Nevirapine 362,500.00
National Blood Services
Blood screening reagents 200,000.45
MDR TB Medicines
Kanamycin 1g injection 9.600.00
Levofloxacin 500mg 22,761.40
Ethionamide 250mg 31,711.20
Cycloserine 250mg 295,650.00
Pyrazinamide 400mg 8,150.43
Pyridoxine 50mg 3,030.20
Isoniazid 300mg 256,332.45
The Minister Of State For Provincial Affairs for Matebeleland
South Province, Hon A Ncube (in maroon tie) addresses attendees
during a handover ceremony for the PIMA machine
donated by NAC at Manama Mission Hospital.
The Minister Of State For Provincial Affairs for Matebeleland South Province, Hon
A Ncube (in maroon tie) addresses attendees during a handover ceremony for the
PIMA machine donated by NAC at Manama Mission Hospital.
ZITF
The National AIDS Council (NAC) successfully participated
in the 55th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair
(ZITF) under the theme: New Ideas To New Heights. Progress
Through Innovation. The stand was crowned as the
best stand in the Medical Aid and Health Related sector. The
stand was divided according to thematic areas within the NAC.
Smiles of victory: NAC officials display the winning trophy and certificate
Some of the people who visited the NAC stand during the ZITF 2014 Exhibition
From left: Rtd Brigadier Dr G Gwinji, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health
and Child Care (MOHCC); Dr P Chimedza, Former Deputy Minister in the Ministry
Of Health and Child Care; Dr K Ampomah, the UNAIDS Country Representative for
Swazilan; Dr P.D Parirenyatwa Minister of Health and Child Care; Mr A Manenji, Finance
Director (NAC); Mr K Mabuza, NERCHA’s National Executive Director; Mr F
Dube, NAC’s Research and documentation Coordinator and Mrs A Nakato Waligo,
NERCHA’s Technical Support Coordinator
Zero New Infections. Zero Deaths. Zero Discrimination
www.nac.org.zw National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe @naczim

22 THE STANDARD STYLE / NAC SUPPLEMENT
March 29 to April 4 2015
NAC’s 2014 achievements
Pace Setting in Global Fund Implementation
The National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS
(NERCHA), the AIDS organ for Swaziland recently visited
Zimbabwe to pluck a leaf on how to handle finances on HIV
and AIDS. The delegation comprised of four delegates: Mr Khanya
Mabuza, the National Executive Director, Mr Dumisani
Kunene, the Technical Director of Finance, Mrs Allen Nakato
Waligo, the Technical Support Co-ordinator and Dr Kwame
Ampomah, the UNAIDS Country Representative in Swaziland
They were hosted by NAC. Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana,
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania have also been to Zimbabwe on
the same mission as NERCHA.
National Blood Transfusion Grant
Since dollarisation in 2009 NAC has been giving grants to the
National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) towards ensuring
that that the country has safe blood. The following amounts
were donated by NAC to NBSZ:
Year Amount in US $
2012 250 000
2013 495 000
2014 200 600
Mr S Mhishi the Acting Permanent secretary of the Ministry of Public Service,
Labour and Social Welfare receiving a BEAM cheque from the then Ministry of
Health and Child Care Acting Permanent Secretary Dr C Tshuma
World AIDS Day high level meeting on
domestic financing for health
The African Union Commission and the Government of Zimbabwe
successfully hosted a joint World AIDS Day High Level
Meeting on Domestic Financing for Health under the theme:
“Invest in Health, Get to Zero – Africa’s Responsibility to End
AIDS by 2030” just before the World AIDS Day Commemorations
on 30 November 2014 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, in
order to gather momentum around domestic financing for
health. The meeting aimed to encourage African Union Member
States to increase their investments in health.
Meeting with Trade Unions
The National AIDS Council (NAC) held a sensitisation meeting
for trade union leaders in Mutare recently. The meeting is a result
of the fact that HIV and AIDS affects the most productive
in the population, namely the labour force. Also, NAC strongly
believes that the workplace is a key battleground in the struggle
against the HIV and AIDS pandemic. It also stands undisputed
that the workers’ organisations have a specific role in
promoting and supporting national efforts on HIV and AIDS
in and through the world of work.
Trade unionists follow proceedings at the meeting with NAC
Meeting with legislators
The National AIDS Council (NAC) hosted a two- day sensitization
workshop for members from the House of Assembly
and the Senate. The objective of the workshop was to update
attendees on the current trends of HIV and AIDS as well as
what is being done by NAC and its strategic partners in the
response to the pandemic. The workshop also aimed at sensitising
members of parliament on HIV as a means to strengthen
their participation in the national response to HIV and AIDS.
From left: Dr P Chimedza (former Deputy Minister of Health and Child
Care) and Rtd Justice Lesley Smith (then Board Chairman of NBSZ)
Construction of Chingwizi Clinic
National AIDS Council (NAC) directors and Masvingo Provincial
Staff have been visiting Chingwizi Transit camp to assess
the situation. Following these visits it was agreed that NAC
will provide money for a standard rural health centre to complement
other players in the camp. So far NAC has invested
$88 494.23 into the project.
Part of the Chingwizi Clinic under construction
BEAM Handover
National AIDS Council (NAC) handed over a donation of one
million United States dollars ($1 000 000) to the Basic Education
Assistance Module (BEAM). The donation was made possible
through the National AIDS Trust Fund (AIDS Levy) and
will support 15 295 children with school fees. Once these children
are equipped with some education, their exposure to HIV
will be reduced in a way.
From left: NAC CEO: Dr T Magure, His Excellency,The Commissioner for Social
Affairs in the AU: Dr M S Kaloko, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Health and Child Care:
Dr P D Parirenyatwa and Global Fund’s Fund Portfolio Manager for Zimbabwe:
Mr P Mwangala
Meeting with Faith Based Organisations
The National AIDS Council (NAC) hosted a two day sensitization
meeting for the religious sector of the country in Mutare.
The objective for this meeting was to highlight and strengthen
the role of the religious sector in the national response to HIV.
The sector was specifically targeted because a lot of people in
Zimbabwe are known to be religious. They derive their guidance
from their religious leaders and groups. Some religious
beliefs are preventing many HIV positive patients from accessing
anti-retroviral treatment or simply, visiting health institutions.
NAC realises that there is a great need for religious
leaders to understand these issues from a faith-based perspective
so that they may engage in beneficial dialogue with their
followers with regards to HIV and AIDS.
Religious leaders at the meeting
Attendees at the legislators’ meeting
High schools quiz
NAC ran National High Schools Quiz competitions. The aim
being to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS. High schools are
specifically targeted because some of the pupils are now sexually
active and NAC’s priority is to promote abstinence as high
school students are too young to engage in sexual activities.
The quiz competitions also educate them on how to prevent the
transmission of STIs, HIV and AIDS.
A panel of pupils and the Quiz Assistant during the competitions
Zero New Infections. Zero Deaths. Zero Discrimination
www.nac.org.zw National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe @naczim

March 29 to April 4 2015 THE STANDARD STYLE / NAC SUPPLEMENT 23
NAC’s 2014 achievements
AU member states flags flying high during the World AIDS Day Commemorations
Meetings With Journalists And Editors
NAC held two meetings, one with editors, one with journalists
from various media houses in the country. The meetings
were meant to sensitise news editors and journalists from the
print and electronic media on the current and emerging HIV
and AIDS issues as well as to equip them with skills so as to
positively, constructively and accurately cover and report HIV
and AIDS issues.
Meeting With Artists
A one day HIV and AIDS sensitization was organized for the
Mat North artists and selected artists from Harare. The meeting
was aimed at sensitizing the artists on the current and
emerging HIV and AIDS issues for them to communicate accurate
and current HIV and AIDS information during the World
AIDS Campaign. Presentation on HIV and AIDS prevention
and management of HIV and AIDS were made by officials from
NAC and MOHCC. The meeting was held in Bulawayo and a
total of fifty artists attended the meeting. A team four artists
who attended meeting developed and produced two Continental
World AIDS Campaign Theme Songs. A total of 1000 CDs of
the theme song were produced with assistance of Oxfam and
distributed to media houses, Officials who attended the World
AIDS Campaign, AIDS Service Organisations and members of
the public.
Meeting With Traditional Chiefs
Following the observation that 60% of Zimbabwe’s population
stays in rural areas where chiefs reign, NAC held a two day
meeting with chiefs from Matebeleland North Province and
their wives. The meeting’s objective was to equip them with
relevant information on HIV and AIDS so that they can share
this with their subjects. Some of the chiefs and their wives voluntarily
got tested for HIV after the meeting.
(Left) Albert Nyathi and other artists during the meeting with NAC.
Chiefs from Matabeleland, their wives and other attendees pause for a group
photo during the meeting
Continental World AIDS Day
Commemorations
The African Union Commission and the Government of Zimbabwe
jointly hosted the World AIDS Day 2014 Commemorations
in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. They joined the international
community with a renewed call for shared responsibility
and global solidarity to end AIDS. Ending AIDS by 2030 is an
African Union call that is finding resonance and creating global
consensus and a social movement to step up efforts.
Editors during a field visit to Tamuka Garden Project being run by HIV positive
people in Chikonohono, Chinhoyi
Attendees at the meeting for journalists in Kadoma
Artists presenting the theme song during the World AIDS Day 2014 Commemorations
Part of the crowd that attended the commemorations at the World AIDS Day
2014 Commemorations
Zero New Infections. Zero Deaths. Zero Discrimination
www.nac.org.zw National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe @naczim

24 THE STANDARD STYLE / FAMILY / GETAWAY
March 29 to April 4 2015
Getaway to Matopos
33 Miler Ultra Marathon - fun for all laid on!
Rosie Mitchell
Exciting news from Bulawayo, and a great Family Getaway
opportunity, is The Matopos 33 Miler (53km) Ultra
Marathon, a race with a very long history, on 12 April.
Launched in 1963, this race is run along much the same
route today as it was then, and is Zimbabwe's only Ultra
Marathon. There is much on offer for everyone at this
event, regardless of age or athleticism. For anyone training
for the Comrades Ultra Marathon who isn’t also running
the Two Oceans in Cape Town this Easter, this is a
great opportunity to combine a perfectly timed very long
training run in a truly beautiful part of the world with a
lovely family holiday!
In addition to the 33 Miler, there is also a Half Marathon
(21km), a relay (5 runners by 10.6km each) and
a 5km Fun Run (which of course you can also walk)
so this is definitely not only targeting the ultra-runners.
All the runs finish at the Bulawayo Athletics Club
where much festivity is laid on. Entry is $10 per runner
in the 33 Miler and Half Marathon, $5 per runner in
the 5km, and $50 per relay team of 5. Start Times are 33
Miler and Relay 5:30am, Half Marathon 7am, 5km 8am
and you can register on 11 April from 10am to 5pm at
PPC Zimbabwe which as last year is the event’s generous
sponsor.
The Ultra race starts in the Matobo National Park,
which is a World Heritage Site, and very beautiful indeed.
Runners wind deeper into the Matobo hills
along Circular Drive, then pass around Malindidzimu
(World’s View) and swing north before leaving the Park
and the whalebacks and kopjes and heading for Bulawayo,
and the Finish at the Club. The Matobo Conservation
Society successfully re-launched this event in
2013, with a great response, and in 2014, over 300 runners
took part, with 20 sponsored water points and
much festivity!
I am somewhat devastated not to be able to participate,
the Matobo hills being my absolute favourite place
on earth, and running through this beautiful area, one
of my favourite pursuits - as well as walking, climbing,
cycling through it, or just sitting and being in it!
However - even I must occasionally draw the line somewhere,
despite always wanting to do ‘everything, all the
time’! With the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon (56km) on
4 April, and the Comrades (87k) on 31 May, squeezing
another Ultra in between would be more than a little
mad - unless you are a career ultra-runner!
Accommodation options abound, from comfortable,
inexpensive National Parks Lodges at Maleme Rest
Camp, dotted about amongst the rocks and overlooking
the magnificent river valley, to luxurious lodges
like Camp Amalinda, Big Cave Camp or Matobo Hills
Lodge. For a tighter budget, there is family friendly Rowallan
Camp (sales@foreverafricansafaris.com) and if
you prefer the simplicity of camping, there are National
Parks campsites at Maleme, Togwana and Mtsheleli
Dams. There is also Stedfast Park, the Boys’ Brigade
Campsite, which offers a two bedroomed cottage as
well, adding another option to those already available
and has a lounge, kitchen, shower, toilet and braai area
(jhdbbowman@gmail.com).
Matobo has so much to offer for family trips. I grew
up exploring this amazing area which really is paradise
for adventurous children and adults alike. There are
so many rocks, kopjes and mountains to climb, caves
to explore, animals to spot and cave paintings to track
down. There is an excellent game park within the National
Park and plenty of game outside it, too.
VAWZ Walk for the Animals 19 April
On 19 April, join the vets of Harare and have a wonderful
walk, with your dog or dogs if you like (on a lead of
course!) and a social time too. This is a fund-raiser for Veterinarians
for Animal Welfare (VAWZ), an organisation
for which I have the greatest respect, especially since losing
our dog Leto (who is still missing). As a result of this
loss, I have learned much more about the various animal
welfare organisations in our country, and what they manage
to achieve with very few resources. This is due to the
dedication of many good hearted volunteers. The walk is
around the perimeter of the Wingate Club Golf course at
7am and all donations go to VAWZ.

THE STANDARD STYLE
ARTS & CULTURE
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In this issue
of Arts & Culture
(1,2 Arts
(4) Celeb News
(3) Breaking New Ground
2
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26 THE STANDARD STYLE /COMMUNITY/ BREAKING NEW GROUND
March 29 to April 4 2015
Nyasha Vera’s first documentary
film to premier in Hollywood
BY PATRICIA MABVIKO
I believe that Zimbabweans are
a hard working people who have
remained resilient in a very challenging
economic environment.
As a people, Zimbabweans continue
to exhibit a thirst for knowledge
acquired through education and a
drive to start projects and or business
ventures that will stand out
and be counted in the global village.
I know that acquiring
education which at the moment
may not be translating
into any meaningful economic
development is an issue
that can be debated until the
cows come home. However,
I am still convinced
that in an environment
where all things are
equal, when put to
the test, Zimbabweans
both here and
abroad have and
continue to prove
to be a force to
be reckoned
with. United
States based
Nyasha Vera
is one such
individual.
Her
first documentary
film ‘’The
Virgin
Cure Movie’’
shot in
South Africa
and Swaziland
has been
receiving overwhelming
support
in the US
and should premier
in Hollywood
between
June and September 2015.
‘I came up with the idea to do
the film as a class project in 2007
when I was studying documentary
film making. We started filming in
2008 and took breaks in between because
of financial constraints and
also after losing my mum in 2010’’,
she said.
Nyasha who studied at George
Washington University Produced
and Directed the film whilst her editing
teacher, who has been in documentary
film making for over 20
years was responsible for recruiting
a professional crew to shoot the
film. Funding for the project came
from Nyasha and her teacher.
The film highlights what is possibly
one of the biggest challenges
that Africa and South Africa
in particular is facing in the area
of Gender Based Violence where
young girls are being raped as a result
of the myth that sleeping with
a virgin cures AIDS.
‘’There are many sad stories of
young girls in South Africa for example
who are battling to move on
with their lives after being raped.
The film features for example
the story of a 19 year old girl who
was infected with HIV after being
raped.
She is completely traumatized
and has no support system because
she is an orphan. Beyond the film,
we are trying to relocate her to the
States where she can be able to go
to school and get her life moving
again. Because the incident happened
in that environment, she is
finding it very difficult to separate
herself from the situation and we
believe that taking her out of the
environment will help her to start
a new life,’’ said Nyasha.
Nyasha attended schooling at
Mount Pleasant High as well as Harare
High School in Mbare. She
left for the States in 1996, after failing
to find financial support to further
her education. She found support
in the States and also looked
for opportunities to work in order
to finance her education. The documentary
film making course was
a six months course programme
which she completed in 2007.
‘’To date we have edited a 13 minute
film piece which we have been
screening in different States in order
to raise funding to do a few follow
up interviews in South Africa
and to complete the edit. The documentary
film will be forty two
(42) minutes long when completed.
I am happy that we are making
progress and I will be much happier
once the film is completed,’’ she
added.
So far the film has done six screenings,
five in the Unites States and one
in England. A number of distributors
have also expressed interest in
the film including Public Broadcasting
Service, (PBS), one of the biggest
T.V. networks in the States. Nyasha
has also identified a number of celebrities
in the United States and in
South Africa who will be endorsing
the film as influencers. Their names
will be revealed once deliberations
have been concluded.
When asked what she hoped to get
out of the film Nyasha had this to
say; ‘’to me documentary film making
is not about making money. It is
about making a positive impact in
our society and in the lives of people.
In this case, it is about highlighting a
problem that must be dealt with and
giving girls the opportunity to a normal
life which they are entitled to’’,
said Nyasha.
Patricia Mabviko Musanhu is a
Company Director/Producer at Black
and White Media Productions. She can
be contacted at pmabviko@gmal.com
He Still Comes Home To Me
BY JOSEPHINE KANENGONI
‘He still comes home to me’. The standard
line for the constantly cheated on wife. 10
mistresses on, the line is again uttered, this
time with a little less conviction. ‘He still
comes home to me’.
As in all situations involving the man
with the wandering eye, a lot of energy is
spent addressing the ‘other woman’. And
deservedly so. No woman should hold her
head high after knowingly contributing to
the demise of any home. But my question
today is to the women sitting at home; content
that theirs is the finger the ring is on?
You’re the one he comes home to, I know.
So what? I ask. He’s out until 3 in the morning
gallivanting with another woman yet
he still expects you to unfailingly be on his
beck and call …. And the consolation prize
for all this? The ring on your finger? When
exactly does this piece of metal, no matter
how expensive, become worthless in comparison
to your own happiness? When does
the coming home line start sounding contrived
even to your own ears. When do you
finally say,’ Enough is enough’?
I know a lot of our conviction to stay
has to do with how we were brought up. ‘A
woman stayed and made it work, no matter
what.’ Our mothers stayed even when our
fathers were out fathering babies by a dozen
women and paying little regard to them.
And anytime they felt the itch to leave, anatete
(aunts) were instantly by their side, instructing
them in no uncertain terms to
rough it out. Keep their smiles firmly on
and make sure the man was happy when
he eventually came back home. Didn’t they
realise they were the ones in the enviable
position? Didn’t they appreciate that they
had the security that all these other home
wreckers were looking for?
But something has got to give now. We
can’t keep perpetuating a flawed doctrine
“simply because…” We need to start asking
the questions? Why is it the better end of
the deal that he comes home to me? What
about the stress, heartache and pain that
come with his cheating ways. What about
the blatant disregard to my feelings. If he
still sees the need to stray then surely the
love he claims to have is not enough. Why
must I stay for the sake of the children?
Isn’t it better for my children to have come
from a broken home than to grow up in one?
What about me. What about what’s best for
me? Is it ever about him coming back home
to me? Or is it really about him leaving in
the first place!

March 29 to April 4 2015
THE STANDARD STYLE / ARTS 27
Eisteddfod wraps
today with
Junior Highlights
Concert
POETRY
CORNER
BERENICE BOELL
By Rose Mitchell
Today is your very
last chance to
enjoy some of
the Eisteddfod’s
many musical delights.
At 11am you can go enjoy
the Junior Highlights
Concert at the Harare
International School.
Don’t miss this opportunity
it to see some
of the finest young talent
from amongst the
Honours Awards winners,
perform. This week
has again been action
packed, with some very
well attended events at
the Eisteddfod, including
a series of exciting
choral sessions for both
junior and senior school
choirs, plus more vocal
solos, including the Vocal
Challenge which featured
some of our country’s
very finest voices.
Audiences have also enjoyed
piano, brass, string
and woodwind players,
bagpipes, tenor and
snare drums, and in the
final adjudications of
this year’s festival, the
orchestras and bands, on
Friday. Friendly Adjudicator
Ben Costello from
the UK has been kept extremely
busy all week!
Last night was the Final
Concert and Awards.
Reports and pictures on
most of these events are
still to come as we go to
press in advance of them,
so enjoy this week’s pictures!

28 THE STANDARD STYLE / ARTS / BOOKWORM
March 29 to April 4 2015
The story of Zimbabwe’s pioneering
e-book marketplace
Mazwi Store – ‘an
online bookstore, where
anyone can buy,
distribute or share
African books and
magazines.’
By Bookworm
Three years ago I attended my first ever local
hackathon organised by the British Council
under the theme Culture Shift Zimbabwe. An
interesting mix of young creatives and techies
converged to participate in this collaborative event to
come up with digital solutions to issues that creative
and cultural practitioners face.
Among the many young people I met there was Tafadzwa
Makura. During the course of a few days, with his
team, they pitched Open Book, the first online portal
for selling books in Zimbabwe and it was not surprising
that they won the first prize. Over the years the platform
has significantly changed and received overwhelming
support from local and international partners.
The Open Book project is now an incorporated company
that runs Mazwi Store – ‘an online bookstore, where
anyone can buy, distribute or share African books and
magazines.’
And their mission: ‘We are simply making amazing
books available to you, we are not trying to change
where or how you read them. When you buy a book you
can download and read it on any Adobe Digital Editions
compatible reading app for your Apple, Windows or Android
device.’
It’s a noble initiative to support authors in the country
and from elsewhere in Africa to publish and sell their
work electronically at low costs. Easy to say but delicately
complex. Do we have the necessary e-commerce infrastructure?
Is the content available? Is the content optimised
for mobile devices? And is there quality control?
I have bemoaned in previous installments of Bookworm
the worrisome state of our literary productions.
Tafadzwa Makura and his team have to beware their
platform being swamped with feel good sub-standard,
badly self published books and motivational get rich
quick manuals. These are the books which are currently
populating the shelf space in the few bookshops in
our cities. Just because everyone is writing them doesn’t
make them any good.
However, the legitimate question to ask is: are we
ready for the e-book? It is no exaggeration that e-books
are not yet popular among writers, readers and publishers
in Zimbabwe. Even though many people have been
using email over the years and are now engaging in daily
conversations on popular social network sites such
Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp fewer actually read.
The exciting news that millions of people are currently
using mobile phones in Zimbabwe is exciting an exciting
business potential and for mass literacy campaigns,
but these masses are not reading as much as they are
‘talking’ on social media and many commentaries and
debates lament the poor reading culture among Zimbabweans.
The ubiquity of the mobile device has presented an
opportunity to change all that. It is a great opportunity
for local publishers not only to re-think their model but
also to re-imagine the ‘book experience.’ Local publishers
who have already embraced the platform are the ever
forward thinking duo of amaBooks and Weaver Press.
It is strange that the bigger publishing collective – College
Press, Longman, Mambo Press and ZPH – still insist
living in the stone age. Whether they like it or not,
reading digital books on portable electronic devices is
the wave of the future and unfortunately the future is
now, something any of us would have predicted a few
years ago.
There is a general disconnect between the leadership
in these companies too – old school. We have a remarkable
pool of tech talent such as the one I met at the Culture
Shift Zimbabwe hackathon in Harare. Young talent
that is not being fully utilised but could offer disruptive
solutions to some of the problems affecting the local
publishing industry.
The Zimbabwean book market is facing a number of
challenges because of a depressed economy and low incomes,
coupled with high operational costs for publishers
and bookshop closures.
And while the consumer book market is smaller than
the educational book market, it is not surprsing to find
that most course-related materials in schools and universities
are photocopies simply students and teachers
cannot afford books.
It is easy to be optimistic of the e-book but the cost of
bandwidth constraints in Zimbabwe will remain a prohibitive
factor that will keep a lid of the sale of e-books
resulting in penetration being lower here than in other
markets. In the US, even though Amazon is a virtual
marketplace it has become the ‘place to go to’ for books
and other merchandise.
In the interim the impact of e-books on the overall
Zimbabwean market will remain limited due to a
lack of proper infrastructre but the pioneering initiative
of The Open Book Project is an exciting beginning.
For now printed books may continue to dominate
the local consumer and educational publishing market
for some years, but e-books and other digital
products present a new way of engaging and relating
with the world.
It’s a Sunday, get a book to finish off the weekend
on https://shop.mazwi.co/ and support a Zimbabwean
virtual bookshop.
Feedback: bhukuworm@gmail.com

March 29 to April 4 2015 THE STANDARD STYLE / ENTERTAINMENT 29
Jeremy Clarkson dropped from Top Gear
Jeremy Clarkson's contract will not be renewed after
an "unprovoked physical attack" on a Top Gear
producer, the BBC's director general has confirmed.
Tony Hall said he had "not taken this decision lightly"
and recognised it would "divide opinion".
However, he added "a line has been crossed" and he "cannot
condone what has happened on this occasion". Clarkson
was suspended on 10 March, following what was called
a "fracas" with Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon.
The row, which took place in a Yorkshire hotel, was said
to have occurred because no hot food was provided following
a day's filming. An internal investigation began last
week, led by Ken MacQuarrie, the director of BBC Scotland.
It found that Mr Tymon took himself to hospital after
he was subject to an "unprovoked physical and verbal
attack".
"During the physical attack Oisin Tymon was struck,
resulting in swelling and bleeding to his lip." It lasted
"around 30 seconds and was halted by the intervention of a
witness," Mr MacQuarrie noted in his report. "The verbal
abuse was sustained over a longer period" and "contained
the strongest expletives and threats to sack" Mr Tymon,
who believed he had lost his job.
'Extraordinary contribution'
Mr Tymon did not file a formal complaint and it is understood
Clarkson reported himself to BBC bosses following
the incident. After that, the BBC's director of television,
Danny Cohen, felt he had no choice but to suspend
the presenter pending an investigation.
The decision caused an outpouring of support from Top
Gear fans, with more than a million people signing an online
petition to reinstate him. Announcing his decision,
Lord Hall said Clarkson's dismissal was unavoidable.
"For me a line has been crossed. There cannot be one
rule for one and one rule for another dictated by either
rank, or public relations and commercial considerations."
However, he added: "This decision should in no way detract
from the extraordinary contribution that Jeremy Clarkson
has made to the BBC. I have always personally been a great
fan of his work and Top Gear."
In a statement, Mr Tymon thanked the BBC for a "thorough
and swift investigation into this very regrettable incident".
"I've worked on Top Gear for almost a decade, a
programme I love," he continued.
"Over that time Jeremy and I had a positive and successful
working relationship, making some landmark projects
together. He is a unique talent and I am well aware that
many will be sorry his involvement in the show should end
in this way."
North Yorkshire police have asked to see the BBC's internal
report, saying it will be "assessed appropriately and
action will be taken... where necessary". Responding to the
news, Prime Minister David Cameron said he believed that
"if you do something wrong at work there can be consequences"
and that "aggressive and abusive behaviour is not
acceptable in the workplace".
Jeremy Clarkson took a slightly dull and failing car programme
and turned it in to the biggest factual TV show in
the world. But this sacking has nothing to do with style,
opinions, popularity - or even his language on the show.
It's about what stars are allowed to get away with off
screen, a topic that's been top of the agenda for the BBC in
recent months.
The corporation has had to overhaul all of its policies
and attitudes towards bullying and harassment, and a long
verbal tirade and a physical assault would have crossed the
line for any member of staff.
Clarkson may be popular with the audience, and the
BBC really did not want to lose him, but this was a star
who admitted he was on his final warning and a corporation
that was under intense scrutiny over what its top talent
can and cannot get away with.
Top Gear, which is one of BBC Two's most popular programmes,
will continue without Clarkson, who will now
become the subject of a bidding war by other broadcasters.
The magazine show is one of the BBC's biggest properties,
with overseas sales worth an estimated £50m a year
for the corporation's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide.
Whether Clarkson's co-presenters James May and Richard
Hammond will remain on the show has yet to be confirmed.
All three had their contracts up for renewal this year,
with Clarkson's due to expire at the end of March. Hammond
tweeted: "Gutted at such a sad end to an era. We're
all three of us idiots in our different ways but it's been
an incredible ride together." May also updated his Twitter
profile to say: "Former TV presenter".
Lord Hall said he had asked BBC Two controller Kim
Shillinglaw to handle "big challenge" of renewing Top
Gear for 2016, and to investigate how the channel could
broadcast the last three episodes of the current series,
which were pulled when Clarkson was suspended.
Meanwhile, Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, has rubbished
press speculation that he was to join the show. "Not only
is it not true, it's absolute nonsense," he told his listeners
on Wednesday morning.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-

30 THE STANDARD STYLE / ENVIRONMENT
March 29 to April 4 2015
Solar Drying – the free, environmentally
friendly way to preserve food
by Michael Nott
People have been preserving food in good
seasons for millennia for use during hard
times. As climate change starts to affect us
more and more and the ‘good times’ become
more erratic and unpredictable, preserving food for
the lean times becomes more important. If you have
a glut of vegetables and fruit during the rainy season
how do you ensure that in times of need you can
still have access to healthy fruit and vegetables? You
preserve the food so it can be enjoyed later.
You can salt food – like biltong or dried fish – or
keep preserved food in jars, like jams and other condiments.
Or nowadays some of us have the luxury
of refrigerators and canned foods. Unfortunately
fridges and freezers and canned foods are not available
to many rural dwellers, and with the increasing
power cuts, fridges are no longer a reliable op-
tion for even urban dwellers. I’ve heard so many stories
lately about freezers full of meat rotting having
to be discarded because of the incessant ZESA cuts.
Environment Africa has developed simple and
easy ways of drying foods so that we can be assured
of healthy fruit, vegetables and herbs all year
round. Food dried in solar driers retains much of
its nutritional value. Dried foods are high in fibre
and carbohydrates and low in fat, making them a
healthy option. I met up with Mr. Gwande and Mr.
Kaundikiza, both from E.A. to discuss the success
of their solar drying projects.
There are two main types of driers that they are
promoting. The simplest to make, as well as being
the cheapest, is a structure made from greenhouse
plastic with vents at the top to regulate the flow of
heat. Vegetables, fruit and herbs are placed inside,
raised up slightly off the ground on black shadecloth.
This allows air to circulate underneath and
once the air is warmed it rises up taking
the moisture with it. This is a self
ventilating system that can be made
for as little as $50.00. The plastic however
needs to be replaced every three
years or so. The University of Zimbabwe
has a similar design; however it
uses a solar panel to power a small fan
to regulate the airflow. This obviously
makes it a little more expensive.
The other type of drier is more robust,
being made from steel and glass,
so obviously more costly. Precision
Grinders in Harare have been making
them – with assistance from the Community
Development Trust. These are
basically constructed in two sections.
There is a black steel panel covered
with glass (which works in much the
same way as a solar geyser) to create
hot air. The heated air passes into a
kind of chimney which has racks inside
where the food is placed. The hot
air passes over the food, drawing out
moisture and then passes out through
a vent at the top. Using this method
vegetables, herbs and fruit can be fully
dried within two or three days.
Environment Africa’s project is
multi-dimensional. It starts with establishing
community gardens with
up to 20 or 30 small scale farmers.
These communities are formed in conjunction
with other organisations like
Agritex and the Ministry of Youth, Indigenisation
and Empowerment. This
makes it easier to rationally manage
and share resources like water. Farmers
are trained in land preparation,
planting methods, weeding, top dressing
and all the vital stages to reach a
good harvest. Farmers are then advised
about storing and drying excess
food and assisted with packaging and
where appropriate marketing their
produce. This not only improves food
security it can also become an income
generating project. Environment Africa
also links up the Standards Association
of Zimbabwe to get certification
for value added products to be
sold on a commercial scale.
The projects are designed to run
over a three year period, after which
farmers are equipped to continue the
projects on their own. Environment
Africa emphasise that it is important
to develop community ownership of
the projects if they are to be successful
and sustainable. Thriving projects
are currently running in places
like Guruve, Wedza and Zvimba.
The project ties in well with the growing
trend in Zimbabwe to promote local
organic, traditional food. (See the
article in Standard Style on Bio-Innovation
Zimbabwe, published on
8th March.) By adding value to local
foods through maintaining consistent
standards, as well through attractive
packaging and branding, Zimbabwe
can become more food secure, particularly
in the more remote rural areas.
And who knows, our local brands
could become well known worldwide?
Future plans include promoting
and marketing of dried fruit and establishing
projects to make locally
produced fruit juices. It’s a great opportunity
for budding entrepreneurs
to take advantage of Public/Private
Partnerships and at the same time develop
better farming practices and a
healthier nation.
For more information contact
gwande@environmentafrica.org

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