Archive for the '2012-11' Category
Definitely Less Money In Your Pocket
It is happening much later than originally expected, but it is finally happening and the official date has now been announced – 1 January 2013 – the date when our currency will be rebased. This is not a bad thing. In fact, it is a good thing and it is long overdue; like ten or […]
Read the rest of this entry »Lekker Lusaka
‘IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED for public information that under and by virtue of the powers conferred upon him by His Excellency the High Commissioner’s Proclamation No. 6 of 1911 His Honour the Administrator has been pleased to make the subjoined Rules for the good government of Lusaka and land adjacent thereto.’ says Government Notice No. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Get On Your Bike
With the flick of the starter motor, a bit of rev on the throttle, and you’re off. It might take a while to get used to turning corners, fighting the sensation that you’ll crash to the floor with the handlebars. I have to admit I wasn’t convinced. I almost joined the crowd who couldn’t ride […]
Read the rest of this entry »Getting Behind The Balls
The most popular Frenchman in Zambia today and coach of our Chipolopolo boys, Herve Renard, has become an Ambassador for Alive & Kicking, a social enterprise which manufactures soccer balls in Lusaka. Providing his services free of charge, Herve has recently fronted an advertising campaign promoting the balls, and is encouraging Zambians to go […]
Read the rest of this entry »Creamy Essentials
Always having had a passion for creams, especially face products, and always having spent a considerable amount of money on them, Paola of Essentials became curious about their ingredients and decided to find out more. First she purchased some books and started studying! Soon a hobby developed and she started making natural face and body […]
Read the rest of this entry »A Western Sunset
I had been lucky to have visited all the provincial headquarters in Zambia with the exception of Mongu, and so the advent of Zambia’s newest province Muchinga* was what really prompted my trip west. To remind each other I have listed the ‘BOMA’s of the now ten provinces of the country: Western – Mongu North-Western […]
Read the rest of this entry »A Wild New Cereal
Most readers are already familiar with the It’s Wild brand of peanut butter, honey, rice and ground nuts. They will thus welcome the addition of a breakfast cereal to their already excellent range of products. The It’s Wild Crunchy Multi-grain cereal will be on supermarket shelves mid-November. Made from maize, rice and soya, this product […]
Read the rest of this entry »Birds, Bugs and Bushes
The Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) At this time of the year, in the gardens and woodlands, is heard a pleasant ringing bird call – ‘twee-wee-wee, twee-wee,wee’. Time and again it echoes in the shady shrubs and canopies. On hearing this call, one need only look in the direction of the sound and one will see […]
Read the rest of this entry »In The Garden
How often do you buy a plant and when you get home wonder ”Where on earth do I put it?” I do it all the time. I have a little row of plants waiting sorrowfully in their black plastic bags for me to decide where they should be planted. There is only one answer – […]
Read the rest of this entry »Eating Out
Chang Thai Had an early supper at the Chang Thai on Monday night. Chang Thai is in the banking park next to Arcades, between Plates Wine Bar and Mint Lounge. A waitress greeted us with a warm smile and reassured us that we were not too early for dinner. We chose a table on the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Fool on the Hill
Following on from last month’s rant on escalating security problems … in addition to installing all the normal precautions of alarms, motion detectors, Kevlar PJ’s for the kids, response teams and a rather natty shark pool under the new glass floor of my office, it was decided that we should supplement our aging trio of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Mole in the Hole
Remember, Remember I think it was in 1605 that naughty old Guy Fawkes was found to have parked considerable loads of Gunpowder in the cellars of the old Houses of Parliament so that when King James the First of England (The Scots call him James the Sixth; funny lot the Scots, when government vehicles appeared […]
Read the rest of this entry »Wonder Women
Developing more female motorbike riders is an on-going challenge for the Lusaka Motor Cycle Club (LMCC). Like most motor sports the equipment, track and training opportunities as well as attendance at competitive events doesn’t come cheap. However, motor sport provides an exciting spectator event and a great advertising opportunity for corporate sponsors all over the […]
Read the rest of this entry »