APRIL 2008
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Memories of Rhodesia - Newsletter
What a difference a week makes! Is it only a week ago that the country held elections and gave the ruling party a shock. Like so many of you I too have been scouring the news for every little bit of information, and hoping that this time, maybe, change is coming. But then I have also remembered another time, not too long ago, when we went through the same thing.
I was on call-up at Makuti when the election results were announced in 1980. I remember being numbed by the results, because that on which we had pinned our hope had been dashed. Later that day as we drove to Chirundu I was shocked to see that the sky was still blue, the sun still shone, the grass and trees were still green and God was still in His heaven.
Later that day I found myself in a ZPRA assembly point, sharing the parade ground with about 4,000 of them. Talk about shock - especially when they shouted "Zhe" and stamped their feet! Things might have changed and might be changing, but they were still the same! Like Will Rogers said "People change - but not much!"
Maybe there's a lesson here for today. Things have changed but not much. Seems like history is repeating itself - but is anyone learning from it? If they are, then are they learning the right things or wrong - let's hope and pray it is the former.
For the latest information on the elections visit www.sokwanele.com
Thanks
Dave Cushworth
DOWN MEMORY LANE
LIFE IN THE LOWVELD
What a place - the Lowveld of Rhodesia. Hot, humid, beautiful, rugged. A place of adventure, wilderness and productivity.
We want to thank Tim Hoff on the UK for allowing us to publish part of his work and memories on life in the Lowveld.
PENSIONER'S UPDATE
Latest News from Zimbabwe
Memories of Rhodesia is committed to supporting those old-age pensioners that are economic prisoners in Zimbabwe. 10% of our revenue goes to this cause. Working with Hope Unlimited, an established Christian organization, 100% of all monies are channeled through them. The funds are then donated to SOAP, which is doing a great job caring for the aged. The reports we get back from Zimbabwe are extremely encouraging, knowing that we (and that includes you) have kept some of our dear old folk alive.
Thanks to your generosity we were able to send a goodly amount to Zimbabwe this month. We appreciate the way that so many of you have responded and continue to support this worthy cause.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Community & Customer Services Notes
The Rhodesian Community is unique. Connected through its common experience of a beloved country and loyalties, it still demonstrates that wonderful spirit of camaraderie and support. They are some of the friendliest, warm-hearted people the world has known. The bonds forged in the communities, large and small, throughout Rhodesia, still hold strong today in this new worldwide community. Contact us on Skype
We at Memories of Rhodesia want to help encourage and foster this continuing sense of community - long lost friends and acquaintances being found, new ones being made, Rhodesians dealing with Rhodesians; engendering the Rhodesian spirit among black and white alike.
Now in Australia. Memories of Rhodesia now has an office in Brisbane. Please feel free to contact them. Details can be found on our Contact Page.
By popular request, we now are able to take your order over the telephone and charge you credit card. No more sending an invoice - just give us a call, place your order and bingo! Available only through our US office right now.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Are you traveling from South Africa to either the UK or North America? We need help in bringing books and assorted items. If you would be willing to carry some for us we would love to hear from you. Thanks.
NEW VIDEO RELEASE
LAND OF RHODES
Volume 7 from our DVD Series Rhodesia 1890-1980 is now available. Featuring a number of films from the 1960's and 1970's. Continuing our historical record of life in Rhodesia from its inception to its end.
Also available: the entire 7 volume set for a special price.
For more information visit Memories of Rhodesia - check out our entire video selection.
RHODESIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Now playing through your web browser
The New Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcasting the sights and sounds of Rhodesia via the Internet.
Listen to the music, the original radio programs, watch the TV programs - all online at the new Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation. Check out the latest additions, plus download a number of songs and videos into iTunes.
You will need broadband to fully experience this site - access for slower connections is now available on most newsreels.
LEKKERWEAR.COM
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Lekkerwear the online Rhodiestore - Free shirt offer extended till April 15th
Lekkerwear accessed at either www.Lekkerwear.com or www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
Spring clear out
Get a free shirt/polo shirt. Spring clear out. We are over stocked on certain brand t-shirts/polo shirts and giving one away for free with the purchase of any rugby jersey (value between $29.95 and $46.95) you choice of custom embroidered emblem on the free shirt !
Available at either Flame Lily books or Lekkerwear
Orders have to be in by April the 12th.Pre-order special we are air freighting in stock hot off the press from South Africa which as a bonus are autographed by the author Chris Cocks ....Orders have to be in by April 12th 2008, they will be signed the next week then air freighted to the US/Canada and shipped out approx the first week in May.
Originally published as Survival Course in 1999, now long out of print, Out of Action is a reworked and updated edition, the sequel to the best-selling Fireforce-one man's war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry. The book is divided into two distinct parts:
Part 1, ‘War', chronicles Chris Cocks's final 16 months of combat in the Rhodesian bush war, as a stick leader in PATU, the Police Ant-Terrorist Unit. It is a time of unbelievable cruelty as the part-time white reservists battle overwhelming odds, without air support and ... without a future, as Mugabe's ZANLA guerrillas swamp the country in the build-up to independence in 1980.
Part 2, ‘Peace', recounts the author's painful adjustment to life as a civilian-a fifteen-year odyssey in the embryonic state of Zimbabwe. It is an intensely personal journey in which the author pulls no punches as he describes his clumsy attempts to come to terms with a) the new dispensation of black Africa and b) himself. It is a cri de couer, the story of a young man, brutalized by war, who seeks escape in alcohol and drugs, and who, in the process, causes immeasurable pain and suffering to those around him. These too are the casualties of war.
Ultimately, though, it is a story of hope, of a man's triumph over his own demons.
Hardback with dust jacket 234 x153mm 312 pp incl. 32pp color photo section note this book weighs approx 800grams when packaged.
Get your copy today at www.Rhodesiawassuper.com or www.Flamelilybooks.com
Are you traveling back from Zimbabwe soon? E-mail Bill on lekkerwear@shaw.ca
The Rhodesian Directory a free service for Rhodesian related sites, are you listed? www.Rhodesiansworldwide.com
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A BABOON STOLE MY POTTY
A small boy steps out of a mud hut but a short distance from the Victoria Falls in Africa. he is thousands of miles away from leafy England where he was born. That boy is Paul Reason, the author.
There are flying boats and steam locomotives, one of the drivers of which has a pet baboon that blows the train's whistle. Join the author as he learns about the strange superstitions and customs of the tribal people - where witchdoctors prescribe magic potions and young girls are sold into marriage.
Danger is never far away. A man is chased on his bicycle by a charging elephant. A couple picnicking on the banks of the Zambesi are chased by an angry hippo!
A delightful story of growing up in developing Africa after World War 2.
Paperback, 211 pages. Ships from the UK.
More info at www.flamelilybooks.com
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