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sandyelsworth
Apr 220 min read


Farewell Zimbabwe ... for now.
The crested Barbet The cool of the Zimbabwe evening after the hot day was settling in through the msasa trees, where the scruffy...
sandyelsworth
Feb 25 min read


A Spring of Life in a Dry Land
I need to tell the story of the small community at St Thomas, Magunje before I finish. We arrived at around midday after a challenging...
sandyelsworth
Jan 314 min read


Meet the A Team
Water in Zimbabwe, borehole drilling and Tzaba
sandyelsworth
Jan 303 min read


Blessings and Moreblessings
Today we drove out on the Enterprise Road, past the most ghastly mansions and hideous displays of wealth I’ve seen to Chikawaka and...
sandyelsworth
Jan 293 min read


Gathering thunderstorms
We left the chaotic Harare traffic on the road to Zambia, heading via Banket, Lions Den, Chinoyi and Karoi. Our destination was the...
sandyelsworth
Jan 284 min read


St James, Nyamuroro and the failed borehole
The rocky track to descend the escarpment into the valley twists and turns downwards through dense green jungle speckled with yellow and...
sandyelsworth
Jan 264 min read


Welcome to Gokwe, at the edge of the Zambezi Valley
The new Holy Cross Secondary School at Gokwe The large market town of Gokwe is located at the top of the Zambezi Valley escarpment, about...
sandyelsworth
Jan 253 min read


The long road of Shearly Cripps
On the road... The Secondary School we were visiting lies almost at the heart of the country of Zimbabwe, some 20km north of Chivhu. As...
sandyelsworth
Jan 234 min read


Travel time
It is probably a good time to talk about traveling in Zimbabwe. The simple matter of getting into a car to get from A to B. And since I...
sandyelsworth
Jan 223 min read


The Church of the Good Shepherd, and giggly children
Fr Moffat and Fr Dumisa showing where the vegetable garden was. Rangemore is located at the edge of Bulawayo, on wild velt where lions...
sandyelsworth
Jan 213 min read


The Power of Sunshine
The unclouded sun beats down relentlessly on the fields of maize and soya. Temperatures rise. Happily we note the building cumulonimbus...
sandyelsworth
Jan 193 min read


At last, drilling underway
Drilling the borehole at Shearley Cripps commences.
sandyelsworth
Jan 192 min read


The Magic and Mystery of Siting Boreholes
The Borehole Siting Team arrive in Gokwe, ready to do magic! Almost invariably when I introduce myself as a Hydrogeologist engaged among...
sandyelsworth
Jan 163 min read


Tough Decisions need the A Team!
This is what a failed borehole looks like! Myself with Matthias at Daramombe. Who gets a Borehole? Where do we spend the limited funds to...
sandyelsworth
Jan 143 min read


Mrs Ncube and Water.
The fine white dust infiltrated the cab of the old pickup despite our best efforts to seal the windows and vents. It crept into our...
sandyelsworth
Jan 132 min read
MOP November Newsletter
Dear MOP Supporter It's that time of year again, and I have pleasure in sending the November newsletter, with news of our work during the...
trakamangira7
Nov 11, 20241 min read
trakamangira7
Sep 30, 20240 min read
trakamangira7
Jul 10, 20220 min read
2022 TZABA Partners Easter Newsletter
Dear Partners and Supporters It gives me great pleasure to send you the latest issue of Partners from all of us at Tzaba. And may I take...
trakamangira7
Jul 10, 20221 min read
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