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CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING
Free cervical cancer screening at the Wusakile and Malcolm Watson Hospitals for over
32,000 women aged between 20 and 65 in the surrounding communities.
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Mopani introduces free cervical cancer
screening
8-11 Pick up a pomegranate
12-13 FQMs Little counsels: Zambia must

pivot to greater competitiveness
14-15 Exploring Germanys wonderful
winelands
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FQMs positive impact in health sector

wins Swedish envoy praise
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FQM injects K500million in sponsor
starved sports
22-23 One man one river: David Lemon takes

break from Zambezi Cowbell Trek
24-25 FQM: Anecdote of Chingola youths

leading the way out of illegal mining
26-27 Sir Hans Sloane - the man who founded

Chelsea and invented milk chocolate
28-29 Flamboyant and Jacaranda

Blossums Jive
30-32 Comaco stops poaching Cartel
34-37 Travelling Light? Going Away?
40-43 Lovely Lamu - Kenyas Tropical Island
Paradise
44-45 Grandma Moses: An art feature

with a heart warming glow
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Mopani introduces free
cervical cancer screening
Pick up a Pomegranate
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Germanys Winelands
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One Man One River
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Sir Hans Sloane
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Flamboyants & Jacarandas
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Comaco stops poachers
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Mopani Management officials pose for a photo with the First Lady outside the cervical cancer screening centre.
Mopani Copper Mines Plc has introduced free

cervical cancer screening at the Wusakile and
Malcolm Watson Hospitals for over 32,000 women
aged between 20 and 65 in the surrounding
communities.
Mopani has decided to invest in the programme as
part of its wider CSR initiatives across the surrounding
communities. The company understands that
regular screening for cervical cancer is crucial in
controlling the disease through early detection and
treatment.
Speaking at the launch of the Cervical Cancer

Screening Center at Wusakile Hospital on 21
November 2012, Danny Callow, the Chief Executive
Officer at Mopani, said the burden of cervical cancer
in Zambia was too large to be left to government
alone. Its for this reason that the company decided
to launch cervical cancer screening programme to
supplement governments effort aimed at combating
the condition. The objective of this programme,
therefore, is to increase access to screening services
of cervical cancer to all women residing in Kitwe,
Mufulira and other surrounding areas at no cost to
them.
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Dr Kaseba unveiling the plague at the cancer screening centre.
Cervical cancer is one of the major public health

problems affecting women not only in Zambia but
the world at large. According to the World Health
Organisation, it is estimated that approximately
500,000 women globally develop cervical cancer
every year and almost half of the cases result in
deaths. More than 80% of the new cases of the
disease occur in developing countries. In this
regard, Zambia has been cited as having the
second largest rate of cervical cancer in the world
with 1,900 cases recorded annually, out of which
68% are fatal. This unfortunate trend can however
be reversed drastically if cervical cancer was given
the attention it deserved by all stakeholders.
Mopani Copper Mines therefore joins the nation

and the world at large in pooling resources to
combat cervical cancer. To successfully undertake
this programme, Mopani has recruited eleven (11)
members of staff on a full time basis to manage
the project and has allocated the sum of K1.3
billion kwacha (US$250,000) in the 2013 budget to
set up the two cervical cancer screening centres.
The service will be made available to over 32,000
women aged between 20 and 65 years across the
surrounding communities, said Callow.
The first lady, Dr Christine Kaseba-Sata, has extolled
Mopani for coming up with such a fantastic lifesaving initiative which she said will go a long way in
protecting the lives of women in the country.
It is an established fact that cervical

cancer is the leading cause of cancer
deaths among women especially
in Southern Africa, and Zambia
in particular, where the negative
impact of the disease has been
exacerbated by the high prevalence
of HIV/AIDS among women.
The good thing is that cervical
cancer can be prevented and
treated. The initiative by Mopani to
introduce cancer screening centres
in Kitwe and Mufulira is therefore
an excellent and timely intervention
Dr Kaseba visiting Children at the Clubfoot Centre During the
because regular cancer screening
tour of Wusakile Hospital
of our women folk can greatly help
always coming on board to support Governments
reduce the mortalities associated with this medical
efforts in the enhancement of medical services to
condition as early detection of cervical cancer is key
the community in their areas of operation, said Dr
to its treatment and a guarantee to prolonged life.
Kaseba.
My appeal therefore to women is to go for regular
screening to enable health personnel to detect the
disease in its infancy.
And speaking on behalf of the women in Kitwe
and Mufulira, Mrs. Siwila thanked Mopani for its
concern over the plight of women in Zambia and
I wish therefore to salute and commend Mopani
for coming onboard to help combat cervical cancer
Copper Mines Plc for this humane gesture and for
which has devastated women in the
country. She also applauded the
first lady for showing leadership and
motherliness in her spirited fight
against the disease. She urged all
women to get screened and called
on other companies to take a leaf
from Mopani and join in the fight
against the killer disease.
Mopani CEO, Danny Callow giving a speech during the launch of the
cervical cancer screening centre
The cervical cancer screening centre

has been named after the First Lady,
Dr Christine Kaseba-Sata, who has
also dedicated it to the women who
have died from cervical cancer and
those struggling to cope with the
disease.
PICK UP A POMEGRANATE!
This ancient symbol of health and good fortune is fast

becoming Southern Africas new Superfruit
By: Kate Nivison
o you like surprises? Are you on the look-out

for something healthy and colourful to perk up
your diet? Nows the time to start checking your local
market (super or otherwise) for pomegranates. They
are in season from February to April in the southern
and charred remains have turned up in the ruins of

early Bronze Age Jericho (Israel) where it had already
spread from its place of origin the arid lands of
todays Iran. A dried one was found in the tomb of
Queen Hatshepsuts butler, so they had obviously
found favour with Egypts pharaohs by around 1500
BC. King Solomons crown is said to have been
modelled after the woody calyx at the base of the
fruit, and they get honourable mentions in the Bible,
the Koran and Hindu scriptures.
So what is it about pomegranates that made
them so popular among these discerning ancient
cultures? One thing dieticians agree on is that people
everywhere, and as far back as humans go, just
love something sweet. Sugar cane, honey and fruits
which surround their hard woody seeds (the pips
or stones being normally discarded by humans)
with soft sweet flesh are obvious favourites. But the
pomegranates style of spreading itself around is
slightly different. It is only revealed on ripening, when
the outer casing suddenly bursts open. Crammed
inside are hundreds of what look like mini red jelly
Flowering pomegranate trees in the Gardens of

Cordoba.
hemisphere, and will probably have come from South
Africa which is leading the rush, in this region at
least, to meet a big increase in demand world-wide
for these rather odd-looking but fascinating fruit.
Pomegranates are about the size and shape of
a large apple. Their outer skin is tinged with an
attractive reddish colour but dryish, almost papery, to
the touch, while the fruit itself feels hard and heavy
in the hand, so it doesnt immediately invite you to
take a juicy bite. As with pineapples and coconuts,
theres quite a knack to getting at whats inside. Yet
over 5,000 years ago, farmers in the Middle East
decided that pomegranates were well worth the
effort. It is one of the oldest cultivated tree fruits,
King Solomons crown was said to be modelled on the

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well. Combine that thought with another

characteristic of ancient civilisations
the love of symbolism and the
pomegranate was bound to be a winner.
Red is the colour of health as well as
good luck in many Eastern cultures, and
all those juicy arils positively bursting
out of their casing (250-350 per fruit is
quite usual) suggested another ancient
fixation fertility. With all that going for
it, the pomegranate soon found its way
along the trade routes south and west
to the Mediterranean lands, and east to
along the Silk Road to China. In India
in particular, not just the juicy arils, but
the pith and even the bark soon found
uses in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for
everything from dysentery and intestinal
parasites to heart and gum tonics and
eye-drops.
Pomegranates are one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees.

sweets just waiting to be popped into the mouth by
the handful. These are called arils. They are slightly
larger than a plump maize grain and each contains
a delicious thirst-quenching hit of juice with an
intriguing hint of tartness. As a bonus, added crunch
and (and goodness) is provided by one tiny seed per
aril.
Naturally the reasoning went that something that
looked and tasted so good had to be special a gift
from the gods, perhaps, that could do you good as
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When it came to cultivating and

marketing, the pomegranate had some
other strong points. While growing it from seed was
easy enough, taking cuttings was faster and more
reliable. The (smallish) trees, once established, were
remarkably unfussy about soil type, could tolerate
months of drought and would start to bear after only
six years. In the days of camel and donkey transport
in semi-arid conditions and before refrigeration, the
ripe fruit didnt bruise and could be stored for months
without spoiling, which gave pomegranates an edge
over more obvious luxury soft-fruit competitors, such
as peaches and apricots.
From its heartland in the dry plateaux and irrigated
gardens of the Middle East, the pomegranate also
spread westward with the Arab conquests into North
Africa and then to the Moorish province of Andaluca
in Spain. It acquired various European names, mostly
involving pomme (apple) plus grains (seeds). You
will find academic arguments online about this,
including the possibility that when hand-grenades
first appeared in 17th century warfare, they were so
called because they resembled pomegranates in the
way they handled and exploded.
When it came to an official Latin name, the tree
became Punica granatum to reflect the likelihood
that Phoenician traders (anything Punic in the
ancient world means Phoenician) had already
brought it to North Africa and Spain much earlier
than the Arabs. Be that as it may, the ancient city of
Granada is named after its wealth of pomegranate
orchards. The fruits distinctive shape figures
prominently in attractive street dcor and tile work,
and elsewhere in Andaluca. It even appears on the
manhole covers. It was certainly Arab/Moorish skills
with irrigated gardens (vegas) that increased its
popularity and spread pomegranate cultivation to
Spanish settlements in the Americas. While known
for a lot more than its pomegranate juice cocktails,
the worlds most famous Sin City, Las Vegas,
started its career as simply that irrigated gardens
in a patch of otherwise useless desert.
arils just as they come, getting to grips with fresh

pomegranates on regular basis could be a valuable
health tonic as well as a juicy, colourful treat for the
family.
Each juice aril contains a tiny crunchy seed.
Its easy once you get the knack. Score the skin/
rind five or six times with a sharp knife from stem to
calyx. It should then pull open easily as an attractive
star or daisy shape. Lay out the aril-covered stars
on a plate and watch them disappear. If you have
a sudden glut, making juice at home is no fun. Its
better to freeze the arils as they are. Just make twice
the number of scores, then crack sharply on the base
over a bowl of cold water. The arils sink, while the
pith and skin float on the top for discarding. Arils
look great sprinkled over salads of all kinds, and are
now often added when dried to trail mix for healthy
snacks. Commercial juice is delicious chilled, half-andhalf with red wine, or as a great mixer in cocktails.
There were still a few centuries to go, however,

before the might of American agri-business
and marketing turned its full attention to the
pomegranate. The change came about because of
the dawning realisation that it is quality as much
as quantity that matters when it comes to healthy
eating. Fresh is better than processed, raw is better
than cooked, and anything that ripens red is bound to
be full of the latest magic ingredients antioxidents.
These help control diseases caused by inflammation
and may reduce the risk of various cancers. Such
was the excitement when pomegranate juice was
tested that some claims of the pomegranates-cancheat-death variety had to be dealt with firmly by the
American Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).
That said, there now seems to be a consensus
that pomegranate juice that includes the crushed
seeds scores twice as high as its nearest rivals,
such as red wine, orange juice and green tea when
it comes to providing an adults daily vitamin C
requirement, some of the B vitamins and potassium
and antioxident/flavonoids. Ironically, this comes at a
time when a Spanish company has unveiled a hightech wonder machine to remove the seeds and aril
coating, both of which contain valuable nutrients. But
if only half of what is being claimed for chomping the
Pomegranates look good on the table, and do you good.
The redder the better; pomegranates score well for

healthy eating.
If you fancy a little tree of your own, the seeds
sprout easily. They are popular in China and Japan for
bonsai mini-tree treatment for indoors or balconies,
and have pretty, scarlet-to-orange, hibiscus-like
flowers. But if you are in it for the long haul, beg a
cutting from a neighbours tree or go for one already
rooted from a nursery. These will tolerate most
soils except waterlogged conditions, and even short
periods down to -10 C at night. A resting period
of drought is actually essential for fruiting, but in
semi-arid areas extra water is appreciated in the hot
season.
The Cape area of South Africa is leading the way
in the southern hemisphere for this healthy and
profitable crop, and Australia is catching on fast. Both
have a long way to go before they catch India, the
top producer at around 1.6 million tons a year more
than twice its nearest rival, Iran, where the story of
this remarkable fruit began. But there are many areas
in Southern Africa where pomegranates could be
grown commercially with a little seasonal irrigation, or
at home, for good health and enjoyment.
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FQMs Little counsels:
Zambia must pivot to

greater competitiveness
A
dam Little, Head of Tax at First Quantum

Minerals (FQM), talks about the
2013 Budget, and the need for enhanced
competitiveness.
Q: What is your reaction to the planned introduction of an integrated framework to
monitor all mineral exports and proceeds?
Adam Little - Head of Tax

First Quantum Minerals
A: As long as it does not introduce a bureaucratic bottle-neck in the production

and shipping process, we have no concerns. However, if the process suggested creates
substantial bureaucracy, this will eventually create costs and slow down realisation of
profits. There is a fine balance to be struck.
Within that context, please allow me to make a telling observation. There is
often a misconception that the way to reduce untoward activities and associated
corruption is with more bureaucracy in fact without bureaucracy it is almost
impossible for corruption to occur.
It is good for
government
to insist on
value
addition
for as long as
the fundamentals
of ease of doing
business were
enhanced rather
than diminished.
Q: Government has proposed to apply transfer pricing rules to interest made on

payments by mining companies. How is this likely to affect you?
A: We have recently announced development of the Trident project in North

Western Province, and substantial upgrades to Kansanshi, resulting in expenditure
in Zambia of nearly US$4bn (K20tn). Some of this expenditure is financed by debt,
and the result of the proposed changes will make it more expensive for us to finance
these projects, and they will be less profitable as a result of any increase in the cost
of debt.
Q: Government has proposed to increase withholding tax rate on earnings to nonresidents for management or consultancy fees and royalties to 20 percent from 15
percent. What is your comment?
A: All of the mines have to rely on external consultants and specialists. Generally
speaking, they are loathe to accept any Zambian taxes, and so the mine ends up
bearing the cost of the tax. An increase like this will simply flow through to the cost of
mining and reduce profitability in Zambia.
Q: What would you say about the government proposal to make it a requirement
for tax incentives to be granted only when the investor meets their obligation of
employment creation for Zambians?
A: We would support a move towards eradicating special tax incentives for

specific mines. We support a tax system which is applied equally and consistently
to all mines in Zambia. For the government to really seriously tackle the task of job
creation it first needs to make it easier for companies to start and run in this country.
Zambia recently lost 10 places on the list of countries in terms of ease of doing
business. Kansanshi Mine has been delayed in its efforts to build a new township
with affordable housing and schooling for its employees and other residents of
Solwezi. This project will create hundreds of jobs once the government helps to clear
away some small vested interests that are preventing job creation from happening.
Zambian Traveller
A: Many countries in Africa are

land-locked, and in the case of Zambia,
we are double land-locked in terms
of access to most ports. This makes it
very difficult for the country to be cost
competitive, as the border transfers add
to costs both of imports and exports.
This factor makes it even more
important for cooperation between the
countries in the region. The recently
initiated one stop shop customs
clearance at Chirundu has been a great
success in speeding up movements at
that border. Hopefully this success can
be replicated at all border crossings.
We humbly suggest that the real
ability of a country to create wealth and
jobs is through encouraging the private
sector to invest and set up operations in
the country. Such companies can only
succeed in an enabling environment.
This is very clearly illustrated by the
success of a country such as Singapore
on average it takes 35 seconds to
clear a container entering or leaving the
country. Their objective is to quickly
bring raw materials into the country

add value and quickly get the products
to market.
This compares to the time of 72
hours on average that a container might
take to get cleared at border crossings to
get into Zambia.
Q: Does the concept of value addition
appeal to mining players?
A: It is good for government to

insist on value addition for as long
as the fundamentals of ease of doing
business were enhanced rather than
diminished. Eliminating restrictions to
access financing to fund projects related
to value addition is one possible way
this could happen.
It may be of interest to know that
the one country that has recently used
its copper industry to pull up its entire
economy has been Chile. A significant
proportion of Chiles copper is exported
in the form of concentrate because
the greatest area of value addition
for a copper mine is mining the ore
and upgrading it to concentrate. The
economics of smelting concentrate and
of final fabrication of copper products
(wire or tube) are very poor unless there
is a market for such products on your

doorstep.
Q: What do you say about the labourrelated problems facing the mining
sector in South Africa?
A: We believe that the South

African mining industry is in a different
position to the Zambian mining industry,
and we sincerely believe that there is no
need for the type of tragic confrontation
that we have recently seen in South
Africa. South Africa has completely
missed the last two mining booms,
due largely to the problems associated
with labour relations and also to the
uncertainly of ownership raised by talks
of nationalisation. The effect of this on
the entire South African economy has
been catastrophic, which has seen the
country decline from a position where
it contributed 40% of Africas total
GDP to less than 20% in just 18 years.
As a result all South Africans are now
poorer than they were a decade ago. In
the meantime other African countries,
Zambia included, with more balanced
relationships, have enjoyed the boom
times with a material rise in living
standards across most of the continent.
Construction work under way at Sentinel Mine that will be operated by Kalumbila Minerals Limited (KML), a wholly-owned
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) subsidiary. The mine, located in Senior Chief Museles area at Kalumbila in Solwezi is the first of
three potential mines at Trident, FQMs new large-scale mining project.
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Q: More broadly, what are the major

challenges for mining in Zambia, and
what would you suggest to overcome
these challenges?
EXPLORING GERMANYS
WONDERFUL WINELANDS
Castles among the steep hillside vineyards of the Romantic Rhine.
Richard Rhys Jones almost missed the boat on a

Rhine River cruise
the remains of some of these forts can still

be seen.
Our ship drew alongside the jetty of
picturesque Rudesheim on the east bank
of the river and we disembarked to view
Germanys second most popular tourist
attraction after Cologne Cathedral. Its a
charming wine-making town at the foot of
the Niederwald with beautifully-decorated
restaurants on either side of the main
pedestrianised cobblestone street where
brass bands play dance music day and night
in the summer. The town is usually packed
with tourists during the July wine festival,
when a wine queen and her two princesses
are chosen from the local maidens, and even
during the autumn month of October when I
was there it was quite crowded.
Another great attraction is the Lorelei Glockenspiel

(built in 1729) on the tower of Rudesheimer Castle,
whose many carillon bells play a tune on the hour every
hour between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. There is also a
fascinating museum exhibiting the musical instruments
of four centuries, from music boxes to trombones.
As most people know, Rhineland is wineland, for this

state of four million inhabitants is responsible for twothirds of Germanys wine production, and visitors tend to
leave as confirmed wine lovers, even if they werent on
arrival.
Back on the miniature cruise liner we sailed sedately

along for several more kilometres until the ship docked
at Bacharach on the west bank of the wide river and we
were ushered onto the tour coach by the driver/tourist
guide. The remainder of the tour highlighted the history
and scenic wonders of several towns, each with a charm
and character of its own.
he industrial city of Stuttgart was the departure point

for a combined road-and-river tour of Germanys
enchanting Rhineland-Palatinate winelands that took our
group of tourists to historic towns, fairy tale castles and
vast vineyards climbing up steep hills.
But for me, this trip sticks in the memory as one that
almost ended soon after it began. After travelling from
Stuttgart, the coach stopped at a riverside jetty and
we were told to wait for the arrival of the Rhine cruise
ship. I decided to quickly visit a public toilet next to
the jetty, but it smelt as though the entire Eighth Army
had relieved themselves in there, and an old man in
gumboots was busy hosing it down. I walked back to
use the toilet in the coach, but afterwards discovered
I was trapped and couldnt get out because the driver
(unaware that I was inside) had locked the coach door.
Luckily, my wife came looking for me, found me wildly
gesticulating at the rear window, and called the driver
to release me. We ran onto the boat just before the
gangplank was raised.
River cruising is such a pleasant way to view the
constantly-changing passing scenery and there is
a sense of connecting with a 1 233-km-long river
that for centuries has been the main artery for the
transportation of people and goods between the Swiss
Alps and the Netherlands. Barges carrying goods
chugged busily by in both directions as we entered the
Rhine Gorge and safely steered past the Lorelei rocks
on the port side where, according to legend, a beautiful
maiden sang siren songs to lure ships and sailors to
their doom. Even today, the rocks can be a challenge for
inexperienced navigators.
On both banks of the river the steep hills were
covered in grape vines interspersed with magnificent
ancient castles. There are more than 40 castles and
ancient fortifications along the Romantic Rhine, some
occupied and some in ruins. After the Romans invaded
they kept eight legions in five bases along the river, and
We were treated to a short tour of Saarbrucken,

capital of the neighbouring state of Saarland which
nestles between France, Luxembourg and RhinelandPalatinate. Its rich coalfields and iron ore were a bone of
contention between France and Germany for more than
a century, causing the city to change rulers regularly,
and this has given its 250000 citizens a typical FrancoGerman way of life.
It was fortunate that the medieval district of St. Johns,
with its church and quaint houses clustered around the
old market square, escaped Allied bombing during World
War II. The most memorable local attraction is the
13th century Gothic Church of St. Arnual, now amongst
the most important historical monuments in Germany.
Situated opposite the house where Dr Albert Schweitzer
lived before his missionary years in West Africa, its
dark grey exterior stonework belies the colourful tombs
of ancient royalty lining the interior walls, all of them
realistic replicas of the men and women who lived
more than 500 years ago. Most of the sepulchres are
in a vertical position but an exception is the tomb of
Elizabeth of Lorraine (1395-1456), Countess of NassauSaarbrucken, who was a pioneer of the German novel
during her lifetime.
From Speyer we headed for Luxembourg City, a
commune with a city status. Its the capital of the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg and the seat of several European
Union institutions, including the Court of Justice, the
European Investment Bank and the Secretariat of the
European Parliament. Founded at the intersection of
two Roman roads, it was ruled in turn by the Romans,
Marx family lived in the early 1800s, but a McDonalds

fast food outlet now incongruously occupies the ground
floor of this historic building.
In Homburg, 36 km from Saarbrucken, tourists can
explore the excavated remains of an entire Roman
settlement. Also worth a visit are Europes largest
sandstone caves in a hill above the town. Residents lived
in the Schlossberg Caves to escape Allied bombs during
World War II and the furniture they used can still be
seen.
The tomb of Elizabeth of Lorraine is watched over by other

royalty in the Gothic Church of St Arnual, Saarbrucken.
Burgundians, Spanish, French, Austrians, Prussians and

the Dutch.
When Grand Duke William III died in 1890 without
any male heirs, the Duchy passed out of Dutch hands
into an independent line under Grand Duke Adolphe,
and Luxembourg became fully independent. Despite
declaring neutrality, it was occupied by the Germans in
both world wars.
Homburg is famous for the formal felt hat

characterised by a single dent running down the middle
of the crown and a stiff brim shaped in a kettle curl.
The Homburg hat was popularised by the dapper King
Edward VII of England after he visited Germany in the
early 1900s. Much later, Al Pacino wore a Homburg in
the movie The Godfather and it was dubbed The
Godfather Hat.
After Homburg, our coach headed for the city of
Speyer, dominated by the impressive 12th century
Speyer Cathedral. Completed in 1111 AD, it was the
largest church of its time and is the burial site of eight
Holy Roman emperors and German kings. Speyer boasts
a realistic monument to the 500 Roman legionnaires
Luxembourg is famous for its wide selection of

cuisines and restaurants, and the American Cemetery
and Memorial is the resting place of 5076 military dead,
including General George Patton.
Only 15 km from the Luxembourg border is Trier,
another very old German town built on a plateau
overlooking the Moselle River, a tributary of the Rhine.
The Imperial Baths were commissioned by Emperor
Constantine in 300 AD, but the most impressive
reminder of Triers Roman past is the 12th century
Porta Nigra (Black Gate), the best-preserved Roman
city gate north of the Alps. The imposing Constantine
Basilica, a 220-foot-long throne hall used by Emperor
Constantine, is now a Protestant church, and the grand
Roman Catholic Trier Cathedral houses the Holy Tunic, a
garment said to be worn by Jesus when he died.
Triers most famous son was Karl Marx, born there
in 1818. The captivating Karl Marx Museum houses his
personal history, original letters, photographs and rare
first editions of his works. Near the Porta Nigra our
tourist guide pointed out an apartment block where the
Homburgs Schlossberg Caves sheltered German citizens in

World War II.
who defended the city after it was established in 10 BC

on one of the main routes along the Rhine.
In 1529, the Imperial Diet met in Speyer and the
majority agreed that the 1521 Imperial ban on Martin
Luther and his followers should stand. The resolution
outraged the evangelical princes and Imperial towns
who drew up a letter of protest and presented it to
Emperor Charles V. This Protestation at Speyer caused
a split in the Christian church and is considered the
birth of Protestantism in Germany. Members of Luthers
Reformation Movement were thereafter known as
Protestants.
Back in Stuttgart, the tour ended with a visit to the
Mercedes-Benz Museum and its intriguing collection
of 160 vehicles, ranging from the first Daimler to use
spark plugs in 1886 to impressive models owned by
the worlds rich and famous. It is the only museum
in the world that can exhibit in a continuous timeline
more than 125 years of auto industry history from its
beginnings to the present day.
Karl Marx lived in apartments close to the Porta Nigra in Trier,

his birthplace.
Not surprisingly, this very modern museum attracts

almost one million visitors every year.
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FQMs positive impact

in health sector wins
Swedish envoy praise
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Nordstrom has commended
First Quantum Minerals (FQM)
in its efforts to enhance quality
and affordable healthcare for
Zambians, noting that her
countrys development support to
Zambia also had a huge focus in
the same sector.
The Swedish envoy said: The
purpose of my trip to Solwezi was to
see where the economic growth was
taking place and to discuss with mining
companies to learn about activities
and projects. FQMs support to upgrade
Solwezi General Hospital will serve
as a huge step for people of North
Western Province to access quality and
affordable healthcare.
She added: Sweden has
cooperated with Zambia in many areas
including health since 1970s, and
want to commit more support towards
maternal and child health. Of course,
a modernised hospital here in Solwezi
will be very critical in that quest.
The K11 billion upgrade of the
hospital, a brainchild of FQM, has
advanced with the fee paying wing
completed while the administration
block reached roof level.
Gertrude Musunka, FQM Health
Programmes Coordinator said: The
upgrade started in October 2011 and
is expected to be completed in five
Above) From left, Alan Delaney, Kansanshi Mine Assistant General Manager with
Lena Nordstrom, Swedish Ambassador to Zambia when she toured Zambias largest
copper producer by output. (Below) Work in progress: Construction team working
on the nearly completed new administration block at Solwezi General Hospital.
years in seven phases that started with the fee paying ward followed by the new
administration block.
The upgraded hospital will have a huge positive impact in Solwezi, and the entire
North Western Province, and it is another vivid example of how FQM is ensuring that
benefits from the mineral wealth of the nation flow in a significant and sustainable
manner to all Zambians.
In a related development, the Swedish envoy called on accredited diplomats in
Zambia to travel in the hinterland to deepen their understanding and responses to
social and economic opportunities and challenges as the nations economy expands
with mining being the main driver of the growth.
Nordstroms trip to North Western Province included a tour of Kansanshi Mine, a
subsidiary of FQM in which it holds a stake of 80 percent while the remaining
20 percent is held by ZCCH-IH.

Zambian Traveller
FQM injects
FQM injects
K500million in
K500million insports
sponsor-starved
sponsor-starved sports
Football icons have been around for many years.

Football iconstennisbeen around for can be asked
What about a have king? The same many years.
What about a tennis king? The same can be asked
about a scrabble champion and a top-notch
about a scrabble champion and a top-notch
national rugby team.
national rugby team.
That might be a reality in the near-future - thanks to the more than K500 million
investedmight be a reality insports such as tennis, scrabble and rugby by the million
That in sponsor-starved the near-future - thanks to the more than K500 London,
Toronto andsponsor-starved sports such as tennis, scrabble and rugby by the London,
invested in Lusaka-listed metals and mining company, First Quantum Minerals
(FQM). and Lusaka-listed metals and mining company, First Quantum Minerals
Toronto
FQM
(FQM). has invested in excess of K5 billion in sports development in the last few
years. Part of that investment has helped to spur the success of Zambias number
FQM has invested in excess of K5 billion in sports development in the last few
one sport soccerinvestment has helped to spur the success of Zambias number
years. Part of that through funding operations of the Football Association of
Zambia (FAZ), and ensuring funding operations of the Football Association action
one sport soccer through that the football-crazy Zambians followed the of
from the crucial qualifiers to thethe football-crazy Zambians followed at the 2012
Zambia (FAZ), and ensuring that final whistle of the 32 games played the action
AFCON Championship co-hostedfinal whistle of the 32 gamesGeneralat the 2012
from the crucial qualifiers to the by Guinea and Gabon, says played Kingsley
Chinkuli, FQM Country co-hosted by Guinea and Gabon, says General Kingsley
AFCON Championship Manager.
Chinkuli, FQM Country Manager.
General Kingsley Chinkuli,

FQM Country Manager
General Kingsley Chinkuli,
FQM Country Manager
Zambia, aided by FQMs K52 million

sponsorship, successfully hosted the
Zambia, aided by FQMs K52 million
Africa Scrabble Championship in 2012;
sponsorship, successfully hosted the
Zambia Open Tennis Championship
Africa Scrabble Championship in 2012;
returned to Zambia after an absence
Zambia Open Tennis Championship
of two decades in after thanks to the
returned to Zambia part, an absence
more than K20 million sponsorshipthe
of two decades in part, thanks to
from Kansanshimillionco-owned by
more than K20 Mine, sponsorship
FQM and ZCCM-IH; womens golf and
from Kansanshi Mine, co-owned by
others gotZCCM-IH; womensfinancial
FQM and the much needed golf and
boost, too. the much needed financial
others got
Chishimba Kambwili, Youth &
boost, too.
Sports MinisterKambwili, Youth &
Chishimba lauded FQM for
spearheading sports development:
Sports Minister lauded FQM for
Zambias sports progress, through the
spearheading sports development:
financial support progress, through the
Zambias sports of companies like
Kansanshi Mine, willcompanies likeand
financial support of be significant
substantive.
Kansanshi Mine, will be significant and
substantive.
Godfrey Msiska, Kansanshi Mine Public Relations Manager hands over a K45 million package of
players kit for the Rugby National Team to Chishimba Kambwili, Youth & Sports Minister.
Godfrey Msiska, Kansanshi Mine Public Relations Manager hands over a K45 million package of
players kit for the Rugby National Team to Chishimba Kambwili, Youth & Sports Minister.
We believe that FQMs support of other less-sponsored sports such as

scrabble, tennis,that FQMs support of other less-sponsored sports such as
We believe rugby and others will act as a huge catalyst to replicate the
success of soccerrugby and others will and as a huge catalyst to the culture of a
scrabble, tennis, in other disciplines, act ultimately inculcate replicate the
winning of soccer in other disciplines, and ultimately inculcate the culture of a
success nation.
Within the context of a deep-seated practice of maximising benefits and
winning nation.
opportunities for people indeep-seated practiceFQM operates, the mining company
Within the context of a communities where of maximising benefits and
Top: Victorious Team Nigeria at the 2012 Africa Scrabble
Championship held inNigeria at theZambia.
highlighted specific benefits it has provided to low-profile sports: Rugby has in the
opportunities for people in communities where FQM operates, the mining company
Top: Victorious Team Livingstone, 2012 Africa Scrabble
ABoVE: Vital serve: With the support of FQM, tennis in
last few years enjoyed financial support running in hundreds of millions of Kwacha,
Championship held in Livingstone, Zambia.
highlighted specific benefits it has provided to low-profile sports: Rugby has in the
Zambia Vital serve: With the support of FQM, tennis in
ABoVE: aims to recapture the glory days.
the latest being a K45 million package of players kit; The Scrabble Association of
last few years enjoyed financial support running in hundreds of millions of Kwacha,
Zambia aims to recapture the glory days.
the latest being a K45 million package of players kit; The Scrabble Association of
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Zambian Traveller
One man one river:
David Lemon takes break from Zambezi Cowbell Trek

By Gethsemane Mwizabi
fter walking some 1800km following the Zambezi

River from its source at Ikelengi in Zambias
Northwestern Province David Lemon has now taken
a break from his epic exploration of Africas fourth
longest river. He made up his mind when he reached
Siavonga, a Zambian resort town on the Northern
banks of the largest manmade Lake Kariba.
There are several factors that have led to David
to suspend his ambitious mission, mainly the lack of
nutririon and the weight he lost. He will resume his
journey in 2014 from where he left off in Siavonga,
I thought I would probably die if I carried on from
Siavonga, he said. He has now returned to England
where he would document his interactions with the
people of the valley.
When, he embarked of historical journey back in
April of 2012, he did not foresee all the challenges
facing him, especially in the Zambezi escarpment
where temperatures sometime reach 44C. There
was no way to escape the heat. His shoes got worn
and his body became weary. He made the decision
to suspend the expedition as his body could not
take the battering after walking such a long distance

along the Zambezi. He fell several times and had lost
three cameras along the way.
The gorges, valleys and mountains turned out to
be a nightmare for the 68 year old adventurer, who
began his epic journey the Zambezi Cowbell Trek in
April. It was justifiable that he suspend his ambitious
trek to walk the entire length of the Zambezi River.
Unlike other parts of Zambia where the land is flat,
the Zambezi escarpment can be very cruel. It was a
hard decision to terminate the journey as Cowbell
Zambezi Trek generated a lot of interest in the
Southern African region and beyond African shores.
Southern Africas weather conditions are no
stranger to him. But it had been over 20 year since
David left Southern Africa to live in the United
Kingdom. Coming down in April of 2012 to embark
on the Zambezi exploration, which he had been
planning for months, was something he knew was
going to be difficult, yet meaningful and historical.
Andy Taylor, managing director for Promasidor, the
company sponsoring David said We think he has
made the right decision as he needs to go and regain
his energy and strength to make a fresh comeback.
Mr Taylor, who picked David up in Siavonga was
proud of the fact that the explorer made such
significant progress, as it is no joke to walk over
1800 km
David then visited the David Shepherd Wildlife
Orphanage in Lilayi where he interacted and fed
baby elephants with Cowbell milk. The main purpose
of his journey has been to highlight the plight of
elephants in Southern Africa.
One of the places where David slept in the valley

when night caught up with him
It goes without saying, that his expedition has

been eventful every step of the way. He had to
David at the David Shepherd Wildlife Orphanage

punch seven extra holes on his leather belt. At the
start of his ambitious trek, he was weighed 93kg but
has now lost 26kg of that weight.
Due the unfriendly terrain of the Zambezi
Escarpment he could only walk 3km per day on
average. In Western province he covered 10km, the
most in one single day. He had to throw off some his
baggage to travel lighter.
At one point, north of Livingstone, as nightfall
caught up with him and he couldnt find a decent
surface to camp, he had to curl up and sleep on
a 1.5 metre flat rock in one of the gorges. From
Zambias tourist capital he had to cross 10 small
rivers before reaching Lake Kariba. The terrain was
extremely rough and had steep, nail-biting climbs
and descents where falling could well have proved
fatal. Challenges where expected and the dangers of
the terrain really took a toll on him.
Other dangers being faced when walking the
Zambezi is always crocodiles and mosquitoes.
Crocodiles are numerous in all sections of the
river and there are a number of different malarial
mosquitoes throughout the region. Prophylactics has
to be taken for the mosquitoes and a wary eye kept
out for crocodiles when anywhere near the river.
On the phone before departure

at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe
airport
David feeds a baby elephant at the an elephant

orphanage in Lusakas Lilayi area
The Zambezi is the Africas fourth-longest river
empties into the Indian Ocean at a settlement called
Chinde in Mozambique. The 3,540 kilometre river
(2,200 miles) has its source at Mwinilunga in the
north western corner of Zambia and flows through
Angola, along the borders of Namibia, Botswana,
into Zambia where it borders Zimbabwe then on
to Mozambique, where it empties into the Indian
Ocean.
Back in England David will write about the
various people of the valley. He will also learn some
Portuguese to help him communicate the people of
Mozambique where the Zambezi River empties into
the Indian Ocean at Chinde.
David is aware that the remaining half of his
journey could even be tougher as the terrain in
Mozambique is an unknown factor. He is thinking of
changing his diet for the second leg of journey. I
will to see a nutritionist to find out what diet I should
adopt, as I was losing weight too fast, said David.
When he arrives back at Easter of 2014, he would
be joined by a group of Zambians in Siavonga who
will accompany him for part of the way.
The valley where David traversed following the Zambezi

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Konkola Copper
Mines plc
It pays to wait patiently, if

something is meant to be yours,
the best is to wait and it will
surely come rather than forcing
matters. I got into illegal mining
because of my being
impatient...
THROUGH a journey of self-discovery, 22-year old
Suzyo Kumwenda is focusing on a future of unlimited
possibilities.
Suzyo, an ex-illegal miner in Chingola, has flipped to a
new profitable page in life. Suzyo is a role model for
several Chingola youths, who had fallen prey to a
syndicate of copper thieves commonly known as
Jerabos, a clich for 'Jail-boy' or 'ex-convict.'
As Suzyo pursues a 3-year Diploma in Clinical
Medicine, at the Kafue Institute of Health Sciences and
Research (KIHSR) near the capital city Lusaka, his bold
decision to abandon illegal mining is impacting on his
peers hundreds of kilometres away in the mining town of
Chingola.
Suzyo's colleague Christopher Chola, aged 25, also
an ex-illegal miner has a desire to enter into law school
by 2014.
Suzyo is our leader, he has inspired all of us Chola
told Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Chairman Navin
Agarwal and Chief Executive Officer Jeyakumar
Janakaraj recently.
This strong point is shared by reformed 20-year old
Davies Sinyangwe, who is also working hard to
accomplish his wish to become a Mechanical Engineer.
Davies went back to pursue his secondary education at
Kabundi High School in Chingola.
KCM and other mines have persistently fought to rid
some of their assets of illegal mining, which police say is
being driven by the selfish desires of the Jerabos.
Enhanced policing around its Nchanga Open Pits by
KCM police officers and Zambia Police has scored
many successes so far.
However, the model to empower the youths through
the Youth Talent Club, which is being funded by KCM
and implemented by the Development Aid from People
to People (DAPP), is impacting positively on youth
behaviour. Suzyo is credited by many youths as the
leader for change in the entire matrix.
I became irresponsible when I was in Grade 11 in
2007 and a friend of mine introduced me to the Jerabos.
I joined the group of copper thieves because of some
challenges I faced as a single orphan, recounts the
medium-built Suzyo as his eyes spin with remorse.
Anecdote of Chingola y
Suzyo Kumwenda studying

Although his ill-gotten cash from selling pilfered
copper ore enabled Suzyo to buy food and cover other
expenses, he recounts the undertaking was too risky
and the money inadequate to count for a decent life.
Additionally, it just kept eating-off his conscience.
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
Accordingly, he learned one secret in life, 'rush not.'
It pays to wait patiently, if something is meant to be
yours, the best is to wait and it will surely come rather
than forcing matters. I got into illegal mining because of
my being impatient, my involvement with the 'Jerabo-life'
was because I needed quick money, Suzyo says.
We used to go into the pits around 19:00 hours every
day after school and went back home after midnight... it
was very dangerous
Suzyo recounts a touching experience one night when
his colleague died instantly after being trapped in the
tunnels.
.We used to go into the pits around

19:00 hours every day after school
and went back home after
midnight... it was very dangerous...
Even though I feared for my life, I
had no option but to continue!
Even though I feared for my life, I had no option but to
continue, says Suzyo, who wasted three years in the
illegal and dangerous activity.
Suzyo initially thought there was nothing else he could
do apart from straying into the Nchanga open-pits. But
soon he realised there was a better life elsewhere and he
credits his friend Chris Musonda for introducing him to the
Youth Talent Club.
As Chris started telling me about the Youth Talent Club
youths leading the way out of illegal mining!

and the benefits of joining the club, I never believed his
story because it looked like a waste of time. I saw stonepicking as a very lucrative business, says Suzyo.
As his friend persisted, Suzyo visited the Youth Talent
Club and was part of a seminar overwhelmingly attended
by reform-minded youths.
POOLING RESOURCES TO FOSTER CHANGE
One day I decided to follow him to the club, and we were
taught how to manage businesses. That time, I was at
cross-roads not knowing which way to go whether to
continue with picking stones or start-up my own 'clean'
business, says Suzyo.
In February 2011, Suzyo and nine other youths
received a K3 million DAPP soft-loan. This amount was
not enough to start-up a meaningful business and the 10
youths consented to form two groups of five each.
Suzyo and four others pooled their K1.5 million total
capital to start a chicken rearing business, while the other
group started a kiosk business.
We started with 100 chicks, and after selling the
chickens, we moved to 150 chicks, Suzyo explains.
A few months later, three of the group members quit and
got into formal employment. Soon after that Suzyo was
running the business alone.
I made some reasonable cash, which I managed to
save. I had some challenges but I did not succumb to the
difficulties, he says.
As time progressed, Suzyo's mother handed him an
acceptance letter from the Kafue institute and his K3
million savings and a K1 million bonus from his mother
was enough to pay fees for his tertiary education. Suzyo's
strong desire to be in school tallied with his mother's wish
for the son's better education.
So when mummy gave me the acceptance letter, I
looked at it as a blessing and accepted it wholeheartedly, he says.
Though in school, Suzyo has not abandoned the
chicken business back home.
Members of the Youth Talent Club display their art-facts during an

exhibition at Nchanga cricket Club in Chingola.
Ireen Chola the Youth Talent Club mother-figure
My sister is in charge of the business. I cannot afford to

stop the business because it is the only means of raising
funds to pay for my school fees.
Suzyo's determination has inspired Chola to open a
bank account.
A LEADER IN THE MAKING
I have managed to save K9 million, says Chola,
whose talent for artistic crafts made using paper, beads,
cassava, glue, wood and grass earns him a minimum of
K60,000 per artefact.
Chola says he has managed to construct a two-roomed
house on his mother's plot in Chingola's Kapisha
residential area.
We were used like slaves by the Jarabos, Chola
recalls. I want to tell my fellow youths that it is
unprofitable to engage in illegal mining.
At the centre of the Youth Talent Club is the selfless
widow Ireen Chola, a DAPP Section Leader in Kapisha,
who recruits the youths in the club.
KCM, which has spent K450 billion on Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes in the last six
years, finances the DAPP to implement numerous
sustainable livelihood programmes. These programmes
have changed the lives of many youths, men and women
in its areas of operation Nampundwe, Chingola,
Chililabombwe and Kitwe.
I have one son and I would not want him to be involved
in illegal mining because it is extremely dangerous. As a
result, I help the youths to change their lifestyle by
encouraging them to pursue something profitable in life,
she says.
She is our mother-figure! exclaims Davies
Sinyangwe, the changed Grade 11 Kabundi High School
student. Above all, I thank KCM that they have this
programme for the youths, which is truly changing our
lives.
Suzyo summarises thus, nothing will stop me from
achieving my goals!
Reading Suzyo's mind creates a strong impression of a
leader that will impact young people for generations to
come. Courtesy of the Zambia Daily Mail
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SIR HANS SLOANE - THE MAN WHO FOUNDED

CHELSEA AND INVENTED MILK CHOCOLATE
By: Terence Jenkins
he Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea covers

ti%-e square miles of prime London real estate,
much of which is located in conservation areas. Many
embassies are based there, along with numerous
historical and cultural landmarks, such as the Natural
History and Victoria and Albert museums. Quite a few of
its thoroughfares - Sloane Square, Sloane Street, Sloane
Terrace, Hans Place, Hans Crescent, Hans Road (and
there was at one time a Hans Town), are named after
one man, Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), who can claim
to be founder of the Chelsea we know today.
Sloane was born in County Down, Ireland in 1606, the
year the English Civil War ended and the monarchy was
restored under Charles IL He moved to England at 19 to
study medicine at the Apothecaries Hall, having himself
suffered from what was possibly tuberculosis in his
midteens. His medical studies were continued in France
where he was granted his degree of Doctor in Medicine
in 1683. In 1684 he returned to London. The year 168
saw not only the death of Charles II and the succession
of his brother, the Duke of York as James II, but also
Sloane became a Fellow of the Royal Society at 25.
Young Hans was on his way up the ladder of success.
as a medicine for digestive and consumptive illnesses.

`Theobrama cacao turned out to be a nice little earner.
Sloane also promoted the use of quinine, investing
money in the purchase of `Cinchona Succiruba, the
Peruvian bark from which it is obtained. This, too,
proved to be a shrewd move, when he returned to
London, a city rife with diseases such as cholera, small
pox and malaria, the quinine he had amassed added to
his fortune when used in the treatment of such ills. He
advocated inoculation for the prevention and treatment
of small pox at a time when it was not universally
acknowledged.
Sloanes other, more significant acquisition in Jamaica
was Elizabeth Rose, the rich widow of another doctor
and plantation owner who, when they both returned to
England, became his wife. With an income of X1,000
pa and a marriage settlement from her first husband of
This continued when he was appointed Personal

Physician to Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle,
who was Governor of Jamaica. Having survived
the hazardous three month journey on the frigate
`Assistance, Sloanes time on the island was of crucial
importance to him for, while there, he indulged his
passion for collecting and amassed about 800 plants,
enough to furnish his work on `The Natural History of
Jamaica when he returned to England in 1689.
One of the plants he collected was `Theobroma
Cacao from which we get chocolate. Sloane had
observed native women give it, mixed with their own
milk, to their young children as a drink. On returning
to England, the recipe was eventually developed,
marketed as `Sir Hans Sloanes Milk Chocolate and sold
A playful memorial to those orphaned children who attended

the nearby charity school in Hans Town
Sir Hans Sloane tornb in Chelsea Old Church graveyard
career with the Apothecaries so it was perhaps fitting

that he helped ensure the survival of this important
centre of study and education.
This statue of Sir Hans Sloane stands in what was `Hans

Town, another part of Chelsea earned after him, but which is
now covered by what was once the Duke of York Barracks and
is now a modern square and shopping development
X10,000 (a huge sum in those days), she proved a fine

catch for the young, aspiring doctor and collector.
They set up home in Bloomsbury and so successful
was Sloane in his medical practice that he was
appointed Physician to Queen Anne and, eventually,
to her successors, George I and George II. Although
he was becoming richer, Sloane did not lack a social
conscience and when he was appointed Physician in
Charge of Christs Hospital, he returned his annual
salary of X30 to help those more in need. Although he
became President of the College of Physicians, governor
of many of the London hospitals and Physician General
to the Army, he found time to hold a free surgery for the
destitute each morning.
Although he lived in Bloomsbury, in 1713 Sloane
bought the Manor of Chelsea from Lord Cheyne. For this
he acquired 180 acres of land and buildings and Chelsea
Place, the manor house, as befitted a man who, in 1716,
was made a baronet. The manor had originally belonged
to King Henry VIII and was where his wives, Katherine
Howard, Catherine Parr and Anne of Cleeves had lived.
Sloane later bought Beaufort House, Sir Thomas Moores
home, and land along the Thames. In 1722 he ceded
to the Apothecaries the Chelsea Physic Garden for a
nominal fee of ,C5 pa. Sloane himself had begun his
Sloane kept distinguished company. For many years he

was Secretary to the Royal Society and as such mingled
with the foremost men of the age of enlightenment.
Sir Isaac Newton was President for 24 years and on his
death in 1727 Sloane became his successor. Samuel
Pepys was his friend, he entertained Handel to tea, and
the Swedish scientist Linnaeus came to visit.
While in Bloomsbury, Sloane continued collecting and
so large did his collection become that he had to buy
the house next door to accommodate it. Eventually, it
numbered over 80,000 items, including books, plants,
pictures, minerals and animals: he had a whales
skeleton, works by Alberta Durer and the famous
Vegetable Lamb of Tartary, which proved not to he an
animal but a rhizone of a fern.
Sloane offered the collection to the nation and in
17,53 the British Museum Act was passed to buy it for
X20,000. It became the nucleus of this world famous
museum. Later many items went from it to help found
the Natural History Museum and the British Library so
not only was Sloane, by buying and developing property,
responsible for modern Chelsea but we also owe him a
debt for three of our great cultural institutions.
In 1724 Elizabeth Sloane died, aged 64, and fifteen
years later, in 1739, Sloane was struck down with some
form of paralysis, from which he never fully recovered.
In 1742 he moved from Bloomsbury to his Manor
House in Chelsea. He was to be its last occupant, it
was demolished after his death. The Old Manor House
garden still lies beyond Cheyne Mews, containing
mulberry tress planted by Queen Elizabeth I, a fact that
Sloane himself, with his interest in all things natural,
appreciated.
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FLAMBOYANT AND
JACARANDA BLOSSOMS
JIVE
By Roy Kausa
n India the Flamboyant tree is called Krisnachura,

which literally means the Crown of Lord Khrisna, it
is also sometimes known as Gulmohar or the Peacock
Flower because of its unique bright colours when it
blossoms. The Flamboyant tree blazes the Zambian
landscapes with its red, orange and yellow blossoms.
In Zambia the Flamboyant with
its bright orange, red and yellow
blossoms in middle of August, when
the Jacaranda tree is in full blossom
as well.
The Flamboyant tree originates
from Madagascar and it was brought
to Zambia in the late 1950s from
Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
by the Northern Rhodesian (Zambia)
Municipal Council. The first trees
planted in Lusaka were planted along
the old Cairo Road up to the Kabwe
Roundabout. And from then onwards
it was planted in woodlands and
along the Burma Road and spread
throughout the country like a bush
fire.
Every year the Flamboyant trees
join in Zambias Independence
celebrations as they can be spotted
miles away alongside the Zambian national flags and

banners that adorn the buildings and light poles to
celebrate Zambias national day on 24th October.
Zambian artist Peter Maibwe captured the Jacaranda
and the Flamboyant trees in full bloom. The Zambian
water colourist once said: The greatest artist is God
because he painted all these beautiful

Jacaranda and the Flamboyant trees by his
words alone.
It is amazing to drive or walk along the
roads in Zambias major towns in July
when the Jacarandas start to blossom and
its bright hazy purple flowers are a marvel
to view. However, the deep purple of the
Jacaranda tree is soon overshadowed
by the bright red orange and yellow
Flamboyant come August.
The peak of the Flamboyant blooming
is when the temperature is at its highest,
soaring just above 38C in parts of
Zambia.
In November the Flamboyant pops out white flowers
as if to subdue the hot bright red glow. The white
colour in the Flamboyant gives the clusters of red,
orange and yellow a new lease of life.

Local artists such as Flinto Chandia and Friday
Tembo use Jacaranda wood for carving. When dried
and seasoned the wood changes colour to a light
brown which at times, when polished with honey
wax, looks like ivory.
The Jacarandas dried seed pods are used to make
ear rings. The dry seed pods are collected by the
craft people who first of all clean and sand paper
them. They are then polished with linseed oil before
being painted in bright African designs. These earings
have become extremely popular in curio shops in
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oaching in many parts of the country has continued

unabated with some chiefs perpetrating the crime,
thereby threatening to drive certain species of wild
animals into extinction. Added to this is the indiscriminate
cutting down of trees in the name of charcoal burning.
This has prompted Community Markets for Conservation
(COMACO), a Zambian registered and non-profit making
company, to embark on transformation and empowerment
training for poachers and charcoal burners to save game
from further wanton killing and curb further damage to the
environment, CHARLES MUSONDA reports.
I used to kill 35 hippos and more than 40 buffaloes in
one year. As for the common duiker, it was like chicken - it
was almost everyday. If I wanted to buy sneakers, I would
just go into the bush and kill a buffalo. This is a confession
by John Banda (not real name) a former poacher of Mwase
Mphangwe in Luangwa Valley, Eastern Province.
Another self-confessed former poacher, Patrick Seyama,
has revealed that though poaching is a lucractive business
by village standards, it is a fatal feat, which has resulted
in the demise of 10 of his cronies after game scouts did to
them what they were doing to animals.
Our lives are very hard, we were afraid because we did
not know whether we would find village scouts ahead of
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the time, we would wait for the scouts to stop patrolling
then we would go on and start killing animals, Seyama
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one elephant. So if I fire three shots at one group (herd)
of elephants, I would kill three of them and sometimes we
would kill up to 12 elephants in one raid. Since we couldnt
carry 12 elephants from the bush to the village, we just
used to get the ivory tusks and leave the carcasses to rot.
Seyama now feels he could have been either slain or
arrested because of the many animals he killed before
COMACO rescued him from the deadly trap he had set for
himself.
As for Banda, poaching made him have an inhuman
conscience, but now I am human being. I was a destroyer
because I was killing animals that can help communities
in so many ways. He says he has willingly surrendered
Poachers who were arrested
his firearm in return for the empowerment training he

has received from COMACO. He now earns a legal income
from skills he has received from COMACO, these include
carpentry, gardening and fish farming. On the other
hand, Seyama boasts of having enough clean money to
educate his children and buy goods he was fancying when
he spent nights in the bush chasing and shooting animals
at will.
My life is improving because it was miracle to have
money at the time I was a poacher. I can now buy
bicycles, radios and I can afford to send my children to
school. We have learnt the badness of poaching. We have
also been trained in conservation farming, bee- keeping,
gardening, fish farming and blacksmithing.
This is how COMACO, which is supported by the US
and Norwegian governments, is empowering the less
priviledged and saving wild animals from poachers and
the environment from indiscriminate charcoal burning.
COMACO works in the Luangwa Valley, providing training
and markets to over 70,000 small scale farmers who have
struggled to meet basic food and income needs. To cope,
some depend on poaching at great risk to themselves,
their families and Zambias natural resources, while others
resort to charcoal burning.COMACO is, however, helping
poachers to lay down their guns and according to chief
executive officer, Dale Lewis, it has collected over 70,000
snares and 1,800 guns as of this year.
All have been surrendered willingly. The programme
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Wildlife Authority (ZAWA), and small scale farmers who
want to improve their trade benefits from COMACO, says
Dr. Lewis.
He cites an example of Thompson Tembo, who was
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Apart from Tembo, some transformed poachers have
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The launch of the cereal, has excited the Zambian
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Travelling Light? Going away?
know a young lady (Miss Take) who flies abroad

three or four times a year. When packing, she
simply transfers most of her wardrobe, bathroom
cabinet and make-up case into as many suitcases as
it takes to convey them. (Does this sound familiar?).
She gladly pays the extra luggage charges, cab fares
Community Relations Officer Stephen Sikapoko
and porters fees and justifies the additional expense
(in picture) showing community work.
with a shrug and an indifferent, I might need it all!
Operating in the mining

industry is not so much
about making great
returns on revenue
and profits only but also
Heres some sensible packing
working toward achieving both gross domestic product
advice product levels for the country as
and national domestic from Jack Phillips.
well as helping to uplift the lives of local people around
mining areas where we are directly operating from, as a
She claims, not immodestly, that she once received
strategic partner in call at home, to fly overseas at short
the nation.
an urgent phone
notice. She gathered her passport, packed, phoned
ATS Zambia Limited thembusiness division of on her

relatives to inform is a of her trip and was ATS
way ATS airport, with all operating in Burkina kit
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Democratic Republic of Congo,an hour. Liberia, Mali,
Mozambique, food Coast, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and
Mmmmm Ivory for thought!
as ATS Zambia Ltd, we are servicing the mining sector
Just look has been operating in the market
Equally, another acquaintance, (Miss Cool) also a
in Zambia and regional market in the Southern Africa, the company around you at the airport, train, bus share in
station or sea port at some of the craziest travel sights
regular overseas traveller, carefully charts the management and hospitality services to the mines, oil and gas
Zambia close to 7 years now rendering camplength
you ever saw. Some travellers look more like they are
of her stay, ATS Zambia her destination and the
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bed and carefully packs, and repacks, communities
out freshly string of food a lap-top, their case, inwith survival skills,need and/or use, into a small nylonto supply comes aproducedcases, right from a brieffarms and
jobs and business opportunities
shes sure she will
flight bag, camera, camcorder, golf readily available
handgrip. Anything she overlooks or sustainable
this empowers our community with forgets, she development schemes through provision ofbag, fishing rods,
tennis racket, ...and then, from the other side
manages
market. to do without, or buys in the airport, hotel
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Then, Miss Cool steps casually out of the next cab
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skips nimbly up to the check in desk.
Oh, then right behind in the next cab comes our old
friend, Miss Take, looking like she has just stepped
straight out of pages of some fashion magazine.
Her cabbie begins to unload her numerous items of
luggage and six grinning porters, with their little
trolleys, emerge from the shadows!
We shouldnt joke, travelling is a serious business
and packing for travelling and overnight journeys
is even more serious. Get it wrong and you soon
discover that the stuff you need is safely hanging
up at home in your wardrobe whilst you are left
puffing and struggling around a strange town or
country with suitcases crammed full of the wrong kind
of clothes!
There is nothing worse than coming down for dinner

at some swish hotel and wearing exactly the same
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ladies or, wearing thick, warm clothes when the
mercury is tipping 100f (or vice versa) or wearing

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(European winter visitors to Africa always seem to
want to bring their fur lined parkas, hats and gloves,
then spend the rest of their holiday having to carry
them around!).
Nor is it any better to arrive overdressed (or
underdressed) for that important business meeting,
only to discover that the other delegates are wearing
short sleeved, open necked shirts. Professional and
experienced business types try to establish the dress
code of the people or company that they plan to visit
and pack and dress accordingly.
As they say in the military, preparation and planning
prevents poor performance.
So, we want to arrive at the check in desk, cool,
calm and collected, with our travel documents in one
hand, our well packed luggage in the other and a
small flight bag over the shoulder. (Do you really need
that lap-top, parka, tennis racket, umbrella?)
Following the practice of the previously mentioned
organised traveller, Miss Cool, the main travel bag
simply contains sufficient suitable clothing (top
clothes, smalls, shoes, socks, swim and sports wear),
toilet bag, containing just enough soap, shampoo
deodorant etc (Not the entire bathroom cabinet!) a
book or magazine and of course, a small quantity of
washing powder (stuffed into you shoes, along with
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Practical packing means placing all your clothing

requirements into one (repeat, one) easily
manageable carrying receptacle or container. Start
with non-crease items, sweaters, towels, swimwear
and smalls. Shoes go toes down and soles outwards,
at either end of the bag and any delicates or
breakables go into the centre to be packed around
with softer and hopefully, crushproof garments.
Creased cotton shirts, trousers and dresses left to
hang loosely in the sun for an hour or so, soon shed
the worst of their creases.
Types of luggage. I am constantly amazed at some
peoples idea of a luggage holder which can range
from handmade, matching sets of Gucci designer
labels to a pair of supermarket carrier-bags from
tapped up cardboard boxes, to exquisite, custom
made, sandlewood travel chests.
Mr Vuitton, Liz Taylor and Ms Marcos may disagree
with me but my favourite piece of luggage is a $10,
soft sided, nylon hand grip, which comes with side
pockets, lockable zip, strong handles and bright, vivid
colours for quick and easy identification.
A tip, on outward journeys, display a name tag and
a destination address, on the return trip, name tag
and home address. Do not, repeat not, display your
home address on the outward journey professional
crooks loiter in departure lounges simply to read
passengers luggage tags and addresses and return
date, for obvious reasons!
In-Flight or in journey baggage. Travel documents

often run to several pieces and even for experienced
travels they are cumbersome, complex and fiddly.
A small in-flight bag, with shoulder strap and side
pockets, will hold your passport, tickets, boarding pass
etc. quite nicely. It will also hold a book or magazine,
a screw cap bottled drink, fruit or a few sweets, a
camera, a sweater and possibly, a change of clothes.
It will tuck conveniently out of the way under your
seat and is at your feet for easy access and doesnt
go out of your sight. If you are on a business trip and
need to carry notes and/or papers they too can be
stowed into your flight bag for convenience.
Travel hints, make a list of items not used on voyage
for future trips a small duster or rag makes a decent
shoe cleaner we all like a bargain and most of us
buy economy size soap, shampoo and bathroom
products but they are best left at home when
travelling and replaced with travel size items.
Do not take more than you need, more than you
can carry, or use, and if you return with any unused
items of clothing or toiletries award your self 5
demerit points per item! A total of 20 demerit points
means you didnt pack wisely, 30 means you packed
in too much of a hurry, 40 and you are approaching
the travel plans of Miss Take!
Security and common sense. And from the moment
you leave home, to the moment you arrive at your
destination, do not let any of your luggage out of your
sight. Do not ask anyone, transport staff,

uniformed officials or fellow passengers to
mind it, look after it or keep an eye on it.
If you go to the information desk, VDU,
booking kiosk or washroom take it all with
you. Yes, we know it is tedious but every
minute of every day, hundreds of passenger
throughout the world have their journeys
ruined, and often cancelled because their
luggage, tickets, passport, were stolen. You
can see them wandering around airports
and bus stations, in a faraway daze, looking
for a policeman and muttering, I only put
it down for a second.!
It is easy to suggest that the experienced
and seasoned traveller has developed
his travel plans and travel packing into a
fine art. The truth is they can be just as
disorganised as the rest of us!
But there is a helpful formula, an idiots
guide to safe and simple travel; long before
you leave home, make a travel packing
plan, consider all aspects of the away from
home period, be practical and thorough,
decisive and determined and more than
anything else, make sure that you are
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The
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An adult individual is 68 cm long with all-white
body plumage apart from dark plumes on the
rump. The bald head and neck, thick curved
bill and legs are black. The white wings show a
black rear border in flight.
Sexes are similar, but juveniles have dirty white
plumage, a smaller bill and some feathering on
the neck.
This bird is usually silent, but occasionally makes
some croaking noises, unlike its vocal relative,
the Hadeda Ibis.
A wading bird of the ibis family, the Sacred Ibis
breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, Southeastern Iraq,
and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated
and often mummified as a symbol of the god
Thoth.
The African Sacred Ibis occurs in marshy
wetlands and mud flats, both inland and on the
coast. It will also visit cultivation and rubbish
dumps.
The bird nests in tree colonies, often with other
large wading birds such as herons. It builds a
stick nest often in a baobab and lays 2-3 eggs.
It feeds on various fish, frogs, small mammals,
reptiles and smaller birds as well as insects. It
may also probe into the soil with its long bill for
invertebrates such as earthworms.
The African Sacred Ibis has been introduced into
Sacred Ibis
France, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, and the United

States.
The introduced and rapidly growing populations

in Southern Europe are seen as a potential
problem, since these large predators can
devastate breeding colonies of species such as
terns. They also compete successfully for nest
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Lovely Lamu -
- Kenyas tropical
island paradise
Illustrations and article by Richard Crossley
waying palms, tropical skies, warm seas, empty,

endless beaches and everywhere an ancient,
echoing, timeless tranquillity.
Travel around the island is achieved, as it always has

been, by dhow, donkey or on foot. Haste, rush-hour or
bustle are expressions not often used here!
For the growing army of tourists and travellers, ever

anxious to discover somewhere old, quiet, picturesque,
charismatic and unspoilt and rapidly running out of
options heres a little secret! The island of Lamu!
The ever shifting sand prevents the island from

being polluted with roads and motor transport, it also
helps to produce the fresh water wells which, even
so near to the sea, keep the town surviving. The
mangrove swamps, which encircle the islands in the
entire surrounding archipelago, provide water resistant
building poles and maintain a complete eco-system.
Just a mile off Kenyas northern coast is a timeless

wonder. It is a tropical haven of charm, peace and
tranquillity. An un-modernised, car-less isle, with
swaying palms, long, endless, pristine beaches and an
unspoilt, unhurried quietness to die for.
Sitting just a couple of degrees below the equator,
the island enjoys a year-round, hot and humid climate,
cooled by fresh, off shore breezes. The 20,000 strong
community is steeped in history, culture and intrigue
and the island provides superb swimming, great deep
sea diving and sunsets you could only dream of. It
attracts visitors seeking an escape from 21st century
pressures and lifestyles and the absence of tar-mac
roads, rail-links, air ports, cyber cafes, discos, towering
hotel complexs and riotous living, makes Lamu a latter
day Katmandu, a haven of unspoilt mystery, serenity
and well being.
A kidney shaped, 20 x 10 klm sand and mangrove
swamp. It is adequately sprinkled with swaying palms,
has vast stretches of golden sands and is surrounded by
the warm, turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. The
island sits inside the Lamu archipelago and is protected
from the roaring tides of the oft-tempestuous Indian
Ocean, alongside the seaward Manda Island and by a
series of sand dunes and a string of coral reefs.
The 20,000 strong Muslim-Swahili population

live mainly in Lamu town and follow strict muslin
traditions. Men wear full length Khanzus and intricately
embroidered cream or white caps, (kofias) and the
women wear the mysterious bui buis, black, floor length
dresses which reveal only the eyes.
The island has been a port of enjoying varying
degrees of trade and importance for thousands of years,
in the 2nd century, Greeks sailors and traders knew of
this coast and called it Azania. Later during the 9th and
10th centuries, Arab and Persian traders and settlers
came and called it Bilad-al-Zenj. As trade increased, the
small settlements grew into fiercely independent citystates. Arab traders and seamen stayed on, intermingled
with native Africans and created a distinctive culture
and Arab-African language based on Arabic and Bantu
customs and tongue. The result was Swahili. It is a
culture, lifestyle and language which now dominates
much of the east Africa coast. The Swahili culture
follows the teachings of Islam and has adopted the
Arabic script and traditions.
.Lamus fortunes continued until 1873 when British
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Royal Navy vessels arrived and forced an end to

the slave trade. Lamu then slid into a long period
of economic decline, forgotten and neglected by a
developing outside world. It fell into an extended timewarp when overseas development and technological
advancement simply passed her by. Todays visitors find
a community and its surroundings and life-style, much
as it was a hundred years ago.
The Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili
settlement on the East African coast and retains many of
its traditional designs and functions. The capital, Lamu
town, is situated along the east coast and protected
from the sea by a sturdy, stone sea wall, adorned here
and there with ancient iron cannons. The attractive
sea front is dotted with private homes and houses.
Behind them lay the rest of the town, built in white
and brown coral-rag stone and local mangrove timber,
it is characterized by the simplicity of structural forms.
Narrow flagstones alley-ways and passages, just wide
enough to allow two donkeys to pass, connect timeless,
shaded squares and, bazaars and market places, add to
the towns appeal and intrigue. The towns appearance
is further enriched by the addition of housing which
boasts cobbled, inner courtyards, cooling verandahs,
and elaborately carved wooden doors and window
shutters.
Local architecture is a fine blend of Arabic and east
African styles, constructed from the materials at hand
the result an appealing, classic design of open plan
housing, with elegant, ornate arches, leading onto tiled,
terra cotta verandas, mangrove timbered, beamed
ceilings and white, stucco-ed walls. The oldest of the
towns 22 Mosques, the Pwani, dates from 1370, though
most of the current buildings were constructed during
the late 18th century. To the north of the town is the
museum and behind that, lies the main cobbled square
and market, dominated by the 200 year old fort, build
by Sultan Oman in 1821 when Lamu appealed for his
assistance during the wars with the neighbouring island
of Pat.
On higher ground stands a collection of larger, more
elegant dwelling houses, which give way to a complex
of older, Swahili, wattle and daub building, topped with
makuti roofs. South of the town sits a collection of 2
and 3 storey hotels, Lamus single contribution to the
growing tourist trade which extends to the south-east
corner isd the famed four star Peponi Hotel.

The undeveloped, 14 klm long, southern shore is
flanked by giant sand dunes, created by off shore
winds and tides. It boasts extensive, uninhabited
golden beaches where great, white capped rollers,
much favoured by surfers, attracted by its endless,
windswept emptiness. Along the west and north shores
are sheltered bays and inlets which are only sparsely
populated and are home to three small communities,
linked together by sandy tracks and are best reached,
by the determined traveller, by chartered dhow or hired
donkey.
Each New Years Day is celebrated with a round the
island dhow race, when this great nautical community
and sea captains, show off their sailing skills. The race is
a well watched event by the entire community and the
winning crew is greatly honoured. During Maulidi (the
anniversary of the Prophets birthday) the town becomes
a pilgrimage for main land Swahilis and Lamuans who
celebrate with a traditional festival with song, dance,
poetry readings and a donkey race along the water
front.
Despite its isolation, Lamu is easily reached by air links
from Nairobi or Mombasa. Neighbouring Manda provides
an air-strip and access across the channel is gained by
dhow taxi, often to the slip-way of your hotel! Travellers
who prefer a more hardy approach can opt for the
adventurous scenic, overland route and drive or for a
more hands-on experience, take the bus from Malindi
through some of Kenyas most remote and untamed
landscapes.
Numerous small and comfortable hotels have been
built south of town in recent years. Visitors should make
inquiries, and reservations, prior to arrival. Many other
local house-holders provide accommodation/rooms and
even at the height of the season, January-March, it
is possible to secure accommodation suitable to most
budgets.
Restaurants are limited and are closed during the
daytime in Ramadan. An interesting, novel alternative
is the local practice where householders, by prior
arrangement, provide evening meals, al fresco, in their
courtyard or on a rush mat on their flat roof. Lamu
cuisine consists of a medley of grilled fish, fresh sea
food dishes, coconut rice, bean salads, accompanied by spicy vegetables,

naan, fruit juice, coffee no wine!
The most popular place in town is Petleys, a hotel and restaurant with its
own open air roof-top bar, built by an eccentric 19th century Englishman who
came and stayed.
But one of the most popular island activities is to charter a dhow for a few
days. These ancient, lateen rigged craft have sailed the Indian Ocean for
centuries and can now be hired complete with crew and supplies. Itinerary as
follows the cruise may begin with a tour around the island, or neighbouring
Manda and will include a deep sea sail, an afternoon snorkelling in a
sheltered bay and a couple of hours fishing for dinner. Then, after dark, fresh
fish, cooked on a driftwood B.B,Q. and sultry nights spent sleeping under
starry skies. Day 2 a repeat of day 1!
Lovely Lamu.. a magical isle, timeless, mystical and unspoilt by 21st
century tourism and technology. A warm welcome and a long, cool drink
awaits the discerning traveller.
Grandma Moses
An art feature with a heart warming glow

Article and images by Jeff Miller
Art, as beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
here is an inconsistency with art which turns easily

and quickly from one period to another. Yesterdays
in style is often swept casually away to make way
for the next discovery or theme, vogue or fad. Some
styles might last for years or even decades whilst
others are no more than an overnight craze, cast aside
on the whims of the critics.
Some styles or schools are instantly recognisable
and loved by every generation and they will last for
ever. Some lack the fluency and skill, perspective, scale
and depth which only the masters can achieve yet
the artist and paintings still, somehow, manage to find
an appreciative audience and following as Grandma
Moses did. Her paintings are naive and clearly, the
work of an amateur yet she has captured the heart of
America with her artistic innocence and charm.
Anna Mary Robertson was born on a small farm in
New York State in 1860 and had little formal schooling.
She was sent to work as a general worker on another
farm when she was 12. She married farmer Thomas
Moses when she was 27 and worked beside him on
their farm until his death in 1927. She cooked meals,
baked bread, gardened, canned, cleaned, sewed,
butchered and performed the dozens of other tasks
one had to do to farm, before the coming of the
technical age.
She spent most of her life
as a farmer's wife and gave
birth to ten children, though
only five lived through
infancy. She always enjoyed
embroidery and produced
colourful scenes on canvas
but when her hands became
too stiff with arthritis to hold
her needles, she switched
to painting.
"Grandma" Moses began
painting during her 70s
when her worsening
arthritis prevented her from
doing her embroidery. She
painted rural scenes and
every day events and daily
life in upstate New York,
where she lived for most of
her life.
She had no formal or any
other type of training and she simply painted what she

saw. She didnt use depth or perspective, shading or
shadows and her works had a naive, homespun quality
which captured the simplicity of countryside life a
hundred years ago.
She completed her
first painting using house
paints. For a while, she
sold paintings (and pickled
fruits and vegetables) at
the county fairs. Fate led
collector Louis Caldor to
pass through Hoosick Falls
during his summer holiday.
He was gazing through
the drug store window,
went in and bought two of
Grandmas paintings, then
went to her house and
bought ten more.
He showed them to various New York dealers but
they laughed him away. In 1939, Otto Kallir, an art
dealer decided to exhibit her scenes of rural life at
his Gallerie Saint-Etienne in New York City. Her onewoman show brought overnight, national recognition.
On his recommendation, several of Mrs Moses' work
was included in a 1939 New York exhibition and the

rest, as they say, is artistic history.
The following year she was granted a solo exhibition
which included What a Farm Wife Painted. The press
decided to give her a homely image and began to refer
to her as "Grandma Moses, at 80 years old she could
hardly object. In 1942 she painted, The Old Checkered
House, 1862 a summer scene of Geneva, New York,
quite unlike her usual winter landscapes. It originally
sold for under $10, the piece was soon given an
insurance value of $60,000.
She continued to paint and her works became
immensely popular and she became a household name
and a symbol of what

the self taught artist can
achieve. She saw her work
repeatedly reproduced
in a variety of media and
commercial enterprises.
She continued to paint to
the end, producing over
1,000 paintings in the
last 30 years of her life.
Ever the thrifty farmers
wife, she never did quite
understand how people
were prepared to pay
the enormous sums of
money for her home-spun
originals! There is probably
no other painter or artist
in the history of art who
needs less examination
or analysis than Grandma
Moses. She came across
exactly as she was, a
down to earth woman with
few airs or graces.
In November 2006, her painting, Sugaring Off which
she completed in 1943, sold at auction for US $1.2
million, her highest paid piece. The work is a typical
example of her simple rural scenes which created her
international reputation.
Her paintings have been used on Christmas cards,
postage stamps in America and overseas. In 1949,
she featured on the front page of Time magazine.
President Harry S. Truman presented her with the
Women's National Press Club trophy Award for
exceptional accomplishment in art in 1949. In 1951
she appeared on a television program See It Now
hosted by Edward R. Murrow. In 1952 she published
her autobiography and
titled it Grandma Moses:
My Life's History.
Another of her paintings,
Fourth of July, was donated
to the White House by Otto
Kallir where it still hangs.
To celebrate her 100th
birthday in 1960, New
York Governor Nelson
Rockefeller proclaimed
the day "Grandma Moses
Day". She was a religious
person but kept her works
simple and without hidden
meanings. When she was
100 years old she painted
illustrations for "Twas the
night before Christmas".
She died at age 101 and
her obituary was published
in the New York Times in
December 1961.
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Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
375 ml brandy
6 bottles Champagne
6 sliced oranges
6 sliced lemons
6 sliced limes
pineapple chunks
1/2 bag crushed ice
strawberries
Mint leaves for garnish
Method:
To place or
find a recipe:
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Mix sugar, brandy and 5 bottles champagne in a punch bowl. Then stir
in orange, lemon and lime sliced thin into rounds, pineapple chunks and
ice. Stir until well mixed.
Makes 16-20 glasses
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SOLUTIONS
from page 16
C
A
R
T
W
B
O
W
L
E
G
W
20
15
21
27
20
R
W
E
W
W
E
W
W
A
W
I
W
20
20
20
20
20
A
F
F
I
X
E
D
W
M
A
R
W
20
22
20
24
20
20
T
W
U
W
W
T
W
A
P
P
L
E
E
A
S
E
W
L
W
s
W
E
W
W
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
20
20
20
W
W
A
W
M
E
E
K
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S
O
N
20
20
20
11
12
20
25
T
A
L
L
Y
W
W
W
C
W
W
W
20
20
20
23
20
20
20
R
W
W
U
W
U
N
C
L
E
A
R
20
20
20
16
19
26
28
A
S
H
C
A
N
W
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W
V
W
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20
20
20
V
W
O
K
W
C
W
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L
E
C
T
E
W
G
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A
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20
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10
20
13
20
17
20
20
20
W
A
P
A
R
T
W
W
S
20
14
20
20
8
7
3
6
5
4
1
2
9
1
5
4
8
9
2
7
6
3
2
6
9
7
1
3
4
8
5
7
4
1
9
3
8
6
5
2
6
3
5
4
2
1
8
9
7
9
8
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General Knowledge
Quiz answers
from page 16
9. Five.
1. France.
10. Fidel Castro.
2. Frankfurt.
11. France.
3. Federal.
12. Fruit.
4. Fonda.
5. Francis Ford 13. Faberge.
Coppola.
14. Forrest Mars.
6. France.
15. Fred Perry.
7. Family.
16. French.
8. Frankenstein. 17. Four.
Flamingos
They can reach up to 5 feet in height.

Their weight is about 8.75 lbs (4 kg).
They have a wingspan between 55-65 inches.

An adult flamingos legs are longer than its body.
The flamingos eye is LARGER than its brain!!
They get their pink colour from the food they eat that has carotene in it.
They draw water into their beak, then force it out with their tongue, this traps the
food particles on the tiny hairlike lamella.
Flamingos stand on one leg, like other birds- its just more noticeable on the flamingo.
They have webbed feet to help support them on mud.
They are defenseless, their main way of protection is to fly away.
FLAMINGO
1.
2.
3.
4.
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successfully defend the trophy.
First Quantum has had a fruitful association with

soccer in Zambia, and has invested more than
K3 billion into the sport in the last few years. Part
of this investment went into the operations of the
Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) and the live
broadcast of crucial 2012 AFCON qualier games
involving Zambia and all 32 games of the
championship tournament that saw Zambia
crowned as the champions of Africa.
First Quantum Minerals has been operating in Zambia since 1997, enduring the lowest copper prices in history to become the nations largest copper producer. First
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