The Zulu Warrior and Zimbabwe’s Zig Dear Family and Friends All week I’ve been rolling the word ZIG around in my head wondering why it was so familiar aside from the fact that it’s the name of Zimbabwe’s new currency. Then I remembered the Zulu children’s song we used to sing around the campfire growing […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, April 1, 2024
Getting Burnt in Zimbabwe’s Currency Collapse Dear Family and Friends, Slowing down to go over speed humps at the local hospital I watched a slender mongoose running across the very busy road. A beautiful russet brown with a black tipped tail, the mongoose was surely dicing with death but amazingly it made it to safety […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, March 20, 2024
One Farm In Zimbabwe, 24 Years Later Dear Family and Friends, Twenty four years after farm invasions began in Zimbabwe it was time for me to go back to my farm again and have a look. Surely 24 years later, there would be something to see to support the legend that what happened on commercial […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, March 8, 2024
Dear Family and Friends,” Only four villagers out of a hundred managed to grow a harvestable crop in my home area this season. The wet season is almost over in Zimbabwe. We’ve only had 16 inches of rain here and normally get around 34. We might be very lucky and receive another 4 inches before […]
Cathy Buckle: A Letter from Zimbabwe, Feb. 22, 2024
A Walk on Zimbabwe’s Wild Side Dear Family and Friends, Take a walk on the wild side with me today in Zimbabwe. After months of ugly politics, devious politicians and the main opposition party tearing itself apart, we are all feeling the need to escape, so come along with me and see through my eyes. […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Jan. 29, 2024
One-armed Banditry and the Traffic Lights Dear Family and Friends, When a youngster came running up to my gate as I arrived home I wondered what had happened. A ball thrown into my yard maybe, a broken window perhaps or a missing dog. ‘Hello, are you ok?’ I asked. Polite and courteous the youngster greeted […]
Cathy Buckle: ZAMCON Hands-on, Ethical Conservation, 26 January 2024
The Lions in the headlights. Cathy Buckle takes to the bush for Zamcon, the Zambezi Valley Conservation Project and reports back ZAMCON Hands-on, ethical conservation 26 January 2024 Dear Friends of ZAMCON, Thank you all for reading, sharing and contacting us about ZAMCON, our exciting new conservation project in the Zambezi Valley. Thank you for […]
Cathy Buckle: Inviting Your Help for Hands-on, Ethical Conservation in Zimbabwe
ZAMCON is a conservation operation tailor-made for Zimbabwe. Working in the Zambezi Valley, ZAMCON will cover an area of around 200 square kilometers with 60 kilometers of river frontage along the Zambezi River on the international border with Zambia. The entire area falls within the boundaries of National Parks land. Blake Muil, a Professional Guide […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Jan. 12, 2023
Zimbabwe makes us criminals again Dear Family and Friends, Zimbabwe started 2024 with the news that that we’ve got the highest inflation rate in the world. Johns Hopkins Economist Steve Hanke, said that on the 4th of January our annual inflation was 1024%, 38 times higher than the rate stated by the Zimbabwe government. So, […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Dec. 23, 2023
Flying Watermelons: Christmas in Zimbabwe Dear Family and Friends, Thank you for walking with me on my adventures for another year, for seeing what I see and sharing the laughter and the tears of our beautiful Zimbabwe with me. Thank you for watching with me as I sit on the tailgate of my vehicle looking […]
Kathy Buckle, Letter from Zimbabwe, Dec. 8, 2023
Taxing backyard chicken growers in Zimbabwe’s 58 trillion budget Dear Family and Friends, A beautiful but deadly trio of young Lanner Falcons are perfecting the art of survival on these steamy December days under a bright blue sky and a burning sun. The trio wail and scream to each other from the high branches of […]
Cathy Buckle, Letter from Zimbabwe, Nov. 24, 2023
The Imposter Unravelling Zimbabwe Dear Family and Friends, Under a scorching sun in a deep blue November sky where we are gasping for rain, the ‘imposter’ madness came to my home town this week in the most ridiculous situation which continues to purge Zimbabwe of the last shreds of democracy. “Thank you for the support. […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Nov. 10, 2023
A Life Lost But Never Forgotten Dear Family and Friends, Zimbabwe is not allowed to join in the wreath-laying at the Cenotaph in London in memory of their soldiers who lost their lives in World War One and Two. 34,000 soldiers of all races from Southern Rhodesia served during the World Wars. 800 died in […]
Cathy Buckle: Letters from Zimbabwe, Oct. 26, 2023
Zimbabwe’s Muppet Show Dear Family and Friends, The first rain in seven months came from a dark black sky with strong wind and hail pinging off the windows, rattling on the roof and bouncing on the dusty ground. In twenty minutes it had come and gone leaving a carpet of white hail stones, tree […]
Cathy Buckle, Letter from Zimbabwe, Oct. 11, 2023
Zimbabwe sinks into silence Dear Family and Friends, October is exactly how it should be in Zimbabwe. It is everything you will always remember about this time of year. Sizzling hot. Scorched. Parched. Breathless. Too hot to move. Too hot for a sheet at night. Too hot to walk barefoot outside. Windows wide open. Dust […]
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