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: 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, 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 […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Sept. 29, 2023
Looking for Lions Dear Family and Friends, This is a story of the wild and beautiful face of Zimbabwe. I hope you will walk with me into this stunning wilderness today and that it may bring you solace and hope after the despair of our latest election fiasco. At last light the elephants appear out […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Sept. 15, 2023
Zimbabweans don’t want to be refugees in foreign lands Dear Family and Friends, I am writing this extra letter today in recognition of you, the people out there who care about Zimbabwe and what happens here and who are as stunned as we are about what went on in the August election. A quietness has […]
Cathy Buckle: After the Elections….
In a personal communication after the Zimbabwean elections, Cathy writes: Our elections have now come and gone and have been a shambolic mess. Observer missions from the region, the continent, Europe and America have all criticised the process from beginning to end and said it was not free, fair or credible. The opposition have refused […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, Aug. 24, 2023
Zimbabwe Elections: Now we wait with fear in our hearts Dear Family and Friends, We got here, we didn’t think we could or would. A coup in Nov 2017 and then a contested poll in 2018 left us with armed soldiers on the streets of Harare shooting innocent people in broad daylight. From then till […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, July 8, 2023
Zero to Hero in a Mouthful Dear Family and Friends, This is the story of one day in Zimbabwe six weeks before elections. It is mid-winter and we trudge a weary path to the polls in the midst of a crazy stranglehold shrinking everyone’s ability to survive. Inflation has gone mad, the CZI (Confederation of […]
Cathy Buckle, Letter from Zimbabwe, June 9, 2023
Patriotism and Popcorn, Zimbabwe on the Edge Dear Family and Friends, How do you know when Zimbabwe is teetering at the cliff edge? After nearly three decades of turmoil it’s hard for outsiders to see the signs that are the big red flags to people living in Zimbabwe. We don’t really need the numbers to […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, May 27, 2023
Under the Sausage Tree Dear Family and Friends, For over two decades I have been telling you the story of our lives in a country stuck in a multi-faceted stranglehold. Zimbabwe is in a new stage of rapid economic meltdown and the currency is crashing again but my letter today is coming from a different […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, May 11, 2023
Giants of Men and Women in Zimbabwe Dear Family and Friends, When someone they called a ‘giant of a man’ asked me to write a book about his life I knew it was a story that needed to be remembered. It was over a decade ago but is as fresh in my mind today as […]
Cathy Buckle: Letter from Zimbabwe, April 28, 2023
Walk in my shoes in Zimbabwe Dear Family and Friends, It’s been a long time since I described what everyday Zimbabwe looks like. Come, walk in my shoes, have a look. Our economy and our life is on the pavements, at the intersections, on the roadsides, under the trees. Need toilet paper? There’s a guy […]