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MCS NEWSLETTER 111
1 – COVID We are only just past mid-year and it seems a whole era has passed by. We last met in mid-February when we enjoyed a superb outing to Sotcha cave. Little did we know that the gathering pandemic would soon reach us and that in March the country would be in...
MCS NEWSLETTER 110
1 – NEW COMMITTEE Your committee was returned to office, along with Mr Neil Rix who joins our Executive. The office bearers also remain unchanged: Chairman Gavin Stephens Treasurer Jean Whiley Secretary Gaynor Lightfoot Members ...
MCS NEWSLETTER 109
1 – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Once again, the Annual General Meeting looms – to be followed by Christmas and the New Year. Hard to believe but another year is drawing to a close. And what a year it has been – forget the economy and politics – it has been a hectic year...
MCS NEWSLETTER 108
1 – LOSS OF BLACK RHINO Your society sadly reports that a black rhino was poached from the Whovi Game Reserve side of the Matopos National Park in the second week of August. This follows a three-year period free of poaching incidents and is under investigation by...
MCS NEWSLETTER 107
1 – A CHILL WIND A chill wind blows across the landscape, and it’s not just the onset of winter. The Zimbabwe economy blighted by drought is once again spinning out of control. Inflation is soaring; cost of living rising. Employees are facing real hardship and...
MCS NEWSLETTER 106
1 – NEW COMMITTEE At our AGM in November the following members were elected to the Committee and have assumed positions as follows- Chairman, Gavin Stephens, Vice Chair and Treasurer, Jean Whiley, Secretary Gaynor Lightfoot, Members, Verity Bowman, Moira Fitzpatrick...
MCS NEWSLETTER 105
1 – TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK The Matobo Conservation Society celebrates its 25th Anniversary this November. It also marks the 15th Anniversary of the Matobo Hills being declared a World Heritage Site. These two important milestones are not unrelated. ...
MCS NEWSLETTER 104
1 – NJELELE SHRINE BOMBED The sacred Njelele rainmaking shrine in Matobo district was attacked on Friday 29th June by yet-to-be-identified suspects, who used mining explosives to blast the main rock that covers the shrine. Njelele is situated at Matobo in Kezi,...
MCS NEWSLETTER 103
1 – RAMSAR Elsewhere in this newsletter matters pertaining to wetlands are shared. Work on having the Matopos recognised as a Ramsar site has continued with much valuable information being collated. In fact, we are in the process of refining the data to meet the...
MCS NEWSLETTER 102
1 – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The AGM was successfully held at Rowallan Park on Sunday 26th November, 2017. There was good attendance and much interest shown. The Society has had a busy year, and there remains a full calendar ahead! We enter our 25th year – an...
MCS NEWSLETTER 101
1 – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Another year goes past and our Annual General Meeting falls due. The AGM will be held at Rowallan Park on Sunday 26th November, 2017 at 10:00am. We hope that you will support your Society by attending this important event. The Society has...
MCS NEWSLETTER 100
NEWSLETTER 100 - JULY 2017 1 – NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED This edition of our Newsletter is edition 100 – quite a milestone. It marks nearly 25 years since the first Newsletter was issued – that’s a long time indeed to look back and reflect. Our first newsletter was...