LONDON - Much anxiety at the Vigil about the cholera epidemic. Patson
Muzuwa said he knew of eight people who had died. There was certainly
a feeling that the death toll was much higher than the figures given.
Ephraim Tapa said he had received reports from Zimbabwe of hundreds of
deaths a week. We were sorry to heaOn a cold, gloomy wet day, when the light went at 4 pm, we were cheered
to find three people (Andrew Kumwenda, Anesu Monalisa Mlambo and
Kudzanai Kanyimo) who had come down all the way from Liverpool. They
left there by bus at 8 am and were due to get home after 11 pm.
Six-year-old Candice visited the Vigil with her school's teddy bear,
Bill. The teddy bear stays with a different child each weekend and the
child then reports to the class on his adventures. This is probably
the first time he has taken part in a human rights protest!
Our new website contact facility has brought us some appreciative
emails. One that touched us especially and so encourages us in these
dark days was from Sister Maria of the Poor Clare Colettine Sisters in
North Wales. For latest Vigil pictures check:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/
FOR THE RECORD : About 120 signed the register.
FOR YOUR DIARY:
•   ROHR launch meeting in Hatfield, Saturday, 6th December, 13.30 – 1
7.30. Venue: The Memorial Hall, French Horn Lane, Hatfield AL10 8AQ.
Contact: Emiliah Muradzikwa on 07886098012, Mary Muradzikwa
07920170620, Phillip Chakanetsa 07988496771 or P Mapfumo 07932216070 /
0793++3831617.
•   Next Glasgow Vigil. Saturday, 6th December 2008, 2 – 6 pm. Venue:
Argyle Street Precinct. For more information contact: Patrick Dzimba,
07990 724 137, Tafadzwa Musemwa 07954 344 123 and Roggers Fatiya 07769
632 687
•   Zimbabwe Association's Women's Weekly Drop-in Centre. Fridays
10.30 am – 4 pm. Venue: The Fire Station Community and ICT Centre, 84
Mayton Street, London N7 6QT, Tel: 020 7607 9764. Nearest underground:
Finsbury Park. For more information contact the Zimbabwe Association
020 7549 0355 (open Tuesdays and Thursdays).