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Travel Uncertainty, The Need to Know Rule, The Challenges of Investing in African Agriculture Part I
Will we get home on time or not? That is the question. If the world press and the fearful politicians have their way, probably not. If...
Dec 3, 202110 min read
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Kavinga, Self-made Nightmare and Land Title
On the final evening in Zambia, we met up with the Bradshaws, Dave and Ginny. Also present were Jim McSorley and Doreen van Blerk. We met...
Nov 26, 202111 min read
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Kariba, Classical War Training and Land Tenure (Part III)
Once back in Kariba, on the border with Zambia, we were met by a nice medical gentleman only happy to carry out our required PCR in the...
Nov 19, 202111 min read
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Kariba, Basic Training, and The Positives for Land Tenure (Part II)
Great to be back in Kariba despite the 40oC plus temperatures, in fact, 44oC the one day. Although up on last year, the lake level is...
Nov 12, 202111 min read
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Farewell Inhassoro, An Expensive Iron, Land Tenure in Africa (Part I)
Last week I started the blog by saying it would be short due to being on holiday and fishing. On editing with my daughter Janine, who...
Nov 5, 202111 min read
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At Last a Marlin! Goodbye Freedom, Final Leg of The AgDevCo Scoping Flight
We have seen gentler weather over the last few days, and while the ocean has been fishable, our boarding and disembarking the boat has...
Oct 29, 202111 min read
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Limited Fishing, Army Call-Up and The Mozambique Leg of An Exploratory Flight
Well since we have been here, the wind has not allowed us to do much fishing. The first two days would have been OK, but Bruce Cook and...
Oct 22, 20219 min read
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Flying Stress, Non-Inclusive Society, The Farming Year and A Bent Aeroplane
Flying Stress and The Exclusion Generation I am not writing about the fear of flying here. Instead, the stress brought about with flying...
Oct 15, 202110 min read
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Duty, Instruction, Salisbury Show and Flying "Fun"
Next week Rozanne, my daughter Storm and I head off on what could be a trip of a lifetime. Two months dedicated to fishing, wildlife and...
Oct 8, 20219 min read
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Energy and Climate Change, Car Woes and the Seeds of AgDevCo Are Sown
As I mentioned last week in our weekly family call we all got into a debate about energy, especially clean energy for the future. Selby,...
Oct 1, 202111 min read
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Dentists, Loneliness and Two Extraordinary Men
This past Sunday during our weekly family Houseparty call, the family got involved in a discussion about climate change including what...
Sep 24, 202111 min read
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The Blame Game, Kerol Dip and InFraCoAfrica
Last week after bleating about corruption, low and behold, this week Panorama on BBC runs a story on British American Tobacco (BAT) on...
Sep 17, 202110 min read
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When You No Longer Recognise Corruption and Learning the Consultancy Game
As I write this, many memories come back. When in Harare we collected old CDs with photos from our move to Zambia onwards. I only have a...
Sep 10, 202114 min read
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Chaos and Tranquility, Farm Assistant Days, Life Changer - Han Derksen
That is what it is. Up until last weekend, we spent our time in the Northern Suburbs of Harare venturing only to the fringes of the CBD....
Sep 4, 202110 min read
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House Clearing, Social Meetings, Compensation Contemplation and The Third Rob Shaw Interview
Already into our third week here in Zimbabwe with the house almost empty. Tonight, Friday is our last sleep taking mainly memories, with...
Aug 27, 202111 min read
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