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When Jan van Riebeek sailed the seas to discover South Africa, NB apologies to Hottentots, Khoisan, Zulus, Xhosas, Vendas, Tsonga and others too numerous to mention, he never rushed off to explore the hinterland because there were the big bloody hills a.k.a. mountains between him and the hinterland. Jan van Riebeek was Dutch and Dutchmen…

One of our amazing care workers has recently retired and is now a pensioner in Zimbabwe herself. She wrote this lovely thank you letter where she thanks both the donors and the wonderful ZANE teams for the incredible work that she was part of and knew firsthand over nineteen years. If you are already a…

ZANE Australia is very proud to be associated with the Harare to Nambia Old Legs Bike Ride and particularly the OLT Down Under and OLT Anzacs both of which are based in Australia and see our very own participants, Pete Brodie WA, Mark Johnson and Alan Crundall QLD enter the awe inspiring challenge of riding…

Cathy Buckle has very kindly allowed us to share her latest letter from Zimbabwe. While she makes light of the situation with humour, it underlines to us yet again the difficulties of daily life and survival amidst the chaos and ever-worsening situation in the country. The rich get richer while more and more people slide…

Eileen On my recent visit to Eileen she mentioned that her eyes were troubling her and she was struggling to read. Eileen spends a lot of time on her own and really enjoys reading. Some years ago, she was told she had cataracts, but could not afford to have them removed. She will be visiting…

Cathy Buckle has very kindly allowed us to post her latest letter from Zimbabwe. From it you will see the desperate situation that Zimbabweans continue to find themselves in. If you are already donating to ZANE we thank you, if not, please consider making a donation – money received goes directly to those in desperate…

Dear Friend of ZANE It seems that the world has spent 2022 staggering from one crisis to another. Just as we were learning to live with covid, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war of attrition has affected everyone, right across the globe. On top of all this, the political and economic difficulties in…

It is a little-known fact that there are many ex-servicemen in Zimbabwe who gave much of their youth to fighting in various conflicts around the world following World War II. They are now the Forgotten Legion. After Zimbabwe severed ties with Britain, many of these old soldiers lost pensions or benefits they might have been…

It is great that ZANE has such close and productive relationship with Eric and all the Old Legs Tour participants – it means that the two entities can work together to bring about the maximum help to the old folk of Zimbabwe. Jeanie Jeanie was referred to ZANE by Eric de Jong of the Old…

ZANE has some excellent partners, and one of our most important partners is Eric de Jong and his team of Old Legs Tour team mates. You will see from Eric’s recent blog how both OLT and ZANE are charities that deal with individuals and their very individual needs. Both Roy Whitehead and Penny Bedford have…