Rock Start

Spirit Medium In Deisel Hoax

Zimbabwe police are hunting a traditional spirit medium who led President Robert Mugabe's Government on a fruitless search for much-needed fuel she said was mysteriously oozing out of a rock. A 35-year-old traditional healer and spirit medium claimed to have discovered diesel streaming from a rock in the northwest around Chinhoyi Caves, protected by locals asa traditional shrine. Rotina Mavhunga had said ``the diesel was a gift from ancestral spirits.''

Trivia Pur$uit

The African boabab tree can have a circumference as large as 30 metres. One such tree in Zimbabwe is so wide that the hollowed-out trunk serves as a shelter at a bus stop, with room for 40 people.

St Patrick’s Daze For Zimbabwe

Praise For The Pluck Of The Irish

Just when you thought you could predict the result of the Ireland-Zimbabwe World Cup game at Sabina Park, the form book has been completely turned upside down. The debutants, Ireland, tied with the Test-playing nation.
Pat Gibson of TimesOnline has a wonderful perspective on the dramatic finish and the fact that it was an Aussie who played the role of Irish hero.
Gibson reports: ``Jeremy Bray, a shaven-headed left-hander from Sydney who played for the New South Wales and Australia Under-19 teams before moving to Ireland, disregarded what was happening at the other end to hit a superb, unbeaten 115. Bray, 33, is a fitness instructor and he was a good advertisement for his profession as he made his runs off 137 balls.''