Stars of Zimbabwe

Star of Zimbabwe: Rodney Beadon, A Star Motivated By a Good Heart

Written by Ntando Sibanda, ZDDT News Correspondent Wednesday, 15 February 2012 17:53

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. “Be alert to give service. What counts a great deal in life is what we do for others,” says an old adage. It goes without mentioning that this statement is nothing short of the best description of Borrowdale Brooke Rotarian, Mr Rodney Beadon.

October's Star of Zimbabwe: Retired but he has not lost an iota of his shine

Written by Lewis Jones, ZDDT Field Correspondent Tuesday, 01 November 2011 14:40

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe – At 69, retired clothing magnate Eric Rensburg, seems to have escaped many of the ravages that nature usually inflicts upon people of his age. He sports a full-head of hair (albeit white), is a father of 5, and has a razor sharp mind which would be the envy of men or women 40 years his junior. But it is not his well preserved youthfulness that is most impressive in this remarkable man. Rather, it is his exemplary track record in the realm of charitable work.

Edward Manning: Bulawayo City Councillor driven by compassion

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 February 2012 17:49 Written by Lewis Jones - ZDDT Field Correspondent Thursday, 01 September 2011 16:46

BULAWAYO – Compassion for the underprivileged is the mould in which Bulawayo City Councillors have been cast and are renowned for. Cllr. Manning of Ward One, who displays deep concern for the poor in his neighbourhood, certainly demonstrates this trend.

Zimbabwe Stars: Anne Van Den Berg, carer for the elderly

Written by Lewis Jones, ZDDT Field Correspondent Friday, 05 August 2011 12:46

 BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - Her name is synonymous with assistance for disadvantaged elderly people, who reside at a cluster of old age and retirement homes situated on the northern perimeter of the City Centre. Anne Van Den Berg, with a dedicated staff of four, has, over the past four years, been providing essential supplementary feeding to these residents, many of whom would be deprived of proper nutrition without this service.