People promise to make best out of new year

The Herald, January 5, 1989 SEVERAL people in Harare have promised to make the best out of 1989 in this week’s survey.

A shoemaker, Cde Lameck Mutudza, said he was going to extend his working hours to double his service to the people this year.

He said his efforts would be mainly directed towards ensuring a better service to his customers so that they present themselves well at their workplaces, with well-mended shoes.

Cde Martha Madzivadondo a vegetable vendor, said: “I am going to help my low-paid husband to educate the children and I hope God will help me in all my endeavours.”

She said she was not only looking at educating her children, but would try to improve her own education by attending adult literacy classes.

“If I fail to afford my own education, I will join one of the social clubs which are development oriented and work to improve the position of women in our society.”

A barber, Cde Lovemore Mukoki, said he was tired of working for other people and had resolved to start his own business this year. He said he had worked as a barber since he was a boy and was banking on the experience he had acquired to start his own business.

“Enough is enough. I have overworked myself to fatten other people’s pockets. This time I will work for myself. I have already bought a kit and what is now left is to find a place to rent.”

Cde Charles Matanhire, a market supervisor, said that he was going to work even harder in ensuring that market places are kept clean by both the public and the vendors, so that they won’t be a health hazard.

“I think clean markets can contribute to a lot in achieving health for all by the year 2000,” he said.

A student dressmaker, Cde Veronica Garanewako, said she was going to double her efforts and pass her examinations at the end of the year.

“There are a lot of companies which need qualified dressmakers and I hope to join one of them in 1989,” she said.

Cde Misheck Sigali of Highfield said he was looking forward to completing the extension of his house which had stopped because of the shortage of cement.

“As soon as cement is available I will finish the extension of two extra rooms at my home,” he said.

Cde Prisca Dube, a shopkeeper, said she was looking at this year with optimism and hoped to buy a house or find somewhere to rent.

LESSONS FOR TODAY

◆ A new year brings hope and opti- mism and most people make resolutions as a way of setting targets for themselves.

◆ Coming up with new year resolutions is a good way to help one reflect on what is important to them, clear their mind and focus on who you want to become.

◆ New year resolutions should be realistic and manageable because research has shown that only 46 percent of people who made New Year resolutions succeeded in implementing them.