Liberating Africa from the tyranny of econometrics

Alex de Waal Correspondent There is a longstanding joke about Sudanese statistics: 87,7 percent of official figures are made up on the spot. Morten Jerven’s fabulous short book is a…

KHAMA’S FINEST HOUR . . . as Sundowns win CAF Champions League

KHAMA BILLIAT’s quest for greatness went a gear up last night when he helped Mamelodi Sundowns win their first CAF Champions League title in a landmark triumph for the South…

DeMbare fret over BancABC deal

Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter HARARE giants Dynamos are anxious about the future of their relationship with BancABC who have indicated they might not come back to bankroll the club when…

Chunga looks beyond Chibuku

Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter HOLDERS Harare City will for the first time since the return of the Chibuku Super Cup, be the missing link when the final is staged on…

Goredema wins Mr Zim title

Eddie Chikamhia and Takudzwa Chitsiga PAUL Goredema surprised everyone, including himself, when he shrugged off strong competition from his rivals to win his first Mr Zimbabwe bodybuilding title at the…

It’s a Platinum final

Sikhumbuzo Moyo Bulawayo Bureau Ngezi Platinum  . . .(0) 1 Highlanders . .. . . . . . . 0 AFTER 810 minutes Highlanders finally succumbed to defeat at the hands…

Rosen for women football post?

Bulawayo Bureau TIRED of recycling administrators and driven by the desire to have people not aligned to any so-called football factions, some women clubs are reportedly planning to send emissaries…

Young comes of age in Botswana

Faith Mutema Sports Reporter JUNIOR Zimbabwean female motocross rider Leigh-Anne Young wowed other motosport fanatics when she scooped the 125cc Class title during the final round of the Southern Africa Championships…

Revolution, democracy inseparable

Reason Wafawarova on Monday SOMETIMES people just want to sin without consequences, and they will try by every means to create good explanations around their shortcomings. In religion, atheism is often…

US interference horror in Africa

Andre Vltchek Correspondent “What could be the most striking image, one that would clearly illustrate the destructive involvement of the United States in Sudan?” I ask. “In short, what should…

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