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Sharuko On Saturday OF course, it was coming, just like the reality the hapless Zdravko Logarusic would not only fail, but break all sorts of records in his adventure of infamy along the way. Just like the reality, Norman Mapeza had taken a huge gamble, which could backfire terribly, and leave a stain on his […]
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Sharuko On Saturday EITHER through our sheer ignorance, youthful innocence or just raw exuberance, we actually thought teachers didn’t die, back in the days when we were kids. Somehow, we even believed that, unlike the rest of us, they were gifted with the power of eternal life, supermen and women, who lived forever. A special […]
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Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter AFTER almost two years of inactivity, the Premier Soccer League championship race is expected to explode back into life again, with the kickoff of the 2021-2022 marathon, set for next Saturday. The Premier Soccer League yesterday announced the fixtures to allow the teams to prepare following the successful hosting of […]
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Sharuko on Saturday SO, our report card finally came out this week and, as we all feared, it made miserable reading, with our Warriors plummeting down the FIFA world rankings. We now find themselves pegged at number 118. That’s five places down, from our previous ranking, of 113, during the month of September, as we […]
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Sharuko On Saturday ZHENYA died, it was around midday, on December 28, 1941, yet another human statistic, in the catastrophe which consumed the ‘City of the Dead.’ The following month, her grandmother, Yevdokiya Grigorievna died, it was around 3pm, on January 25, 1942. By May, that year, five other members of the family were also […]
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Sharuko On Saturday IT was on the shores of the Atlantic, where he made his debut, on the big stage, which comes with playing either in an AFCON, or World Cup, qualifier. Just three months earlier, he had waved goodbye to his teenage adventure. And, if he needed any reminder of the massive responsibility, which […]
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Sharuko On Saturday IN the shadow of greatness, amid global celebrations triggered by the arrival of world football’s next King, he was born. Brazil had just won their first World Cup title in Sweden the previous year, and in the process, the Samba Boys had introduced Pele, the teenage genius anointed to the King of […]
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MADINDA NDLOVU crying, Moses Chunga smiling, King George celebrating, somewhere in his heavenly kingdom, where he now resides among the angels.
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Sharuko On Saturday FROM Prince to pauper, they exploded, as a tidal wave of national pride, swept through their veins, and stirred their vast nest of emotions, into ecstasy. And, from the Pope in Rome, to the London commentator who calls himself the football poet, whose real name is Peter Drury, they united in prayer. […]
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IT was the ultimate fantasy road trip, using his vintage 1936 Lanz Bulldog tractor, towing his makeshift house on wheels, across four countries, on a World Cup adventure to Russia.
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Unbeknown to him, his wives had connived to take contraceptives and each had a place in her garden where the community health worker went and dropped the pills. It was normally under a stone by the corner pole of the garden. The women had gotten tired of working for the children. Madzibaba Joha never worked except in the bedroom. Each wife was supposed to fend for her family. The deal was systematic, the wives took contraceptives at sunset every day, hence they would go to the garden every sunset without fail
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A WELL-FED monster of a crocodile snaps to life, startled from its nap. It stampedes through the crunchy undergrowth, crashing into the water and becomes invisible except for a pair of sentry-post eyes that peek menacingly above the surface to monitor outside movement.
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The African continent on Tuesday carved its own piece of history when Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was elected to lead the World Trade Organisation, as its director-general.
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The men retreated, but assured him they would come back. An irked Bhasa Johns went after Kajokoto. How the hell did he allow these evil people to enter his complex? How dare he do that? Once an African always and African. Late in the afternoon, a seemingly conciliatory Bhasa Johns brought a well-wrapped parcel for Kajokoto. “This one is for and your wife. You can open it at home. My wife prepared it for you. You can knock off early today.” Surprised by the conciliatory mood Kajokoto took home the parcel.
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Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda The onset of the rainy season last week brought smiles to many people who had been patiently waiting for the heavens to open up. However, the smiles, genuinely as they might have been, were predicated on different reasons. For farmers, the downpour was an early signal of a promising farming season. […]