By Kevin Tutani, political economy analyst THERE is a common saying in economics ‘When the US economy sneezes, the whole world catches a cold’. A look at the great recession…
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Dissecting the US debt ceiling gridlock
The United States is yet in another debt ceiling standoff, in just over 10 years, which has the potential to bring with it worse eventualities than before. The last political…
HOW BRAZIL TURNED PELÉ INTO A NATIONAL TREASURE TO STOP HIM FROM LEAVING THE COUNTRY
JUST a day to go before the FIFA Men’s Senior World Cup explodes in Qatar, we focus on thegreatest World Cup Star of all time, Brazilian Legend, Pele. We turn…
The high, a 4300km journey, and the crash – 60 hours of extremes for Zimbabwe cricket
By Danyal Rasool The fatigue showed, the Zimbabwe players looked out of ideas and made mistakes, and blew their chance. Sean Williams led the Zimbabwe charge, and had in Ryan…
Cricket might not love Zimbabwe, but the game would be poorer without them
Danyal Rasool It’s hard not to be moved by the scenes and feelings that followed Zimbabwe’s epic defeat of Pakistan – but don’t forget, they were so close to the…
Causes of the Zimbabwean currency crisis?
By Rutendo Matinyarare Many Zimbabweans seem puzzled by the currency volatility that we are experiencing in the country at the moment. However, in April 2022, the US National Bureau of…
Taylor & Streak tampered with the heart & soul of Zim cricket
By Effort Magoso WHEN exposed, the dark and sinister side of sport always shocks and hurts many. It is a real kick in the teeth. Ardent fans woke up to…
Confusion reigns supreme in Zim football
By Ian Zvoma News Editor ZIMBABWE football has been thrown into further chaos after the suspended ZIFA board announced the suspension of 27 councillors including the Premier Soccer League Chief…
Zimbabwe’s 133 Year Debt Trap.
Background. DEBT has become one of the biggest weapons or instruments of exploitation (usury) upon the Zimbabwean people and most of that debt has its roots in colonialism or the…
Violence against women in Kenya: data provides a glimpse into a grim situation
Kenyan athlete Agnes Tirop was recently killed. Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IAAF Yohannes Dibaba Wado, African Population and Health Research Center Kenyan world record holder Agnes Tirop was…