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Widow forced off farm
I was appalled to read this story on The Zimbabwe Situation: A 79 year old widow has been given a month to vacate her dairy farm and home of 50 years, or face a jail term, after she was convicted … Continue reading
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Zimbabwe cricket success
Charles Coventry this week set a new world record score for batting in a one-day international cricket match. The fact he achieved it for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh means it has largely slipped under the radar. It was a marvellous achievement.
Topics: cricket, Zimbabwe
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Ray Price
I’m glad that Ray Price is playing for Zimbabwe again. I rate him as the best left-arm spinner in the world with Daniel Vettori. He bowled well in the test against Australia that I saw in Sydney and he was … Continue reading
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Vale Ian Smith
The world lost a significant man today. I won’t call him a great man, even though I believe him to be one, because there is too much controversy surrounding him, and in terms of greatness, he failed his mission. Ian … Continue reading
Topics: opinion, politics, world, Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe inflation
When I visited Zimbabwe in 1991 the currency was stable and the country was relatively prosperous. The Zimbabwe dollar was worth about the same as the rand, almost two to one Australian dollar. That’s hard to believe now, considering the … Continue reading
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Zimbabwe tour cancelled
The Australian Government has forbidden our national cricket team from touring Zimbabwe later this year. I can’t recall such a decision ever being made before. Sporting contact was banned with South Africa from about 1970 until the end of apartheid, … Continue reading
Topics: cricket, politics, Sport, Zimbabwe
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Another sad story from Zimbabwe
There was a letter to the editor in The West Australian this week which moved me to tears, something which doesn’t happen very often these days as I become hardened to the world. I wish there was a link, or … Continue reading
Topics: politics, society, Zimbabwe
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