Malcolm Speed, CEO of the International Cricket Council has arrived in Zimbabwe to sort out the doomed Australian tour and to show Mugabe the stick - expulsion from the ICC, "One of the issues I'll be talking about is the integrity of Test cricket and the impact of these events... Read on...
May 18, 2004 in Sports, Zimbabwe | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Malcolm Speed, an Australian, is CEO of the International Cricket Council. Mal is a man of vision, who insists it's full steam ahead for the ICC, We need to move it forward; endeavour to make it the best-administered and most prominent organisation in the world. Umm, you could start by... Read on...
May 15, 2004 in Sports, Zimbabwe | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
A scathing farewell to the Aussie cricket team from Christian Ryan at Cricinfo, Australians with a mad passion for cricket are pretending it's not happening. Australians with a passing interest in the game are shaking their heads in disbelief. Australians who couldn't care less about cricket are mildly confused because,... Read on...
May 14, 2004 in Sports, Zimbabwe | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Good news from a couple of real champions of Aussie cricket. Stuart MacGill, a current Australian player, has announced his unavailability for the forthcoming tour to Zimbabwe. On moral grounds. Yep, and the sweetner has come from Bankstown boy Steve legend Waugh, Looking at what is happening to human rights... Read on...
April 22, 2004 in Heroes, Sports, Zimbabwe | Comments (4) | TrackBack (1)
The cricketers bible, Wisdens Almanack, has long been considered a interesting yet staid repository of all things cricket. However, its editor Matthew Engel, has decided to bring the tome into the 21st century. At the same time, he's rightly recognised that cricket has a problem with the International Cricket Board... Read on...
April 8, 2004 in Sports, Zimbabwe | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Here's a story I found languishing on the tail of What atrocities, seemingly forgotten. The victims of such inhumanities, deserve front page, again and again...until the West finds the resolve to go in. Hilary Andersson, of the BBC's Panorama programme, Secret of the Camps, reveals how thousands of youths are... Read on...
March 11, 2004 in Zimbabwe | Comments (0) | TrackBack (3)
Now here's good news on Zimbabwe. The US Treasury Dept has just designated key Zanu PF companies to its asset freeze. A financial kiss of death for Mugabe and his cronies seeking to operate those companies. This is a significant move. Not only because it signals the US is indeed... Read on...
March 4, 2004 in Zimbabwe | Comments (0) | TrackBack (2)
I have lots of faith in Ricky Ponting as the new Australian Cricket captain. In a very short time he has stamped his authority on the Australian team. Whilst departing captain Steve Waugh, belatedly ushered in the Players Code of Ethics, it has the mark of Ricky Ponting. The code... Read on...
March 3, 2004 in Sports, Zimbabwe | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
I apologize to any, who have accepted the politically correct view of Zimbabwe. You know the rave, ...sure Mugabe and his government has made it hard for those who oppose him - but that is nit picking compared to many authoratarian governments all around the world. The rest of the... Read on...
February 13, 2004 in Zimbabwe | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Consider this harrowing tale from a friends friend, Paul, in Zimbabwe. Ten days ago, in a home invasion, he was shot at and bashed, yet still managed to protect his family. In giving a blow by blow account of the attack, he has a salutory message for those concerned, DO... Read on...
February 3, 2004 in Zimbabwe | Comments (0) | TrackBack (1)
In my first post, I made a smug aside that given Mark Latham was a fellow Aquarian, he was a winner as leader of the Opposition. To mind, come other recent Aquarians leaders of note. Namely, cowboy Ronnie Reagan and peace-maker, Olaf Palme. On the other side of the ledger,... Read on...
January 28, 2004 in Zimbabwe | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Mugabe is railing once again at what he sees as an international plot to peddle freedom and democracy to his long suffering countrymen and women. He fears the ability of people under his repressive regime to become empowered with the advent of revolutionary news technologies. Indeed, it reminds me of... Read on...
December 12, 2003 in Zimbabwe | Comments (0) | TrackBack (3)
Even before CHOGM had made a final decision in its deliberations over Zimbabwe, Mugabe decided to www.smh.com.au" href="http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/08/1070732145072.html">retaliate first(!?). He questioned of what value is the Commonwealth to Zimbabwe other than providing a sense of camaradie. Made up almost exclusively of former British colonies, the Commonwealth has no constitution and... Read on...
December 11, 2003 in Zimbabwe | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Can it get any worse for the tragedy which is Zimbabwe ? Apparently so after the Man of Steel and his Kiwi mate McKinnon have got through with Mugabe at this weeks Commonwealth Heads of Government shitfight in Nigeria, opened by our Betty. As sweet as that may sound to... Read on...
December 6, 2003 in Zimbabwe | Comments (0) | TrackBack (4)