In Zimbabwe, athletics, football and cricket are so much a part of their culture. But fanaticism hasn’t translated to solid investment. Numerous schools have poor grounds, local clubs are unable to afford equipment and athletes are dependent on their families to cover the cost of competition.
In Zimbabwe, criminality risks being touted as achievement.
The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) says it remains the best-priced buyer on the market and is paying farmers on time, as it announced its producer prices for the current marketing season.
—Nqobani Nyathi, Zimbabwean lawyer, LLB from the University of Zimbabwe and an LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa) and LLD from the University of Pretoria
