A homage to historian Terence Ranger
In Terence Ranger, politics and history, nationalism and scholarship, intersected in ways rarely seen. Zimbabwe and Africa, will forever be in his debt.
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Percy Zvomuya
Percy Zvomuya is principally a football fan, everything else is going through the motions.
The day Jacob Zuma lost control of the ANC?
At an event meant to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s life, Jacob Zuma was not only embarrassed by the crowd (they booed him multiple times), by those on stage.
Zimbabwe is a victim of outsiders’ fantasies
Zimbabwe is its own self, its own country, not some echo chamber from which people hope to catch reverberated strains of their own discourses.
The left winger
A meditation on left footed footballers, especially wingers, given the conventional wisdom that lefties are always useful to have in a match.
Pope Francis is a football fan
The pope supports Argentina’s San Lorenzo Club (nickname: Los Santos). What better way to dissect his ascension to the papacy than by way of football?
Is there football in heaven?
The author, a football fan and writer, wonders if there is football in heaven? And if there is, does God himself play? And if he does, what position does he plays?