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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Tim Middleton |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava
At the birth of his child, a father was greatly encouraged and uplifted when he was warmly congratulated by one of his male colleagues on the safe arrival but he was taken aback when the colleague went on to advise him that “So, your work starts in five years’ time.” Really?
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Tim Middleton |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava
We may at some stage have come across a remarkable lady by the name of Juliane Margaret Beate Koepcke, a German-Peruvian mammalogist who will be best known for being the sole survivor at the age of 17 of a flight from Lima to Pucallpa, which crashed in the Amazon jungle after being struck by lightning. Incredibly she fell 3 000m (10 000 ft) while strapped to her seat and suffered numerous injuries including a concussion, broken collarbone, and a torn knee ligament.
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1 month ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Tim Middleton |Nqobani Ndlovu |Problem Masau |Vanessa Gonye
We may well be familiar with the wonderful story by Loren Eiseley entitled ‘The Star Thrower’, which tells that “a man was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions.
Off in the distance, he noticed a small boy approaching.
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1 month ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Tim Middleton |Nqobani Ndlovu |Problem Masau |Vanessa Gonye
Who wants to be a referee? There are two answers to that question. Firstly, no-one wants to be a referee. A referee is for the most part the most unpopular person, with both sides being against him. As Sir Alex Ferguson, the highly successful former manager of Manchester United said, “You can’t applaud the referee”; it is almost written down religiously so. Referees instead, tend to get abused, attacked and assaulted, verbally and physically, violently and frequently, by players and spectators alike.
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2 months ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Tim Middleton |Nqobani Ndlovu |Nunurai Jena |Tafadzwa Mhlanga
It is extraordinary how every day we learn some important points even when we do not plan to do so, and even when the events are not desirable. If we have suffered the sad misfortune of a break-in at our house, we may realise, perhaps for the first time, what we consider to be most important in our lives.
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2 months ago | 
thestandard.co.zw | Tim Middleton |Nqobani Ndlovu |Nunurai Jena |Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Sport Yes, you read that correctly; the late, legendary former President Nelson Mandela got it wrong!
However, before anyone wishes to hang this writer (perhaps justifiably) for treason, sacrilege or gross arrogance, bear with us! There may be a hint of truth in the statement (as well as, undeniably, a great deal of truth in many of Mandela’s statements).
Let us state at the start though that he did get things right obviously, not least as an extraordinary leader.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
thestandard.co.zw | Tim Middleton |Desmond Chingarande |Nunurai Jena |Tafadzwa Mhlanga
A number of years ago, there was a wonderful advertisement for a 4x4 car in which a man and his dog were driving and came to a fork in the road. The signpost indicated that the right fork was 35km to the intended destination and while viewing it, one could see the road was smooth, wide, straight and clear. The sign indicated that the road to the left also went to the intended destination but was 75km on a dirt, hilly, winding track.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
thestandard.co.zw | Tim Middleton |Miriam Mangwaya |Nqobani Ndlovu |Moses Mugugunyeki
The holiday season just past perhaps offered opportunities for party games, dreaded by some, adored by others!
Some of the games are surprising and intriguing, as in asking everyone “If you were a fruit, what fruit would you be?”
The answers could be amusing, revealing or damaging! Then, we might try “If you were a car, what car would you be?” Do you see yourself as a Porsche, a Toyota Hilux, or Honda Fit?
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
southerneye.co.zw | Tim Middleton |Mpumelelo Moyo |Silas Nkala |Patricia Sibanda
The holiday season just past perhaps offered opportunities for party games, dreaded by some, adored by others!
Some of the games are surprising and intriguing, as in asking everyone “If you were a fruit, what fruit would you be?”
The answers could be amusing, revealing or damaging! Then, we might try “If you were a car, what car would you be?” Do you see yourself as a Porsche, a Toyota Hilux, or Honda Fit?
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thestandard.co.zw | Tim Middleton |Sydney Kawadza |Kenneth Nyangani |Miriam Mangwaya
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is an astonishing athlete – and, more importantly, person.
