WHERE IS SCHOOL SPORT GOING?

WHERE IS SCHOOL SPORT GOING?

‘The Professionals’ was a popular, American western film, released in 1966, that followed the story,  of four men hired by a rich land baron to rescue his young wife, who had been kidnapped by  a violent bandit. Each man had specific talents that they could...
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?  

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?  

“Houston, we have a problem!” Those words from the dramatic 1995 award-winning film ‘Apollo 13’  may not have been the actual words spoken by the Apollo 13 crew but they have become a  catchphrase used to underline with ironic understatement the reality of a...
WHO IS IN CHARGE?  

WHO IS IN CHARGE?  

It may appear to be a silly question but let us consider it for a moment: in any sporting fixture, who  is in charge? The obvious answer is that the referee or umpire is, although, at higher levels, there are  also assistant referees (as linesman are...
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES  

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES  

In 2016 the action-comedy film ‘Keeping Up with the Joneses’ was released in which a suburban  couple discover that their apparently perfect smart new neighbours, the Joneses, are in fact involved  in international espionage. Then more recently, in 2021, a...
FOR EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON

FOR EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON

Weather patterns have certainly been changing over the years, as we have experienced throughout  these last few months especially, here in Zimbabwe as well as around the world, but the fact  remains that for all the climate change, we still have seasons. In...