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...Africa would be an empty, corrupt dictatorship by now. Back in 2006, South African memoirist Rian Malan ended his dismal assessment of the nation's prospects ("Not civil war, but sad decay") in British magazine the Spectator by asking: "Anyone want a house here?" A year ago, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said he was "deeply saddened" when Zuma staged a party coup against his predecessor Thabo Mbeki, "deeply disturbed" that both had used institutions of state in their struggle and warned that path "leads to a banana republic." This February, Afrikaner author André Brink published a memoir in which...
...captains Andre Akpan and Brian Grimm, defender Kwaku Nyamekye, and midfielders Adam Rousmaniere and Desmond Mitchell make up the five-some, all of whom held a starting spot on this year’s roster...
Five minutes later, senior Desmond Mitchell nearly latched onto a cross from classmate Adam Rousmaniere, but the pass skidded inches in front of Mitchell’s outstretched...
Sunday was Senior Day at Ohiri Field, the final home game for the quintet of Desmond Mitchell, Adam Rousmaniere, Kwaku Nyamekye, and co-captains Andre Akpan and Brian Grimm. For much of the season, the focus had been on that group, which has provided over half the points for the Crimson this season. They were collectively honored before the game after having led Harvard to 50 wins, three NCAA tournament appearances, and a 2006 Ivy League title over their careers. But while the focus was, as always, on the seniors before the match, it was a freshman who stole...
...ninth minute, a long cross from sophomore defender Baba Omosegbon found senior midfielder Desmond Mitchell at the back post...