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...Hence the surprise of the residents of Nemanwa, traditionally a Mugabe stronghold, to find Makoni campaigning in their midst. The local chief, Fortune Charumbira, a member of the president's inner circle, had instructed his headmen to ensure no opposition parties campaigned in the area; he was ignored. Makoni campaigned and travelled without hindrance, and he's not alone. Scores of Zanu-PF members are, with apparent impunity, running for parliament as independents, against official candidates. "There is a turnout all over the country of opposition supporters, cheering against Mugabe," says Eldred Masunungure, a professor of political science...
...Still, about 20 of the 57 were determined to expose the sham of democracy in Qixia. They began investigating alleged corruption, assembling evidence they say proved that local money was being used to fund lavish lifestyles for the Party headmen. Shortly after, around a dozen village chiefs were savagely assaulted. Others had their homes demolished and crops destroyed...
...lauded the local balloting. But many of the polls were plagued by irregularities, and in Qixia, whence TIME's visitors had come, 57 village chiefs elected in 1999 found local Communist Party secretaries unwilling to hand over power. After two years of trying to wrest power from the old headmen, the 57 quit en masse...
...jobs entail such obvious stress as that of a pro coach. And the stakes are higher than ever before. In the free-agent era of millionaire coaches, owners expect improvement overnight: Win now or turn in your whistle. Six NFL headmen were fired at the end of last year. Since the beginning of the 2002-2003 season, 18 NBA coaches have lost their jobs, including six canned since the start of this season. Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan holds the longest tenure of the seven coaches in the NBA's Atlantic Division; he has been on the job for less...
...change the current playoff format to allow all 12 men’s hockey teams into the postseason. To avoid making the ECAC even more of a laughing stock of a conference, I urge Harvard Athletic Director Bill Cleary ‘56 and all of the other headmen to please vote...