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...sing, I am raising the Zimbabwean flag," says Mtukudzi. If Mugabe, nature and circumstance have brought the nation to its knees, then these patriots are singing "Stand up!" You have to wonder whether Mapfumo and Mtukudzi are experiencing déj? vu. Both rose to prominence in the Harare township of Highfields in the 1970s, during the country's final push for freedom. "In those days, blacks couldn't go into town after dark," recalls Charles Tavengwa, proprietor of the Mushandira Pamwe Hotel, the legendary nightspot where both men played early in their careers. "One of the only places they...
...batsman Herschelle Gibbs and fast bowler Makhaya Ntini, could well be in line for Klusener's crown. Much of the proceeds from the South African competition will be plowed into cricket development among the underprivileged black population. "We want to see the day when every kid in every black township will get the chance to play cricket," says Ali Bacher, once captain of the South African national side during the long years of isolation, and now executive director of the World Cup organization. Whatever South Africa's result, that would be considered a victory
...plight of Harrison township in southeast Michigan is typical. Through the 1990s, local authorities did next to nothing to increase tax revenue, counting on bountiful state pass-throughs as a booming economy and stock market boosted the state's sales-and capital-gains-tax revenues. Indeed, many states were able to support municipalities and cut tax rates at the same time, a strategy that critics say is backfiring and is more to blame than the recession for the states' fiscal mess. Michigan is cutting revenue to townships like Harrison. Governor John Engler is expected to announce some $470 million...
...1950s, ETS created the LSAT, the GRE and several military exams. When the firm outgrew its small offices in Princeton, N.J., ETS moved to a 360-acre campus in nearby Lawrence Township...
...charges are filed, witness testimony could be thrown out. Nevertheless, investigators are hopeful that the discovery of the "hot box," as the mailbox is called, represents a significant break in the case. The box was one of hundreds that fed into a postal sorting center in Hamilton Township, N.J., where the four anthrax-laden letters were postmarked. The next step is to check police records of traffic and parking tickets issued in the area for any connections to scientists who are on the FBI's list of potential suspects. Authorities will also look for other links to the scientists, such...