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...cricket's spread to new parts of the globe. "I wanted to change the perception that this was just a book of statistics," says Engel. "Cricket must change and does change, and Wisden is part of that process." This year's edition includes stories on the crisis in Zimbabwean cricket after most of the national team went on strike over differences with the selectors; controversial changes to the rule governing "chucking" (illegally throwing the ball as opposed to bowling it); and a look at the way the Asian diaspora is spreading the game to noncricketing countries. Cricket in Iraq, North...
...Zimbabwean Mike Maseko, the journey home is a bitter reminder of his country's decline. It's a trip Maseko makes almost every week, driving the 800 km from Johannesburg to Bulawayo in his blue Toyota minibus. Before setting out, he packs the van with groceries and televisions, furniture and children's toys, carefully concealing envelopes filled with South African rand so the corrupt border guards who inspect his vehicle won't confiscate the money. The cash and consumer goods are gifts from Zimbabwean expatriates in South Africa to their desperate families at home. Maseko, 32, makes roughly $700 from...
...That right has proved unpalatable to Mugabe. In 2000, the Zimbabwean President was shocked when changes to the constitution he wanted were rejected in a national referendum. During parliamentary elections a few months later and the presidential campaign in 2002, ZANU-PF used police and trained thugs to attack the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), bullying, beating up and even murdering opposition supporters to ensure victory. The MDC, led by former union boss Morgan Tsvangirai, struggles on. While violence in the run-up to this week's vote has been only sporadic, independent observers, human-rights groups...
...Zimbabwe can ill afford to lose so many skilled workers, but those who do leave become crucial supports for families and friends back home. Expats send an estimated $100 million a year to relatives, money that many poor Zimbabweans depend on to survive. John Nzira left Zimbabwe in 2002 after the purchasing power of his salary, worth roughly $100 at the time, was devoured by double-digit monthly inflation. When three of his brothers died of aids, he found himself responsible for their eight children and other needy relatives. Nzira now lives in Johannesburg, where he works for an environmental...
...diaspora also funds opposition groups and organizes protests against Mugabe's misrule in Johannesburg, London and other expat centers. In London, a gaggle of protesters gathers every Saturday outside the Zimbabwean embassy. Britain is also the base for Short Wave Radio Africa, which beams news into Zimbabwe, and the recently launched weekly newspaper The Zimbabwean. Activists plan to stage mock polls on election day in Johannesburg, London and Sydney to highlight the ban on expat voting...