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"Let this be the moment where we rise as a regional bloc, not just to adapt, but to protect, to empower, and to secure the promise of tomorrow through the actions of today."

"The idea of the war chariot originating on the steppes has recently been revived, chiefly on the basis of the calibrated radiocarbon dates from Sintashta and Krivoe Ozero... The present reconstructions of the Sintashta and Krivoe Ozero vehicles above the axle level raise many doubts and questions, but one cannot argue about something for which there is no evidence.It is from the wheel-track measurements and the dimensions and positions of the wheels alone that we may legitimately draw conclusions and these are alone sufficient to establish that the Sintashta-Petrovka vehicles would not be manoeuvrable enough for use either in warfare or in racing."

"I’m in a position where I don’t have to be labeled… I don’t have to call myself an Indian artist to sell my work, and I decided that it was more to my advantage not to label myself as a particular kind of artist, based solely on my genealogy… now I know that I can be part of something, part of that lineage, without being defined by it."

"I liked the way they looked. They were easy to work with my hands. The drawings turned into these magical things."

"I don’t like to feel like I have to stay within a certain style. I like to see things progress and turn into other things. I’m all about adventure."

"I had this internal need to be a healer. My mom was ill a lot when I was a kid. When she got cancer, I became interested in the progression of the disease and how she was being treated,"

"“I want my children to be happy. I want them to find their own purpose in life rather than fall into a life that’s already set up for them"

"My grandmother, my mother, and me, each one of us progressed into our own work, “I take a great deal of pride in being different from my family. Yet I know my mother would absolutely love my work. As a woman, I think she’d be very proud that I’ve chosen to do things in my own style.”"

"There is absolutely no truth in those fabrications that soldiers have joined anti-Government protests"

"All the armed forces are standing solidly behind the Government. They will not take part in illegal activities that seek to remove a constitutionally elected Government"

"But we also know that there will be so many people posing as soldiers. The opposition has been trying their best to get what will appear as camouflage of the Defence Forces in order to confuse people that they have teamed up. But the soldiers are not part of that. Government is in control because there is the police and the Central Intelligence organisation. They will expose this. There is no breakdown of law in Zimbabwe. The police have managed to contain the situation"

"When soldiers are deployed everyone can see it. You don’t have to imagine. There is a wrong impression that is being created and purveyed through hostile media that things are very bad in Zimbabwe. But the truth is that the police have managed to control the situation"

"persistent power supply constraints pose risks to industrial and mining productivity, potentially dampening growth prospects"

"Volatility in global commodity prices, coupled with constrained access to external concessional financing, may adversely affect export earnings and fiscal stability"

"For instance, the drastically higher tariffs imposed by the United States on imports from most economies could have direct and indirect effects on the export earnings of the SADC region"

"We all know that we are representing the entire indigenous coaches at home because our doing well is a reflection of what the Nigerian coach can do."

"When we were given this task, we knew it was huge, we weren’t just representing ourselves."

"It wasn’t easy. People laughed. I was a civil servant, yet I coached both men’s and women’s teams. I was combining office work with football. But I believed in something bigger. God gave me the gift to read matches and analyze games even when I didn’t understand what that meant at the time."

"The dream was always alive - even when no one believed."

"We tried to simplify everything. Before training, we’d handle theory. In training, we executed."

"You are not just coaching footballers. You are shaping lives. These young women come with dreams, struggles, and emotions. We play the role of parents too."

"Discipline was non-negotiable, but we created an atmosphere where they could talk, trust, and grow."

"Some of the players have been with me since U17 and U20. We’ve built a relationship based on care, structure, and guidance. They ask for advice even outside football — it’s personal. That unity showed on the field."

"When you make players believe in what you’re doing, magic happens."

"Our long-term goal is to close the gap with the world’s best."

"We want more exposure, more capacity building for our coaches too. Let them go on attachments abroad, understand different football cultures. That’s how we grow."

"I’m just focused on delivering wherever I’m asked to serve. It’s not a do-or-die thing."

"Nigeria is for all of us. If there are ideas to make the team better, let’s listen. Let’s work together."

"Because of my involvement in football, I was seen as an unserious person by my family."

"But now it is the football man that is looked up to, to support the family."

"If you are offered a longer contract and the results don’t go your way, you could still be fired … So for me, it’s about getting down to work, doing the best we can and improving the standard of the team."

"But for us, as Africans, as Nigerians, we love expressing ourselves [on the pitch] …"

"When you defend and you regain possession, what do you do? You attack …"

"We must believe in ourselves. We must believe in our abilities."

"It’s about developing them holistically, because there is always life after football. If you don’t teach them certain values, they begin to misconstrue certain privileges for rights, because of the fame they have as players … We encourage them to go back to school, so that they have something to fall back on, when they retire."

"It is not an easy decision for us. We are human beings. These players are all our players; they belong to the country."

"I have no plans to shortchange anyone or take chances when it comes to selecting the best legs for each position."

"GOVERNMENT is yet to begin collecting revenue from the introduced wealth tax targeting the affluent and other shadowy businesspersons named mbingas or zviganandas, despite its legislative approval, Finance"

"However, economic growth is expected to rebound in 2025 to 6 percent, mainly driven by a recovery in the agriculture, mining, and services sectors"

"This revision reflects improved coverage of formal and informal businesses and better measurement of economic activity across sectors"

"The structure of the economy has also fundamentally changed, with the manufacturing sector now leading at 15,3%, followed by mining at 14,5%, and financial services at 10,8%"

"This marks a shift from the historical dominance of wholesale and retail trade, reflecting greater industrialisation and financial deepening key indicators of sustainable development"

"Turning to our environment, the effects of climate change are no longer abstract"

"Zimbabwe has experienced increased extreme weather events, droughts, floods, and cyclones that threaten ecosystems, agriculture, biodiversity, and human security"

"Banks will lend to companies that have demonstrably strong cash flows. Some companies have been able to access loans at reasonable rates, so it’s not always a matter of liquidity but of leadership"

"Currently the Zimbabwean banking sector is characterised by slightly above US$4 billion in deposits of which above 70% are transitory in nature. This on its own is a major handicap of the banking sector to be able to finance mining sector. It is out of these little resources that all sectors require a share"

"The local money markets have failed to take off meaningfully, with local capital market, that is, ZSE also failing to provide an adequate platform for fundraising for economic development. This then calls for the economic players to strategise and look at means of accessing finance from outside the country. We have seen big corporates including Bindura Nickel Corporation taking this route"

"However, in the liquidity constrained environment characterising the country, banks in Zimbabwe are not in a position to meet the capitalisation needs of many players in the mining sector"

"It is imperative to look at the alternative sources of financing to circumvent the liquidity challenges affecting the country"

"The ability of the mining sector to access financing in a depressed economy like the one currently characterising the country requires that the mining companies be innovative and look beyond the border"