ObituaryJoan WickenAn unsung figure who worked alongside Julius Nyerere in the building of TanzaniaAt the end of the 1950s, Julius Nyerere, soon to become founding head of government in what was to be independent Tanganyika, persuaded Joan Wicken, who had been working for the Commonwealth department of the Labour party, to set up the Tanganyika Education Trust. Its main task was to found what became Kivukoni College - for the many people denied further education. Read More...
Classical musicObituaryJohn Birch obituaryOrganist, director of music at Chichester Cathedral and professor at the Royal College of MusicJohn Birch, who has died aged 82 after suffering a stroke, was interested in – but by no means limited to – every aspect of the organ and its world. Among those churches which benefited from his skills as a choir trainer and organist were Chichester Cathedral (1958-80) and the Temple Church in London (1982-97). Read More...
PalestineIn their World Cup qualifier against the Socceroos, Palestinian team ‘want to bring a little joy’ to their people amid war
The 7-0 win over Bangladesh in Melbourne last week was about as smooth as possible a start to World Cup qualifying for the Socceroos, but this week’s follow up is set to be anything but that. The Socceroos have landed in a troubled Middle East, where they take on Palestine in a game that has been moved to the neutral venue of Kuwait due to the Israel-Hamas war. Read More...