JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa on Monday said the United Arab Emirates had arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption under former South African President Jacob Zuma. The two countries ratified an extradition treaty in April 2021, but it was not immediately clear …
Read More »South African President Ramaphosa Faces Probe Over Unreported Theft
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a criminal investigation after a revelation that he failed to report the theft of about US$4 million in cash from his farm in northern Limpopo province. An account of the theft is contained in an affidavit by the country’s …
Read More »Zimbabwe’s Vincent Seals Maiden Asian Tour Win In England
Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent sank a seven-foot putt on the final hole to seal a one-shot win over Travis Smyth in the International Series England on Sunday. Vincent had begun the last day of this inaugural Asian Tour event in the UK a shot behind Smyth but after a tense birdie …
Read More »In Oil-Rich Niger Delta, Coastal Erosion Frustrates Locals Endlessly
On a sweltering Friday afternoon last April, Kenneth Omokahire sat close to four neighbours outside his house in the Anibeze community in the southernmost Nigerian state of Bayelsa, lamenting to the men about coastal erosion in the town. “What else can we do?” asked 65-year-old Omokahire, whose former house was …
Read More »Cricket Australia Confirm Zimbabwe Tour Schedule
Cricket Australia have released the schedule for the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe set for August. Zimbabwe initially hoped to play a one-off Test match with Australia to be included in the schedule but their request was turned down by Cricket Australia due to the Aussies’ busy …
Read More »Zim Exit Boost For Bafana
BAFANA Bafana’s qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations received a huge boost after their Group K opponents Zimbabwe were expelled from the competition. Caf said due to Zimbabwe and Kenya failing to get their Fifa suspensions lifted, they will “not participate in the Africa Cup of Nations Ivory …
Read More »CHAN Algeria 2022 Qualifying Draw Set For Tomorrow
The Confederation of African Football has set a new date for the Algeria CHAN Championship 2022 qualifying draw after the Initial draw for April 29 was postponed. CAF says that the draw will be conducted on Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Cairo, Egypt, at 13h00 Cairo time (11h00 GMT) and …
Read More »Monkeypox Outbreak Primarily Spreading Through Sex: WHO
– European nations have confirmed dozens of cases in what’s become the largest outbreak of monkeypox ever on the Continent, according to the German military. – The most recent surge in cases appears to have been spread among men who have sex with other men. The outbreak has quickly advanced …
Read More »World Boxing Council Confirms Zim As 2022 Convention Host
Good tidings seem to be in store for Zimbabwe boxing following revelations the country will be host to two high profile events in July this year, it has emerged. Fresh from having earlier bagged a World Boxing Council (WBC) championship and the keenness shown by Amir Khan and, recently, Floyd …
Read More »SRC Takes Warriors Out Of Afcon 2023
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has taken the Zimbabwe Warriors out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers claiming it had no money to host home matches in neighbouring countries. Last week, NewsDay Sport reported that the Warriors were due to participate in the Afcon qualifiers with …
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