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Former Mali Basketball Coach Handed Lifetime Ban

The former coach of Mali’s junior women’s basketball team has been handed a lifetime ban from the sport following an investigation in allegations of “systemic sexual harrassment within the Mali Basketball Federation (FMBB)”. Amadou Bamba is one of five former coaches and officials sanctioned following the investigation carried out by …

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Zim Teen Rapper Shines In UK

Fourteen-Year-Old Zimbabwean rapper, Tawana Macgrath, is on cloud nine. He received a Commander’s Coin and personal letter from the Royal Air Force UK. Since Tawana’s establishment in the music industry, and his appearance at the Voice Kids UK finals, he has taken the music industry by storm. He impressed a …

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Zim Tobacco Nets Over US$800m

Statistics from Tobacco Industries and Marketing Board TIMB indicate that this is an increase of 52 percent from 177million kg sold during the same period in 2022 at a value of US$169 million dollars. Over 270 million kg of tobacco worth US$817 million have been sold at the auction and …

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Central Bank Denies Economic Crisis In Zimbabwe

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) director of economic research and policy, Nebson Mupunga, has made startling claims that there is no ‘crisis’ in Zimbabwe but only exchange rate volatity. This is despite the fact that the economy is battling high inflation, foreign currency challenges, liquidity crunch, high cost of …

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Imprisoned Buyanga Fighting Extradition To Zimbabwe

Jailed property mogul Frank Buyanga has filed a South African High Court application seeking an order to stop his extradition for trial in Zimbabwe. Buyanga has been in jail since November 10 last year following his arrest by the South African police at the behest of the Zimbabwean authorities. His …

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