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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SA Comedian Trevor Noah To Launch Interview Podcast

South African comedian and author Trevor Noah has announced he will be launching a weekly podcast on Spotify later this year – one of the world’s most popular podcasting platforms. Noah said that the format of the podcast will include “meaningful conversations with some of the world’s most fascinating people”. …

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Senate Hearing To ‘Uncover Facts’ About Golf Merger

Leading figures from the world of golf have been invited to testify at a US Senate hearing into the merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund governor Yasir al-Rumayyan and LIV Golf …

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Michael Leask Seized Victory For Scotland Over Ireland

In what turned out to be arguably the best match so far, in the on-going 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, Scotland edged Ireland by just one wicket in a last ball thriller played at Queens Sports Club yesterday in Bulawayo. This was Ireland’s second consecutive defeat in the tournament …

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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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