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Charles Yohane dead: Ex-Zimbabwe star, 48, 'shot and killed by carjackers'

Yohane was once a regular for the Zimbabwe national team and represented them at major tournaments but was tragically killed while working as a taxi driver in South Africa

Daily Mirror

Zimbabwe to stop paying unvaccinated government workers

Zimbabwe’s government says it will stop paying salaries of staff who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, while ordering those who have received jabs to report for work at their offices “with immediate effect,” after more than a year of most government employees working from home

The Independent UK

Gang of fraudsters stole rural County Durham residents' post to obtain their identities

The five men, some of whom are refugees from Zimbabwe, stole post and got hold of personal details

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Climate change forcing Zimbabwean girls into sex work

As climate change continues to devastate rural areas, young women are moving to urban centres – and into prostitution.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabweans call for sanctions rethink

US-led sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe two decades ago have had far-reaching effects on the country's economy. Some are now calling for a rethink. Also, South Africa has opened a new Covid-19 vaccine plant. The site is the first on the continent to cover the entire process from start to finish.…

France 24

Judges in Tunisia protest against president's plan to dissolve watchdog

In tonight's edition: More than 100 Tunisian judges demonstrate after President Kais Saied vows to scrap a key judicial watchdog. But first, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa promises concrete steps to stem corruption in his State of Nation address. And Zimbabwe orders absentee teachers to be suspended without pay following…

France 24

Zimbabwe's teachers strike amid pandemic and high inflation

A teachers’ strike has paralyzed learning at many Zimbabwean schools, which opened this week after a prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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'President': An intimate look at Zimbabwe's struggle for democracy

"President" is a Sundance award-winning film that gives us a gripping and unprecedented front-row seat to recent history. It's about an election that was believed to be stolen and a people who felt robbed of their first free and fair vote following the removal of longtime leader Robert Mugabe in…

France 24

Desperate Zimbabweans risk police or crocodiles in bid to reach South Africa

Zimbabweans hoping for a better life abroad or smuggling a few goods over the border face police, soldiers and a dangerous river

The Guardian - UK

UAE Lifts Travel Ban to 12 African Countries for Vaccinated Citizens

The United Arab Emirates announced that it will lift a travel ban to 12 African countries for citizens who are fully vaccinated, state news agency WAM said on Friday. The countries include Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Fully…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First AFCON female referee Salima Mukansanga on making football history

Salima Mukansanga, 33, became the first female referee to officiate a game at the Africa Cup of Nations when she oversaw the Zimbabwe-Guinea tie in this year's group stage. She sat down with FRANCE 24's James Vasina to tell us more about her journey and what her experience means for…

France 24

South Africa is in a state of drift: the danger is that the ANC turns the way of Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF

The dismal fate of Zimbabwe under the stewardship of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) government has long stood out as a warning to South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC). Yet rarely has South Africa been in more danger of launching into a trajectory of Zimbabwe-like…

The Conversation

Londoner’s Diary: Thandiwe Newton retracts blast at BFI over Zimbabwe documentary

THANDIWE NEWTON accused the BFI London Film Festival of censoring her new film to appease the Zimbabwean regime.

Evening Standard

‘I wanted my art to resonate’: The Zimbabwean sculptor responding to Covid with creativity

When the pandemic hit, David Ngwerume began creating pieces to inspire and raise awareness. Now, one of his pieces will feature in the Beijing biennale

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The Zimbabwean lawyer turned publisher who took on a 'WhatsApp' author

A writer’s struggle to get her book of Shona poetry published overseas saw her found a publishing house that's now helping Zimbabwean writers get their books published – including one who typed out his entire novel on WhatsApp.

Daily Mirror

Commentators stunned as earthquake interrupts Zimbabwe vs Ireland U19 World Cup clash

An earthquake which registered 5.1 on the Richter Scale was felt during the Under 19 World Cup match between Ireland and Zimbabwe leaving commentators stunned

Daily Mirror

Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor banned for three-and-a-half years by ICC

The ICC have revealed the extent of Brendan Taylor's ban from all forms of cricket after the former Zimbabwe skipper accepted to breaching their anti-corruption and anti-doping codes

The Times of India

Taylor banned for 3 and half years for delay in reporting spot-fixing approach; also copes suspension for failed dope test

DUBAI: Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor was on Friday banned for three and a half years by the ICC for failing to report a 2019 spot-fixing approach by an Indian businessman on time and was also handed a one month suspension for failing a dope test which was linked to…

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Newslaundry

Why Indian cricket is under corruption cloud: Lack of law, secret shops, tournament mushroom

Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor’s recent confession on the match-fixing allegations against him has once again opened a can of worms, and unleashed questions over the anti-corruption crusade launched by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwe FA and Fifa accused of ‘silence’ over sexual harassment claims

Female referees have alleged that Obert Zhoya and Bryton Malandule harassed them, claims that are now being investigated by police.

France 24

Burkina Faso: Pro-junta protesters rally in Ouagadougou after coup

In tonight's edition: Pro-junta protesters rally in Ouagadougou a day after a military takeover in Burkina Faso. Also, the head of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe, blames Monday's fatal crush at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon on an inexplicably closed gate. And Zimbabwe's main opposition leader…

Daily Mirror

Ex-Zimbabwe skipper opens up on 'paralysing fear' of being trapped in spot fixing ordeal

Branden Taylor has opened up on the spot fixing ordeal that will see him banned by the ICC. The former star took to social media to reveal his implication in the scandal yesterday

The Conversation

We created the first AI-powered solar electricity backup system for houses in sub-Saharan Africa

When the collapse of Zimbabwe’s electricity grid on December 14 2021 plunged most of the country into a blackout, Zimbabweans feared that they would have to spend Christmas in the dark. Much to their relief, two days later, the utility company restored a major power station and announced that there…

The Times of India

BCCI ACU not surprised by Brendan Taylor's sensational claim

MUMBAI: Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor's sensational claim on Twitter on Monday that he was approached by bookies in India to get involved in spot-fixing and was later blackmailed by them with threats of leaking cocaine snorting video in October 2019 hasn't come as a surprise to the BCCI's Anti-Corruption…

The Conversation

From Algeria to Zimbabwe: how Africa's autocratic elites cycle in and out of power

In 2021, coups d’état ousted four heads of state in sub-Saharan Africa. Army interventions in Chad, Mali, Guinea and Sudan halted a years-long decline in military takeovers. Some heralded this as the comeback of the army in African politics.

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