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Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:07:34 GMT
Zimbabwe: Beleaguered Football Board Begs for FIFA Sanctions
[New Zimbabwe] The suspended Felton Kamambo ZIFA-led board exposed its desperation to cling on to power amid pressure from the association's congress and the Sports and Recreation Commission after appearing to ask FIFA to ban the country from interna...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 05:38:27 GMT
South Africa: Mvelo, Dinkybliss Voted Out From Big Brother Mzansi House
[Mzansi Magic] Feathers are being ruffled; tensions are rising but a double Eviction is what we did not see coming!

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 07:45:18 GMT
South Africa: Zebrafish Research Reveals Green Rooibos Tea's Anxiety-Busting Properties
[The Conversation Africa] Rooibos tea is a uniquely South African product. The plant, Aspalathus linearis, grows mainly in the Cederberg area of the country's Western Cape province. And it's not just a tasty beverage. It is caffeine-free; research ha...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:42:02 GMT
Malawi: Malawi Loses 30 Percent of Its Electricity to Tropical Storm Ana
[VOA] Chikwawa, Malawi -- As efforts to assess impact of last month's Tropical Storm Ana in Malawi continue, the country's only power generating company says it has lost about a third of its generating capacity to the storm. Meanwhile, the government...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:29:47 GMT
Malawi: Minister Gwengwe Signs U.S.$14 Million Grant From African Development Bank
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Sosten Alfred Gwengwe on Friday signed a USD14 million grant (approximately MK12 billion) with African Development Bank (AfDB).

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:54:28 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Teenage Taekwondo Trainer Earns Global Recognition
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWEAN teenager Natsiraishe Maritsa has been honoured for efforts to empower girls through taekwondo after she was awarded the Winner for Africa at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Women and Sport Awards in Beijing, China ...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:38:49 GMT
Zambia: Hichilema On Right Path in Marketing Zambia
[Times of Zambia] President Hakainde Hichilema has had a tight schedule at the 35th Ordinary session of the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:22:09 GMT
Zimbabwe: Virtual Court to Be Commissioned Today
[The Herald] The virtual court sessions for routine repeat remand hearings will be commissioned today, as the judiciary moves to speed up the technological transition.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:11:59 GMT
Zimbabwe: Kamambo's Call for Ban on Zimbabwean Football Attracts Govt Interest
[The Herald] THE excesses of the suspended ZIFA board, led by Felton Kamambo, are not going unchecked as yesterday the beleaguered football administrators got a chiding from a senior government official after calling for a FIFA ban on Zimbabwean foot...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 07:38:16 GMT
Swaziland: How Social Pressures and Poverty Affect the Ability of Children to Navigate School
[The Conversation Africa] The population of Eswatini (previously called Swaziland) is slightly below 1.2 million people, and about 58.9% of the people live below the nationally defined poverty line - living on less than US$1.9 a day. For years Eswati...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:42:11 GMT
Malawi: Bushiris Extradition Court Ruling Tuesday
[Nyasa Times] Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary will know this Tuesday whether South African witnesses will physically be in court or not in the landmark extradition case.

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:09:19 GMT
South Africa: 'Arson' Attempt At St George's Cathedral Triggers Fears Over 'Political Instability'
[Daily Maverick] A fire that started in the early hours of Sunday morning at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town has done little damage, but has left cathedral officials concerned about the state of South Africa's politics.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:25:30 GMT
Zimbabwe: Tanganda Tea Company, a Mainstay in the Chipinge Community
[263Chat] The Tanganda Tea Company Limited a part of Chipinge's history continues to show how it has managed to not only last so long but grow to be Zimbabwe's largest producer, packer, and distributor of Tea.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:23:45 GMT
Namibia: Competition Heats Up At Grand Prix Series
[Namibian] There were some excellent races at the third leg of Athletics Namibia's Grand Prix series in Windhoek on Saturday, and although no national records were under threat, several events went down to the wire.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:21:21 GMT
Namibia: Wanderers Go Top After Rain Disruptions
[Namibian] WANDERERS regained the lead in the 50-over Premier League title race after WHS Old Boys suffered a narrow defeat to United on the Duckworth Lewis System.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:13:06 GMT
Namibia: Blue Machine Losing Shine
[Namibian] Julius 'Blue Machine' Indongo should hang up his gloves, fans and pundits say, after he lost to Welshman Chris Jenkins in Cardiff on Saturday.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:42:20 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zim Teen Ace Ndiweni Trains With Newcastle First Team
[New Zimbabwe] England-born Zimbabwean teenage striker Michael Ndiweni has been promoted to train with the Newcastle senior team after a remarkable rise at the English Premier League club's youth teams.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:39:13 GMT
Zimbabwe: Bulawayo City Council Threatens to Disconnect Defaulting Residents
[New Zimbabwe] Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned ratepayers that it will disconnect water supplies to defaulting residents who owe it ZW$1,3 billion.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:36:53 GMT
Zimbabwe: Bimha Sucked Into Deadly Zanu-PF Midlands Wrangle
[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF national political commissar, Mike Bimha, has been caught up in the deadly factional firestorm raging in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Midlands backyard amid reports he received a US$4 000 cash inducement from one of the rival...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:36:01 GMT
Zimbabwe: Relief for Expecting Mothers in Marondera
[The Herald] Marondera Rural District Council has built a clinic, expecting mothers' shelter and accommodation for staff using devolution funds, in a bid to boost availability of health care services in the area.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:31:06 GMT
Zimbabwe: 'Opposition Destroyed Harare Wetlands'
[The Herald] HALF of Harare's wetlands were lost in the last two decades due to illegal parcelling out of stands by successive MDC councillors in cahoots with land barons, a report has revealed.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:25:20 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimstat Projects 4 Million Population Increase
[The Herald] ZIMBABWE'S population is projected to be close to 17 million, having grown by almost four million in the last 10 years from 13 million recorded during the 2012 national census, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has said.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:12:45 GMT
Zimbabwe: Private Sector Backs Clean-Up Initiative
[The Herald] As Zimbabweans embarked on yet another National Environment Cleaning Day last Friday, more private companies were visible on the ground supporting the initiative mainly in Harare.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Chigowe Leads Crusade to Revive Junior Football
[The Herald] IN a bid to provide lasting solutions to the problems bedevilling football in the country, stakeholders, led by veteran junior coach Lloyd "Mablanyo" Chigowe, have put in place an initiative hinged on grassroots development.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Thousands to Get Title Deeds in Harare South
[The Herald] Thousands of households in Harare South constituency who are victims of land barons are set to receive title deeds to their residential stands next month following the intervention of President Mnangagwa, a move expected to fast track de...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: World Hungry to Invest in Zimworld Hungry to Invest in Zim
[The Herald] The relationship between Zimbabwe and China is one born out of strategy and values of sovereign states. The Herald Correspondent Gibson Nyikadzino (GN) had a wide-ranging interview with Zanu PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Amb...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Ndiraya Welcomes Old Student Murera
[The Herald] DYNAMOS coach Tonderai Ndiraya's search for a versatile defensive midfielder is over after securing his former Ngezi Platinum Stars student, Keith Murera.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Golden Eagles Continue Fine Run
[The Herald] GOLDEN Eagles continued with their fine form in the ZIFA Northern Region Division One Soccer League after they saw off Golden Valley 4-1 at Chakari on Saturday.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Proposed African Super League Excites Dynamos
[The Herald] DYNAMOS chairman Isaiah Mupfurutsa has hailed the opportunities for growth that come with the proposed African Super League which Zimbabwe is expected to be part of.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Shamed At Wedding. . .groom's Wife Stops Ceremony
[The Herald] WHAT was supposed to be a special day for a Harare woman ended in shame, with her collapsing several times, after her white wedding was stopped by the groom's first wife in Harare on Saturday.



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