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Kubu returns as Simbas name squad for World Cup qualifiers
The Standard
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Kenya Sevens star Jone Kubu in action against Spain at Hong Kong Sevens. [World Rugby] Fijian-born international Jone Kubu of Kabras Sugar will make his long-awaited return to the national team next week in Uganda after being named in the...
Williams hits ton but SA still on top
The Express Tribune
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June 30, 2025
BULAWAYO: Sean Williams struck a superb century, his sixth in tests, but it was Wiaan Mulder who kept South Africa in the box seat with a four-wicket haul and important runs at the end of the second day of the first Test between Zimbabwe and South...
Omicron control: Panic or logic?
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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This has been so because, while the objective is infection prevention and control (IPC) as an emergency preparedness strategy, various aspects of the statutory instrument are inconsistent with the evolution of public health policy and legislation...
'Test cricket is defended like a subculture for good reason'
BBC
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July 1, 2025
Even in the past week, away from Leeds, West Indies flirted with pulling off something special against the Aussies in Barbados, and in Zimbabwe 19-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorius became the youngest man to make a hundred for South Africa. Keep an eye...
I was waist deep in a hippo's mouth... here is how I narrowly survived
Daily Mail
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June 29, 2025
It's been nearly 30 years since Paul Templer was almost torn to shreds by a hippopotamus - but he hasn't let that slow him down in any way. In 1996, Templer was only 28 when he was attacked by the massive animal while he was leading a guided tour...
Female Yellow Greens storm Benin camp for World Cup qualifiers
Punch
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July 10, 2025
Nigeria women’s senior cricket team, the Female Yellow Greens, are currently in a 14-day open camp at the high-performance centre in Benin City, ahead of next month’s 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers in Namibia, PUNCH Sports Extra...
US$300,000, 200 beasts raised for Zanu-PF Conference
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 11, 2025
ZANU-PF Manicaland Province has made significant headway in mobilising resources for the 25th Annual National People's Conference set to take place from October 13 to 18 at Mutare Polytechnic, with over US$300,000 and 200 cattle already pledged by...
Teacher-to-pupil ratio alarms lawmakers
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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The report revealed that the government freeze on teacher recruitment halted the appointment of 8 000 educators pending Treasury approval. File Pic ZIMBABWE’S education sector has seen an increase in teacher‑to‑pupil ratio to 1:45, far above the...
Welcome to America
Mail & Guardian
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June 30, 2025
Anti-African: In Donald Trump’s America, 32 out of Africa’s 53 countries already face a US travel ban, or a threat of one. Photo: Supplied I’ve been neglecting my creativity column for a while, and here’s why: my attention has been hijacked by the...
Sierra Leone’s Daniella Boima Garrick Crowned Miss Albinism Africa 2025
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
Daniella Boima Garrick of Sierra Leone has been crowned Miss Albinism Africa 2025. The 21-year-old fashion model and advocate was celebrated for her courage and grace at the inaugural pageant, held on June 28, 2025, as part of the broader African...
Binga community applauds mobile registration blitz
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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The programme is being The programme is being spearheaded by the Civil Registry with support from UNICEF and the Swedish embassy. by the Civil Registry with support from UNICEF and the Swedish embassy. HARARE, July 9 (NewsDay Live) -The Binga...
Two women died on safari last week — are these trips becoming more dangerous?
The Times
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Last week two sisters, 68-year-old Easton Taylor from the UK and 67-year-old Alison Taylor from New Zealand, were killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in Zambia. The deaths of the women serve as a reminder that, despite the skill of...
Three Years On: Remembering Alex Magaisa — The People’s Big Brother
The Zimbabwe Newslive
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June 28, 2025
It’s been three years since the passing of Alex Tawanda Magaisa .A lawyer, academic, reformist, and fearless public intellectual. For many Zimbabweans scattered across borders and barricades, his death on June 5, 2022, felt like the silencing of...
Lifting sanctions will help Syria's leaders to do their jobs
The National News
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In a sign of how much Syria has changed in just eight months, the country’s new leadership recently finalised a deal with a Qatari company to build a media and entertainment complex on the outskirts of Damascus. The City of Damascus Gate is an...
The Best Action on SuperSport this week
Modern Ghana
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SuperSport on DStv and GOtv presents another amazing week of sporting action from around the world, headlined by the final of the FIFA Club World Cup, Wimbledon, the Tour de France, LIV Golf in Spain, the speed demons of MotoGP, and so much more!...
Pakistani Authorities Bust Major Cybercrime Ring in Faisalabad
Media Line
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July 10, 2025
Pakistan’s National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) arrested 149 people, including 48 Chinese nationals, during a raid on a factory in the city of Faisalabad on Monday, in what authorities are calling a major blow against a transnational...
Williams ton the lone spark as South Africa surge ahead
cricbuzz
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SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Sean Williams' sixth Test ton remained the lone fighting spark for Zimbabwe © Zimbabwe Cricket Sean Williams' sixth Test ton remained the lone fighting spark for Zimbabwe in the first Test in Bulawayo. It was...
What’s the Incentive for Anyone Good to Run?
Kandit News Group
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July 9, 2025
What a time to be alive! It’s in times like these that both journalistic and political careers are forged. Oh, how I remember reading George Smalley’s dispatch from the Battle of Antietam! Or how eager I was for the latest installment of what...
“Zara on the Safara,” Jill Boyd’s journey to Thula Thula
Racine County Eye - Wisconsin
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July 9, 2025
In January of 2021, Jill Boyd picked up a book called “The Elephant Whisperer,” not knowing it would change her life. It follows the story of Lawrence Anthony, a conservationist who created a wildlife reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, called...
South Africa lead by 216 in Bulawayo
Gulf Daily News Online
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Cricket – Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams struck a fluent 137 from 164 balls on day two of the first test against South Africa in Bulawayo yesterday, but the visitors were in command with a 216-run lead and nine second-innings wickets remaining. A South...