[ad_1] A South African football player will face charges of culpable homicide, reckless and negligent driving, after he allegedly fled the scene of a fatal car crash that left a young girl dead, local police say. On Wednesday morning, Shaun Mogaila, 29, a player for Sekhukhune United, allegedly crashed his BMW into a car that was carrying an adult woman and two children in Gauteng province. The nine-year-old was "declared […]

[ad_1] Kenya's High Court has lifted an order blocking the swearing-in of Kithure Kindiki as deputy president following the impeachment of his predecessor. In an unprecedented political drama that has gripped the nation Rigathi Gachagua was removed from office two weeks ago after parliament overwhelmingly approved an impeachment motion. President William Ruto immediately nominated Kindiki, currently the interior minister, to replace Gachagua. But the impeached deputy president then went to […]

[ad_1] Over the last year, countries from the Global South have come together to launch the Ministerial Alliance for Ambition for Nature Finance (‘the Alliance’). The Alliance is an intergovernmental group of ministers working to publicly champion achieving the nature finance targets that the world agreed to in December 2022 in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (“GBF”) and demonstrate actions that countries in the Global South are taking to increase nature finance. […]

[ad_1] The Ministerial Alliance for Ambition on Nature Finance (MAANF) has today shared a statement signed by 20 Ministers of Environment from the Global South, 'Seeking Accountability on Ambition for Nature Finance.' The press conference at which this was launched can be watched here. Released on the second day of the High-Level segment, the statement calls on countries in the Global North to: 'Act urgently to ensure that at least […]

[ad_1] Kampala — Africa's largest music festival, the Uganda Waragi Nyege Nyege festival slated for the 14th to the 17th of November is returning with a new addition dubbed Afrogalactic Carnival. This year's edition incorporates the new Nyege In The City daytime program, seeking to showcase a variety of experiences within Jinja City. with the intention of delivering a more wholesome uniquely Ugandan experience. Doubling as the 9th edition of […]

[ad_1] IT will be their first time on this grand stage but Zimbabwe are aiming to upset the applecart and make a lasting impression at the African Table Soccer Championships set for Benin next month. The West African nation will host the tournament from November 15-17. Locally known as slug, table soccer is now being played professionally in Zimbabwe and the sport has become a hit, especially in high-density suburbs […]

[ad_1] As the men's junior handball team gears for the International Handball Federation Trophy Continental Phase tournament coach Tafadzwa Madure says this is an opportunity for the young players to showcase themselves. The event is due to take place from Saturday to next week Wednesday at the Ethiopian Sports Academy in Addis Ababa. It is featuring junior (Under-20) and youth (Under-18) teams. Madure's team are camped at Prince Edwards School […]

[ad_1] Zimbabwe Cricket will this Saturday host the Africa Cricket Association (ACA)'s annual meeting (AGM) in Harare. Twenty-three members who make up the ACA are expected to grace the indaba meeting, which will seek to address cricket development on the development of the continent. The meeting also seeks to address key initiatives and strategies to drive the growth and sustainability of cricket on the continent. Among the issues addressed by […]

[ad_1] Takesure Chiragwi has moved in to plug the holes in the Warriors defence as he aims to overturn a 3-0 deficit against Eswatini in the Africa Nations Championships first round, second leg qualifier at Mbombela Stadium in South Africa on Saturday. The Ngezi Platinum Stars coach, who is assistant to Warriors gaffer Michael Nees, has been given the responsibility to guide Zimbabwe's development side in their bid for a […]

[ad_1] Venice, Italy — Vice President Kembo Mohadi says his visit to Italy for the 60th Venice Biennale has been fruitful as it allowed Zimbabwe to explore ways of boosting the visual arts sector. In an interview at the Ethiopian Pavilion yesterday after being taken through the works of contemporary artist Tesfaye Urgessa, VP Mohadi said the Biennale has given him ideas of taking the country's visual arts sector to […]