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Zimbabwe: Mapfumo Happy to Be Back

[ad_1] Bruce Chikuni — Bustling Polokwane City striker Douglas Mapfumo is relishing the opportunity of once again featuring for Zimbabwe in the familiar surroundings of South African stadiums. Mapfumo was yesterday recalled to the Warriors fold after initially having been inexplicably omitted from the squad that was announced last week for the back-to-back 2025 Africa Cup of Nations meetings against Namibia at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg. The first clash between the Brave Warriors and the Warriors is on Thursday, with […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

Entertainment

Zimbabwe: Chief Nechombo Cheers Up Senior Citizens

[ad_1] Victor Maphosa — It was all joy at the Chief Nechombo Cultural Centre in Makaha, Mudzi district, when hundreds of elderly people received gifts during the LC Nechombo Old People's Day commemorations held at the weekend. About 600 elderly people under Chief Nechombo, born Langton Chikukwa, received food hampers and blankets. The elderly people gathered at the cultural centre and after receiving their gifts, they were treated to lunch by the traditional leader before heading back to their homes. […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

News

Namibia/Zimbabwe: Namibia Shuts Warriors Fans Out

[ad_1] Eddie Chikamhi — Warrior fans were yesterday left baffled after the decision by Namibia to have the 2025 AFCON qualifying match against Zimbabwe behind closed doors on Thursday at Orlando Stadium, in South Africa. Some of the fans had already made travel arrangements for the first leg before it was announced that Namibia had requested the match be played in an empty stadium. Both Namibia and Zimbabwe will be using Orlando Stadium for the back-to-back duels with the Brave […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Naaz Hail Involvement of Former Athletes

[ad_1] Ellina Mhlanga — National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe president Tendayi Tagara has said it's encouraging to see former athletes taking initiatives to assist upcoming athletes to also achieve their dreams. Tagara was speaking at the book launch by former middle-and-long-distance runner Letiwe Marakurwa-Patton, who is based in the United States. The launch was held in Harare recently. She has also been involved in assisting upcoming athletes pursue their dreams in the sport outside the country. "We are happy that […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

Japan

Juergen Klopp becomes Red Bull’s global soccer chief in first job after Liverpool

[ad_1] BERLIN – German coach Juergen Klopp has been appointed head of global soccer for Red Bull, which owns several clubs, including RB Leipzig and New York Red Bulls, the company said on Wednesday, in his first job since leaving Liverpool earlier this year.Klopp, who ended his successful nine-year stint with Liverpool at the end of last season, will be starting on Jan. 1, 2025."After almost 25 years on the […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

Africa

Sierra Leone’s identical Koroma twins wanted to be like Man Utd stars

[ad_1] That mutual support was necessary during their teenage years when their parents, who have always backed their football dreams, divorced.While living with their father they were forced to use their initiative on the streets of Freetown to make ends meet."Things were hard for us at some points," Alusine said."My brother and I decided to do something just to survive while going to school."We were fetching water, putting it into […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

Japan

ClassPass lands in Japan with eye on domestic fitness market and visitors

[ad_1] ClassPass is betting that more people in Japan want to go to the gym and that more visitors to the country want to maintain their fitness routines.The New York-headquartered company, which provides access to gyms globally on a membership basis, started operating in Japan on Sept. 19. It has signed up 200 gyms and fitness studios in the country, mainly in Tokyo.“I think there's the potential for Japan to […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

Africa

Founder of South Africa’s Rhema church dies aged 75

[ad_1] Tributes are pouring in for the widely admired but controversial founder of the Rhema Bible Church South Africa, Ray McCauley, who has died aged 75. "Pastor Ray has gone to be with the Lord peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones," his son said in a statement. President Ramaphosa extended his “deep condolences”, adding that Pastor Ray's death "leaves our deeply spiritual nation bereft of […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

Japan

Former PM Taro Aso calls Taiwan a ‘country’ — much to China’s chagrin

[ad_1] Former Prime Minister Taro Aso has once again found himself at the center of controversy over Taiwan on Wednesday, after delivering remarks a day earlier that referred to the island as an important “country” for Japan — despite Tokyo's lack of formal diplomatic ties with Taipei.In his remarks at an event in Tokyo celebrating Taiwan’s National Day, which Taipei was set to mark Thursday, Aso called the democratic island […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Africa

Rwandan YouTuber and government critic jailed for genocide denial

[ad_1] A Rwandan YouTuber has been sentenced to seven years in prison for breaching the country's laws on genocide denial.Rashid Hakuzimana, who was arrested in 2021, denied all the charges that also included inciting ethnic division and spreading false information for claiming that anyone who dares to challenge President Paul Kagame in elections is jailed.During the trial, he told the court that it was criticism of the government in his […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

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