•Zimbabwean flag A prominent Zimbabwean journalist was detained yesterday over a satirical article critical of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in a charge media groups decried was another attack on freedom of expression. Faith Zaba, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper, is the latest journalist to be charged in court over what the govern...
•President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe A Zimbabwean court denied bail today for nearly 100 people arrested 10 days ago for allegedly protesting against the rule of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Police rounded up the 95 men and women on March 31 at a small protest in central Harare mobilised by a veteran of the ruling ZANU-PF […]
Zimbabwe this evening held Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in a 2026 World Cup qualifier, frustrating the Super Eagles’ chances of reaching the competition. Victor Osimhen scored in the 74th minute before Zimbabwe pegged Nigeria back in the 90th minute, reports Channels TV. Coming off the back of a 0-2 win over Rwanda on Friday, […]
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has named an unchanged lineup for Nigeria’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo. Chelle, in his second game in charge, has decided to stick with the same starting XI that beat Rwanda on Friday for the encounter against [&...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced free tickets for the Super Eagles’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe today at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. In a statement yesterday, the state’s Commissioner for Sports, Paul Bassey, said Governor Umo Eno had purchased all 30,000 tickets...
•Kirsty Coventry A Zimbabwean, Kirsty Coventry, became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee yesterday, declaring it to be an “extraordinary moment”. At 41, the two-time Olympic swimming champion is also the youngest person ever to be elected to the most powerful position in sports governanc...
•Scene of the accident A bus travelling from Zimbabwe lost control and overturned in South Africa’s northeastern Limpopo province, killing 10 people and injuring 35, the local transport ministry said today. Five men and five women, who are “reportedly foreign nationals”, were on their way to Johannesburg when the accident happened just before ...

