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Former president Jacob Zuma has been granted compassionate leave from prison. Zuma will attend his bothers’ funeral at Nkandla on Thursday. The release will only be temporary, the Correctional Services Department has said.

The Election Resource Centre (ERC) notes with dismay the failure by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to provide 2018 and 2019 accounts for audit to the Auditor General. We take this opportunity to remind ZEC that the Principles of…

The 20h00 Sunday July 11 “family meeting” address by President Cyril Ramaphosa held few surprises for the Covid-disrupted South African economy, as the Delta variant of the virus spreads across the country. Most notably, the restaurant…

Bangladesh – 468 and 45 in 17 overs (Shadman Islam 22*, Saif Hassan 20*) Zimbabwe – 276 all out in 111.5 overs (Takudzwanashe Kaitano 87, Brendan Taylor 81, Milton Shumba 41; Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5/82, Shakib Al Hasan 4/82, Taskin Ahmed…

Angela Schneider, Western University The recent suspension of American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who was supposed to be heading to the Tokyo Olympic Games, for testing positive for marijuana has once again raised questions about…

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard a lot about global solidarity. Unfortunately, words by themselves will not end the pandemic – or curb the impact of the climate crisis. Now is the moment to show what solidarity means in…

The Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe has expressed deep concern over the reported call by the Confederation of Zimbabwean Retailers for a national lockdown. The president of the Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe, Wengayi Nhau,…

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham are among 12 clubs who have agreed to join a new European Super League (ESL). In a seismic move for European football, the Premier League clubs will join AC…

Put your hand up if your team one this weekend. As an Arsenal fan I haven’t gotten to say this much at all this season so let me have this one🤭. Liverpool got past a stubborn Villa side, Chelsea defecated on a terrible Crystal Palace,…