Tag: Zimbabwe
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Bangladesh to try cricket gamblers in special courts
Bangladesh will set up special courts at its cricket stadiums to try and convict any punters caught gambling during an upcoming international series, an official said today. Gamblers caught during the tri-nation series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe — starting January 15 — would be hauled from the stands and tried on the spot by judges in …
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January 8, 2018 -
South Africa happy to live in twilight zone
It looked a match-winning total after Morkel ripped out the first three batsmen to leave Zimbabwe reeling on 30 for four. Morkel took three for 20.
December 27, 2017 -
AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn back in Test squad
Batsman De Villiers has not played Test cricket since January 2016.
December 20, 2017 -
Zimbabwe after Mugabe, what next?
So the old monster has gone. Now Zimbabwe can be rich again. It’s all too easy to get pessimistic, even to despair, over Zimbabwe. It is perfectly possible that Mugabe’s successor may just turn out to be as corrupt, vain and misguided as Mugabe was, though probably not as smart or as driven by the …
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November 25, 2017 -
Zimbabwe poised to swear in new president, Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe’s recently fired vice president is set to return on Wednesday to be sworn in as the country’s new leader. The transfer of power to Emmerson Mnangagwa comes after Robert Mugabe announced his resignation in the middle of impeachment proceedings again him. Zimbabweans erupted in response, cheering and dancing in the streets. Now the focus …
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November 22, 2017 -
Towards impeachment
As Zimbabwe lunges from one uncertainty to another, the turmoil has deepened less than a week after the military takeover… though not, as it turns out, the ouster of Robert Mugabe. The possibility of the country’s President being moved out by Parliament if he does not step down within two days is real. The 93-year-old …
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November 22, 2017 -
Zimbabwe ex-VP urges Mugabe to resign
Zimbabwe’s former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking led to last week’s Army takeover, on Tuesday urged President Robert Mugabe to resign immediately. Speaking from an undisclosed location, Mnangagwa said he won’t return to Zimbabwe until he was sure he would be safe despite an invitation from Mugabe to discuss “the current political events in …
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November 21, 2017 -
Mnangagwa new Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe sacked
Zimbabwe’s ruling party Zanu-PF on Sunday sacked President Robert Mugabe as its leader and appointed his former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the new leader, the BBC reported. Mugabe’s sacking of Mnangagwa as Vice President two weeks ago had prompted an extraordinary chain of events as the military intervened to block the 93-year-old President from …
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November 19, 2017 -
UN Secretary-General chief calls for calm in Zimbabwe
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for calm in Zimbabwe after the military reportedly put the country’s 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe under house arrest. “The Secretary-General is closely following developments in Zimbabwe and calls for continued calm. He underlines the importance of resolving political differences through peaceful means, including through dialogue and in conformity with …
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November 17, 2017 -
Robert Mugabe named goodwill ambassador by WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador to help tackle non-communicable diseases. New WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised Zimbabwe for its commitment to public health, BBC reported on Saturday. But critics say Zimbabwe’s health care system has collapsed, with the president and many of his senior …
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October 21, 2017 -
Brendan Taylor set to rejoin Zimbabwe squad
Taylor is set to rejoin his national side after ending his contract with county side Nottinghamshire.
September 15, 2017 -
Fear of failure hurting Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene
Jayawardene feels the fear of failure is impeding the growth of the Sri Lankan cricket team.
August 23, 2017 -
‘Trade must be increased’
Maxwell Ranga has been the Ambassador of Zimbabwe to India since January, 2015. Before his posting to India, he held senior government portfolios. In an interview to Sarah Berry, the ambassador speaks about diversity of bilateral ties and how Bollywood has gained popularity in his country. Apart from cricket, what are the commonalities between India …
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July 3, 2017 -
Anti-Mugabe election coalition takes shape in Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe's grip on power has faced little recent threat from Zimbabwe's splintered opposition, but efforts to forge a unified alliance in next year's election could test his supremacy. Any opposition bloc would first have to overcome fierce rivalries within their various camps, and then hold together in an intense and often violent political …
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April 22, 2017 -
Zimbabwe President celebrates 93rd birthday
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 93rd birthday on Tuesday with his family members and cabinet ministers. Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda read a congratulatory message from the office and hailed the President for his continued support, state broadcaster ZBC reported. Sibanda presented gifts comprising a compilation of visual arts from …
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February 21, 2017 -
Zimbabwe President celebrates 93rd birthday
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 93rd birthday on Tuesday with his family members and cabinet ministers. Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda read a congratulatory message from the office and hailed the President for his continued support, state broadcaster ZBC reported. Sibanda presented gifts comprising a compilation of visual arts from …
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February 21, 2017 -
Zimbabwe President celebrates 93rd birthday
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 93rd birthday on Tuesday with his family members and cabinet ministers. Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda read a congratulatory message from the office and hailed the President for his continued support, state broadcaster ZBC reported. Sibanda presented gifts comprising a compilation of visual arts from …
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February 21, 2017