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BERLIN (AFP) – The eyes of the sports world will be on Germany’s Bundesliga football this weekend as it becomes the first “big league” to restart after the coronavirus shutdown, but little will have changed on the pitch with Bayern Munich hunting an eighth straight crown.
Five Zim stars in Super Diski history
JOHANNESBURG.— The South African Premiership has been home to many talented Zimbabwean footballers throughout the years.
Mutare hospital rehab complete
THE rehabilitation of Mutare Infectious Disease Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), which was designated as the city’s isolation centre, has been completed with the institution now awaiting delivery of equipment.
SA industry in ‘dark room’
It is as if South Africa’s fresh fruit industry has entered into a “dark room and is looking for the light” due to widespread uncertainty related to the coronavirus pandemic and government regulations, according to Justin Chadwick of the Citrus Growers Association.
Sumo wrestler dies of coronavirus
Tokyo. — A Twenty-eight-year-old Japanese sumo wrestler has died from health complications after contracting coronavirus, the first in the sport to fall victim to Covid-19.
First for South Africa
Nedbank has become the first South African company to table its own climate-related resolutions, said shareholder activist group Just Share.
Swiss attorney faces possible impeachment over FIFA probe
Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber could become the first high-ranking national official to be impeached over his handling of a FIFA corruption probe, after a key parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday. Here’s the background.
Spur revenues fall
With the lockdown forcing restaurants to shut their doors, Spur Corporation said it’s seen its revenues fall dramatically since the previous year and it is in talks to secure loans in case the lockdown is extended.
China backing Africa’s coal projects alone
For more than two decades, Zimbabwe has been trying to break ground on a giant coal-power complex by the world’s biggest man-made reservoir. China just agreed to get the $4,2 billion project underway.
Tackling trade barriers
Zimbabwe is open for business and this position was concluded when the business environment was relatively stable notwithstanding the lacklustre indications in the Africa Regional Integration Index Report of 2016.