Omicron variant: Africa vents anger over ‘targeted’ travel bans
Medinat Kanabe and Mariam Ileyemi Correspondents Prominent Africans, including the co-chairman of the African Union’s Vaccine Delivery Alliance and the president of the African Development Bank, Ayoade Alakija and Akinwumi…
Nigeria enforces mandatory Covid jabs
ABUJA. – The Nigeria Government has commenced the enforcement of mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 for all civil servants. The enforcement comes amid fears of the new Omicron coronavirus variant. At…
Omicron, fourth wave dampen Europe’s manufacturing expectations
Manufacturing sector stakeholders are less positive about future business conditions following the detection of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, which is among other factors affecting expectations for the future. The…
WHO plots tackling next global pandemic
GENEVA. – Member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday agreed to start drafting a global agreement to prevent and tackle the next global pandemic. Countries adopted a resolution…
1,4m families get Pfumvudza inputs
Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter More than 1,4 million households have now received their inputs under the climate-proofed Presidential Pfumvudza/Intwasa Inputs Scheme, with distribution intensifying for the remaining 400 000 households…
ZKU cancel trip to South Africa
Sports Reporter THE ZIMBABWE Karate Union have cancelled their trip to South Africa, for the Kyokushin Karate tournament in Pretoria, due to the tightened lockdown measures, announced on Tuesday. The…
Chaos rocks athletics camp
Ellina Mhlanga Senior Sports Reporter THE athletics team that was scheduled to be part of the Team Zimbabwe for the Africa Union Sports Council Region Five Youth Games did not travel…
Cardiff still plan to play Champions Cup
LONDON. — Cardiff plan to play Champions Cup matches against Toulouse and Harlequins with a shadow squad as most of their players continue to quarantine. A group of 42 players…
England hammer Latvia 20-0
DONCASTER. — Ellen White became the Lionesses’ record goal-scorer as England overwhelmed Latvia to record their biggest-ever competitive victory with a 20-0 win over Latvia, in a Women World Cup…
BT Sport won’t use Vaughan commentary
LONDON. — BT Sport says it will not use Fox Sports commentary with Michael Vaughan during the Ashes in Australia as it “would not be editorially appropriate”. The ex-England captain…








