By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola Business Executive Freddie Musonda says Chingola local businesses have been in a recession for a long time. Mr Musonda appealed to government to consider Chingola as a special case. Speaking in an interview with The Independent Observer, he likened Chingola to Ndola after the collapse of manufacturing industry by 2006-2020. Mr […]
By Joy Chula Two weeks later than most other clubs, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Sevilla are joining in the hunt for the 2020/21 La Liga title. Spanish officials allowed La Liga clubs that were involved in the European cup final mini-competition in July a few weeks extra to prepare for the season. Barcelona used the […]
By Staff Writer As Africa works towards negotiating and ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) next year, Standard Bank Head of Trade Product Management Kevin Holmes highlights some of the challenges around the practical implementation of the agreement. With African countries reeling under the additional pressure placed on their economies in the midst […]
Tanzanian betting provider will be represented across five East African nations for the next three years 17 September 2020: LaLiga Santander – the official Spanish football league – has announced an exciting new partnership with the Tanzanian sports-betting provider, M-Bet. This sponsorship collaboration will see the betting provider represented on a variety of LaLiga branding […]
PARIS (AP) — Former track federation president Lamine Diack was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for his role in a scheme that allowed Russian athletes who paid hush money to keep competing when they should have been suspended for doping. The guilty verdict in a Paris court represented a spectacular fall from grace […]
By JOHN SAKALA Extreme E, the pioneering electric off-road motor racing series, is set to be broadcast live across the African continent, with the series signing-off on a three-year agreement with digital television operator StarTimes. Extreme E will also be shown on TopStar Sports channels. The deal will see Extreme E’s five-race global odyssey from […]
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