World tennis champion Naomi Osaka has become the latest athlete to voice concerns over the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai. One of China’s biggest sporting stars, Ms Peng…
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Shell plans to move headquarters to the UK
Royal Dutch Shell has announced a plan to move its headquarters to the UK as part of proposals to simplify the company’s structure. The oil giant will ask shareholders to…
Google: US technology giant to invest $740m in Australia
Google has announced that it will invest A$1bn ($740m, £550m) in Australia over the next five years. It is the US technology giant’s largest investment in the country to date.…
AstraZeneca to take profits from Covid vaccine
AstraZeneca has started to move away from providing its Covid-19 vaccine to countries on a not-for-profit basis. The drugs giant has signed a series of for-profit agreements for next year,…
Covid adds fuel to the match-fixing fire: expert
SPORTRADAR Integrity Services, a global supplier of sport integrity solutions and partner to over 100 sports federations and leagues, says it has detected more than 1,100 suspicious sports matches across…
Kenya runner’s death highlights pressures faced by female athletes
ALTHOUGH their meteoric rise seemingly reflects a progressive shift in gender norms, the reality is much grimmer, with young women particularly vulnerable to financial exploitation at the hands of coaches,…
Govt signs MOU with UAE pharmaceutical company
By ZBC Reporter THE government of Zimbabwe has signed a Memorandum of understanding with the United Arab Emirates pharmaceutical company Intrapharm, which will see them exploring areas on a corporation…
IMF board expected to decide Managing Director Georgieva’s fate on Monday
THE International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board was meeting on Sunday with Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the law firm that claims she pressured World Bank staff to change data…
Fury knocks out Wilder to retain WBC crown in heavyweight classic
TYSON Fury retained his WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday with a spectacular 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder as their trilogy fight delivered a boxing classic. In an epic battle in…
Zim pavilion generates a lot of interest at EXPO 2020 Dubai
By Josephine Mugiyo AS the Expo 2020 Dubai enters its second week, the Zimbabwean pavilion continues to generate a lot of interest, with officials saying the country is well-positioned to…