‘We can surprise people’: Hall of Famer Tsimba reacts to Zim’s World Cup draw
BY ENOCK MUCHINJO Zimbabwe edged continental rivals Namibia 30-28 in the Rugby Africa Cup final in Uganda in July to qualify for the 2027 World Cup in Australia. HARARE – Former Zimbabwe rugby captain Kennedy Tsimba says the Sables’ resurgence over the past few years has given them a fighting chance of challenging their more fancied opponents at the World Cup in 2027. Returnees Zimbabwe were placed in a tough Group F alongside England, Wales and Tonga in a draw held in host c
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Being the president of Rugby Africa, I’ve asked for a mindset change
BY HERBERT MENSAH ACCRA, Ghana – As 2025 comes to an end, and following the successful hosting of major rugby tournaments across the continent, Rugby Africa president Herbert Mensah has reflected on what has been a fruitful year for the game under his stewardship.  Below is the text version of a recorded speech delivered by Mensah:  My mantra, since I became president, before I became president, is that sport is big business.  For those who have worked with me over the las
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The tragedy of the brave: Why Sean Williams’ fire was finally consumed
BY PROSPER TSVANHU HARARE – The lament has become a dreadful fixture in the cricketing calendar: another talented man, his spirit bruised and his professional tenure curtailed, lost to the bleak, corrosive call of addiction.   To hear of Sean Williams, the long-serving, tough-as-nails all-rounder born and bred in the City of Kings of Bulawayo, entering rehabilitation and making himself unavailable for the national cause is not merely the end of a career; it is a tragedy of
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