Here is a run-down on everything you need to know ahead of the championships.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle Zimbabwe Gems ready to sparkle at the Netball World Cup
Africa will be represented at the upcoming Netball World Cup by teams from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi and Uganda. For the Zimbabwe Gems, this will be their maiden appearance.
Lifestyle Hardlife Zvirekwi: a tale of inspirational resilience, willpower and strength
CAPS United captain and former Zimbabwe Warriors defender Hardlife Zvirekwi’s life story is one of perseverance, willpower and sheer strength that can only serve as a source of inspiration to all.
Lifestyle Ghana’s president has donned the mantle of football mediator – will it work?
Akufo-Addo’s intervention marks a continuing move by African political leaders to use football to advance or affirm political situations.
Lifestyle Kipchoge’s marathon success remains a mystery: some clues from my research
Many factors have been suggested to explain the dominance of Kenyan middle and long distance runners, and many have been disproved.
Lifestyle Nana Osei Kwadwo – the artist documenting Ghana’s tro-tro culture
Tro-tros, the share-ride mini-van taxis have always had pop-culture clout. Ghanaian artist Nana Osei Kwadwo documents tro-tros.
Lifestyle Athletics South Africa to appeal Caster Semenya ruling
Athletics South Africa (ASA) says it will appeal the recent Court of Arbitration for Sports ruling concerning Caster Semenya. Semenya recently lost her case challenging new IAAF rules, which force female athletes to regulate their levels of testosterone.
Lifestyle Mental health in the age of “woke” and “savage” social media
Since when is the label “savage” a positive one? There is a disconcerting absence of civility, even basic humanity, in our social media interaction, and it is doing untold damage.
Lifestyle Nigerian poet Chukwuemeka Akachi takes his own life, and leaves suicide note on Facebook
A young Nigerian poet Chukwuemeka Akachi has taken his own life, just hours after he wrote a suicide post on Facebook. Akachi’s penultimate Facebook post was on his struggles with mental health, but few took it seriously.