Spain Bring the World Cup Home: La Roja Beat Argentina 1-0 to Claim Second Global Crown

Zimbabwe Is Flying Home: Air Zimbabwe Returns to London After 14 Years...

Zimbabwe Sits on the World's Most Wanted Mineral.

Argentina Survive Egypt Scare As VAR Call Overshadows Late Comeback

Egypt led twice and came within 12 minutes of the biggest shock of the tournament before Argentina scored three times in the closing stages to win 3-2 in Atlanta a result that will be remembered as much for a disallowed Egyptian goal as for Lionel Messi's late intervention.

Spain Ends Ronaldo's World Cup Journey With Late Strike Against Portugal

"Spain edged Portugal 1-0 in a tense World Cup round of 16 tie in Dallas, with substitute Mikel Merino settling the contest deep into second-half stoppage time and bringing Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career to a close."

David Against Goliath in Miami: What Argentina vs Cape Verde Really Shows Us About the Gap in World Football

Cape Verde Stun Messi's Argentina Into Extra-Time Thriller as Blue Sharks Chase the Impossible in Miami

Egypt Outlast Australia on Penalties After a 120-Minute War of Attrition to Reach the World Cup Last 16

Jeremy Clarkson, Gucci and the Home Race: Alpine's British Grand Prix Story Runs Deeper Than the Grid

Kane's Late Brace Denies DR Congo's Historic World Cup Run as England Escape 2-1

DR Congo led England for over an hour in Atlanta and pushed the Three Lions to the brink of a historic upset, before Harry Kane's 75th and 87th-minute goals sent England through 2-1 in the Round of 32.

Mafikizolo Dropped from Victoria Falls Concert as Xenophobia Fallout Reaches the Stage

South African duo Mafikizolo has been quietly removed from the Buddie Beatz Concert lineup in Victoria Falls after public pressure linked to South Africa's xenophobia crisis. Organisers have offered no formal explanation." featured_image_alt: "Victoria Falls concert stage

Eustáquio's Last-Gasp Strike Sends Canada Into Uncharted Territory

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Botswana's New Chapter: Infrastructure Reform and a Region Watching for What Comes Next

The Maldives Caught in the Crossfire: Tourism Crisis, Political Turbulence, and a Fragile Economy

Iraq Between Two Powers: New Government, Grey List, and the Disarmament Question

The UAE's OPEC Exit: A Calculated Bet on the Post-Oil Future

The UAE's OPEC Exit: A Calculated Bet on the Post-Oil Future

Zambia 2026: A Nation Approaching Elections With $6.5 Billion in Reserves and a Widening Political Divide

Former PF figures and newer voices like Sean Tembo, former leader of Patriots for Economic Progress, have pushed back sharply. Tembo argued this week that high reserves "do not reflect good economic management" without parallel improvement in employment, poverty reduction, and service delivery. "Reserves are for emergencies," wrote opposition National Reconciliation Party leader Mundubile. "And our country is in an economic emergency."

America's K-Shaped Economy: Trump's Tariffs, the Iran War, and a Nation Pulling in Two Directions

The conflict with Iran that began on 28 February 2026 has added an external shock to already stressed domestic conditions. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which roughly 100 ships per day transited before the conflict, drove oil prices sharply higher, prompting the Irish government to cut fuel taxes and sparking a farmers' fuel blockade in Ireland. For the United States, the energy shock has been partially offset by surging domestic oil exports.

England on Fire: Record June Heatwave Brings Wildfires, Hospital Crisis, and Climate Warning

Zimbabwe's Senate Approves Constitutional Coup Mnangagwa to Remain in Power Until 2030

Constitutional amendments that extend presidential terms and remove popular elections represent a pattern that has appeared in multiple African states over recent years. Each case has its specific context. But the effect of concentrating power, reducing accountability, and insulating incumbents from democratic challenge is consistent. Zimbabwe's opposition says the fight is still on. The world should be watching.

A War Paused, A Deal Contested: Inside the Fragile US-Iran Memorandum

The damage to Iran has been significant. Several nuclear facilities were reduced to rubble. According to Time magazine's analysis, Iran still retains roughly 400 kilograms of 60 per cent-enriched uranium, but its enrichment infrastructure has been severely degraded. The human cost, including, according to Iranian state accounts, civilian casualties from strikes on residential areas, has driven deep public anger alongside pressure on the government to settle.

South Africa at the Edge: Anti-Migrant Ultimatum Tests Ramaphosa's Authority and the Nation's Soul

Ireland Votes to End Three-Day Abortion Wait: A Coalition Divided, A Country Edging Forward

The Pro Life Campaign and opposition voices from within both coalition parties argued that the three-day wait was a commitment made to voters during the 2018 referendum campaign, and that removing it without a further public mandate risks undermining the consensus that made repeal possible.

Ghana's Black Stars Reach Knockout Stage for First Time Since 2010 And They Are Not Done Yet

More broadly, this campaign speaks to the investment Ghana has made in developing young players. Caleb Yirenkyi and Brandon Thomas-Asante represent a generation that has been nurtured through Ghana's football academies and the diaspora network the same pipeline that produced some of the Black Stars' finest talent.

Botswana's New Chapter: Infrastructure Reform and a Region Watching for What Comes Next

The Passport Collector: Wicknell Chivayo and the Questions That Wealth Cannot Silence

Bafana Bafana Hold Czechia to a Hard-Earned Draw in Atlanta

The stakes could not have been sharper. A second defeat for either side would have placed them in near-certain elimination territory, even in a tournament expanded to 48 teams. The pressure in the stadium was tangible from kickoff.

The Leopards Have Their Bite Back

Ronaldo failed to score. Is he done? And Out?

How a Zimbabwean Businessman Just Landed a Piece of Kenya's $2.9 Billion Airport Deal - and What It Means for African Business

For Kenya, this is not just infrastructure. JKIA is the country's primary gateway to the world. It connects East Africa's largest economy to global trade, tourism, and investment flows.

A Day the World Cup Earned Its Name

Late Strike Sends Ivory Coast Past Ecuador in World Cup Thriller

Germany Send a Statement: Seven-Goal Rout Opens World Cup Campaign in Houston

For Curaçao, the story is different but equally significant. As the smallest nation ever to reach a World Cup, simply being on the pitch was historic.

Mexico 2–0 South Africa: The World Cup Begins, and El Tri Deliver

So Close, So Agonising: Arsenal Fall in Budapest as PSG Retain the Crown

Eze is a magnificent footballer. This will not define him unless he lets it. Rice did not let the pressure define him. Martinelli certainly did not. But the lesson from Budapest, the one that will echo until next season, is that when the stage is at its largest, simplicity is the bravest choice.

New York's Long Wait Is Over

Two Roads to Budapest

Mind-Bogglingly Crazy: Europe's Heatwave Is Not Weather. It's a Warning.

Russia Keeps Bombing Civilians. The World Keeps Watching.

The Deal That Isn't Signed Yet

The Life and Death of Linda Tsungirirai Masarira

Africa Comes to Letterkenny: Don't Miss Africa Day 2026 This Sunday

The Weight of a Knee: From George Floyd to Yves Sakila

They're Burying the Ballot: How Zimbabwe's Amendment Bill No. 3 Dismantles Democracy From the Inside

Zimbabweans in the diaspora and at home have begun organising. A Change.org petition calling for the bill to be stopped has been circulating, gathering signatures from those who believe that a constitution belongs to the people, not to the party that currently holds a parliamentary majority.

Zimbabwe's minerals, Zimbabwe's rules: the export ban reshaping a sector

Zimbabwe, mining, lithium, beneficiation, critical minerals, Africa

ZIMBABWE'S CONSTITUTION IS NOT ZANU-PF'S PROPERTY

The bill proposes extending presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years, thereby prolonging President Mnangagwa's tenure until 2030, replacing direct presidential elections with parl

AFRICA TAKES ITS HISTORY BACK: WHAT THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM MEANS FOR THE WORLD

It houses over 100,000 artefacts spanning 7,000 years of Egyptian history, more than half of which are on public display.

The Audacity of the Ungrateful: South Africa's War on Its Own Continent