Team Zimbabwe Unveiled

Written by Kevin Johnson-Azuara | July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) finally put weeks of speculation to rest by announcing a 13 member squad for the Beijing Olympics in China next month.”Team Zimbabwe” was unveiled at a function in Harare on Friday night. As expected, champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry — who scooped three medals at the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece — will once again spearhead the country’s medal hunt.

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Africas Premier Rugby tournament: The Tusker Safari Sevens

Written by Herbert Mwachiro | June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Africa’s Premier Rugby tournament, the Tusker Safari Sevens, comes alive this weekend again in Nairobi Kenya. The event, in its 13th year of existence, sees 16 top class teams chase for honors once again. This years tournament is in itself a milestone as rugby 7’s powerhouses step into Nairobi for the first time ever to take part in this tournament. One can remember that 3 years ago Fijian rugby great, Waisale Serevi, graced the tournament where he played for Kenya Shujaa as a guest player. France and Japan will be making their second appearance in Kenya and going nothing short of victory. (The last time the French were here, they almost never left F2. This time they aim to succeed!)

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Tags: , Botswana, Bristol University Select, France, Japan, Kenya Shujaa, Namibia, Paris University, Samurai, Shujaa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Tusker Safari Sevens, Uganda, Waisale Serevi, Zambia, Zimbabwe

The Legend of the Sky Kingdom

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Legend of the Sky Kingdom is a cartoon that was made featuring characters made up of bits of junk (all the characters are made from pieces of trash). It is a story about the resilience of a group children who escape from an underground city and travel through the Jungle of Despair, and the Desert of Desolation as they try to evade the evil emperor’s hyenas. » Read more…

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