(SP)UGANDA-KAMPALA-RUGBY-AFRICA CUP-FINAL-ZIMBABWE VS ALGERIA

(SP)UGANDA-KAMPALA-RUGBY-AFRICA CUP-FINAL-ZIMBABWE VS ALGERIA

(240728) -- KAMPALA, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nadri Megdoud (top) of Algeria tackles Takudzwa Musingwini of Zimbabwe during the 2024 Rugby Africa Cup final match between Zimbabwe and Algeria at Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China-backed technology skill contest fetes African students

STORY: China-backed technology skill contest fetes African students DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:49 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ATC Awards ceremony 2. various of deputy president of Kenya coming into the hall 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya 4. various of ATC Awards ceremony 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ESTHER MUORIA, Principal secretary of the State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Ministry of Education 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROSEMARY GATHONI, Student from Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHN TAKUDZWA, Student from Zimbabwe 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): VICTOR MUE, Scholarship winner, student from Kenya STORYLINE: Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. The eighth season of ATC, which began in July, consisted of 83 teams formed by 3

Rugby: Samoa down U.S. in physical encounter to head Pool B

Rugby: Samoa down U.S. in physical encounter to head Pool B

BRIGHTON, England, Sept. 21 Kyodo - Takudzwa Ngwenya (R) of the United States forces his way through Samoa's defense during the second half of a Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 20, 2015 at Brighton Community Stadium in Brighton, England. Samoa beat the United States 25-16 to top the group.

Zimbabwe's premier agriculture expo ends

STORY: Zimbabwe's premier agriculture expo ends DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:26 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the expoSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOKGWEETSI MASISI, President, Botswana PresidentSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOKGWEETSI MASISI, President, Botswana PresidentSOUNDBITE 3 (English): KUNDAI KATSANDE, Sales Representative, Kurima MachinerySOUNDBITE 4 (English): LIFE NECHAVAVA, Sales Executive, Poly PackingSOUNDBITE 5 (English): TAKUDZWA MAPANZURA, Representative, Zvikomborero Farms STORYLINE: Zimbabwe's premier agriculture expo concluded Saturday, with hundreds of exhibitors showcasing their products and services at the annual event. Running under the theme, Unequalled Business Opportunities, Accessibility, Accountability and Abundance, the 112th Zimbabwe Agricultural Show saw more than 400 exhibitors participating in the annual event. Speaking while officially opening the expo on Friday in Harare, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who is on a two-day visit to the co

We are taken good care of during COVID-19 resurgence: African student in Beijing

STORY: We are taken good care of during COVID-19 resurgence: African student in Beijing DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the African student living on campus 2. SOUNDBITE (English): TAKUDZWA DUNCAN MALUWA, Zimbabwean student studying at Beijing International Studies University STORYLINE: Beijing has seen no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city since last Friday, during its latest round of COVID-19 resurgence. As the number of single-day new infections is also on a downward trend in Beijing, dine-in services at restaurants will be reopened starting Monday, and schools will slowly resume in-person classes. A Zimbabwean student studying in Beijing spoke positively about the city's effective measures which quickly put the COVID-19 resurgence under control. SOUNDBITE (English): TAKUDZWA DUNCAN MALUWA, Zimbabwean student studying at Beijing International Studies University "The school is doing the best to protect us and to make

Rugby: Samoa down U.S. in physical encounter to head Pool B

Rugby: Samoa down U.S. in physical encounter to head Pool B

Samoa's Alesana Tuilagi (R) tackles Takudzwa Ngwenya of the United States in the first half of a Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 20, 2015 at Brighton Community Stadium in Brighton, England. Samoa beat the United States 25-16 to top the group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo