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Tunisian judge imprisons head of Football Federation on suspicion of corruption

Tunisian judge imprisons head of Football Federation on suspicion of corruption

A Tunisian judge has ordered the imprisonment of Wadi Al Jari, the president of the Tunisian Football Federation (FTT) after he was arrested over suspicion of financial corruption, officials said. Chokri Hamda, the spokesman for the Ministry of Sports said that the arrest of Al Jari, an influential figure, was due to financial corruption and an improper contract between the football federation and the technical director. Al Jari has been president of the federation since 2012. The head of FTF is in a dispute in recent years with the Minister of Sports Kamel Deguiche, who said that Tunisian football is…
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Zimbabwe health workers could face jail for striking under new law

Zimbabwe health workers could face jail for striking under new law

ZIMBABWE signed a bill into law that outlawed organised protests by healthcare workers who could now face a fine or imprisonment of up to six months. The signing by President Emmerson Mnangagwa comes after health workers were locked in a protracted fight with the government over poor salaries last year. Thousands of nurses and doctors at state-run hospitals in the southern African country went on strike last year demanding a hefty raise and wages in U.S. dollars due to a slide in the local currency and steep inflation that eroded the value of their earnings. An exodus of doctors and nurses has…
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