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Former South Africa wicket-keeper Thami Tsolekile has been banned for 12 years for his part in a match-fixing scandal.

Tsolekile, who played three Tests in 2004-05, was one of four players banned for fixing games in South Africa's Ram Slam Twenty20 competition.

Pumelela Matshikwe, Ethy Mbhalati and Jean Symes were also sanctioned for accepting money from former Proteas spinner Goolam Bodi in 2015.

In January, Bodi was banned for 20 years for his part in the scandal.

Cricket South Africa chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the investigation is ongoing and that more players could be sanctioned.

Read the full BBC story here

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Gabon has banned travelling at night on the main national road after an accident on Saturday night left 17 people dead, reports the BBC French service. 

Kenya imposed a similar ban in 2014 on public vehicles travelling at night in an attempt to curb the high number of  fatalities on its roads. 

The ban was however overturned after a successful challenge in the courts on the grounds that it was unconstitutional to restrict people's movements. 

The court also directed the government to find alternative ways of reducing road carnage that do not infringe on people's rights. 

Pictures of a women's beach volleyball match between Germany and Egypt is attracting a lot of interest on the internet.

The images show the stark contrast in sporting wear by both teams. 

Judging by the interest in the picture, it could be in the collection of the best moments of the Olympics in Rio. 

Germany won the game 2-0. 

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Zimbabwe's government is working on measures to pay public servants their salaries on time, President Robert Mugabe has said at a rally to mark Heroes Day. 

The government has been battling to pay employees, including soldiers, in the  biggest financial crisis to hit the country since it dumped the hyperinflation-hit Zimbabwean dollar for the US dollar in 2009.  

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Several head of states have been tweeting about their trip to Chad's capital, N’Djamena, to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Idriss Déby. 

He has just won a controversial fifth term in office. 

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has been showing off the first stamp on his African Union passport. Nigeria and Uganda's presidents have also shared updates of their travel plans. 

Read: Should Africa have a single passport?  

Nigeria's fastest man, Seye Ogunlewe, has been bracing for the men's 100 metres at the Rio Olympics, later this week. His ultimate goal is  to defeat the big favourite Usain Bolt and he has reportedly said that he will "shock the world". 

The BBC's Ben James asked him to elaborate on that, but our colleague began by asking him what its takes to confront and possibly pip a sprinting legend at the post.  

You can listen to the interview here:

Two years since the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak a global health emergency, the UN agency says Sierra Leone is overcoming the impact of the deadly virus. 

The BBC's global health correspondent, Tulip Mazumdar, has returned to the capital, Freetown, to see how people are coping with life after Ebola. 

Listen to her report here: 

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A British man charged in Kenya with trafficking cocaine has been released on bail by a court in the capital  Nairobi. 

Bail was set at 70 million Kenyan shillings - about $700,000 ( £530,000). 

Jack Alexander Wolf Marrian – a sugar trader who lives in Kenya - has denied trafficking nearly 100kg of cocaine into the country.  

The drugs were found on 29 July in a container at Mombasa port by Kenyan authorities working with US Drug Enforcement Agency officials.  

The shipment had come from Brazil and was on its way to Uganda - it’s said to have been worth about $5m  

Zimabwe's President Robert Mugabe has arrived at Heroes Acre in the capital, Harare, for a rally to honour people who died in the campaign for independence.

The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association says it is boycotting the event.

Last month, it said that Mr Mugabe, 92, had become dictatorial and should step down. 

He has ruled Zomabwe since leading it to independence in 1980. 

Read: What is behind the protests? 

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Some more good news for Africa from Rio 2016 - Zambian judoka Mathews Punza ranked 112 caused an upset by besting Israel's sixth-ranked Golan Pollack  in a record 2 minutes, in the 66kg weight category,  SB Nation reports, external. 

Punza's cinderella story didn't last forever. He lost to Slovenia's Adrian Gomboc shortly thereafter, the report adds. 

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BBC Africa Sport

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South Africa swimmer Cameron van der Burgh has won the continent's first medal at the Rio Olympics after claiming silver in the men's 100 metres backstroke. 

Can der Burgh, who won gold in this event in  London four years ago, was beaten by Great Britain's Adam Peaty who also set a new world record as he broke his own mark that he had set in Saturday's heats. 

Zimbabwe's swimmer Kirsty Leigh Coventry,  participating in her fifth Olympics, has shared her reaction after failing to get through to the backstroke finals. 

She wrote on her Instagram account: 

Popular rumba singer Koffi Olomide has performed at his first concert since an assault scandal that saw him kicked out of Kenya. 

Olomide shared a video of the concert in Brazzaville, external, capital of the Republic of the Congo  where he appeared with Fally Ipupa, another famous Congolese musician.  

In July, Olomide was captured on video allegedly kicking one of his dancers after the group arrived at Kenya's main airport ahead of a concert.

The video caused a social media storm and led to Kenyan authorities deporting him.

Olomide was then arrested at his home in DR Congo as the authorities investigated assault charges against him. 

He was later released on bail.

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Nigeria's men's football team defeated Sweden in their second group game at the 2016 Rio Olympics, booking a place in the quarter-finals. 

Sadiq Umar scored the only goal.    

The Super Eagles beat Japan 5-4 in their first group game just hours after landing in Brazil, following travel mishaps. 

Next up for Nigeria is its final group stage match against Colombia on Tuesday.

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Funerals are taking place after a weekend of violent protests in Ethiopia's north-western city of Bahir Dar.

The authorities there told the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza that at least seven people were killed and dozens arrested during anti-government demonstrations.

On Sunday, police used tear gas and fired in the air to disperse thousands of people who had barricaded roads.

Activists say the number of those killed is much higher. 

The BBC has learnt that two young men are being buried today. It is believed that they were both killed by security forces.

There have also been protests in Ethiopia's Oromia region with local media reporting that dozens of people were shot dead in towns across the region, though the exact number is yet to be confirmed. 

Hundreds of protesters in various towns and cities - including the capital, Addis Ababa - have been arrested for taking part in the demonstrations that have been banned by the government. 

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Burglars have broken into the office of Zimbabwe's Minister of Higher Education Jonathan Moyo, stealing laptops and electrical gadgets and sprinkling an unknown substance on his chair, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports, external. 

Police were investigating the burglary, which took place on Saturday night, it added. 

In January, burglars broken into the office of Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa amid intense speculation that it was linked to the battle taking place in the ruling Zanu-PF party to succeed President Robert Mugabe, 92.  

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