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Boxer Simiso Buthelezi died Tuesday May 31st, days after he got disoriented during a WBF All Africa Lightweight title bout in Durban, South Africa, news outlets reported. He was 24.  The fighter had been placed in an induced coma since Sunday’s match. Buthelezi had reportedly been the aggressor for much of...

Burundi’s Women National Team grabbed the three points in their opening game against Djibouti that took place in the Eastern part of Uganda at FUFA Technical Center in Njeru. The Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) senior women championship 2022 kicked off this Wednesday that saw the Burundi’s Women National Team...

The Burundi’s Intamba mu Rugamba met in Bujumbura for training match readying for the clash against Namibia and Cameroon for the African Cup of Nations 2023. Burundi is expected to play its Group C matches in Tanzania and Johannesburg, the Intamba mu Rugamba are expected to play against Namibia’s brave warriors on June 4th...

The Primus league season came down to the wire last Saturday to decide this year’s champions as Flambeau du Centre which was on third position locked horns with Atletico New Oil in Muyinga province to pull out a surprise win to be crowned the champions at Umuco Stadium in Muyinga. Prior to the 30th...

Burundi netizens hailed, slammed the Miss Burundi beauty pageant after the grande finale revealed Ngaruko Kelly Michelle as the winner of the 2022 beauty pageant. The netizens organized a twitter space to debate on the organization and the criteria in place for the incumbent Burundi beauty pageant. “We are gathered here...

46 year old Line Curie Muco is the first Burundian female sports journalist, she spoke to Burundi Times’ Joella Nticiteretse on her long journey in journalism and how it shaped her life when she was in early 20’s. What pushed you in to covering sports as a journalist?Honestly speaking I have never thought of covering...

Ms. Sandra Michelle Harerimana is a 34 years old Burundian woman who has been practicing karate since 2014 in club RUMURI KARATE Do, one of the clubs at the Burundi University. She spoke to Joella Nticiteretse on the Stereotypes, challenges she’s gone through while practicing the sport. What motivated you to practice Karate?Since my childhood, I have been...

The Burundian Association of Women Journalists (AFJO) and the Association of Sports Journalists (AJSB) organized a two days training workshop to promote the rate of media productions that integrate the gender dimension. The workshop that took place in Bujumbura on Wednesday March, 30th focused on the integration of the gender dimension in media productions...

On Friday, 1 April, FIFA World Cup™ champions Cafu (Brazil) and Lothar Matthäus (Germany) will team up with six more assistants for the final draw to reveal the groups for the 2022 edition of football’s global showpiece. The full line-up of assistants will also include Adel Ahmed MalAllah (Qatar), Ali Daei (IR Iran), Bora...

The Burundi Basketball Federation (FEBABU) president Jean Paul Manirakiza has called for equality in sports and that women in sports should get equal treatment as their male counterparts. This was during the workshop organized by the Basketball federation to develop women’s basketball clubs in the country on Friday March,25th, 2022. "Many...