Cheka backtracks on fight against Namibian

After a long wait, a professional boxer, Francis “SMG” Cheka will now fight in England on November 7, according to the Advance Security Company Limited managing director, Juma Ndambile.

Boxing fans will have to wait a bit longer before witnessing the WBF International light-heavyweight fight between Tanzania’s boxing sensation Francis Cheka and Russian Valery Brudov. Cheka, now camping in Kenya, has been forced to ask for the postponement of the eagerly-awaited bout after suffering an injury.

Cheka fought against Matthew Maclin in Sept 2008 in the UK where he lost on points

Tanzania’s boxing sensation Francis Cheka flies to Manchester, England today for his non-title fight against a British boxer.

BONDIA maarufu nchini wa ngumi za kulipwa, Francis Cheka amehukumiwa kifungo cha miaka 3 jela na kutakiwa kulipa fidia ya Sh. millioni 1 kwa kosa la kumpiga na kumjeruhi meneja wa baa yake (Cheka) iitwayo Vijana Social iliyopo Morogoro Mjini.Akimsomea mashitaka, Hakimu wa Mahakama ya Mkoa wa Morogoro, Said Msuya alisema Cheka alikutwa na hatia ya kumpiga aliyekuwa meneja wa baa yake aitwaye Bahati Kabanda 'Masika'.
Alisema kuwa Cheka alitenda kosa hilo Julai 2, mwaka jana ambapo meneja huyo...

Prime Minister Hage Geingo, representing Namibia's governing party, has won the country's presidential elections with 87% of votes, officials say.

Namibian researcher Johanna Amunjela is among the first in the world to investigate the role that specific proteins have in how cancer develops. She has been speaking to BBC Africa's Farayi Mungazi.

Tamasin Ford reports on the effects of rapidly rising house prices in Windhoek, Namibia.