Countries

South Africa’s De Kock retires from Test cricket hours after India loss

Centurion – South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock announced on Thursday his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect.... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

Sport

Premier League stars set for ‘exceptional’ Africa Cup of Nations

Johannesburg – Premier League trio Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez will be star attractions in Cameroon at... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

Sport

Africa Cup of Nations champions

Johannesburg – Here is a complete list of 32 Africa Cup of Nations champions, from Egypt winnning first three-team... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

Sport

Africa Cup of Nations match schedule

Johannesburg – Here is a complete 52-match schedule for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon from January 9... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

Coronavirus

South Africa lifts curfew as Omicron wave subsides

Johannesburg – South Africa, where the Omicron variant was detected in November, said on Thursday that the country’s latest coronavirus... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

Countries

‘Rainbow Nation’ South Africa bids goodbye to much-loved Desmond Tutu

Cape Town – Liz Cowan, a 65-year-old white social worker, grew up in apartheid South Africa being told that... Read more

30 Dec, 2021

Countries

Gabon detains taekwondo coach over alleged paedophilia

Libreville – Gabon has detained a taekwondo coach suspected of abusing underage boys in his care, a judicial source said... Read more

30 Dec, 2021

Countries

Four soldiers killed in Mali attack, army says

Bamako – Four Malian soldiers were killed and around a dozen others were wounded when they were attacked in the... Read more

30 Dec, 2021

Countries

WATCH | Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane hard at work… getting his hands dirty after being elected ANC branch chairperson

Cape Town – A video showing former president Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, cleaning up a neighbourhood in Newlands East,... Read more

30 Dec, 2021

Central African Republic

Fear of hidden mines hangs over conflict-hit Central African Republic

Paoua – “We are afraid. We cannot know where the mines are hidden.” It is a common refrain in... Read more

30 Dec, 2021