Reuters

S.Africa’s Top Court Rejects Jacob Zuma Bid to Overturn Jail Sentence

Johannesburg – The Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that former president Jacob Zuma had failed in his bid to have his 15-month jail sentence for failing to attend a corruption inquiry overturned. The sentence was handed down after Zuma failed to testify

September 17, 2021

World

Sydney Covid-19 cases seen topping 2,000 a day as Australia ramps up vaccinations

Sydney, the epicentre of Australia’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, is expected to see daily infections peak next week, authorities said on Monday, as they look to speed up immunisations before easing lockdown rules. Australia is trying to contain a third wave of infections

September 6, 2021

Breaking News·Middle East

Taliban say United Nations promises aid after meeting with officials in Kabul

Senior Taliban officials met in Kabul on Sunday with the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, who promised to maintain assistance for the Afghan people, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, head of the Taliban’s political office and other officials

September 6, 2021

Sports

Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifying match suspended after local health authorities interrupt play

A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended on Sunday after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of three Argentine players they say broke quarantine rules. Officials with Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa walked on to the pitch at the

September 5, 2021

Africa·Breaking News

Zambia opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential election

Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema secured a stunning landslide victory over incumbent Edgar Lungu in Zambia’s presidential election, results showed on Monday. The electoral commission said Hichilema got 2,810,777 votes against Lungu’s 1,814,201, with all but one of the 156 constituencies counted. “I

August 16, 2021

Breaking News

Afghan president Ashraf Ghani flees after Taliban return to Kabul

Militants say there will be peaceful transition, US diplomats evacuate

August 15, 2021

Africa·Breaking News

Zambian election: President says vote ‘not free and fair’ as opposition takes early lead

Zambian President Edgar Lungu, trailing after early results, said on Saturday the presidential and parliamentary election was “not free and fair” after incidents of violence in three provinces. Lungu said the Patriotic Front party that he leads was consulting on its next

August 14, 2021

Africa·Breaking News

Zambia’s opposition leader Hichilema takes early presidential election lead

Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema took an early lead in the country’s presidential election over incumbent Edgar Lungu, according to the first results from the electoral commission early on Saturday. Hichilema tallied 171,604 votes versus the 110,178 garnered by Lungu in the

August 14, 2021

Sports

Olympics-Athletics-Kenyan sprinters looking to change perceptions

“Most of the people in the world don’t believe that Kenyans can sprint, but we are changing that slowly,” said Omanyala, who holds the national record with 10.01s and qualified at the Kenyan Olympic trials last month.

July 24, 2021

Africa

West African officials head for Mali after ‘attempted coup’

West African officials were on Tuesday heading for Mali, plunged into crisis after the military detained the president, prime minister and defence minister in what international bodies called an “attempted coup”. President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and defence minister Souleymane

May 25, 2021

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