The Rugby Football Union says it is “deeply disappointed” that South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi has been cleared of a racial slur and will play in Saturday’s World Cup final.Mbonambi — the only specialist hooker in the Springbok squad — was alleged to have addressed the slur at England’s Tom Curry in South Africa’s 16-15 …
From restaurant cooks to street workers, Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are ubiquitous in Johannesburg, as a frenzied mood grips the nation in anticipation of Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final.In fact, the only places where the iconic green and gold t-shirts are almost impossible to be found are sportswear stores, where they have run out. “We received …
Bongi Mbonambi, alleged to have addressed a racial slur at England’s Tom Curry, is regarded as key to South Africa retaining their world title on Saturday — not bad for someone once told he was too small to play the game.The remark made by a rugby coach when he was a junior player is even …
Mbonambi: the Springboks ‘Iron’ manThu, 26 Oct 2023 01:15:22 GMT Read More »
Senegal has stopped a collection of its first president’s precious possessions from going under the hammer in France, saying on Wednesday it had reached a “friendly agreement” with the auction house.Jewellery, military medals, diplomatic gifts, and even gold fountain pens owned by Leopold Sedar Senghor and his wife were set to be auctioned in Caen, northwestern …
Senegal stops French auction of first president’s jewelleryWed, 25 Oct 2023 17:18:08 GMT Read More »
More than 500 miners who stayed underground for almost three days in a standoff between rival South African labour unions were all brought back to the surface on Wednesday, police said.Some 455 workers including paramedics and security guards emerged into the afternoon daylight after a first group of 107 had made their way back up …
The Sudanese army and paramilitaries — at war with each other for six months — said Wednesday they had accepted an invitation to resume US- and Saudi-brokered negotiations.Since April, the war between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the Rapid Support Forces, has killed …
The Sudanese army said Wednesday it has accepted an invitation to resume US- and Saudi-brokered talks aimed at ending more than six months of war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.The war between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has killed more than 9,000 …
The Sudanese army said Wednesday it has accepted an invitation to resume US- and Saudi-brokered talks aimed at ending more than six months of conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.The war between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has killed more than 9,000 …
Some of the miners who stayed underground for more than two days in a standoff between rival South African labour unions began returning to the surface Wednesday, their representatives and police said.The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), one of the two unions involved, said 107 of the more than 500 workers who had failed to …
Melting glaciers, unbearable heat and space junk: a month before crunch climate talks in the United Arab Emirates, a UN report published Wednesday warns about irreversible impacts to the planet without drastic changes to connected social and physical systems.The Interconnected Disaster Risks Report identifies thresholds it calls “risk tipping points,” defined as “the moment at …
UN report warns of catastrophic risks to Earth systemsWed, 25 Oct 2023 09:02:51 GMT Read More »
