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A Ugandan court on Friday denied bail to veteran opposition leader Kizza Besigye despite exceeding the six-month legal limit for detention without trial.Besigye, 69, was abducted by armed men in Nairobi in November and re-emerged a few days later at a military court in Uganda, where he was charged with treason, which carries a potential …

Uganda opposition leader denied bail despite legal limitFri, 23 May 2025 12:55:47 GMT Read More »

Damage to a mine shaft kept 260 miners stuck in a gold mine outside Johannesburg overnight, the mine manager and union said Friday. Mining employs hundreds of thousands of people in South Africa — the biggest exporter of platinum and a major exporter of gold, diamonds, coal and other raw materials — and accidents are common.”All …

260 miners stuck underground after ‘incident’ at S.African shaftFri, 23 May 2025 12:23:57 GMT Read More »

South Africa does not face a “white genocide” and claims that most victims of murders on farms are white are a distortion of statistics, the police minister said Friday, dismissing statements by US President Donald Trump.The genocide conspiracy is “totally unfounded and totally unsubstantiated”, Senzo Mchunu said, rejecting claims by Trump who again charged at …

S.Africa minister rejects ‘genocide’ claim with statisticsFri, 23 May 2025 12:18:33 GMT Read More »

Harry Brook struck a typically rapid 58 as England piled up 565-6 before captain Ben Stokes declared on the second day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Friday.Brook, nine not out overnight, faced just 50 balls, hitting six fours and three sixes, before his dismissal prompted Stokes to call a halt …

Brook’s quickfire fifty takes England to 565-6 dec against ZimbabweFri, 23 May 2025 11:28:53 GMT Read More »

Brazilian Lucas Ribeiro of Mamelodi Sundowns and Congolese Fiston Mayele of Pyramids are potential match-winners in the CAF Champions League final first leg in Pretoria on Saturday.Ribeiro, 26, has scored 16 goals in the South African Premiership this season, making him odds-on favourite to win the Golden Boot award.The South American did endure a mid-season …

Ribeiro, Mayele key figures in CAF Champions League finalFri, 23 May 2025 06:11:11 GMT Read More »

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate on Thursday voted to lift the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, whom the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the mineral-rich east.By 88 ballots to five, the upper house backed exposing the 53-year-old to prosecution on charges of supporting the M23 armed group, which has seized swathes …

DR Congo ex-leader Kabila loses immunity to ‘treason’ probeThu, 22 May 2025 20:46:40 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s foreign minister told AFP on Thursday that Tanzanian authorities had released a prominent activist, who rights groups said had been “held incommunicado” since Monday in the east African country.Boniface Mwangi was among activists who travelled to Tanzania’s economic capital Dar es Salaam to show solidarity with opposition leader Tundu Lissu during his court appearance …

Kenya FM says Tanzania has released activistThu, 22 May 2025 18:56:39 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s foreign minister on Thursday said trade ties were the country’s priority as he responded to criticism about the kidnapping of a Ugandan opposition leader on its soil last year.Kizza Besigye, 69, was abducted by armed men in the heart of the Kenyan capital in November and re-emerged a few days later at a military …

Trade ‘at stake’: Kenya FM explains role in Uganda opposition kidnapThu, 22 May 2025 17:51:38 GMT Read More »

A video projected by US President Donald Trump to support false claims of “persecution” of white South Africans prominently featured Julius Malema, a firebrand politician known for his radical rhetoric.Trump ambushed President Cyril Ramaphosa with the 4:30-minute video shown in the Oval Office on Wednesday during talks at which South Africa wanted to salvage bilateral …

Malema, the radical politician in Trump’s S.Africa videoThu, 22 May 2025 17:07:54 GMT Read More »

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday he had signed a contentious deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a judge overturned a last-minute legal challenge.Labour leader Starmer said the agreement, supported by Washington, was “the only way” to maintain British and American control of a key military base on the archipelago’s …

UK agrees deal over Chagos Islands despite court challengeThu, 22 May 2025 16:43:01 GMT Read More »