South African head coach Rassie Erasmus said he is hoping his side beat Ireland on Saturday in their Autumn Nations Series Test to secure his first ever win as a coach at Lansdowne Road.The 53-year-old says Ireland are a “force to be reckoned with” but is counting on the side he named on Thursday to …
Erasmus wants to ‘fix’ his Lansdowne Road jinxThu, 20 Nov 2025 17:38:22 GMT Read More »
A Nigerian court on Thursday jailed Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu for life for “terrorism”, ending a decade-old legal saga in which the prosecution sought the death penalty.Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, has long advocated for the independence of southeastern Nigeria, claiming that the Igbo ethnic group have been …
Kenyan President William Ruto vowed to attract $38 billion in investment to boost infrastructure and training, provoking scepticism from economists, as he sought to change the narrative on the country’s economy following mass protests.Ruto swept to power in 2022 promising rapid economic improvements to Kenya’s youth.But the east African country has seen multiple so-called Gen …
South Africa will not be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday in a jab at the United States which said it would boycott the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend.Washington has also demanded that South Africa does not issue the traditional joint leaders’ statement after the meeting, where around 40 countries will be represented.US President …
No bullying, Ramaphosa says as US snubs S.Africa’s G20Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:11:25 GMT Read More »
Children run in turquoise water, hawkers tout wares on white sands, and families laugh as tourists disembark from small boats — but it’s not some tropical island, it’s Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.”I didn’t really tell my family where I was going,” said Sheryl, from the United States, after walking along Lido Beach in the city.”But… from …
When Liberia’s government signed an agreement with a little-known Dubai company run by a royal sheikh in 2023, the “carbon credit” deal promised to protect vast tracts of forests and offset big polluters’ emissions.It was one of a flurry of deals UAE-based Blue Carbon signed that year covering millions of hectares of forests across Africa …
The case of Africa’s ‘vanishing’ carbon dealsThu, 20 Nov 2025 06:16:23 GMT Read More »
Security forces were scouring western Nigeria for two dozen kidnapped schoolgirls on Wednesday, a day after gunmen stormed a church service, killing two people in an attack captured on video.Nigerian security forces have been placed on high alert, the information minister said, as the country faces an uncomfortable spotlight on its security situation.The armed forces …
Temba Bavuma’s South Africa are aiming for their first Test series victory in India in 25 years when the second match starts on Saturday in Guwahati.The visitors stunned India in a low-scoring first Test at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens to extend their fine run after being crowned World Test champions in June.The victory was South Africa’s …
From the scrappy metal shacks packed tightly on the banks of the thin Jukskei river, the sparkly skyline of Johannesburg’s richest neighbourhood less than two miles away was another world.Bags of refuse for sale to recycling companies lined a muddy path to a vegetable garden tended by residents of the informal settlement at the foot …
US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to end Sudan’s grinding civil war at the request of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, condemning “tremendous atrocities” in a conflict he has previously overlooked.Trump admitted that the devastating war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was “not on my charts” before Prince Mohammed bin Salman …
Trump vows to end Sudan war, in sudden pivotWed, 19 Nov 2025 21:53:48 GMT Read More »
