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Kurt-Lee Arendse scored a hat-trick of tries as understrength South Africa crushed Australia 43-12 in Pretoria on Saturday in the first match of the Rugby Championship season.”It was really special to play in front of an amazing Loftus Versfeld crowd and get a win,” said the slightly built 27-year-old winger after receiving the man of …

Arendse scores three tries as South Africa crush AustraliaSat, 08 Jul 2023 18:44:18 GMT Read More »

One of the rare African-born figures to head a German cultural institution, Bonaventure Ndikung is aiming to highlight post-colonial multiculturalism at a Berlin arts centre with its roots in Western hegemony.The “Haus der Kulturen der Welt” (House of World Cultures), or HKW, was built by the Americans in 1956 during the Cold War for propaganda …

African-born director’s new vision for Berlin cultural magnetSat, 08 Jul 2023 17:53:31 GMT Read More »

The number of people killed in protests in Kenya rose to three on Saturday, a hospital official and two police officers told AFP, after opposition leader Raila Odinga urged Kenyans to take to the streets against tax hikes.Police on Friday fired tear gas in the capital Nairobi, targeting Odinga’s convoy, and took similar steps against …

Three killed in Kenya protests over tax increaseSat, 08 Jul 2023 16:02:17 GMT Read More »

South Africa, which has experienced crippling electricity outages in recent months, will “survive” this winter season thanks to a huge improvement in generation, a cabinet minister said on Saturday.Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who had last month forecast “an incredibly difficult” southern hemisphere winter, on Saturday said power generation had been ramped up to achieve an …

Energy-short South Africa will survive winter: ministerSat, 08 Jul 2023 12:35:25 GMT Read More »

The number of people killed in protests in Kenya rose to two on Saturday, a hospital official told AFP, after opposition leader Raila Odinga urged Kenyans to take to the streets against tax hikes.Police on Friday fired tear gas in the capital Nairobi, targeting Odinga’s convoy, and took similar steps against demonstrations in the cities …

Kenya protest death toll climbs to twoSat, 08 Jul 2023 12:04:25 GMT Read More »

Granting the African Union a permanent seat at the G20 group of wealthy nations would undo an “injustice”, Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Friday.South Africa is the continent’s sole permanent member of the club that brings together the European Union and 19 other advanced economies and represents more than 80 percent of the world’s …

Senegal leader backs permanent African Union seat at G20Fri, 07 Jul 2023 20:01:54 GMT Read More »

One man was shot dead in Kenya on Friday, a hospital official said, following anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.Police earlier fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy after he addressed a rally in the capital Nairobi, AFP correspondents said, taking similar action to break up protests …

One dead in Kenya protests over tax hikesFri, 07 Jul 2023 19:04:42 GMT Read More »

Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Tunisia to put an end to what it called the “collective expulsions” of black African migrants to a desert area near the Libyan border.Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been left stranded in dire conditions in the south of Tunisia since being driven out of the port city …

Watchdog urges Tunisia to stop expelling migrants to desertFri, 07 Jul 2023 17:03:02 GMT Read More »

Senegalese President Macky Sall has said the country would have “stopped functioning” if he had declared his decision not to seek a controversial third term sooner, in an interview published on Friday.Sall also hinted at a possible future bid for a United Nations position, in the interview with the French newspaper Le Monde.”I couldn’t say …

Sall says ruled out third term because no ‘serious threat’ to SenegalFri, 07 Jul 2023 17:01:39 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy on Friday as rights groups condemned “arbitrary arrests” during anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.Tear gas was fired on Odinga’s motorcade after he addressed a mass rally in the capital Nairobi, AFP correspondents said.Police took similar action …

Tear gas, arrests as Kenyans protest tax increasesFri, 07 Jul 2023 16:03:51 GMT Read More »