Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet led an African top three in the women’s 3000m at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday. In difficult weather conditions she recorded her season’s best time of 14 minutes 36.52 seconds. Ethiopia’s Lemlem Hailu and Medina Eisa came second and third Ethiopia monopolised the …
Read More »SA Women’s Team Escalates Preps Ahead Of This Month’s World Cup
South Africa have seen their preparations for this month’s Women’s World Cup thrown into disarray just 48 hours before departing for the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. The squad selected by coach Desiree Ellis did not participate in Sunday’s final warm-up fixture on home soil, meaning a back-up team, …
Read More »Zimbabwean Nabbed With US$153k Cash At King Mswati III International Airport
A Zimbabwean national was found with E2.8 million cash at King Mswati III International Airport. King Mswati III International Airport is located in Sikhuphe, 50 kilometres from Manzini. Masiyakurima Agrippa Bopela (Masiya), entered the kingdom last Monday with the equivalent of E2 897 183 in US Dollars and attempted to …
Read More »Senegalese Opposition Calls For Protests Against President Seeking Third Term
The Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has called on the public to “come out en masse” to protest against President Macky Sall seeking a third term. The incumbent is scheduled to give a speech later to announce whether he will run for president in 2024 – something most legal experts …
Read More »Reports Say Gaddafi’s Son Hannibal In Critical Condition
One of the surviving sons of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been moved from a Lebanese prison, where he has been on a hunger strike, to hospital in “critical condition”. The Reuters news agency quotes the Dubai-based Al-Hadath TV as reporting that he had suffered a sharp …
Read More »SA Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi To Appeal ZEP Judgments
Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will challenge the two judgments delivered by the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, which declared his decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) as unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. The court also granted an interim interdict which restrains government from detaining or deporting …
Read More »South Africa Ordered To Stop Deporting Zimbabweans
The Pretoria High Court has ordered South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to stop arresting and deporting people who don’t have valid Zimbabwean Exemption Permits. This is according to Newzroom Afrika, a television station in South Africa. Over 170 000 Zimbabweans are based in South Africa under ZEP. In …
Read More »“We Need Peace & Security In Our Respective Jurisdictions” ED Tells AU
The African Union must deal with every aspect of insecurity in any member State to create a peaceful continent that fosters industrialisation and growth, President Mnangagwa has said. Briefing journalists at the end of the Summit on the conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo here yesterday, the President said …
Read More »Julius Maada Bio Re-Elected As Sierra Leone President
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio secured victory in the West African country’s presidential election with more than 56 percent of the votes to avoid a run-off against main rival Samura Kamara, the nation’s electoral commission said on Tuesday. Former soldier Bio, 59, was running for re-election after a first …
Read More »Kenya-EU Trade Deal: Why East African Community Was Left Out
Image caption, Kenya’s President William Ruto is confident that the trade deal will boost local industries Kenya’s President William Ruto hailed his country’s “remarkable partnership” with the European Union (EU) as the two sides inked a 25-year trade deal, but it has raised questions about East African unity. Has the …
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