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Mexico seeks to end its opening-day World Cup curse when it takes on South Africa
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (565+ words) Of the seven previous occurrences, El Tri's record is five losses and two draws. Mexico gets another shot Thursday when it hosts South Africa to kick off the 48-team tournament. "We must break that trend," coach Javier Aguirre told a…...
Some burial societies in Africa now focus on helping the living, too
22+ hour, 23+ min ago (688+ words) The 29-year-old Kasu said the local burial society arrived to save the day, carrying huge pots and sacks of corn meal and other supplies. They even lit the cooking fire. "That's the time I decided to join them," she said....
Highly effective prevention drug arrives in South Africa, which has world's highest HIV burden
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (739+ words) The 19-year-old is one of thousands of South Africans who signed up for clinical trials of lenacapavir, a highly effective, twice-yearly injectable prevention drug that addresses the drawbacks of daily oral prevention pills. Despite night sweats and other side effects,…...
Mexico recovers from an early deficit to beat Serbia 5-1 in a World Cup warm-up match
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (180+ words) Petar Stanic gave the Serbs the lead in the 19th minute, but Johan V'zquez equalized in the 34th. Stefan Bukinac leveled the score with an own goal in the 45th and Ra'l Jim'nez added a goal in the 57th. Adem Advic scored another own…...
Argentina seeks a glorious end to the Messi era with another World Cup title
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (899+ words) After the second group stage match, national icon Diego Maradona was expelled from the tournament due to a positive doping test. Maradona would never play another World Cup match, and Argentina was eliminated in the round of 16. Thirty-two years later,…...
South Africa court weighs feud over the body of Zambia's former President Lungu
1+ week, 5+ day ago (259+ words) Lungu, who was Zambia's leader from 2015 to 2021, died of an undisclosed illness in a South African hospital on June 5, 2025 at the age of 68. He has not yet been buried because of a tug-of-war between his family and his long-time rival,…...
All Blacks captain Scott Barrett to miss the rugby Nations Championship, South Africa tour
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (269+ words) The 32-year-old forward will undergo surgery to rectify an ongoing back problem, ruling him out of the remainder of the Super Rugby season with the Christchurch-based Crusaders. "He has tried every non-invasive trick you could do to get right and…...
Renewable energy is overtaking traditional power projects across Africa, industry leaders say
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (625+ words) The shift is visible in a $1. 5 billion energy agreement between China and Zambia announced in early May that includes three separate 300-megawatt projects spanning solar, wind and coal-fired power. While the inclusion of coal underscores the continent's continuing need for…...
Why a scandal involving money in a couch has South Africa's president facing possible impeachment
2+ week, 1+ day ago (557+ words) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been accused of misconduct over the source of the money and attempting to cover up the theft in 2020 using his personal security team so as to hide its existence. He has denied wrongdoing. Here's…...
How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away
2+ week, 4+ day ago (770+ words) A U. K. -based colleague had written about a passenger from a cruise ship sailing thousands of miles away in the Atlantic Ocean who had been evacuated and admitted to a Johannesburg hospital with suspected pneumonia. Others aboard the vessel were also…...