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South African prisons open art galleries to showcase inmates" work
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (110+ words) Baltimore Sun The exhibition of inmates" artwork is part of the country"s effort to reduce repeat offending through rehabilitation programs behind bars. The Department of Correctional Services has opened nine prison arts-and-crafts galleries since 2023, aiming to help inmates develop…...
Eust'quio's foot delivers late strike for Canada's first World Cup knockout win
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (672+ words) Then Stephen Eust'quio scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, and Canada beat South Africa 1-0 on Sunday. "I shot with everything I had," Eust'quio said. The party was on, for red-clad fans in the stands at So Fi…...
Canada beats South Africa 1-0 in World Cup's first knockout match on late goal by Stephen Eust'quio
1+ week, 15+ min ago (493+ words) By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer A tense match at So Fi Stadium appeared to be headed for extra time until Eust'quio " who plays professionally for Los Angeles FC several miles away " put a stunning volley from outside the penalty…...
South Africa's World Cup run is a dream come true. Broos says a knockout win would be "a miracle'
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (530+ words) If Hugo Broos" team goes even farther when it faces co-host Canada on Sunday in the tournament"s first knockout match, the Belgian coach is ready to call that something even bigger. "If we should succeed again to go through…...
Mexico teenager Gilberto Mora impresses in first World Cup start and could see role expand
1+ week, 3+ day ago (495+ words) It was the type of spark Mexico coach Javier Aguirre was looking for from an offense that had looked sluggish, even as the team won its first two matches of the World Cup and had already cliched a spot in…...
World Cup formations, explained: A look at how coaches are setting up their squads
2+ week, 3+ day ago (763+ words) By TALES AZZONI, AP Sports Writer Every team starts with a goalkeeper in front of the net, but then it's up to the 48 coaches to try to arrange their lineups to optimize their players and match up effectively with opponents....
South Africa postpones travel to Mexico for World Cup due to visa issues
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (212+ words) The Bafana Bafana players were supposed to leave for Mexico on Sunday to start its preparations for the tournament. The team is set to play co-host Mexico in the opening game in Mexico City on June 11. South African Sports Minister…...
Exclusive: Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1073+ words) Yet the eerily empty Bamy Hotel is not a refuge for adventure-seeking tourists or international business travelers these days. Since late last year, only a small number of people have been staying there, and they aren't on vacation. They are…...
Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (500+ words) By REBECCA SANTANA and SEUNG MIN KIM Trump suspended the refugee program on his first day in office and, since then, has turned it into a vehicle to allow Afrikaners " a group of white South Africans descended mainly from Dutch…...
9 deportees from US arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country agreement
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (370+ words) By KEMO CHAM and MARK BANCHEREAU Five migrants are from Ghana, two from Guinea, one from Senegal and one from Nigeria, the ministry of information said. The deals have'raised questions about respect for the migrants" rights. The ministry"s statement…...