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South Africa police arrest Mugabe’s son after gardener shot
17+ min ago (214+ words) JOHANNESBURG (AFP) : The youngest son of former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe has been arrested after a gardener was shot at his South Africa home on Thursday, media reported. Police said they had detained two men on charges of attempted murder…...
Zimbabwe unbeaten in T20 World Cup after six-wicket Sri Lanka win
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (397+ words) COLOMBO (AFP): T20 World Cup surprise package Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Colombo Thursday to finish the group stage unbeaten and carry some winning momentum into the Super Eights. Chasing 179 they finished 182-4 with three balls to spare against…...
Zimbabwe pull off shock win over Australia at T20 World Cup
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (425+ words) COLOMBO (AFP) : Zimbabwe beat a depleted Australia by 23 runs on Friday in Colombo to pull off the biggest shock of the T20 World Cup so far. After posting 169-2 in their 20 overs thanks mainly to Brian Bennett's classy 64 not out, Zimbabwe had…...
Timing Africa’s debt restructuring
1+ week, 2+ day ago (940+ words) Across Africa, debt restructuring continues to dominate the policy agenda. Swings of more than $11 billion in the debt service positions of Ethiopia and Ghana underscore why: With restructuring negotiations often lasting years, countries remain vulnerable to external shocks and their…...
It’s time for the world to boycott the US
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (921+ words) Donald Earl Collins Under President Donald Trump's leadership, the United States has, over the past year, consistently violated international norms and laws. The rollercoaster of tariff barriers, the sham negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and the declaration of a false…...
US ambassador arrives in Venezuela to reopen diplomatic mission after 7 years
2+ week, 4+ day ago (241+ words) The move comes almost one month after a military action ordered by US President Donald Trump removed the South American country's then-leader Nicol's Maduro from office. "My team and I are ready to work," Dogu said in a message posted…...
South Africa expels top Israeli diplomat over ‘insulting attacks’ on president
2+ week, 6+ day ago (445+ words) JOHANNESBURG: South Africa and Israel engaged in a tit-for-tat expulsion of senior diplomats, after South Africa ordered Israel's charg" d'affaires to leave within 72 hours, citing "insulting attacks" on South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, on social media. Ariel Seidman, the charg…...
Electoral violence is on the horizon in Kenya
3+ week, 5+ day ago (555+ words) As Kenya prepares for its next general election, due in less than 20 months" time, 2026 will prove to be a critical year. With local and global restraints on political violence being hollowed out at the very time when trust in the…...
Illegal gold miners run residents out of South African settlement
3+ week, 6+ day ago (670+ words) RANDFONTEIN (AFP): On crutches and with a bullet lodged in his leg, Miami Chauke is among the few people who did not flee the gun attacks that emptied South Africa's once-bustling settlement of Sporong, where abandoned tin shacks bake in…...
Azam, Afridi back in Pakistan squad for Australia series before T20 World Cup
3+ week, 6+ day ago (162+ words) LAHORE (Reuters): Former captains Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi have returned to Pakistan's Twenty20 squad for the three-match home series against Australia starting on Thursday, their final bilateral fixtures before next month's 20-over World Cup. Azam missed the three-match series…...