2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (295+ words) JOHANNESBURG, July 3 (Reuters) " South Africa has deployed more than 3, 000 soldiers nationwide to bolster security and support police this month during anti-migrant protests that "organisers have vowed to hold every week, a letter "signed by the president showed on Friday. Protesters…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (271+ words) JOHANNESBURG, July 1 (Reuters) " Google has exceeded a five-year target to invest $1 billion in Africa, it said on Wednesday, as it "made public initiatives on infrastructure and development of "AI to accelerate the continent's digital growth. They follow on from Google's…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (178+ words) JOHANNESBURG, July 1 (Reuters) " South African police said more than 900 people were arrested on Tuesday, when "there were nationwide anti-migrant protests "which were mostly peaceful but occasionally descended into violence and looting. Tebello Mosikili, a deputy national police commissioner, told a…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (443+ words) INGLEWOOD, California, June 28 (Reuters) " Stephen Eustaquio delivered a moment his late parents would have been proud of, according to Canada coach Jesse Marsch, after the midfielder's stoppage-time winner sent them into the World Cup last "16 with a 1-0 victory over South…...

1+ week, 8+ min ago  (215+ words) DAR ES SALAAM, June 26 (Reuters) " Tanzania's interior minister, Patrobas Katambi, said on Friday the government was banning all political "rallies, less than two weeks before "youth-led protests planned for July 7. " Katambi told lawmakers in parliament that the ban was because…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (340+ words) MEXICO CITY, June 16 (Reuters) " A domesticated duck named Merlin, sporting a miniature Mexico shirt and custom duck socks, has waddled his way into the hearts of football fans, "becoming an unlikely unofficial mascot for the country's World "Cup campaign. Merlin's…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (388+ words) By Janina Nuno Rios MEXICO CITY, June 10 (Reuters) " Coach Javier Aguirre drew on memories of Mexico's last home World Cup on Wednesday as he prepared to lead the hosts into the tournament opener "against South Africa, four decades after taking…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (398+ words) By Janina Nuno Rios MEXICO CITY, June 9 (Reuters) " Mexico will launch their home World Cup campaign against South Africa on Thursday under pressure to deliver the winning start fans expect at the Estadio Azteca, where "the tournament returns for a…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (403+ words) CAPE TOWN, June 1 (Reuters) " South Africa failed to generate momentum after hosting the World Cup in 2010 but following a long period of stagnation they have a chance to become consistent competitors on "the global stage. Hopes that the first World…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (366+ words) JOHANNESBURG, June 1 (Reuters) " South Africa left for their World Cup training base in Pachuca on Monday ahead of their opening game against co-hosts Mexico on June 11, but did so without "assistant coach Helman Mkhalele who has yet to obtain a…...