28+ min ago   (212+ words) LAGOS, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Former world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete was shot dead outside his home ​in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province ‌on Friday, police and the country’s sports minister said. The 38-year-old was arriving at his residence in…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (101+ words) 104.1 WIKY Zimbabwean boat accident death toll rises to 68 as more bodies recovered JOHANNESBURG, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Twenty-two more bodies ​have been recovered following a boat accident in a lake ​in ⁠Zimbabwe, police said ⁠on Saturday, taking the death toll to ​68. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (785+ words) JOHANNESBURG, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Dry taps have become a daily frustration for residents of Johannesburg, a city haemorrhaging more than a third of its water supply, or an estimated 655 million litres (173 million gallons) a day, through burst pipes. “I feel really…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (226+ words) LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – The Bezos Earth Fund, established by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Re:wild, co-founded by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, on ​Tuesday pledged an initial $200 million to support ‌the recovery of critically endangered species. • The Phoenix Species Project aims…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (344+ words) By Sfundo Parakozov, Nilutpal Timsina and Anathi Madubela JOHANNESBURG, July 24 (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was granted a court order on Friday that temporarily halts a parliamentary impeachment inquiry from ​probing misconduct allegations over his “Farmgate” scandal. The ruling…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (386+ words) At age 33, Woody Kincaid still has elite finishing pace, as he proved while winning the men’s 10,000-meter race on Thursday at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in New York. Kincaid ​edged Grant Fisher by 0.80 seconds with a winning…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (250+ words) ABUJA, July 22 (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul reaffirmed Berlin’s commitment on Wednesday to supporting Nigeria on security as it battles ​militant groups, and said violence in the Sahel ‌threatened all coastal states in the region. He also said Germany…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (421+ words) JOHANNESBURG, July 9 (Reuters) – Groups of anti-immigration South Africans seized foreigners from their homes in Johannesburg on Thursday and handed them to police in a hardening of protests that have sown fear in communities and strained ties with ​some countries. In…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (205+ words) MEXICO CITY, July 8 (Reuters) – Mexico have appointed Rafael Marquez as head coach to succeed Javier Aguirre following ​the co-hosts’ elimination from the World ‌Cup, the football federation said on Wednesday. Marquez, 47, was Aguirre’s assistant throughout the World Cup campaign, in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (388+ words) MEXICO CITY, July 5 (Reuters) – Javier Aguirre backed Rafa Marquez to lead Mexico into the future after the co-hosts’ World Cup run ended with a 3-2 defeat by England on Sunday, ​bringing the curtain down on Aguirre’s third spell in charge. Aguirre,…...