‘Like batting in a sauna’ as Klaasen hits innings of a lifetimeSat, 21 Oct 2023 18:27:41 GMT

Heinrich Klaasen said he had “worked my whole life” for a superb hundred that powered South Africa to a crushing 229-run World Cup win over champions England.Klaasen’s 109 was the centrepiece of South Africa’s huge total of 399-7 in Mumbai on Saturday.His innings was all the more impressive for being made in oppressively hot and …

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Probe into Kenya cult leader points to ‘failings’ in justice systemSat, 21 Oct 2023 16:38:39 GMT

An inquiry into a suspected cult leader accused of inciting at least 428 of his followers to starve themselves to death, has pointed to “failures” in Kenya’s security and criminal justice systems, according to a report seen by AFP on Saturday.Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie has been in police custody since mid-April after the discovery …

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Deposed Niger president’s lawyers deny escape bidFri, 20 Oct 2023 22:03:08 GMT

Lawyers for Niger’s ousted president on Friday rejected claims by the new military rulers that he had tried to escape, as former colonial ruler France said its forces would be gone from the West African country by year’s end as planned.Since he was toppled by the military on July 26, Niger’s president Mohamed Bazoum had …

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Kenyans demand compensation for British army blaze ahead of king’s visitFri, 20 Oct 2023 15:12:01 GMT

Residents in central Kenya on Friday denounced a lack of compensation over a devastating 2021 fire which broke out during a British military exercise, 10 days before a visit by King Charles III.A Kenyan court has ordered the British Army to pay compensation for the blaze, which ravaged more than 4,800 hectares (12,000 acres) of …

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South Africa skipper Bavuma thrilled his Tendulkar wish comes trueFri, 20 Oct 2023 14:04:54 GMT

Temba Bavuma said he would fulfil a cherished ambition on Saturday when he leads out South Africa in a World Cup match against England at the Wankhede Stadium, the home ground of his boyhood idol Sachin Tendulkar.One of the Mumbai venue’s most memorable moments came when it staged the 2011 World Cup final, with Tendulkar …

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Niger military rulers say ousted president ‘tried to escape’Fri, 20 Oct 2023 08:18:23 GMT

Niger’s military rulers said they had foiled an attempt by Mohamed Bazoum, the former president they ousted in a coup in July, to escape their custody on Thursday.”At around three in the morning, the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and his family, his two cooks and two security elements, tried to escape from his place of …

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S.African parties court apathetic voters in registration driveFri, 20 Oct 2023 07:57:16 GMT

Under a blue tent in a leafy Johannesburg park, members of South Africa’s leading opposition party chat as they wait for would-be voters to stop by and register for next year’s general election.The Democratic Alliance (DA) is the second most popular party in town, but few do so. “It’s been quite a slow start,” mutters one …

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US Navy intercepts 3 missiles fired from Yemen ‘potentially’ at Israel: PentagonThu, 19 Oct 2023 21:25:41 GMT

A US Navy ship in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, possibly at Israel, the Pentagon said.Three “land-attack cruise missiles and several drones” were intercepted by a destroyer, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters. The attack was “launched by …

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