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South Africa had to overcome determined resistance from Sri Lanka’s batsmen before winning the first Test by 233 runs at Kingsmead on Saturday.Set a massive 516 runs to win, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 282.Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen, the destroyer in Sri Lanka’s record-low first innings of 42, took four for 73 to …

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 233 runs in first TestSat, 30 Nov 2024 11:53:58 GMT Read More »

Namibia’s top opposition presidential contender urged voters Friday to keep casting their ballots despite “irregularities” in elections that have been controversially extended after an initial day of chaos at the polls.Electoral authorities have extended voting until Saturday in Namibia’s presidential and legislative polls, after the original election day — Wednesday — was marred by logistical …

Namibia votes in extended poll after flaws, opposition angerFri, 29 Nov 2024 19:16:01 GMT Read More »

Namibia’s main opposition leader said Friday that elections under way were marred by irregularities but the country needed to see them through before deciding on the next steps.Panduleni Itula, presidential candidate of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), said that parties in opposition to the ruling SWAPO were in talks to find a common stance after …

Namibia vote flawed but must continue: opposition leaderFri, 29 Nov 2024 17:19:29 GMT Read More »

Namibians seized their second chance to vote Friday after elections were extended following logistic and technical failings that prevented many from casting their ballots two days ago, angering opposition parties aiming to loosen the ruling SWAPO party’s 34-year grip on power.Long delays at polling stations Wednesday left many of the 1.5 million registered voters queueing …

Namibia reopens polls after election chaos in ruling party testFri, 29 Nov 2024 15:30:33 GMT Read More »

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reappointed on Friday as head of the World Trade Organization, hinged her leadership on breaking logjams at the sclerotic institution through craft, dynamism and sheer force of personality.The World Bank veteran, 70, is a trailblazer. She was Nigeria’s first woman finance minister and is the first woman and the first African to run the …

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: the WTO’s trailblazing motivatorFri, 29 Nov 2024 10:49:49 GMT Read More »

Namibians returned to vote on Friday in 36 polling stations reopened two days after a chaotic election, set to test the ruling party’s 34-year grip on power, was marred by technical problems. Tensions are mounting in the historically stable and peaceful southern African nation where Wednesday’s election was marked by long delays and labelled a “sham” …

Namibia polls reopen despite objections from the oppositionFri, 29 Nov 2024 08:34:50 GMT Read More »

Landslides that hit several villages in eastern Uganda killed 15 people and left more than 100 unaccounted for, police said Thursday.The East African country has been deluged by heavy rains in past days, with the government issuing a national disaster alert after reports of flooding and landslides.Landslides late on Wednesday hit the village of Masugu …

At least 15 dead, 113 missing, in Uganda landslidesFri, 29 Nov 2024 01:12:02 GMT Read More »

Namibia extended voting for a second time Thursday with the opposition crying foul after logistical failures prevented many people from casting ballots in the tightly fought election.With the ruling party facing its strongest challenge yet, opposition parties called for a halt to vote counting and said they had lost confidence in the process.The polls are a …

Namibia vote delays spark opposition furyThu, 28 Nov 2024 22:00:47 GMT Read More »

Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, which has dominated the east African nation’s politics for decades, won more than 98 percent of seats in this week’s local elections, official results showed Thursday.Widely seen as a key test for the country’s democratic institutions ahead of presidential elections next year, the vote on Wednesday was marked …

Tanzania’s ruling party wins landslide victory in local voteThu, 28 Nov 2024 21:40:25 GMT Read More »