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South Africa women’s team step up to chase Springbok successWed, 03 Sep 2025 02:18:17 GMT

South Africa’s women’s team are stepping out from the monumental shadow of the four-time world champion Springboks as they prepare for their first-ever quarter-final appearance in a Rugby World Cup by taking on France this weekend.The team has come a long way since disappearing between 2014 and 2017, drawing more attention as they develop though …

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Landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing hundredsTue, 02 Sep 2025 19:05:31 GMT

Sudanese authorities, the United Nations and aid groups scrambled Tuesday to respond to a devastating landslide in Sudan’s Darfur region that buried an entire mountain village, killing hundreds of people.Heavy rain triggered the disaster on Sunday, flattening the village of Tarasin in the remote Jebel Marra range, the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) faction which …

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DR Congo ex-justice minister sentenced to 3 years hard labour for graftTue, 02 Sep 2025 16:02:22 GMT

Firebrand former Democratic Republic of Congo justice minister Constant Mutamba was sentenced on Tuesday to three years of forced labour for embezzling public funds, including reparations for war victims, an AFP journalist saw.Mutamba, who while in government proposed putting politicians who syphon off money from the public purse to death, was also barred from holding high …

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UN mobilises response after Sudan landslide kills hundredsTue, 02 Sep 2025 14:20:38 GMT

The United Nations said Tuesday it is working to respond to a devastating landslide in Sudan’s Darfur region that buried an entire mountain village, killing as many as 1,000 people.Heavy rain triggered the disaster on Sunday, flattening the village of Tarasin in the remote Jebel Marra range, the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) faction which controls …

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Landslide flattens Sudan village, kills more than 1,000: armed groupTue, 02 Sep 2025 11:05:59 GMT

Rescue teams were struggling to reach a remote mountain village in Sudan’s Darfur region on Tuesday after a devastating landslide buried almost the entire community killing more than 1,000 people.Heavy rain triggered the disaster on Sunday, flattening the village of Tarasin in the Jebel Marra range, the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) faction which controls the …

Landslide flattens Sudan village, kills more than 1,000: armed groupTue, 02 Sep 2025 11:05:59 GMT Read More »

Freed Hamas hostage Or Levy on a ‘mission’ in South AfricaTue, 02 Sep 2025 09:19:12 GMT

Tears streamed down the faces of some of the hundreds of people gathered in a synagogue in Johannesburg as Or Levy described his release after 491 days as a hostage of Hamas.Levy was brought to South Africa, the country that filed a case of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice, by the …

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Madagascar receives skull of beheaded king returned by FranceTue, 02 Sep 2025 09:06:28 GMT

Madagascar held a ceremony Tuesday marking the return of three skulls kept by France for 128 years, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops in the 19th century.France handed over the skulls in Paris on August 27 in the first such restitution since it passed a law in 2023 …

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Newcastle splash out on Brentford’s Wissa after Isak exitMon, 01 Sep 2025 21:34:42 GMT

Newcastle signed DR Congo forward Yoane Wissa from Brentford in a £50 million ($67 million) deal after Alexander Isak left St James’ Park in a British record move to Liverpool on Monday.Wissa agreed a long-term contract with the Magpies, subject to Premier League approval, and will wear Newcastle’s famous number nine shirt.The 28-year-old’s eventual fee …

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Nigeria’s Boniface joins Bremen from Leverkusen on loanMon, 01 Sep 2025 18:04:55 GMT

Nigeria striker Victor Boniface has joined Werder Bremen on a season-long loan from Bayer Leverkusen, the clubs announced on Monday. “I’m certain he can be a very important factor for us this season,” Bremen coach Horst Steffen said in a statement.The deadline-day signing came after several failed transfer moves for the 24-year-old.Boniface had been the subject …

Nigeria’s Boniface joins Bremen from Leverkusen on loanMon, 01 Sep 2025 18:04:55 GMT Read More »