World champions South Africa will face their greatest rivals New Zealand in the United States for the first time when they lock horns in Baltimore in August, SA Rugby announced on Thursday. The two sides, who between them have won seven of the 10 World Cups contested since the inaugural one in 1987, will meet in …
Springboks to meet All Blacks in USA for first timeThu, 22 Jan 2026 16:56:10 GMT Read More »
Injuries have forced two changes in South Africa’s squad for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next month.Batsman Tony de Zorzi and all-rounder Donovan Ferreira were both ruled out. They have been replaced by batsmen Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs – who were both surprise omissions from the original squad.Veteran batsman David Miller …
Kenya’s ex-marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei told AFP on Thursday that she and four other Kenyans will compete for Turkey at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Kosgei, a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, said fellow runner Ronald Kwemoi, a silver medalist at the Paris Games, will also switch to Turkey along with three others.”Yes, it’s …
South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with the cost of repairs estimated to run over 30 million dollars, officials said Thursday.Torrential rains and floods last week forced the world-famous safari destination, which is nearly the size of Wales, to halt day visits and airlift guests and …
Togo is supporting juntas in the Sahel region by its extradition of Burkina Faso’s former transitional president, as part of its own diplomatic, security and economic ambitions, several experts have told AFP.The government in Lome announced on Tuesday that it had sent back Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who fled to Togo after a September 2022 coup …
James Leleghale Bekewei knows the Okomu forest well: he used to make a living illegally logging trees in the Nigerian national park.Now, Bekewei is on the other side of the law, working as a ranger tracking down hunters and loggers in the sprawling reserve.”We made a lot of arrests,” he said. “You can ask my …
Nigeria turns illegal loggers, poachers into park rangersThu, 22 Jan 2026 05:58:50 GMT Read More »
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine told AFP Wednesday he was on the run following last week’s election, while another, Kizza Besigye, risks dying from illness in jail, his wife said.The east African country on January 15 re‑elected Yoweri Museveni for a seventh term as president — a result Wine denounced as “blatant theft”.The 81‑year‑old president, …
US YouTuber IShowSpeed visited Nigeria’s cultural and economic capital Lagos as part of his African tour on Wednesday, where he celebrated his 21st birthday by hitting 50 million subscribers.The YouTube and Twitch star’s tour kicked off on December 29, travelling through some 15 countries across Africa and drawing crowds at every stop.Rolling Stone magazine named …
Nigerian police have made an about-face and admitted dozens of Christian worshippers were kidnapped by gunmen in northern Kaduna state — piling more pressure on the country as it faces international scrutiny over insecurity.The kidnapping of more than 170 people during Sunday services at three churches by gangs known as “bandits” marks the latest in …
Botswana is sitting on nearly double its permitted diamond stockpile as weak prices and rising competition from lab‑grown stones curb demand, the government said, warning the glut will weigh on economic growth.The cash-strapped southern African country, the world’s second largest diamond producer after Russia, relies on the gems for about a third of its GDP. It held …
Botswana warns diamond oversupply to hit growthWed, 21 Jan 2026 09:48:33 GMT Read More »
