Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter is hopeful that Khama Billiat will be available for selection for their next DStv Premiership clash against Swallows on Sunday, November 28. Billiat was missing as Amakhosi were held to a 1-1 draw against AmaZulu on Wednesday in a match that saw both teams reduced to 10 men thanks to […]
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Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has promised military and cabinet changes in the coming days, amid growing protests over the government’s response to militant attacks in the northern and eastern parts of the country. President Kabore said he would soon “imminent changes” within the military structure, and ordered the “active and effective” presence of military […]
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Riot police in Turkey and Mexico have fired tear gas and smoke bombs at protesters calling for an end to violence against women. In the Mexican city of Guaymas, three people were shot dead in an apparent attack on the city’s female mayor. And in the Turkey city of Istanbul, clashes broke out with security […]
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Johannesburg – Mining unions cannot rule out a strike early next year if the wage deadlock at Sibanye Stillwater is not resolved. Sibanye says it increased its offer five times but unions have not moved much from their initial demands. Employees say Sibanye’s offer is disappointing and falls short of the wage deals secured at […]
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Johannesburg – Just weeks after flights resumed between South African and the UK, South Africa is expected to be placed back on the UK’s red list following the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant. UK Secretary of State Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, said they are taking precautions. “@UKHSA is investigating a new variant. […]
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Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the jury was still out on whether coalition governments in over 60 hung municipalities would work or fail. But he said that parties governing hung councils had to make it work. The president was responding to questions in the National Assembly on Thursday. He said that those elected […]
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Johannesburg – Health Minister Joe Phaahla has on Thursday afternoon convened an urgent briefing on the latest developments around Covid-19 and the country’s vaccination programme. This comes after the National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Thursday confirmed a new Covid-19 variant called B.1.1.529. South Africa has recorded twenty-two positive cases following genomic sequencing collaborations between […]
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A decision has been made in the case involving former Orlando Pirates defender Patrick Phungwayo. Phungwayo had been confirmed to have been arrested last week in connection with a couple of illegal acts which include vehicle hijacking and being in possession of stolen property. The news of the player being involved and arrested for criminal […]
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The government in Burkina Faso has extended the suspension of mobile internet services. Services were supposed to have been restored on Wednesday, after being shut down for four days. The shutdown came amid anti-French demonstrations and growing political unrest in the country over insecurity. The government explained the initial suspension by citing national security and […]
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The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is due to speak to her French counterpart later this morning about further actions the UK and France can take to halt the boat crossings, Home Office minister Kevin Foster said. Foster, the minister for future borders and immigration, said that it is a “dynamic situation” and the UK […]
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