adminScolari remodels team
RIO DE JANEIRO. — Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari insisted his side were still a work in progress despite their Confederations Cup master-class against world champions Spain on Sunday.
Brilliant Brazil shine
RIO DE JANEIRO. — It was supposed to be a dry run. Just a warm up for next year’s World Cup. No pressure. But someone apparently forgot to tell the Brazilians on Sunday night.
Arizona blaze claims 19 firefighters
YARNELL. — At least 19 firefighters were killed battling a wildfire in Arizona, a spokesperson with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s office said late on Sunday.They died sometime late on Sunday afternoon while fighting to contain the Yarnell Hill wildfire north of Phoenix, spokesperson Steve Skurga told AFP, without giving further
Guebuza agrees to meet Dhlakama
MAPUTO. — Mozambique’s president Armando Guebuza is willing to meet the commander of former rebels after tensions between their movements erupted into deadly violence, the government spokesperson said on Sunday.EU spy claims dog Obama’s Africa tour
DAR ES SALAAM/MOSCOW. — US President Barack Obama yesterday said he would fully inform European allies angry over allegations Washington had bugged their offices, once he had all the facts.Power shifts to Makaziwe Mandela
JOHANNESBURG. — Family anguish over the health of Nelson Mandela has been deepened by arguments over his final resting place, prompting a power shift that could see his eldest daughter emerge as the head of South Africa’s most revered clan.
Army gives leader 48-hour ultimatum
CAIRO. — Egypt’s powerful armed forces issued a virtual ultimatum to Islamist President Mohamed Mursi yesterday, calling on the nation’s feuding politicians to agree on an inclusive roadmap for the country’s future within 48 hours.
Women’s fight ends in fright
JOHANNESBURG. — Everyone held their breadth at the Graceland Casino in the WBF women’s featherweight title on Saturday.Gabisile Tshabalala was knocked out with two body blows in the seventh round and spent the better part of half an hour on her back in the ring.
GVT thwarts marriage fraud
Peter Matambanadzo, Senior Reporter
The introduction of the new computerised system has contributed tremendously to the eradication of multiple marriages of convenience and immigration fraud, the Registrar General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede has said.
Egypt opposition gives Morsi a day to quit
CAIRO – Egypt’s opposition Monday gave president Mohamed Morsi a day to quit or face civil disobedience after deadly protests demanded the country’s first democratically elected president step down after just a year in office. “We give Mohamed Mursi until 5:00 pm (1500 GMT) on Tuesday July 2 to leave power, allowing state institutions to