adminBurger wants Springbok jersey back
CAPE TOWN – Western Province loose forward Schalk Burger is determined to fight his way back into the Springbok fold. Burger (30) recently returned to the playing field after being…
Poland under fire over riots outside Russian embassy
WARSAW. – Poland was in hot water yesterday after ultra-nationalist rioters went on the rampage outside the Russian embassy in Warsaw, igniting a diplomatic row with Moscow. The violence, which…
China, Russia, India condemn Beijing terrorist attack
NEW DELHI. – Foreign ministers of China, Russia and India on Sunday condemned in the strongest terms a terrorist attack in Beijing last month and conveyed condolences and sympathy to…
Suarez not taking Jordan lightly
URUGUAY and Liverpool star Luis Suarez has warned his national side against complacency when they take on Jordan in their World Cup playoff in Amman today. Suarez – who has…
Critics want Man U to fail: Jones
MANCHESTER United defender Phil Jones claims critics have been desperate for the team to fail after a poor start. Champions United won only three of their first eight Premier League…
False start fails to dampen DRC peace efforts
KAMPALA. – Peace efforts between the Democratic Republic of Congo government and defeated M23 rebels will continue, Uganda said yesterday, a day after the two sides failed to sign a…
SA orders probe into road carnage
JOHANNESBURG – The South African government yesterday ordered an investigation hours after a road accident killed at least 29 people and injured 30 others, one of the worst in recent…
Over 4 000 miss public exams in Mozambique
MAPUTO. – More than 4 000 pupils in central Mozambique could not take their exams because a conflict between government troops and militants of the opposition party Renamo escalated in…
Mauritian PM to boycott Sri Lanka Commonwealth meet
PORT LOUIS. – The prime minister of Mauritius announced yesterday he will stay away from this week’s Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka because of the host’s poor human rights record.…
World anti-doping body ‘hasn’t seen’ signs of Kenya probe
JOHANNESBURG. – The global doping watchdog said yesterday it has not seen Kenya follow up on assurances to probe doping allegations, a day after Nairobi set up such a task…