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Over 3 000 people have signed a petition opposing a planned statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre, saying the Indian independence hero had done nothing for the…
Pope Francis defrocks 2 bishops for sex abuse of minors
Pope Francis has defrocked two retired Chilean bishops caught up in a sexual abuse crisis rocking Chile’s Roman Catholic Church. The Vatican named the two men as Francisco Jose Cox…
Melania Trump dismisses gossip about marriage blues
Melania Trump dismissed on Friday the widespread talk about her husband President Donald Trump’s alleged affairs with a porn star and others, saying she has “more important things to think…
DRC identifies ‘second wave’ of Ebola in east
A second wave of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where an initial outbreak has already killed 125 people, a minister said on Saturday.…
Sadc prepares to lead peacekeeping duties in Africa
Kizito Sikuka The codename for the regional peacekeeping exercise underway in Malawi perfectly embodies what Africa is striving for — an integrated, united, prosperous and peaceful continent. Exercise UMODZI, which…
Ramaphosa calls for harsh action against ‘VBS crooks’
President Cyril Ramaphosa wants developments around the VBS scandal to be dealt with swiftly, adding that all the individuals implicated should face the music. The president said this on Saturday…
Dutch hope win over Germany steers them back on course
NETHERLANDS captain Virgil van Dijk hopes their 3-0 win over Germany in Saturday’s Nations League game marks a turning point for the team after barren years. “Let’s hope that is…
Hazard keen to work with Mourinho again
CHELSEA forward Eden Hazard says he would like to work with former Blues boss Jose Mourinho again. Belgium international Hazard, 27, has been at Chelsea since 2012 and won the…
Nurmagomedov calls out Mayweather
UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to go one better than Conor McGregor after calling out boxer Floyd Mayweather, saying: “in the jungle there is only one king”. Russian Nurmagomedov, 30,…
Djokovic wins Shanghai to close on world no.1
NOVAK DJOKOVIC is within touching distance of Rafael Nadal’s No 1 ranking after winning the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Borna Coric yesterday. The 14-time Grand Slam…