Man City not ready to win Champions League: Guardiola
Cape Town — Pep Guardiola remains unconvinced that his Manchester City side has what it takes to go all the way in this season’s Champions League. The Premier League champions…
Dickwella, Chandimal hammer England
Colombo — Opener Niroshan Dickwella blasted 95 and skipper Dinesh Chandimal 80 as Sri Lanka posted 366 for six in their fifth one day international against England yesterday. Dickwella put…
Ozil lauds Arsenal’s ‘sexy’ football
Cape Town — Mesut Ozil lauded his side’s “sexy” football after his starring role in Arsenal’s 3-1 comeback win over Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium on Monday evening. Ozil,…
Khashoggi killing a ‘political murder’: Erdogan
Turkey (Istanbul) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul was planned by Saudi officials days in advance.…
Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life
Salty water just below the surface of Mars could hold enough oxygen to support the kind of microbial life that emerged and flourished on Earth billions of years ago, researchers…
Over 52 die in Madagascar pre-trial detention
At least 52 people died in pre-trial detention in Madagascar last year as the country grapples with paralysis in its judicial system, rights group Amnesty International said yesterday. It warned…
Root awakening for suspects hiding drugs in potatoes
Two men were expected to appear in the Upington Magistrate’s Court yesterday after police found drugs worth R25 000 hidden in hollowed out potatoes. The men, aged 35 and 36,…
Landless SA residents threaten sleepover outside Luthuli House
Luthuli House in the Johannesburg CBD should brace itself for a “sleepover” if the Gauteng government doesn’t address issues raised by landless residents of Freedom Park in the south of…
Govt indefinitely lifts imports ban
Government has amended indefinitely Statutory Instrument (SI) 122 of 2017 to allow companies and individuals with offshore and free funds to import specified basic commodities that are in short supply due to the speculative behaviour of local retailers and panic-buying by consumers.
Zim, Zambia sign four MoUs
Zimbabwe and Zambia yesterday signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) as the two sister republics moved to elevate and deepen their historical and economic relations.











