Barcelona open record gap in money league

London — La Liga leaders Barcelona have chalked up a victory over rivals Real Madrid after establishing a record gap between first and second place in the latest Deloitte Football…

Barca sack Valverde

Madrid — Spanish champions Barcelona have sacked their coach Ernesto Valverde and appointed Quique Setien as his replacement, the club announced on Monday. The decision to remove Valverde was confirmed…

Zondo set to meet with Zuma’s doctors as summons application postponed

State capture inquiry chairperson Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has postponed an application for a summons to be issued on former president Jacob Zuma to appear before the commission between…

Malawi to probe bribery bid in alleged poll fraud case

Malawi’s anti-graft body said on Monday it probe alleged attempts to bribe judges tackling a case linked to a controversial election which handed President Peter Mutharika a second term. The…

Queen ‘entirely supportive’ of Harry, Meghan

Cape Town — Following a meeting with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as well as Prince Charles and Prince William, the queen has released a statement after the Duke and…

Iran makes first arrests after downing

Iran’s judiciary has announced the arrests of an unspecified number of suspects in the accidental downing of a commercial passenger jet during a major confrontation with the United States last…

‘Plane victims would be alive if not for US-Iran tensions’

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the 176 people, including 57 Canadians, on board the Ukrainian aircraft shot down by a missile shortly after it took off from Tehran…

UN says desert locust poses unprecedented food security threat in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA. — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Tuesday warned that “numerous and very large” desert locust swarms have posed an unprecedented threat to food security…

Libya’s Haftar leaves Moscow without signing peace deal

MOSCOW. – Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar left Moscow on Tuesday without signing a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending nine months of fighting, leaving the future of a fragile truce uncertain.…

Murder scandal captivates Lesotho

MASERU. – Police in Lesotho, who are investigating the killing of the prime minister’s estranged wife in 2017, say they may ask international law enforcement agencies to help them track down…

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