adminSri Lanka axe Chandimal
Colombo — Sri Lanka’s cricket selectors yesterday sacked Dinesh Chandimal as Twenty20 captain and replaced him with Lasith Malinga, while Angelo Mathews was retained as the Test and one-day skipper.
Obama in Japan for tension-filled Asia trip
Tokyo — US President Barack Obama landed in Tokyo yesterday to launch an Asian tour dedicated to reinvigorating his policy of “rebalancing” US foreign policy toward a dynamic Asia.
MH370: Debris found on Australia beach investigated
Debris found washed up on a beach in western Australia is being investigated to determine if it is wreckage from the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane.
Pupil held over Museveni letter
Cape Town – Ugandan police are reportedly holding a 6-year-old pupil and her mother after the young girl sneaked through President Yoweri Museveni’s security and handed him a letter.
Malema defends lavish lifestyle
Johannesburg — EFF leader Julius Malema on Tuesday claimed he could not inspire the poor if he was living in a shack himself. “We don’t want them to stay in…
Oprah’s ex-stepmom tries to make her look bad
Cape Town — Oprah Winfrey’s embittered ex-stepmom Barbara Winfrey is throwing massive shade on the billionaire talk show queen, dishing dirt in return for payment in a scathing tabloid interview.
Islamist rebel leader flees DRC
Kampala — The leader of a Ugandan Islamist rebel group has fled his hideout in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a UN-backed offensive destroyed several camps belonging to…
Qatar criticised for domestic workers’ abuse
Amnesty International, the UK-based human-rights group, has accused Qatar for failing to protect migrant domestic workers, saying they are exposed to a greater extent of abuse than construction workers and…
US condemns S Sudan massacre as horrific
The US has called the massacre of hundreds of civilians in South Sudan an “abomination” and appealed to rebel and government leaders to condemn those responsible and bring them to…
Power tariffs, input costs threaten wheat production
Msilisi Dube AS the winter season fast approaches, most commercial farmers are scratching their heads as they ponder the prospects of winter cropping.