South Africa coach Raymond Mdaka sat down with SAFA to discuss his side’s campaign at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Chile that kicks-off on Monday night against France. South Africa are the reigning COSAFA and African champions. Coach, this is the big one. First of all, let’s start with you personally. What does it…
Nigeria’s chances of reaching the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been handed a major boost after FIFA sanctioned South Africa for fielding an ineligible player during a qualifier. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee announced on Monday that South Africa’s Bafana Bafana forfeited their March 21 clash against Lesotho for using midfielder Teboho Mokoena, who was not…
US president Donald Trump’s address to the annual gathering of the United Nations general assembly in late September 2025 set a new low in international relations. Trump delivered a broadside attack on multilateralism – the effort to solve the world’s problems through collective endeavour – as well as issues that have found common cause among…
Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar delivered another masterclass on Sunday, retaining his men’s elite road race crown at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. Launching a decisive solo attack 66 kilometers from the finish, the 26-year-old powered away on the punishing 267.5-kilometre course, which featured 5,475 meters of climbing and the cobbled roads of…
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Earlier this week, 10 countries recognised Palestinian statehood. With them, the number of UN member states recognising Palestine as a state have reached 157 out of 193. This means the vast majority of the world accepts the Palestinians have a state. And yet they continue to be treated as if they do not, with many…
On my first long-haul flight, on a Boeing 747-200 when I was 4, the airline offered us a pile of gewgaws, presumably to keep the children quiet and out of the hair of the other passengers. Among the toys was a red View-Master, with several discs depicting the airline’s operations, airport facilities and aircraft features…
Zimbabwe men’s T20 captain Sikandar Raza says home support will be key as the Chevrons begin their campaign in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers, which kick off this Friday in Harare. The tournament, running until October 4, will be staged across two venues, Takashinga Sports Club in Highfield and Harare Sports Club….
Lusaka — The World Bank is expanding support for Zambia’s watershed management and forest conservation, approving the second phase of the Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD II) project aimed to improve sustainable management of over 680,000 hectares of land and enhance livelihood resilience for over 650,000 people in targeted vulnerable communities of Zambia’s…
From the rainforests of Central America to low-lying atolls in the Pacific and drought-stricken plains in Africa, leaders came to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday with a common message: climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an immediate danger demanding bolder global commitments. Their appeals, sharpened by rising seas, failed harvests…
