South Africa’s president repulses pressure to quit over graft as political ‘sharks’ bay for his blood
Cyril Ramaphosa, the embattled president of South Africa, has rejected calls to step down and said he will seek a judicial review of a report handed over last week by an independent panel appointed by parliament that accuses him of “serious misconduct”, aides said. The move may forestall looming impeachment...
American artist Kanye West has been diagnosed with bipolar, which explains his anti-Semitism
Appearing on Alex Jones’s Infowars show on Thursday, musician Kanye West, who now goes by the name Ye, did something remarkable: He made Alex Jones seem comparatively reasonable. Jones, you will recall, is the unhinged conspiracy theorist infamous for insisting that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax fabricated...
Brazil’s Selecao cap topdrawer display against Korea with touching to tribute to ailing football icon Pele
The flawless Brazil players paid a touching tribute to their World Cup hero Pele after he was rushed to hospital earlier this week. Pele, 82, was hospitalised earlier this week after he stopped responding to chemotherapy as he battles bowel cancer. And Brazil players paid homage to the World Cup...
Dazzling, sizzling and dancing Brazil put on style in 4-1 thumping of South Korea to reach quarters
Brazil delivered arguably the best performance of the Qatar World Cup so far as they struck four first-half goals in a 4-1 demolition of South Korea in Monday evening’s one-sided last-16 clash. The Selecao had suffered a surprise defeat to Cameroon in their final group game as manager Tite fielded...
World loves Messi, hates Ronaldo: Are football lovers really sick of relentless fan-girling Messi?
Are people actually that impressed with Lionel Messi or do they just hate Cristiano Ronaldo? The GOAT rivalry has us questioning whether the reverence is genuine. Lionel Messi marked his 1000th professional appearance with his 789th career goal on Saturday as he led Argentina into the World Cup quarter-finals. He’s...
Trouble is never too far away from Ronaldo, now angry Portugal coach considers dropping him
Portugal coach Fernando Santos wasn’t impressed by Cristiano Ronaldo’s reaction to being substituted off during their 2-1 defeat by South Korea – and it could lead to him being dropped for their last-16 game. Ronaldo was replaced by Andre Silva in the 65th minute of the final group stage match...
Rustling: In northern Uganda, soldiers deem poorly dressed herders criminals, release those who speak English well
Suspects arrested by Ugandan military for cattle rustling are routinely held in prisons or army barracks. In Kotido district in northern Uganda four former detainees described the harrowing experience they had been subjected to, which included tortured in military custody. When the arrests happen, the first to be released were...
‘Hell is coming’: How Ugandan soldiers arrest and detain Karimojong herders, extort money and kill civilians
e than 300 men sat in a sunbaked sports field here in Moroto – shoeless, shirtless and surrounded by soldiers. Some were builders from a construction site, others staff from a tourist hotel. Ten were community health workers who had come to town for a training session with an international...
West African presidents agree to form a standby army to counter surge in terrorism and Islamism
West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene against jihadism and in the event of coups, a senior official said. Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States had decided to act to “take care of our own security in the region”, Omar Alieu...
New medical study recommends switching from ordinary sugars to raw honey for healthy hearts
Consider replacing the sugar you consume with honey, says a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto. For people on a healthy diet in which no more than 10 per cent of daily calories come from sugar, honey actually provides cardiometabolic benefits. The study is a review and...
