Ruthless South African ‘construction mafia’ kill for 30 per cent commission on tenders
With elections a week away, attacks on ward councillors are bad for democracy and reflect the country’s organised crime problem. A growing extortion ‘mafia’ is sweeping across South Africa, crippling construction and small businesses with threats and bribes, and more recently killing political ward councillors if demands aren’t met. These...
Sudan interim PM Abdulla Hamdok under house arrest in another likely military coup
Sudan’s information ministry says the country’s interim Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok is under house arrest and being forced to issue a message in support of a military coup. The news comes as the United States expressed alarm over recent developments in the country, in a transition to democracy for more...
Underfire Man United boss Ole Gunnar scoffs calls to resign and vows, ‘We are too close to give up now’
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained why he won’t resign as Manchester United manager following his team’s embarrassing defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford. The Red Devils were thrashed 5-0 by Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool on a humbling afternoon for 20-time English champions United and their under-fire manager Solskjaer. The emphatic defeat...
Myanmar’s hidden hunger: We’re just eating whatever is available
Khin, a 59-year-old rice farmer, faced a distressing choice at the height of Myanmar’s monsoon season three months ago: sell a cow, a prized asset for agricultural households, or go hungry. She sold the animal for half its value. The proceeds went to buy food for her family and inputs...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits Man United team must ‘get going’, too open in EPL title race
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged his Manchester United team to improve otherwise they risk being left behind in the Premier League title race. United have won just one of their last four Premier League matches, a run which has included disappointing defeats against Leicester and Aston Villa. The Red Devils...
Newcastle big bucks problem settled after board agrees to appoint Paulo Fonseca club manager
Paulo Fonseca is inching closer towards taking the Newcastle manager’s job following a disagreement at board level, according to a report. The Magpies have continued to search for a new head coach while installing Graeme Jones as caretaker boss. The 51-year-old has revealed that he will manage the team for...
Studies confirm mix-and-match Covid vaccines generate more potent body immunity responses
Combining two different Covid-19 vaccines provides protection on par with that of mRNA vaccines – including protection against the Delta variant. Study after study has shown that people who receive two different Covid-19 vaccines generate potent immune responses, with side effects no worse than those caused by standard regimens. But...
Man United’s Ronaldo courts resentment in dressing room after he raps teammates’ ‘unacceptable’ attitude
Cristiano Ronaldo turned on his Manchester United teammates during a furious half-time rant against Atalanta in midweek. Ole Gunnar Stolkjaerres side were staring down the barrel of an ignominious group stage exit at the break, with the unfashionable Serie A side leading 2-0 and carving their opponents open, almost at...
Scintillating Mason Mount earns praise in Chelsea’s 7-0 win over EPL base team Norwich
Former Chelsea stars Joe Cole and Chris Sutton hit out at Mason Mount’s doubters after the midfielder scored a hat-trick in the side’s thumping 7-0 victory over ten-man Norwich. Top faced bottom in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off and the gulf in quality was enormous, with Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Reece James and...
Refugees: How Ukrainian war has destroyed our plans, our future; living a quiet life on pension is pointless
For children Ukraine know just one thing: war. Not a day goes without the rumbling of bombs, gunfire and the inevitable outcome: bloodshed and death. Love and peace are remote to the point of sounding unreal. Earlier this year, Veronika and half a dozen other children spoke to photojournalist Jakub...
