South Africa Airways ready to resume domestic, continental flights on September 23
South African Airways (SAA) interim CEO Thomas Kgokolo says the airline is moving into a new era. Kgokolo made the comments when he was addressing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on the expected restart of the airline and on other matters concerning its subsidiaries. SAA is expected to resume...
Fight for gloves on at Arsenal as new goalkeeper attempts to push aside regular for starting berth
Arsenal summer signing Aaron Ramsdale has told friends he expects to start the club’s next Premier League match ahead of Bernd Leno, according to reports. The Gunners will be desperate to secure their first win of the season on September 11 when newly-promoted Norwich City visit the Emirates. Arsenal have...
Gunners get ready to fire their manager Mike Arteta, as Antonio Conte loads missiles to take over
Arsenal have reportedly agreed terms in principle with Italian boss Antonio Conte as Mikel Arteta struggles to get the Gunners’ season up and running. The Gunners sit bottom of the Premier League with three defeats from the three games. They are yet to score a goal and already questions are...
Biden administration in frenzied erasure of damning Afghan weapon reports from federal websites
President Biden will be bringing world leaders together for a virtual Summit for Democracy in December, the White House announced early this week as part of the administration’s efforts to tackle authoritarianism, fight corruption and advance human rights. The War in Afghanistan has always been a black-box, but the Biden...
White supremacism: Taliban success in Afghanistan is a model for Americans who believe in civil war in the US
As the United States-backed government in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban and US troops raced to leave the country, White supremacist and anti-government extremists have expressed admiration for what the Taliban accomplished, a worrying development for US officials who have been grappling with the threat of domestic violent extremism. That...
India’s DNA Covid vaccine is a world first and experts are optimistic ‘this is really the future of vaccinology’
India has approved a new Covid vaccine that uses circular strands of DNA to prime the immune system against the virus SARS-CoV-2. Researchers have welcomed news of the first DNA vaccine for people to receive approval anywhere in the world, and say many other DNA vaccines may soon be hot...
Paralympian Keula Semedo missed out 200m gold, but sprinted into the heart of her man – forever!
The Paralympics are all about incredible sporting moments and fairy-tale stories – and this latest moment is up there with the highlights of the Games so far. T11 runner Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo’s Tokyo Paralympics will live long in the memory thanks to the romantic gesture of her guide. Visually...
DR Congo army says it’s pursuing Islamist group that killed four people, kidnapped dozens in the east
Four civilians were killed and dozens taken hostage in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when suspected Islamist militants ambushed a convoy and set fire to the vehicles, the government said. Congo’s army has freed more than 50 of the hostages in Ituri province and operations are underway to recover the...
Sulking Sevilla defender Jules Kounde ignoring team manager calls after move to Chelsea aborts
Jules Kounde is reportedly furious with Sevilla for blocking his move to Chelsea, with the defender also said to be ignoring calls from his manager Julen Lopetegui and the club’s sporting director Monchi. The Champions League winners wanted to sign the Frenchman as a replacement for Kurt Zouma following his...
Tanzania police say gunman who killed five people last week was a terrorist with foreign links
Tanzanian police said on Thursday that a slain gunman who killed four police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam last month was a terrorist. In the August 25 attack, Hamza Mohammed shot police officers with a...
