insert_link Sport Fiji player guilty of sexual assault Fiji rugby union international Api Ratuniyarawa on Monday admitted committing a series of sex offences before he was due to play for the Barbarians against Wales.The 37-year-old lock pleaded guilty to two charges of assault by penetration and one of sexual assault when he appeared before a court in Cardiff.The offences against three women took place between October 31 and November 2, two days before the Barbarians-Wales match at […] todayDecember 5, 2023 1
Sport Kenya name strong Olympic marathon group Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and world record holder Kelvin Kiptum were on Monday named in Kenya's provisional marathon team for next year's Olympics Games in Paris.An equally stacked women's squad sees the inclusion of defending Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir, Boston and New York Marathon champion Hellen Obiri and the women's former world record holder Brigid Kosgei.Kipchoge is bidding to become the first athlete to win three Olympic marathon […] todayDecember 5, 2023 7
insert_link Sport Banyana Banyana qualify for WAFCON Janine van Wyk became the most capped African footballer on Monday after making a 185th appearance for Banyana Banyana in a 2-0 African Women's Cup of Nations qualifying win over Burkina Faso. She overtook Egyptian Ahmed Hassan, who held the record since retiring in 2012 having represented his country 184 times. Central defender Van Wyk, 36, played for eight minutes against the Burkinabe in the western Pretoria township of Atteridgeville before […] todayDecember 5, 2023 5
insert_link Sport Nadal returns in Brisbane next month Former world number one Rafael Nadal said on Monday he expects "nothing" from himself before his return to the courts next month.Nadal, 37, has been out with a hip injury since last January but is set to feature at Brisbane in the near year.The Spaniard will use the tournament as a warm-up to the Australian Open in Melbourne having slumped to 663rd in the world before starting his […] todayDecember 5, 2023 2
insert_link World China wants stronger relations with EU at summit starting Thursday China says it wants to strengthen relations with the European Union when their leaders meet this week for the first summit since the end of the covid pandemic. Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong. todayDecember 5, 2023 4
insert_link Namibia Primary school at Noordoewer receives computer equipment The EHW Baard Primary School at Noordoewer recently received computer equipment worth over N$300 000 to set up a computer lab at the institution. ||Kharas Region Acting Director of Education, Arts and Culture, Jesmine Magerman on this gesture said that with the world being faced with opportunities the fourth industrial revolution offers, the ministry is fully aware that the education sector in Namibia has to develop alongside the development of […] todayDecember 5, 2023 11
insert_link South Africa The Freedom Front Plus in SA says the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Electoral Amendment Act provides more certainty The Freedom Front Plus in South Africa says the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Electoral Amendment Act provides more certainty that next year’s elections will indeed take place. The court ruled that independent candidates will only need to obtain one-thousand signatures to register for the elections. However, the apex court dismissed the Independent Candidates Association’s of the constitutionality of the act, saying it passes constitutional muster. FF Plus leader, Pieter […] todayDecember 5, 2023 14
insert_link Sport Neck guards to be compulsory Neck guards will become compulsory at all International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) events including the Olympics and the men's and women's world championships, the sport's governing body announced on Monday The move comes just weeks after the death of American Adam Johnson, who played for Nottingham Panthers in Britain's Elite Ice Hockey League.Johnson, 29, died on October 28 after being hit in the neck by an opposition player's skate during […] todayDecember 5, 2023 1
insert_link Sport Referee Tom Foley steps away from officiating English referee Tom Foley, who received death threats after acting as television match official at the Rugby World Cup final, will step away from officiating Test rugby for the foreseeable future, it was announced Monday.Foley was TMO for October's final between South Africa and New Zealand in Paris, which the Springboks won 12-11 and the All Blacks had skipper Sam Cane sent off.The 38-year-old said last month that death threats […] todayDecember 5, 2023 1