insert_link Sport Min Woo Lee sole leader at the Australian Open Min Woo Lee sunk an eagle at the 18th to surge into the sole lead at the Australian Open on Friday as he targets back-to-back DP World Tour titles, while major winner Shin Jiyai took charge of the women's event. Australia's hottest new golf star recovered from a bogey at the first to make six birdies before finishing with a bang on his way to a seven-under-par 64 to […] todayDecember 1, 2023 2
insert_link Sport Dominica pulls out of hosting 2024 Cricket World Cup The Caribbean nation of Dominica has withdrawn from the hosting of games at next year's T20 Cricket World Cup, the country's sports ministry said on Thursday. Dominica is one of seven Caribbean countries that were given games for the June tournament by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in September. Matches will also be held in New York, Florida and Texas in the United States, the first time a major […] todayDecember 1, 2023 30
insert_link Sport Aussie swimmers to miss Doha for Olympics Powerhouse Australia expect to take a team of fewer than 20 to the world swimming championships in Doha in February with the Paris Olympics the focus next year. Coach Rohan Taylor said the squad would be half the size of the one that collected 25 medals at the worlds in Fukuoka this year, including 13 golds. It was the first time since 2001 that a nation other than the United […] todayDecember 1, 2023 8
insert_link South Africa Sharpeville: new research on 1960 South African massacre shows the number of dead and injured was massively undercounted Nancy L Clark, Louisiana State University and William H. Worger, University of California, Los Angeles On 21 March 1960 at 1.40 in the afternoon, apartheid South Africa’s police opened fire on a peaceful crowd of about 4,000 residents of Sharpeville, who were protesting against carrying identity documents that restricted black people’s movement. The police minimised the number of victims by at least one third, and justified the shooting by claiming […] todayDecember 1, 2023 13
insert_link Sport Euro2024 draw tomorrow The draw for Euro 2024 takes place in the port city of Hamburg on Saturday when France, England and the other leading contenders will learn the path to potential continental glory that awaits them next summer. The Elbe Philharmonic Hall, overlooking the river which runs through Germany's second-largest city, will be the venue for the draw, just over six months before the start of the tournament which runs […] todayDecember 1, 2023 2
insert_link APO International Senegalese foreign minister receives visiting Iranian deputy Foreign Minister Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri, who is in the Senegalese capital Dakar, met with the country’s Foreign Minister Madior Fall on Wednesday and held talks with him. The Iranian deputy foreign minister referred to the 9th meeting of the Peace and Security Forum in Africa and said, “The awareness of the African nations and the vigilance of the region's governments will not allow the Western colonialists […] todayDecember 1, 2023
insert_link APO International United Arab Emirates (UAE) leaders congratulate Central African President on Republic Day President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic on the occasion of his country's Republic Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also sent […] todayDecember 1, 2023
insert_link Sport Exciting English Premier League weekend fixtures ahead Arsenal are back on top of the Premier League with ambitions to stay there as they host Wolves this weekend while champions Manchester City play faltering Tottenham. Newcastle take on Manchester United in a clash of two teams with high ambitions of their own while Chelsea face Brighton, still searching for consistency. AFP Sport picks out three talking points ahead of the action. Arsenal's last-gasp 1-0 win at Brentford […] todayDecember 1, 2023 3
insert_link Entertainment Opera in Cape Town: critics trace how a colonial art form was reinvented as African By Wayne Muller, Stellenbosch University via The Conversation Many people thought that classical opera in South Africa – regarded as a western, colonial art form that was the preserve of white people during apartheid – would die with democracy in 1994. Instead the opposite happened. Black singers emerged as the new stars and the format of opera began to be Africanised for new audiences. Critics mapped this transformation as Cape […] todayDecember 1, 2023 11