Polokwane City will square off with Kaizer Chiefs in an Absa Premiership match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday. Kick-off is at 3:30 pm. Rise and Shine are winless in their last three league matches after drawing 1-1 with Mamelodi Sundowns away in midweek. The draw saw Polokwane remain eighth on the league standings – two points behind fifth-placed ...

Steve Komphela felt Friday’s Absa Premiership clash between Chippa United and his Lamontville Golden Arrows team was a classic tale of two halves as the two sides drew 1-1 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. “I think for the neutral it was a nice match to watch but maybe not so for us as Arrows and Chippa,” ...

Nigerians are finally going to the polls for the country’s general election following a last-minute postponement of the vote a week ago. The main challenger to President Muhammadu Buhari, 76, is the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, 72. Whoever wins will have to address power shortages, corruption, security threats, and a sluggish economy. Voting began at 08:00 (07:00 GMT) and ...

With this year’s Oscars being handed out on Sunday, Hollywood is in the grip of awards fever. But there are some awards no movie stars want. The winners of the Golden Raspberries, for the worst films and performances of the year, have been announced. Sherlock Holmes rehash Holmes & Watson won four including worst film and worst supporting actor for ...

Thousands of protesters have marched in Mexico City following the murder of an environmental activist. Samir Flores Soberanes, who was also a journalist, was shot twice in the head in his home in Amilcingo, south of Mexico City, on Wednesday. The protesters held signs saying “Samir didn’t die, the government killed him”; “Samir lives”; and “Justice for Samir”. As the ...

R Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, at least nine of which involve minors. The R&B star, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, has faced decades of claims of sexual abuse against women and teenagers below the age of consent. He has never been convicted and has previously denied other allegations. An arrest ...

Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) members from across the country have convened in Chilanga for the Seventh National Elective Congress. The Congress has attracted more than Forty Five delegates who are expected to elect new FODEP Executive office bearers. Speaking when he addressed the delegates, FODEP Founding Member Simon Kabanda challenged the organisation to rekindle the citizens’ morale to take ...

The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) says it will embark on a massive sensitization programme in townships to engage shop owners and members of the public on the extended producer responsibility regulation banning the use of non-complaint plastic bags. ZEMA Corporate Affairs Manager Ireen Chipili says chain stores are so far complaint with the new regulation, but notes that the ...

Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has welcomed government’s decision to commence the process of reviewing guidelines on the collection of contributions from schools by Provincial Education Officers (PEOs) and District Education Board Secretaries (DEBs). Coalition Executive Director George Hamusunga has however, appealed to the Ministry of General Education to consider discontinuing this practice because it is retrogress and undermines efforts ...

The Disability Rights Watch (DRW) has commended Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya for ensuring that the Mental Health Bill is presented to Parliament. The Bill has since passed first reading stage in Parliament. Disability Rights Watch program Coordinator Bruce Chooma says it is gratifying that the bill has finally been taken to parliament after so many years of lobbying. Mr. Chooma says ...