Bails flying off as a Pakistani women batter is dismissed by a South African bowler on September 16, 2024 during the first T20I at the Multan Cricket Stadium. — Instagram/@therealpcb Pakistan lost to South Africa by 10 runs in the first T20I held at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday. The Proteas brutally defeated the Green … Read more
BEIJING: The 1,860-km-long Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) railway from Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam to New Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia serves as a reminder of the longstanding relationship between China and Tanzania. Over its 48 years of operation, the railway has transported over 30 million tonnes of cargo and carried more than 40 million passengers, becoming … Read more
President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China’s support to the world’s fastest-growing continent with funding of nearly $51 billion, backing for more infrastructure initiatives, and a promise to create at least 1 million jobs. The world’s biggest two-way lender, Beijing showed a desire to move away from funding big-ticket infrastructure and focus … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the elevation of bilateral ties to an all-round strategic cooperative partnership in the new era. Xi held talks with Ramaphosa, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and a state visit. Xi said … Read more
BEIJING: China and Africa have always been a community with a shared future, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed on Tuesday in a reply to scholars from 50 African countries. In the letter, Xi noted that in the face of a volatile and intertwined world situation, China and Africa need to strengthen solidarity and cooperation more … Read more
Internally displaced women listen to Nathalie Kipenzi, a hygiene promoter, during an awareness campaign for Mpox, an infectious disease caused by the Mpox virus that causes a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever, at the Muja camp for the internally displaced in Nyiragongo territory, near Goma in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic … Read more
West Indies secured their third consecutive series victory against South Africa with a 30-run win at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Saturday, defending a total of 179. South Africa seemed well-placed at 129 for 3 in the 14th over, but a collapse saw them lose 7 wickets for 20 runs in 35 balls, eventually … Read more
A black mouse in the midst of some small rubble. — Unsplash/file JOHANNESBURG: Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tonnes of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive. Hordes of mice are devouring the eggs of some of the world’s most … Read more
BANGKOK: Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on Wednesday. Thai authorities were treating the case as if it were the Clade 1 form of mpox, as the person, a 66-year-old European … Read more
South Africa secured a hard-fought 40-run victory over West Indies in the second Test in Georgetown on Saturday, clinching the series and extending their winning streak against the Windies to ten consecutive series. South Africa 160 & 246 beat West Indies 144 & 222 by 40 runs. Keshav Maharaj played a pivotal role, taking three … Read more