Zimbabwe to Host 2026 CAF Schools Football Championships

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the 2026 edition of the CAFREAD MORE

PICTURES: The Devastation In The OR Tambo District After Eastern Cape Floods

The OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape was the hardest hit by the floods that swept through it on Monday and Tuesday this week.…

JDR Stars’ PSL Status Exchange Hands

Motsepe Foundation Championship club JDR Stars has exchanged hands after being sold. African Times can confirm that current owner Nditsheni Nemasisi has thrown in the…

Tottenham Hotspur Get their Man for the Hot Seat

Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has found a replacement for their former coach, Ange Postecoglou. Postecoglou made way recently with Spurs not convinced he deserved…

SAFTU Condemns Israel’s Attack on Iran, Says It Will Lead to Wider Middle East Chaos

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has condemned the overnight decision by Israel to attack Iran, saying it will lead to wider instability…

Abu Dhabi achieves 97.4% Sustainable Fisheries Index in 2024

Abu Dhabi has recorded a Sustainable Fisheries Index of 97.4 per cent by the end of 2024, continuing a six-year streak of marine conservation achievements…

José Riveiro Sets the Record Straight

Ex-Orlando Pirates coach José Riveiro has dismissed claims that he left the club for family reasons. Before his departure in mid-May, there were reports that…

The Statistical Mirage: Why Capitec’s CEO Is Forcing SA to Rethink Its Unemployment Narrative

The outcry was swift when Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie dared to challenge South Africa’s sacred unemployment statistic. “The unemployment rate is probably actually 10%,” he…

Fagrie Lakay Enjoys Cup Success in Egypt

South African striker Fagrie Lakay has won the Egyptian League Cup. Lakay, who plays for Cleopatra Ceramica, scored the second goal in the 2-0 over…

Rulani Mokwena Breaks Silence on Wydad Future

Wydad Casablanca coach Rulani Mokwena says he has no intention to leave the club during the season.

Behind the scenes, Wydad and Mokwena have reportedly agreed to part ways at the end of the season.

This followed widespread reports that the South African was on the verge of leaving Wydad last week, amid reports that he had not been paid for eight months. However, Mokwena has insisted he’s staying.

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Xi Jinping and his “ironclad friends” from Cambodia

In February 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted then Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, an appointment between the two old friends.

Back in early 2020, Hun Sen visited Beijing as China was battling the COVID-19 epidemic. He visited to show Cambodia’s staunch support for the Chinese people at a critical moment. Three years later, Hun Sen visited China again as promised.

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Nedbank Cup Final, Soweto Derby in Durban

Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium has been picked to host this year’s Nedbank Cup final.

In what is expected to be a thrilling final, Kaizer Chiefs will meet archrivals Orlando Pirates on 10 May.

Chiefs edged Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 on Sunday, 13 April, at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria to reach the final. Earlier in the day, Pirates registered a 1-0 win over Marumo Gallants in Orlando, Soweto.

Amakhosi’s trophy cabinet at Naturena has been gathering dust for a decade, and reachingREAD MORE

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“Flowing water cannot be severed” – How Xi Jinping promotes China-Malaysia friendship

Over three decades ago, when Xi Jinping, then the top official of China’s southeastern city of Fuzhou, visited Malaysia on an investment promotion trip, he found himself deeply impressed by two symbolic sites.

One is the Poh San Teng Temple, a long-standing homage to renowned Chinese navigator Zheng He (1371-1433) of the Ming Dynasty. The other is the city of Sibu, which became known as “New Fuzhou” after Wong Nai Siong, a Fuzhou native, migrated to Malaysia with overREAD MORE

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Russia opens BRICS Industrial Competence Centre on basis of UNIDO

The headquarters of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in Vienna hosted the official opening of the BRICS Industrial Competence Centre initiated by Russia in 2020. This is reported on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

The opening ceremony was attended by UNIDO Director General Gerd Muller and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Aleksey Gruzdev. The meeting was also attended by diplomats and representatives of BRICS countries.

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University of Mpumalanga Appoints Prof Meyiwa as a New Vice-Chancellor

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) has appointed seasoned feminist scholar Prof Thenjiwe Meyiwa, as the new vice-chancellor, effective from October 1, 2025.

Meyiwa will succeed Prof Thoko Mayekiso, who has been the institution’s vice -chancellor and principal since its establishment in 2014.

The UMP council chairperson Sabelo Mahlalela said they took Meyiwa’s recognised academic standing and track record of visionary, transformational and ethical leadership in higher eduction into account, when appointing her as their new mandarin.

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Exhibition of theatrical stage props opens in Moscow

From 9 to 30 April, the Stanislavsky House Museum is hosting an exhibition timed to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the “Silver Sword” International Festival of Stage Fencing. It is held by the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts – GITIS, a partner of TV BRICS, together with the Moscow Art Theatre Museum.

The exposition presents stage props used in the performances of the leading Russian theatres. Among the exhibits are more than 15 items from Stanislavsky’s collection, including sabres,READ MORE

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36 Emerging Contractors to be Trained as Part of Limpopo’s ‘Vuk’uPhile’ initiative

The Department of Public Works, Roads & Infrastructure in Limpopo has selected 21 emerging women, with the majority being youth, to develop and mentor them in the construction sector, which is predominated by men.

The slow pace of transformation for women in construction, after years of gender discrimination, paints a bleak picture for the entire industry in the country.

Through the national Department of Public Works’ vuk’uphile initiative, the Limpopo department says it has prioritised women in a bid toREAD MORE

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India becomes world’s third-largest producer of wind and solar power

India has emerged as the world’s third-largest generator of electricity from wind and solar sources, as reported by News9, a partner of TV BRICS, with reference to the Global Electricity Review 2025.

The report highlights India’s growing leadership in the clean energy transition, with wind and solar together contributing 10 per cent of the country’s total electricity generation last year.

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Elderly People Used to Smuggle Contraband into Eastern Cape Prisons – Correctional Services Head

The National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale says criminal syndicates operating in Eastern Cape prisons have changed their tactics and are now manipulating elderly people and using them to smuggle contraband into correctional facilities.

Thobakgalae says this is a new worrying trend they have just uncovered.

He was speaking in the province after visiting the St Albans Management Area, which includes areas like Mthatha.

“It has to be said that St Albans Management Area has been doing aREAD MORE

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