The health ministry said Thursday that a 38-year-old man died in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province on Wednesday, the same day a laboratory test confirmed that he had contracted the virus. Another man died Monday in a hospital near Johannesburg, the ministry said.Sourced from Africanews Read More

South Africa has been in a political impasse since the ANC lost its 30-year majority in an election two weeks ago, forcing it to reach out to other parties to find some form of agreement in order to co-govern for the first time.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The event, which will bring together 32 teams instead of seven, is scheduled for June-July 2025 in the United States , despite concerns expressed by FIFPRO (International Federation of Professional Football Players) about increasing physical demands and mental constraints imposed on the players.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The head of the U.N. refugee agency says he understands that the Biden administration enacted new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the United States, but cautioned that some aspects of the executive order may violate refugee protection required in international law. Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, spoke to The Associated Press as his agency issued its annual “Global… Read More

Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz is set to make his Germany tournament debut against Scotland as Euro 2024 gets underway. The attacking midfielder was a key part of Leverkusen’s attack as they produced a record breaking championship season, and has developed into one of Germany’s key players. He said in a press conference that he is confident hosts Germany would have… Read More