A member of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) in charge of the 2023 African Games, Dan Kwaku Yeboah, has revealed that except for VIP tickets, free access would be granted to spectators for the event. This, according to him, will take effect from Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The surprising move is part of efforts to…
Haiti is fast descending into anarchy. Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol bombs. It comes after a sustained attack on the international airport, which remains closed to all flights –…
The leaders of Libya’s two rival governments have agreed to form a single unified government, signaling progress in ending a political stalemate that has persisted for more than a decade. In a joint statement on Sunday, the leaders said they had agreed on the “necessity” of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed…
A former senior government minister in South Africa has left the governing African National Congress (ANC), with a blistering attack on the party. Nathi Nhleko said it was “painful” to see the ANC turn into a party he no longer recognised, accusing it of introducing austerity measures and dismantling state-owned companies. Mr Nhleko was close…
A toxic environment in swimming clubs in England has enabled abusive training practices and bullying to exist for years, a review has found. Extreme competitiveness led to an “ongoing and systemic” culture of fear at all levels of aquatic sports and was a major threat to its future, it says. Athletes, volunteers, and parents feared…
Ukrainian intelligence says seven people have been killed and six more injured after a Russian patrol ship was hit and sunk in a sea drone attack. Sergei Kotov was allegedly hit in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Ukraine’s military intelligence service said the Black Sea fleet ship suffered damage to the stern as well…
