Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will on 27 – 28 September 2024, undertake a working visit to Ireland. The visit is aimed at reinforcing South Africa’s historic and warm bilateral relations with Ireland. Upon arrival in Ireland, the Deputy President will meet his Irish counterpart, Prime Minister Simon Harris, to reaffirm the strong political and diplomatic ties between the two countries. South Africa and Ireland established diplomatic relations over 30 years ago. Political and economic relations between South Africa and Ireland encompass a broad spectrum of cooperation, such as trade and investment, education, science and innovation and gender equality. Ireland’s…
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Wembley Stadium is arguably one of the biggest venues for a sporting event as it can hold a capacity of over 90,000 people, which is why it is an important feat for an artist to sell out a venue like that.We have compiled a list of top acts globally that have sold out the Wembley Stadium on more than a single date in history.Where is Wembley Stadium?Wembley Stadium, which was opened after the demolition of the previous ground and renovation in 2007, is a football stadium located in London. The stadium hosts several key events that include football matches, Rugby…
For decades, the rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees was regarded as the best and most intense in baseball, if not in all of sports. In 2007, former MLB commissioner Bud Selig described it as an unparalleled rivalry:”It’s the greatest rivalry in sports. You can talk about the Dodgers and Giants, the Cardinals and Cubs, the Packers and Bears, Ohio State-Michigan, but there’s nothing like the Red Sox and Yankees. It has history, intensity, proximity and goes all the way back to Babe Ruth. There are all the brawls over the years.” Britannica catalogs the 10…
Year-long sentence for football fan who racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior and Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze.A Mallorca fan who racially abused Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior and former Villarreal player Samuel Chukwueze was sentenced to a year in prison and issued a three-year stadium ban on Thursday. The supporter was “found guilty of two crimes against moral integrity, aggravated by the fact that he acted with racist motives”, Real Madrid said in a statement. The abuse of Vinicius occurred during Real Madrid’s 1-0 La Liga defeat by Mallorca at their Son Moix Stadium in February 2023, before the same fan…
Some judges in a New York appeals court appeared receptive Thursday to possibly reversing or reducing a civil fraud judgment that stands to cost Donald Trump nearly $500 million. One judge called the former president’s penalty “troubling” and wondered if the state’s policing of private business transactions amounted to “deterrence” or “mission creep.” A five-judge panel in the state’s intermediate appeals court in Manhattan quizzed lawyers representing Trump and the New York attorney general’s office during oral arguments in the Republican presidential nominee’s fight to get the Feb. 16 verdict overturned. At times the judges appeared dubious of Trump’s side,…
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – The tourism and travel industry has been the dominant sector of the Caribbean economy for decades, and a driver of economic growth and development. Notwithstanding, the Caribbean region has witnessed first-hand the detrimental and far-reaching consequences of infectious disease outbreaks, as demonstrated by COVID-19 with its stringent ‘lock-down’ measures that severely impacted the livelihoods of our Caribbean people. Other challenges faced by the Region include interconnected and porous borders, small, under-resourced populations, varying surveillance, laboratory and human resource capacities, as well as susceptibility to climatic change and disasters leading to increased transmission of food, water and vector-borne diseases.…
The Cameroonian authorities must immediately release three supporters of the association Pouvoir au Peuple Camerounais (Power to the People of Cameroon – PPC) and their relatives arbitrarily arrested and detained for a fortnight and put an end to arbitrary arrests and detention in the country, Amnesty International said today. On 9 September, three supporters of the PPC, Moustapha Tizi, Mohamadou Ballo and Ibrahim Oumarou were arrested allegedly for wearing t-shirts bearing the name of the organization in the town of Figuil, in the Mayo-Louti department in the North region. Hapsatou Issa, the sister of a PPC spokesperson, was also arrested…
Reports indicate that a top Chelsea star player is set to switch allegiance and opt to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare for the African Nations Cup, Nigerians are curious to see which players make the team, but one player that has been at the centre of attention and speculation is Chelsea’s Tosin Adarabioyo.Tosin Adarabioyo, the central defender for Chelsea, is the centre of attention as it has been speculated that the England-born Nigeria has opted for the option to represent the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the national level.Adarabioyo’s choice is…
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UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka was not the only player to announce this week that he is leaving the team, but the two situations are apparently not related.Sluka revealed in a statement on Wednesday that he will not play for UNLV for the remainder of the season to maintain his redshirt eligibility. The senior said the decision was the result of UNLV not following through on an NIL commitment that was made to him when he transferred to Las Vegas from FCS school Holy Cross prior to the season. Not long after Sluka shared his decision, junior running back Michael…