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Cape Town – It can be extremely difficult for South African farmers to settle successfully in Australia but, once you’ve made the leap, it is absolutely worth it, say John and Sharron Pretorius. The couple emigrated from their farm in KwaZulu-Natal to Australia around 18 years ago to start a macadamia nut farm in the small town of Alstonville in ...

Cape Town – While civil society welcomed the decision of National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams to prosecute former president Jacob Zuma, the move has done little to warm their feelings towards Abrahams. “At last the axe has eventually fallen,” Ben Theron, chief operating officer of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), said in a statement released on ...

Johannesburg – National Prosecuting Authority boss Shaun Abrahams is expected to make his much-anticipated announcement on Friday afternoon on whether or not former president Jacob Zuma will be facing criminal charges. The announcement will be made at 15:30 at the NPA offices in Silverton, Pretoria, spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku told News24. The Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed an application by the ...

Harare – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday that the country “has moved on” in response to claims by former president Robert Mugabe that he was ousted in an illegal “coup d’etat”. Mnangagwa added in a short statement that he “noted recent remarks made to the media” by Mugabe who spoke to foreign journalists at a location in Harare ...

As many as 50,000 people have fled separate offensives against rebel forces in northern and southern Syria in recent days, activists say. About 30,000 have left the northern town of Afrin as Turkish forces and their allies stepped up a siege. Turkish shelling killed 18 people on Friday, activists and militants say, and fighting erupted on the outskirts. In the ...

A Kenyan nurse has admitted to sending the wrong patient for brain surgery, blaming a heavy workload for the error. Mary Wahome only realised her mistake when surgeons said they could not find the patient’s blood clot. They were meant to operate on a man with a blood clot on the brain. But the man who had surgery only needed ...

Mark Hughes says his “affinity” with Southampton is the reason he agreed to take charge of the Premier League strugglers until the end of the season. The former Stoke boss replaces Mauricio Pellegrino, who was sacked on Monday with the club one point above the relegation zone after one win in 17. “The objective is to make sure we’re a ...

Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane will be out until next month after damaging ankle ligaments in Sunday’s Premier League win over Bournemouth. Spurs said in a statement that “preliminary assessments” confirmed the injury after a scan on Monday. Kane, who has scored 35 goals for Spurs this season, injured his right ankle in a collision with Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir ...

MANCHESTER UNITED board members are mulling over the future of Jose Mourinho in the wake of the club’s Champions League exit to Sevilla, according to reports. Manchester United’s season was dealt a hammer blow with the Red Devils slumping to a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Sevilla at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. The Red Devils remain in contention for the ...

JOSE MOURINHO insists his players are hurting after Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League following a meek performance against Sevilla. Despite being heavy favourites at the start of the tie, United failed to perform across the 90 mins and were stunned by their Spanish opponents. Wissam Ben Yedder came off the bench in the second half and scored ...