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South Africa’s Bafana Bafana hope to build on their solid start to the World Cup qualifiers when they host Ethiopia this evening. Belgian coach Hugo Broos, who has led Bafana Bafana to a draw against Zimbabwe and wins over Ghana and Ethiopia, has named a strong starting line-up. Broos has made changes to the starting line from the last game against Ethiopia with Ngcobo, Letsoalo, Hlongwane, Makgopa getting the nod to start. Mothobi Mvala, Ethan Duncan Brooks, Vincent Pule and Tshegofatso Mabasa have been relegated to the bench. With seven points from three games, Bafana Bafana need a win at all…

NEW YORK, USA, 11th October 2021, (PSCU)—President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday witnessed the signing of a detailed private sector agreement that seeks to expand trade and investments between Kenya and the United States of America. Featured Photo Caption: :  H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta flanked by Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina (Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development) and Carole Kariuki, CEO of KEPSA follow proceedings during the signing of a Kenya-US private sector trade agreement in New York, USA.   Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the UN Amb Martin Kimani during the signing of a Kenya-US private sector trade agreement in New York, USA.…

Everything’s coming up Ben! Ahead of the premiere of his new movie The Last Duel, Ben Affleck gushed about how wonderful his life has been lately. © David Fisher/Shutterstock Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Fisher/Shutterstock (12438141i) Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez ‘The Last Duel’ premiere, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy – 10 Sep 2021 Bennifer Revisited! Relive Ben Affleck and J. Lo’s Whirlwind Romance Read article“I’m very happy,” the Argo director, 49, told Extra on Sunday, October 3, at the premiere of his other new film, The Tender Bar. “It is a very happy time in my life. Life is good.” In addition to juggling his busy professional…

The Netherlands moved to the cusp of securing a place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup after routing Gibraltar 6-0 in Rotterdam. Virgil van Dijk, Memphis Depay (2), Denzel Dumfries, Arnaut Danjuma and Donyell Malen were all on target for the Oranje. That has given returning manager Louis van Gaal a fourth win in as many games. Los Llanis, ranked 197 in the world, were generally impressive in defence, but couldn’t keep up with the Netherlands’ quality. A ninth-minute opener from Van Dijk was followed by a brace from Depay. That virtually ended the match as a contest as the hosts went into the break with a…

© Getty Images Joshua Kimmich Germany.Germany have confirmed their place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after a 4-0 victory over North Macedonia.They are the first side to qualify for next year’s tournament other than the hosts, who qualified automatically. A double from Timo Werner, sandwiched between second half goals for Chelsea teammate Kai Havertz and starlet Jamal Musiala, secured Hansi Flick’s side a resounding win in Skopje. It leaves them safely through from UEFA qualifying Group J with an eight-point lead over Romania with two games to play. Elsewhere in European qualifying action, Wales took a vital step forward as they look to secure second in Group E…

Following a break of over 5 years, Big Brother Mzansi viewers will be delighted to hear that the show is returning. According to entertainment blogger and commentator Phil Mphela, Mzansi Magic is working on re-launching the show however auditions have not yet taken place. Mphela’s sources said the fate of the show’s return will be decided upon today, “Multichoice is working on bringing the popular reality show back. Sources have informed me that a final brief on the status of the show’s return will be made today. No official audition channels have been approved yet.” he reports. Following a break…

After R. Kelly was found guilty of sex crimes and racketeering, one would think his music sales would also suffer but in direct contrast, the opposite is happening. The disgraced R&B legend’s music sales have jumped up by 517 percent since a jury delivered a guilty verdict in Kelly’s federal sex crimes case on Sept. 27, the Rolling Stone reported. Audio and video streams for the 54-year-old have also seen a surge of 22% and 23% respectively in comparison to the week before the guilty verdict was announced. Streaming averages this year have been more than those of 2017 before his sexual…

Egyptian Striker Mohamed Salah and Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez have been named on the 30-man shortlist for the men’s 2021 Ballon d’Or award. Salah and Mahrez are the only two African players to contend for the prize handed out by France Football this year. Salah scored 22 league goals last season and has notched six, joint leader with Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy, at the moment this season. He has emerged as one of the most fiercest striker across the globe and drawn comparison with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who have also been listed. Liberia’s George Weah is the only…

Crested Cranes head coach George Lutalo has summoned a provisional squad of 27 players to start preparations ahead of the forthcoming 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualifiers. Uganda will face Ethiopia at the second qualifying phase with the first leg slated for 20th October 2021 at St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende. The return leg will then come six days later in Bahir Dar with the winner on aggregate facing either South Sudan or Kenya at the final qualification hurdle. The squad named is largely a composition of the team that played at the just concluded COSAFA Women’s Championship where Uganda…

A US navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been charged with trying to sell nuclear secrets to what they thought was a foreign state. Jonathan Toebbe and his wife Diana were arrested in West Virginia on Saturday, the Justice Department announced. They allegedly tried to sell nuclear submarine design data, hidden in a peanut butter sandwich, to someone they thought represented another country. In fact, it was an undercover FBI agent. According to the statement, Mr Toebbe and his partner – 42 and 45 respectively – have now been charged under the Atomic Energy Act. Mr Toebbe worked in…