Topic: South Africa
South Africa's police officers will have to squeeze into their uniforms and hit the gym as part of a program aimed at making them better able to chase criminals in a country with one of the world's highest violent crime rates. The launch of a fitness program on Monday comes after one study earlier this month in the ...
Australia's coach Pim Verbeek said on Monday he would step down following this year's football World Cup, after steering the team to the tournament in South Africa and their highest ever FIFA ranking. Verbeek, who has also guided Australia to next year's Asian Cup in a successful two-year stint, said he had decided not to renew his ...
South Africa's deputy president Sunday called for an end to violent street protests linked to poor service delivery as the country marked the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre. Kgalema Motlanthe said the violence of current service protests contrasted sharply with the peaceful beginnings of the Sharpeville demonstration, which ended when police opened fire on marchers, killing 69 people ...
