South African Tribune

Can Haji Wright be the U.S. men’s soccer team’s answer at striker?

Posted June 9, 2022 by

Published by The Philadelphia InquirerAUSTIN, Texas — Five months before the World Cup, the U.S. men’s soccer team has a striking problem. A pile of players has tried to claim the mantle of being the Americans’ leading forward, but none has done so. For a while, Josh Sargent was “the…

Look: Golf Star Asked If He’d Play In Vladimir Putin Tournament

Posted June 9, 2022 by

Published by The SpunBy Matt Audilet Several big-name golfers have been lured to the new Saudi-backed LIV Tour with promises of massive contracts and record-breaking tournament purses. While the money is undeniable, questions regarding the moral integrity of these players have been brought to light. The Saudi Arabian government has…

UN chief warns impact of Ukraine war on world is worsening

Posted June 8, 2022 by

Published by AFPUnited Nations (United States) (AFP) - UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the consequences for the world of Russia's invasion of Ukraine are worsening, with 1.6 billion people likely to be affect. "The war's impact on food security, energy and finance is systemic, severe, and speeding up,"…

Spain wants NATO to flag migration as ‘hybrid threat’ in policy roadmap, says foreign minister

Posted June 8, 2022 by

Published by Reuters UKBy Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) - Spain, as host of an upcoming NATO summit, will push for the inclusion of "hybrid threats" such as irregular migration, food insecurity and terrorism in the alliance's new policy roadmap, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said in an interview. The June…

Boxer Dead At 24 After Scary In-Fight Incident

Posted June 8, 2022 by

Published by The SpunBy Andrew McCarty A South African boxer passed away this week after a scary in-fight video went viral a few days ago. South African boxer Simiso Buthelezi died following his fight with Siphesihle Mntungwa on Sunday. He was just 24 years old. A video from the fight…

South African Boxer Simiso Buthelezi Dies Following Fight

Posted June 8, 2022 by

Published by Sports IllustratedBy Dan Lyons He was reportedly winning the fight before he began aimlessly punching away from his opponent. South African boxer Simiso Buthelezi has died after a WBF African lightweight title fight against Siphesihle Mntungwa on Sunday. He was 24 years old. Video from the 10th round…

‘Tendrils of hope’ for the ocean: Q&A with conservationist Charles Clover

Posted June 8, 2022 by

Published by MongabayIn 2004, Charles Clover published a book called The End of the Line that painted a dismal view of our oceans due to rampant overfishing. The book, as well as the subsequent film by the same name, describes how wealthy fishing nations have been pushing global fisheries toward…

Trudy Rubin: Putin’s new war crime: Starving world’s poor by blocking Ukraine’s grain exports

Posted June 8, 2022 by

Published by The Philadelphia InquirerYou may think you’ve seen every horror in Russia’s kit of war crimes against Ukraine (short of weapons of mass destruction). You haven’t. Moscow is blockading (or destroying) Ukraine’s port cities on the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea and preventing them from exporting grain.…

COVID-19 still surging in California’s capital region. Will subvariants lead to even more?

Posted June 8, 2022 by

Published by The Sacramento BeeA major Sacramento K-12 district has returned to indoor masking, a Bay Area county of more than 1.6 million people has reverted to a countywide mask mandate, and transmission and hospitalization rates for COVID-19 continue to swell throughout California as a new pair of omicron subvariants…

Israel has ‘no intention of ending the occupation’: UN

Posted June 8, 2022 by

Published by Al-ArabyAn independent commission of inquiry set up by the UN Human Rights Council after the 2021 Gaza war said Israel must do more than end the occupation of land Palestinians want for a state, according to a report released on Tuesday. "Ending the occupation alone will not be…