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In past elections results were tampered with and reversed, ballot boxes were seized and results cancelled in key constituencies

Falling in love with the slow cycles of Zanzibar

You don’t have to go on a luxury package tour to enjoy what this tropical Tanzanian island has to offer

Etoile and Sfaxien seek historic African triumph

Etoile Sahel or title holders CS Sfaxien will create history on Saturday by becoming the first club to win the African Confederation Cup twice.

Rainbow nation looks for gold in Beijing

SA go into their fifth Olympic Games since sporting isolation with their medal hopes once again pinned on their swimmers and track and field athletes.

Benni breaks record as SA crush Paraguay

Benni McCarthy created a record and South Africa equalled one as they outclassed Paraguay 3-0 in a lively international friendly on Wednesday. Blackburn Rovers striker McCarthy…

‘Rock bottom’ Bafana tackle Paraguay

Seldom has a friendly international meant so much to 2010 Soccer World Cup hosts South Africa as that against Paraguay on Wednesday. Underperforming Bafana Bafana need a win to…

Elephants trample Guinea into dust

Côte d’Ivoire overwhelmed Guinea in the closing stages to triumph 5-0 in an Africa Cup of Nations Cup quarterfinal on Sunday and equal the record winning margin for the…

Antelopes ready for another Cup leap

The continuous rise of Angola into an African force could reach a new level on Thursday in a top-of-the-table Africa Sup of Nations Group D showdown with leaders Tunisia. A draw…

No place for hero Van Heerden

There is unlikely to be a place in the starting line-up for South Africa hero Elrio van Heerden when they tackle Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Van Heerden, who…

Van Heerden helps SA snatch a draw

Elrio van Heerden scored two minutes from full-time to salvage a 1-1 draw for South Africa against Angola on Wednesday in another 2008 African Nations Cup Group D thriller. No…

Angola striker has United on his mind

Thousands of kilometres separate Tamale Stadium in northern Ghana from Old Trafford in England. But as Angola striker Mateus ”Manucho” Goncalves prepares for an Africa Cup of…

African Nations Cup jigsaw begins to take shape

Angola, Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria, Sudan and Tunisia were celebrating qualification for the 2008 African Nations Cup on Monday. The Black Antelopes of Angola, the Indomitable…

Angola and Nigeria come unstuck in Nations Cup

Angola and Nigeria had hopes of becoming the first qualifiers for the 2008 African Nations Cup dashed on Saturday. A second-half goal rescued an away point for Group Six…

Sundowns face reality check

South African club soccer faces a reality check on Saturday when Mamelodi Sundowns host title holders al-Ahly of Egypt in an African Champions League final-round qualifier.…

Ocean Boys ‘are going to see hell in Freetown’

A club owned by Sierra Leone star Mohamed Kallon is set to cause a stir in the African Champions League this weekend. FC Kallon shocked fellow debutants Ocean Boys of Nigeria by…

Pirates return to scene of triumph

Orlando Pirates of South Africa return to the scene of their greatest triumph when they face Asec Mimosas of Côte d’Ivoire on Sunday in the African Champions League. Held at…

African giants flex muscles in Egypt

The favourites have not taken long to impress in the African Nations Cup with hosts Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire winning first-round group matches. Defending…