South Africa: Approach Ireland Like a World Cup Final – Bok Coach
RUGBY World Cup-winning Springbok assistant coach and newly appointed Stormers head coach, Allister Coetzee, yesterday warned the national team that the scrums will be one of the most important aspects of the game when they take on Ireland on Saturday.

Sudan: South Africans to Train Police
The South African Police Service has signed a R55 million agreement with the Norwegian embassy to support a police-training project in Sudan.

Egypt’s media stoked soccer fan anger with Algeria (AP via Yahoo! News)
Angry soccer fans rampaged through a posh diplomatic neighborhood in Cairo over the weekend, smashing shop windows and shouting obscenities in a frenzy fed by venomous headlines that portrayed Algerians as barbaric terrorists with a history of violence.

South Africa: Reitz Four May Be Compelled to Apologise
THE four former University of the Free State (UFS) students involved in a racist incident last year may well find themselves compelled to apologise , despite their lawyer saying last week that they could not do so without opening themselves to further prosecution, and so would not.

South Africa: Lack of Access to Clean Water Unacceptable – Zuma
It is unacceptable that most rural communities still do not have access to clean water, says President Jacob Zuma.

Egypt’s media stoked soccer fan anger with Algeria (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Angry soccer fans rampaged through a posh diplomatic neighborhood in Cairo over the weekend, smashing shop windows and shouting obscenities in a frenzy fed by venomous headlines that portrayed Algerians as barbaric terrorists with a history of violence. Egyptians were infuriated by media reports alleging their fans were brutalized by their Algerian rivals after Algeria won a playoff match…

South Africa: Pikoli, State Reach Out of Court Settlement
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli has reached an out of court settlement with the state.

UNICEF: Algeria Has Achieved Positive Results In Child Protection (Bernama)
ALGIERS, Nov 23 (Bernama) — The representative of the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) in Algiers, Manuel Fontaine has underscored the positive results achieved by Algeria for the protection of children’s rights, according to a report by Algerian news agency (APS).

South Africa: It Takes Fancy Footwork to Do the Diski
Diski dance, a sequence of moves based on soccer tricks, is the official World Cup dance – and the city is out to set a world record for the most people doing it at the same time at the launch of the Cape Town Summer Festival this weekend.

Rwanda: Country Wins Praise Over Food Security
Rwanda has joined Malawi as the next successful example of a green revolution in Africa.

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