Tag Archives: New Zealand
Recovering rapidly from an assault that left him with life-threatening injuries, New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder is now “back on his feet” but is disappointed to miss out on his Indian Premier League (IPL) stint this year. The 28-year-old, who … read more »
By Mugambi Kiai,The Star opinion The past weekend witnessed a feat of such sporting splendour that followers of Kenya’s seven-a-side rugby team breathlessly exhilarated. After dumping rugby powerhouses South Africa (the BlitzBokke) and New Zealand (the All Blacks – and … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya elections, Kenyan, kenyan elections, Mike Friday, Musalia Mudavadi, New Zealand, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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(AP) -Sam Edgerley scored a try in extra time to give England a 24-19 win over Kenya on Saturday in the final of the Wellington Sevens, the fourth round of the International Rugby Board’s World Series. England turned around a … read more »
Posted in Kenya, Rugby, Sports
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Tagged Dan Norton, England, Fiji, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, New Zealand, Saturday, United States, Wellington Sevens
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FORM SINCE 2012 SIX NATIONS v New Zealand (Auckland) – Lost 42-10 v New Zealand (Christchurch) – Lost 22-19 v New Zealand (Hamilton) – Lost 60-0 v South Africa (Dublin) – Lost 16-12 v Fiji (Limerick) – Won 53-0 v … read more »
Posted in Rugby
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Tagged 2013 six nations, 2013 Six Nations: Team IRELAND, Argentina, Brian O'Driscoll, Cardiff, Christchurch, Dublin, England, england six nations, New Zealand, rugby, rugby six nations, six nations 2013, six nations fixtures, six nations live, six nations score, six nations tickets, South Africa
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FORM SINCE 2012 SIX NATIONS v South Africa (Durban) – Lost 22-17 v South Africa (Johannesburg) – Lost 36-27 v South Africa (Port Elizabeth) – Drew 14-14 v Fiji (Twickenham) – Won 54-12 v Australia (Twickenham) – Lost 20-14 v … read more »
Posted in Rugby
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Tagged 2013 six nations, 2013 Six Nations: Team England, Dublin, England, england six nations, Media Wales, New Zealand, Port Elizabeth, rugby, rugby six nations, six nations 2013, six nations fixtures, six nations live, six nations score, six nations tickets, South Africa, Twickenham, Western Mail
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FORM SINCE 2012 SIX NATIONS v Barbarians (Cardiff) – Won 30-21 v Australia (Brisbane) – Lost 27-19 v Australia (Melbourne) – Lost 25-23 v Australia (Sydney) – Lost 20-19 v Argentina (Cardiff) – Lost 26-12 v Samoa (Cardiff) – Lost … read more »
Posted in Rugby
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Tagged 2013 six nations, 2013 Six Nations: Team Wales, Cardiff, england six nations, Gerald Davies, Media Wales, New Zealand, Phil Bennett, rugby, rugby six nations, six nations 2013, six nations fixtures, six nations live, six nations score, six nations tickets, Sydney, Wales, Welsh
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A DARK cloud seems to be hanging over Nigeria–trained doctors desiring to practise in the United Kingdom. Report by The Guardian Nigeria Figures released under the Freedom of Information Request by a British tabloid, the Daily Mail, reveal that three-quarters … read more »
By Terra Lawson-Remer Transparency International just released its 2012 country rankings of corruption in the public sector. The index is based on a variety of corruption-related data, including public opinion polls and assessments collected from experts living and working in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Afghanistan, Finland, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, New Zealand, North Korea, somali news, Somalia, Transparency International, UNICEF
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South Africa beat New Zealand by eight wickets to finish third at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 on Saturday in the third-fourth position playoff at the Endeavour Park in Townsville. South Africa and New Zealand had earlier lost … read more »
Posted in Cricket
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Tagged Africa Business News, Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news agency, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, bbc africa news, Ben Horne, Cricket World Cup, IndepthAfrica, India, Joe Carter, New Zealand, reuters africa news, South Africa, Townsville, Will Young
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Zimbabwean prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai says long-time ruler Robert Mugabe is ready to give up power if he loses the next election. Mr Tsvangirai made the comments in New Zealand, part of a tour to ask numerous countries to end … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Spotlight, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Africa Business News, Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news agency, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Consociationalism, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, New Zealand, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, reuters africa news, Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe
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Ottawa is placing a temporary freeze on applications for two popular immigration programs that bring skilled foreign workers to Canada. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told a Calgary business audience that a six-month moratorium is necessary to wade through an existing … read more »
Posted in Canada, Immigration Canada
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Tagged Alberta, australian immigration, Canada, canada government, canada immigration form, canada immigration forum, canada immigration permanent resident, canada immigration points, canada immigration points calculator 2012, canada immigration status, Haskayne School of Business, Jason Kenney, Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Canada), New Zealand, University of Calgary
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JERRY FLANNERY IS a straight talking man. You would only need to text him to find that out. He’s not one to constantly spend the day with his neck arched downward and his thumb working overtime. So it’s not aloofness, … read more »
Posted in Rugby, Sports
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Compartment Syndrome, Flannery, Grand Slam, Guinness, Heineken Cup, IndepthAfrica, Jerry Flannery, jesus, New Zealand
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South Africa rode another irresistible performance from Vernon Philander to take a 1-0 lead in Hamilton, vanquishing the hosts by nine wickets inside three days. Philander continued his phenomenal success in a sublime six-Test career, demolishing New Zealand’s lower order … read more »
Posted in Cricket, News, Sports
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Tagged 2nd Test, cricket live, cricket match, cricket score, cricket streaming, Hamilton, live cricket score, neo, Neo Cricket, New Zealand, New Zealand v South Africa, South Africa won by 9 wickets, Vernon Philander
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An unbeaten 82-run partnership between Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor set up a tantalising final day in Dunedin, in which all four results remain possible. South Africa need eight wickets to take the series lead, while New Zealand require another … read more »
Posted in Cricket, Sports
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Brendon McCullum, Doug Bracewell, Imran Tahir, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Jacques Kallis, New Zealand, Rob Nicol, Ross Taylor, South Africa
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A gripping second day of Test cricket at the University Oval in Dunedin left precious little separating the teams, with New Zealand five runs ahead of South Africa’s 238, with a wicket in hand. New Zealand’s top order battled swing … read more »
Posted in Cricket
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Brendon McCullum, Doug Bracewell, Imran Tahir, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Jacques Kallis, New Zealand, Rob Nicol, South Africa, Vernon Philander
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South Africa 238 & 435/5d New Zealand 273 & 137/2 (41.0 ov) New Zealand require another 264 runs with 8 wickets remaining Match delayed by rain – Day 5 Squads South Africa: AB de Villiers(c), Mark Boucher(wk), Hashim Amla, … read more »
Posted in Cricket, Live
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Tagged 1st Test, 1st Test cricket, 1st Test Zealand v South Africa, Chris Martin, Dunedin, Ian Smith, live cricket, New Zealand, New Zealand v South Africa, South Africa, Test cricket, University Oval, Zimbabwe
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Gerald Majola, CEO of Cricket South Africa (CSA) applauded the South African team’s 3-0 clean sweep in the One-Day International series against New Zealand. South Africa defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets with 40 balls to spare at Eden Park … read more »
Posted in Cricket
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Tagged AB de Villiers, Cricket South Africa, Gary Kirsten, Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Marchant de Lange, Morne Morkel, New Zealand, NZ, NZ vs SA, One Day International, sa, South Africa, Tags: Gerald Majola, Wayne Parnell
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The Report by Andrew Fernando at Eden Park South Africa 208 for 5 (Amla 76, Morkel 41) beat New Zealand 206 (McCullum 47, de Lange 4-46) by five wickets South Africa rested their bowler of the series and three injured … read more »
Posted in Cricket
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Albie Morkel, Dale Steyn, Eden Park, Hashim Amla, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Kane Williamson, New Zealand, Rob Nicol, South Africa
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New Zealand 6/0 (2.5 ov) South Africa 1.6 Steyn to Nicol, 1 run, gets forward and gets an inside edge to the leg side 1.5 Steyn to Nicol, no run, 138 kph, quick bouncer there, Nicol had to arch back … read more »
Posted in Cricket, Sports
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Tagged 3rd ODI Cricket Live, Brendon McCullum, cricinfo, cricket live, cricket match live, cricket score, cricket score live, Doug Bracewell, Hashim Amla, India, Jesse Ryder, live cricket, live cricket score, New Zealand, New Zealand v South Africa, One Day International, South Africa, Tarun Nethula
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Batsman Rob Nicol and all-rounder Andrew Ellis have been included in New Zealand’s squad for the first of three home tests against South Africa, while captain Ross Taylor returns after a calf muscle injury. Nicol and Ellis have both played … read more »
Posted in Cricket
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Andrew Ellis, Brendon McCullum, Doug Bracewell, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, New Zealand, Rob Nicol, South Africa
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The gap between New Zealand and South Africa appears to be growing, but Martin Guptill says his side are staying positive ahead of Saturday’s final one-dayer in Auckland. After last night’s crushing in Napier, the Black Caps have now lost … read more »
Posted in Cricket, Sports
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Tagged Africa news, African news, BlackCaps, Brendon McCullum, Guptill, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill, New Zealand, South Africa
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South Africa arrived in New Zealand today trumpeting new players, new goals and, most importantly, a new mindset ahead of their six week tour. There is no doubt the Proteas will present a significantly stronger proposition on the park than … read more »
Posted in Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged AB de Villiers, Gary Kirsten, Graeme Smith, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, New Zealand, South Africa, Stephen Fleming, Villiers, World cup
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Somalia and North Korea are perceived as the most corrupt countries, a report released this week said. New Zealand, on the other hand, comes in at number one with the most sparkly clean reputation for corruption. The report, released by … read more »
October 23, 2011 by benim
Auckland – Hosts New Zealand beat France 8-7 to win the rugby World Cup at Eden Park on Sunday and claim the Webb Ellis trophy for the first time since 1987. Prop Tony Woodcock scored a 14th minute try to … read more »
Posted in Australia, Global Issues
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Tagged Eden Park, France, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, New Zealand, New Zealand national rugby union team, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Rugby World Cup, Southern Africa, Stephen Donald, Thierry Dusautoir, West Africa, World cup
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October 14, 2011 by benim
At least 28 people were killed when a small passenger plane went down in stormy weather in a heavily-forested area of northern Papua New Guinea. The two pilots, one Australian and one from New Zealand, survived, as did two passengers, … read more »
Posted in Global Issues
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Tagged Airlines PNG, Australia, Bombardier Dash 8, Gogol River, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Lae, Madang, New Zealand, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Papua New Guinea, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 12, 2011 by benim
New Zealand’s naked rugby team, the Dunedin-based Nude Blacks, lost for the first time in its nine-year existence on Saturday, beaten 25-20 by a clothed women’s team from Spain. But there may be a clue as to how the visitors … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged Dunedin, Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, New Zealand, New Zealand national rugby union team, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Rugby union, Rugby World Cup, Southern Africa, Spain national football team, sport, West Africa
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A New Zealand woman nearly lost her hand after a “steamy sex romp” in Croatia went wrong, reports have said. According to the Croatian Times, the 28-year-old woman’s hand was severed on a jagged edge of a hand basin in … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Business and Economy, Croatia, Croatian Times, East Africa, Government, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, New Zealand, North Africa, Oceania, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Steven Joyce, West Africa, Woman
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Ethiopia and Kenya are facing a severe measles epidemic, with inadequate availability of vaccines adding to the trouble in both Horn of Africa nations. UNICEF statistics state that there have been over 17,584 measles cases in 2011, including 114 deaths, … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenya, measle, New Zealand, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, UNICEF, United States, West Africa, World Health Organization
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Harare – Nurses in Zimbabwe have been reduced to selling tomatoes and other fruit to survive due to poor public sector salaries, the country’s health minister said on Wednesday. Henry Madzorera was speaking after receiving a donation from the US … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Henry Madzorera, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Morgan Tsvangirai, New Zealand, North Africa, Pan African News, People, Politics, Robert Mugabe, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zimbabwe
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The New Zealand government has approved a tour by the Zimbabwe cricket team, saying Sunday it would waive travel sanctions on teams from the African nation. Zimbabwe are scheduled to play in New Zealand next year for the first time … read more »
Posted in News, Other Sports, Southern Africa, Sports, Zimbabwe
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cricket, East Africa, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Murray McCully, New Zealand, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Mugabe, Southern Africa, Visa (document), West Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe national cricket team
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