A knack for making the best of a poor situation is a prerequisite for most estate agents, but few need it more than Abdurashid Abdullahi. Business is bad. Abdullahi needs to sell at least one property a month to support his family, but not many people want to buy a home in Mogadishu.
In the wake of Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> would like to throw down a challenge to South Africa’s Jewish community — or at least the many members of the community who uncritically back the government of Ariel Sharon.
Injuries could hamper the defending champion Auckland Blues as they attempt to turn around their Super 12 rugby season in a sixth-round match with the Wellington Hurricanes on Friday.
Claudio Ranieri has warned Arsenal they will need all of their killer instinct to end Chelsea’s Champions League dream in a fortnight’s time. A 1-1 draw in Wednesday’s first leg of the all-London quarterfinal left Arsenal as narrow favourites to advance to the last four of the tournament for the first time in the club’s history.
Serena Williams on Wednesday insisted that her off-court shots at a film career with a bit of fashion design work on the side will not distract her as she makes a comeback to tennis after eight months away. The former world number one is due to make her return on Friday at the ,5-million Miami Masters.
India recorded their first one-day series win in Pakistan with a 40-run win in the fifth and deciding one-day international to clinch the series 3-2. It was India’s first one-day series win in Pakistan in six attempts since the rival nations first played a limited-overs match on Pakistan soil in the 1978/79 season.
Real Madrid rallied for a 4-2 victory over Monaco on Wednesday, putting the nine-time European champions in perfect position for another shot at Europe’s biggest club title. In the other Champions League quarterfinal first-leg match, Arsenal gained a slight edge with an away goal in a 1-1 draw at Premier League rival Chelsea.
Growth and jobs: these should be the twin themes that define the next decade of freedom, the barometer by which government performance has to be judged. For all the comforts of a stable macroeconomic environment, historically low interest rates, and a stable currency, the lack of jobs and meaningful growth begin to make stability seem like standing still — especially if you’re jobless.
Title-chasing Kaizer Chiefs were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by relegation-haunted Silver Stars in their Castle Premiership clash played at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace outside Rustenburg on Wednesday night. The late arrival of fans for the second successive Chiefs midweek match forced the organisers to delay the kick-off.
Bahrain’s government is stepping up security in preparation for the Middle East’s first formula one grand prix on April 4. Police have been increasing their street patrols in Bahrain, where schoolboys rioted outside the United States embassy on Wednesday and religious fanatics trashed an alcohol-serving French restaurant last week.