Reho Falcon came from behind to beat United 33-31 in a thrilling rugby Premier League match at United’s home ground in Olympia on Saturday afternoon.

United seemed to be heading for victory when they took a 31-19 lead halfway through the second half. But Reho Falcon’s flyhalf Melrick Africa scored two great tries in quick succession as Reho snatched victory with five minutes remaining.

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Black Africa moved up to third position on the log after a thrilling 3-2 victory against Eleven Arrows on Sunday.

In other matches on Sunday, log leaders Orlando Pirates were held to a goalless draw by Blue Waters, Tigers and Fedics played to a 3-all draw and Oshakati City and Mighty Gunners played to a 1-all draw.

At Windhoek’s SKW Stadium Arrows took a 2nd minute lead against Black Africa when Timoteus Iipinge slammed in a clearance from a corner.

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Human Rights Watch

(Johannesburg, June 29, 2008) – African states should impose sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his illegitimate government in Zimbabwe after the sham presidential runoff, Human Rights Watch said today.

The situation in Zimbabwe, where government violence against opposition supporters continued even after the vote on June 27, 2008, will be on the agenda at the African Union summit in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, on June 30 and July 1.

“The...

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Luyanda Makapela
Sharm el-Shaikh

The Zimbabwe crisis has come under the spotlight at the African Union (AU) Summit in Egypt where a report is expected to be tabled at a meeting of the Heads of State for further discussion.

This is according to AU Chairperson Jean Ping, who was speaking after the first session of the 13th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of Foreign Ministers at the summit in Sharm-El-Shaikh.

"We discussed the...

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STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

On Friday, the Mugabe regime held a sham election that ignored the will of the people of Zimbabwe.

The international community has condemned the Mugabe regime's ruthless campaign of politically-motivated violence and intimidation with a strong and unified voice that makes clear that yesterday's election was in no way free and fair.

Any legitimate government of Zimbabwe must represent...

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