It’s getting cold for ‘Skid Row’ sleepers
AS the nights get colder, it is taking Salisbury’s many pavement sleepers longer to get to sleep.
Cell C to retrench
Mobile operator Cell C has launched a retrenchment consultation process, which would affect 960, or nearly 40 percent, of its 2 500 staff.
Auba’s unwanted record
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang set an unwanted personal English Premier League football record on Saturday afternoon, as Arsenal were defeated 2-1 by Brighton & Hove Albion.
Rassie’s rare disease
South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus faced a potentially life-threatening health scare in 2019 that required chemotherapy before and during the Rugby World Cup in Japan.
Prolific hunter has no regrets
A hunter who has killed more than 5 000 elephants and 50 hippos has said he is “10 000 times” unrepentant.
Zim records FDI growth
Zimbabwe recorded an average 8 percent ($452 million) growth in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows over the past 6 years, with 2018 recording the highest inflow at $745 million on the back of renewed interest from investors to pour their money into the country following years of isolation.
US markets comeback
US markets made a comeback last Monday and Tuesday, erasing last week’s massive losses.
French economy falls
France’s national statistic bureau INSEE last Wednesday said the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 17 percent in the second quarter (Q2) this year, better than its previous estimation of a fall of 20 percent in late May.
Delta starts new service
Major US airline Delta hopes to start service between Cape Town and Atlanta in October this year, subject to government approvals, it said in a statement last Friday.
Artisanal miners die after shaft collapses
TWO artisanal gold miners died on Tuesday after a shaft they were working in collapsed at Treasure 8 Mine in Silobela in Midlands.

