adminSA’s Mango rescue moves ahead
THE South African government has opted for Mango airline not to form part of the deal by which the Takatso Consortium will obtain a 51 percent stake in SAA.
Weary, wary Kenyans head to the polls
East Africa’s economic powerhouse, Kenya, will hold elections on Tuesday to select a new president, parliament, county governors and assemblies. President Uhuru Kenyatta will be stepping down after serving his constitutionally allowed 10 years.
South Korean leader snubs Pelosi
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s “unfortunate” absence from a meeting with visiting Speaker of US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi is seen by Chinese experts as a way to avoid embarrassment, as Pelosi’s recent visit to the island of Taiwan has irritated China and caused tensions in the region.
US firm owes us US$300bn: Malawi
US company Columbia Gem House has denied accusations from Malawi that it owes more than US $300 billion in unpaid taxes on minerals extracted in the country.
Rivals desperate to break Bayern’s Bundesliga stranglehold
Bayern Munich have dominated the German Bundesliga football for a decade and when the champions open their new season against Eintracht Frankfurt tonight few will be betting against them winning a record-extending 11th consecutive league crown.
Wait for EPL finally over
Arsenal’s trip to Crystal Palace lifts the curtain on the new English Premier League football season today, with Erling Haaland’s debut in the English top-flight the highlight of the weekend as champions Manchester City travel to West Ham.
US involvement in missile strikes against Russia revealed
On Tuesday, a spokesman for Russia’s defence ministry, Lt Gen Igor Konashenkov, stated that “contrary to White House and Pentagon claims, (the US) was directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine.”
Africa keeps focus on key partnerships with China
Africans have little time for the attempts by many in the West to smear China with the accusation that it is creating debt traps with its development partnerships in the continent. Instead, they remain focused on the benefits that Chinese-backed infrastructure projects have brought to an increasing number of African nations.
Players to get sexual consent training
The English Premier League football is set to introduce mandatory sexual consent courses to every player across the 20 top-flight clubs following successful lobbying from campaign groups amid a rise in accusations.
Mahmud slams listless Bangladesh
KHALED Mahmud, the Bangladesh team director, has called the side’s defeat to Zimbabwe in the three-match T20I cricket series as “a disgrace”.