Everton stun Chelsea

Duncan Ferguson described Everton’s victory against Chelsea as “incredible” after the strugglers delivered a vastly improved showing in the Scot’s first game as caretaker manager.

Married to a momma’s boy

I have been married for the past nine years. I am blessed with two beautiful kids. In all honesty, I am married to a momma’s boy, who is attached to his mother. When we got married, he said we would stay with the in-laws for two months tops. It has been almost a decade now.

African leaders challenged to fight climate change

African legislators have been challenged to come up with legal frameworks for climate change to enable countries avoid catastrophes and reactionary emergencies that eat up their budgets.

“African countries are spending up to 3,9 percent of their GDPs on climate emergencies, which in many cases have not been budgeted for,” said Dr James Murombedzi, the head of the Africa Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

21 000 cattle lost to drought

Farmers have lost more than 21 400 cattle in Matabeleland as this year’s drought — regarded as the worst in four decades — takes its toll.

It is feared the figures could be more as some deaths are not being captured.

Kohli stars in India win

Virat Kohli has said he is not a player who hits the ball in the air to entertain the crowd. Rather, he wants to do his job and win matches for the country.

We need to quickly adapt to climate change

Among the millions of species that inhabit our planet, homo sapiens is one of the most resilient.

Since we first evolved some 200 000 years ago in Africa, we have created habitats for ourselves in every corner of the world: from the frozen depths of the Canadian Arctic to the scorching heat of the Australian desert.

Seeing greatness strategically

It is not enough to just look at what is happening and be overwhelmed by complexity and despair. For you to be great you need to see what is happening now and in the unfolding future. When you do not see the future you set up yourself for many surprises. Strategy is a game plan for winning in this battle ground and the unfolding one.

UK media outlets can’t find candidates worth endorsing

A handful of influential UK news outlets are showing their disgust with the state of politics by choosing not to endorse any political party ahead of a general election that could have profound implications for the country.

Both the Financial Times and the New Statesman have declined to name a preferred candidate ahead of the December 12 vote.

When society conspires to breed monsters

AS Sekai Munaku (not her real name) is a prisoner of unenviable circumstances.

She is also scarred both physically and psychologically.

African leaders challenged to fight climate change

African legislators have been challenged to come up with legal frameworks for climate change to enable countries avoid catastrophes and reactionary emergencies that eat up their budgets.

“African countries are spending up to 3,9 percent of their GDPs on climate emergencies, which in many cases have not been budgeted for,” said Dr James Murombedzi, the head of the Africa Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

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