Australia’s men’s Twenty20 captain Aaron Finch retired from international cricket on Tuesday, ending a 12-year career as one of the most prolific run-scorers in the limited-overs format. A devastating opening batter at his peak, Finch’s position has been under a…
Food insecurity as a result of prolonged and higher burden levels adds to the list of pressures weighing on businesses and consumers. Tiger Brands, the country’s largest food producer, said its production plans were informed by a load shedding schedule,…
It was a night of a thousand stars but for South Africa, the 65th Grammy Awards yesterday morning was an evening of triumph. The trio of Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini, and Nomcebo Zikode took gold for their collaborative track, Bayethe,…
Anyone with a “political passport”, who can run without political interference, would be the ideal candidate for Eskom, experts say. With the top role set to be vacant in less than two months, energy specialist Lungile Mashele says the country’s…
His favorite subject at school was history. While all my classmates were having nightmares about memorizing all the important dates, place names and timelines, I was fascinated by the characters. From Julius Caesar to Winston Churchill, I marvel at the…
India unveiled Monday its largest helicopter factory, capable of producing at least 1,000 aircraft a year, as part of a self-defense push to counter China’s assertiveness. New Delhi also announced a double increase in its annual defense budget last week…
Tulin Akkaya had just begun to collect his thoughts after being awakened by the biggest earthquake to hit Turkey in nearly a century when a second massive jolt sent him scrambling for safety on the street. Buildings collapsed around the…
France is set to announce new measures this week to prevent minors from accessing pornographic websites, in the latest round of a years-long battle to protect children from explicit material. “I plan to end this scandal,” Digital Affairs Minister Jean-Noel…
A mother and her seven children aged two to 14 died on Monday after a faulty tumble dryer apparently set fire to their home in eastern France, authorities said. The fire, the biggest fire involving children in France in a…
Nurses and ambulance staff raised their demands for better pay Monday to fight Britain’s cost-of-living crisis by launching the biggest ever health service strike. The stoppages – part of a wave of industrial action across the UK economy – saw…