African economies are recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022 amid various internal and external shocks, such as adverse weather conditions, a devastating locust invasion, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Although Africa’s direct trade and financial ties with Russia…
Consumers can leave the budget in 2022 and start 2023 with a spending plan. A spending plan sounds more attractive than a budget, which will be easier to follow in economic times where consumers often have more debt than income.…
Mboneli Vesele, the bodyguard of University of Fort Hare (UFH) vice-chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu, was shot dead on Friday night in what was suspected to be an assassination attempt. University spokesman JP Roodt said the shooting happened outside the vice…
Prince Harry faced backlash on Friday over his memoir “Spare”, with criticism from the media, commentators, army veterans and even the Taliban, while Buckingham Palace remained silent on the leaked content. Days before the official publication on Tuesday, the disclosure…
Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he quelled a bitter rebellion among party ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days. McCarthy has always been the frontrunner…
Australia summoned all the ruthlessness, precision and nous of an ace bowling attack to leave South Africa reeling at 149/6, the follow-on now almost certain, at the end of the fourth day of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket…
World number five Aryna Sabalenka stormed into Saturday’s Adelaide International final, crushing Romanian veteran Irina-Camelia Begu as she lost just five games. Her reward is a title match against either Tunisia’s world number two Ons Jabeur or young Czech teenager…
The Proteas again showed little discretion with the bat, losing three wickets in the first session of batting in the third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. South Africa were 71/3 in the first innings at…
The Bulls ended a three-match losing streak in some style when they went down to the Dragons 29-14 in the United Rugby Championship match in Newport on Saturday night. Bulls are in all sorts of pressure ahead of the game…
Armed with a bottle of coffee, a few boiled eggs and a towel to protect his bare feet from the hot sun, 90-year-old Frans Hugo delivers newspapers in the desert every Thursday. Week in, week out, the old editor has…