Meg Lanning and Ashleigh Gardner celebrate Australia’s title (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) Getty Images The crowd was understandably febrile. You couldn’t blame them. Even though Sou...
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Australian Star Cricketer David Warner Is Headed For A Sad Ending To His Test Career
David Warner is on the brink (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Getty Images Heading into the Test series against South Africa, on the back of subpar performances against a tame West Indies atta...
Where are Chinese travelers going? Thailand and more in Southeast Asia
In a survey last year, Chinese travelers said that they were most interested in visiting Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea. But that’s not where they’re going — at least not...
Steve Smith’s Brilliance Reinforces Why Australia’s Top Cricketers Need To Play In Big Bash League
Steve Smith has scored two memorable hundreds in the BBL (Photo by Mark Evans – CA/Cricket Australia … [+] via Getty Images) Cricket Australia via Getty Images Forget about gimmicks, tacti...
Struggling South Africa Fuels Concern Over Test Cricket’s Future
South Africa were totally outplayed in Australia (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) Getty Images Finally, belatedly, South Africa showcased trademark grit on day five of the series finale third Test a...
Saudi Arabia Looks To Mining As Way To Diversify Its Economy
Khalid Al-Mudaifer hopes to see Saudi Arabia expand and develop its mining sector with new … [+] international partners in line with the Saudi 2030 Vision. Saudi Ministry of Mines By Joseph Hamm...
Australia’s Test Cricket Team On Cusp Of Greatness After Thrashing South Africa
Australia thrashed South Africa to wrap up the series (Photo by Dave Hewison/Speed Media/Icon … [+] Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Granted they’ve faced meek oppos...
Facing climate change, Asia farmers turn to risky microfinance loans
The “microfinance” industry — long touted as a way to help poor, rural communities in developing countries — is pushing tens of thousands of farming families into debt traps as they attemp...
What to make for Christmas dinner? It depends on where you live
People traveling abroad this Christmas may not find their favorite holiday food on the menu. That’s because traditional holiday fare varies around the world. To see who’s eating what this ...
A Remarkably Short Two-Day Test Match Has Polarized The Cricket Community
The first Test between Australia and South Africa lasted just two days. (Photo by Bradley … [+] Kanaris/Getty Images) Getty Images As Australia struggled to chase down a tiny target of 35 runs, ...
Tough And Nasty, Australia And South Africa Is Cricket’s Best Rivalry
Australia and South Africa are about to start a three-match series. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty … [+] Images) Getty Images There are more hyped series. Pick out any involving India, Australia and...
Ntsiki Biyela, Founder Of Aslina Wines And One Of South Africa’s Young And Very Talented Winemakers
Eighteen years ago, Ntsiki Biyela became the first black woman winemaker in South Africa, working at Stellekaya. A few years back she launched her own brand, her own wines, called Aslina Wines. It is ...
Black Panther 2 Soundtrack’s Kamo Mphela, Peerless Amapiano Songstress, Speaks To Success
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – NOVEMBER 09: Kamo Mphela at the official South African premiere Of … [+] Black Panther Wakanda Forever at Ster Kinekor The Zone Rosebank Mall on November 09, 2...
A T20 World Cup Final Between India And Pakistan Could Become Cricket’s Most Hyped Contest Ever
India and Pakistan played in front of 90,000 at the MCG during the T20 World Cup (Photo by SURJEET … [+] YADAV/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Could it really happen? Is it written in...
Makeup Artist Babalwa Mtshiselwa On Working ‘The Woman King’
TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 09: (L-R) Sheila Atim, Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, and John Boyega attend … [+] “The Woman King” Photo Call on September 09, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario...
Jumia Technologies Is The Best Of Amazon In Africa
A Jumia scooterman records address of clients to be delivered with product at the Ikeja warehouse of … [+] the company in Lagos on June 12, 2013. JUMIA is a Nigerian based online retail company,...
Elon Musk Backs China Special Zone For Taiwan That’d Be “More Lenient Than Hong Kong” — Report
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as he arrives for a meeting at … [+] the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on January 9, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schief...
The Appetite For African Data Centers: Can Investment Keep Up?
By Franklin Amoo and Rahul Kumbhani Insufficient infrastructure investment has always stymied development in Africa. Most of the continent has historically lagged the rest of the world in coverage of ...
Back From Brink, Sasol Gets On The Path To Greener Chemicals
The Lake Charles Chemical Project cost $12.75 billion. Sasol Louisiana megaproject complete, CEO Fleetwood Grobler is cutting risk and emissions at South Africa’s energy leader. After a peripate...
Pakistan Set To Decide Whether Its Star Cricketers Can Play In New Cashed-Up T20 Leagues
Ramiz Raja believes more clarity is needed over T20 franchise leagues. (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via … [+] Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images A decision on whether to allow Pakistani players to par...
Spotify Is Pushing Dance Music To Reflect South Africa
Two women dance in a nightclub during an amapiano party in Johannesburg, on February 26, 2022. – On … [+] a viral video of Manchester Uniteds Paul Pogba, fresh from a haircut, rhythmically...
How To Make [almost] Every Day A Wine Holiday!
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of VE Day at Linden Hall Hotel, Northumberland, with Sommelier of … [+] the Year David Hair. 9th June, 1985. (Photo by NCJ Archive/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) Gett...
The BAL Concludes Second Season, Response Has Been “Tremendous”
(L-R) Senegalese Presidential Advisor for Sports Ndongo Ndiaye, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, … [+] Secretary General of the International Basketball Federation Andreas Zagklis and the President...
Flight bookings for leisure and business travel top 2019 levels
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, global leisure and business flights have risen to levels not seen since 2019. That’s according to the Mastercard Economics Institute’s t...
7 Best Forex Brokers in South Africa
Forex trading in South Africa has grown exponentially, spurred on by greater access to online trading, more investment knowledge amongst retail traders, and a proliferation of both offshore and local ...
South Africa’s economy threatening downturn
DURBAN, South Africa – April 16, 2022: Massive debris at the Durban harbor following heavy rains, mudslides, rain and winds in Durban. The harbour serves as a bulwark for the economy of the city...
Africa’s First Black Billionaire Motsepe Says Best Entrepreneurs Exude Musk-esque Confidence
Topline The most successful entrepreneurs boast a belief in their businesses that can border on arrogance—like that of the world’s wealthiest man, Elon Musk—Africa’s first black billionaire Patrice Mo...
The Scale And Challenges Facing Bitcoin Adoption In Africa Today
Bitcoin adoption implies that it will be accepted as sound money all over the world. A truly decentralized asset that can be used to securely transfer and store value. Africa is lagging behind in term...
Companies bet employee benefits will help them in ‘Great Reshuffle’
Paul Bradbury | OJO Images | Getty Images Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want when it comes to work and work-life balance. Companies are responding, meeting the...
The 4 types of vacations that may be hard to book in 2022
After two years of living with Covid-19, travelers are making big vacation plans again. But not every type of trip may be available this year, travel professionals said. That’s because many peop...