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ARC plans new high-tech FMD vaccine production facility in SA
The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) is making major strides in the development and local production of a vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), with plans under way for a state-of-the-art biocontainment facility and a mid-scale production...

SA cannot survive on extraction, imports, and elite consumption - Julius Malema
Monday, 28 July 2025 28/07/25 DOCUMENTS SA cannot survive on extraction, imports, and elite consumption - Julius Malema Julius Malema | 27 July 2025 EFF leader also tells anniversary rally that Fighters support General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's efforts...

The Tariff Chronicles: Fake Reciprocity As Real Leverage
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a ... More “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the...

Mares Down but Not Out
Botswana’s Women’s senior national football team, The Mares, are still hopeful they can reach the quarter-finals of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The local ladies will be locked in a do or die battle with Tunisia in the ultimate...

Jamaican athletes flood London
WHEN THE 11th stop in the Wanda Diamond League gets under way this Saturday in London, there will be an invasion of the country’s top senior athletes, as 13 of them are set to compete in individual events, while a stacked men’s 4x100-metre relay...

A $14,520 visa burden: The cost of a divided Africa
As we count down to the start of the Trans African Tourism and Unity Campaign, we face a sobering reality. Our team of 12 Ghanaians, four of whom are media crew from Ghana Television, will spend $11,520 in visa fees to travel across 39 African...

Air Peace’s Management Team Takes Strategic Approach To Enhance Customer Experience
1 LAGOS – In its effort at strengthening its leadership culture and enhance customer experience delivery, Air Peace has convened a three-day high-level Strategic Leadership and Customer Experience Transformation Retreat for its management team. A...

EC Roundup – 27 July 2025 – More cricket than you can shake a stick at!
Welcome to this week’s Emerging Cricket Roundup, condensing all the major news into one easy-to-digest place. In this week’s wrap: Headlines Rwanda, Sierra Leone advance to Africa Division 1 Uganda/UAE claim Pearl of Africa series Malaysia sweep...

Daily Briefing: The great paper chase in Bihar; TCS layoffs; and more
India live to fight another day against England, after a glorious draw at Manchester. It is rare to see Ravindra Jadeja, often overlooked despite his stats, and Washington Sundar, always placed among the lower-order, return as heroes. That was...

Erena Emerges SFA’s Vice-president, Reiterates Commitment to Squash Development in Africa
Adamu Ahmed Erena has reaffirmed his dedication to the advancement of squash across Africa following his election as Vice President (West and Central Africa) of the Squash Federation of Africa (SFA). Erena, a former President of the Nigeria Squash...
Gains of liberation under threat from within and without - Fikile Mbalula
Monday, 28 July 2025 28/07/25 POLITICS Gains of liberation under threat from within and without - Fikile Mbalula Fikile Mbalula | 27 July 2025 ANC SG tells NLM summit that our movements, while still dominant political forces in our countries, no...
This is a new scramble for Africa - Cyril Ramphosa
Monday, 28 July 2025 28/07/25 DOCUMENTS This is a new scramble for Africa - Cyril Ramphosa Cyril Ramaphosa | 27 July 2025 ANC President says that for centuries, continent has paid the price for rapid industrial development of global North...

Babajide relishes WAFCON of ‘firsts’
WAFCON 2024 turned out to be a tournament of breakthroughs for Super Falcons forward, Rinsola Babajide, as she listed a list of first things she achieved in Nigerian colours in Morocco, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria claimed a...

From near misses to glory
Mehluli Sibanda, Analysis I cannot even begin to describe the feeling when South African referee Paul Mente blew the final whistle at Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda, last Saturday. The end of the match confirmed Zimbabwe as the...

Ras Mubarak writes: A $14,520 visa burden, the cost of a divided Africa
…campaign lead, trans African tourism and unity campaign. As we count down to the start of the Trans African Tourism and Unity Campaign, we face a sobering reality. Our team of 12 Ghanaians, four of whom are media crew from Ghana Television, will...

Sports Headlines
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Fahmy Alsayed PortSudan( Sudanow)- Al Hilal are crowned champions of the Elite League after a historic victory over Al Merrikh by four goals to none. Al-Hilal and Al-Merreikh in the Champions, and Al-Ahly Madani and...
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'Running with faster athletes will only make me faster': India's Animesh Kujur eyes glory after historic Diamond League debut
Animesh Kujur, who etched his name in the history books by becoming the first Indian sprinter to compete at any Diamond League, is looking ahead to a bright future. read more Indian sports enthusiasts who have heard the stories of the great Milkha...

jereem 5th in Prefontaine 200
Jereem “The Dream” Richards finished fifth in the Men’s 200 metres at the Prefontaine Classic Wanda Diamond League meet in Eugene, Oregon, USA, yesterday. The Trinidad and Tobago track star crossed the line in 20.23 seconds. Botswana’s reigning...

Tears Are Not Governance! Sentiment Cannot Replace Accountability in Leadership
Femi Adesina, former media adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, claims in a ThisDay article that the President once shed tears in a private meeting in 2017. The occasion? Buhari had just learned he was misled into approving a $10 million...

Local course measurer, Ntlogelang upgraded
Course measuring is a technical field in athletics that only a few individuals in Botswana have found a niche in. After hanging his running shoes, Sir Seretse Khama Barracks-based, Wilson Ntlogelang decided to follow his passion of being a course...