The onslaught from Sunrisers Hyderabad opening batters -- Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head -- continued to enthral the IPL fans in the 17th edition. The opening combo of Abhishek and Head created history in the Indian Premier League as SRH scored the highest powerplay score without losing the wicket. Hyderabad's score of 125-0 in six overs has now eclipsed the highest powerplay score in IPL and T20 cricket history, including international matches.Highest Powerplay Score in IPL...
South Africa is seeking potential minority investors and access to capital markets and loan financing for South African Airways for more rapid expansion, following the collapse of a previous equity deal, the national flag carrier’s interim Chairman Derek Hanekom said on local broadcaster eNCA.
Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday that the Biden administration has finalized the first-ever minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. The move comes after the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw advocates for the elderly reporting poor living conditions for residents in which they’d go hours without meals and water and were not kept properly clean. […]
Woodstock Lawn Bowling Club's Andy Caldwell will compete at the International Bowls for the Disabled championships in South Africa.
Minnesota’s Lower Sioux Indian Community is pioneering green building with its fully integrated hempcrete facility – a first in the countryWhen Earl Pendleton first heard about building houses out of hemp more than a decade ago, it seemed like a far-fetched idea.To start, it was still illegal to grow hemp – the non-psychoactive strain of Cannabis sativa – in the US. Importing it from overseas was prohibitively expensive. But Pendleton, a member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community, was intrigued...
South African content company Nthibah Pictures and video game design studio Talent Digital Art have partnered to develop an animated sci-fi fantasy series inspired by a video game featured in Nthibah Pictures’ forthcoming action-thriller film Boy Kills
Jimmy Butler knocked the Chicago Bulls out last season in the play-in game in Miami. But his status is unknown because of a right knee injury that could give the Bulls a big advantage Friday.
Set designers Katie Spencer and Sarah Greenwood went from Barbie to the darker world of the Amy Winehouse biopic. They explain how even a Smeg fridge evokes the singer’s dreamsImagine someone coming into your bedroom, taking a look around and then recreating it in meticulous detail: they would end up telling your story without ever saying a word.That was the aim of the set designers for the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black, where her various homes feel as integral as Marisa Abela’s detailed...
The IW engine in Call of Duty has been holding back the franchise for years, as new titles used to feel unique and bring innovation, but now Warzone is the primary focus, and Call of Duty 2024 may suffer because of that. Since Modern Warfare 2019's release, Call of Duty has been under the influence of the IW 8.0 engine developed by Infinity Ward, and it's becoming tiresome. Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, and Infinity Ward previously developed Call of Duty titles with their own...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since transitioning from white minority rule to a democracy 30 years ago. Polls and analysts warn that for the first time, the ruling African National Congress party that has comfortably held power since Nelson Mandela became the country's first Black []
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since transitioning from white minority rule to a democracy 30 years ago. Polls and analysts warn that
“Disappointed” is how the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention phrased its response to pharmaceutical company Moderna “pausing” its Kenyan mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility. Moderna’s decision is yet another example of how complex it is to kickstart vaccine manufacturing on the continent – an essential component to safeguard Africans against future pandemics on the […]