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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.South Africa’s African National Congress said on Thursday it would invite the country’s other political parties to the negotiating table to try to form a government of national unity.The move comes after a watershed election last week in which the liberation party of Nelson Mandela, which had governed South Africa since the end of apartheid 30 years ago, lost its parliamentary majority. After an 11-hour special meeting of the ANC’s top decision-making body, the national executive committee, the party and country president…

South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, Eskom, has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to approve a 36.1% electricity price hike from April 2025, a 11.8% price increase in 2026 and an 9.1% increase in 2027. Steven Mathetsa teaches and researches sustainable energy systems at the University of the Witwatersrand’s African Energy Leadership Centre. He explains some of the problems with the planned tariff increase. Why such a big hike? Eskom says the multi-year price increase is because of the need to move closer a cost-reflective tariff that reflects the actual costs of supplying electricity. However, Eskom’s electricity…

Adobe is previewing some experimental AI tools for animation, image generation, and cleaning up video and photographs that could eventually be added to its Creative Cloud apps.While the tools apply to vastly different mediums, all three have a similar aim — to automate most of the boring, complex tasks required for content creation, and provide creatives more control over the results than simply plugging a prompt into an AI generator. The idea is to enable people to create animations and images, or make complex video edits, without requiring a great deal of time or experience.The first tool, called “Project Scenic,”…

A year after playing their first Women’s T20 World Cup final, the Proteas are on course to make it two in two after they made it through a tough Group to book a semi-final spot. With the match between England and West Indies just over the halfway stage, confirmation arrived on South Africa’s place in the semi-final. South Africa had one foot in the semi-finals even prior to this game, but star bowler Nonkululeko Mlaba admitted to feeling tensed during the final Group fixture between England and West Indies with all three teams still in with a chance to make…

A successful international executive who worked for a global iGaming technology and software development company has been appointed as Office Manager at Ards Business Hub, a key player in promoting enterprise and providing business support across Ards and North Down. Jessica Gonsalves will be working with the team at Ards Business Hub, which promotes enterprise, entrepreneurial spirit and job creation in the region. She has extensive experience working in Derivco’s South African headquarters and subsequently at Games Global, where she played a pivotal role in one of its key iGaming operations offices in the Isle of Man. A desire to…

Just one month after the father of African National Congress (ANC) councillor for Ezinqoleni Municipality, Khulekani Maxwell Nzama, was shot 52 times by an unknown gang, another attack on his family has occurred, resulting in the death of three family members, including a six-year-old child. This article was originally published by a theatlasnews.co . Read the Original article here. .

There is steady interest — from everyday people to researchers alike — in what it takes to live a long, healthy life. From cookbooks to research papers to the hundreds of articles you can access with a quick Google search, the amount of information to digest and advice to take in can get overwhelming.But there are simple approaches you can take and easy changes to implement if you’re hoping to live to 100.For nearly two years, I’ve been reporting on longevity and the lifestyle choices that seem to help people live longer. Here are five habits that stand out.1. Eat…

Published: Tuesday, 15 October 2024 The road to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, continues from Sunday, October 13, as 48 national teams across the continent continue their qualifying campaigns. Matchday Four of the qualifiers sees teams divided into 12 groups, battling it out in a series of exciting encounters, with 24 matches scheduled over three days. The competition will determine the 24 teams that will contest the 35th edition of Africa’s biggest sporting spectacle, set to take place in the North African nation between 21 December and 18 January. Here’s the full schedule for Matchday 4…

Gigi Hadid confirms Victoria’s Secret Runway 2024 will be ‘dream come true’Gigi Hadid look back at her past Victoria’s Secret runway appearances.Taking to Instagram on Monday, Gigi posted series of throwback photos ahead of the iconic fashion show this year. In the caption, the model wrote, “The @victoriassecret Show is BACK tomorrow night ! ! LIVE at 7pm EST on @primevideo (+ YouTube, insta, tiktok).” Gigi Hadid looks back at previous Victoria’s Secret appearances ahead of 2024 show”And after today’s rehearsal I can confirm that it will forever feel like a dream come true,” she added.Gigi also reminisced about her…

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