The eviction ban in England and Wales has been extended by four weeks, the government has announced. Ministers had come under pressure to extend the ban beyond Monday – when it was due to end – amid warnings thousands of renters could lose their homes otherwise. The measure was announced in March because of the…
BACK in the eighties into nineties we never had mini buses to take us from point A to B, just cabs and big Zupco buses driving to the city. Well now it’s a different story all together, we have mini buses in all sizes from your 10 seater to the famous 18 seaters which we…
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile arrest under a new national security law on Monday, detained over suspected collusion with foreign forces as around 200 police searched the offices of his Apple Daily newspaper. Lai, 71, has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent…
Africa’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 1 million, a Reuters tally showed on Thursday, as the disease began to spread rapidly through a continent whose relative isolation has so far spared it the worst of the pandemic. The continent recorded 1,003,056 cases, of which 21,983 have died and 676,395 recovered. South Africa –…
Botswana’s rough diamond exports plunged 68% percent in the second quarter of the year, data published by the central bank showed on Friday, as the Coronavirus pandemic hit demand while global travel restrictions hurt trading. In a bid to curb the spread of the virus, Botswana closed its borders in March, locking out international buyers…
South Africa’s struggling state defence firm Denel told trade unions on Friday that it cannot honour a court ruling that it should pay outstanding salaries by Friday, a letter from Denel’s lawyers to the unions’ lawyers seen by Reuters showed. “Our client requests that your clients grant it an indulgence to enable it to work…
Australia has recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic amid a second wave of infections in Melbourne. Victoria state – of which Melbourne is the capital – reported 19 deaths on Monday. Victoria has now seen about two-thirds of Australia’s total 314 deaths and approximately 21,400 cases. But the number of daily infections –…
British Airways pilots have voted to accept a deal that will temporarily cut pay by 20% and eliminate 270 jobs, says the pilots’ union Balpa. The deal prevents a controversial “fire and rehire” scheme where staff would have been handed new contracts “on worse conditions”. The 20% pay cuts will reduce to 8% over two…
The PM has decided that the next easing of coronavirus restrictions – due to come in this weekend – will be postponed, the BBC has been told. Boris Johnson briefed opposition leaders ahead of a news conference scheduled for 12:00 BST, sources said. Further venues such as casinos and bowling alleys were meant to be…
The Namibian government has approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a 4.5 billion Namibian dollars ($274 million) emergency loan to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a Ministry of Finance spokesman said on Wednesday. “We submitted an application to IMF last week. We will assess the terms and conditions to see if they are…
