Eskom's income has shrunk by about R2.5 billion in April as energy demand plummeted due to the country's national lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the power utility's CEO Andre de Ruyter said on Wednesday. "We have seen a reduction in cash-generation for April of some R2.5 billion. The full financial impact will still need to be assessed," De Ruyter told a virtual meeting of Parliament's portfolio committee on public enterprises.
Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Head of the Military Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Colonel General Maharram Aliyev Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and the Defense Ministrys leadership visited another military unit on the frontline
To celebrate Mother's Day, we spoke to Snezana Wood, one of the many influential women - and mothers! - that we admire.
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It seems that the coronavirus is still having its sway over Kano as the pandemic on Wednesday, May 6, claimed five lives according to the ministry of health.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -Harambee Stars goalkeeper Patrick Matasi is hoping that the airports will be re-opened soon to allow him fly back home and bond with his four-month old son, having only seen him for a few days after his birth last December.
The gas leak at an Indian chemical plant that has killed at least seven people and saw hundreds of people admitted to hospital was "under control", the factory operator's South Korean parent company has said.
MANILA, Philippines – Five million poor families who were excluded from the 18 million beneficiaries of the government's emergency subsidy program (ESP) are "waitlisted" to receive aid amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Thursday, May 7.
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MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry "did not expect things to turn out the way they did", according to the author of their new biography.
Airline group says passenger demand will not reach 2019 levels until at least 2023
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Department of Education is asking school districts to be flexible as they plan calendars for the next school year.
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The pandemic put millions of Americans on the unemployment line, and a proposed bill would make it easier to feed them.
Pep Clotet insists he wants the Championship season to restart - but only if there are no health risks to players or staff
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New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley is nearing full strength in his recovery from season-ending groin surgery. According to Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, Mosley said on Wednesday that he’s not quite fully recovered from the procedure but that he’s on track to be ready for training camp. “I wouldn’t say it’s 100 percent,” Mosley said. [more]
Catholic schools in the U.S. are busy trying to avert fiscal calamity by turning to government emergency support, online appeals and campus virtual tours to prop up next year’s enrollment.
RAPAPORT... Jared will offer free virtual weddings to 1,000 couples who had to cancel or postpone their events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The jeweler will begin holding the ceremonies, which are part of its #LoveCantWait campaign, at the end of May, it said Monday. The Signet Jewelers-owned banner will allow the couples to design a customized wedding, including selecting their own date, the...
Mizoram is not in a hurry for the 'COVID-19 free' tag as the state is still vulnerable and a new case can be detected any time, Health Minister R Lalthangliana said. The minister's comment comes even though the state's lone COVID-19 patient has tested negative more than once. The patient, who is currently undergoing treatment at the Zoram Medical College (ZMC) near Aizawl, has tested negative for the virus but is yet to be declared recovered, Lalthangliana said on Wednesday. We are not in a... Читать дальше...
Sir Tim Clark is open to staying with Emirates past the June retirement date he announced last December.
United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Boris Johnson's marriage with his second wife, Marina Wheeler, has officially been terminated. The two got married in 1993.
Advocates for the homeless and disabled are suing the city to stop enforcement of an ordinance prohibiting sleeping in cars during the coronavirus outbreak.